Syftet med studien var att undersöka förhållandet mellan självförverkligande, socialt jämförande och motivation. För socialt jämförande mättes både en generell benägenhet och benägenhet att jämföra i olika riktningar (uppåt eller nedåt). Den operationella definitionen för motivation utgick ifrån de kausalitetsorienteringar som återfinns inom self-determination theory. Datainsamling skedde i form aThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self actualization, social comparison, including upward and downward comparison, and different types of motivation as defined by the proposed causality orientations within self determination theory. Data was acquired through a survey distribution. The sample consisted of a convenience sample (N=131). The results, from a correlat

The case company endeavors to be fossil free by 2030. In order to achieve that objective, the current packaging solution for kitchen and laundry appliances containing EPS plastic must be replaced with a packaging built on only fiber-based materials. This master thesis is focusing on identifying the packaging requirements for a replacement and how these requirements influence the packaging material

Kustnära ledningsnät under klimatförändringar I takt med en ökad urbanisering och ett förändrat klimat växer behovet av att utvärdera och ompröva funktionsdugligheten av befintliga ledningsnät för att säkerställa en god dagvattenavledning i framtiden. Den här typen av utredning är extra viktig för kustnära ledningsnät, då klimatförändringar förväntas bidra till havsnivåhöjningar. Ledningsnät som The emerging effects of man-induced climate change lead to difficulties in the planning of urban development. This study seeks to investigate how the stormwater pipe system in Trelleborg, Sweden, responds to climate change in terms of sea level rise and rainfall. The timeframe of this study extends to the year 2100 and the emission scenario RCP8.5 was employed. Twelve scenarios were formulated to

In today's data driven society the world is at a point of information overload. As people rely on Google for information and other platforms such as Netflix and Spotify for entertainment, the need for relevant filtering of content has never been higher. As a result, recommendation systems have seen a great surge in demand. One can divide the space of recommendation algorithms into primarily tw

De bästa bildklassificeringsmodellerna, så kallade deep learning-modeller, är bra men i stort behov av data för att prestera. För att förbättra sådana modellers prestation kan man utöka redan existerande dataset som används för träning av dessa modeller. Vi har använt oss av en modell som kallas GAN för att producera konstgjord träningsdata och visat att det kan förbättra en blodcellsklassificerarIn this thesis we aim to improve classification performance on blood cell imagesby using deep learning techniques to augment data. The thesis was conductedat CellaVision, a company providing digital solutions for medical microscopy inthe field of hematology. The goal of CellaVision’s technology is to replace man-ual microscopes used for cell differentials in blood tests with digital microscopestha

Due to society’s modernization and climate changes, transboundary crisis is becoming more severe. This means that communication in many cases needs to be virtual, especially via radio, instead of face-to-face. At the same time, there is a willingness to co-locate in a greater extent. The aim of this paper is to increase the understanding of how the means of communication affects the outcome of a

The aim of this project is to design and develop a traffic interceptor for the Anybus protocol. This protocol is owned by HMS Industrial networks and its use is intended to enable industrial devices to communicate with any fieldbus or industrial Ethernet network. The traffic interceptor developed in this master thesis was introduced so the host can observe the data flow before it is translated in

This essay aims to perform a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of select passages from Sister Carrie. The purpose of this is to identify and explain how discourse (language use) affects the intercharacter positions of power at various points of the story. These findings will be presented in the form of rhetorical devices and will be used to propose methods and exercises intended to teach skills re

Chocaya Basin ligger i den nordvästra delen av dalen Cochabamba i Bolivia, där ett halvtorrt klimat råder. Den ökande befolkningen är beroende av lokala akviferer för dricksvatten och jordbruk, där brunnar används för att utvinna vattnet. Låg nederbörd, främst under torrperioden, och uppförandet av nya hus eller fabriksbyggnader, påverkar infiltrationen av vattnet i jorden och därmed akviferernas The Chocaya Basin is situated in the north-western part of the Valley of Cochabamba, Bolivia, where a semi-arid climate prevails. The increasing population is dependent on local aquifers for drinking water and irrigation. Wells are used to extract water. Scarce amount of rainfall, mainly during the dry season, and constructions of buildings, are reducing the infiltration of water in the soil and c

Face-to-face dialogue can be regarded as a direct and visible way to establish a close connection, between two people facing each other communicate proactively and without barriers. It also plays a key role in the study of verbal and nonverbal communication. A number of studies provide an overview of how gesture rates in face-to-face conditions have registered different rates compared with other s

Immunsystemet, hjärt-kärlsjukdom och blodfetter. Hjärt-kärlsjukdom och immunsystemet. Hjärt- och kärlsjukdomar är ett spektrum av sjukdomar som präglar vaskulaturen och hjärtat. Sammanräknat så utgör hjärt- och kärlsjukdomar de mest vanliga dödsorsaken världen över, och trots stora insatser riktat till att utveckla nya terapier har situationen inte förbättrats märkbart de senaste tjugo åren. HjärThe main underlying pathology of cardiovascular diseases is atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by dyslipidemia, inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of IL-2Rβ signaling in atherosclerosis and cardiometabolic disease using an IL-2/anti-IL-2 complex selectively targeting IL-2Rβ. We demonstrate that treatment with an IL-2/anti-IL-2 complex se

Sedan bilens intåg har samhällets infrastruktur utformats och anpassats till dess behov. Allteftersom klimatförändringar och klimatfrågor ställts i rampljuset har den strategiska planeringen inom transportsektorns omstrukturerats utefter. Man introducerade arbetsstrategin fyrstegsprincipen 1997; som syftade till god resurshållning och optimering av den befintliga kapaciteten, och arbetsmetodiken åEver since the car was introduced to society, our infrastructure has attuned to its needs. As climate change successively been put in the spotlight, the strategic planning within the transport sector has restructured followingly. In Sweden a transport planning strategy called “Fyrstegsprincipen” was introduced as of 1997; it aimed to improve resource management, to optimize existing transport capa

Schilling, S., 2019. Ondh quinna ær diæwlsins dura naghil – a gender study of lead amulets from medieval Denmark. During the middle ages, witches, sorcerers, elves and demons were lurking everywhere you walked and the fear of becoming possessed with a demon were every person’s worst fear. The church provided a form of protection that guaranteed safety by the power of God’s word. From the period of

This text is a qualitative study based on interviews with gender non normative co-parents who have experiences with the Danish healthcare system in the process of becoming a parent. The study explores how experiences with the healthcare system can be understood as a part of their subjectivation. Through the lens of queer feminism, represented by Judith Butler, it thus critically investigates how s

En byskola på den skånska landsbygden står orörd sedan de sista eleverna lämnade den någon gång på 1960-talet. Kvar står tomma skolbänkar med stängda lock. På griffeltavlan i en av lärosalarna läses ”Välkomna hit! /Låt stå”. Ogräset täcker sedan länge gruset på gårdsplanen framför skolans entré. Fönsterbågens träspröjs har sugit ut det sista av linojan från den numera krackelerade linoljefärgen. D

Målet med detta examensarbete har varit att gestalta en plats för yoga, meditation och bad. I samband med detta har jag velat undersöka hur hav och natur kan samverka med arkitektur för att skapa en kontemplativ miljö. Avsikten har varit att synliggöra en liten plats i skärgården i syfte att tillvara ta naturens och havets lugnande och välgörande egenskaper. Landsort Öja är den södra skärgårdensThe purpose of this thesis has been to create a place for yoga, meditation and bath. Doing this, I have wanted to investigate how the ocean and nature can cooperate with architecture to create a contemplative environment. The aim has been to highlight a small place in Stockholm’s archipelago and make use of the calming and beneficial effects of nature and the ocean. Landsort Öja is the southernm

A cohouse is a house with private apartments as well as shared areas and they can be organized in different ways. The purpose of the project was to learn more about cohousing. How the common rooms are used and what kind of furniture is preferred. My method was to read about the topic and then visit cohouses in Sweden and Germany to do interviews and study the use and function of the sha

Disaster management is a field, where any kind of information is essential for planning and rescue operations. The availability of real-time data on a portable device, such as a smartphone, can be very useful for emergency workers, during rescue operations and citizens as well. Augmented mobile reality is a system where the users can see overlayed data and visuals in the real environment through t

Background: The fashion industry is one of the world’s largest and most creative sectors in the retail industry, but also one of the most polluting industries globally. More and more clothes are produced than it is needed, and this has been a usual process in the fashion industry to meet consumers’ needs. Consumers can also be responsible for the environmental degradation, even though most of the

The main purpose of this thesis is to present and analyze spatial characteristics of 31 different European atmospheric measurement stations in the ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) station network. The characterization includes quantification of where air arriving at the stations can be expected to have come from, as well as a breakdown of what these areas cover with regards to land cove