Inom bilindustrin utvecklas kontinuerligt nya sätt att förbättra kvalitén, säkerheten och komforten i de bilarna man producerar, speciellt inom den avancerade kategori bilar som Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) framställer. Detta har lett till att man i allt större grad använder sig av lim, eller fästmedel, av så kallade polymerer som visat sig vara mycket användbara för att dämpa ljud och vibrationer.The occurrence of deformations on the surface of adhesively-bonded automotive body panels in proximity to the application of the polymer adhesive is called bond-line read-through (BLRT) and occurs due to process-induced differential thermal strains between the adhesive layer and metal substrate. This type of deformation is a major problem in the automotive industry and one Volvo Car Corporation, w

There are many applications of microprocessors in embedded applications, where power efficiency becomes a critical requirement, e.g. wearable or mobile devices in healthcare, space instrumentation and handheld devices. One of the methods of achieving low power operation is by simplifying the device architecture. RISC/CISC processors consume considerable power because of their complexity, which is

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka Martin Luthers gudsrelation under tidsperioden 1483 till 1517 och den eventuella utveckling som skedde i hans gudsrelation. Det görs med hjälp av psykohistoria som ett övergripande kritiskt instrument både av de biografiska källorna och uppsatsen i sig. Luthers gudsrelation kommer att undersökas med hjälp av Pehr Granqvists syn på anknytningsteorin som teo

The study of the naturalization decision process have gained more attention in the field of economics and migration in recent years. This primarily relates to examining whether certain contextual and structural socioeconomic characteristics can explain the probability for immigrants of becoming citizens in their new country. However, there have been little research on this decision process in an h

Syftet med uppsatsen har varit att undersöka hur kärlek, äktenskap och romantiska relationer beskrivs i ett axplock av populärmedia, specifikt skönlitteratur eller s.k. kiosklitteratur. Min avsikt har varit att utifrån beskrivningarna kunna säga något om hur texterna beskriver parrelationer, genus och vilka maktperspektiv som utmärker de valda texterna. Delfrågor som tas upp: - Vilken syn på kärl

This paper investigates Chinese investments in Africa’s SME sector through a case study of Zambia. It analyses this growing trend by looking at the nature and effects of Chinese investments in the SME sector and their potential for fostering new knowledge that can lead to increased entrepreneurial activity and ultimate economic growth. It is a contribution to the empirical and theoretical understa

This master thesis address the issue of what it means to be a young Arab Muslim in the context of Australia's “war against terrorism” and ask how these young citizens perceive and experience the impact of the current counter-terrorism machinery. Since the interview results illuminated the role of media in shaping the perceptions of these young Muslims, patterns in and across Australian news me

Den här uppsatsen behandlar svensk nationalism i kontexten av programserien ’Allt för Sverige’. Med avstamp i Benedict Anderson teoretiska begrepp ’print capitalism’ diskuteras programseriens funktion som del i svenskt nationskapande. Följande argumenteras det för hur det finns en ambivalens för vad som ryms i konceptet nationell identitet i det moderna Sverige.

This research has been inspired by my interest in theater. I decided to explore the connection between the disciplines of media studies and anthropology of performance through the particular case study. The case is the Russian-Chinese pipeline construction through the sacred Ukok plateau in Altai. It threatens the environmental and cultural uniqueness of this area and small indigenous population o

This thesis will provide a formal analysis of Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary The Act of Killing (2012), by analyzing the different stylistic techniques used in the reenactments such as the cinematography, editing, sound and mise-en-scène, and by analyzing the ways in which these documentary techniques affected the film and the people who committed the crimes. This research also reflects the way

Stor del av all den energi som används i världen skapas ur fossila bränslen, som är en av orsakerna till växthuseffekten. Byggnader använder ca 50 % av all producerad energi. För att minska på byggnaders energianvändning kommer EU och den svenska regeringen att skärpa kraven på byggnaders energiprestanda. Syftet är att med en fallstudie visa att det med relativt enkla medel går att minska energian

I denna uppsats undersöker jag Scanlons värdeteori, med fokus på hans syn på intrinsikalt värde, och då framför allt frågan huruvida människolivet kan sägas ha intrinsikalt värde. Genom att först grundligt presentera Scanlons värdeteori – hans hänskjutande redogörelse för värde (eng. Buck-Passing) - och sedan släppa fram kritiska röster, resonerar jag mig fram till en grund att stå på i denna värd

A memorable journey to the North – A study of the travel experiences of Chinese tourists in Scandinavia With the increasing number of outbound Chinese tourists, tourism bureaus in Scandinavia are now exploring ways in understanding Chinese tourists as well as to prepare themselves to be more “China-Ready”. The purpose of this thesis is to offer research demonstrating the importance of memory objec

The Philippines is an island nation in South East Asia consisting of more than 7 000 separate islands. The Philippines is the country in the world that is most often struck by tropical storm; every year between 6 and 9 typhoons hit land in the Philippines. In November 2013 the super typhoon Haiyan hit the nation, killing 10 000 people and causing massive destruction to parts of the infrastructure

The thesis introduces a range of communication protocols used to implementing smart homes currently available on the market. Two protocols are chosen and theoretically analysed in depth. The analysis both describes how the protocols works and describes the measures taken in order to protect it against attacks from third parties. The theoretical evaluation analyses how susceptible the protocols are

This thesis experiments with the data structure of a sparse voxel octree (SVO)to see if it may improve the performance of empty space ray marching in volumes. While ray marching is a somewhat new technique it is used more often in traversal of volumes. It can be used for realistic volumetric effects in computer games or it can be used in the medical field when examining and visualizing MRI scans.

Is there a discrepancy between what employees desire their managers to be and how they perceive their managers? And if so, does this discrepancy affect their organisational identification? To suggest answers to these questions, using a deductive quantitative approach, we asked employees to firstly, rate the traits they perceived their current managers to have and the traits they desired in their m

Tara Mellquist Kan klimatanpassning användas som ett ekonomiskt styrmedel? Effekter av en klimatförändring i Stockholms län kan exemplifieras av ett förändrat nederbördsmönster, mer extrema väderhändelser och av en ökad havsnivå. Dessa effekter påverkar länets infrastruktur och bebyggelse, samtidigt som befolkningsmängden och exploateringstrycket i regionen ökar. Konsekvenser att ett förändratAs a result of climate change the county of Stockholm will experience a change in precipitation patterns, more extreme weather events and a rise in sea level. To learn if the financial sector works with climate change adaptation and if climate change adaptation can be used as a management control measure, a study has been conducted in complement to this thesis. Three subsectors, the insurance sect

The study deals with the emerging concept of sharing economy using the development of carpooling as example. It is based on the multi-level perspective framework, developed by Frank Geels, which is designed to explain and analyze processes of novel technology development. The present paper analyzes the new institution, carpooling, through the lens of this framework in order to understand its poten