With high associated costs, both in terms of time and economics, false alarms are a ubiquitous problem in camera surveillance. There exists many methods of lowering the rate of false alarms from motion detection, most of which are based around using static rules and filters such as area of interest, cross-line detection and filtering of swaying objects. This thesis explores the possibilities of us

Syftet med examensarbetet är att undersöka hur fastighetsbildningen för jordbruksändamål kan anpassas till det moderna jordbruket. Nedan följer bakgrunden till mina förslag på anpassning av fastighetsbildningen till det moderna jordbruket: Jordbrukarna föredrar stora jordbruksfastigheter. Idag är det bara riktigt stora jordbruksfastigheter som anses skyddsvärda enligt 3 kap. 6 § FBL. Det är viktThe purpose of this master thesis is to examine how property formation for agricultural purposes can be accommodated to the modern-day agriculture. Agricultural holdings in the size ranges 15-30 and 30-100 hectares are declining rapidly in Sweden. It was common that agriculturalists in Helsingborg municipality that had an agricultural holding in the size range of 30-100 hectares had a hard time t

Digital teknik inom beroendevården och användarnas upplevelser av dessa är ett relativt outforskat område och då stigmatisering av substansberoende, i detta fallet alkoholism, utgör ett hinder för individer att både söka hjälp och upprätthålla en nykterhet. Denna studie syftar till att undersöka vilken roll det digitala vårdverktyget TripleA fyller i åtta användares liv i relation till deras missbDigital technology in the addiction care sector and the user’s experiences of this is a relatively unexplored area, and stigmatization of substance dependence, in this case alcoholism, constitutes an obstacle for individuals to seek help and to maintain sobriety. This study aims to investigating the role of the digital care tool TripleA in the lives of eight users in relation to their addiction, a

This thesis explores the multiple representations of Syrian men in the non-heterosexual Lebanese context. Through qualitative research methods, eleven Lebanese men who have sex with men are interviewed about their sexual sociality with Syrian men. In terms of eroticization, this thesis exposes that Western and negotiated forms of orientalism overlap and produce multiple and even contradictory form

In this thesis, I explore the bordering experiences of Syrians who frequently cross the border into Lebanon during the Syrian conflict. I draw on five in-depth interviews conducted in March 2018 to show how they live, understand and manipulate the border. Through a theoretically informed analysis, using the concepts of the social construction of reality (Berger and Luckmann), habitus (Bourdieu) an

A technique for measuring oxygen concentration in the lungs of preterm infants is one of the latest advancements in neonatal care. It is called GAs in Scattering Media Absorption Spectroscopy (GASMAS) and enables non-invasive, bed-side monitoring of the lung function of our most fragile patients, preterm newborns. The technique is promising and its potential is now evaluated in preparation for cli

Vid dimensionering av brandskyddet för en byggnad är utrymning en viktig aspekt. För att få en bild av hur utrymning sker i byggnader finns det en del simuleringsprogram till förfogande. Simuleringarna bygger på indata som användaren stoppar in i programmet och beroende på vilka värden som används kan resultatet variera. Thompson et al. (2015) förklarar att de värden på flöden som används idag saThe aim of this thesis is to investigate person density in relation to flow and speed in stairs and also how the different configurations affect the inter-person distance. This is done by observing people's movement in real environments. These observations were made at a staircase at Lindab Arena in Ängelholm on several occasions in the event that visitors were about to leave the arena after a

Abstract Background/introduction: Scania supply chain is responsible for packaging to protect parts during transportation from their suppliers around the world. For many years Scania has used returnable packaging for inbound logistics of automotive parts. Scania packaging can be divided into two groups; namely Standard packaging and Special packaging. Problem description: When introducing a newer

In 2015, Denmark saw a historic number of refugees and asylum seekers, many of whom were of Middle Eastern heritage, reach its borders,. As a response to this, the Danish government began tightening its immigration and integration policies, and restricting entry to the country. Many of these restrictions have been criticized both domestically and internationally. This thesis analyses four Danish i

Young children have been identified as particularly exposed to fires. This study aims at investigating pre-school children's level of knowledge about fire and evacuation and if the level of knowledge increases after an education. The aim has also been to present guidelines of how educational materials for children of that age should be designed. The work has been conducted by interviews with p

Det interna planerade mötet är en aktivitet av relevans inom organisationer i det avseende att det är ett medel för intern kommunikation och koordinering. Tiden organisationer spenderar på möten tycks även öka. Dock är forskningen om interna möten begränsad och den tidigare forskning som finns är i stor omfattning normativ och undersöker inte hur organisationer faktiskt ser på och arbetar med inte

Med ett ökat överskott av 3-bars ånga, som i dagsläget släpps ut i luften, har detta examensarbetet syftat till att undersöka möjligheterna, konsekvenserna och synergierna som uppstår ifall pappersbruket Södra Cell i Mörrum, SCM, investerar i en kondensturbin. Hösten 2017 investerade SCM i en ny indunstning vilket resulterade i ett ökat överskott av 3-bars ånga. Överskottet motiverade detta arbetThe purpose of this study was to investigate whether Södra Cell Mörrum, SCM, could invest in a steam turbine to produce profitable electricity from excess steam, which is currently being released into the atmosphere. Furthermore, this study investigated the potential side effects from this installation and suggests solutions. This study was conducted in two phases: collecting data which was then s

Syftet med föreliggande studie är att fördjupa kunskapen om musikens betydelse för personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning och som deltar i daglig verksamhet med musik-inriktning. Bakgrunden till denna studie är en personlig nyfikenhet att fördjupa mig i musikens betydelse för deltagarnas självkänsla och kommunikationsförmåga inom den dagliga verksamheten. För att söka relevanta svar på fr

Myths, religious beliefs, and symbols are crucial components of ethnicity. PKK as a nationalist separatist armed organization- intensively uses them to construct a Kurdish identity which is compatible with its ideology as well as its objectives to mobilize Kurds and to galvanize their support. This thesis seeks to describe how PKK –as a militant organization- has instrumentalised Islamic related t

The anticolonial uprising in 1920 against the British occupation of the provinces of Mosul, Baghdad, and Basra marked an unprecedented escalation in resistance and opposition to the colonial forces. While most narratives of this uprising focus on the more significant events across the lower and middle Euphrates, earlier, unsuccessful episodes of anticolonial resistance also emerged in the Jazirah

This thesis aims to explore the transnational administrative structure in the Greek hotspots, exemplified in the hotspot Vial on the island Chios. The five Greek hotspots, all located on islands in the East-Aegean, serve as the implementation point of EU Commission`s hotspot approach as well as the EU-Turkey statement. It will be shown, that the Greek hotspots are administrated in a mode of joint

This research aims to clarify the entanglement and interplay of ideological revisions, Islamic conceptualizations and political standpoints of the Moroccan PJD, during the last decade, within the larger state-society relations. This will be carried out methodologically through a thematic periodized approach of two turning national occurrences namely the 2003 Casablanca terrorist attacks and the 20

I den här studien undersökte vi om det fanns en skillnad i upplevd organisationstillhörighet beroende på vilken anställningsform den anställde hade på ett konsultföretag. Den första hypotesen syftade till att undersöka om det fanns en skillnad bland konsulterna i upplevd organisationstillhörighet utifrån typ av anställningsform (tillsvidareanställning och tidsbegränsad anställning). Den andra hypoWe investigated if organizational commitment at one consultancy firm differed depending on type of employment. The first hypothesis analyzed if organizational commitment differed among consultants due to type of employment (permanent and temporary employment). The second hypothesis explored if there was a difference in organizational commitment towards the consultancy firm among in-house employees

Stora Karlsö Nya Museum är en undersökning kring hur arkitektur kan berätta om platsens själ och historia,samt en vision för hur detta kan gestaltas i en ny museibyggnad på ön. Platsen är en fågelö belägen strax utanför Gotlands västra kust; en kalkstensplatå som tycks resa sig rakt upp ur Östersjön. Det är ett naturreservat med besöksverksamhet som sträcker sig mellan maj och september. På ön fStora Karlsö New Museum is an investigation in how architecture can mediate a sense of place and history, as well as a vision for how this can be portrayed in a new museum. The place is a bird island situated just off the western coast of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. It is a nature reserve with a visiting season stretching from May to September. On the island is a light house, a hostel, a restaur

Think tanks are a growing phenomenon in Western Europe. The majority of them possess a clear political agenda and their main goal is to spread their ideas and influence the public discourse as well as decision makers to subscribe to their ideology. This is normally done through gaining the attention of the media. However, it is not fully understood how think tanks manage to act as agenda-setters i