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Byggbranschen står inför en digital transformation där teknologier som digitala tvillingar, artificiell intelligens och internet of things börjar implementeras allt mer idag. Genom att skapa en digital modell som kontinuerligt uppdateras med realtidsdata och kopplas samman med fysiska byggnader, möjliggörs det övervakning, analysering och optimering av byggnadens prestanda. Syftet med studien haThe construction industry is undergoing a digital transformation, where technologies such as digital twins, artificial intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT) are increasingly being implemented. By creating a digital model that is continuously updated with real-time data and connected to a physical building, it becomes possible to monitor, analyse and optimize building performance. The pu

Abstract Purpose: This study investigates the impact of social influence on consumer preferences for product recommendations made by an AI or a human within the cosmetics industry, specifically in light of hedonic or utilitarian goals. Methodology: This quantitative research follows a deductive approach, using an online self-completion survey for data collection. A total of 659 valid responses w

This essay aims to analyze the depiction of an ideal soldier in order to research whether these depictions perpetuate values and ideals found in the theoretical framework of militarized masculinity and the logic of masculinist protection. The selected material consists of official documents from both the Swedish Armed Forces as well as the United States Armed Forces, which will be analyzed through

Gränsen mellan vad som är ett tillåtet uttalande inom ramen för den enskilda personens yttrandefrihet och vad som inte är tillåtet är en svår gränsdragning, där två grundläggande intressen står emot varandra, den personliga integriteten och yttrandefriheten. För förtalsbrottet ligger mycket av bedömningen, om ett uttalande är straffbart, på domstolen. Anledningen till detta är att huruvida ett uttThe boundary between what is permitted to be expressed within the framework of the individual person’s freedom of expression and what is not is a difficult line to draw, where two fundamental interests are at odds with each other, personal integrity and freedom of expression. For the crime of defamation, much of the assessment, whether a statement is punishable, rests with the court, since whether

This thesis exists within the debate of sustainable environmental management, examining the potential of rights of nature in overcoming problems caused by the current neoliberal conservation paradigm such as inequalities in power, lack in indigenous inclusion, as well as using contextually inappropriate approaches. In examining this a qualitative comparative case study research design is applied o

Deep-sea mining (DSM) is an emerging extractive industry often portrayed as part of a sustainable oceanic ‘blue economy’ despite being characterized by profound ecological uncertainty. This thesis critically examines the emergence focusing on the extraction of polymetallic nodules, by developing two arguments. First, it argues that DSM represents the ‘subsumption of nature’ by examining its biophy

Kristallin nanocellulosa i vattensuspensioner självordnar till vackra, iriserande, kiralt ordnade filmer om vattnet i suspensionen låts evaporera bort över några dagar. Denna processen kallas evaporation induced self-assembly. Filmernas egenskaper kan påverkas genom tillsättning av additiv till startsuspensionen och denna effekt har undersökts, men sällan med mer än ett additiv åt gången. För att A grand challenge the coming century is to shift humanity’s material dependence from petroleum based to renewable. Using cellulose, the most abundant material on earth, and nanotechnology to create smart, safe and renewable alternatives could be a part of the solution to our global problems. New data based tools aimed to make this task easier, ensuring the transition to renewable materials happen

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate what factors, if any, are most prevalent in the valuation of small cap stocks, with limited ownership as compared to their fundamental values, where crowd based trading and insights do not necessarily prevail. Methodology: A deductive and comparative study realized in quantitative research based upon a sample selection of smaller companies. Find

Vår hud är hem för en stor grupp av mikroorganismer, hudens mikroflora, som påverkar vår hälsa och vårt välbefinnande. Ändå finns det många aspekter av detta ämne som ännu är outforskade. Detta projekt syftade till att optimera en metod för analys av hudens mikroflora och effekten av hudvårdsprodukter på hudens mikroflora, från provtagning och provberedning till analys med kvantitativ polymeraskedOur skin is home to a vast community of microorganisms, the skin micro flora, which affect our health and well-being. Yet, there are many aspects of this topic that are still unexplored. This project aimed to optimize a method for analysis of the skin micro flora and the effect of skin care products on the skin micro flora, from sampling and sample preparation to analysis with quantitative polymer

As in many parts of the world, state response to COVID-19 in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) has included far-reaching measures such as restrictions of movement and the closure of schools, businesses and borders. The response has in itself caused substantive secondary impact to people’s health, well-being and livelihoods, which has in turn exacerbated preexisting vulnerabilities and gen

I Sverige har debatten om lagförslaget att införa ett slöjförbud i för- och grundskolan varit aktuellt under de senaste åren. Syftet med uppsatsen är att analysera argument som har framlagts i interpellationsdebatten om slöjförbud i den svenska för- och grundskolan 3 juni 2019, debatten i Malmö kommunfullmäktige 19 mars 2020 och slutligen argument av Sverigedemokraternas, samt Moderaternas motioneIn Sweden, the debate on the bill to introduce a veil ban in both preschool and primary school has been a relevant debate in recent years. The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the arguments that have been presented in the interpellation debate surrounding the veil ban in the swedish preschool and primary school during the 3rd June of 2019, the debate in council of Malmö City during the 19th of

In this thesis, I investigate the use of the concept of the poor within Latin American liberation theology, with the aim to construct a common point of orientation for the different contexts of academic liberation theology. Drawing on Clodovis Boff's observation that there is a fundamental dissonance between liberation theologians’ discourse on the poor and the theologians’ conversation with t

The increase of electric vehicles in the market demands the automotive industries to search for better brake disc material with high wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and longer service life. The GCI brake discs, a traditionally used material that has less wear and corrosion resistance. So, the innovative solution to overcome the problem is Ferritic Nitrocarburizing (FNC) treatment on the GCI

Purpose: To study the effect of environmentally-relevant personal values (biospheric, altruistic, egoistic and hedonic) on the purchase intention of second-hand clothing (SHC). Methodology: This research is a quantitative study and follows a deductive research approach. The empirical data was obtained through convenience sampling by means of an online self-completion questionnaire. A total of 669

Tänk dig att du har en tung elastiskt stång som hänger ner från ett fäste i taket och töjs ut, dels på grund av sin egentyngd och dels på grund av en extra tyngd som är fastsatt i botten av stången. Det skulle till exempel kunna vara ett rör som går från en oljerigg (taket) ner mot havets botten där en borr är fastsatt (tyngden). Vi kan styra hur mycket stången kommer töjas genom att justera tvärsWe study the problem first introduced by Verma and Keller in 1984 of how to taper a heavy rope such that its elongation is minimized. The problem is stated as an optimization problem of a functional J[w]. Specifically we provide a proof of optimality for the solution using traditional convex optimization techniques. We also utilize the Legendre transformation when studying the Euler–Lagrange equat

This study aims to research how honour is explained and defined by social workers and thus increase the knowledge about the concept itself, and the negative consequences it can have on an individuals’ life. By interviewing (both in a group interview, and in a one-on-one interview) professionals who daily are coming into contact with honour codes and context, and letting them give their view on the

Our thesis investigates the comparative interpretations of democracy in the opinions of the European Committee of the Region (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Using the mixed methods of a qualitative content analysis and a discourse analysis, we assess the extent to which, how and why democracy is unevenly interpreted at the CoR and EESC; relative to their joint remits a

Kommunalt arbete för privat konsumtion som inte hotar klimatet. Ska Sverige nå de utsläppsmål av växthusgaser som krävs för att förhindra en global katastrof i form av ökade temperaturer på vår planet, måste den genomsnittliga svensken minska sina totala årliga utsläpp till vad som idag motsvarar en flygresa tur och retur till Thailand. För att möjliggöra de stora samhälls- och livsstilsförändrinThe Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has come to the conclusion that Sweden must cut their greenhouse gas emissions by around 80 % until the year 2050 for it to be possible to meet the climate targets set by the UN. This study aims to show what role the municipalities in Sweden play in the transition of the society to sustainable levels of emissions, focusing on private consumption. The pur

Following Kosovo’s issuance of a unilateral declaration of independence in 2008, the UN General Assembly requested the International Court of Justice to pronounce itself on the accordance with international law of the declaration of independence. The Court’s answer to that request was that the declaration of independence was not in violation of international law. When the Court rephrased the quest

A global and still expanding leader in the home furnishing industry, IKEA, with its head office for development of the product range in Swedish Älmhult, wants to reach out to as many customers as possible. Cost efficiency has always been a driver, but in recent years an initiative on product availability has been launched, aiming to increase customer satisfaction. Kitchen and Dining is a Business