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Solar power clearly has one of the greatest potential among renewable energy but a big setback is that it is still relatively expensive. Engineering of materials on a nanoscale, e.g. the growth of nanowires makes it possible to make semiconductor-materials with better optical properties while using less material than for traditional bulk semiconductors. This means that nanowire based solar cells h

“This is not politics” A study of politicians views on their role in matters concerning The care of young persons act (LVU) The purpose of this study was to investigate what politicians who handles matters concerning exercise of authority towards individuals feel and experience in terms of the decision making process. The study is focused towards decision making in cases regarding The care of yo

Lean- production have for some decades been a standing feature in the private sector. In recent years has the use of the method gained recognition also in the public sector where civic organizations want to achieve the huge effective gains promised by the Lean-literature. Research has show that Lean-implementation on public organizations can have positive outcomes for the workplace as a whole. He

We present novel approaches involving generative adversarial networks and diffusion models in order to synthesize high-quality, live, and spoof fingerprint images while preserving features such as uniqueness and diversity. We generate live fingerprints from noise with a variety of methods, and we use image translation techniques to translate live fingerprint images to spoof. To generate different

A growing body of observations has revealed rapid changes in both the total inventory and the distribution of marine oxygen over the latter half of the 20th century, leading to increased interest in extending oxygenation records into the past. The use of paleo-oxygen proxies has the potential to extend the spatial and temporal range of current records, constrain pre-anthropogenic baselines, provid

Currently facing the problems of security of supply and higher electricity prices in southern Sweden, a medium-large power plant is considered to be built. To prepare for the possible outcome, a study of different cycle configurations was conducted. The study analyzed a 500 MWeldistrict heating mode power plant based on the Avedare power plant in Denmark, a single reheat Rankine cycle with a heat

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are intense, short-lived bursts of gamma-ray radiation observed up to a high redshift (z ∼ 10) due to their luminosities. Thus, they can serve as cosmological tools to probe the early Universe. However, we need a large sample of high-z GRBs, currently limited due to the difficulty in securing time at the large aperture telescopes. Thus, it is painstaking to determine quickl

Purpose: Agriculture innovation systems (AIS) examine the complex socio-technical and institutional aspects affecting sustainable agriculture. However, it is predominantly constrained to the formal sector activities in the high-income countries (HICs). The informal sector actors play a major role in the agricultural sector of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as India, by innovating a

This study aimed to quantify the impact of sponge city facilities on both runoff reduction and carbon emission mitigation, providing valuable insights for sustainable urban development. Using the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) 5.2 in conjunction with carbon emission factor calculations, we comparatively evaluated the annual runoff reduction and carbon emission abatement potential of tradition

This chapter is an effort to explore the challenges related to establishing civil liability for independent activities for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) and discusses how these challenges can be addressed in a manner that maintains the balance of interests implied by existing legal mechanisms. The chapter concludes that existing legal mechanisms are insufficient. They fail to recognise

Major Depression (MD) and General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) are the most common mental health disorders, which typically are assessed quantitatively by rating scales such as PHQ-9 and GAD-7. However, recent advances in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) have opened up the possibility of question-based computational language assessment (QCLA). Here we investigate how accurate

X-ray Fluorescence microscopy is a sophisticated advanced technique which can provide information regarding the concentration and the distribution of chemical elements within biological samples. It is increasingly used in the study of cells and tissues as it does not require the use of staining or fluorescent probes. For XRF measurements, sample preparation is a key step in the analytical process

The aim of this study was to examine the aspect of power in the relationship between the personal assistant and the disabled person he or she works with (the user). The study was based on interviews with five personal assistants who worked for private companies that provided personal assistance. Seven themes were identified and discussed. These were: the users amount of control over the assistance

In today's ever changing business world, the competitiveness of organizations relies on employees' competencies, which entails the fact that employees' contributions become more valuable than ever before. The main purpose of the study was to identify which strategies are used by successful employees at Corporate Market in Síminn (an Icelandic company which handles telecommunications) i

The status of folk psychology and its concepts has come under scrutiny in contemporary philosophy of mind and psychology (cf. Ryle 1949; Nisbett and Wilson 1977; Churchland 1986; Dennett 1987, 1991). In an attempt to unify a naturalized view of the mind with folk psychology, Fodor (1975) presented The Language of Thought Hypothesis (LoT) ? a hypothesis stating that thought and thinking are carrie

Title: Overreaction on the Swedish stock market Seminar date: 2008-01-30 Course: Nek K01- Bachelor Thesis in Economics (15 ETCS) Authors: Advisor: Oskar Herbe and Ludvig Persson Hossein Asgharian Key Words: Overreaction, Anomalies, Market Efficiency, Contrarian investment strategies Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to test if the overreaction hypothesis as originally described by De Bondt an

On-going human population growth and changing patterns of resource consumption are increasing global demand for ecosystem services, many of which are provided by soils. Some of these ecosystem services are linearly related to the surface area of pervious soil, whereas others show non-linear relationships, making ecosystem service optimization a complex task. As limited land availability creates co

BackgroundLignin is a potential feedstock for microbial conversion into various chemicals. However, the microbial degradation rate of native or technical lignin is low, and chemical depolymerization is needed to obtain reasonable conversion rates. In the current study, nine bacterial strains belonging to the Pseudomonas and Rhodococcus genera were evaluated for their ability to grow on alkaline-tr

We study whether CEOs of private firms differ from other people with regard to their strategic decisions and beliefs about others’ strategy choices. Such differences are interesting since CEOs make decisions that are economically more relevant, because they affect not only their own utility or the well-being of household members, but the utility of many stakeholders inside and outside of the organ

Purpose: An increasing number of people will live with disabilities in their homes and consequently, the need for home-based interventions will increase. Housing adaptations (HAs) are modifications to the physical home environment with the purpose to enhance independence for a heterogeneous group of people. Increasing the knowledge of the characteristics of HA clients by exploring their heterogene