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This paper evaluates the utility of the feedback particle filter (FPF) for state estimation of SE(2)-configured dynamics in a real-time context. The filter is implemented in discrete time to fuse gyroscopic-and accelerometer measurements with Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and camera measurements. With this state information, the FPF is compared to other common filters in terms of the estimate mean square e
This chapter describes the basic principles inside the VEG extension to the ForSAFE model system. It allows changes in ground vegetation to be calculated, an important part of biodiversity. In the VEG model, the basis for modelling ground vegetation dynamics is a competition strength model based on soil chemistry promoting and retarding factors, nutrients, water and light. The strength is used in
One major means to address corporate sustainability practices in organisations are sustainability-oriented innovation practices, which tend to result in significantly improved products, services, processes or even management systems. Prior research has widely discussed the relevant issues about integrating sustainability aspects into innovation process; however, little empirical research has been
The right to water has been recently recognized as a fundamental human right by the United Nations, thereby clarifying its status as ‘legally binding’, making it ‘justiciable’ and enforceable. This development has been heralded as a key that holds great potential to change the lives of the billions who still lack access to clean water. Many of those deprived of enjoyment of the right are children,
The paper examines the impact of Rician fading on the orthogonality of dual-polarized MIMO channels in a measured urban macrocellular scenario. The measurements confirm the previous finding that the Rician
The distribution of Parmelia ernstiae in Denmark and neighbouring areas has been determined from herbarium studies and DNA analyses of fresh material. It occurs on bark, mainly deciduous, and wood, in all parts of the country except for western Jutland.
The paper proposes an efficient microphone array processing technique for speech enhancement. The scheme incorporates the source and interference predefined regions into a subband generalized sidelobe canceller (GSC). The lower path consists of two space constrained beamformers to extract the interference information outside the source region. This information then serves as a reference for an imp
In this paper, we study the block error rate (BLER) performance of spatially coupled low-density parity-check (SC- LDPC) codes using a sliding window decoder suited for streaming applications. Previous studies of SC-LDPC have focused on the bit error rate (BER) performance or the frame error rate (FER) performance over the entire length of the code. Here, we consider protograph-based constructions
We analyze the frequency and nature by which new firms are acquired by established businesses. Acquisitions are often considered to reflect a technology transfer process and to also constitute one way in which a "symbiosis" between new technology-based firms (NTBFs) and established businesses is realized. Using a micro-level dataset for Sweden in which we follow new entrants up to 18 years after e
We consider the effect of signaling rate (baud rate) on the information rate of single carrier linear transmission systems with Gaussian inputs. Several different communication scenarios are investigated: correlated or uncorrelated symbols, a fixed modulation pulse or a modulation pulse varying with the signaling rate and frequency selective or flat channels. For uncorrelated symbols, we show that
Not long ago large cash holding in balance sheet would not be recommended. As we know, large cash in hand means the companies less invest in new projects and extend their business. However, the recent research reveals that U.S companies hold more cash than before, and the financial strength might have strong relationship with the performance. Especially during the financial crises, those who reser
Our purpose was to study how care managers in practice evaluate needs in eldercare. A specific focus was set on elderly persons' sex, an area where former research show that decisions vary considerably. Were the care managers influenced in their decision making by the elderly person's sex? If so, in what ways? Were there variations in the definition of eldercare needs between the four chos
The purpose was to study what significance communication has for the psychosocial health of elderly deaf people who live in old peoples homes. I also explored how communication works between the staff. - How do the staff feel the communication works between members of the staff and between the staff and the residents? - How do the staffs think that the staffs' knowledge of the culture of the
Today about 1 billion people are experiencing a violation towards their human right to food. Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the question of food have been debated in the for a of development. How we look at development is based on out conceptual frameworks, on our knowledge about the world we live in and how which ways we want to see it prosper. In this thesis I e
Our objective with this essay is to answer the hypothesis: Which mechanisms influence consumer attitude and behaviour when buying KRAV products? We have achieved this objective by answering the following questions: Who are the consumers who buy KRAV products? Is purchasing behaviour related to socio-demographic factors like age, gender, education or income level? What motivates consumers’ willingn
Abstract This was a qualitative study about former criminals’ path to criminality and the study consisted of semi structured interviews with six former criminals. The aim of the study was to gain knowledge on why people turn to criminality. We asked our interviewees about what they thought were important factors in their path to criminality, as well as which factors they thought lacked during thei
