Young adult novels about suicide are questioned pieces of literature. Fears of suicide contagion and the perceived unsuitability of such narratives for adolescents lie at the centre of this conflict, which has resulted in the banning of books and other censorship moves. Suicide in literature has been the focus of relatively scarce previous research, and there is a need for further literary critici

Background: Trust is a main issue in supply chain collaboration. Since the Blockchain technology has received lots of attention, researchers and industries started to ask what the impact of BCT on supply chain collaboration is, and how they can benefit from BCT in supply chain relationships. This research is about exploring the impact of Blockchain technology on trust in supply chain relationships

This master thesis report is an analysis of upstream supply chain of spare parts of an engineering equipment manufacturing company. The report follows a case study approach to come up with a joint replenishment strategy in order to reduce logistics costs and also meet the customer’s demand, by analysing the current logistics cost for the upstream of supply chain where the spare parts are shipped f

For a coating to withstand scratches, and have good abrasion resistance are extra important for some applications. PVC floors for example are often exposed to extensive wear, and it is therefore important to coat it with a coating that can withstand the hard use. One type of UV coating that have good scratch and abrasion resistance is a coating containing urethane acrylate resin. This type of re

Research aim: The thesis aims to research how higher education professionals perceive internal communication as a mean for knowledge-sharing within their workplace, and how it can support organizational learning. Theoretical framework and literature review: The theoretical framework applied, address and discuss the connection between internal communication, organizational learning, single- and do

Internenet och humor är något som historiker sällan undersöker. Detta främst då dessa skapar problem med hur man bör ta sig an dem. Frågor om detta skapar ett avvaktande från professionella historiker vilket i sin tur skapar ett problem då många intressanta frågor väcks om man som historiker verkar på internet. Det går att se en typ av material på internet med en tydlig koppling till både humor ocThis master’s thesis examines the use of History Didactics and Humour in Internet memes. Memes with historical references combined with Barack Obama, former US president and current president Donald Trump were used to narrow down the vast number of memes available. The memes could be put into two groups; memes that created a more political point through the use of History, and those that created H

This Thesis project used an event-based simulation tool written in MATLAB that modelled a factory scenario. Multiple base stations and a varying number of nodes were modelled. The nodes send data to the base stations and the simulation tool calculates the SINR of the received data and uses this SINR to model a probability of error. Latency statistics were then created using the time it took for th

In order to be able to fold packaging material into good looking packages with maintained barrier properties, the material is first provided with folding indications. This process is called creasing and it is carried out by passing the paperboard between two rollers holding tools which create a permanent deformation in the paperboard, according to a predetermined pattern. These tools have looked

When an automatic swing door is used in an entrance, the energy consumption increases. This is because the door cannot detect when the user has passed and therefore, for safety reasons, stands in the open position for too long. To make automatic swing doors more sustainable one needs smarter sensors that can cover a larger area and communicate with the door. In this thesis 11 different concepts of

Syftet med den här studien är att undersöka vad en musikstudent lär sig i arbetet inför en examenskonsert samt examenskonsertens syfte i en musikhögskoleutbildning. Studien består av två delstudier där delstudie A behandlar en individuell förberedelseprocess inför en examenskonsert inom komposition och arrangering och där delstudie B undersöker tankarna hos tidigare kompositionsstudenter samt hos The purpose of this study is to investigate what a music student learns in the work prior to a degree concert and the purpose of the degree concert in higher music education. The study consists of two sub-studies, sub-study A treats an individual process of preparation prior to a degree concert in composition and arranging and sub-study B examines the thoughts of former composition students as wel

This paper analyzes the reactions of two forests, located in the same region, to drought conditions that occurred in 2018. Both locations experienced similar conditions including higher temperature and less precipitation than the previous four years. Both experienced drought that would be categorized as moderate according to standard precipitation index calculations and soil moisture values were v

The purpose of this project is to examine if the existence of a credit rating and if the level of credit rating for the acquirer and target influences which financing source is used in cross-border and domestic M&As. The empirical methods used are the probit and GLM logit models. The dependent variables are the binary, payment method, and the fraction of cash. The main explanatory variables ar

Ultrashort laser pulses play an important role in many applications in science and technology, from attosecond science to time resolved spectroscopy and material processing. For applications of ultrashort laser pulses, it requires a complete characterization of the electric field of the pulse, which includes both phase and amplitude of the electric field. The characterization of ultrashort laser pThe human eye can clearly observe movements as fast as around 0.1 seconds long, but how can we observe the movement that is way too fast for the human eye? For example, you can barely read any labels from a really fast moving formula 1 car. However, if we use a camera which can act faster than the human eye, we can capture the images of the moving object. When a camera takes a picture, it records

Studie av aggregeringstendenser hos en homolog serie peptider med NMR-spektroskopi Examensarbetet utvärderar tillämpningen av 1H NMR-spektroskopi med vattenundertryckning vid en första undersökning av aggregeringsbeteende hos fyra närbesläktade läkemedelsmolekyler. Utveckling av peptidläkemedel står inför många svårigheter. För det första är de är relativt nya på marknaden. LäkemedelsutvecklareThe aggregation propensity of four GnRH analogues, namely D-Phe6-GnRH, ozarelix, cetrorelix and degarelix has been studied with 1H NMR spectroscopy in 100 % H2O, while tracking changes in pH. A method was developed to study aggregation propensities by variations in absolute integral values over time and with concentration. The method provided an intuitive visual comparison of the aggregation prope

Innovation plays an increasingly important role in many sectors, and receives growing interest from companies, researchers and nations. Increasing attention has been paid to the Front-End of Innovation (FEI), the initial part of the innovation process, where prociency has been shown to have the greatest impact on future innovation success. Research is however centered around product innovation in

This Master Thesis describes the product development process of creating a product with the aim of preventing and removing spiders obstructing the image of surveillance cameras. The project was conducted on behalf of Axis Communications AB, which is a market leading company in network cam- eras. The thesis consist of two main parts. The first part contains a background study of the problem, an inv

Det finns flertal fall då grafdatabaser överträffar traditionella relationsdatabasers pre-standa. Är grafdatabaser potentiellt den nya lagringsmetoden vid stor mängd sam-mankopplad data? Vilka villkor krävs? För att sätta det på prov har vi skapat entestmiljö med en stor mängd relationsbunden data.In an age of increasing usage of heavily interconnected platforms, graph databases have increased in popularity due to their ease of modelling these systems. This thesis will evaluate if the graph database Neo4j can be used to model Lime's CRM System efficiently by comparing the performance of Neo4j and MS SQL on queries similar to those existing in Lime CRM. To benchmark the databases, they w