This thesis analyzes the association between MSA-level segregation and labour market and educational outcomes in the US for individuals belonging to the three largest racial minorities in the US, namely blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. Five different measurements of segregation are included in the analysis and the results are compared across outcomes and minority groups. Data is collected from the I

The movement of a rock glacier located at the bottom of the Foxfonna glacier, Svalbard, Norway, was studied through the use of photogrammetry and feature tracking software, between the years of 2017-2019, as well as elevation changes between 2009 and 2019. This could aid in further knowledge about the rapid velocity changes of rock glaciers in a continuous permafrost environment. It was found that

This thesis uses a case study to compare the viability of using direct current instead of alternating current to supply power to 5 buildings in a local energy system (LES). The case study sought to show how using LVDC instead of LVAC could increase the effectiveness of solar panels (PV), batteries and interconnecting buildings into a local energy system (LES). The system studied in this thesis was

NIS concepts are increasingly being utilised to inform public policy, both in the developed and developing world. This paper attempts to add to the discourse on how it is being applied within a developing context, particularly within a country aiming to transition into one developing its own innovation capabilities. By examining Malaysia as a case study, utilising NIS literature, domestic innovati

This project is inspired by my own journey of house hunting in 10 cities across 3 countries in last 10 years and the search continues These experiences have made me curious to explore the urban dynamics of this never ending housing demand in cities across the globe The thesis examines the parameters associated with rental housing deficiency in Berlin a city that offers diversity and opportunity at

Most of classic psychedelic literature indicate its potential benefit to society and the environment during a time of rapid environmental degradation and climate change– hinting its potential role to sustainability and socio-ecological transformation. There is virtually no study drawing the explicit interlinkages of classic psychedelic research to sustainability science but it is observed that the

Flera dags- och kvällstidningar har speciella hälsosidor där det går att läsa om bl.a. mat och träning. Den hälsosamma livsstilen är positivt laddad: att ta hand om sin hälsa ses som en bra egenskap. Denna studies syfte är att undersöka vilka människor som lyfts fram på hälsosidorna och vilka som är osynliggjorda. Vem är den hälsosamma människan med avseende på faktorer som klass, kön och ålder? S

This study investigates volatility spillover between the prices of electricity at Nord Pool, carbon emission allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and tradable green certificates (TGC) in the Swedish-Norwegian TGC market. ETS and TGC schemes are market-based policies with the overlapping goals of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and stimulating sustainable energy investments. A

The purpose of this thesis is to add further knowledge regarding the mixing of languages (code-switching) in Japanese popular music from the 1970s and 1980s. The genre of focus is the newly resurfaced musical style city-pop. Analysis of functional elements as well as a quantitative examination of three established code-switching types was made. Comparisons of the code-switching construction in son

Small-scale fisheries are highly important in terms of economic productivity and environmental relevance in Mexico’s Northwest. The Santa María Bay (SMB), in Sinaloa, México, is the largest bay in the state and is highly productive in terms of fishing and the economic activities derived from it. It is also home to endemic species and the region’s largest mangrove wetland. It faces environmental an

Nibe Industrier har vuxit från att vara ett lokalt svenskt bolag till en global koncern med dotterbolag runt om i hela världen. Företaget värnar om sina rötter och har således kvar huvudkontoret i Markaryd där de investerar mycket i produktion lokalt. Examensarbetet utfördes på dotterbolaget Nibe AB i Markaryd inom affärsområdet Climate Solutions med specialinriktning på värmepumpar. Nibe är ett fNibe Industries has grown from being a local Swedish company to a global group with subsidiaries around the world. Nibe has protected its roots and still retains the head office in Markaryd, where they invest heavily in production locally (Nibe Industrier AB, 2020). The master thesis was conducted at the subsidiary Nibe AB in Markaryd within Climate Solutions” business area with a special focus on

The eye as a window to the brain in heart failure. When the heart is injured such as after a heart attack, it may not be able to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body. This is especially dangerous for organs like the brain that need a lot of oxygen and nutrients to function. The lack of normal blood supply leaves patients more likely to develop progressive cognitive impairment (CI) and

Plastic production is increasing every year and with it the amount of plastic debris found in the aquatic environment. These debris can be of different sizes including micro- and nano-sized particles. The latter have been found to be more toxic than bigger particles, in special particles smaller than 53 nm of diameter. This is because their small size allows them to pass biological barriers like t

Pollenidentifikation med artificiell intelligens Artificiell intelligens är inte längre sci-fi, utan finns omkring oss i vår vardag och snart kanske även som kollegor i labb och på andra arbetsplatser. En form av artificiell intelligens som kallas convolutional neural network (CNN), känner igen strukturer i bilder och kan därför användas t.ex. för identifiering av pollenkorn, vilka traditionellt

Tvekande hjortdjur Vägar utgör ett hinder och stor fara för många djur. Ljus och ljud stör djuren och vid stora mängder trafik blir vägen en barriär. Broar och tunnlar kan ge dem möjligheter att passera förbi, men ytterligare kunskap behövs för att veta hur man ska utforma dessa. Tidigare har man mätt antalet av besökande djur som passerat igenom för att bedöma hur väl broarna fungerar. ResultateWildlife crossing structures are needed to enable animal movements in an all more broken up landscape. The Swedish Transport Administration need to know how to build these. Previous studies have focused on passing frequencies and indices. Few have looked at the behavior of the visiting animals. In this study, I have complemented passage frequencies with vigilance behavior for roe deer and fallow d

Solving finite-sum minimization problems could be done by the use of a gradient descent algorithm. The algorithm evaluates the gradient with respect to the current state of the parameters and updates the parameters in the direction of the steepest descent. For certain problems, evaluating the full gradient at every iteration is computationally heavy and the gradient of the objective function is th

Denna studie undersöker hur tre klassiska sångpedagoger på avancerad nivå ser på tungans funktion och hur de diagnostiserar, analyserar och arbetar med oönskade tungspänningar. Ett övergripande syfte är även att undersöka om det går att urskilja ett mönster i sångpedagogernas syn på arbetet med tungan och tungspänningar. Studien är kvalitativ och utförd med semistrukturerade intervjuer. För att ävThis study explores three classical voice teachers’ views on the function of the tongue in singing and how they diagnose, analyze and work with unwanted tongue tensions. My focus is to determine whether it is possible to find common denominators in the voice teachers’ conceptions of the tongue and unwanted behavior of the tongue. I use a qualitative approach in my study, where data is collected th

Det finns många olika utformningar av lyfthjälpmedel och hjälpmedel för att gå, så som patient lyftar och rullatorer, men det finns inte många lösningar som kan göra båda. Detta examensarbete är baserat på en person med fysisk funktionsnedsättning som har specifika behov för vilka det inte fanns någon anpassad lösning. Målet var att utveckla en produkt som kan lyfta användaren från sittandes till There exist many different designs of lifting aids and walking aids, but barely any solutions that can do both. This thesis is based on a person with mobility impairment with specific needs for which there were yet no adapted solution. The goal was to design a product that can lift the user from sitting to standing position and then be a walking aid by supporting the user by the armpits, all this