Kan man tjuvlyssna på bakteriers kommunikation? - I infektioner finns ofta flera olika sorters bakterier och de kommunicerar med varandra. Detta kan förvärra infektionen och leda till antibiotikaresistens. Nya metoder behövs därför för att ta reda på mer om de signalmolekyler som bakterier använder för att kommunicera.Deepening our knowledge about bacterial infections is of high priority in the work against antimicrobial resistance. Many infections are as well polymicrobial, and the different bacterial species are able to affect each other by cell-cell communication. This is a phenomenon that in several cases is known to enhance the virulence and the severity of the infection. Therefore, new approaches to study

The purpose of this study is to construct price indices from price observations. The study objects are five goods that can be separated into groups of ecological and non-ecological, creating ten new product groups. The secondary aim of the study is then to create chained five sets of time series comparing the goods price change over time. The hypothesis of this study is that the price change of ec

This thesis discusses the definition of relevant market in both European Union and China under horizontal merger control. The AML was published in 2008 and took EU Competition law as an important reference. Comparing to the EU, the legislation and law enforcement of merger control in China is relatively limited. What can China learn from the EU and its abundant experience in Competition law? How t

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the ICF sensitivity changing along with the deteriorating internal and external financing conditions for 23 steel companies listed in Shenzhen and Shanghai Stock Exchange markets in China.The paper found that there is a positive relationship between investment and cash flow which is in line with previous researches. We also found a sharp ICF sensitivit

Syftet med studien är att undersöka om det finns samband mellan den ekonomiansvariges karaktärsdrag och dennes uppfattning om prestationsmätning samt dess användningsområden. Uppsatsen är en kvantitativ studie med utgångspunkt i Upper Echelons teori som bygger på att individers karaktärsdrag påverkar beslut som tas i organisationer. Studien genomfördes genom en surveyundersökning där resultaten a

Purpose: To investigate whether there is a correlation between consumers’ knowledge about the phenomenon of Big Data and their attitude towards it, and also if the attitude is reflected in their behaviour. Furthermore, the purpose is to find out how different companies usage of Big Data affects consumers’ attitude towards those brands, in a situation where they know what Big Data means. Methodolo

Minskad övergödning och återcirkulation av näring från dräneringsvatten Övergödning är ett av de största miljöproblemen i Skånska vatten där jordbruket står för det största bidraget. En väg för överflödig näring att nå vattendrag och vidare till sjöar och kustområden är via dräneringsledningar från jordbruksmark. Vilka möjliga vattenvårdsåtgärder kan appliceras för att reducera denna transport samEutrophication is one of the biggest environmental problems in Scanian waters, where agriculture has the largest input. Through soil cultivation and usage of fertilizers, nutrients are added and released. If no uptake occurs nutrients can be further transported to watercourses through surface runoff or the drainage system. This study investigates three measures to reduce and reuse nutrients from d

Crowdfunding has witnessed growing interest within academia in recent years, despite the underlying motivations for entrepreneur engagement in crowdfunding activities receiving little attention. The purpose of this study is to explore the motives that influence entrepreneurs when using crowdfunding and how these motives are related to each other. This will then provide a deeper understanding of ho

Issue: With today's increasingly stringent demands for reduced energy consumption for buildings, many choose to build so-called low-energy or passive houses. These houses have that in common that they are well insulated and advantageous from an energy perspective but alongside this more prone to moisture damage. In this work, a passive house was designed and energy calculations were executed.

A short introduction to optimal control problems is presented. For these problems the calculation of sensitivity matrices with the method of adjoint equation is shown. The adjoint equations are derived with the corresponding initial values. At the end two examples are calculated.

The main goal of this thesis is to examine the share price effects of conducting seasoned equity offerings. Is the information asymmetry still the main explanation of the abnormal returns around the announcement day of SEOs? Do the firms experience long-term negative returns? The results are similar to previous study. It appears that firms announcing SEOs do experience negative abnormal returns an

Denna uppsats skrivs på uppdrag av läkemedelsföretaget QPharma. I uppsatsen undersöks tillämpningen av statistisk processtyrning (SPC) för en av QPharmas läkemedelsprodukter. I uppsatsen genomförs en utförlig litteraturstudie med fokus på teorin bakom SPC. Med hjälp av denna teoretiska bakgrund applicerar vi SPC på data insamlad av företaget. Normalsannolikhetsdiagram används för att kontrollera oThis essay was written at the behest of pharmaceutical company QPharma. The essay investigates the application of statistical process control (SPC) for one of QPharmas pharmaceutical products. The essay includes a thorough literature review focusing on the theory behind SPC. With the help of the theoretical background SPC is then applied to data collected by QPharma. Normal probability plots are u

Studien baseras på aktiekurser inhämtade för samtliga företag listade på S & P 500 och NASDAQ under perioden 1995 till 2015 som haft en kreditbetygsförändring från investeringsgrad till icke investeringsgrad eller vice versa. Kreditbetygsförändringar har inhämtats från Capital IQ. Underlag för aktiekurser och kontrollvariabler har inhämtats från Thomson Reuters Datastream. Studien finner signi

Titel: Utdelningshöjning, en aktieägares välsignelse? - En empirisk studie om utdelning och dess påverkan på Svenska företag Seminariedatum: 2015-06-04 Kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 hp Författare: Niklas Fossum, Martin Jönsson, Magnus Skog och Kim Soléus Handledare Tore Eriksson Fem nyckelord: Utdelningar, överavkastning, Large Cap OMX Stockholm, signaleringseffektTitle: Dividends change, a stockholders blessing? – An empirical study on the effect of dividend on Swedish companies. Seminar date: 2015-06-04 Course: FEKH89, Degree Project Undergraduate level in Corporate Finance, Business Administration, 15UPC Authors: Niklas Fossum, Martin Jönsson, Magnus Skog och Kim Soléus Advisor Tore Eriksson Key words: Dividend change, abnormal return, Large Cap OMX Stoc

Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, has almost eradicated extreme poverty according to the Millennium Development Goals; however, official statistics show that by national standards poverty levels are still quite high, reaching up to half its population. This paper looks into how the determinants of poverty in Mexico have evolved after the last major economic crisis the country ex

This explorational study seeks to explore and evaluate the correlations between attitude towards psychology and knowledge about psychology, previous experience in psychology, emotional intelligence, worldview, in- and outgroup. Results found a negative correlation between emotional intelligence and a positive attitude towards psychology, a negative correlation between previous experience of psycho

The road haulage industry is a fundamental part of today’s society. The companies of haulage stand before a challenge, as the environmental and economic sustainability demands are increasing. The automotive industry tries to meet these demands by developing intelligent systems that will decrease the fuel consumption. The two systems, predictive controller and platooning, are two intelligent solut

Over decades companies co-created products together with customers. The rise of social media has created new possibilities of collaboration and changed the way how companies can interact with customers. Social media features play a significant role in online co-creation projects, because they enable companies to engage in an active dialogue with their customers. The purpose of this thesis is to pr