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The thesis is centered around an eight week long minor field study conducted on the Polynesian Islands of Samoa in 2010. Samoa is one of the worlds least developed countries according to the UN. However; people do not starve in Samoa. In Samoa, most land is still communaly owned, and every Samoan has through family ties access to so called customary lands. Moreover, customary land is inalienable i
Biotechnology companies are characterized by long development and capital intensive processes, which includes certain risks throughout the development chain. When attracting investments from VC funds, specific portfolio strategies and evaluation criteria drive the decision making for investors, and biotechnology companies can face significant challenges in knowing what investors seek. Also, due to
This paper will provide different analysis over the Brazilian innovation system, on how it has developed over time, the key features in the system and the next steps in development. In order to better explain the evolution and to evaluate the system, the author will provide systematic, functional, economic, historic and international analysis, based on frameworks proposed by academics in the innov
Problem/ Background: The study leans on nationalism and globalization debate in the schools of cultural studies and feminist sociological research. The study discusses how gender is constructed in frames of nationalist projects and identity. We concentrate on the situation in Finland in the late 1990s. The question is examined through application of discourse analysis, focused on narratives of thr
In this work a simultaneous localisation and mapping system, SLAM, has been constructed which can incorporate inertial measurement unit, IMU, data such as accelerometer and gyroscope data to estimate the metric scale and the relationship to the gravity vector of the SLAM solution. The system can perform accurate pose predictions at 100Hz based on IMU data and previous camera poses. An improved KLT
In October 2016 the European Border and Coast Guard [EBCG] was installed as the new institutional structure responsible for border management. In contrast to its predecessor Frontex, the EBCG consists not only of an agency but also of the respective national authorities, responsible for border management and coastguard functions. A better understanding of the creation of the EBCG is needed because
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and two thirds of all breast cancers are classified as oestrogen receptor positive. ER is a transcription factor that regulates gene expression and promote cell proliferation that is critical in mammary gland development, and its aberrant activity is commonly present in breast cancer. As a nuclear receptor, ER activity could be diverted by eith
The harvest mouse Micromys minutus has, through nest findings, been documented to live in wetlands in tall sedges and grasses in Central Europe. However, there is very little information on the type of habitat this species uses outside of nesting, because this rodent is difficult to capture in ordinary trapping set-ups. In France and Switzerland, the harvest mouse populations have decreased strong
Emerging scholarships on identity politics are challenging the traditional understanding of the relation between politics and identity; from politics shaping identity, to the other way around. The field has lately been successful in mapping out connection between identity and alliance formation, as well as demonstrating how identity shapes political attitudes and policy choices. Based on these fin
While many crystals, both natural and artificial, grow isotropically, there are examples of crystals growing anisotropically. The aim of this theoretical study was to confirm the growth modes displayed by three different crystals, representing 3D, 2D and 1D structures. This was done by using energetic calculations with both molecular mechanics, with ReaxFF$_{ \textrm {SiO}}$ as the force field, an
Ever since the end of the Cold war, there has been a change in what is considered a security threat. A discourse of security is traditionally linked to military threats; however, it has become more and more visible in migration policies. In the past ten years, a discourse of humanitarianism has also gained momentum and is often used in connection to a security discourse. In this thesis, I have exa
Background Medical data in the form of radiographic routine scans is steadily accumulating. The analysis of such data through automated quantitative methods is believed to produce new information which would allow for more personalization of therapy. The present thesis investigated the use of such methods in head and neck cancer. Material and methods Pretreatment positron emission tomography (PET
Today’s supply chains have become more global than ever before, which has brought out an enormous increase in environmental damage such as CO2 emissions. In an initiative to become more environmentally friendly, Swedish Food Federation has launched a joint sustainability manifest. 41 food producers in Sweden have joined this initiative and The Company is one of them. The manifest consists of five
Drawing on Charles Taylor’s modern social imaginary, this study offers a perspective for understanding how teachers are represented and characterized in American news media. Specifically, I study the way the social imaginary of teachers contributes to the performance of Arlie Russell Hochschild’s notion of emotional labor. I use this approach to analyze a case study of teacher representations in A
Since the 15th-century Fugleflugtslinjen (the Bird Escape line) - transport corridor from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean - has been a long-lasting project and optimizations are still taking place today. As one of the optimization projects, in 2011, it was decided to build an immersed tunnel (Femern tunnel) between Rødbyhavn (Denmark) and Puttgarden (Germany), and in 2020 the construction works h
The global population is in a process of ageing. As living standards in most countries are rising and modern medicine is advancing, we face a demographic shift towards an older population. With this comes not only economic challenges but also a need to adapt and change society in order to accommodate the growing number of elderly. This thesis studies how the elderly experience space and their rela
This project is about developing a new neighbourhood in Häljarp with a floodable wet land park as the core. After analysing the site and its surroundings, a number of strategies has been created to guide the design process. The strategies are divided into three categories; adapt to the site, liven up the community and complementing the area. This landed in a carefully considered proposal. The desi
In November 2011, at the brink of state failure the United Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council brokered a deal with the Yemeni government for the implementation of a democratic transition towards peace. The Yemeni people, tired of the authoritarian regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh greeted the initiative and the opportunity of finally getting to shape the Yemeni state in their favor. But even thou
The aim of this thesis is to develop an understanding of how Swedish retailers selling goods on the consumer market and the competition among them have been affected by the growth of e-commerce between the years 2007-2015. Firm specific data from 133 firms have been used together with market specific data estimated from 6850 firms to analyse why some firms do better than others, and which decision
