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Quantum dots are interesting candidates for a broad variety of electronic components, with single electron transistors and LEDs being two examples already well on their way. In nanostructures, such as quantum dots, quantum effects greatly influence the transport. In a spin polarized quantum dot system with two energy levels, interference effects have been found to cause a strong suppression of con
This study explores Baugruppen co-housing communities in Berlin. In comparison to the general focus on economic and environmental development objectives, socially sustainable goals remain unclear. This thesis focusses on how co-housing residents initiate and fulfil their co-housing goals. It also considers how urban co-housing as a regeneration project aimed to strengthen social cohesion relates t
Denna studie undersöker motivation i klass respektive enskilda elever på instrumentallektioner på estetiska programmet ur ett lärarperspektiv. Studien tar upp utmaningar i att motivera elever samt olika tillvägagångssätt som man som lärare kan använda sig av för att motivera elever på estetiska programmet. Syftet med denna studie är att hitta sätt att motivera en musikklass och för att se hur man This study investigates motivation in classes and individual students in instrumental lessons. The study brings up the challenges in motivating students and different methods to motivate students in Upper Secondary School arts programs. The purpose of this study is to find ways to motivate a music class and to see how you can find motivation within music students. There are a lot of types of motiv
This essay investigates the impact of a bank’s local economic environment that on its overall bank risk. Balance sheet data of Germany’s regionally-active savings banks (Sparkassen) and credit cooperatives (Kreditgenossenschaften) is matched with data from regional statistics to construct a dataset spanning the time period from 2000 until 2013. Bank risk is measured by time-varying Z-scores, an in
Even though neutrality historically has been discussed in the parliament for at least some occasions it does seem as if the actual discussion about NATO membership just after the cold war has emerged in its extent since then. To explore more about in which manners Swedish parties have discussed the issue in the parliament, in foreign policy debates to be more detailed, four Swedish parties are inv
The two-Higgs-doublet model is a promising extension of the Standard Model of particle physics, but it contains a large number of free parameters. With the intention to constrain this freedom, the model has been studied under different symmetries. In particular, a full classification of Abelian global symmetries has been presented in 2011. However, breaking global symmetries spontaneously leads to u
Studiens syfte var att undersöka effekterna på resurser och lönsamhet när en mellanhand standardiserar en fundamental resurs. Studien grundade sig i en kvalitativ flerfallsstudie av abduktiv ansats. Primärdatan erhölls genom semi-strukturerade intervjuer med restauranger i Lund. Dataanlysen genfördes sedan med hjälp av första- och andranivås kodning. Undersökningen utgick från den resursbaserade tThe purpose of the study was to investigate the impact on recourses and profitability when an intermediary standardizes a fundamental resource. The study is a qualitative multiple case study with an abductive approach. The primary data was collected using semi structured interviews with restaurants in Lund. The data was analysed by dividing it into first order categories and then into second order
Purpose We aim to investigate how professionals make sense of the culture in the context of PSFs and how they engage in organizational and professional identification. Methodology The researchers look into the sensemaking processes professionals attach to organizational culture from a symbolic interactionism tradition, while from a critical perspective challenging the mainstream assumptions about
Many museums face the problem of low engagement on social media which is disadvantageous for them to improve brand relationships with their audience. This study aims to investigate the influential factors on the online audience perception of the museum by applying the brand resonance model. The Palace Museum in Beijing is selected as the case study and the followers of this museum on Weibo as the
The coexisting rise of China and Central European economies in the early 2000s as respectively the “Factory of the World” and the “Factory of Europe” raises the question whether Central Europe has either benefited from, or been harmed by the rise of China. This thesis therefore investigates the impact of the China shock on employment levels in Central Europe between 2000 and 2014. Using the WIOD 2
Preferensaktier är aktier som har bättre rätt till utdelning än de mer vanligt förekommande stamaktierna. Preferensaktier kan genom att utges till specifika aktieägare användas för att göra riktade utdelningar. Arbetsinsatser och kapitalinsatser beskattas inom två olika inkomstslag med betydande skattesatsskillnader och i fåmansföretag har ägarna ofta full kontroll över bolaget. Det gör att ägarnaPreference shares are stocks which have a better right to yield than common stocks. Preference shares can, by being issued to specific shareholders, be used to make targeted distributions. Effort and capital investment are taxed in two different types of income with significant tax rate differentials. Close company owners often have full control over the company, which allows them to enter into ag
The aim of this study was to analyze the female under-representation in the Swedish Armed Forces in order to gain a deeper understanding of the organization’s underlying difficulties in recruiting and retaining women. By collecting a women’s experience of the Swedish Armed Forces via a web survey and applying a qualitative content analysis to investigate the respondents’ answers, the study wishes
Ett intressant mönster och hur det uppstod Många djur har vackra mönster. Huggormens svarta zigzag, lodjurets fläckar och abborrens mörka tvärband är bekanta mönster för de flesta av oss. Men varför har djur de mönster som de har? Den vetenskapliga gren som försöker förstå varför djur ser ut på de vis de gör kallas för evolutionsbiologi. En av de första evolutionsbiologerna var Charles Darwin. HaAnimal color patterns are ecologically significant but developmentally complex traits. By understanding how they develop we can predict why some patterns evolve while others do not. Diamonds are an interesting set of patterns exhibited by many reptiles. The brown anole lizard has a female polymorphism, some females have a chevron pattern while others have a diamond-shaped pattern. Here, I show tha
Over the past few decades, Japan and South Korea have experienced unprecedented levels of population ageing brought about by the countries’ persistent sub-replacement fertility rates. This fertility decline has to be addressed in order to ensure future social stability and economic growth. The primary purpose of this thesis is to determine the primary drivers behind these low fertility rates. The
This study investigates political microtargeting in a multi-party context, more specifically, in a Swedish setting. By utilizing a mixed-method approach, the objective of the study is twofold. Firstly, interviewing researchers and political parties regarding their perception of microtargeting to generate a holistic view around the technology and its utilization. Secondly, implementing a survey wit
Title: Biomimetic ventilation Authors: Bamdad Mashreghi & Hugo Landin Supervisor: Urban Persson, Lunds Tekniska Högskola Examiner: Anne Landin, Lunds Tekniska Högskola Problem definition: How does the performance of a biomimetic ventilation system based upon termite-ventilation vary depending on the local climate? What are the differences between a biomimetic ventilation system inspired
The aim of this study is to investigate whether crops are a mechanism through which drought affects terrorist activity. The theory suggests that drought can affect conflict if the group or country affected also is dependent on agriculture, experiences low economic development and is politically excluded. This study adds the perspective that decreased crop harvests, due to drought, can be understoo
Arbetet syftar till att undersöka hur en domstol kan gå tillväga i bevisvärderingen av sakkunnigbevisning när det finns motstridig sådan och hur en sådan bevisvärdering förhåller sig till robusthetskravet. Robusthet är ett mått på sannolikheten att ett bevisfaktums stöd för ett tema förändras vid ytterligare utredning. Med utgångspunkt i en deskriptiv del av arbetet, där bevisrättsliga principer The thesis’ purpose is to examine how a court of law can evaluate expert testimony when both the prosecutor and the defense have called experts who give contrary statements. The examined evidence evaluation is thereafter analyzed with regards to the notion of robustness in evidence. Robustness is a way of measuring the probability that additional evidence will alter the probability based on the ex
