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  1. 1. Second hand + Online + Gen Z = TRUE : A quantitative study on the motivations behind second-hand shopping for clothes online

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Amanda Häggmark; Fanny Olofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Online shopping second-hand; Generation Z; Impulse Buying Tendency; Perceived Risk; Shopping Motives;

    Abstract : The environmental issues in the world are critical and sustainability becomes more important. There is a certain lack in the textile industry, where the production of clothes is responsible for water pollution, landfill waste and greenhouse gas emission. READ MORE

  3. 2. Improving Machinery Safety : Modelling data to explain machine stops and developing a strategy on how to reduce them

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Kristina Leijonborg; Sandra Hammarsten; [2023]
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    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine how machinery safety at Stora Enso can be increased, with the goal of reducing the amount of machine stops and improving the operational safety within the Packaging Solutions division. To do this, data from the one of the machines at the Jönköping mill has been used for classification and time series modelling. READ MORE

  4. 3. Game Characters and Attachment : To what extent do interactions facilitate or promote the player’s attachment to a non-player character in a pet simulator game?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Nguyen Robertson; Derrick Young; [2023]
    Keywords : Interaction; attachment; feedback; pet simulator; interviews;

    Abstract : In this study, we attempt to test whether more mechanics cause players to become more attached to a simulated pet over time. In order to find this out, we created a pet simulator game, split it into four versions with different levels of interaction for the player, going from no interaction to three discrete interactions. READ MORE

  5. 4. How does Time Pressure Affect Individual Attitudes towards Uncertainty?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Yuanqing Dong; [2023]
    Keywords : risk aversion; ambiguity aversion; a-insensitivity; noisy decision making; time pressure;

    Abstract : Measurements of uncertainty attitudes have been studied extensively. The majority of research concentrate on the source of uncertainty concerned risk with known probability, while the other source of uncertainty concerned ambiguity with unknown probabilities is gradually but surely becoming more widely acknowledged. READ MORE

  6. 5. Text Curation for Clustering of Free-text Survey Responses

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Anton Gefvert; [2023]
    Keywords : Natural Language Processing; NLP; Sentence Representations; Sentence Representation Models; Survey; Surveys; Clustring;

    Abstract : When issuing surveys, having the option for free-text answer fields is only feasible where the number of respondents is small, as the work to summarize the answers becomes unmanageable with a large number of responses. Using NLP techniques to cluster these answers and summarize them would allow a greater range of survey creators to incorporate free-text answers in their survey, without making their workload too large. READ MORE