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1. 1. Architecture and CognitionArchitectural settings’ influence on cognitive performance in an isolated and confined environment, over time.

   University essay from KTH/Ergonomi

   Author : Michail Magkos; [2024]
   Keywords : Cognitive; Ergonomics; Architecture; Working Memory; Space; Isolation;

   Abstract : his thesis examines the relationship between architectural design in a space analog environment and cognitive performance. This is done through longitudinal, repeated measures, quantitative study which was conducted during a Mars analog mission, with cognitive assessments administered under different environmental conditions within the mission habitat. READ MORE

3. 2. The Potential to Target Smaller Sized Baltic Herring to Decrease the Dietary Exposure - an Assessment Based on Dioxin Samples from the Southern Baltic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Sofie Gustafsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Dioxin; PCDD Fs; dl-PCBs; Herring; Baltic; Fishery; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs, or more commonly referred to as dioxin and dioxin like substances are compounds present in our surrounding environment. As some congeners of these have been shown to be toxic, they are regulated under the Stockholm Convention. READ MORE

4. 3. A spatially explicit model of segregation dynamics : Comparing the Schelling and the Sakoda model

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS

   Author : Philip Öberg; [2023]
   Keywords : residential segregation; agent-based modeling ABM ; social simulation; multi-dimensional measurement; multi-scale measurement;

   Abstract : The scientific consensus has for long been that residential segregation is best conceived of as a multidimensional phenomenon that can exist on several geographical scales (Massey & Denton, 1988; Lee et al., 2008; Reardon & O’Sullivan, 2004; Reardon et al., 2008). READ MORE

5. 4. Impact of Inflation on Return and Pricing of Swedish Bank Stocks : A Fama-French Analysis on Monthly Stock Returns and Pricing of Handelsbanken, Swedbank, SEB and Nordea

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carl Westerberg; Elvin Rolder; [2023]
   Keywords : Asset Pricing Theory; CAPM; Carhart; Fama-French; Fama-Macbeth; Inflation; NII;

   Abstract : This study explores the influence of inflation on the monthly total stock returns and stock pricing of Swedish banks. The research question is systematically examined througha cross sectional and time series analysis, utilizing Fama-French, Carhart, and Fama-Macbeth metodologies. READ MORE

6. 5. Ecological risk assessment of pesticide use in rice farming in the Mekong Delta , Vietnam

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Bubaraye Ohiosimuan Dirikumo; [2023]
   Keywords : Pesticides; Ecological Risk Assessment ERA ; rice farming; Mekong Delta; PRIMET Model; Exposure Toxicity Ratio ETR ; species sensitivity distribution SSD ; predicted environmental concentrations PECs ;

   Abstract : Pesticide use in rice farming is a common practice in the Mekong Delta and poses ecological risks to aquatic organisms, the environment, and human health. This study focused on the ecological risk assessment of pesticide use in rice farming using the PRIMET model as a decision support tool to evaluate the risks of pesticide exposure, ecotoxicity, and risk characterization, as well as employing the species sensitivity distribution (SSD) assessment model to calculate the potentially affected fraction (PAF) of species based on the computed predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) from PRIMET. READ MORE