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  1. 1. Automation of carbonyl index calculations for fast evaluation of microplastics degradation

    University essay from KTH/Fysik

    Author : Maja Walfridson; Emma Kuttainen Thyni; [2022]
    Keywords : FTIR; Carbonyl index; Degradation of microplastics; Microplastics; Automation;

    Abstract : The broad use of plastics has resulted in the increase in both production and consequent plastic pollution in the environment. Microplastics, defined as particles < 5 mm, is of special interest because of its wide existence in environment and potential hazards to our ecosystem. READ MORE

  2. 2. On the direct comparability of non-financial reports from a “Climate Action” & emissions perspective : - with specific reference to Large Cap companies on the Swedish Stock Market over a ten year period

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Frances Clarke Hermansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Non-financial report NFR ; comparability; sustainability; framework; indicator; unit of measurement; physical quantity; CO2e; GHG emissions.;

    Abstract : There are problems connected to the non-financial reports (NFRs) prepared by companies. The purpose of this study is to compare over a ten year period, the NFRs of Large Cap companies on the Swedish Stock Market, from a “Climate Action” and emissions perspective, to determine if the direct comparability of NFRs has increased within companies, if the direct comparability of NFRs between companies has increased and if regulations launched during the past decade have increased the direct comparability of NFRs. READ MORE

  3. 3. Energy efficient Ericsson Many-Core Architecture (EMCA) IP blocks for 5G ASIC

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Zilin Zhang; [2021]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Power consumption has become a leading concern for SoC aimed at 5G products that demand increased functionality, smaller form factors, and low energy footprint. For some EMCA IP blocks a hierarchical clock gating mechanism ensures coarse-grained power savings based on actual processing need but for many blocks this approach cannot be employed. READ MORE

  4. 4. Prescribed burning in Sweden : an evaluation of structural outcomes from restoration oriented prescribed burns

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Virginia Hermanson; [2020]
    Keywords : prescribed burning; restoration; boreal forest; biodiversity burning; dead wood;

    Abstract : The application of prescribed burning as a conservation measure is a growing trend in Fennoscandia to restore forest landscapes that have been heavily impacted by humans. Both intensive management for forestry and wildfire suppression altered the disturbances shaping boreal forests over the past centuries, which seen today are more homogenous, lacking dead wood and deciduous trees, and are in the successional process towards darker Picea abies (Norway spruce) dominated stands. READ MORE

  5. 5. Cash is [no longer] king: is an e-krona the answer? : - a de lege ferenda investigation of the Swedish Riksbank's issuing mandate and other legal callenges in relation to economic effects on the payment market

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten; Linköpings universitet/Affärsrätt

    Author : Arnela Imamovic; [2019]
    Keywords : E-crown; e-crown project; central bank digital currency; money; cash; banknotes and coins; physical money; tangibles; currency; legal tender; the Swedish Riksbank Act; commercial bank money; digital money; the Swedish Riksbank; central bank; commercial bank; bank; banking law; law; jurisprudence; monetary policy; safe and efficient payment system; cash-provision; economy; the payment system; digitalization; development of society; fractional reserve banking; bank run; zero lower bound; E-krona; e-kronaprojekt; digital centralbankspeng; pengar; kontanter; sedlar och mynt; fysiska pengar; valuta; lagliga betalningsmedel; affärsbankspengar; digitala pengar; Riksbanken; centralbank; affärsbank; bank; bankrätt; juridik; Lag 1988:1385 om Sveriges riksbank; penningpolitik; säkert och effektivt betalningsväsende; kontantförsörjning; ekonomi; betalningssystemet; digitalisering; samhällsutveckling; fractional reserve banking; bankrusning; zero lower bound;

    Abstract : For the past decades, the Swedish public’s payment habits have changed, where the majority of the public has abandoned the old way of making payments, using cash, and instead opted for more modern payment solutions, digital money. The difference between cash and digital money is that cash is physical and only issued by the Riksbank, whereas digital money is created by and stored on accounts at commercial banks. READ MORE