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  1. 1. The impact of institutional investors’ ownership on firm’s value and performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Phuong Thao Hoang; Markus Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; delegated monitoring; agency problem; institutional investors; shareholder value; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Institutional investors and large investors play a crucial role as a governance mechanism to protect outsiders from excessive rent extraction by insiders. Where institutional investors can serve as a governance mechanism to intervene and discipline management, it also has several drawbacks and imperfections. READ MORE

  3. 2. Protein content in Brewer’s spent grain and its characteristics : upcycling spent grain from food waste to protein source

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Moa Rönnhagen; [2022]
    Keywords : Barley; food waste; brewers’ spent grain; beer; protein; extraction; characterization; future food;

    Abstract : The United Nations have adopted sustainable development goals (SDGs). Within these SDGs, food waste management and waste valorization, an increase in value, is found. For these reasons, it was of interest to study Brewers’ spent grain, a residual product from beer production. READ MORE

  4. 3. Optimization of a sampling and analysis process to study the effects of skin care products on the microbial skin flora.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi

    Author : Emma Gifvars; [2021]
    Keywords : Method development; Method optimization; Microbial skin flora; Biotechnology; PCR analysis; Quantification of bacteria; Degree project in applied microbiology; Technology and Engineering; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Vår hud är hem för en stor grupp av mikroorganismer, hudens mikroflora, som påverkar vår hälsa och vårt välbefinnande. Ändå finns det många aspekter av detta ämne som ännu är outforskade. READ MORE

  5. 4. Knowledge Base Augmentation from Spreadsheet Data : Combining layout inference with multimodal candidate classification

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jakob Wendelin Heyder; [2020]
    Keywords : Data extraction; Data transformation; Knowledge base augmentation; Machine learning; Table understanding; Spreadsheets; Datainsamling; Datatransformation; Kunskapsbasförstärkning; Maskininlärning; Tabellförståelse; Kalkylblad;

    Abstract : Spreadsheets compose a valuable and notably large dataset of documents within many enterprise organizations and on the Web. Although spreadsheets are intuitive to use and equipped with powerful functionalities, extraction and transformation of the data remain a cumbersome and mostly manual task. READ MORE

  6. 5. Environmental Assessment of Electrolyzers for Hydrogen Gas Production

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Camilla Sundin; [2019]
    Keywords : Electrolysis; Hydrogen Production; Life Cycle Analysis; Alkaline Electrolyzer; Molten Carbonate Electrolyzer; Solid Oxide Electrolyzer; Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolyzer; Elektrolys; Vätgasproduktion; Livscykelanalys; Alkalisk Elektrolysör; Smältkarbonatelektrolyser; Fastoxidelektrolysör; Polymerelektrolytelektrolysör.;

    Abstract : Hydrogen has the potential to become an important energy carrier in the future with many areas of applications, as a clean fuel for transportation, heating, power generation in places where electricity use is not fit, etc. Already today hydrogen plays a key role in numerous industries such as petroleum refineries and chemical industries. READ MORE