Search for dissertations about: "PIS"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the word PIS.
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1. Privacy-Invasive Software : Exploring Effects and Countermeasures
Abstract : As computers are increasingly more integrated into our daily lives, we need aiding mechanisms for separating legitimate software from their unwanted counterparts. We use the term Privacy-Invasive Software (PIS) to refer to such illegitimate software, sometimes loosely labelled as spyware. READ MORE
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2. Evaluation of forecasting techniques and forecast errors : with focus on intermittent demand
Abstract : To decide in advance the amount of resources that is required next week or next month can be both a complicated and hazardous task depending on the situation, despite the known time frame when the resources are needed. Intermittent demand, or slow-moving demand, that is when there are time periods without demand and then suddenly a time period with demand, becomes even more difficult to forecast. READ MORE
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3. Privacy-Invasive Software
Abstract : As computers are increasingly more integrated into our daily lives we become more dependent on software. This situation is exploited by villainous actors on the Internet that distribute malicious software in search for fast financial gains on the expense of deceived computer users. READ MORE
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4. Link and effect model for performance improvement of railway infrastructure
Abstract : Railway traffic has increased over the last decade and it is believed to increase further with transportation shifting from road to rail, due to rising energy costs and the demand to reduce emissions. To manage railway infrastructure assets effectively against agreed-upon and set objectives, performance must be measured and monitored. READ MORE
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5. Effects of chemotherapy on bone growth and chondrocyte cell death signaling
Abstract : Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely used in both children and adults to treat common inflammatory diseases, including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. However, a multitude of undesired side effects have been reported in patients being treated with GCs, such as osteoporosis, obesity, metabolic disturbances, myopathy and decreased linear bone growth (in children). READ MORE