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Non-native trees are common in urban environments all over the world. From a conservation viewpoint, it is essential to understand how these trees are affecting urban breeding birds. Non-native trees house fewer and smaller invertebrates than native trees do and are considered a poor food source for insectivorous birds. Still, studies are lacking on exactly how non-native trees affect birds’ feedi
At the core of the sustainable solid waste management challenge lies increasing rates of consumption which contribute directly to problems of resource extraction and degradation. Recycling is a tool designed in part to address this problem of scarcity, however on its own it is not enough to solve the problem, particularly in relation to plastics, which are challenging to manage and often are not r
People who desire more-than-one gender are still facing social exclusion as well as exclusion from LGBTQ communities. Moreover, specific bi+ spaces are rare and bisexuals are often not part of them. Where, then, do bisexuals belong? In order to answer this question, this thesis explores the everyday experiences of bi+ people using Relief Maps and in-depth interviews. I build on theories around emo
Sverige har inte befunnit sig i krig på mer än 200 år. Detta till trots, har svensk domstol sedan sekelskiftet handlagt mål som rör krigsförbrytelse. Målen härrör från våldsamma konflikter, såsom i Syrien och Irak, och svensk domstol ställs inför svåra frågor i samband med lagföringen av bland annat svenska medborgare som färdats till konfliktområdet och där deltagit i stridigheterna. VåldsanvänEven though Sweden has not been at war for more than 200 years, Swedish courts have since the turn of the century had to deal with cases involving war crimes. Swedish courts are faced with difficult questions in connection with the prosecution of, among others, Swedish citizens who has travelled to conflict areas, such as Syria and Iraq, and participated in the warfare. The use of force in an arm
The digital age we live in is in constant development and the public libraries have had to adjust to this change partly by providing ebooks, digital audio books and web pages with information for their users. Digital books keep gaining popularity among Swedish citizens. The Swedish Library Act states that in terms of language the public libraries shall pay extra attention to the five national mino
Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa är ett växande hälsoproblem. Kreativa aktiviteter, som körsång, har visats ge personer en rad sociala, psykologiska och hälsofrämjande fördelar. Det finns forskning från andra professioner men det saknas ett arbetsterapeutiskt perspektiv. Att göra en litteraturöversikt är aktuellt för att konstatera vad det finns för forskning idag om sång i grupp och dess inverkan på persBackground: Mental illness is a growing health problem. Creative activities, such as choir singing, have proved to give people a range of social, psychological and health-promoting benefits. There are literature reviews from other professions but there is a void in knowledge when it comes to occupational therapy perspective and occupational science. A qualitative literature review is relevant to e
Den digital utveckling påverkar ständigt världsekonomin och ordet PropTech blivit ett världsomspännande fenomen. Digitaliseringen påverkar alla led inom fastighetsbranschen från hyresgäst till investerare och ägare. Detta genom att effektivisera och utveckla befintliga processer och lösningar. Fastighetsmarknaden har den senaste tiden haft en historiskt god utveckling vilket har gjort att digitaliDigital development is constantly affecting the world economy and the word PropTech has become a worldwide phenomenon. Digitization affects all aspects of the real estate industry from tenant to investor and owner by increased efficiency and renewing existing processes and solutions. The real estate market has recently had a historically good growth, which has amount to that the digitalization of
Immune function is an important parameter in almost all organisms which determines their ability to survive and fight off pathogens. Immune function (like other physiological functions) is temperature dependent. So that opens the question of how immune function is in poikilotherms. Being poikilotherm means that the species depends on the ambient temperature for body heat regulation. I used crucian
The increase of electric vehicles in the market demands the automotive industries to search for better brake disc material with high wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and longer service life. The GCI brake discs, a traditionally used material that has less wear and corrosion resistance. So, the innovative solution to overcome the problem is Ferritic Nitrocarburizing (FNC) treatment on the GCI
With recent developments and advancements of technology in the 21st century, the copper industry faces challenges in lowering the lead content in copper alloy scraps due to stricter regulation for the usage of lead. Lead is added to brass and bronze to increase the machinability and to reduce wear. Lead is a significant concern to the environment, and it is categorized as a hazardous material. Lea
When slurs are used in indirect reports (e.g., ‘Lisa said that Tom is a [slur]’), there is a disagreement between theories of language about which speaker is responsible for the derogatory content and offensive potential of the slur — the original speaker or the reporting speaker. This debate is specific to slurs and does not typically extend to non-slur pejoratives. To examine this issue, this th
Education is by the UN stated to be the foundation to creating sustainable development. Lately, there has been a tremendous increase in the use of information and communications technology (ICT) for educational purposes worldwide, but as many countries lag behind both in terms of uptake and usage of ICT, this limits their populations’ chances to participate. Given this, the aim of this thesis was
This paper examines understandings of gender with an emphasis on masculinities among Bolivian feminist and women´s organizations. The specific aim has been to find out to what extent their understandings of gender include masculinities, and if so, what are their agendas and political positionings in relation to their work with men and boys. Finally, the study has examined what impact the feminist
Denna studie har till syfte att undersöka hur rytmiken kan berika den kyrkliga verksamheten samt att kartlägga hur rytmikverksamheterna ser ut i fyra olika församlingar i Sverige. I teorikapitlet presenteras tidigare forskning och litteratur om Svenska Kyrkan som institution, musikens och dansens roll i kyrkan, rytmik, handlingsutrymme, samt Vygotskijs teorier om delaktighetens betydelse för barnsTitle: How can eurhythmics enrich the activities of Church of Sweden? A qualitative study of four pedagogues experiences, reflections and visions of Eurhythmics in the Church of Sweden. The purpose of this essay is to investigate how eurhythmics can enrich the activities in the work of the Church of Sweden and to study the eurhythmics activities in four different church communities. In the theory
Title: Managing the Corporate Brand: A Study of the Corporate Brand Manager in Theory and Practice Date of the Seminar: 2012-05-29 Course: BUSN29 – Master thesis Authors: Fredrik Augustsson, Martin Larsson Advisor: Mats Urde, Associate Professor Keywords: Corporate Brand Management, Corporate Brand Manager, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Brand Hierarchy Thesis purpose: To investigate the
Abstract Author: Patricia Pawlowska and Fatime Juka Title: Substitute treatment – the way out of an addiction or continuation of a long – term addiction? A qualitative study of substitute treatment from a user perspective. Supervisor: Erika Werner Keywords: substitute treatment, subutex, methadone, drug abuse and heroin. Aim: the aim of this study is to investigate how former drug addicts perce
The construction sector is often criticized for its lack of efficiency and quality.When the construction industry is compared to the rest of the domestic manufacturing industry, the general conclusions of the industry’s low efficiency is confirmed. The purpose has been to clarify why there is no sustainable building, despite the well-developed technology that now is available. The report also exam
Att undersöka stjärnor i infrarött är en relativt ny företeelse till skillnad från optisk astronomi (dvs. synligt ljus). Det var först på 60-talet med teleskopet Stratoscope II som man lyckades få spektra från stjärnor i infrarött (våglängder på runt 3 m), och upptäckte förekomsten av vatten i kalla röda jättar. Den bakomliggade problematiken till varför modern infraröd astronomi är så ungt är våThe advent of infrared astronomy, unlike optical astronomy that was developed over centuries, was delayed until the space age due to our own atmosphere acting as an efficient shield towards this radiation. With a lot of molecules (including water) emitting in the infrared region, it was first in the late 1990s that water no longer was deemed special and was observed in many cooler (K-M) giant star
Interest in biofuel use is growing in aviation, due to its potential for lower GHG lifecycle emissions and as a possible price competitive alternative to fossil fuels in the long-term (ATAG, 2012). While the use of biofuels in aviation is a new phenomenon, compared to the automotive industry, several actors from the industry and governments have been involved in various initiatives to research, te
Vanadate and peroxovanadate (pV), potent inhibitors of tyrosine phosphatases, mimic several of the metabolic actions of insulin. Here we compare the mechanisms for the anti-lipolytic action of insulin, vanadate and pV in rat adipocytes. Vanadate (5 mM) and pV (0.01 mM) inhibited lipolysis induced by 0.01-1 microM isoprenaline, vanadate being more and pV less efficient than insulin (1 nM). A loss o
