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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

All organisms are made up ofcells, the smallest functional unit of life. While organisms such asplants and animalscan consist of trillions of cells, others consist of just one cell.One group of unicellularorganisms is called bacteria. Because oftheir small size, bacteria and other microscopic small organisms are classified as microorganisms. In nature, mostbacteria do not live as single cells. Th

The study aimed to explore users' experiences of behavioral activation therapy (BAT) in the context of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Behavioral activation therapy is a therapeutic approach that emphasizes engaging in meaningful activities to counteract depression and improve overall well-being. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with eight participants aged betwee

Mätinstrumentet Behavioural, Emotional and Social Skills Inventory (BESSI) togs fram för att mäta de färdigheter som är viktiga att ha för att hantera vardagslivet. Instrumentet utvecklades ursprungligen för vuxna, men forskning indikerar att barn- och ungdomsåren är en kritisk period för utveckling av dessa färdigheter och att färdigheterna kan påverka förmågan att hantera tillvaron och må bra. IThe Behavioral, Emotional and Social Skills Inventory (BESSI) is a measure designed to comprehensively assess behavioral, emotional and social skills necessary to manage daily life. The measure was originally developed for adults, but evidence suggests adolescence is a key period for the development of the BESSI skills and that these skills affect young peoples’ chances at managing life and experi

Den globala plastindustrin är fast i ett fossilberoende som sipprar ner till många olika delar av samhället. Det finns så många användningsområden för plast att individer som del av samhället också fastnar i beroendet. Den här studien har utforskat ett tidigare outforskat område, nämligen discgolf, en liten men snabbt växande sport, ur ett hållbarhetsperspektiv. Fokus ligger på såväl tillverkarnasThe sport of disc golf has grown rapidly during the last five years, meaning a rapid increase in production of discs, and therefore also in the use of virgin plastics. The discs are usually produced with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) or thermoplastic elastane (TPE). The disc golf market is dominated by a handfull of brands that all have one thing in common, their work on sustainability is eithe

Förenta nationernas konvention om barns rättigheter gäller sedan 1 januari 2020 som lag i Sverige. Strax därefter inleds något som kallats ”LVU-kampanjen” och övriga aktörer som demonstrerar mot socialnämndens beslut om tvångsvård av barn har på senare tid också fått stor uppmärksamhet. Jag funderar därför på om inkorporeringen av barnkonventionen har påverkat lag (1990:52) med särskilda bestämmelThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been in force as law since 1 January 2020 in Sweden. Soon after, something called the "LVU-campaign" was launched, and other actors who demonstrate against the social welfare board's decision on forced care of children have recently also received a lot of attention. I am therefore curious about whether the incorporati

As the amount of high dimensional data becomes increasingly accessible and common, the need for reliable methods to combat problems such as overfitting and multicollinearity increases. Models need to be able to manage large data sets where predictor variables often outnumber the amount of observations. In this study the frequentist and Bayesian framework is tested against each other based on three

This study aimed to examine second-generation immigrant women and their experiences of integration in Swedish society. Furthermore, the study explores what consequences and difficulties they experience in this endeavour. This study is conducted through qualitative semi-structured interviews with seven young women between the ages of 18-25 who have at least one foreign-born parent. In our theoretic

Ett flertal studier har undersökt personlighet och kognitiv förmåga i förhållande till livsutfall. Det är däremot färre longitudinella studier som undersökt dessa samband, vilket medför oklarhet i hur mycket individuella skillnader kan förklara livsutfall. Syftet med denna studie var att använda senaste europeiska tvillingdata för att undersöka personlighet och kognitiv förmåga som prediktorer förNumerous studies have examined personality and cognitive ability in relation to life outcomes. However, longitudinal studies examining these relationships are relatively scarce, leaving the extent to which individual differences can account for life outcomes still unclear. The focus of this study was to use the latest European twin data to study personality and cognitive ability as predictors for

Trading commodities has been around for centuries, and today, most trading is done electronically on exchanges in derivatives contracts. Over time, regulatory bodies, specifically the CFTC, have sought to implement safeguards against market manipulation by participants. One such measure has been position limits on derivatives, which since January 1st, 2023, also includes so-called economically equ

Fragmentbaserad läkemedelsutveckling (FBDD) har på senare tid utvecklats som en lovande alternativ metod för att identifiera svåråtkomliga bindningsställen, såsom små fickor eller allosteriska säten. Weak affinity chromatography (WAC™) är en FBDD-metod där dissociationskonstanten kan beräknas genom att jämföra retentionstiden på en proteinkolonn med en referenskolonn. Målet med projektet är att möFragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) has in recent years emerged as an interesting method to target challenging binding sites, such as allosteric sites or small pockets. Weak Affinity Chromatography (WAC™) is a FBDD technology where dissociation constants of injected compounds are determined by comparing retention times between a protein column to a reference column. The goal of this project was t