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The construction and operation of buildings is resource and energy intensive. As a sector buildings are responsible for roughly a quarter of all greenhouse gasses globally and represent a key intervention point in the fight against climate change. Energy and green building certification schemes are an example of tools that can be used in the design and construction high-performance buildings to he

The aim of this thesis is to examine if fiction books can be used as a support for young adults in families where one of the parents suffer from mental illness. I have used a qualitative method and have made a content analysis on five fiction books for young adults. The fiction books were found on a list of book recommendations published on Psykiatri Skåne’s webpage dedicated for relatives of peop

Hästgödsel – framtidens energiresurs Antalet hästar i Sverige ökar varje år och därmed även mängden gödsel. Hanteringen av hästgödsel är idag ett stort problem då stallarna ofta ligger i tätort eller tätortsnära landsbygd utan tillgänglig areal för gödselspridning. Detta skapar problem för hästägare som får betala flera tusen kronor per år och häst för att bli av med gödseln. Hästar har en stor Horses have a great social, cultural and economic importance in society and contribute to the open landscape. There are currently more than 360,000 horses in Sweden, which together produce over 2.7 million tons of manure per year. This represents 10% of the total amount of manure from all livestock in the country. Most horses are found in urban or near-urban rural areas, which means that there is

Endowed with diverse vegetation covers, the Middle Atlas Mountains receive substantial snowfall in winter, which contributes to plant hydration during the growing season. Using remotely-sensed imagery, this study aims to assess the trends in snow cover variations between 2000 and 2015, analyse the local influence of snowpack persistence on vegetation growth and evaluate the significance of this ef

Immigrant entrepreneurs who get involved in the restaurant industry face different challenges to promote their restaurants and attract new customers. However, immigrant entrepreneurs’ cultural capital is an important asset that can be exploited to overcome these challenges. This paper seeks to identify and explore what is the cultural capital that immigrant entrepreneurs use as marketing strategie

I och med ett nuvarande svenskt politiskt klimat där strategisk politisk kommunikation har blivit mer påtagligt, gäller det för partierna att anpassa sina budskap gentemot marknadens efterfrågan. Ur det förändrade politiska rummet har marknadsorienterade tendenser uppkommit bland partier som lämnar sina ideologiska värderingar för att generera fler röster (Strömbäck, 2007). Syftet med denna studieWith the current Swedish political climate in which a strategic political communication has become more apparent, it is more important for parties to adapt their messages towards the market demand. From the constant changing political room, market trends has arose among the parties who leaves their ideological values ​​to generate more votes (Strömbäck, 2007). The purpose of this study is to exami

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to explore how the ownership transfer from a developed country to a developing country influences consumers’ perception of the brand. Design/methodology/approach: After the extensive review of the literature about the concept of country of origin and brand image, three premium automobile brand acquisition cases (Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo) were investigated.

Thesis Purpose: This study has a twofold purpose. First, the authors want to contribute to research on idea evaluation in the fuzzy front end by specifically shedding light on the food industry as this sector differs from other industries (Galizzi & Venturini, 1996; Tidd & Bessant, 2014; Triguero, Córcoles & Cuerva, 2013). Second, different evaluation criteria will be outlined for high

Ett flertal studier har funnit ett samband mellan Mg/Ca i foraminiferer och olika miljö-faktorer såsom temperatur (e.g Billups and Schrag, 2002; Dissard et al., 2010; Ferguson et al., 2008). Detta har möjliggjort paleomiljörekonstruktioner baserade på Mg/Ca i foraminiferer. Detta examensarbete har haft som mål att undersöka påverkan av temperatur och salinitet på Mg/Ca i tre arter och ett släkte aMultiple studies have found a link between Mg/Ca in foraminifera and various environmental factors (e.g Billups and Schrag, 2002; Dissard et al., 2010; Ferguson et al., 2008). This has allowed for paleoenvi-ronmental reconstructions based on Mg/Ca in foraminifera to be made. My thesis has intended to find the influence of temperature and salinity on Mg/Ca in three species and one benthic Genus of

Title: Why do some municipalities stop using the balanced scorecard? - A case study in three Swedish municipalities. Seminar date: 2014-06-05 Course: FEKH69 Authors: Denice Klytsareff, Pär-Ola Olsson, Hanna Tengeborg Advisor: Mikael Hellström Key words: Balanced scorecard, not for profit, municipality, management control, organizational change. Purpose: To describe and analyze why some Swe

I Marks & Spencer-domen tillät EUD för första gången gränsöverskridande förlustutjämning för koncerner, enligt Marks & Spencer-målet kan ett moderbolag ta emot ett dotterbolags förlust vid det fall dotterbolaget har uttömt alla möjligheter till att beakta förlusten i sin hemviststat. Med tiden har Marks & Spencer-undantaget utvecklats och sträcker sig idag till att även avse fasta drifThe ECJ allowed for the first time cross-border loss relief in the judgement of Marks & Spencer, according to the Marks & Spencer case ECJ granted a parent company loss relief with a subsidiary in another EU member state in case the subsidiary had exhausted the possibilities of taking losses into account in the state of residence. The case law has developed to also concern permanent establ

The development cooperation between the ACP (African, Caribbean, Pacific) Countries and the European Union (The European Community and its Member States) has evolved during a period of about 45 years. The first stumbling steps were directed towards advanced trade but later on other important factors came into play. The trend today is towards deepened discussions in a number of areas, such as human

Abstract Authors: Emelie Karlsson Ånhed and Ellinor Wisjö Title: Collaboration – Maybe, maybe not? Supervisor: Christina Erneling The aim of this study was undertaken with the aim of examining if there is any working collaboration between schools, social services, child/youth psychiatry and the police in the chosen community. We have not implicated a survey with pre-chosen answers, as we feel giv

I väpnade konflikter så väl som i fredstid har förekomsten av våldtäkter och dess utbredda straffrihet fördömts av FN och förbud mot detta har konsekvent erkänts inom det internationella samfundet. Denna ståndpunkt är dock en för- hållandevis ny strävan. Den sena reaktionen på de krigsrelaterade våldtäk- terna är delvis en konsekvens av att våldtäkt historiskt präglats av myter. My- ter så som attRape and other forms of sexual violence committed with impunity during armed conflicts as well as peacetime has been condemned by the UN and the international community. However, this position is a relatively new. The late reaction to the war-related rapes is partly a consequence of the fact that rape has historically been the subject of myths. Myths such as that rapes represent an inevitable resu

Uppsatsen behandlar de rättsliga regleringar som utgör gällande rätt vid häktning av unga mellan 15-17 år. Syftet för uppsatsen är att utreda om denna reglering är rättssäkert utifrån principen om förutsägbarhet. För att göra detta redovisas regleringen om frihetsberövande generellt, för att vidare begränsas till frihetsberövande genom häktning och sedermera behandla regleringen gällande unga mellThe thesis deals with the legal regulations that constitute the current law on the detention of young people aged 15-17. The purpose for the essay is to investigate whether this regulation is legally secure based on the principle of predictability. In order to do this, the regulation on deprivation of liberty is described in general, then limited to deprivation of liberty by means of detention and

Ett samboförhållande är ett förhållande mellan två personer som stadigvarande bor tillsammans i ett parförhållande och har gemensamt hushåll. Med parförhållande avses en förbindelse vari som regel ingår sexuellt samliv. Sexuellt samliv är alltså en förutsättning för att ett förhållande ska kunna konstituera ett samboförhållande. Men vad innebär detta krav egentligen? Att kräva att ett förhållandeA cohabiting relationship is a relationship between two people who permanently live together as a couple and have a joint household. To live as a couple means to live in a relationship in which a sex life is usually a part of. A sex life is thus a prerequisite for a relationship to be able to constitute a cohabiting relationship. But what does this requirement really mean? Having a sex life as a

The authors of this paper identified a gap in the debate revolving around innovation during a crisis and recognized the importance of exploring whether being highly innovative is universally desirable across all sectors during times of crisis. While previous research has emphasized the positive impact of innovation on performance, it is essential to investigate the negative impact of innovation an

In 1988 Hills proposed that stars can gain velocities above 500 km s−1 if they are in a stellar binary which gets disrupted by a super massive black hole (SMBH). One of the stars would get trapped in an elliptical orbit around the SMBH while the other gets ejected and obtains a relatively high velocity. Normally stars within galaxies have low peculiar velocities but stars ejected with velocities o

The world is slowly moving towards a more environmentally friendly mindset and many companies, such as Tetra Pak® have followed this lead by producing more environmentally friendly products and developing better materials with less environmental impact. To accommodate these requirements, it is important that the package is recyclable. For a carton this is defined by the repulpability, i.e., the ab

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive type of primary brain tumours in adults and accounts for 49.1% of the cases. Most of the cases are recorded in elderly patients, but GBM affects people of all age groups. Till date no cure has been found. Previous data has suggested that pericytes might influence tumour invasion by interacting with tumour cells by the secretion of or interaction with extra