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In industrial buildings there is often a need to attach processing equipment and other components to the building’s structure. If the main structure is made of concrete this is usually done by using anchor plates. An anchor plate is composed of a steel plate, fixed to the concrete with two or more concrete fasteners. There is a large variety of fasteners with different mechanical means of oper

Sweden is in a period of change in its establishment of a new welfare system. One of the main reasons is the political power shift from social democratic welfare regime to liberal welfare regime. This change involves, among others, a restructuring of the relationship regarding responsibility in the social welfare, between the public, private and non-government sectors. This is due to how different

The industry of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) has grown rapidly during the last decade, with for example carbon nanotubes (CNTs) incorporated in high-tech composites and nanosized TiO2 in sunscreens and paint. With an increased potential of human exposure to these novel ENPs, especially during production and handling of nanoparticles, the concern of risks when people become exposed has increased

Internet har under det senaste årtiondet blivit ett modernt inslag i nästan varje människas vardag. Internet ger obegränsade kommunikationsmöjligheter, men det finns också ett antal negativa sidor med internets snabba utveckling i samhället. En av dessa negativa sidor är att folk under den senaste tiden har börjat utnyttja möjligheten att bakom en datorskärm anonymt kränka personer som de kanske i

This study aims to evaluate the potential of a reuse system for furniture, focusing on students in Lund, this study. The study suggests that furniture has a high potential for increased reuse, partly because of its intrinsic, durable characteristics, and partly because of the students’ positive attitude towards second-hand furniture. The study also suggests that necessary features for such a syste

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to create an integrative understanding of how OBCs are fostered by developing a framework for strategic implementation. Methodology: The chosen method is of an explorative nature with an abductive approach. The authors will develop an integrated OBC framework by synthesising relevant brand community literature. This OBC framework will then be scrutinized by e

Issue of study: A forecasted increase in energy demand and consumption, together with a decrease of existing oil and gas reserves, has led the oil and gas producers to new areas beyond the conventional oil and gas regions. The Arctic, an area mainly located north of the Arctic Circle, is believed to hold very large potential of the world’s yet-to-be discovered oil and gas reserves. In addition, th

During the last few years, the interest for electric vehicles has increased enormously, there are even talk of prohibiting fossil fuels in the coming years. There is a risk that the charging of these electric vehicles can strain the electric grid. The simulations of the grid with added power demand from the electric vehicles concludes that there will not be a problem on the low- and medium voltage

Cities around the world are leading the race toward an environmentally sustainable future, but one of their major obstacles have been the personal automobile. The movement of people using public transportation often has a far lower impact than the personal automobile, but these systems are often rigid and expensive to build and operator. Now, with the emergence of intelligent transport systems – a

Today, one of the main economic engines is construction field. A few periods of history showed that in Lithuania, the main goal for the companies were to build fast, cheap dwellings on the empty lots. The capital of Lithuania, Vilnius city is not an exception. City is built ineffectively. Functions, neighbourhoods are far apart from each other and the transportation ineffectiveness leads to the lo

Energisystemsmodellering med fokus på den svenska vattenkraftens förmåga att balansera en ökad andel vind- och solelproduktion Det pågår idag en global omställning av elsystemet, från fossila till förnybara energikällor. Den nya elproduktionen väntas till stor del utgöras av variabel produktion, vilket medför nya utmaningar för elsystemet. I examensarbetet utvecklas en modell för att undersöka huThis thesis considers the representation of intermittent and flexible power production in long-term energy system models, and more specifically at the Swedish hydropower's capability of balancing the variations from increased shares of power from intermittent energy sources. The thesis aims to investigate how a present national TIMES model can be improved to better capture the technical, physi

Under de senaste decennierna har förutsättningarna på arbetsmarknaden förändrats, något som har medfört att stress och arbetsrelaterad ohälsa blivit ett stort samhällsproblem. Detta faktum medför ökade krav på arbetsgivaren i form av att skapa balans mellan krav och resurser i arbetet. Av arbetsmiljölagen framgår det att arbetsgivaren är skyldig att vidta alla åtgärder för att motverka uppkomstenOver the last few decades the conditions on the labour market have changed, something that also have contributed to the fact that stress and work-related illness have become a social problem. This actuality increases the demands for the employer when it comes to providing a work situation in balance between requirements and resources. The Work Environment Act states that the employer is obliged t

The ATLAS@Home project is a volunteer computing project, part of the larger LHC@Home project, aimed at using the computational power of personal computers from volunteers around the globe, who are interested in helping with the particle physics research taking place at the ATLAS experiment at LHC. Up this point it runs only ATLAS detector simulation tasks. This thesis explores the possibility of h

This paper highlights the complexity and ambiguity regarding the phenomenon of so called honour-related violence and oppression and explores how these matters are taken into consideration in the field of social work. In order to explore this field of study we used qualitative research as the method of inquiry. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six female social workers working with pe

Sverige är en av Europas ledande gruvnationer och den svenska gruvindustrin utgör en mycket viktig näring från försörjningssynpunkt, sysselsättningssynpunkt och industriell synpunkt. Samtidigt som mineralindustrin innebär stora vinster för samhället medför den även rad betänkligheter ur miljösynpunkt. Gruvverksamhet för bland annat med sig buller, damm, förändrad hydrologi och utsläpp av olika slaSweden is one of Europe's leading mining nations and the Swedish mining industry is an important industry from a supply, employment and industrial point of view. At the same time as the mineral industry brings profits for society it also brings consideration from an environmental point of view. Mining activities include noise, dust, altered hydrology and emissions of various kinds. In addition

How can the low representation of women in politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina be understood and what can a different approach add to already existing approaches to make Bosnia-Herzegovina more gender equal in terms of political representation of the genders? There has been established a Gender Equality Law that demands a 40% gender quota of political representation, but the gender representation has o

Syftet med studien är att presentera gällande regelverk beträffande den svenska polisens användning av skjutvapen och därefter undersöka om regleringen är tillfredsställande eller i behov av ändring. Den laga befogenheten att använda våld regleras i 10 § polislagen och den laga befogenheten att använda skjutvapen regleras i skjutkungörelsen och Rikspolisstyrelsens föreskrifter och allmänna råd, FAThe purpose of the study is to present the current regulation concerning the Swedish police’s use of firearms and thenceforth investigate whether the regulation is satisfactory or if changes are required. The legal right to use violence is stated in 10 § in the police-code, and the right to use firearms is stated in the firearm proclamation and the national police board’s regulation FAP 104-2. In