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Architectural education is most of the time based on architectural tasks with little connection to real circumstances of a building process. The projects focuses on design and the result of the projects is abstractions of the reality, such as drawings, diagrams and models. Architecture through practice aims to explore parts of the architectural practice which we usually don’t have to think about i
This essay investigates the ways of convergence of the spectacle with the surveillance, as suggested by Thomas Mitchell and Nicholas Mirzoeff. In order to ground their suggested theory in concrete visual empirical cases, I situate my analysis in the Palestinian territories. I juxtapose ostensibly disparate visual phenomena deriving from the street art and the military visualizing technologies. The
In contrast to the peripheral role of mother tongue as a subject in Sweden, English has retained an elevated position. Together with Swedish, English is characterized as being crucial to Swedish society, positioning both languages at the top of the linguistic hierarchy. Given the generally perceived low status of mother tongue instruction (MTI) and high status of English in Sweden, an interesting
Currently humanity faces environmental challenges that require political action in order to maintain the integrity of human and environmental systems. However, political authorities are not always ready to make rigorous decisions to support the necessary changes. Thus, social movements as a recognised agent of cultural, political and social change have the power to push for these decisions. Over t
Det nuvarande skattesystemet som gäller grundas på förtroende och bygger på att de uppgifter som lämnas till Skatteverket och som ska ligga till grund för inkomstbeskattning är riktiga. Ett sådant tillitsbaserat system är emellertid föremål för missbruk vilket under senare år gjort sig gällande i högre grad. Det har skett en negativ utvecklingsriktning där i synnerhet aktiebolag används som ett brThe tax system that is in force is predominantly based on trust and relies heavily on the correctness of the information that is provided to the Swedish Tax Agency regarding income taxation. A trust-based system is however subject to abuse which in recent years also has become more pronounced. There has been a downward trend, particularly involving limited companies where they are utilized as crim
Genom Europarättens inflytande har domstolarnas konstitutionella ställning i Sverige stärkts i flera viktiga avseenden. Europarätten har inneburit en ny rättsordning att förhålla sig till i vilken domstolarna har en central roll. Det gäller både genomförandet av EU-rätten och bevakningen av rättighetsskyddet enligt Europakonventionen. Det har lett till en utvidgning av rätten till domstolsprövningThe constitutional position of the courts in Sweden have increased in a significant way through the influence of the European law. The European law have established a new legal order in which the court have a vital role. That includes both the implementation of EU law and the monitoring of the European Convention on Human Rights. This have led to an increased right to judicial review, which have c
Den europeiska flygmarknaden har under nästan hela 1900-talet dominerats av nationella flygbolag som har subventionerats för att kunna upprätthålla stora linjenät och en hög servicenivå. Flygbolagen var länge undantagna från Europeiska unionens konkurrens- och statsstödsregler men kraven på en avreglering ökade under 1980-talet. Efter en liberaliseringsprocess mellan 1987 och 1993 öppnades marknadUp until the 1990’s, the European aviation market was dominated by state owned national airlines that were subsidized by their respective states in order to maintain large networks and a high level of service. The airline industry was excluded from EU regulations of competition and state aid. However, higher demands for a deregulation of the market were raised in the 1980’s. After a liberalization
The aim of this essay is to contribute to the field of research for language teachers in order to raise the awareness of the Education Act concerning the fundamental values which enforce an equal education for every student. Research made by the National Agency for Education presents results were the fundamental values are not incorporated satisfactorily into the daily teaching but rather dealt wi
Det här examenarbetet behandlar den folkrättsliga disciplinen erkännande av stater. Inom det valda ämnesområdet undersöks staters argumentation för att erkänna respektive icke-erkänna en entitet som stat. Undersökningen avgränsas till att granska argumentationen i förhållande till två utvalda fall, Kosovo och Krim. Syftet för det här examensarbetet är att undersöka hur staters erkännande respektivThis thesis will examine the topic of state recognition in public international law. More precisely investigate states reasoning and argumentation concerning the choice whether to recognize or not recognize an entity as a state. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how state´s recognition and non-recognition of Kosovo and Crimea regarding their declarations of independence, correspond to the l
Habitatkonnektivitet och förekomsten av gräsmarksfjärilar Dagens gräsmarker har ofta reducerats till små, geografiskt isolerade fragment omgivna och åtskilda av stora arealer med planterad skog eller åker. För gräsmarkslevande fjärilar utgör långa avstånd mellan livsmiljöerna ett stort hot då det innebär kraftigt försämrade spridningsmöjligheter. I den här studien har graden av habitatkonnektiviThe biologically important grasslands of today have due to last century’s major changes in land use often been reduced to small, geographically isolated fragments. The low level of habitat connectivity in fragmented landscapes, prevents dispersal of organisms and is considered to be a great threat to biodiversity. In this study the impact of connectivity on the abundance of 6 species of grassland
Due to unusually low precipitation during late autumn and winter of the year 2015/2016 the groundwater levels of south-eastern Sweden have reached the lowest levels ever recorded since measurements began in 1968. In the month of April in the year 2016 the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) made a public statement to the media announcing that unless substantial amounts of precipitation is added duri
Background Sub-Sahara Africa has seen tremendous economic growth the last years. Between 2001-2011 six of the world’s fastest growing economies were in Sub-Sahara Africa. This makes the region a very attractive market for firms and investors interested in growing their business. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to identify the key factors that affect growth for firms that are active or plann
Multinational Corporations (MNCs) or Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) are of great importance in the global economy. A great amount of international trade is either between multinational corporations or within a multinational corporation, which is called intra-firm trade. Therefore, intra-firm trade is also of importance in the global economy. The price used in intra-firm trade is called transfer
Background: Soils contain the largest stock of organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems and changes in soil C stocks may significantly affect atmospheric CO2. A significant part of soil C is present in cultivated soils that occupy about 35 % of the global land surface. Agricultural intensification has led to practices that may decrease soil organic carbon (SOC), and agricultural management has
The purpose of our study is to examine what risk factors can contribute to a child/youth with neuropsychiatric disorders developing an addiction to drugs. We also wanted to find out what protective factors can contribute not to develop an addiction. In order to find out these two different aspects we interviewed twelve professionals to get their view upon the matter. The professionals work within
This study is an effort to find a connection between the high number of people on sick leave, the occupational health situation at the workplace, and stronger market competition and globalisation forces. The basis for the study is statistics, mainly on injuries and diseases, interviews with people in different positions with either long experience within the safety and health situation or otherwi
Fountain of Knowledge? The Changing Role of the Library at the Upper Secondary School Level. There have been many changes in the Swedish society in general, and in the school system and hence the school library in particular during the last decade. The aim of this master thesis is then to study what students at the upper secondary school level consider to be the optimal school library to meet thei
AbstractBackground: The view of delirium has changed considerably over the last decade and delirium is now a very topical issue within the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Delirium has proved to be common in critically ill patients and is manifested as acute changes in the mental status with reduced cognitive ability, incoherent thought patterns, impaired consciousness, agitation and acute confu
Purpose: In order to evaluate long-term effects on neurodevelopment in children born to women with epilepsy during pregnancy we studied the children's school grades at age 16. Methods: We used the Patient Register, the Medical Birth Register, and a local study at South Hospital, Stockholm, to identify women with epilepsy in Sweden who had given birth between 1973 and 1986. The Swedish School Mark
We give approximation and online algorithms as well as data structures for some well studied problems in computational geometry. The thesis is divided into three parts. In part one, we study problems related to guarding, exploring and searching geometric environments. We show inapproximability results for guarding lines and 2-link polygons, question stated time bounds for computing shortes
