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Recombination strongly impacts sequence evolution by affecting the extent of linkage and the efficiency of selection. Here, we study recombination over the Z chromosome in great reed warblers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) using pedigree-based linkage mapping. This species has extended Z and W chromosomes (“neo-sex chromosomes”) formed by a fusion between a part of chromosome 4A and the ancestral sex

Islam is a scriptural religion par excellence whose primary reference point is the Quran – according to the Islamic tradition, the collection of revelations that Muhammad received during his prophetic career from around 610 CE until his death in 632 CE. The Quran is full of references and allusions to particular figures, events and practices without providing further detail, assuming that the read

Since mid-2000s, a great emphasis of the global development agenda is directed toward women and their participation in society, especially as wageworkers and political actors. Hand-in-hand with this emphasis on women’s empowerment and gender equality as the ‘solution’ for development, the involvements of private actors in the development arena have increased as well. The notion of private corporat

The Maputo Declaration was launched in 2003 as a response to the stagnation of African agriculture. The signatories agreed that 10% of public expenditure should be spent on agriculture in an effort to increase agricultural productivity. This paper examines to what degree the goal of the Maputo declaration has been reached. Little to no evidence was found for a direct positive impact on agricultura

En uppsats som testar strategin Dogs of the Dow på svenska börsen. Uppsatsen tar även hänsyn till återköp som en parameter i denna strategi. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka huruvida Dogs of the Dow kan generera en högre avkastning än ett jämförelseindex. Vidare syftar uppsatsen till att undersöka om en utvecklad variant av strategin kan skapa bättre avkastning än ursprungsstrategin och inde

Syftet med studien är att undersöka om investeringsstrategin ”Dogs of the Dow” har genererat överavkastning på Stockholmsbörsen under perioden 1988-2015, jämfört med relevant index. Avkastningen jämförs med hänsyn till transaktionskostnader, skatter och risk. Författarna undersöker om det finns en statistiskt signifikant skillnad i avkastningen och risken mellan investeringsstrategin och jämförels

Den effektiva marknadshypotesen bygger på att en effektiv marknad försvårar eller helt eliminerar möjligheten att få riskjusterad överavkastning på ett strukturerat och återkommande vis. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka huruvida det, trots en effektiv marknad, är möjligt att få riskjusterad överavkastning genom att använda välkända investeringsstrategier. De strategier vi använt oss av är

There is an ongoing shift to mobility in business IT, as well as in the consumer space. Users do not demand mobile availability anymore, they simply expect the ability to access business IT with consumer devices. Stemming from this demand, mobile business intelligence (BI) has emerged as a response from the BI industry. Thus, mobile BI is an extension of traditional BI into mobile devices. In line

State Aid is prohibited according to European Union legislation since it has possible distortive effects on competition. Nevertheless, Member States intervene in the economy and play an important role in the full functioning and development of the economy and society. The European Commission investigates potential State Aid measures by comparing the behaviour of the State with the behaviour of a h

The Swedish construction and real estate sector has a significant impact on the total national carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption. Thus, energy efficient and environmentally friendly renovation measures of existing buildings in Sweden plays an important role in the attempt to mitigate the climate changes. By applying the methodology developed by the IEA EBC Annex 56, this study focuse

Begreppet Anthropocene har börjat användas för att betona att förhållandena på jorden styrs av mänsklig aktivitet och inte av naturliga processer, som under holocen. Antropocen är dock ännu inte helt definierat, varken tidsmässigt eller stratigrafiskt. Syftet med den här studien är därför att definiera vad som kännetecknar antropocen, utreda de stratigrafiska markörer som definierar dess början ocThe term Anthropocene has begun to be used to emphasize that conditions on Earth are governed by human activity and not by natural processes, as in the Holocene. However, the Anthropocene is not yet fully defined, neither temporally nor stratigraphically. The purpose of this study is therefore to define what characterizes the Anthropocene, investigate stratigraphic markers that define its beginnin

In this essay, I explore the concept the male gaze in a feminist theological perspective with a curtain focus on the body of women. The essay seek to answer the question how the female can be liberated from the male gaze and take control of her own body. The aim is to contribute to a body theology that encourages the woman's embodiment. The essay analyzes Lisa Isherwood's work The Fat Jesu

Denmark and the Netherlands had different approaches to deal with the repercussions of the oil crisis of 1973: Denmark focused on the development of renewables, and the Netherlands developed their natural gas sector. The varying approaches create the possibility to measure and generalize the dynamics of energy innovations on CO2 output in small developed countries. This thesis relates the energy p

One’s ability to lead and manage should not be dictated solely by one’s education but rather their experiences and personal background. If this is the case, then little attention should be paid to whether one comes from a business-related background or not, and more attention should be paid to the skills and characteristics of the individual. This study investigates how the humanities are represen

The poetry of Edith Södergran had a major influence on literary modernism in Scandinavia. The poems, and the person behind them, continue to intrigue. The authorship is divided into three periods; the second period is associated with the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche. In addition, several of Södergran’s earlier poems have been interpreted as inspired by Arthur Schopenhauer. In this thesis, I ex