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In 1998 a new regional development policy was introduced by the Swedish government. A central feature in the policy was the formation of partnerships at the regional level. The partnerships were meant to consist of local and regional stakeholders, representing a great variety of interests, who would collaborate in order to improve regional development. The new policy was promoted, besides being mo
Railway expansion is usually associated with containing and supporting economic growth. This particular research approaches railways from the angle of technological potential. It explores whether railways can drive China towards technology-led growth, and if so, the way in which this process occurs. The study uses a theoretical framework of complementarities adjusting it to the qualitative analysi
The current literature on community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa is mostly concerned with discussing the failure of the programme. This is mainly done from a Western perspective with the underlying assumption that Western institutions need to be in place in order for CBNRM to become successful. This leads to the question of whether the underlying assum
The aim of this research is evaluation of land suitability for urban land-use planning. Four factors and fourteen criteria were selected for suitability analysis and land-use planning. Factors and criteria were defined based on literature survey, experts' opinions, local contexts and availability of data. GIS-based Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used as a Multi-criteria Decision Making mod
Recent studies have uncovered thousands of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in human pancreatic β cells. β cell lncRNAs are often cell type specific and exhibit dynamic regulation during differentiation or upon changing glucose concentrations. Although these features hint at a role of lncRNAs in β cell gene regulation and diabetes, the function of β cell lncRNAs remains largely unknown. In this stud
Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and experiment were employed to investigate the transient ignition and flame propagation process in a rearwall-expansion cavity scramjet combustor using combined fuel injection schemes. The compressible supersonic solver and three ethylene combustion mechanisms were first validated against experimental data and results show in reasonably good agreement. Fuel injection s
The purpose of this research is to examine how the family law secretay’s role is created by other professions regarding custody trials. The research will focus on the experiences of the family law secreties and their participation in custody trials along side of the legal disputes concerning; custody, residence and contact within families. The methods that has been used are; semistructual intervi
This paper estimates the effect of female economic empowerment on domestic violence. I use individual level data from high-quality Swedish administrative registers on women's earnings and hospital visits relating to assault. With this third-party reported violence measure, I overcome the issue of selective under-reporting of violence. I proxy female economic empowerment with a measure of women's p
Nitrogen leaching from boreal and temporal forests, where normally most of the nitrogen is retained, has the potential to increase acidification of soil and water and eutrophication of the Baltic Sea. In parts of Sweden, where the nitrogen deposition has been intermediate to high during recent decades, there are indications that the soils are close to nitrogen saturation. In this study, four diffe
The purpose of this study was to investigate how private and public actors in the institutional care of children and young people’s homes (HVB) market them self on the internet. In 1982 the new Swedish Social Law made it possible for private providers to establish the institution for institutional care of children and young people (HVB). Since then, the development within institutional care has ta
Flera studier visar att valet av etableringsmetod är väsentligt vid etablering utomlands. Tidigare undersökningar ger dock varierande resultat. Japan har en väldigt annorlunda kultur och flera företag har tvingats ge upp sina etableringsförsök. Syftet är att beskriva fyra svenska dotterbolagsetableringar i Japan och analysera effekten av kulturskillnader och deras påverkan på etableringsprocessernSeveral studies have shown the importance of the market entry mode when entering foreign markets. However, previous studies give various results. Japan is said to have a unique culture and many companies have been forced to give up their attempts to enter the Japanese market. This thesis aims to describe the entry process of four Swedish subsidiaries in Japan and analyze the effects of cultural di
Bangladesh has a long history of coping with and recovery from disasters. Although climate extremes are increasingly taking huge tolls especially in the Southwestern part of the country, households are resisting the negative outcomes of these events as best they can. This research explores the coping strategies of the people of a coastal village in the wake of a cyclone, Aila. The vulnerability ap
The land development process is usually known as a very complex and drawn-out process. During the latest decade, the system of municipal development has become more market-oriented and the responsibility has shifted from public to private sector. The property developer takes a great financial risk each time a new project is initiated by not knowing when or if a detailed development plan will be ap
Wetland and biodiversity loss affect both ecosystem function and human wellbeing. However, it is argued that the incremental rate of farmland abandonment provides opportunities for ecological restoration to help reverse this negative trend. This thesis applies ecosystem service framework and psychological ownership theory to analyse a wetland restoration project in a semi-urban town of Jablonné v
Due to anthropogenically created climate change, global cities are facing inundation by rising sea levels. This study aimed to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the exposure of urban infrastructure such as roads, railways, buildings and parks to sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios, and how this would affect local populations. Three economic hubs, namely London (United Kingdom), Bangkok (Thailand) an
This paper explores the relationship between historical political conflicts and subnational variation in state capacity. I draw on new literature which suggests that internal patterns of state strength mirror the geographical distribution of socio-political conflicts during critical periods of institutional change. This general argument is placed within a broader society-centric theoretical framew
Syftet med föreliggande kandidatuppsats var att med en explorativ ansats undersöka hur fenomenet ohövlighet upplevs bland svenska arbetstagare samt att definiera begreppet utifrån en svensk kontext. Undersökningen genomfördes med semistrukturerade intervjuer av 6 deltagare från södra Sverige. Fem huvudtema identifierades genom tematisk analys: intention, makt, påverkan, förväntningar och respekt. The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis is to investigate how the phenomenon of workplace incivility is experienced amongst Swedish employees and to define the concept of workplace incivility within a Swedish context. The study was carried out using semi-structured interviews on six participants from southern Sweden. Five main themes were identified through thematic analysis; intention, power, impac
Sweden has a tradition of a strong social legislation regarding child protection. However at the ratification of the Convention on the rights of the Child of 1990 there surfaced a need for certain alterations in the Swedish social legislation. A decade later the BO (Children's ombudsman) felt that the change took place too slowly and also that the Convention was still virtually unknown to the
Post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients are at very high cardiovascular risk. Despite current guidelines strongly recommend to reduce LDL-C levels and initiation of high-intensity statins as early as possible in patients admitted with an ACS, less than half of ACS patients receive a high intensity statin, and a high percentage of has LDL-C well above the goal despite therapy. There are multipl
