The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if Basel III has contributed to financial stability and if the capital requirements ensure financial stability in Europe. With the use of mixed methods this paper answers this question both quantitatively, by looking at the European banks empirically between the years of 2013-2018, and qualitatively, by conducting interviews and analyzing studies on the

Empirical research suggests that a more sophisticated model of consumer behavior, than the one provided by neoclassical economic theory, is needed. Behavioral economics takes into consideration that individuals are not entirely rational in the traditional sense, and that there are many ways in which their behavior deviates from what could be expected based on classic theory. Profit maximizing comp

En ökad användning av flergångsartiklar kan minska sjukvårdens miljöpåverkan Inom sjukvården har användningen av engångsartiklar ökat under de senaste decennierna, vilket leder till en ökad användning av jordens resurser. Detta har en negativ miljöpåverkan och åtgärder behöver vidtas för att minska resursanvändningen och arbeta mot en hållbar utveckling inom denna sektor. Att övergå till en ökad The increasing awareness of resource depletion has led to a growing interest in adapting a more efficient use of resources within multiple sectors to support a more sustainable development. One sector that uses large amounts of resources, with the high use of consumables, is the healthcare sector. The purpose of this study is to perform a life cycle assessment of three possible alternatives of ce

Digitaliseringen förutses bli en av de starkaste förändringsfaktorerna i samhället de kommande åren. Denna studie ämnar att undersöka möjligheter och hinder i samband med digitaliseringsprojekt inom kommuner. Utgångspunkten är en kvalitativ intervjuundersökning av tjänstemännen som har det övergripande och strategiska ansvaret för kommunernas digitaliseringsarbete. Den teoretiska utgångspunkten oc

The aggregation of α-synuclein into fibrils has been long proven to be closely related to the toxicity leading to Parkinson’s disease. In this process, medium-sized intermediates called oligomers are formed, a heterogeneous group of aggregates formed by a small number of monomers. While fibrils have been proven to cause little to no toxicity, oligomers have been demonstrated to induce cell death.

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues researched in Sustainability Science. Even though risks and consequences have been shown, actions to reduce emissions have been unsuccessful. UNFCCC is the global center for climate change policy and the host of the greatest concerted will to fight climate change, the Paris Agreement. Even with the hopeful aim and goals of the agreement, global emi

The aim of this paper was to establish sources for microplastic fibres and fragments based on the presence of specific colours (I) within different land use classes and (II) in relation to the location of wastewater treatment plants. Most of the colours did not result in significantly different counts between the land use classes, except for black fragments, which resulted in significantly higher

Beslutsfattande, förmågan att navigera sig genom problem, blir mer allt mer komplext i takt med att allt mer information tillgängliggörs digitalt. Billigare datorprestanda medger möjlighet att underbygga beslutsfattande, men ställer liksom övrig systemutveckling krav på modellering. Decision Model and Notation (DMN) är en relativt ung modelleringsnotation som omfattar beslutsfattande. Begriplighet

This piece of work aims at gaining a better understanding of how cognitive and sensual experiences takes place when we interact within the social encounter processes of shared spaces. The structure of this thesis starts off with a theoretical review based on the aspects of social encounters divided into the following areas: affect theory, the ideal of sympathy, and situated multiplicity. These t

Climate Change Impacts are a major concern for Bangladesh. The country is expected to face an increase of 11% in precipitation, drier winter periods causing droughts, extremely high temperatures, sea level rise changing the dynamics of discharge of water from rivers, etc. intensifying poverty. At the forefront of these impacts are char islands highly exposed to the socio-ecological impacts from CC

Matsvinn är ett stort globalt problem som för närvarande saknar tillräckliga politiska och lagstiftande åtgärder för att förstå och hantera problemet. Skåne län, har ambitiösa och högt satta klimatmål, där minskat kommunalt matsvinn kan vara ett sätt för att uppnå dessa mål. Jag ville bättre förstå vilken forskning som redan existerar, var forskningsbrister ligger och hur matsvinn reduceras i verkFood waste is recognized as a major global issue that currently lacks sufficient political and legislative action in order to understand or address it adequately. Skåne County, Sweden’s southernmost county, has highly ambitious climate action goals, and reducing municipal food waste could help them meet these goals. I wanted to better understand what research already exists, where research gaps li

Astronomi är ett vetenskapsområde som får allt mer uppmärksamhet varje år, allteftersom vi blickar mot stjärnorna för framtida utforskning och kolonisation. Det är därför väldigt viktigt att mänskligheten fortsätter att arbeta med att förstå hur universum fungerar när det kommer till avlägsna stjärnor. Vi lär oss om detta genom att, bland annat, skapa modeller och simuleringar av vår galax baseradThe consensus in the field is that we have a pretty good understanding of the physics behind star formation and evolution. So far, the models that have been created characterize the different collections of stars in our Milky Way galaxy with decent accuracy, and they have allowed for humanity to obtain insights into how our universe evolved. However, the author believes that our current techniques

I takt med digitaliseringen blir informationssäkerhet ett växande hot. De flesta organisationer arbetar fram säkerhetspolicys för att reglera arbetet. Ett av problemen som organisationer ofta stöter på är att de anställda inte följer de uppsatta riktlinjerna. Vi har genom att utföra en intervjustudie svarat på huruvida företag bör se över hur de arbetar med säkerhet. Vi har även undersökt hur bala

During this thesis nanoporous alumina has been used as a template for the synthesis of nano-confined palladium structures. The nanoporous templates have been synthesized by anodization of aluminum and characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), resulting in good statistics of the pore diameter and interpore distance

Författare: Jakob Bohman Titel: Titel – En fördjupande studie om transpersoners upplevelser av ätstörningar. Masteruppsats: SOCM04 30 hp Handledare: Mikael Klintman Sociologiska institutionen, vårterminen 2019 Transpersoner är starkt överrepresenterade inom ätstörningsstatistiken. Det är närmare sex gånger så vanligt bland transpersoner att lida av ätstörningsproblematik än cispersoner, men forsk

“It’s not as simple as one thought” – a qualitive study of parents of young children with the wish to achieve equal parenting and the tension between ideal Sweden is seen as the most gender equal country in Europe and gender equality is a stated goal. Yet there is a gap between ideal and practice, which is seen when focusing on e.g. equal parenting. It is clear that women take greater responsibil

We consider the Hopfield model on graphs. Specifically we compare five different incomplete graphs on 4 or 5 vertices’s including a cycle, a path and a star. Provided is a proof of the Hamiltonian being monotonically decreasing under asynchronous network dynamics. This result is applied to the treated incomplete graphs to derive exact values for the incre- mental drop in energy on pattern sizes 2,

Meeting international climate goals require a major reallocation of global investment portfolios. However, in 2016, 74%. of all assets under management were still socially and environmentally unchecked. Research has started to address how finance can support the low-carbon transition, but little is known about how the financial sector itself perceives this transition. This thesis seeks to 1) ident