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Climatic condition is what ultimately frames all ecosystems and is now undergoing dramatic change. IPCC models predict, in 100 years, a temperature increase between 2-5 ˚C and, as a consequence of warmer and wetter conditions, increased humic content in northern temperate freshwater systems. To study the impact of increasing temperature and humic content on shallow freshwaters a long-term outdoor

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka eventuella skillnader mellan de nordiska börserna samt mellan olika sektorer. Samt huruvida marknadsförhållandet påverkar graden av underprissättning. Den nordiska marknaden är studiens fokus då flera av de tidigare studierna till stor del utelämnat Norden. Thomson ONE Banker, Zephyr samt Datastream 5.0 användes för att samla in öppnings- och stängningspriThe purpose of this study is to examine possible differences in underpricing between the Nordic Stock Exchanges and between different sectors. This study will also examine if the level of underpricing is affected by the market conditions. The Nordic market will be the focus of this study due to the fact that many of the previous studies have excluded the Nordics. Thomson ONE Banker, Zephyr and

Denna uppsats undersöker mutual funds i USA och dess svenska motsvarighet värdepappersfonden. Förutom att jämföra de två fondtyperna är uppsatsens syfte att analysera huruvida mutual funds och värdepappersfonder överensstämmer ur en organisatorisk synpunkt. I USA organiseras mutual funds som truster och regleras av federal, statlig och common law för både mutual funds och truster. I Sverige saknasThis paper examines mutual funds in the U.S. and its Swedish equivalent, värdepappersfonder. The aim of the paper is not only to compare the two funds, but also to analyze whether mutual funds and värdepappersfonder correspond from an organizational point of view. In the US mutual funds are organized as trusts and governed by the federal, state and common law concerning both mutual funds and trust

Media som inte utgör public service finansieras genom annonsförsäljning. Det leder till att tidningarna väljer ut sitt innehåll utifrån vad de tror säljer och det finns vissa omständigheter som ökar nyhetsvärdet i en händelse. Av de som står misstänkta för brott utgör kvinnor cirka 20 %. Den låga andelen medför att händelser med kvinnliga misstänkta blir sensationella och oförutsägbara och att hänMedia that isn’t public service finance their business through selling ads. Journalists and editors therefore choose the context of their media depending on what they believe will sell and there are circumstances that increase the newsworthiness of a story. Female suspects make up about 20 % of all the people suspected of crimes. Stories involving female suspects are therefore sensational and unpr

The aim of this study was to explore sea-level rise (SLR) exposure in South-East England by conducting a broad analysis of some of the possible impacts of inundation in the region under different SLR scenarios in a warming climate. The potential effects of coastal inundation were mapped and quantified by applying a modified bathtub modelling approach in GIS to a low-elevation coastal Digital Terr

Undersökning av en ny metod att söka efter inhibitorer Vad görs när immunsystemet, systemet byggt för att skydda oss, attackerar oss istället? I dagsläget finns inte så mycket man kan göra. Jag har därför undersökt en ny metod för att hitta ämnen som ska kunna hindra det trasiga immunsystemet från att skada! Framsteg inom medicinen är bland de viktigaste som kan göras för mänsklighetens fortlevnaThe main purpose of this master thesis was to test a novel approach of finding leads for new pharmaceuticals, by using Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis (SPPS) in combination with Weak Affinity Chromatography (WAC). Put in a more concrete way, the objective was to find a lead for a better human neutrophil elastase inhibitor. The plan was to take advantage of the fact that the tripeptide Valine-Proline

Börja med resterna för att minska matsvinnet från skolköken Skolköken kan fortsätta minska sitt matsvinn genom att först fokusera på att tillvarata rester och därefter minska överproduktionen. På så sätt kan engagemang väckas och varaktig förändring uppnås. Varje år slängs stora mängder mat. Matproduktion påverkar miljön och ju senare i värdekedjan desto större påverkan har skett. Att minska matOf the food produced for human consumption, one-third is lost or wasted. Food waste has an impact on the environment in several ways and it is thus required to reduce food waste in all parts of the value chain. The objective of this thesis is to identify drivers and barriers for implementing food waste reducing strategies in school kitchens. The study is conducted within the project Göteborgsmod

Objectives. Guatemala exhibits disastrous maternal and child health outcomes, with the rural, indigenous populations disproportionately impacted by high maternal mortality, chronic malnutrition, and low skilled birth attendance. This study investigates maternal care in rural Guatemala through Thaddeus and Maine’s Three Delays Model (1994) to understand delays to maternal health-seeking behaviours

Heterogeneous team collaboration is a fundamental component of Disaster Risk Management (DRM). However, DRM teams face complex-dynamic situations characterised by high disruptions, distributed locations and other factors, which create persistent problems for team collaboration. In these contexts, even the smallest improvement to our understanding has the potential to yield enormous benefits to DRM

Syftet med den här studien är att hitta metoder för att kunna beskriva hur mätarlarver påverkar fjällbjörkskogen som ekosystem. I studien används olika metoder, fjärranalys och statistisk analys av satellitdata, samt intervjuer med personer som har god lokalkännedom. Genom att kombinera kvantitativ- och kvalitativmetod har dataanalysens slutsatser kunnat bekräftas. Det aktuella studieområdet liggeSince the mid-1950s, studies have frequently been conducted on couplings between geometrid moth outbreaks and mountain birch, though not nearly as much focus has been on connections between geometrid moth outbreaks and ground cover. Previous studies have shown that major outbreaks of Epirrita autumnata occur in 9 – 10-year cycles (Karlsson et al., 2004). Sometimes also the Operophtera brumata are

Under #metoo-uppropet hösten 2017 uppmärksammades problematiken med sexuella trakasserier på arbetsplatsen. Missnöjet har föranlett frågan om det arbetsrättsliga skyddet mot sexuella trakasserier behöver ses över för att säkerställa ett effektivt skydd. Uppsatsen utreder gällande rätt med utgångspunkt i DL, AML samt LAS, för att sedermera konkretisera vilket typer av problem som kan identifieras iOne of the subjects of #metoo late 2017 was the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace. Questions were asked whether or not the current labor legislation could ensure sufficient protection against further sexual harassment. This thesis investigates the established law, more precisely The Discrimination Act (DL), The Work Environment Act (AML) and The Employment Protection Act (LAS), in orde

The present customer based and data driven world of business, together with the evolving social and technological trends continue to drive product complexity and product variety to a new height, one that is characterized by product customization. In the product realization pro-cess, the assembly floor remains the most vital part of the manufacturing process; to cope with the rigorous demands of pr

Food waste, within the wider phenomenon of resource waste, has become a global issue due to its direct impact on climate change. Food redistribution via food banks is highlighted as a waste reduction strategy because it not only tackles the environmental impact from food production, but also provides food security to vulnerable people by redistributing the discarded food from food industries to so

Devices connected to an Internet-based network, known as the Internet of Things (IoT), are becoming more common both privately in the household or on businesses. Everything from the lighting to coffee makers and washing machines, to the cars in the garage and the door locks can now be equipped with sensors and connected via the Internet to an application by users. Combitech has developed an Intern

Abstract Introduction: Smoking is a major public health concern, accounting for nearly 700,000 deaths on an annual basis, globally. The socio-economic differences within smoking are well established, reflected in a social gradient that is estimated to account for half of the socio- economic differences in mortality for men aged 35-69 years in developed settings, such as the European region. Aim:

The Swedish migration agency (Migrationsverket) believes that newly sharpened rules for asylum will increase the number of undocumented immigrants choosing to stay after getting a rejected asylum application. Since it is illegal to hire undocumented immigrants many are being "payed under the table" or receive welfare or aid from NGO:s. This essay investigates what one NGO, the Church of

Våldtäkter som ett krigsvapen i väpnade konflikter utgör en av historiens stora tystnader. Det var först under 1990-talet, genom de internationella krigsförbrytartribunalerna i forna Jugoslavien (ICTY) och Rwanda (ICTR), som det internationella samfundet uttryckligen erkände våldtäkt som brott mot mänskligheten. Den Internationella brottmålsdomstolen, ICC, grundades den 1 juli 2002. Det var dockRape as a weapon of war in armed conflicts is one of the history’s great silences. It was not until the 1990’s, through the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR), that the international community explicitly recognized rape as a crime against humanity. The International Criminal Court, ICC, was established on 1 July 2002. However, it was not until 201

Bland de mest kraftfulla händelser som människor har observerat är gammablixtar. Blixtarna är korta utbrott av gammastråalning som ibland dyker upp i rymden. Forskare har länge misstänkt att kollisioner mellan neutronstjärnor ligger bakom en kategori av blixtar, de korta gammablixtarna. För några år sedan bekräftades forskarnas misstankar. De kunde då, med det nya LIGO-observatoriet, observera graShort gamma-ray bursts are often observed at large spatial offsets from their host galaxies. Neutron star mergers in double neutron star binaries have also recently been confirmed as a progenitor of short gamma-ray bursts (Abbott et al. 2017). We attempt to constrain uncertainties in the evolution of burst-producing neutron star binaries by generating a distribution of burst offsets from the neutr

The thesis aimed to explore what factors influenced Chinese consumers’ sustainable consumption intention and behavior with regard to children’s apparel. Regarding sustainable consumption, numerous previous studies found consumers were becoming more environmentally conscious and showing positive attitudes towards sustainable consumption. However, affected by various factors, consumers had failed to

This bachelor’s thesis aim is to evaluate the discussion of recycle and upcycle as two approaches to interpret sustainability in the clothing industry of a Swedish contemporary context. The companies Rave Review and Swedish Stockings will exemplify companies working with and, above all, communicating their work with upcycle and recycle. We will analyze how choosing to work with the approaches can