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The cryptomonads is a well-defined lineage of unicellular eukaryotes, composed of several marine and freshwater groups. However, the evolutionary relationships among these groups are unclear due to conflicting inferences between morphological and molecular phylogenies. Here, we have inferred the evolutionary relationships among marine and freshwater species in order to better understand the import

In my presentation I will seek to describe, analyse and reflect on the challenges and opportunities of agroecology in the province of province of Misiones, Northeaster Argentina, and the territorial dynamics generated from the promotion of a particular way to produce and trade food. My focus will be on the discourses and practices around food production for family consumption and for local markets

All cities face a pressing challenge - how can they provide economic prosperity and social cohesion while achieving environmental sustainability? In response, new collaborations are emerging in the form of “urban living labs” (ULL) - sites devised to design, test and learn from social and technical innovation in real time. ULL are proliferating rapidly across cities internationally as one means th

Abstract Authours: Kani Gaznaghi & Mindy Persson Title: ”The new stadium of Bullying - a Qualitative Study of School Counselors work against Cyberbullying" Supervisor: Yvonne Johansson Key words: Skolkuratorer, mobbning, nätmobbning, socialt arbete The purpose of this study is to lighten the phenomenon of cyberbullying based on the school counselors perspective by primarily investigat

Hot och utmaningar från klimatförändringar kräver samhällsmässig anpassning för att upprätthålla funktionen hos fundamentala mänskliga och naturliga system. Ansträngningar för klimatanpassning har huvudsakligen fokuserat på institutionella åtgärder och förbisett kapaciteten hos medborgare i allmänhet och unga medborgare i synnerhet. Emellertid, ny forskning föreslår att ungdomar kan inneha en unikThreats and challenges posed by climate change require societal adaptation in order to withhold the functioning of fundamental human and natural systems. Efforts to adapt to climate change have mainly focused on institutional measures and overlooked the capacity of citizens in general and young citizens in particular. However, recent literature considers youth to possess a unique role as agents of

Carbon taxation can be a crucial policy to transform towards a greener economy, which was identified as a key strategy to achieve sustainable development at the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in 2012. As more countries consider the introduction of carbon taxation and other carbon pricing mechanisms, it’s relevant to learn from the experiences in Nordic countries, whi

Inom läkemedelssektorn, originalföretagen som investerar stora summor pengar i forskning och utveckling av nya läkemedel vanligtvis söker patent för flera skyddsområden. De försöker utnyttja det monopol ett patent ger för att skydda sina egna originalläkemedel mot generiska läkemedels marknadsinträde och utebliven vinst som det för med sig. Generiska företag för att kunna lansera sina generiska prIn the pharmaceutical sector, originator companies that invest large sum of money in R&D of new medicines usually file patent applications for several areas of protection. They try to take advantage of a monopoly that a patent grants to protect their medicines against generic entry on the market and consequently the loss of profits. Generic companies in order to be able to launch their generic

Syfte: Att undersöka skillnader i konsumenters facebookbeteende angående företags aktiviteter på Facebook beroende på om dessa är lokala eller nationella/internationella. Vidare undersöker studien om det finns något som kännetecknar konsumenter med preferenser gentemot lokala företag på Facebook. Metod: Vårt vetenskapsteoretiska perspektiv i denna uppsats är positivistiskt. Vidare har vi haft enPurpose: To investigate differences in consumer’s Facebook behavior, regarding companies’ activities on Facebook, depending on weather these activities are performed by local or national/international companies. Furthermore, we investigate if there is any distinguishing attributes consumers possess, if they have favorable preferences towards local companies’ activities on Facebook. Methodology: O

In this paper I examine the approaches taken by actors in Scania to improve power reliability and prevent outages. This means that I study what the relevant actors do in order to detect threats and vulnerabilities to the power supply. I also study the measures they take to reduce these risks and prevent outages. From that I draw a conclusion on their approach to the issue. To categorize the organi

As female labor participation rates, educational attainment, and occupational prestige improve the colocational dilemma of migration increasingly a problem. This paper seeks to determinine the difference in determinents and outcomes of interstate migration across educationally homogamous couples in the United States. The paper uses data from the Panel Survey of Income Dynamics for couples, married

In the development of a product or system it is important to know that all the requirements are verified and validated in order to maintain a good reputation and standard. Today ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB does not have a clear traceability between requirements and verification. In order to improve and create a clear formal traceability for their developing process a traceability examination ha

Biogas production is a renewable energy technology of great potential. The produced gas can be used for heat production, combined heat and power production, vehicle fuel production or as replacement for natural gas. The technology brings about synergic benefits as it is a means of waste management and since the digested material is a valuable fertiliser.An increased production of biogas is advocat

Tre av WSP Sverige AB genomförda geotekniska undersökningar har studerats. Samtliga är lokaliserade i Skåne. Projekten har valts i syfte att skapa en övergripande förståelse för hur geologin i Skåne påver-kar geoteknikers metodval och arbetssätt i förhållande till aktuell konstruktion. Geologin i Skåne skiljer sig från övriga Sveriges. Bergrunden är i nordvästra Skåne kristallin och i sydvästra SkThree geotechnical investigations made by WSP Sverige AB have been studied. All are located in Scania, Sweden. The projects have been studied in order to create an overall understanding of how the geology of Scania affects the geotechnical engineer choice of methods and approach in relation to the current construction. The geology of Scania is distinct from the rest of Sweden. The bedrock in the n

This paper focuses on labor market policies across countries belonging to the social-democratic welfare state regime. Since 1980 Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have undergone a number of reforms and modifications within labor market, which identify the shift from traditional politics of expansion towards what many refer to as welfare retrenchment or restructuring. This paper attempts to obser

The purpose of this paper is to predict the cost-effectiveness of a preventive health care project based on physical exercise that will take place at Medicon Village, Lund, in the fall of 2016. Data from the Health Survey for England is used to develop an empirical model with individual fixed effects that estimates the relationship between physical exercise and psychological well-being. The freque

Studien syftar till att göra en jämförelse mellan Sverige och Danmark gällande när samarbetssvårigheter utgör saklig grund för uppsägning. Samarbetssvårigheter är ett problematiskt ämne då ingen situation är den andra lik och problemen sällan kan hänföras till en enskild individ. Om en uppsägning ska vidtas måste en avvägning göras mellan arbetstagarens och arbetsgivarens intresse. Det kan därför The scope of this study is to make a comparison between Sweden and Denmark regarding difficulties in cooperating and when this constitutes just cause for termination of employment. This is a problematic area since all situations are different from each other and the problems rarely can be dependent upon one individual solely. When termination of employment is considered an assessment must take pla

När företag i intressegemenskap genomför värdeöverföringar över nations-gränser genom transaktioner som inte skulle ägt rum mellan oberoende parter, kan skattemyndigheter tillämpa så kallade korrigeringsregler. Då justerar man upp resultatet för företaget som genomförde överföringen ge-nom felaktig prissättning, och kan sedan beskatta den vinsten som skulle funnits där. För att undvika onödiga kosWhen associated enterprises move profits across national borders through transactions that would not take place between independent parties, tax aut-horities may apply so-called transfer pricing rules. They will adjust the results of the company that performed the transfer by incorrect pricing ar-rangements, and tax the profit that would have been there, were it not for the incorrect transfer pric

Med en ökad internationell handel krävs i större omfattning trygga säkerheter för borgenärer. Vanliga sådana är äganderättsförbehåll och säkerhetsöverlåtelser som används frekvent internationellt. Uppsatsens syfte är att utreda dessa säkerhetsrätter med avseende på den svenska internationella privaträtten. För att utreda detta används en praxis- och doktrininriktad rättsdogmatisk metod. Det konstWith a growing international trade globally, the demand for collateral for creditors increases. Non-possessory security interests, more specifically conditional sales with reservation of title by the seller and security transfers of ownership are commonly used internationally. The purpose of this essay is to investigate what these non-possessory security interests mean in relation to Swedish priva

Den här kandidatuppsatsen är en kvalitativ studie som undersöker fotboll som arena för integration. Den utgår från teorier om socialt kapital, norm och språk för att kunna analysera och skapa förståelse kring empirin som är hämtad genom fyra intervjuer. Resultatet visar att fotboll har en styrka i att den innehåller ett språk som talas av alla världen över. Men för att fotboll även ska fungera soThis essay is a qualitative study examining football as an arena for integration and the method I’ve used is semi-structured interviews to collect my empirical information. The participants in this study are four different leaders from four different sports associations, which all are different in size and are from different places in Sweden. What they have in common is that they all have experien

Purpose: The aim of this dissertation is to explore mobility in a proximity tourism context. Mobilities are being widely discussed in connection to society, everyday life, and tourism as a whole. Thus, it focuses on the staycation phenomenon as a case of proximity tourism. In particular on its representations in the digital media and as a local travel practice in Sweden. Considering that tourism i