The current market of financing mechanisms to support distributed solar energy within the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region is infant and as such has not been described or analysed appropriately. Within Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Egypt this research firstly identified and described the contextual background of these four countries and how they impact on financing mechanism deployment

Temperaturutvecklingen i härdande betongkonstruktioner är av stort intresse, t ex för att undvika sprickbildning. Målet med detta projekt var att undersöka om man från mätningar av värmeutvecklingen hos cementbruk med isoterm kalorimetri kan beräkna temperaturutvecklingen i en betongkonstruktion. För att göra detta har mätningar med isoterm kalorimetri gjorts vid olika konstanta temperaturer. Från

The aim of this master thesis has been to develop a Blocking device that makes sure that a Spring parking brake is not unintentionally activated after a manual release. There is also a need for developing a new Piston indicator that should give two signals depending on if the Spring parking brake is active or inactive. Both are supposed to fit with a completely new generation of Spring parking bra

This thesis aims to examine the development of CSR reporting in the banking sector. The emphasis is set on a number of characteristics. Trends for standardization will be also examined.

During the Devonian, 377 Ma ago, the Earth was impacted by a large celestial body, striking ground in the Siljan area in Dalarna, Sweden. The impact created what is today the largest confirmed impact structure in western Europe. Since its formation, the structure has however been heavily eroded, leaving no trace of the original crater. Today, it is instead recognizable due to the central plateau a

Bridges have been built around the world for at least 3000 years and have made it possible for man to travel over obstacles like valleys and rivers, which has contributed to the rapidly growing infrastructure we have today. Efforts made to save materials and reduce production costs have led to lighter and slender structures, which in turn can cause dynamic problems where the bridge is sensitive to

Water scarcity is one of the environmental issues, which societies face nowadays. The demand for water in popular tourist destinations, in areas that are already subject to limited natural water resources, compounds the problem. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to examine whether social marketing can be an effective method to increase the reuse rates of towels in hotels. The chose

Aktieägaravtal är vanligt förekommande i svenska aktiebolag och fungerar som ett kompletterande styrinstrument för bolagets ägare. Genom att ingå avtal kan aktieägare frångå reglerna i aktiebolagslagen2 och bolagsordningen. Avgörande för om avtalet får den effekt som parterna avser är dock vilka rättsliga verkningar gällande rätt tillmäter aktieägaravtalet. Utgångspunkten är att aktieägaravtal intShareholder agreements are often used as a governing instrument in Swedish limited companies. By entering such agreements, the company’s shareholders can agree on rules that deviate from the rules of the Swedish Companies Act1 (SCA) or the Article of Association. However, whether the agreement will have the impact that the parties desire depends on what legal effects shareholder agreements are giv

This paper aims at assessing the economic features and the environmental impact of a wooden tower used in wind-solar renewable energy generating systems. The life cycle assessment method and return on investment method were used in order to achieve the objectives of the study. Two types of towers were used in the analysis: an impregnated wooden tower and an untreated one. Besides wood, the tower i

En av de viktigaste aktörerna på aktiemarknaden är Aktiemarknadsnämnden (AMN). Även om nämndens formella kompetens är omfattande, ankommer det inte på nämnden att avgöra hur aktiebolagslagen (2005:551, ABL) ska tolkas. Trots detta är nämndens förhållningssätt till ABL ofta av stor betydelse för rättsläget, rörande riktade nyemissioner på den svenska aktiemarknaden. Uppsatsen diskuterar särskilt huOne of the most important actors on the Swedish stock market, is the Securities Council. Although the Securities Council’s mission is extensive, it is not for them to determine how the Companies Act (SFS 2005: 551) should be interpreted. Despite this, the Securities Council’s approach to the Companies Act, often is of great importance when determining the law, regarding directed share issue on the

After localizing of the extracellular calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) throughout the gastrointestinal tract, free aromatic L-amino acids have been found to act as positive allosteric modulators suggesting the CaSR is a potential mediator in protein digestion. The binding site for L-amino acids in the CaSR is located in the venus flytrap domain (VFD). Point mutations on residue Thr-145 and Ser-170

The General Scheme of Preferences (GSP) is a trade promoting program offered by the EU to several developing countries. An extension of the program, GSP+, offer more beneficial market access contingent on positive conditionality. I use the gravity equation to estimate effects on export flows for the participants when changing from GSP to the more generous GSP+ using a sample of 53 countries over t

Much literature on the topic of democratization in post 2003 Iraq claims that cultural factors have impeded a process of effective and sustained democratic development in the country. In many instances however, these claims are very general and fail to specify and theoretically defend how exactly, cultural facets relating to attitudes and behavior such as lacking religious tolerance, have function

Urbanisation has contributed to the acceleration of production and consumption causing strain on the urban environment. Sustainable urban planning aims to manage the transition within cities to reach more sustainable practices, however, there are competing interests in how this should be done from a ‘compact city’ and ‘green city’ perspective. This study aims to assess the potential for an urban

As a growing number of popular films continue to document development issues related international development, it became ever more crucial to move beyond treating these films as mere sort of entertainments and start questioning how these popular commercial films are representing the developing world as well as the messages embedded in them. Some critics have pointed out that these Hollywood-produ

Bakgrund: Under de senaste åren har Axis Communications vuxit fram som världsledande gällande både försäljning och produktutveckling på marknaden för digitala övervakningskameror. Hög innovationstakt och ökande volymer gör det till en utmaning att bibehålla Axis kärnvärde om hög kvalité. För att hitta och lösa kvalitetsproblem tidigt förläggs all initial produktion av en ny produkt till konfiguratBackground: Leading the way in developing digital surveillance camera systems Axis Communications has experienced remarkable growth during the last decade and is now considered the industry leader. Maintaining the core value of high quality is challenging with ever-increasing volumes and a high rate of new product introductions. To find and resolve issues with new products, and ensure a smooth tra

Forecasting volatility is a fundamental topic in in both academic and applied financial economics. Different GARCH-specifications are by far the most popular model based approach used for this purpose. This thesis evaluates the forecast accuracy of some specific GARCH-models; GARCH, EGARCH, APGARCH and MRS-GARCH. The primary purpose of the essay is to investigate whether the more flexible two-regi

In this study, an expectations-augmented model of the Phillips curve will be provided for the Swedish market during the period 1997-2011. This will be done for four different measures of the expectation gap. These four measures were acquired by pairing up two measures of inflation (CPI and CPIF) with two measures of inflation expectations (that of the firms and that of employee/employer organisati