The purpose of the thesis is to showcase the affect environmental policy has on the centrallocal relations in contemporary China. The thesis argues that the central government is centralizing control of environmental policy by the use of the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution in Key Regions plan (Prevention Plan). The Prevention Plan introduces policies to enhance cooperation on a regional le

På Älgön, SV Sverige, finns en anortosit-norit intrusion tillhörande Hakefjordenkomplexet. Det finns dessutom två tillhörande enheter; en marginell monzonorit och en centralt belägen ilmenitberikad norit (IRL). I den ilmenitberikade noriten finns även olika sorters aggregat av Fe-Ti oxider. Genom att undersöka Mn-innehållet i ilmenit i alla litologiska enheter var det möjligt att få fram en kronolThe Hakefjorden Complex is an anorthosite-norite intrusion at Älgön, SW Sweden. There are two lithological units associated with it; a marginal monzonorite and a central Ilmenite-Rich Leuconorite (IRL). In the IRL there is a variety of aggregates of Fe-Ti oxides. By investigating Mn-content of ilmenite from all lithological units a chronological order of crystallization could be assessed; oxide ag

Background: Sequence variation within transcriptional factor binding sites can influence gene expression. We have found a four-nucleotide genetic variant in the Basigin (BSG) promoter region that disrupts a predicted GATA-1 binding site. BSG encodes a red blood cells surface protein on that is exploited as an invasion receptor by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Hence the identified var

Examensarbetets titel: Förväntningsgapet kring företagens miljöredovisning Seminariedatum: 2015-06-05 Ämne/kurs: FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå, 15hp Författare: Sanne Buhrman, Hanna Hjort Rosén, Alexandra Persson Handledare: Amanda Sonnerfeldt Fem nyckelord: Hållbarhetsredovisning, Intressenter, Miljö, Legitimitet, Rapportering Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att ur ett Title: The expectation gap around the companies’ environmental reporting Seminar date: 2015-06-05 Course: FEKH69, Bachelor thesis in Business Administration Authors: Sanne Buhrman, Hanna Hjort Rosén, Alexandra Persson Advisor: Amanda Sonnerfeldt Key words: Sustainability accounting, Stakeholders, Environment, Legitimacy, Reporting Purpose: The purpose of our bachelor thesis is to examine, fr

This project is inspired by a modern family constellation - the patchwork family. Now days a family not necessary consists of a mum and a dad and their biological children. A family can be a constellation of several families with children from earlier relations, siblings with different parents and step-children. A common situation in the patchwork family is that the number of family members varies

Studien syftade till att undersöka huruvida bakgrundsljud påverkar hörförståelsen hos barn i tidig skolålder. Utöver detta genomförde vi ett arbetsminnestest för att ta reda på hur arbetsminneskapacitet korrelerar med hörförståelse samt om det föreligger en skillnad avseende hörförståelse för ljudmiljöerna med och utan buller, i det här fallet barnbabbel. Kunskapen är idag otillräcklig om hur ljud

This paper examines the role of powerful entities in shaping international accounting standards. The purpose of this thesis is to identify whether and to what extent the different actors influence changes in the leasing standard-setting process, and provide an in-depth understanding of the political influences throughout the development of the leasing accounting standard. In this paper the qualita

Uppsatsen tar sitt avstamp i den politiska nollvisionen att inga barn ska vräkas. En utredning av gällande rätt klargör att även om det kan finnas en lagstadgad social rätt till bostad för barn så är denna inte så väldefinierad och reglerad att den är utkrävbar i domstol. Hyreslagen i jordabalkens 12:e kapitel ger så små möjligheter att i begränsade fall ta hänsyn till att barn kan beröras av en aThis study takes it start in the political vision zero regarding avoiding evictions of families with children. A thorough investigation of de lege lata gives the result that although Swedish law grants children a social right to housing this right is not defined to the point that it can be claimed in a court of law. Swedish rental property law, 12th chapter of the Land Code, jordabalken, gives nil

Urban planners lack knowledge of how solar potential of buildings is affected by the decisions taken at an early design phase. Therefore, the solar potential metric SAFARn was analysed and the development of a tool for assessing the solar potential of buildings for integration of photovoltaic panels was studied in order to provide architects and urban planners with necessary information regarding

A relationship between climate and growth of fish has long been established for many marine species. To ensure sustainable management of fisheries resources, knowledge of key processes governing productivity, population size and individual growth is paramount. The Northeast Arctic saithe stock is found along the coast of Norway north of 62º N, and despite being an important gadoid of high ecologic

Research show that rising sea levels and increased rainfall are expected to result in more floods in the future. The cellar is a place where many people store their most precious memories -things that insurance companies rarely can replace. To identify the need we used interviews, surveys and discussions with several victims of floods. With a focus on the coastal cities in Scania we defined the n

Tendons connect muscles to bones enabling efficient locomotion. This study focuses on the Achilles tendon, which is the strongest tendon in the body and fundamental for activities like walking, running and jumping. The Achilles tendon is the most frequently subjected tendon when it comes to injuries and ruptures. The best treatment is still debated, because the biomechanics of the tendons is not y

This thesis uses discourse to analyze how different story-lines of hydropower development in the Mekong River Basin reproduce the concept of sustainable development. With actors advocating sometimes diametrically opposite development paths resulting in different social, economic and environmental trade-offs they all refer to and motivate their agendas in terms of sustainable development. I applied

The current study is based on self-determination theory and address well-being and motivation from a salutogenic and qualitative approach. The aim is to describe well-being and motivation in a work context and, to shed light over why and how some employees become highly motivated. In addition, this research aims to see whether self-determination theory can be applied as an intervention theory with

This report is a design project about preventing fires in the home. The purpose was to try to invent a new product with a new take on trying to reduce the amount of fires in our homes. The method used is a traditional design methodology starting with a brief leading to a research phase, understanding and investigating phase then visualization and realization, ending up in a solution. The questions

Anaplastic thyroid cancer is one of the most fatal endocrine malignancies. The tumour is highly invasive and show aggressive growth patterns with poor prognosis. Thyroid tumourgenesis is poorly understood. Thyroid malignancy incidences are higher in women than men with a ratio of 2:1, the average age at diagnosis is 60, tumour size ranging between 6 cm to 9 cm, highly infiltrative on presentation

The Master thesis «Shine» is consisting out of two parallel connected projects, based on a personal extensive interest for glittering, shimmering, shiny and dazzling effects. The first project is an exploration of a personal theme about the effect, in the theses referred to as «Shine». The second project is a concept of a tent, inspired from the first project.

Inlimmade skruvar är en relativt ny förbandstyp som kan användas för att skapa anslutningar som förblir dolda för det blotta ögat. Dessa dolda anslutningar är mer estetiskt tilltalande i kontrast till ”vanliga” förband med spikplåt, skruvar och bultar. Förbindarna får även ett naturligt skydd av träet vilket minskar arbetet med att brandskydda spikplåtar, skruvar och bultar. Syftet med examensarbeGlued-in Rods (GiR) is a relative new connection type that could be used for creating hidden joints in timber structures. These hidden joints are more esthetic appealing in contrast to ordinary joints with toothed plates, nails and bolts. With the use of GiR the connectors gets an automatic protection in case of fire while unprotected steel loses all of its strength in case of fire. In this report