Abstract Individuals within species often show a consistent differences in their risk-taking behavior. I investigated whether intra-specific variation in risk-taking behavior is adaptive, i.e. if it stems from the life history strategy differences between individuals. As a result of life history trade-offs, individuals vary in their investment into survival and reproduction, such that some indivi

The capillary fringe is a small zone on top of the ground water table where a low capillary tension keeps soil pores with water up to a certain level. Normally, calculations in hydrogeology consider that the capillary fringe only has vertical movement like the unsaturated zone in comparison to the ground water zone, which only has horizontal movement. Today’s usage of pollutants in the environment

Industrial Parks in China have played a crucial role in attracting foreign investment and in enhancing regional development. However, there is an open question: do industrial parks develop comparable effects as natural grown clusters? Following agglomeration theory that highlighted the economic advantages from proximity between firms, and making use of a rich dataset from the Chinese domestic firm

Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att ur ett ledningsperspektiv studera organisationsförändringar där medarbetare involveras. Hur kan ledningen agera för att involvera medarbetare och samtidigt bibehålla en fokus på de syften och mål man har med förändringsvision? Metod: En kvalitativ ansats där empiri införskaffas genom en fallstudie av Swedbank med semistrukturerade intervjuer. Empirin har seda

The strain on water resources with the increased man-induced environmental changes through water pollution, is creating a growing demand in the understanding and management of complex hydrological systems where both water quality and quantity are concerned. This is beyond the capabilities of lumped models and more advanced tools are needed to predict these effects and hence the need for physically

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Denna uppsats är ett examensarbete, utfört som ett Minor Field Studie stipendie i Laos. Uppsatsen behandlar temat avskogning - erosion. Laos är ett land i Sydostasien som gränsar till länderna Thailand, Vietnam, Kambodja, Burma och Kina. 1991 täcktes fortfarande 47 % av landets totala areal av orörda skogar. Laos inriktning mot en marknadsekonomi främjar avverkThe Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a small landlocked country in South-East Asia, where virgin forest still covers almost 47 % of the country’s total area (1991). Logging offers the potential to improve the economy of the Lao PDR. Besides legal logging activities, illegal logging to provide the population with agricultural land, pasture and firewood is taking place. Since the Lao PD

This thesis has presented four cases of hypothetical sentences using subjunctive in Spanish and their Swedish counterpart. The investigated sentences were the three subordinate clauses: consecutive, comparative and conditional as well as the principal clause that is combined with a subordinate conditional clause with si. The objective of this thesis was to investigate how hypothetical sentences us

It has long been debated whether second language learning activities that contain authentic materials are more effective than their constructed and more grammatical counterparts, and there is still no clear consensus on whether one is more efficient than the other. This research paper investigated the writing proficiency of four students learning French at Lund University in Sweden, where one stud

The aim of this thesis is to look at how home-based teleworking influences individuals and how the social institutions (labor and social welfare) construct home-based female teleworkers. The thesis is mainly divided into two parts: one on micro level focusing on the influences of teleworking on home-based female teleworkers, and one on the macro level aiming to find out the influence of labor and

The purpose of the present study was to increase knowledge about social anxiety within a population that previous research has largely ignored even though it has been showed that difficulties often arise in this period, namely adolescence; by looking upon how frequently occurring it is, to see which symptoms are most commonly experienced and to see if and how social anxiety relates to diverse psyc

This thesis aims to analyze the exports from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to the European Union (EU) during the period 1972-2006. During this period several agreements were signed with the ambition to make it easier for LDCs to export to the EU market. The gravity model is used to examine the consequences of the agreements. The LDCs are categorized into three geographical categories: Afric

Förevarande examensarbete syftar till att ge en överblick över rättsläget rörande förhållandet mellan intern rätt och skatteavtal med särskilt fokus på den situation då en samtidig tillämpning av skatteavtalet respektive den interna rätten leder till oförenliga följder (”normkollision”). Härvid behandlas bl.a. frågor rörande skatteavtalens rättsliga ställning i svensk rätt och hur man skall se på The objective of this thesis is to provide an overview of the legal position regarding the relationship between tax treaties and domestic law. The main focus is on the situation where the application of the domestic law and a tax treaty leads to irreconcilable results (“conflict of norms” or “norm conflict”). In this respect, the thesis deals with questions regarding the tax treaty’s position with

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning. Katalyskammare för aktivitetsmätning med laser. Katalysatorer är oumbärliga i såväl livsprocesser som industriella tillämpningar. Bilismen är ett exempel där katalysatorer används vid såväl bränsletillverkning som avgasrening. Med hänsyn till miljön måste mycket ständigt förbättras, också katalytiska processer. I mitt examensarbete har jag karakteriserat en ny Industrial catalysts are very complex systems, often produced of nanoparticles dispersed in a so-called support material to maximize the surface area and minimize the cost. These catalysts are very difficult to study in surface science. Therefore industrial catalysts have been developed in a trial-and-error approach, with the loss of the fundamental understanding of the reactions. In surface scien

Antalet olovliga nyttjanden av ensamrätter har ökat under de senaste åren. En immateriell rättighet som inte kan skyddas mot intrång saknar i många avseenden värde. Tillgången av verkningsfulla och effektiva sanktioner är därför en nödvändighet. År 1994 infördes en ny sanktionsform i varumärkes-, mönster- och upphovsrättslagen, nämligen vitesförbud. Sanktionsformen skulle förse rättighetsinnehavarThe number of cases of infringements of intellectual property rights has increased in recent years. An exclusive right, which cannot be protected, lacks value in many aspects. Access to efficient and effective sanctions is therefore essential for rightsholders. In 1994, a new sanction in the Swedish copyright-, design- and trademark act was adopted. The Swedish legislator intended to provide right

Syftet med denna uppsats är att genomföra tre företagsvärderingar av onoterade företag i dörrbranschen: ett historiskt och två framåtblickande och undersöka vilka problem som uppstår i värderingsprocessen för en uppköpare inom dörrbranschen.

Autonomous industrial partners, i.e. trade unions and employers’ organizations, are vital parts of a modern welfare system, which are in turn realizations of human rights in the social-economic sphere. Issues of social policy, such as they are manifested in the welfare states are in the EU-setting within the competence of the members states. The social policy foundations of the welfare state have

Main title: Trading-intense housing environments. City centers tend to condense – these pieces of land are attractive for many different purposes. Co-using of buildings becomes more and more usual. For instance there are on-going investigations regarding how to create attractive residential environments close to shopping areas with high traffic density. In many places, the vision is a mixed-use ne

Ett aktiebolags styrelses arbete styrs av den kompetens vars gränser fastställs av ABL och aktieägarna. Rent generellt består styrelsens uppgifter i att handla för bolagets och därmed aktieägarnas bästa. Ett av styrelsens viktigaste mål är att driva bolaget på så sätt att vinst uppkommer för aktieägarna. Detta omfattas av den så kallade lojalitetsplikten. Dock har teorier inom corporate governaceThe work performed by the board of directors of a Swedish limited liability company is based on the competence given by the Swedish Companies Act and the shareholders. In general, the board is obliged to work in the interest of the company and thus the shareholders. One of the primary tasks for the board is to run the company in such a way profit is risen for the shareholders. This follows from th