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Biomass storage in Swedish forests: A case of land use

Hur vi förvaltar skogen påverkar klimatet Varför skogar är viktiga att undersöka och vad jag undersökte Klimatförändringar påverkar redan såväl mänskliga som naturliga system över hela jordklotet, och de förväntas påverka dessa system även i framtiden. Eftersom skogar absorberar koldioxid från atmosfären och sedan lagrar den i biosfären har de en mildrande effekt på klimatförändringarna. Vad gällBy storing carbon in the biosphere, forests are mitigating climate change. Primary forests have been found to have the potential to store large amounts of carbon, but no studies on carbon storage in Swedish primary forests have been published. This study shows that Swedish primary forests store more carbon in biomass than surrounding secondary forests in the majority of cases and on average. The r

Simulating Patient Flows in a Cancer Clinic

Planning resources in cancer care is difficult due to system complexity, varying resource availability and uncertain demand. It has become so complex that the analysis of treatment processes in cancer clinics cannot be done analytically [12]. Therefore, in this thesis a model of a cancer clinic is developed using discrete event simulation. The goal of the thesis is develop the model so that it can

Konceptuell förståelse genom arbete med procedurer inom matematikundervisning i gymnasieskolan

Detta arbete har som syfte att undersöka huruvida arbete med procedurer i den svenska skolan kan leda till konceptuell förståelse. För att göra detta har internationella såväl som svenska studier sammanfattats. Vidare har en kvalitativ empirisk studie genomförts på två svenska skolor. Den empiriska undersökningen utformades utifrån den litteraturstudie som inledde arbetet. Två faktorer i undervisn

How Substances in Agricultural Waste Material Can Be Used as Active Ingredients in Skin Care Products

Växtämnen som har läkemedelsliknande effekter kan påverka huden på olika sätt. Ämnena kan stärka och skydda huden mot utomstående skada såsom UV-strålning och avgaser och därmed bromsa hudens åldrande. Kan restprodukter från växter bidra med samma skydd och potentiellt vara viktiga ingredienser i hudvårdsprodukter ämnade för att hålla huden ung och frisk? Denna fråga besvaras i detta projekt. HudAging of the skin is an inevitable process that occurs throughout a lifetime and exposure to environmental pollutants is a factor accelerating this process. Phytochemicals present in plants possess biological activities known to protect or repair the skin cells and when used in skin care products they can slow down the skin aging process. In this project agricultural waste materials are investigat

Managing Robotics Process Automation (RPA) - A Qualitative Case Study of the Adoption and Implementation Process in the Banking Sector

Firms are investing heavily in adopting and implementing (Robotics Process Automation) RPA, although they lack the ability or understanding to capture the value of such investments. Value is created with the acceptance and usage of a new technology. As a response to limitations in existing IT adoption literature, the study sought to synthesize the often overlapping and complementary constructs of

Recording Methods Redesigned: Comparison of Recording Methods and Resultant Archaeological Interpretations Using Single Context Pre-Boreal Case Studies from Blekinge, Sweden

This thesis aims to explore how specific digital field recording methods impact archaeological interpretation based on the case studies presented. Individual find recording, a more specialized digital point proveniencing system, was used in both case studies. The original excavation interpretations are compared against new interpretations based on the reconstructed excavation unit style recording

Vad hände med ungdomslitteraturen under barnboksboomen?

I den här uppsatsen kartläggs utgivningen av ungdomslitteratur i Sverige under åren 2013 till och med 2017. Detta görs genom en kategorisering av de utgivna titlarna, som är hämtade från bibliotekskatalogen ELSA, utefter genre, kön på protagonist och kön på författare. Även ämnesorden som tillhör titlarna är räknade. Vidare analyseras materialet utifrån genusteorier om läsning och ett litteraturso

Finance and Mobile Money for Rural Development: The case of Smallholder Farmers in Haiti

Globally, 500 million smallholder farmers require finance to secure a more productive, efficient, sustainable, and inclusive food system. Thus far, traditional financial services have been unsuccessful in reaching these farmers. Yet, mobile money services are proposed as a potential tool for enabling smallholder farmers access to financial services. Nonetheless, this proposed impact of mobile mone

An Evaluation of Factors Affecting Diffusion and Churn Rate of Solar Home Systems in Kenya

Låg tillgänglighet till elektricitet är ett stort problem i Kenya, framförallt på landsbygden, och det förväntas fortfarande dröja flera decennier innan elnätet har nått ut till alla delar av landet. Detta innebar att det finns ett stort behov av andra lösningar som kan förse dessa områden med elektricitet. En av dessa lösningar är Solar-Home-System (SHS), ett system som kan ge elektricitet till lA problem in Kenya is the lack of access to electricity, mainly in rural areas. It will take many decades for the main grid to reach all rural areas wherefore several off-grid electrification options have been put forward to solve this issue. One of them is the Solar Home System (SHS), which is an off-grid solar product that can be used for applications such as lamps, radios, TVs and charging mobi

‘Pinkwashing’ or Protection? A Qualitative Analysis of the City of Copenhagen’s LGBTI+ Policy

Exploring the City of Copenhagen’s LGBTI+ policy, the aim of the thesis is to analyse problems involved in implementing policies within the field of identity politics. The City of Copenhagen has formulated a policy addressing the conditions of LGBT+ people in Copenhagen. However, the implementation of an equalities policy can face problems, as structural discrimination by the wider society is deep

Likhet inför lagen? En analys av domslut rörande dödligt våld i nära relationer.

The aim of this study was to examine whether or not the Swedish judicial system lives up to the principle of objectivity and equal treatment as stated in the Swedish constitution. The last several years there has been various public state investigations that has shed light on discrimination based on gender within the judicial system. However, despite these findings little further research has been

Raman Spectroscopy for Characterizing Porous carbon

Porous carbon obtained from low cost and abundant biomass has gained attention as renewable material feedstock. In this study, porous carbon biochar produced through pyrolysis was investigated by Raman spectroscopy to disclose the structural properties. The measured samples were in form of pellets (identified as WP, 139, 233, 226), and lumber wood (Pine, a softwood type and Beech, a hardwood type)

Happiness, Prosperity and Inequality in the 21st Century: The Case of Latin America

Latin American countries are among the happiest countries world-wide despite suffering from vast economic inequality at the same time. Addressing this alleged puzzle, this study analyses the effects of economic prosperity and inequality on happiness in Latin America. Using a pooled dataset of annual surveys from the Latinobarómetro between 2005 and 2018, an advanced three-level model with individu

Eco-labels: A Tool to Enhance Sustainable Consumption - A quantitative study about how consumers knowledge and trust in eco-labels can affect purchase intention

Thesis Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine eco-label knowledge and eco-label trust, and their relationships to planned sustainable behaviour. This will be done by investigating the Swedish market and more specifically eco-labelled food within the FMCG sector. Methodology: This thesis adopted a deductive research approach which follows a quantitative research method. The data was coll

Exploring the Possibilities of Replacing Mechanics with Magnets

Detta examensarbete undersöker möjligheterna att implementera magneter för flera funktioner i en så kallad ”knob”. Projektet utfördes i samarbete med Sigma Connectivity. Under ett tidigare projekt på Sigma Connectivity uppstod ett intresse för att använda magneter i en av deras produkter. Denna produkt används för att välja alternativ genom att rotera en yttre part eller trycka på knappar på toppThis master thesis investigates the possibilities of implementing magnets for several functions in a knob. The project was carried out in collaboration with Sigma Connectivity. During a previous project at Sigma Connectivity, there occurred an interest in using mag-nets in a product called ”the knob”. This product is used to select options by swiveling an outer part or pushing buttons at the top.

A revisiting of African integration: economic growth through self-sustainment?

African exports that end up in other African countries today is less than 20%, a low value compared to that of Europe, Asia and America, all above 50%. However, these intra-African exports are more diversified than African exports reaching other continents. Specifically, it is comprised of higher quality goods that stimulate stronger and more stable economic growth. To capitalize on this, various

Rättens diskursiva makt: en studie av det svenska rättsväsendets bemötande av häktningskritiken

The Swedish legal system has been under heavy criticism for its use and regulation of pre-trial detention since the beginning of the 90’s. The CPT and the CAT have been engaged in the issue, urging Swedish authorities to take action to address the critical conditions. Despite this, the conditions for pre-trial detention in Sweden appear unaltered. The Swedish legal system’s response to the heavy c

Internationalization and Innovation; A PSM Approach

Recent phenomena, as the offshoring of R&D activities, have raised the question of whether intensive internationalization strategies are hampering the abilities of firms to implement innovations. This research wants to study the intensive margin of internationalization in order to understand whether the breakage of the links within the production processes, due to practices such as offshoring