Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is a tool that may facilitate coordination of the factors necessary to improve resource use efficiency in regional levels. This thesis studies the potential of developing an IS network in rural Portugal, that could support the competitiveness of the local companies, whilst also improving their own and the regions environmental profile. The research is based on a hybrid o

The representation of expressivity of sound and colour in functional information is still a fairly unexplored field. Alternative ways of representing functional information are necessary when providing feedback in technical environments as homes, cars, nuclear power plants, and intensive care. One possible solution could be non-verbal representation of expressivity in functional information using

Trauma is a leading cause of death. There is a great need for training of human factors such as communication and teamwork in trauma teams. The use of simulation in medical education is increasing, and together with learning strategies based on experiential learning theory, it can be a powerful tool in team training. The aviation-based concept of crew resource management, CRM, in which framework c

Suicidology deals a lot with taking into consideration significant symptoms, risk factors and establishing causal relationships which inevitably are very important for suicide prevention. But do we understand the suicide attempters better thereby? The aim with the study is to elucidate the meaning of the lived suicidal experience that is expressed by participants on an Internet forum. Ten particip

The present thesis closer examines what has come to be known as al-Qaida, partly from what al-Qaida is considered to be, partly from the consequences a certain picture of al-Qaida might give rise to. Between 1988-2001 most of this thesis sources refers to al-Qaida as a small, organized core group with some degree of cell structure. From 1991 to present days, many of the sources enlarge the picture

The public library is an institution that throughout history has been associated with a number of social codes, that seem to be deeply rooted in the minds of the public. These codes regulates how users act and interact in the library environment and as a library user you have to obtain knowledge about these social codes. This master's thesis aims at studying how these codes are transferred

16,5 procent eller 1,2 millioner av Israels medborgare är muslimer. Detta utgör 83 procent av den totala arabiska befolkningen i Israel. Därmed är Israel det enda landet i Mellanöstern där muslimer lever som minoritet. Samtidigt är Israel en regional minoritet huvudsakligen av två skäl. För det första består landet av en judisk majoritet och ser sig som en judisk demokrati. För det andra är det en

Abstract The main influences on growing conditions in pastures and hayfields are grazing and mowing, which regulate the species struggle for space and resources. If the management ceases, this will contribute to a change of the vegetation. A succession starts where the plant cover gradually will change according to a specific pattern. After some time a few competitive species, previously disfavou

The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate how nearby forests affect the energy production in wind turbines. To reach the purpose a case study is performed on three wind turbines sited on a field in a north-south line at Andersfält in the municipality of Halmstad, Sweden. Approximately 100 meters south of the southern wind turbine a forest is situated. The case study is divided into three

The focus of this thesis is a specific part of Swedish library policy called library plans. A library plan is a political document created with the purpose of constituting a platform for co-operation between different library systems within a municipality, e.g. through determining and analysing the needs for library activities within municipalities in Sweden. This thesis´ aim is to investigate wh

Studien har sin utgångspunkt i en trend som blivit allt mer synlig under den senaste tiden; människor tar ett personligt ansvar för globala problem. Studiens syfte är därför att undersöka hur medvetna människor ser på frågan om personligt ansvar vad gäller globala problem? Studien är gjord som en fallstudie och undersökningsenheten, eller fallet, är deltagare på kursen Hållbar utveckling. Metoden

Det här arbetet är en empirisk undersökning av Erasmus studenter i Lund under läsåret 2006/2007. Arbetet fokuserar på identitetsförändringen av Erasmus studenterna under tiden i Lund. Undersökningen baserar på George Herbert Meads, Peter Bergers och Thomas Luckmanns teorier om identitetsutvecklingen. Det empiriska materialet baserar på tre intervjuer, email och materialen ur "gruppen" j

Föreliggande arbete utfördes i Helsingborg. Forskningsansatsen var en kartläggning av vården hos målgruppen personer med diagnosen allvarlig psykisk störning dömda till rättspsykiatrisk vård. Syftet med studien var att undersöka och beskriva patienternas och personalens syn på vårdkvaliteten vid en rättspsykiatrisk öppenvårdsmottagning genom att utgå från patienternas uppfattning. Sammanlagt 26 se

This paper was part of the ongoing cooperation between the Swedish Civil Aviation Authority and the Department of Psychology at Lund University. The purpose of this study was to develop a self-report measure regarding human factors, for the air traffic controllers to fill out before they start their working shift. This in order to aid the team leaders in their judgment regarding the air traffic co

The main purpose of this study was to examine, and illustrate, highschool social workers experiences of pupils with self-injurious behaviour. Self-injurious behaviour in this study refer to individuals who harm them-selves, with physical injury as consequence, without purpose to commit suicide. A qualitativ method was used and five highschool social workers, in the south of Sweden, were interviewe

Syftet med denna studie är att lyfta fram och analysera mäns erfarenheter av och attityder till delad föräldraledighet. Metoden som används är semistrukturerade fokusgrupper och deltagarna är svenska medelklassfäder i olika åldrar. De analytiska begrepp som används är kön/genus, maskulinitet, heteronormativitet och faderskap. Utifrån det empiriska materialet har fyra diskursiva praktiker identifie

Denna uppsats är en intervjustudie med religiöst praktiserande kristna och muslimska kvinnor där jag har ämnat undersöka relationen mellan en feministisk ansats och religiös övertygelse. Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda om en feministisk strävan kan vara förenligt med en religiös praktik och i vilken utsträckning dessa olika förhållningssätt också har gemensamma nämnare. Jag diskuterar vidare om

Uppsatsen syftar till att applicera genusvetenskapliga problematiseringar, teorier och metoder på ett juridiskt material för att undersöka vilka aspekter som kommer till ytan. Som material används domen i ett mord med homofoba motiv där provokations- bedömningen ledde till rubriceringen dråp och en artikel av professor Per Ole Träskman som kritiserar domen som diskriminerande. Den teoretiska grund

In Denmark it is the state that decides whether or not individuals are able to get a legal and a physical gender change . The law that is in use for this is an old law from 1929, that originally was meant to cover the context of castration of sexual predators, pedophiles, homosexuals(!) and rapists. Today this law is only used in relation to transsexualism. The law forms the ground for the making

Urban planning is not only a matter of architectural trends; it is first and foremost political. This thesis seeks to understand the links between political ideas and visions for the city and the physical structure of the city. The study aims to construct a model to help understand these links, a helpful tool in analysing a city, focusing on the one hand at the physical structure of what I call &q