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Introduction: The ability to find human remains as well as locating surfaces that previously have been exposed to human remains, is essential for crime solving and is widely known throughout the whole forensic community to be a complex process. Background: Human bodies will undergo a decomposition process that generates volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The scientific community has been evaluat

The Light from darkest Småland Lighting products from Orrefors during the period 1916 – 1949 The Light from darkest Småland (a region in southern Sweden where Orrefors is located) aims to take a closer look at the lighting production at Orrefors glass works during the period from 1916, when artist Simon Gate was employed as Orrefors’ first artistic advisor, to 1949 when the transition from an exp

This thesis investigates how Swedish parliamentary parties coordinate their positions on environmental legislation across the national and European levels using the 2023 revision of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a case study. The study is guided by the Principal-Agent (PA) theory and addresses two research questions: (1) to what extent parties maintain alignment of policy

Vid byggnation av vägar och järnvägar i Sverige idag används nästan uteslutande ändliga resurser som bergkross eller naturgrus som ballastmaterial. Det är av stort intresse att undersöka om till exempel återvunnet material och restprodukter från industrier skulle kunna användas i stället. För detta ändamål byggdes en testväg i november 2024 inne på en avfallsanläggning i Helsingborg. Vägen, som foDuring construction of roads and railways in Sweden today, mainly finite resources such as crushed rock or natural gravel, are being used as ballast material. It is of great interest to investigate whether, for instance, recycled materials and residual products from industries could be used instead. For this purpose, a test road was constructed in November of 2024 in a waste facility in Helsingbor

The purpose of this investigation is to explore and highlight the role of the Third World within a human rights framework during the era of decolonization. More specifically the investigation analyzes in what ways states from the Third World used human rights to argue for the abolishment of colonialism within the context of debates in the 15th session of the UN General Assembly in 1960 and in rela

Den här studien ämnade att undersöka huruvida olika musikgenrer; blues , klassisk musik och rockmusik, samt utan musik (kontrollgrupp), påverkar prestation i matematik. 52 personer deltog i studien och de blev alla tilldelade en av de fyra musikgenrerna genom en mellangruppsdesign. Studien bestod av två test. Första testet var ett standardiserat matematiktest bestående av 12 frågor (refereras till

Naturlig selektion i vilda skalbaggspopulationer Naturlig selektion är en nyckelfaktor för evolutionen. Även om vi vet att mängden variation i egenskaper (fenotyper) ger råmaterial för selektion och om den är genetisk påverkar evolutionens hastighet, har vi fortfarande mycket att lära om hur naturlig selektion påverkar specifika egenskaper över tid. I min examensuppsats undersökte jag hur naturliNatural selection is an important force behind evolution. It is well known that phenotypic variation provides opportunity for evolution, but research into how selection acts on specific traits over time is lacking. In this thesis, I studied how selection acts upon the shape and body size of the beetle Cassida viridis. Across three populations, I measured size (length and area), shape, and lifespan

De svenska riktade ränteavdragsbegränsningsreglerna infördes år 2009 i syfte att förhindra oönskad skatteplanering där den svenska skattebasen urholkas genom ränteupplägg med lån mellan bolag inom samma intressegemenskap. Regelverket återfinns numera i 24 kap. 18–20 §§ IL och begränsar avdragsrät-ten för räntekostnaderna på koncerninterna lån. Regelverket ändrades först år 2013 och sedan igen år 2The Swedish targeted interest deduction rules were introduced in 2009, aim-ing to prevent unwanted tax planning that erodes the Swedish tax base through interest schemes involving loans between intra-group companies. The rules are now located in Chapter 24, Sections 18–20 of the Income Tax Act (ITA) and limit the right to deduct interest costs on intra-group loans. The rules were modified in 2013,

The high-temperature oxidation of stainless-steel parts poses significant problems in power generation, chemical processing, and heat exchanger industries. Stainless steel grades such as austenitic AISI 316L, 310S, and ferritic 430 commonly used in industries undergo carving of oxide scales which diminishes spatial quality, increases corrosion, and reduces thermal conductivity. This thesis focuses

Nya byggnormer – smartare tunnlar? Cut-and-Cover-tunnlar är vanliga vid grund anläggningsnivå i svensk infrastruktur. Dessa betongkonstruktioner utsätts för konstant vattentryck, vilket ställer krav på sprickkontroll. Sprickor uppstår ofta på grund av tvångslaster, exempelvis från temperaturvariationer och krympning, när dessa deformationer hindras av omgivningen. För att begränsa sprickbildning dTunnel structures play an important role in Sweden’s infrastructure. At shallow depths, a common construction method is the so-called “Cut-and-Cover” tunnel, where the tunnel placement is excavated, cast in concrete on-site, and then backfilled. Such tunnels are typically subjected to constant water pressure, which yields high demands on crack control. Cracking in elongated concrete structures oft

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att prova den klassiska principal-agentteorins tillämpbarhet i relationen mellan bemanningsföretag och deras konsulter, en relation som även påverkas av en tredje part; bemanningsföretagets kunder. Metod: Studien är en kvalitativ tvärsnittsstudie och samlar in data via intervjuer. Intervjuerna utgick från en intervjuguide som sammanställts baserat på vårt teoretiskaPurpose: The purpose of the essay is to test the classical principal-agency theory’s applicability in the relationship between staffing agencies and their consultants, a relationship that is also affected by a third party, the client of the staffing agency. Methodology: The study is a qualitative cross-sectional study and collects data through interviews. The interviews were based on an intervie

Genom att ta bilder i specifika våglängder på växer, från det visuella till det osynliga, kan man ta reda diverse information om växter såsom biomassa och stress. Detta kan man då göra med multispektrala kameror som oftast har varit monterade på satelliter. Satelliter har dock problem såsom eventuella molntäcken som täcker vyn över växterna. Drönare med multispektrala kameror har därmed blivit allVegetation monitoring over time is important in a changing world due to climate change. Remote sensing, especially with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), can be utilized to monitor vegetation at flexible scales at an accurate degree. However, the relatively new remote sensing platforms that are UAVs imply the requirement of understanding how to best monitor vegetation in an accurate way w

The purpose of this thesis is to provide a deeper understanding of how organizations learn from previous investment decisions and to develop a framework that suggests an illustrative overview of how the experience from a previous investment decision process is turned into organizational learning. The study used a qualitative approach consisting of a multiple case study. In addition to the literatu

Research suggest that foster children’s school achievements in compulsory school are worse compared with their peers in the same age group. The purpose of my study was to explore and analyze what kind of support and assistance foster children are offered in order to leave the compulsory school with approved grades. Furthermore, the aim was also to explore what kind of sup¬port that the social serv

Both automation and climate change are important topics on today’s policy agenda. Automation is often argued to have environmental benefits in terms of energy efficiency, however, no attempt has yet been made to empirically address the relation between automation and energy consumption. Therefore this paper aims to fill this gap by exploring whether automation and energy intensity developments fol

The goal of this thesis was to design and implement a distributed real time vision system in Java and to investigate its performance with the aid of some robot experiments. Controlling a process requires reference- and feedback signals which can be sensed by means of digital cameras. The image data coming from the cameras needs to be collected, processed and transmitted through the network without

A simpler version of a shock-testing machine was developed and built. This allows engineers at Verisure to test prototypes and early versions of new products before the product is certified. An independent company shock tests the product as part of the process to certify it as an approved home alarm security product. During the shock test, the product is subjected to a high acceleration during a s

Rooted in the environmental movement, the climate movement in Sweden is on the rise and increasingly gaining support in its fight against climate change and its unequal impacts. If successful, the movement can play an important role in changing society. There is increased awareness and proof of the gendered effects of climate change, but awareness of the role of gender in the climate movement seem

This is a comparative case study of Sweden and Brazil regarding managerial challenges and opportunities in the nonprofit sector of both countries. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether managers of nonprofit organizations in Sweden and Brazil rely on intrinsic or extrinsic motivation to reach the organization's objectives. Additionally, it explores the main challenges and opportu

Detta examensarbete undersöker den nuvarande situationen för cyklande barn i Sverige. Den undersöker ett internationellt och historiskt perspektiv, vilket ger jämförbar information om säkerheten för cyklande barn i andra samhällen. Variationer över tiden i totalt cyklad längd studeras och dess inverkan på säkerheten är noga övervägd. Minskade cykelnivåer visar sig vara en avgörande faktor för säkeThis master thesis investigates the current safety situation for biking children in Sweden. It investigates an international and a historical perspective, which gives comparable information about bike safety for children in other societies. Alterations over time in total biked length is studied and its impact on the safety are considered. Reduction in levels of biking are found to be a vital facto