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During the last few years the countries in the African continent have experienced an enormous increase in female politicians on a national level. Rwanda is even the country with the highest number of female politicians in its parliament in the world. Despite this development in Africa, the quantitative research on women's political representation in the world has not yet paid attention to the

The Auditors-General can have a profound impact on the work of the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), in terms of the quality, autonomy and efficiency of audit work. In Sweden, this recruitment is prepared by the Committee on the Constitution, before the final decision is made by Parliament. The appointment is, however, shrouded in mystery and not even candidate profile requirements are openly adver

Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) is the major cause of invasive bacterial disease, including meningitis, in the neonatal period. Although prophylactic measures have contributed to a substantial reduction in the number of infections, development of a vaccine remains an important goal. While much work in this field has focused on the S. agalactiae polysaccharide capsule, which is an

Vilka fördelar har gruppundervisning i slagverk? Detta är frågan som genomsyrar hela studien. Studien syftar till att lyfta fram aktiva slagverkspedagogers syn på gruppundervisning inom musik- och kulturskola Studien bygger på kvalitativ forskning som metod och fyra aktiva slagverkspedagoger har intervjuats. För att ge studien mer trovärdighet har informanternas tankar jämförts med tidigare forskn

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an abysmal impact on professional lives. The relentless strains of Covid have kept the world at large on tenterhooks. This has led to a new way of life and remote work environment. Work from home culture, while has seeped into the DNA of employees and organizations, has also brought about abundant experiences, expectations and criticisms. This thesis aims to delve int

Popular Abstract in Swedish Salt ackumulering på jordbruksmark är en historisk såväl som ett av de potentiellt största problem som mänskor har haft och har. Forskare har undersökt och försökt lösa detta problem under en lång tid. Över 20 reviewer har publicerats om ämnet under de senaste fem åren. I denna avhandling redogörs summariskt för utbredningen av salt stress i dagens jordbruk, samt de to

Thanks to features as non-intrusiveness combined with high spatial and temporal resolution, various laser diagnostic techniques have during the last decades become of utmost importance for characterization of combustion related phenomena. In the following presentation some further development of the techniques will be highlighted aiming at a) surface temperatures using Thermographic Phosphors, TP

Popular Abstract in Swedish De äldsta hajfossil man känner till kommer från devonperioden och är minst 380 miljoner år gamla. Under Mesozoikum (trias, jura och krita) dominerades hajfaunorna av hybodonta hajar under trias och första halvan av jura medan de moderna hajarna (Neoselachii) tog över från slutet av jura och numera är de enda levande hajarna på vår planet. Detta arbete har fokuserats på

Under många år har passiviteten varit en relativt underordnad figur i svensk rätt. På senare tid har dock Högsta domstolen lämnat flera avgöranden där passiviteten särskiljs från andra liknande institut som reklamation och preskription. Från att enbart handla om försittande av tid har passivitet blivit erkänd som allmän princip med flera rättsregler som följd. Uppsatsen gör inget anspråk på att

The incineration furnace at National Veterinary Institute (SVA) in Uppsala, Sweden, runs approximately 2,150 hours a year and generates a large amount of waste heat. Some of this heat is partially recovered, and is used for heating one of the main buildings during the furnace operation. However, around 2,000 MWh is wasted annually due to unavailability of any storage system. This wasted heat is ap

Previous research shows that it is a complicated task to assess whether children are harmed or not and when children have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it can be even more complicated. The aim of this study was to increase the understanding of challenges in assessments of children with ASD and their parents experienced by professional child welfare social workers. Qualitative semi-structured int