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Self-driving cars have the potential to revolutionize individual mobility. Before this can happen, however, they will have to overcome a series of hurdles, one of which will be to overcome resistance among potential users. Previous research about resistance towards self-driving cars has primarily revolved around demographic characteristics that correlate with a higher likelihood of resistance. Thi

In the 1980s it became increasingly clear that the European Community market was still segmented by national borders because of non-tariff barriers to trade. A major objective of the Single Market Program in 1992 was to remove these barriers, thereby enforcing intra-union competition. In this paper, a panel of Swedish firm-level data is used to evaluate whether domestic market power has been curta

The entity sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and situs inversus is since long named Kartagener syndrome. Nowadays the designation used is primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), which implies cilia with decreased or total absence of motility, which may result in sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and male infertility. A large number of deficiencies detectable on the ultrastructural level give rise

Inom området för tvistelösning, har skiljedom genom historien blivit ett allt populärare alternativ till rättstvistprocessen. De viktigaste inslagen i skiljedom ger avtalsparterna med många fördelar såsom diskretion, effektivitet och lägre kostnader, genom att göra det smidigare i ett antal olika forum och branscher där dessa aspekter är avgörande. Dessutom kan skiljedomsförfarandet erbjuda avtalsIn the world of dispute resolution, arbitration has throughout history been an increasingly popular alternative to the litigation process. The major features of arbitration provide contracting parties with many advantages such as discreetness, efficiency and lower costs; making it preferable in a various number of branches and industries where such features are crucial. Furthermore, the arbitratio

The decision making process in the European Union is an ongoing machine that sippers through all the political levels and subject areas. Which actors that possesses the ability to affect these processes and have power in these different matters is an question debated for a long time and will continued to be. This essay will try to bring some answers to the matter, if the selected actors have had a

I denna framställning behandlas fyra huvudsakliga frågeställningar beträffande den avtalsrättsliga lojalitetsplikten som försäkringsbolag har att beakta i företagsförsäkringsavtal. Beträffande den fösta frågeställningen, vad lojalitetsplikten i dessa avtal grundas på, kan följande konstateras. Plikten innebär att parterna med omsorg har att iaktta och tillvarata motpartens intressen i avtalsförhThis presentation deals with four main issues concerning the contractual duty of loyalty which insurance companies have to consider in business insurance agreements. Regarding the first question at issue - what the duty of loyalty in these agreements is based on - the following can be stated. The duty implies that the parties with care observe and exploit the counterparty’s interests in the cont

Uppsatsen behandlar fenomenet som uppstår när tillgångarna i ett bolag som ska avvecklas inte är tillräckligt stora för att täcka likvidationskostnaderna men samtidigt för stora för att en konkurs ska kunna avslutas utan överskott, då kommer nämligen bolaget att gå i konkurs om och om igen tills tillgångarna tagit slut, en s k jojo-konkurs. Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda förhållandet mellan liThe essay deals with the occurrence that when a company is to be terminated and the assets do not cover the liquidation costs and at the same time are too big for a bankruptcy to be completed without excess, then the company will go bankrupt again and again until the assets are exhausted. This is what I call a yo-yo bankruptcy. The purpose of this essay is to investigate the relationship between t

Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda vem som skall bära ansvaret för sk utvecklingsfel vid småhusbyggande. Kan beställaren/köparen i alla lägen för-vänta sig ett felfritt hus? Utredningen är baserad på traditionell rättsdogmatisk metod. Bakgrund till uppsatsen är det uppmärksammade Myresjöhusfallet, T 99-12, som gällde felansvaret för ett antal småhus som byggts med sk enstegstätad fasad. ByggmetodeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the liability for developmental faults in connection with single house construction. Background to the paper is the Myresjöhus Case, T 99-12, that has attracted some public attention. The case concerned the liability for a number of single houses that were built with the construction method known as External thermal insulation composite system walls. The

Through this degree project, we have come up with effective methods in the computer program ArchiCAD that architects use during project planning for buildings. The purpose of the degree project was to examine how architects and software developers use ArchiCAD effectively, in the building process so that also information transfer to other actors works. The theory of the degree project deals with t

Objective - To evaluate the role of spirometry and respiratory symptoms in the detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary health care. Design - A cross-sectional study. Setting - A primary health centre in Landskrona, southern Sweden. Subjects - 164 subjects who in 1992 had answered a postal questionnaire concerning obstructive pulmonary diseases and respiratory symptoms.

A wide range of methods has been proposed for ensuring central fixation in divided visual field studies of cerebral asymmetry. We present some of the problems associated with ensuring central fixation and argue that objectively monitoring fixation location with an eye-tracking device can provide the only accurate and, therefore, acceptable technique. However, the mere use of this equipment does no

Patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) have an ongoing risk of sudden incapacitation that might cause harm to others while driving a car. Driving restrictions vary across different countries in Europe. The most recent recommendations for driving of ICD patients in Europe were published in 1997 and focused mainly on patients implanted for secondary prevention. In recent years

As the consumption of energy increase in today’s world, the need for new fuel sources is of central importance. In order to be considered viable in the long run, the new energy sources must provide high efficiency and low environmental impact. The search for alternative fuels and energy extraction methods have become increasingly focused on finding ways to mimic systems found within nature. Oxidor

Uppsatsen behandlar kupongskatt, vilken utgår på utdelningar från svenska bolag till utländska juridiska personer. Syftet är att, med en rättsdogmatisk metod, utreda i vilka situationer undantag från kupongskatt blir möjligt. Detta med beaktande av den s.k. bulvanregelns tillämplighet. Den svenska kupongskatteregleringen är i stort sett oförändrad sedan tillkomsten år 1970 och har bedömts vara fThis thesis concerns dividend payments made by Swedish companies to non-resident legal entities. The purpose is to investigate in which situations a company may benefit from exemptions from withholding tax on dividend payments, in accordance with Swedish legislation. Taking into account the Swedish anti-abuse rule for withholding tax as well as influence of EU law on Swedish national withholding t

Denna uppsats behandlar bevisprövningen av bevismedel med oklart ursprung i svensk rätt. Med ”oklart ursprung” avses omständigheten att det av olika skäl inte går att redogöra för var ett bevismedel kommer ifrån, hur det har anskaffats eller att det i övrigt råder oklarheter kring omständigheterna vid bevisanskaffningen. Det oklara ursprunget medför att domstolen i bevisprövningen ställs inför proThis thesis examines the evaluation of evidence material of unclear origin in Swedish law. "Unclear origin" refers to that for various reasons it is not possible to account for where the evidence comes from, how it was obtained or that there is some other ambiguity about the circumstances for obtaining the evidence. The unclear origin means that the court is faced with procedural problem

The ecosystem services provided by parks and green areas have a significant role in the urban environment. They also generate large amounts of garden waste. By producing biochar from the garden waste, it is possible to improve the quality of ecosystem services provided in urban areas, as well as making use of a product that otherwise would have gone to waste. The objective of this study is to exp