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The goal of risk and vulnerability research is to reduce the harm done by disasters. A disaster is a combination of a natural hazard and a vulnerable society. Understanding vulnerability is vital to reduce disaster risk, or the potential of losses in property or life. Vulnerability is often divided into a technical, relating to buildings, infrastructure, and so forth, and a social which concerns t

Det juridiska ramverket för arbetskraftsinvandring reformerades under 2008 för att möta det ökade behovet av arbetskraft från tredje land. Genom reformen förenklades processen för arbetsgivare att anställa utländsk arbetskraft utifrån den enskilde arbetsgivarens behov. Vid införandet av det nya regelverket avskaffades den tidigare arbetsmarknadsprövningen och det infördes krav på att de löne-och a

Den kunskap en arbetstagare har utgör en av de primära tillgångarna i en näringsverksamhet. Uppdelningen mellan vilken information som tillfaller arbetsgivaren och vilken information som utgör personligt kunnande blir framförallt aktuell då en anställning upphör. Situationen att arbetstagaren byter arbete till en anställning inom samma verksamhetsområde är mer regel än undantag. Det är viktigt förThe knowledge that workers possess is one of the primary assets of a business. The divisions between which information that belongs to the employer, and which information an employee can bring into a new employment become relevant when the employment terminates. In the late spring of 2016 the European Commission and the European Council approved a directive about the protection for trade secrets t

När medier publicerar upphovsrättsligt skyddat material uppstår ett intressant och mångsidigt juridiskt problem. Upphovsinnehavaren har å ena sidan ensamrätt på hur alstret får utnyttjas. Media är å andra sidan ett kontrollorgan med uppgiften att informera allmänheten, särskilt i politiska sammanhang. Följaktligen har det införts upphovsrättsliga inskränkningar som i vissa fall ger medier rätt attMedia usage of copyright protected material creates an interesting and versatile legal problem. On the one hand, right holders have an exclusive right to the usage of their work. On the other hand, the importance of media freedom in a democratic society cannot be overstated. Journalists have a right and duty to inform on matters of public interests, especially political ones. Consequently, there a

Background: Physical inactivity presents a major public health challenge and is estimated to cause six to ten percent of the major non-communicable diseases. Studies show that immigrants, especially women, have an increased risk of non-communicable diseases compared to ethnic Swedes. Somali immigrant women have increased rates of overweight and obesity, low fitness levels and low levels of cardior

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with risks during pregnancy, during delivery, and in later life with a substantial risk of subsequent diabetes. The worldwide prevalence of GDM is increasing, but varies with differences in diagnostic methods and population characteristics. Results: Capillary glucose concentrations were found to be higher than venous glucose concentrat

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in the general population, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Low-grade inflammation, erythrocyte volume variation, and subclinical atherosclerosis have repeatedly been associated with cardiovascular disease, but it remains unclear whether these risk factors are also associated with incident AF. This thesis is bas