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I föreliggande psykologexamensuppsats undersöktes adaptivt beteende hos 52 extremt prematurfödda barn vid 6.5-års ålder. Deltagarna följdes upp i den nationella studien Extremely Preterm Infant Study in Sweden (EXPRESS). Barnens adaptiva beteende jämfördes med 41 jämnåriga födda efter fullgången graviditet. Föräldraskattningar med Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System-II (ABAS-II) användes för att

The global climate is changing, mostly due to human impacts of greenhouse gases emissions. These changes in climate have lead to an increase in global warming, increasing extreme storm events and an increase in sea-level etcetera. Areas located along the coast will suffer from coastal erosion and flooding as a result of the impact from the climate changes. These impacts can lead to major socio-eco

Carbonatite is an unusual type of rock that, for a long time, were not accepted for what they really are. This group of rocks is now considered to be of igneous origin and is classified after its content of carbonate minerals. If it exceed 50% the rock will be named a carbonatite. This group of rocks can be found all over the world and two of these places, which this review will focus on, are the

Landskapsformen drumlin har länge diskuterats inom akademin och den här studen syftar till att sprida lite ljus över dom. Genom att kartlägga två drumlinområden runt sjön Åsnen i Småland, södra Sverige har deras utsträckning kartlagts med en precision som länge ansetts omöjligt. Detta gjordes genom att använda hög upplösta hillshade modeller framtagna från LiDAR data för att efter att ha analysera

In this study I address the issue of sustainable food production through the concept of Industrial Symbiosis (IS). Food production constitutes a key driver of environmental degradation and is prospected to accelerate its impacts with a constantly growing world population. Unsustainable and inefficient resource and energy use in the production sector further intensifies these problems. Through stud

Overconsumption of fossil fuels and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions are causing a greenhouse effect, which lead to a rise in average temperatures globally and contribute to global climate change. The construction sector has been identified as responsible for some of the highest levels of resource use and waste emissions across the globe, compared with other sectors. Tackling the constructi

The concept of sustainability has been put forward since 1987 and from that point of time research regarding it has emerged and evolved since its appearance. Definitions of sustainability vary from person to person due to the context used, and big amount of companies have started to realize its importance and begun with searching their ways till achieving a sustainable development in today‘s tough

Denna uppsats behandlar vissa ämnesområden avseende reglerna om miljöskadestånd i 32 kap MB utifrån såväl ett deskriptivt som normativt perspektiv. I uppsatsens görs initialt en introduktion till ämnet och de relevanta bestämmelserna i MB tillsammans med hithörande praxis. I sammanhanget fokuseras främst på den orts- och allmänvanlighetsbedömning som domstolarna har att göra vid bedömning av mil

Abstract Authors: Belma Dzafic, Lejla Huseinovic Title:”The flowers of Rosengård will bloom – a qualitative study about young people in a segregated residential area and their thoughts about the area, the surrounding and the future” Supervisor: Charlotta Zettervall The purpose of this study was to examine how young people in the age of 16 – 17 in Rosengård think about their future, their reside

Today evaluation is a popular phenomenon within the public sector, but is the instrumental use of the results the only purpose it fills? This case study aims to investigate the use of evaluation in practical social work in municipals with focus on supportive contacts without documentation requirements based on a new institutional perspective. What purposes for evaluation can be identified, what in

Abstract In developed economies industry was once the backbone of the economy and was seen as the machinery behind economic growth. During the past decades, industry’s importance has been diminishing in advanced economies. The trend has been stronger in some countries than in others but seems rather consistent over time. Furthermore the financial sector has enjoyed vast growth since the 1980’s. In