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Key design features of high performance houses are investigated for improving energy efficiency in cold climates. Reference dwellings with typical constructions and system designs are compared with high performance houses using the best technology available. The dwellings used for reference are a multi-family apartment building and a single-family detached house, designed according to a mix of Nor

Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established predictor of adverse metabolic outcomes, independent of overall adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic basis of body fat distribution and its molecular links to cardiometabolic traits, here we conduct genome-wide association meta-analyses of traits related to waist and hip circumferences in up to 224,459 individuals

The aim of this study was to examine family home social workers experience and conception of unplanned as well as planned disruptions in family foster care. We also wanted to investigate the main reasons of disruption identified by family home social workers, and how they are managed. Another aim was to investigate how family home social workers work with children, biological parents and foster pa

Memory impairment has been connected to depression, however this association appears complex. Pattern separation is a specific hippocampal function, which separates similar events and stimuli into distinct memory representations. Hippocampal volume reduction has been seen in individuals suffering from depression. Multiple rodent studies have shown that adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of th

The public library as a cultural centre - a discourse analytical study of how the library as a cultural centre emerges in official plans for cultural and library development. This master’s thesis aims to identify, analyze and discuss how notions of the public library as a cultural centre appear in cultural and library policy documents from regional and municipal levels. The method and theory used

Mot bakgrund av att det inte ännu finns någon fungerande gemensam valuta inom EU kvarstår valutakursrisker som ett hinder för handel inom den inre marknaden. Dessa hinder har bland andra EUD angripit med stöd av fördragsfriheterna. I uppsatsen behandlas inledningsvis frågan om användandet av utländsk valuta kan utgöra det gränsöverskridande moment som gör EU-rätten tillämplig och därefter hur den Since there still is no common currency within the EU, exchange rates still risk acting as an obstacle for trade on the internal market. Amongst others, the CJEU has addressed these obstacles through an application of the four freedoms. The initial question treated in this thesis is if the use of foreign currency is a cross-border element enabling the application of EU law, and if so, how is the c

The phenomenon of clusters has been thoroughly studied, and nowadays many governments have some kind of program to promote clusters. While many studies have been conducted on how clusters function, there are still uncertainties regarding their emergence and evolution. This thesis focuses on the concept of “cluster life cycles”, and have from theories regarding the concept formed a model for the c

In current experiments at the high-power laser facility at the Lund Laser Centre, electrons accelerated to hundreds of MeV over short distances by means of laser wakefield acceleration in produced plasmas. To determine the amount of secondary radiation generated when accelerated electrons interact with surrounding materials is of interest to ensure a safe working environment. In this thesis, the

Över tid har våldtäktsbrottet varit ett omdiskuterat ämne, inte minst bland politiker och jurister men även bland befolkningen som helhet. Protester, debatter, nyhetsartiklar och hashtags är inte ovanligt förekommande inom diskussionen. Syftet med förevarande uppsats har varit att ge en övergripande blick över gränserna för det juridiska begreppet våldtäkt och har ämnat att besvara vilka de ursprOver time the crime rape has been a discussed topic, non the least among politicians and jurists but also among the common people. Protests, debates, newsarticles and hashtags are not unusually occuring in the discussion. The object of this essay has been to give an overall look at the boundaries for the legal word rape and aims to anwser where the original boundaries were drawn and how the bound

Trots att bemanningsbranschens utveckling på arbetsmarknaden har ökat de senaste åren har forskningen och kunskapen om bemanningsanställda inte ökat i samma takt. Den psykosociala arbetsmiljön har förändrats de senaste decennierna i och med framväxten av alternativa anställningar. Både den fysiska och psykosociala arbetsmiljön har betonats som viktig för personers hälsa och välbefinnande. I arbetsThe development of temporary agencys on the labormarket has been increasing over the past years, despite of this the research and knowledge about temporary workers has not increased in the same pace. The psychosocial environment has changed the past decades with the emergence of alternative empolyments. The importance of the physical and the psychosocial work environment has been emphasized for th

Bland barn och ungdomar är förekomsten av social ångest 1-2%. Studier visar att obehandlad social ångest på sikt påverkar individens livskvalitet ur många aspekter. Tidiga behandlingsinsatser är därför essentiellt för att förhindra risken för långvariga problem. Vid en Första Linjen verksamhet i Skåne valde man att renodla behandlingsprogrammet Chilled enkom för ungdomar med social ångest. Denna s

Nyskapad ängsmark norr om Lund ökar artrikedomen i jordbrukslandskapet Ängsmarker och deras växter har minskat drastiskt under de senaste århundradet men på MAX-området strax norr om Lund försöker man skapa en ängsmark genom att hämta hö från en närliggande artrik gräsmark och sprida ut på det nya stället. 85 av de drygt 200 arter som kan ingå i höet, varav flera utrotningshotade, har lyckats eta