Extreme events are believed to become frequent, intense and long lasting with climate change. An example of such extreme event is the record breaking summer 2003 heat wave. The 2003 heat wave, accompanied by drought conditions, had severe impacts on the European terrestrial ecosystems. In this study we have used an ecosystem model LPJ-GUESS to investigate how the carbon balance of Europe was affec

Chain of Custody on timber refers to the chronological documentation throughout the value chain, from forest to consumer. For a construction company, who engages within Social Responsible Purchasing, it is important to know where purchased material origins from. Timber is especially important in this matter, since the problem with illegal logging is widespread and causes environmental damage, conf

This thesis focuses on the Spelman College incident that took place in Atlanta, Georgia in 2004. The rapper Nelly intended to have a bone marrow drive at the historically black female college, but cancelled it when the students urged him to take part in a forum discussing the misogyny and sexual objectification of black women in the rapper’s music video Tip Drill. The purpose of the study is to m

Att fotograferas av en annan, utan att ha givit sitt samtycke till detta, kan upplevas som mycket kränkande, särskilt om fotograferingen sker i smyg i privata situationer som man inte önskar dela med sig av till utomstående. Idag finns dock ingen direkt kriminalisering av olovlig fotografering i svensk rätt. Till följd av detta finns det därför även få möjligheter att begära kränkningsersättning fTo be photographed by another, without consent, can feel like a very serious violation of one’s personal integrity, especially if the photography is hidden and depicts private situations which one does not wish to share with others. In Swedish law today, there is no general criminalization of non-consensual photography. As a result there are very limited possibilities of receiving non-pecuniary da

There are different rules and laws which companies and industries in a society must follow. Steps to comply with one law or rule may reduce the ability to comply with another. A sector where such a conflict could occur is in aviation, where the reduction of environmental and safety risks may be in conflict with each other. To meet the security requirements of an airport during the winter season wh

Former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returned to Haiti 16th of January 2011. Since then several NGO:s and “human right experts” have urged the importance of his prosecution. This essay contains a discussion about Haitian people’s needs, and whether a prosecution of Duvalier is compatible with such needs, or whether it in fact takes focus from them. The situation of the Haitian people is

Theories of Economics of Crime suggest that the unemployment rate should influence the crime rates and especially property crime rates. In this paper I investigate the effect of three different types of unemployment on crime rates (total unemployment (age 16-64), youth unemployment (age 18-24) and long-term unemployment (age 20-64)). Although theory is mostly applicable on property crimes I also i

Which underlying factors to sexual violence in Congo (DRC) dose the UN observe? This essay will present two theories that each try to explain the underlying factors to sexual violence in Congo (DRC). The first theory sees both socially constructed understandings of masculinity that is produced in military institutions and the frustration of over not achieving this masculine ideal, as underlying fa

The aim for the thesis is to study the impact of architecture on energy use. Methods: The work has been executed through a sensitivity analysis with calculation of energy use as the mathematical model – the architecture has been varied and all others parameters have been held constant. The calculations have been performed in the energy simulation software VIP-Energy. Results: The thesis has result

Title: HealthBook Sub title: Integrated End-User Device for Rural Health Workers in Low Resource Settings Author: Johan Larsson Supervisor: Goirgos Nikoleris, Machine Design Secondary supervisor: Rustam Nabiev, Karolinska University, MTA R&D Examiner: Robert Bjärnemo, Machine Design Introduction: This thesis is part of a project called ICT4MPOWER with the purpose to solve the problem with med

Denna studie syftar till att ge inblick i tre sångpedagogers synsätt, åsikter samt erfarenheter kring ämnet arabisk klassisk sång och dess hantverk. Studien baseras huvudsakligen på intervjuer med sångpedagoger bosatta i Amman (Jordanien) samt observationer av sånglektioner, vilka fungerar som komplement till intervjuerna. Vidare har jag valt att skapa ett gediget bakgrunds- och teorikapitel för aThis study aims to provide insight into three singing teachers’ views, opinions and experiences on the subject of classic Arabic singing and its craftsmanship. The study is based primarily on interviews with voice teachers living in Amman (Jordan), and the observation of singing lessons, which are complementary to the interviews. Moreover, I have chosen to create a solid background and theory chap

Following trade liberalisation and the resulting loss in government revenues from trade tariffs, governments need to find other sources of revenue to compensate for this loss. Many developing countries have set their hopes on value added tax (VAT). This was also the case for Morocco when it introduced VAT in 1986. Over the years it has become evident that the Moroccan VAT is not sufficiently simpl

Med utgångspunkt i unionsrättslig praxis syftar arbetet att undersöka ompaketeringsundantagets innebörd och dess tillämpning i svenska domstolar. Inledningsvis ges en allmän beskrivning av parallellimport och läkemedelsmarknaden och därefter undersöks etablerandet av ompaketeringsundantaget och dess innebörd. EUD har fastställt att även om fördraget inte berör förekomsten av immateriella rättigheThis essay investigates the trade mark doctrine for parallel importation of repackaged pharmaceuticals established in community law, and how this doctrine is applied in Swedish courts. Initially the author generally describes parallel imports and the pharmaceutical market before investigating the establishment of the doctrine and its meaning. The ECJ have established that whilst the treaty does n

Föräldrabalkens 6 kap. 2 a § stadgar att barnets bästa skall vara avgörande för alla beslut i frågor om vårdnad, boende och umgänge. Barnets bästa är en princip som går att finna i såväl internationella dokument som i nationell lagstiftning. Begreppet barnets bästas innebörd är ej uttryckligen definierad i varken de internationella dokumenten, såsom barnkonventionen, eller i svensk nationell lagstAccording to the Swedish parental code 6 chapter 2 a §, the best interest of the child shall be conclusive for all decisions in matters of custody, residency and right to access. The best interest of the child is a principle which can be found in both international documents and in national legislation. The concept of the principle of the best interest of the child is not expressly defined in neit

Vid årsskiftet 2009/2010 så trädde konfliktlösningsregeln i kraft i svensk lagstiftning. Konfliktlösningsregeln är ett tillägg i KL:s 3 kap och tar sikte på att lösa de konkurrensproblem som kan uppkomma vid offentlig säljverksamhet. Enligt den så kan stat, kommun eller landsting förbjudas att bedriva ett visst förfarande i sin säljverksamhet ifall detta snedvrider eller hämmar konkurrensen eller On the 1st of January 2010, new rules were enforced in the Swedish Competition Act (KL). The new legislation has the character of a conflict resolution rule and is based in the 3rd chapter of KL. The aim behind the rule is to solve the competition conflicts that can arise when public operators compete with private operators in open markets. The government, municipality or a county can be prohibite

This study treats the municipal home care and customer choice. The customer choice model means that elderly people with home help services may be granted the opportunity to choose provider and therefore can choose between private and municipal providers. The purpose of this study is to investigate managers’ perceptions of how competition has affected the municipal home care activities, staff and u

Denna uppsats handlar om hur heliga platser och heliga rum är strukturerade och upplevda, med fokus på den kristna tron.