Traditionally Bhutanese buildings are built with rammed earth. These buildings have low insulation values and lack thermal comfort resulting in sub-zero temperatures inside the homes in colder regions. Modern insulation materials in Bhutan are uncommon due to the lacking availability, and therefore, a local source of insulation material is needed to improve the living conditions. The worldwide use

It is challenging for the food industry to deliver products that satisfy consumers changing desires and needs. Baobab is a fruit that holds potential for the development of trendy food products due to its rich nutritional profile and unique rheology. Unlike most fruits, it contains a dry pulp with a moisture content of 11-12 % (Phytotrade, 2008). Despite these features, baobab has been overlooked

Titel: Har graden av informationsasymmetri inom ett bolag betydelse för analytikers pricksäkerhet? Slutseminarie: 03/06/2019 Kurs: Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 hp Författare: Sebastian Petersson, Fred Berntson och Erik Norman Handledare: Håkan Jankensgård Nyckelord: Aktieanalytiker, riktkurs, informationsasymmetri, felprognos, rekommendation Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka om

I denna uppsats har vi valt att undersöka hur elva studenter motiverar sitt engagemang i Lundakarnevalen. Frågeställningen som vi ämnar att besvara är följande: På vilket sätt motiverar studenter sitt ideella engagemang i Lundakarnevalen 2018? Denna studie inleds med tidigare forskning kring volontärarbete och motivation samt den kritik den bär med sig. Denna kritik argumenterar för vår teoretiska

Vart femte barn i Sverige idag lider av övervikt. Övervikt hos barn är ett problem som tycks fortsätta och arbetet kring barn med övervikt kommer att bli en större del av skolsköterskans arbetsinsats. Tydliga riktlinjer saknas och mer kunskap kring hur skolsköterskor ska ta sig an och bemöta problemet med övervikt hos barn behövs. Syftet var att beskriva skolsköterskor erfarenheter av att arbeta m

Over the last years, the conventional agricultural system has increasingly been pointed out as one of the most problematic sector for the environment and the global public health. At the same time, the organic farming sector has more and more been presented as a sustainable answer to that problem. However, its implementation comes with numerous challenges, such as the procuration of a third-party

Att ta tillvara på den stora mängd spillvärme vi producerar är idag högaktuellt. Ett sätt att göra detta är med hjälp av så kallade termoelement. I detta arbete undersöks ett termoelement som består av kvantprickar.A thermoelectric device is a solid-state heat engine that operates using the thermoelectric effect, which is the principle of direct conversion of heat energy to electric energy. Today the poor efficiency and relatively high production cost of thermoelectric devices heavily limits their applications. Most thermoelectric devices are built up of semiconductor thermocouples, which consist of an n-dop

Pluviala översvämningar inträffar när intensiteten av ett regn överskrider markens förmåga att infiltrera, vilket resulterar i att vattnet istället ansamlas på ytan. Tillräckligt mycket vatten på samma yta leder som bekant till översvämning. Ett typexempel är när korta intensiva regn faller över urbana områden där ytor som asfalt förhindrar infiltrering. Mängden och intensiteten av denna typ av övThe number and impacts of pluvial floods are likely to increase with the growth of our cities and as extreme weather is anticipated to intensify with climate change. Im- proved preparedness is needed which may be attained owing to recent development of high-resolution hydro-meteorological observations and forecasts as well as geographical data. This paper investigates the capacity of the HYPE mode

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to explore whether service can be implemented as limited edition in order to strengthen the brand and to drive business. Methodology/Approach: This research is based on a qualitative approach with a multi case study analyzing Visit Sweden, Finnair and Lund University. Each brand has implemented a limited service of own kind this year. Findings: The research sh

In markets with fierce competition and low switching costs, the capability to keep customers is just as important as the capability to get new customers. One of the cornerstones of efficiently keeping customers from churning is the ability to identify customers that are more prone to leaving the company than others. This way, churn prevention resources and measures can be efficiently directed towa

The aim of this thesis is to explore how young Swedes’ news habits and trust in the news media differ from the rest of the Swedish population. For this purpose we surveyed 134 high school students and compared the results with data from the 2019 edition of the Digital News Report, published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. We found that young Swedes’ news consumption for the m

For children with blindness, ball games can be very challenging, as most ball games depend on quick perception of a multitude of things which are by people with good vision in general perceived through vision. The currently available aids for making ball games more accessible for people with blindness, most in the form of audible balls, leave room for improvement. The central aim in this thesis i

Bakgrund: Nyligen införde barnhälsovården i Region Skåne Språkfyran, ett validerat instrument för att upptäcka språkstörning hos fyraåringar. Språkstörning är en funktionsnedsättning där tidiga insatser har stor betydelse för individens fortsatta utveckling. Barnhälsovården behöver instrument av hög kvalitet för att uppfylla sitt uppdrag att upptäcka och agera vid problem i barns utveckling. Syfte

Plastic pollution is not a new thing, not a new thing at all. Actually, concern about plastic had been growing date back to 1960s, almost 60 years ago, when the plastic debris in the ocean was first observed, but now the global plastic production is still increasing, as well as the amount of the plastic waste that enters the ocean every year. I knew about plastic pollution since I was a kid -

Dominica, the hurricane-prone island nation, experienced severe destruction in September 2017 from a category 5 hurricane named Maria. Based on research and a minor field study to the island in the Lesser Antilles, a climate change adaptive and hurricane resilient design for a specific site in the capital Roseau is proposed in this master thesis project in Sustainable Urban Design. The project ai

There is not much that can compete with pre- paring and enjoying a meal, cooked to perfec- tion, in the company of friends. No matter how skilled you are at cooking or baking, it is impossible to achieve the same quality of bread and pizza as in a restaurant since a regular household oven will not genera- te the temperature or taste needed. To solve this I set out to design a way for homeowner

Hög personalomsättning är problematiskt i servicenäringen. Syfte med uppsatsen är att få en förståelse för vilka mekanismer som samverkar med frivillig personalomsättning i servicenäringen. Detta syftet ledde sedan till två frågeställningar: Finns det skillnad på vilken generation du tillhör och de mekanismer du anser samverka med frivillig personalomsättning och Varför ser det ut som det gör kopp

A large number of forest fires occurred in Sweden during the summer 2018 on a total area of 21 000 hectares. Between 300 and 500 residents were evacuated from their home due to these fires. This situation was unfamiliar in Sweden at the time, and the routines for dealing with such crisis were challenged. This thesis aimed to investigate the communication and information strategies, the evacuation

The phenomenon of global warming has become a fact, however; the uncertainty is about the magnitude and acceleration of its manifestations. Global mean sea level rise is one of the results induced by global warming and is happening with an undetectable accelerated pace. The world international organizations and governments are devoting efforts and initiatives in a trial to manage global warming in