The climate change and conflict nexus has been the focus of much debate and speculation in academic circles as well as public discourse. Much of the existing research has been undertaken by studies using quantitative methods, which intend to prove or disprove the existence of a causal relationship. However, this approach does little to help inform policy and practice, where a deeper understanding

Syftet med denna masteruppsats är att undersöka hur fysisk aktivitet och social interaktion bidrar till bättre prestationsförmåga av den åldrande kroppen. Studien är baserad på etnografiskt material som samlades in från januari till februari 2018 på ett träningscenter som heter Gerdahallen, beläget i Lund, Sverige. Det huvudsakliga empiriska materialet består av inspelade och transkriberade semi-sThe aim of this thesis is to investigate how physical activity and social interaction assist in generating better performance of the ageing body. A multifaceted ethnographic material was collected from January to February 2018 at a health and training centre called Gerdahallen, located in Lund, Sweden. The main empirical material consists of recorded and transcribed semi-structured in-depth interv

In a time where political populism and critiques against the international human rights paradigm has resulted in a global backlash against global governance systems, including human rights, the thesis sets out to explore the notion of human rights cities as a prospective mean to confront contemporary social challenges related to social inclusion and participation. The thesis relies on an emerging

Att utvärdera jordens hållfasthet inför byggande av hus, vägar och broar är en mycket viktig uppgift. I Skåne består jorden till stora delar av lermorän, vilket är en jord som innehåller mycket lera, men också sand, grus och sten i olika storlekar. Denna typ av jord försvårar många gånger arbetet med att utvärdera markens egenskaper. Dock har nya metoder testats internationellt, i ett första steg The undrained shear strength of cohesive soils is an important parameter to assess in geotechnical investigations. It is normally evaluated with the cone penetration test (CPT) but problems with penetrating coarse, heterogeneous materials that is also hard, such as clay till, have pointed the interest towards other possible in-situ methods. This has led to studies assessing the possibility to eval

Communication is not always easy. There are several different aspects within technical areas that need to be taken into account when communicating between different platforms. Older systems sometimes want to communicate with newer systems which requires older technology to meet more modern technology. This thesis focuses on an older system that needs to communicate with modern interfaces. The goal

Ett barn med grav hörselskada eller dövhet kan få ett cochleaimplantat inopererat, vilket hjälper barnet att kunna höra. Med ett cochleaimplantat har barnet fortfarande svårt att uppfatta tal, speciellt i en högljudd miljö som ett klassrum. Denna studie skapades för att lyfta fram de problem som barn med cochleaimplantat möter i ett klassrum och finna en lösning på hur taluppfattningen kan förbättA child with severe hearing loss or deafness may get a cochlear implant which helping the child to hear. With a cochlear implant the child still has a difficulty in perceiving speech, especially in a noise environment like a classroom. This study was created to highlight the problems that children with cochlear implant encounter in a classroom and find a solution to how speech perception can be im

The garment sector has increasingly attracted attention over the last years, due to it being an important contributor to the increasing pressure on planetary boundaries. While not only representing one of the world’s largest consumer industries, but also, a growing sector, trends are indicating towards its negative environmental and social impacts rising further. As the call for an urgent paradigm

Ju mer effektiv MIFO-ärenden hanteras, desto bättre är tillsynen av förorenade områden vid pågående verksamheter Miljöfarliga verksamheter i drift kan ge upphov till förekomst av föroreningar i mark, vilket vid förhöga halter kan orsaka skadliga effekter på människors hälsa och miljön. I Sverige, har inventering av pågående verksamheter enligt MIFO metodiken genomförts för att förbättra hanteringThe management of contaminated sites is an important issue since exposure to soils with high concentrations of pollutants causes serious damage to human health and the environment. To cope with this issue, Swedish local environmental protection authorities started an inventory of the operational activities that are potential point sources of pollution. MIFO phase 1 methodology is used by the local

Denna uppsats är den andra delen av mitt magisterarbete i översättning. Den första delen är en översättning av de första cirka 6000 orden i romanen La petite communiste qui ne souriait jamais som är skriven av Lola Lafon och gavs ut på förlaget Actes Sud 2014. Denna andra del består av en analys av källtexten, en redogörelse för överväganden jag gjort inför översättningen och en analys av min över

The aim of this thesis, using interpretive approach, is to explore how former top-level athletes perceive leadership in their role as manager. Furthermore, how they perceive they transfer their experience in sport to their managerial role. We build our study on theories about leadership, followership, life skill development in sports and life skill transfer process. The fieldwork of this study inc

The recent recolonization by wolves (Canis lupus) of Sweden has provided a unique opportunity to study their importance within terrestrial ecosystems, in particular to investigate the impact that recolonizing large predators may have on ecosystems with strong anthropogenic influence. I used data from the Swedish Forest Agency to investigate the presence and abundance of moose (Alces alces), as wel

This paper valuates two different financial contracts, the European Call and the Spread option using the Fourier transform. In the European Call case the underlying asset is modelled by the geometric Brownian motion stochastic differential equation. All necessary conditions in order for the transform to exists are examined and it turns out that the payoff needs to be scaled by an exponential facto

I människokroppen sker hela tiden viktiga processer, flera av dem på cellnivå. Dessa cellulära processer innefattar bland annat celldelning, där nya celler skapas, reparation av DNA, samt när cellerna upptar näring från maten vi äter. En viktig reaktion för att dessa processer ska fungera är fosforylering av molekyler. Det innebär att en fosforylgrupp sätts fast på en molekyl. Detta är extra viktiThe aim of this thesis was to study how the structure and the electrostatic interactions within the chain of α-casein are affected by phosphorylations and the ionic strength of the buffer. To do so, Small Angle X-ray Scattering measurements together with Circular Dichorism measurements were used to experimentally determine the stucture of α-casein. The theoretical model was then adjusted to fit th

Cryptocurrencies are on the rise, with new financial assets, new frameworks need to be developed. This thesis sets out to the examine the GARCH(1,1), the bivariate-BEKK(1,1), and the Standard stochastic volatility model’s volatility forecasting performance on BTC/USD, where the bivariate model is estimated on both BTC/USD and ETH/USD closing price data. Furthermore, three loss functions are used t

The sale of ancillary services has become an important source of revenue for modern airlines. However, no research has yet been done on the purchasing behaviour of air-traffic passengers. Therefore, the aim of this empirical study is to analyse if passengers behave rationally when purchasing ancillary services or if their preferences can be manipulated by framing effects. To answer the research qu

Hög efterfrågan på kompetensutveckling speglar behovet av kunskap och livslångt lärande i företag idag. Lärosätena har en central roll i samhället som utbildare, kan de stödja yrkesverksammas livslånga lärande i diskretionärt arbete på ett hållbart sätt? Studiens syfte är att bidra med kunskap om de reella villkoren för att ägna sig åt livslångt lärande. Studiens resultat avser bidra gällande övThe high demand for professional training reflects the need for knowledge and recurrent learning in organisations today. Universities play an important role in society as a long-term provider of education and professional training. How can institutions of higher education contribute to the increasing need for knowledge and learning in society through supporting sustainable lifelong learning at wor

Svenska psykologers beredskap och vilja att upptäcka, diagnostisera, informera och behandla patienter med diagnosen premenstruellt dysforiskt syndrom (PMDS) undersöktes genom en webbaserad enkätundersökning som besvarades av 123 personer rekryterade via internetforumet Facebook. Respondenterna svarade på frågor om sin upplevda kunskap, erfarenhet och attityd gällande PMDS, samt hur de förhöll sig Swedish psychologists’ preparedness and willingness to detect, diagnose, inform and treat patients diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric syndrome (PMDD) was studied using a web-based survey answered by 123 people recruited via Facebook. The respondents answered questions about their knowledge, experience and attitude regarding PMDD, and their approach to diagnosis and treatment of PMDD. The result

As the climate warms, the timing of plant phenology around the world is changing in response. Herbarium records offer a wealth of data that can be used to analyze phenological trends over time. While much research has been done on early spring flowering species, there is still a dearth of knowledge of climate change effects on summer and autumn flowering species. This study uses herbarium data to

I ett samhälle där mobiltelefoner utgör en allt större del av vår vardag och där e-handeln ständigt utvecklas, tenderar konsumenter att använda mobiltelefoner som shoppingkanal. I denna studie undersöks hur konsumenters köpintentioner påverkas av externa faktorer i den mobila köpprocessen. Syftet är att få djupare kunskap om konsumenters köpintentioner och köpprocess vid köp som i sin helhet genom

It is generally considered that the brackish Baltic Sea has relatively low biodiversity levels of both fish and invertebrate fauna, compared to the more saline waters of Kattegat and Skagerrak on the Swedish west coast. However, a trend has been noticed, showing higher biodiversity and biomass levels of Fucus-associated fauna on the east coast of Scania, i.e. within the Baltic Sea, compared to the