To address child labour, research discusses the potential of social protection programmes. This thesis therefore examines the unresolved impact on child labour and children’s school attendance of its household members’ participation in the public employment programme MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. By applying the combined difference-in-differences propensity score matching method,

Due to climate change, the average global sea level is rising. Consequently, flood protection is being discussed by cities all over the world. Out of all the proposed solutions for this, those that can offer something beyond the construction of high walls are the ones with the most value. We should create coastal protections that offer added value, for us humans as well as for the ecosystem we liv

Multi-storey buildings constructed in timber have become more common in recent years. A reason for this lies in the growing interest for sustainable building, where timber is seen as a particularly interesting alternative. As efforts have been made to improve the heat insulation in buildings, the energy consumption from manufacturing materials and from constructing buildings, referred to as embodi

Title: Next generation rear axle assembly - A case study at Scania Authors: Richard Andrae & William Bergmark Background: Following the development of industry 4.0, new production technologies enabling more efficient assembly processes constantly evolve. Scania is a leading manufacturer of trucks in Sweden, offering a wide product portfolio and the possibility for their customers to customize

Research connected to sustainability have increased tremendously during the last decades, partially due to the increased attention of businesses practices in sustainability. A field that has gathered traction with many practitioners is sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and especially performance measurements. This thesis focuses on this field through a literature review of 56 academic art

As climate change continues to threaten us more and more, different ways of governing climate change are considered. Multi-level governance approach is widely used in the literature to examine how global, national, and local actor interacts and influence each other. In this thesis I analyse how multi-level governance of climate change work in the case of Istanbul by adopting a powerbased approach.

I sommarstaden Halmstad, vid ett ofta stämningsfullt Lilla torg, ligger kvarteret Karl XI som idag är en parkeringsplats och den sista obebyggda marken kring torget. Halmstad växer och förtätas, som många andra svenska städer, och kommunen har nyligen antagit en ny detaljplan för kvarteret som möjliggör en större byggnad innehållande kommersiella ytor, kontor och även bostäder. Lilla torg är det fIn the summer town of Halmstad, by an often atmospheric Lilla torg, is the quarter of Karl XI, which today is a parking lot and the last undeveloped land around the square. Halmstad is growing and becoming denser, like many other Swedish cities, and the municipality has recently adopted a new detailed plan for the neighborhood that enables a larger building containing commercial areas, offices and

Cosmetic procedures have been increasing in popularity over the past decade. Women make up the majority of consumers in this lucrative industry. In this study, acceptance of cosmetic enhancement, self-esteem and psychological well-being (PWB) were investigated in a sample of women. The sample was composed of 237 participants with 31.2% having undergone a cosmetic procedure. Having had a cosmetic p

This bachelor thesis ‘’The new Fashion Designer’ - A netnographic study focusing on influencers role in the Swedish digitized fashion system’’ studies influencers as the new Fashion Designer in the digitized landscape. More specifically it aims to provide an understanding of how the confirmed Fashion Designers are represented through magazines, in comparison to how influencers are represented thro

The study aimed at (a) investigated the ability of potential lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to ferment quinoa milk, and (b) formulating a method for producing fermented quinoa milk. To meet the objectives, Lactobacillus pentosus and Pediococcus pentosaceus two native bacterial strains were tested. Quinoa milk elaboration was optimized at laboratory scale by selecting an appropriate quinoa/water propor

This study examines potential similarities and differences between the interactivity in six children’s books, published in physical and digital media. The literature included in this research is the hardcover version of Hur gick det sen?, the hardcover version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaption, the mobile application Känner du Pippi Långstrump?, the mobile application Vem best

Women have become a major and rising financial force and their presence in the angel sector is growing. However, little research has been done on the status of women as angel investors. This master thesis aims to give insights into the influencing factors in the investment decision of female business angels and their perception of female entrepreneurs. A qualitative study was conducted with nine w

Seminar date: 2021-06-03 Course: BUSN79 – Business Administration: Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: André Tarring & Ion Cozmac Advisor: Johan Dergård Five key words: The GRI standards, management control systems, sustainability reporting, management control, sustainability performance. Purpose: This study serves one purpose, studying if and how the GRI standards has influenced

This work aimed to optimize a multiclass reverse-phase HPLC-DAD chromatographic method and SPE method for the quantification of eight antibiotics in wastewater. Cefalexin, Levofloxacin, Nitrofurantoin, Doxycycline, Nalidixic Acid, Oxacillin sodium salt, and Cloxacillin sodium salt were separated with a C6-Phenyl (100 x 2 mm, 3.00 μm particle size) column within 10 minutes. Gradient elution was per

The overarching objective and purpose of this thesis is to shed light on how engagement in digital work serves as a coping strategy for Syrian refugees in different receiving countries. The stories of my participants demonstrate the multiple dimensions of this livelihood strategy, as and when they utilise it to counter structural constraints. By exercising their agency, I observe that my participa

Sammanfattning I uppsatsen har syftet med 3:12-reglerna, särskilt utomståenderegeln i 57 kap. 5§ IL, framställts och analyserats. Därjämte studien har ägnats åt att undersöka hur praxis stämmer överens med utomståenderegelns ändamål. Metoden som har tillämpats är den rättsdogmatiska metoden, vilket innebär att undersökningen genomförs med hjälp av rättskällorna så som förarbeten, författning, praAbstract The purpose of the essay is to describe and analyze the motive that was behind the 3:12 rules, especially the outsider rule, and to examine how practice is consistent with its purpose. The main starting point for the regulations in question was that the taxpayer who owns shares and works in the company should, as far as possible, receive similar taxation for capital gains or work compens

Throughout the last 50 years a great deal of proposals dealing with Lunar habitation have been published, however many of these deal with this problem through a very engineered perspective and ignore many aspects of living a fairly “normal” life within this environment. The project at hand seeks to offer an utmost realistic vision, given current knowledge, into what a lunar settlement built in sup

Phenolic compounds, abundant in plants, are of significant interest and are increasingly becoming a subject of intensive research due to their bioactive properties such as antioxidant activity. The objective of this study was to identify phenolic compounds present in formulated quinoa milk fermented by two probiotic bacteria strains; Lactobacillus pentosus and Pediococcus pentosaceous by HPLC and

Batch high-shear mixers are used in a variety of different processing industries,such as the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries. One company that utilize this type of mixers is Tetra Pak. High-shear mixers can be used for many different mixing scenarios, but only liquid-liquid mixing is discussed in the thesis. The batch high-shear mixer is constructed with a rotor-stator at the bottom o