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Popular AbstractI denna avhandling studeras förhållandet mellan människa och djur, i synnerhet människans relation till lantbrukets djur. Med teoretiska perspektiv från socialkonstruktivism och existentiell fenomenologi behandlas frågor om hur djur och nötkreatur (som utgör en fallstudie) framträder i diskurser och hur de ingår i bönders livsvärldar. Utifrån debatterna om belgisk blå, BSE (galna kThis dissertation is concerned with the relationship between humans and animals. In particular, it explores human relations to farm animals, and especially cattle. The empirical and theoretical work is concerned with how animals appear in discourses and how they form part of human life worlds. Three debates about recent animal-related issues are examined: the introduction of the cattle breed Belg

There is a strong need for a productive and innovative infrastructure sector because of its monetary value and importance for the development of a sustainable society. An increased level of industrialization is often proposed as a way to improve efficiency and productivity in construction projects. In prior literature on industrialized construction, there are however neither many studies addressin

Laboratory analyses of the potsherds from Hellum, Barmer and Kragelund were performed in order to study the manufacturing techniques at the different sites. During the planning of the project it was suggested that the reconstructed pots to be fired in the kilns should not only have a shape resembling the original products, but also have a raw material composition as similar as possible to the medi

The scheme of concepts we employ in daily life to explain intentional behaviour form a belief-desire model (BD model), in which motivating states are sorted into two suitably broad categories. The BD model embeds a philosophy of action, i.e. a set of assumptions about the ontology of motivation with subsequent restrictions on psychologising and norms of practical reason. A comprehensive critique o

Molecular characteristics were determined for native waxy maize starch and maize starch modified in different way (by mechanical treatment or/and acid hydrolysis). Recrystallisation behaviour was studied. Methods used in this study were MALLS, HPAEC-PAD, NMR, DSC, SEM, light microscopy. Five starch materials were subjected to storage under the same conditions in the presence of water (70 w/w%). Mo

The article describes full-scale backdraft experiments in a shipping container using methane as a fuel. Numerical modelling has followed the experimental setup. The numerical simulations show the initial gravity current, the ignition, the spreading of flame in the enclosure, the external fireball, and the subsequent decay. The Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) approach has been used to model turbulen

Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingen presenterar en experimentell studie av urlakning av betong orsakat av vatten som tränger igenom betongen, eller av diffusion av joner till vatten på uppströmssidan. Urlakningsförloppet och dess effekter modelleras med finita-element-metoden.The present report presents an experimental study of leaching of concrete caused by water percolating through the concrete, or by diffusion from concrete to external water in contact. An apparatus was designed and constructed in which de-ionised water could be forced, by external pressure, through a number of concrete specimens of differing characteristics. It was found that, whereas the initial w

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate how people with chronic pain experience their daily doing, with a special focus on possible adjustment to pain and altered life conditions in order to cope with pain and maintain well-being. In-depth interviews were guided by themes concerning daily occupation, ways to maintain well-being, and future expectations. Using qualitative content analysis

This conceptual paper addresses how the emergent impact agenda is slowly but surely changing the normative framework of modern science. In order to understand such a cultural shift, we draw a chronology around the evaluation regime of research impact and identify a causal mechanism that changes the disciplinary structure of the research ecosystem. We draw upon a sociological model of scientific kn

För att uppnå de nationella klimatmålen har energieffektivisering vid renovering av flerbostadshus uppmärksammats som ett strategiskt område. Dock väljer många fastighetsägare bort investeringar i energieffektiviserande åtgärder till förmån för projekt som anses vara mer lönsamma. Därmed är det av intresse att undersöka hur fastighetsägarna motiverar sina val vid investeringar i energieffektiviserIn order to achieve the national climate goals in Sweden, energy-efficiency has been noticed as a strategic area. Despite of the possibility, investments in sustainable retrofit of building blocks are not prioritized among property owners. Instead, projects with a higher profit are chosen. Therefore, it is essential to scrutinize the decision-makers motivation during this investments and how the p

Food policies have become increasingly relevant for the federal and municipal planning in the recent decades. Poor quality diets are associated with a number of diseases, such as obesity, heart diseases, diabetes, and some cancers. I have done a case study of food policy in San Francisco. I focus on the three dimensions of the city food planning, such as access to healthy food, sustainable and loc

Multinational Corporations (MNCs) or Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) are of great importance in the global economy. A great amount of international trade is either between multinational corporations or within a multinational corporation, which is called intra-firm trade. Therefore, intra-firm trade is also of importance in the global economy. The price used in intra-firm trade is called transfer

In order to better understand impact of extreme weather events on condition of crop vegetation in Ukraine, analysis of agricultural droughts which occurred in the southern region of Ukraine, between years 2000-2012 was conducted in the current research. Method of the research In the current research, the impact of droughts was analyzed on yearly basis by assessing vegetation conditions and compar

Keywords Practice, Practice theory, Supply chain and Logistics, Management, Logistics manager, Managerial work, Shadowing, “Two case” case study, Greece Thesis Purpose The aim of this thesis is to provide a deep insight into the logistics managers’ work practices as well as to introduce, apply and contribute in the development of a new theory in the service management domain, which is the practi

En av den offentliga upphandlingens grundpelare är konkurrensutsättning. Anbudsgivare kan dock sätta den marknadsmässiga konkurrensen ur spel genom att lämna onormalt låga anbud vid offentliga upphandlingar. För att upprätthålla sund konkurrens har regelverk och rättspraxis gällande hanteringen av onormalt låga anbud utformats. Syftet med denna uppsats är att klarlägga hur dessa regler tillämpas oOne of the cornerstones of public procurement is fair competition. This fair competition can be challenged when contractors are leaving abnormally low tenders. In order to ensure fair competition, provisions and case law have created rules on how abnormally low tenders should be treated. The purpose of this paper is to examine and assess the way Swedish public procurement law handles abnormally lo

Sustainable development is a concept that can be interpreted and understood in many different ways. Given that the concept in itself does not provide specific guidance to what is to be achieved, how or when, actors who claim to work with sustainable development needs to know what sustainable development is to them. NGO’s are seen as one group of many actors who are responsible of implementing sust

The current refugee crisis can be said to have affected not only actual borders, but also borders within subjectivities. With a poststructuralist and deconstructive approach, subjectivities are recognized as constructed through language and within discourse, and in turn, induced through policy. Thus, in order to examine the discursive construction of subjectivities, this thesis critically engage w

Title: ESG procurement analysis - identification and prioritization of improvement opportunities Author: Tabea Sonnleitner Supervisor: Louise Bildsten, Division of Engineering Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the ESG requirements of the case company, Company A, in order to create a prioritized improvement plan for the global p

In the background of intensifying global climate change and rapid urbanisation, the frequent occurrence of extreme hydrological events and the increase in surface pollution pose serious challenges to the environmental quality of water bodies. Moreover, with the significant increase in public awareness of environmental protection, higher demands have been placed on water quality monitoring techniqu