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Coastal areas around the world are being shaped by many natural phenomena, as well as by man-induced activities. Hydrodynamic phenomena such as wind-generated waves, extreme storms and seasonal tides cause a continued change in topography and the natural sediment formation in the nearshore zone as a result of erosion and accumulation. Therefore, the nature of the nearshore zone and its protection
Genom att använda koldioxidinfångning som drivs av överskottsvärme på ett massabruk i sydvästra Sverige så kan mer än en tredjedel av de fossila utsläppen från hela pappers- och massaindustrin fångas in genom så kallade negativa utsläpp. Detta visar på hur snabbt Sveriges fossila utsläpp kan minska genom användning av koldioxidinfångning. På ett massabruk används trä som den huvudsakliga råvaranAs the atmospheric carbon dioxide keeps increasing, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is getting increased attention as a measure to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide. It is especially interesting in Sweden where the extensive paper and pulp industry constitutes point sources of biogenic carbon dioxide. As carbon capture requires energy, it is important to investigate the oppo
Pharmacokinetics is the study of how drugs are absorbed and distributed in the body and is used by pharmacists to ensure that they prescribe the appropriate dosage of medicine. The process used to determine the drug concentration in the body when medicine is prescribed is ADME; absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. The body is viewed as consisting of compartments between which a drug
Med ett politiskt parti anklagat för fascism i riksdagen, och nynazister marscherande på gatorna är frågor om demokrati och frihet viktigare än någonsin. Var bör yttrandefrihetens gränser dras? Bör den överhuvudtaget begränsas? Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att utforska en möjlig lösning till de problem som dagens demokrati står inför. Det här åstadkoms genom en konstruktion av ett konceptuellt With a political party accused of fascism in the Swedish parliament and neo-nazis marching in the streets, questions of democracy and freedom of expression are as important as ever. Where to draw the boundaries of the freedom of expression? Why have, or limit, such freedoms in the first place? The purpose of this thesis is to investigate a possible solution to the problems facing contemporary demo
Inkludera biodiversitet i livscykelanalyser - Hur fungerar det? Biodiversitet är ett begrepp som innefattar mångfalden av arter, ekosystem och gener. Ju större mångfald desto bättre. Hur kan man koppla mångfald i naturen till produktion av olika biodrivmedel och varför är detta viktigt? Att världens befolkning står för en stor utmaning att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser för att dämpa den globaAnalysing the environmental impact connected to biofuels has lately become more important due to the European Commission’s energy and climate target for 2020. These targets includes among others, 20 % reduction of greenhouse emissions and 20 % energy efficiency. One important solution for achieving this climate target is to increase the renewable fuel sector. In order to decide which biofuels that
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world in business sales, energy consumption as well as waste streams. It is pressured for conflict minerals, unsustainable raw material use and hazardous substances, and must quickly respond to these challenges. One way to drive this change is sustainable procurement, with environmental and social minimum a
Author: Lovisa Ottoson & Lykke Olsson Title: To become a parent in a forbidden way - a qualitative study on single mothers by choice in Sweden who have children through assisted reproduction Supervisor: Roberto Scaramuzzino Assessor: Frans Oddner The purpose of this study is to examine how single mothers by choice experience that norms in our society affects them. It is interesting to see how
En delägare som innehar kvalificerade andelar i ett fåmansföretag omfattas av de s.k. 3:12-reglerna som innebär att utdelning och kapitalvinst till viss del ska beskattas i inkomstslaget tjänst i stället för i inkomstslaget kapital. Om delägaren ska överlåta företaget kan han eller hon inom lagens gränser vidta en rad åtgärder för minska och senarelägga skatten som ska betalas för kapitalvinsten. A shareholder who holds qualified shares in a closely held company is subject to a special set of tax rules named the 3:12 rules. These rules lead to shareholders’ dividends and capital gains to some degree being taxed as labor income instead of capital income. If the shareholder should transfer the company, it is possible – within the boundaries of the law – to make some arrangements to reduce an
Rubber materials, preferably referred to as elastomers, are used in a wide variety of engineering applications, thanks to their unique properties and characteristics. Fluid channels between the plates of Alfa Laval’s heat exchangers are sealed with different types of elastomers, called gaskets. Gaskets are exposed to both chemical, physical and mechanical stresses during their lifetime, affecting
Detta examensarbete ingår som en del i en större undersökning om avrinningsområden, där Naturvårdsverket är huvudman. I Sverige har ett antal avrinningsområden valts ut som typområden. Inom varje typområde finns ett miljöövervakningssystem inom vilket den förmodade mängden bekämpningsmedel som läcker ut till ytvatten och grundvatten ska beräknas. För att kunna göra detta i Vemmenhögsåns avrinningsThe Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) manages an environmental supervisor program in which they attempt to calculate the amount of pesticide leaching in various catchments in different parts of Sweden. In the present study, this kind of calculation was done for the Vemmenhög catchment in southern Sweden using the MACRO simulation model. The MACRO model is a non-steady stat
Increased production and consumption of local food may partly counteract the negative environmental, social, and economic impacts of industrialised and globalised food production. The aim of this thesis was to identify the barriers the country of Iceland faces in increasing production and consumption of local food. The research was guided by the framework of Integral theory, identifying behaviour
The rapid development of digitization in recent years has meant enormous opportunities for improvement and efficiency of various activities within a company. Furthermore, the digital era has meant that digital tools are becoming more common for additional sectors and businesses. Yet, the construction industry seems to lack in this development. There is a general consensus that the construction ind
Plaster som används för dagligt bruk består till stor del av fossila ämnen. Med ökad efterfrågan och produktion för varje år, är en hållbar utveckling för plaster en växande utmaning. Ett av de stora problemen är förbrukningen av de icke förnyelsebara fossila källorna, vilket medför att förr eller senare behövs alternativ till de konventionella plasterna. Med detta problem i åtanke, så fokuserar dPlastics for everyday use are made from fossile resources. With the demand for plastics increasing every year, a sustainable development for plastic products is a growing challenge. A major issue is the depletion of the non-renewable fossile resources, which means that sooner or later alternatives to the conventional plastics are needed. With this problem in mind, this work focuses on the developm
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease with neither a known cause nor an available cure. With disease progression, toxic protein aggregates form in the brain, leading to the loss of the upper and lower motor neurons. While circulating bone marrow-derived inflammatory cells have not been shown to cross the blood brain barrier, changes in their number and comp
Purpose – The road freight industry is becoming more and more complex. An increasing number of actors participating in the transport process has been highlighted. Simultaneously, transport constellations become more fragmented. With transport as feature of the product-offer, sending companies face new challenges. While transport has as part of the product offer influence on the customer satisfacti
Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera Fackföreningslagen och dess potentiella konsekvenser för fackföreningars föreningsfrihet i den kambodjanska textilindustrin. Utöver detta analyseras lagen i förhållande till redan befintlig nationell lagstiftning samt i relation till internationell rätt rörande föreningsfrihet. Majoriteten av Fackföreningslagens regleringar är oförenliga med internationeThe aim of the thesis is to elaborately analyse the Trade Union Law and its possible implications for trade unions’ right to freedom of association in the Cambodian garment industry. In addition, the law is evaluated in relation to already existing domestic law and in relation to international law regarding freedom of association. The majority of the Trade Union Law’s provisions are incompatible
Denna studie undersöker om maskininlärning kan användas för att förbättra bedömningen av rehabiliteringsövningar. Resultatet visade att metoden har potential, men att det krävs ytterligare studier för att utveckla en användbar lösning. Rehabiliteringsövningar är en viktig del av återhämtningen från skador och för att den ska bli korrekt krävs hjälp från en fysioterapeut. Fysioterapeuten guidar pa
It has been shown that the semi-arid environment of the Sahelian belt plays an important role in the global carbon uptake as the fluctuation of its primary productivity can be determinant for the global carbon uptake. The insect Schistocerca gregaria commonly known as the desert locust is a disturbance factor that can affect the vegetation productivity for consecutive seasons. In this study the de
Minimizing changeover times are considered critical by manufacturing industries to decrease non value adding processes, while at the same time being able to respond to changing customer requirements quickly. It is a hard task to manage but in this case a critical part was identified within a package manufacturing machine. The goal was then to find out if this specific part could be redesigned to s
Kommuner sköter enligt 14 kap. 2 § regeringsformen lokala och regionala angelägenheter av allmänt intresse på den kommunala självstyrelsens grund. Vad som är kommunala angelägenheter regleras av kommunallagen och specialförfattningar som exempelvis socialtjänstlagen och ordningslagen. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka gränserna för det kommunala beslutsfattandet och hur kommunala beslut kan koMunicipalities manage according to Chapter 14. Section 2 regeringsformen local and regional affairs of general interest on the basis of municipal self-government. What is municipal affairs is regulated by the Municipal Act (kommunallagen) and special regulations such as the Social Services Act (socialtjänstlagen) and the Ordinance Act (ordningslagen). The purpose of the thesis is to investigate th
