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The overall objective of this thesis is to understand the role of diversification at household level, its patterns, determinants and effects on rural smallholder farmers in SSA, as well as its implications for the process of structural transformation in SSA. In the thesis, I use a mixed methodology and combine different types of data on rural smallholders in SSA to answer the objectives a review o

This chapter investigates how the challenging questions and tensions caused by migrants and their universalist claims for inclusion, have been approached and resolved in liberal democracies. By regarding the development of populism as a real and dangerous political phenomenon that has a significant traction, the chapter asks whether populism adds something new to this approach and resolution. More

As smart and as stupid, as well- and ill-informed, as curious and closed-minded as any random sample, tourists represent a unique object of study, as they are “the last remaining class that exhibits consciousness for itself” (MacCannell, 2013 p.xix). Technology has been transforming the tourist experience deeply, as it both fulfils a functional purpose of performing tasks for humans, and it holds

Linear chromosomes of eukaryotic cells require the presence of functional nucleoprotein terminal structures, known as telomeres, to protect the integrity of the genome. The telomere is a highly dynamic and regulated structure constituted by short tandem DNA repeats rich in guanine nucleotides that extent as double-stranded DNA ending in a single-stranded 3′ overhang. An abundant number of proteins

Johannes Magnus (1488–1544) was the last Catholic archbishop of Uppsala to hold residence in Sweden. He was also a historian and wrote a work in Latin about Swedish history that was to gain an unparalleled importance. The work is entitled Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus, the ‘History of all the Kings of the Goths and the Swedes’. It is arranged as a series of biographies of over 20

Agricultural intensification has led to dramatic population declines among many farmland bird species. Negative effects of intensive farming in terms of decreased local habitat quality or structural simplification of farmland landscapes have reduced both reproductive outcome and winter survival of many species. Studies investigating agricultural effects on migrating birds using farmland as stopove

Popular Abstract in English Imagine a solar powered flash light. Each photon absorbed by the flash light’s solar cell creates electric energy and the flash light’s light source converts the electrical energy again into photons. The purpose of such a device may be questionable, because you would be surprised if it would create more light than what it absorbs. However, under certain conditions it isIn this thesis the luminescence properties of highly doped semiconductors are studied with focus on degenerately n-doped InP. It is demonstrated how photoluminescence measurements on degenerately doped semiconductors allow an estimation of the doping concentration without need for electrical contacts. The degenerate doping can furthermore reveal the conduction band structure for energies higher th

Many organisms have separate sexes, i.e., males and females. The presence of separate sexes causes sex-specific selection regimes and sexual antagonism, which can lead to sex differences in morphology, physiology, and behaviours. Sex and sex differences can be genetically governed and regulated by a pair of sex chromosomes (e.g., X and Y, or Z and W), on which there often are regions without recom

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) increasingly enter into “partnerships” with states to implement human rights, a phenomenon that has been studied both as a necessary inclusion of civil society in human rights practice, and as a slippery slope towards a neoliberal state retreat. What remains to be studied is how this partnership practice shapes the concepts of human rights and their duty beare

Wild bees foraging in contemporary agricultural landscapes are, because of agricultural intensification, faced with the challenges of reduced flower-rich habitats, as well as a changed spatio-temporal distribution of flower resources. As a result of this and other stressors such as pesticide exposure, widespread declines of bees have been reported. However, all bees are not equally affected. To be

Popular Abstract in Swedish Kalcium är inblandat i många viktiga processer i kroppen. Kalciumbindande proteiner är viktiga i detta sammanhang. Det finns ofta en vattenmolekyl med på bindningsstället i proteinet och vi har studerat hur den påverkar bindningsegenskaperna. Kalcium är inblandat i många viktiga processer i kroppen. Kalciumbindande proteiner är viktiga i detta sammanhang. Jag har studeUsing optical spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and differential scanning Calorimetry (DSC), I have studied two different calcium binding proteins that can form kinetically trapped altered states. Calcium is very important in numerous biological processes such as blood coagulation, signal transduction, muscle contraction and bone formation. Calcium binding to proteins regulates these

This thesis makes a contribution to matching theory. It consists of five self-contained papers. It is a study predominately on the existence of stable outcomes. These are desirable both from a practical and a theoretical standpoint. Matching theory has grown in importance in recent years following its successful applications to, for instance, kidney exchange, the National Resident Matching Program

Unsustainability is persistent despite growing awareness that the industrial way of life, its modes of production and consumption need to be transformed. In academic sustainability contexts, however, attention is rarely paid to how industrial societies basically operate and how our everyday life is implicated beyond the usual suspect: consumerism. I argue that it is work, as central social relatio

Tanzania is a developing country standing in front of a lot of challenges. One of the biggest challenges, that this study considers, is the development of the construction management. In a time where the infrastructure and urbanization of the world is increasing it is important for developing countries such as Tanzania not to fall to far behind. However, in spite of this the development of the con

Syftet med uppsatsen är att ur ett kritiskt perspektiv granska dagens rättsläge och klargöra om bolaget kan bli ansvarigt för fel eller brister i prospekt. Sverige har sedan en lång tid tillbaka haft en haft en restriktiv inställning till att ålägga någon person ansvar för rena förmögenhetsskador. Ansvaret för fel eller brister i prospekt är ett område där restriktiviteten blir tydlig. Endast föThe purpose of this essay is to from critical perspective examine today’s legal position and clarify whether a company can become liable for errors or omissions in a prospectus. Sweden has for a long time had a restrictive attitude to impose any liability for pure economic loss. The responsibility for errors or omissions in a prospectus is an area where the strictness becomes clear. Only for one g

Den 3 mars 2015 kom hovrättens dom i fallet om Lars som tagit sitt liv efter upprepade konflikter med sin närmaste arbetsledare. Lars upplevde sig vara mobbad av sin överordnade och hamnade i en djup depression. I målet prövades om arbetsgivaren gjort sig skyldig till vållande av annans död genom att inte ha följt arbetsmiljörättens regler. De åtalade cheferna fälldes i tingsrätten men friades i On March 3rd 2015 the Court of Appeal ruling came in the case of Lars who took his own life after repeated conflicts with his immediate supervisor at work. Lars had experienced himself to have been bullied by his superiors and ended up in a deep depression. The case was tried to confirm whether the employer was guilty of negligent manslaughter by failing to comply with health and safety regulation

Kiselalger, vattenlevande, mikroskopiska organismer med kiselskal, används som bioindikatorer för vattenkvalitet eftersom de är artrika och påverkas av sin omgivning. Processen kallas Kiselalgsmetoden och utförs genom en standard, en standard jag valde att analysera. Proven tas från stenar i vattendrag och sedan görs ett preparat som är fixerat på objektglas som kan undersökas i mikroskop genom aDiatoms, water living, microscopic organisms with silicon shells, are used as bioindicators of water quality because they are diverse and influenced by their surroundings. The process is called The Diatom Method and is accomplished through a standard, a standard I have chosen to analyze. The samples are taken from stones in water streams and then a preparation is made to fix the algae on slides t

Sustainability Science (SS) is known for aspiration to support societies towards ecologically sound trajectories – a fabulously reflexive, ultimately critical and deeply self-aware field with a diverse community of highly skilled and creative researchers of noble goals, rigorous training and active engagement with ‘real life’ (so we claim, or at least aspire for). We try hard to alter extinction o

Sammanfattning Våldtäkt har under 2014 varit ett väldiskuterat ämne.” Lundadomen” som kommer behandlas i uppsatsen har väckt starka känslor i samhället. Såväl tingsrätt som hovrätt lämnade åtalet utan bifall trots att det ansågs vara ostridigt att målsäganden uttalat ”nej” och ”sluta” under händelseförloppet. Enligt rättens bedömning var det inte styrkt utom rimlig tvivel att gärningsmannen insettSummary Rape has in 2014 been a discussed subject. The "Lundadom", which is a part of Swedish case law that will be treated in this paper, has aroused strong feelings in the community. Both the District Court as the Court of Appeal left the indictment dismissed even though it was considered to be undisputed that the plaintiff stated "no" and "stop" during the course o