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Ett område som på senare tid varit föremål för många diskussioner både inom svensk och europeisk varumärkesrätt är användandet av annans varumärke. Diskussionen har kretsat kring en utvidgning av ensamrätten genom en så kallad "ny varumärkesanvändning" och EU-domstolens erkännande av allt fler varumärkesrättsliga funktioner. Uppsatsen fokuserar på användningen av annans varumärke av egn

In the field of statistics known as survival analysis, the time from a starting point to one or several endpoints is analysed. Traditional survival analysis deals with one endpoint, while competing risks theory addresses the situation with multiple endpoints. This thesis gives a theoretical introduction to both methods, emphasising the competing risks setting, which is of great importance in many

The aim of this qualitative research was to describe the cohabitant’s experience of their daily activities and how they expect that housing adaptation (HA) will affect their own and their partners’ daily activ-ities. Cohabitant means a person who lives in the same residence as the client, with or without giving care to the client. The study included interviewing four cohabitants, all men and aged

Harmoniseringen av EU:s medlemstaters regelverk fortsätter på upphandlingsområdet. Medborgarnas intressen och värderingar har förändrats kraftigt sedan sekelskiftet. Som en effekt av globaliseringen och utvecklad informationsspridning har röster om bevarandet av mänskliga rättigheter fått allt starkare genomslagkraft. EU:s lagstiftare vill naturligtvis att medborgarnas värderingar i dessa frågor sThe interests and values of the EU member states have changed dramatically since the beginning of the century. As a result of globalization and the rapid spread of information, the need to support the preservation of basic human rights has become increasingly significant. The goals of EU legislators require that values of great importance held by the citizens should be reflected in the legislation

There is a theoretical gap within Human Geography concerning intra-urban mobility patterns of urban youths, specifically regarding intra-urban mobility for social and cultural purposes (meeting friends or new people, attending cultural events such as the theater etc.). Studies suggest that people’s movement around the city is connected to the social integration of the inhabitants, and further to t

While localization helps to create websites and mobile apps for specific target markets, not as much attention was devoted to the area of affective virtual service agents. The situation is changing due to advances in affective computing and artificial intelligence. Virtual service agents have the potential to change the way how people interact with information technology by transforming control me

Environmental communication is essential for success in the efforts to prevent or adapt to climate change. This is important at all levels but municipalities often seem to fail at this task. Therefore the aim of this study is to find out what good environmental communication means, what factors affects the quality and whether it is the municipalities or the residents that are lacking in commitment

Agricultural soil quality is decreasing as a result of the expansion and intensification of agriculture. A key indicator of soil quality is soil organic carbon (SOC) which is degraded when land is converted from natural to cultivated systems and subject to intensive agricultural land use, reflecting reduced soil fertility and productivity. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of crop di

The aim of this study was to show the relevance of child-perspectives in the welfare services in Malmö municipality. A group of social secretaries directed to families with children who are current cases in more than one instance of the social services have been asked to discuss child perspective and the needs of children. The outcomes of the interviews are analyzed from street-level bureaucracy t

I dagens samhälle där allt fler svenska medborgare har svårt att identifiera sig med politiska partier, har det blivit allt viktigare för partierna att arbeta med relationsskapande kommunikation. Teknologins utveckling, i form av sociala medier, tillåter en mer symmetrisk kommunikation där relationer har möjlighet att skapas mellan politiska partier och väljare. Studien ämnar öka förståelsen för h