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Sustainability Science (SS) has, as of today, no explicit agreement on which philosophy of science should be used to guide its research. Though SS is a broad and often diffuse concept, there are certain guiding principles which are generally agreed on. Based on these principles, it has been seen if Critical Realism (CR) could be an appropriate meta-theory for SS. The approach used is therefore pri
In the wake of the globalization, international tax planning structures has become vital for US investors in order to meet economic challenges and to survive on the competitive market. This research indicates that countries in Europe, such as Sweden and Switzerland, provide a favourable environment for US multinational corporations to set up holding companies as a way to enjoy benefits of legal ta
Denna uppsats undersöker hur utbrett bruket av Google Translate (GT) är vid översättning av svenska kommuners hemsidor och vilken inställning kommuner har till översättningstjänsten samt hur förenlig tjänsten är med kommunernas lagstadgade informationsskyldigheter. Uppsatsen bygger på en enkät som har skickats ut till Sveriges samtliga 290 kommuner och enkätfrågorna berör på vilket sätt hemsidorn
The thesis explores how the political discourse on refugees and asylum seekers is produced within portfolio committee meetings at the South African parliament. A critical discourse analysis investigates how statements of delegates of the Department of Home Affairs and Social Development foster unequal power relations and construct social identities perpetuating the on-going discourse on refugees a
Bakgrund: Gruppen äldre blir allt fler i Sverige, en anledning kan vara att de utför åtskilliga aktiviteter. Oberoende av detta sker ett fall varje minut. Aktivitet är något som ger livet en mening och är en avgörande faktor för individens hälsa. En bra aktivitet för äldre kan vara dans, vilket stärker balansen. Syfte: Att undersöka hur aktiva en grupp äldre var samt hur deras hälsa och livskvalit
”I gränslandet mellan privat och offentligt” är en kvalitativ studie om arbetsgivares entré på Facebook och dess betydelse för konstruktionen av identiteter författad av Mariam Cissé och Caroline Lindkvist vid institutionen för Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, Lunds Universitet under vårterminen 2013. Sociala medier är idag en del av mångas vardag och Facebook används av nära fem miljoner män
This thesis aims to investigate how the parties represented in the Swedish parliament justify the ban for Swedish citizens to wage war for any army except the Swedish. The analyzed material has been collected through personal interviews with each party’s legislative spokesmen. The method used to analyze the material is an analysis of ideas inspired by Torbjörn Aronson’s morphological content analy
Uppsatsen undersöker barns trovärdighet som målsägare i sexualbrottsmål. Ämnet är särskilt känsligt då det pågår en känslostormande samhällsdebatt som följd av ett flertal uppmärksammade fall i vilka övergrepp inom den svenska förskolan avslöjades. Första delen av uppsatsen undersöker den rättspsykiatriska forskning som finns gällande barns vittnesmål och jag kunde efter denna utredning konstate
The quest for effectiveness and results has become a top political priority in the international development sector during the last decade. One of the prevailing tools for effectiveness and goal fulfilment for development projects is the Logical Framework Approach (LFA). Implementing organisations, such as NGOs, are often obliged to use the LFA for planning, implementation and evaluation in order
Sammanfattning Titel DOSS - Värderingsmodell för riskerna vid tillverkningen av flytande livsmedel - En analys av interna risker och deras ekonomiska konsekvenser på produktens varumärke Författare Dagmar Ohlsson & Sofia Svensson Handledare Carl-Henric Nilsson, Universitetslektor vid Technology Management Centrum, Lunds Universitet. Fredrik Nilsson, doktorand vid Förpackningslogistik, Lunds Te
Purpose: The Purpose of this Study was to evaluate long-term outcomes of arthroscopic acromioplasty for shoulder impingement syndrome. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of 31 shoulders (24 men) that underwent arthroscopic acromioplasty for shoulder impingement syndrome during 1992 and 1993. The mean age at surgery was 49 years (range, 33 to 68 years). A group of 29 shoulders (22 men) op
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tau and amyloid brain pathology. With the gradual degeneration of neurons, cognitive symptoms will arise and the affected individual will eventually develop AD dementia. The neuropathologic hallmarks of AD have been observed also in cognitively healthy individuals, which has led to the assumption that the disorde
Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is still a major health threat in endemic areas especially for children below 5 years of age. While it is recognized that antibody immunity plays an important role in controlling the disease, knowledge of the mechanisms of sustenance and natural boosting of immunity is very limited. Before, it has not been possible to investigate malaria specific B-cells dir
Climate change is likely to have severe effects on water availability in Ethiopia. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of climate change on the Gilgel Abay River, Upper Blue Nile Basin. The Statistical Downscaling Tool (SDSM) was used to downscale the HadCM3 (Hadley centre Climate Model 3) Global Circulation Model (GCM) scenario data into finer scale resolution. The Soil and Wate
The purpose of this study was to determine whether delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage (dGEMRIC) and T2 mapping are accurate techniques for measuring cartilage thickness in the metacarpus3/metatarsus3 (Mc3/Mt3) of Thoroughbred racehorses. Twenty-four Mc3/Mt3 cadaver specimens were acquired from six healthy racehorses. Cartilage thickness was measured from postintra-
Cultured Schwann cells in tendon autografts for nerve repair improve the early phase of nerve regeneration in rat sciatic nerves as judged by the rate of axonal outgrowth. We tested the long-term effects on functional recovery using measurements of muscle force, the number of axons and myelination, using morphometry. In addition, we recorded wet weight of the gastrocnemius muscle. Schwann cell cul
The ATLAS detector is used to search for high-mass states, such as heavy charged gauge bosons (W'. W*), decaying to a charged lepton (electron or muon) and a neutrino. Results are presented based on the analysis of pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb(-1). No excess beyond standard model expectations is observed. A W' with sequential
Infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is causally related to cervical, vulvar and vaginal pre-invasive neoplasias and cancers. Highly effective vaccines against HPV types 16/18 have been available since 2006, and are currently used in many countries in combination with cervical cancer screening to control the burden of cervical cancer. We estimated the overall and age-specific incide
