Östersjön har under decennier påverkats av övergödning. Det är den stora tillförseln av näringsämnen och den långsamma vattenomsättning som gör att Östersjön är speciellt utsatt för övergödning. De näringsämnen som orsakar övergödning är vanligtvis fosfor och kväve. Dock finns en tveksamhet i forskningsvärlden om huruvida respektive ämne bidrar till övergödning. En fråga som forskarna är särskilt In the past decades, increased organic carbon concentrations have been reported from freshwaters across the Northern Hemisphere. However, there is little knowledge regarding whether or not these changes are linked to increasing concentrations of organic nitrogen. This poor understanding of nitrogen biogeochemistry is a problem in face of the potential eutrophication effects of nitrogen in receivin

Frågeställningarna som behandlats i denna studie är "Vilken klimatpåverkan har arbetsfordon på en byggarbetsplats uttryckt i koldioxidekvivalenter?" och "Vilka krav kan ställas på underentreprenörer för att minska klimatpåverkan från arbetsfordon?". Syftet med studien är att få en inblick vilken klimatpåverkan fordon och maskiner i byggproduktionen har och vilka krav som kan stThis thesis has dealt with the problems "What is the climate impact of non-road mobile constriction machinery expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents?" and "What requirements may be imposed on subcontractors to reduce the climate impact from non-road mobile construction machinery?". The purpose of this thesis was to understand what climate impact non-road mobile construction ma

Turkey has been an active participant in international developments when it comes to women's rights and violence against women. However, systematic and widespread violence against women persists. Claiming that deficient and/or incorrect implementation of international commitments serves as a serious obstacle to combating violence against women in Turkey, this research analyses the reasons for

The Global Compact on Refugees, which is to be adopted in the autumn of 2018, represents an aspiration on the part of the international community towards strengthened solidarity with refugees and affected host countries and is the most ambitious instrument of its kind to date. Indeed, the creation of the Refugee Compact is timely, although perhaps also somewhat surprising in an era of rising popul

The enunciation of the principle of equality and non-discrimination is of fundamental source in international human rights laws and EU-law and has a prominent place in the Icelandic constitution. The principles of equality and non-discrimination are based on various legal concepts that have evolved mainly in international and regional human rights or equality jurisprudence. International legal pro

The role of the museum within society today is significantly different from how it used to be. The last five decades have seen an increase in focus on pedagogy, accessibility and outreaching activities within the museums, and it has had an effect on both how the museum is viewed from the public eye, as well as how the work within the organisations is carried out, by the increasing amount of differ

Cross-border investments made through investment funds are still surrounded by uncertainty, derived by the inexistence of harmonization of direct taxation in the European Union. The uncertainty surrounding the tax treatment, especially in cross-border situations, tend to trigger tax issued such as discrimination and restrictions to fundamental freedoms. More than 3000 funds have claimed a full ref

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how financial risk-taking within companies is related to the CEOs’ and CFOs’ personal characteristics. Theoretical framework: Using the Upper Echelons Theory (UET) (Hambrick & Mason, 1984) and a literature review of previous studies of the UET, hypotheses are built with the aim to investigate the relationship between the UET characteristic

Green innovations are becoming more apparent in today’s business world, and therefore this thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of green product innovation. Particularly in the startup phase of a company, many challenges exist, and the strategic planning process is an important tool in assessing the market and in developing a superior strategy to go against competitors. To understand how

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine and compare the Nordic acquirers’ merger and acquisitions performance in two different market settings, defined as: in- and off-merger wave. Furthermore, the authors intend to examine and compare which transaction- and company specific characteristics perform better in both periods. Methodology: This research is classified as quantitative rese

In order to grow, the founder must go. This is the conventional wisdom which states that when entrepreneurial firms enter a stage of rapid growth the new business quickly surpasses the skills and capacity of the founder. In this phase of rapid growth this paper aims to understand how entrepreneurs perceive their role as founder CEO as their company grows, and what impact this has on their “decisio

This thesis explores the process of becoming a creative entrepreneur and how this process can be supported in and out of an incubator. Using ethnographic methods and cultural analysis, I argue that being an entrepreneur is an overarching lifestyle and the process of becoming one is affected by each individual’s backgrounds, motivations, identities, existing skills, social networks and perceptions

Personlig assistans infördes som stödinsats för personer med funktionshinder 1994. Insatsen är av stor betydelse både för den enskilde och anhöriga. På senare tid har två rättsfall lett till att flera personer fått sin assistans indragen eller fått avslag på ansökan om personlig assistans. Barn med funktionshinder är den grupp som drabbats värst av det restriktiva rättsläget. Utvecklingen har lettPersonal assistance was introduced as a relief effort for people with disabilities in 1994. It is of great importance both for the individual as well as family members. Recently two court cases have resulted in numerous individuals losing their personal assistance, in addition to an increasing number of application rejections. Children with disabilities are the ones most affected. As a result, an

In 2017, 255 of Sweden's 290 municipalities reported a shortage of residential housing (Boverket, 2017). The answer is to build more. Due to urbanization pressure, concerns for saving valuable agricultural land, growing national and EU demands on energy-efficiency, there is an increasing number of new and dense urban developments. Daylight issues seem to have been of little concern in developm

This thesis focuses on understanding the role of Ibadi-Islam in the contemporary Omani society, by looking at how Ibadi traditions are present in the daily lives of young Omanis. Furthermore, it also examines the role of the religious authorities and the government in portraying the Ibadi traditions. The construction of modern-state Oman that began with Sultan Qaboos in 1970 changed the role of re

Water is not a popular solvent for SFC because it usually causes peak distortion. In a previous study in the lab it was shown that a water/organic solvent ratio of 9:1 in sample diluent actually produced sharper peak shape compared with the ratio of 1:9. The aim of the current study is thus to do a systematic study of the effect of water in the sample diluent on the retention behaviors of the anal

Purpose: A lot has been written on the topics revolving around management, professionals and workplace attractiveness. However, the knowledge is fragmented and there is no research that links these three together. The overarching aim of this exploratory research is, therefore, to see how they come together. This will be done by studying a few law firms in Sweden to identify what managerial challen

I denna uppsats undersöker jag djurens funktioner i Elsa Graves dagboksberättelse En tid i Paradiset. Djurens funktioner analyseras i dialog med tidigare forskning som uppmärksammat dubbelheter och ambivalenser i författarens poesi. Med stöd i bland annat Mario Ortiz Robles och John Bergers teorier rörande djurens och människans förhållande samt Greg Garrards typologi över framställning av djur, f

A stark political system change in Warsaw and an enormous economic spurt have given prominence to private initiatives, leaving behind several public spaces and relevant buildings or at the will of speculative developers. Sports facilities, being one of these public spaces, are having problems of funding, restoration and maintenance, leaving them neglected, though there is a need of them functionin