This paper evaluates the Swedish school reform that was implemented in 1992, at upper secondary school level. The reform implies that independent schools are welcome to compete on the school market and are publicly funded. This reform has led to an increase in the share of students attending independent schools. Several estimations are performed in this paper on what impact this increase of compet

The positive δ13C excursion associated with the Late Silurian Lau Event (approximately 420 Ma) is recognized globally and considered to be one of the most prominent carbon isotope excursions of the Phanerozoic. Its maximum values are exceeded only by values from the Proterozoic. Over the last years the Lau Event has been studied in great detail on the island of Gotland, Sweden (Baltica palaeoconti

I västvärlden har övervikt och fetma bland barn ökat de senaste decennierna. Flera studier har visat att övervikt ofta följer individen genom livet och ökar riskerna för följdsjukdomar. Syftet med denna enkätstudie var att undersöka hur svenska BVC-sjuksköterskor (n=34) identifierar och agerar vid övervikt och fetma hos barn. Det framkom att barnövervikt och fetma i huvudsak ansågs vara ett geneti

Enligt lagen om anställningsskydd krävs det saklig grund för uppsägning. Saklig grund kan utgöra antingen personliga skäl eller arbetsbrist. Den här uppsatsen kommer främst att behandla fingerad arbetsbrist. Man talar om fingerad arbetsbrist när en arbetsgivare påstår att verksamhetsrelaterade skäl utgjort grunden för uppsägningen när de egentliga grunderna är hänförliga till arbetstagaren personl

China’s opening of reform in 1979 started the transition to a social market economy in 1992 and its accession to the WTO in 2001 are seen are pivotal moments in China’s recent history when assessing its economic growth and investment climate in the last 30 + years. Some theorists (Kokko 1994; Cave 1974) propose the positive spillover effects of FDI however its merits have been called into question

The use of natural gas is increasing globally. At the same time, the cheap and easily accessible resources are decreasing rapidly. Among other alternative gases, biogas is considered since it is a renewable resource. In order for biogas to really become a large scale alternative, it needs to be fully compatible with today’s infrastructure and gas applications. This report is evaluating the technic

A SIFO-survey ordered by E.ON has shown that more than every fourth person in Sweden feels that they have poor knowledge and control over their energy use, and that four out of ten would like to be more aware and to have better control over it. A solution is to provide the householders with feedback of their energy consumption. Studies have shown that householders can reduce energy consumption wit

Title Geothermal Energy Solution at IKEA in Malmö Visualization and monitoring of geothermal energy at IKEA in Malmo concerning 2009-2011 Author Magdalena Horn Environmental Engineering towards Energy Systems Analysis, Lund University Tutors Dr Patrick Lauenburg, Department of Energy Lund University - Lund Institute of Technology Anna Ekdahl, Sweco Environment Tobias Malmgren, IKEA Properties Prob

A concept for a bee, - and beekeeper friendly horizontal top bar beehive for northern climates, aiming to provide a platform for discussion and further development of bee keeping methods. An ergonomic alternative to the heavy handled traditionally used vertical hives, Apivaria aims to offer an older generation a possibility to postpone retirement from beekeeping, while introducing a new generation

A prosperous garden is closely connected to our natural origin and can offer sound activities for most people. To be outside, in green environments is healty both from a psychological and a physical perspective. Most gardens require continous maintenance which can form an appreciated base for routines. When people are getting older and no longer are working, an active and meaningful life can be im

Crowdsourcing is a relatively new technique which aims to make a specific group of people contribute solutions to simple tasks or problems that are published online by some organization. For this they get some reward, which is usually economic in nature. This technique can be embraced by any kind of company, and since it is done online, it can turn out to be a bit problematic, especially when it c

In present world economy the advancement in the communication and globalization have made the physical proximity between two countries, a thing of past. In the present era, developed countries are forging trading treaties with rest of the world to be able to sustain a certain economic growth. This paper investigates the effect of one of these treaties on the Canadian employment at industry level,

Studien syftar till att, utifrån ett ledningsperspektiv, undersöka hur Bonnier AB arbetar med internkommunikation avseende koncernens gemensamma kärnvärden. Med stöd från intervjuer undersöker vi hur arbetet med kärnvärden genomförs och uppfattas av Bonnier AB:s ledning respektive chefer på dotterbolag i koncernen. Resultaten från intervjuerna visar att det finns god kunskap om koncernens gemensam

No previous investigations have been made concerning the transvarse forces influence on screws glued into glued laminated beams. The purpose with this investigation was, with the restriotians mentioned below, to examine the relations between load and deformation in above joint.

Cementbaserade material har länge varit ett av de viktigaste byggnadsmaterialen. De kännetecknas av hög hållfasthet, låg töjbarhet och därmed sprödhet. Ett sätt att över-brygga svagheterna med detta material är, förutom konventionell armering, att blanda stålfibrer i betongen. Det är inge ny ide att försöka göra cementbaserade material mer elastiska. Det gjordes redan på 1910-talet försök med stål