Poly-3-D-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biopolymer naturally produced by a range of bacterial species. PHB production both from glucose and xylose has also been enabled by engineering the robust baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, however yields remain low. In the present study, additional modifications were carried out in S. cerevisiae strains already expressing functional enzymatic pathways for

Uppsatsen handlar om hur mentorskapsrelationen verkar som pedagogiskt verktyg för lärandet. I dagens samhälle kan mentorskap bland annat betraktas användas utifrån tanken om att främja det livslånga lärandet och som svar på samhällsutmaningar, såsom att bidra till att fler får kvalificerat arbete. Utifrån dessa tankar om mentorskap och utifrån dagens debatt kring utrikes föddas (icke-)möjligheter

The necessity of agile risk management has been a debated topic. While some claim that agile methods mitigate risks with their agile techniques and principles, others claim that it is not enough and an explicit risk management process is necessary. The findings of this study show that agile methods do mitigate risks extensively. By working closely with customers, following an iterative and increme

Sveriges riksdag har beslutat att FN:s konvention om barns rättigheter (Barnkonventionen) ska bli lagstadgad år 2020. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur socialsekreterare vid enheten Barn och Familj uppfattar och talar om sina egna och andra samhällsaktörers tolkning av vad som är barnets bästa, och om de anser att dessa tolkningar påverkar samarbetet med andra organisationer. Metoden sSweden's government has decided that the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) will be made into law by the year 2020. The aim of this study was therefore to explore how child welfare social workers perceive and talk about what affects their own and other community actors interpretation of the best interest of the child, and if they believe those interpretations have an

The aim of my research was to study the implementation of the UNs Convention on the Rights of the Child on different family centers in Sweden. I wanted to examine if the family centers had policies concerning the Children’s Convention that affected their daily work, and if not, how they managed the implementation through the daily work. The study used a qualitative method with semi structured inte

Research shows that women’s labour market participation in low- and middle-income countries promotes female economic empowerment. However, it is still unclear if and how increased economic opportunities, e.g. through labour market participation, affects women’s exposure to intimate partner violence and overall well-being. Economic bargaining models shed light on the economic empowerment of women a

The aim of this study was to examine how the interaction between the profession of a social worker and the logic of justice is functioning within the framework of probation service. The study contained hundred personal investigations that was given by three different courts and with a quantitative analysis the material was later studied, this was done by breaking down the document into different c

This thesis describes and analyses conceptions of autopsy, human dissection and cremation expressed in Swedish newspapers, during the last two decades of the 19th century. The main purpose of the study is to compare previous research that has stated that there was a general reluctance to all forms of autopsy and human dissection during the time. This is done by analysing newspaper articles in a se

Several studies have been made regarding if there is discrimination towards the Roma on the South Eastern European labour market. The main result in previous studies has shown that the salary difference between the majority population and the Roma is to a great extent explained by difference in attained education. This study looks at what factors effects education attainment with the aim to explai

The MAX IV synchrotron light source in Lund, Sweden is being commissioned for full operation in late 2017. The HIPPIE beamline will provide research groups with a state of the art machine for ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy. The beamline con- tains a range of diagnostic instruments that measure the status of the beam within the beamline. These tools are used in combination with methodi

Examensarbetets titel: ​Vilka faktorer påverkar precisionen vid värdering av fastigheter till verkligt värde? Seminariedatum: ​31 maj 2018 Kurs: ​FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: ​David Raso Handledare: ​Peter W Jönsson Nyckelord: ​Värderingsprecision, tillförlitlighet, IFRS 13, förvaltningsfastigheter, verkligt värde Syfte: ​Studiens syfte är

The last decades, far-right political parties made huge advancements in divisive elections in the West with growing anti-refugee and anti-Islam sentiments. There is no doubt that policies in Sweden have emboldened the far-right. The real question is how does this affect the already established lives of children of immigrants that come from a different culture? The purpose of this study is two-fold

The phenomenon of interest here is change management in the tobacco industry in a European policy context. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how one European-based tobacco company approaches change management in an effort to combat strict regulatory changes stemming from the recently revised and highly enforced European Union (EU) 2014 Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). Comparing the Comp

Global citizenship is an ambiguous concept that is often referred to in political and social contexts, but hardly being defined what it actually entails. This study aims to examine the universal construction of global citizenship, according to which every human being is constructed as the same with same rights. It becomes evident that there are differences when it comes to accessing the global bel

The project started out with me wanting to improving peoples lives in the public space. Through initial research I encountered several articles about the awful sound environment in kindergartens and subsequently the health problems it causes on children in general. I took on the project and set out to make a product that helps lower the noise levels in kindergartens. Information about sound a

Masculinities role in the mental illness among male students - a qualitative study from a school counsellor’s perspective The aim of the study was to understand how school counsellors speak about masculinity in relation to male student’s mental health. Seven qualitative interviews were held at seven different high schools with seven different counsellors. The interview questions were based on th

Syftet med föreliggande studie är att undersöka hur Gullan Bornemark skildrats i tryckt media för att bidra till diskussionen om hur synen på kvinnliga musiker förändrats genom tiden. Genom en kvalitativ textanalys undersöker studien vilka förändringar som skett under 1990-talet och framåt angående tillskrivna ord, egenskaper och skildringar gentemot den svenska tonsättaren Gullan Bornemark i trycThe purpose of this study is to investigate how printed media depicts Gullan Bornemark to contribute to the discussion of how the view of female musicians changes over time. Through a qualitative text analysis, the study investigates the changes that occurred during the 1990s and beyond regarding attributed words, characteristics and depictions to the Swedish composer Gullan Bornemark in printed m

Countries in which immigration has risen, experience increasing vote shares for anti-immigration parties. Researchers argue that the occurrence is attributable to the mere presence of immigrants in the municipalities whereas others put focus on the potential labor market effects of immigrants causing more support for anti-immigration parties. In the paper at hand, I investigate the effect of immig

The project primarily discusses the development of religious nationalism in India in the context of 1947 partition and attempts to open up space for future research on ontological security studies within a gendered framework, beyond the limits of disciplinary IR debate. It further reflects on the possibilities of applying security studies in conceptualizing collective identity within the domain of