Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: På stranden i Haväng på Österlen finns ett område precis norr om Verkeåns mynning där sanden är uppseendeväckande mörk, nästan svart på sina ställen. Söder om mynningen är sanden lika ljus som på vilken vanlig strand som helst. Det som ger denna färgskillnad är att sanden på den norra sidan av åns mynning delvis består av tunga mineral, varav några är mörka. DärAt the beach in Haväng, an area with remarkably dark sand is located just north of the outlet of Verkeån. The sand is almost black in some places. South of the outlet the sand is as light as normal beach sand. What gives this colour difference is that the sand north of Verkeån contains some heavy minerals, some of which are dark. The placer deposit contains among other minerals zircon, apatite, ru

This paper contributes to the debate as to whether or not Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) holds in the long run. This is done by looking at fractionally integrated processes (FIP) and using wavelets in order to obtain an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimate of the long run memory parameter. Firstly, drawing on the theoretical framework behind PPP, this paper outlines the statistical background and

Denna uppsats fokuserar på hur lärande äger rum på en intern web 2.0-plattform i en global organisation när anställda utbyter kunskap och samarbetar med var-andra. Förpackningsföretaget Tetra Pak och web 2.0-plattformen Yammer utgör en fallstudie, för att kunna nå en djupgående förståelse för hur anställda interage-rar på plattformer av denna karaktär. Genom att studera de konversationer som ägerThis thesis focuses on how learning take place on an internal web 2.0-platform in a global organization when employees collaborate and share knowledge with each other. The packaging company Tetra Pak and the web 2.0-platform Yammer con-stitutes a case study, in order to get an in depth understanding of how employees interact on such platforms. By studying the conversations on Yammer and interview

År 1769 är ett årtal då Sverige var påverkat av många omvälvande omständigheter, och denna uppsats undersöker, utifrån ett dygde- och känsloperspektiv, vilket samband som under dessa orostider fanns mellan känslor och ansvar; om känslorna var ett sätt att uppmana till och att frammana ansvar. En av slutsatserna är att man, ur ett känsloperspektiv, kan beteckna de politiska pamfletterna som en dis

I det svenska straffsystemet åtnjuter alla brottsliga gärningar ett straffvärde. Så även narkotikabrott. För snart ett år sedan, i juni 2011, avkunnade HD en dom som tydligt syftade till att ändra praxis avseende hur straffvärdet ska fastställas i narkotikamål. De två tilltalade som åtalet huvudsakligen avsåg dömdes av HovR till 14 års fängelse vardera. HD sänkte straffen till fyra års fängelse. EAccording to Swedish penal law all criminal offenses deserves a penal val-ue. So while drug offenses. Nearly a year ago, in June 2011, the Supreme Court gave a judgment that was clearly aimed at changing practices in the assessment of the penal value of drug offenses. The two defendants in the indictment were each mainly sentenced by the Court of Appeals for 14 years in prison. The Supreme Court r

It is a common viewpoint that human rights, justice and law are interlinked with the institutions that we as a society create. Does that mean that, without institutions, there can be no rights? The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether or not there can be such a thing as human rights when there is no state to enforce them effectively. To achieve this purpose i have performed an analysis o

Aims and objectives: The aim of the study is to look at how national identity and culture and politics meet in minority language media. The focus is on studying how the minority language media portrays the relationship of the minority and the two countries, the one of origin and the one of residence. The aim is also to find out if the minority status of the minority group for which the media conte

Popular science Routing or path finding is one of the most popular internet-based systems, which is widely used by citizens and tourists, around the world. These systems provide users with the capability of introducing a start and an end point and then to observe the optimum (e.g. shortest) path between these two points. However, these systems are generally based on internet GIS and can only perfo

This essay seeks to investigate the role of demands for quantifiable and measurable results in Human Rights capacity building projects in development countries. The nature of the work is slow processes, yet the financers need to see results for their investments, to make sure that it goes through the right channels. The Swedish minister of Aid has made statements that show a wish to focus Sweden’s

Freedom is what many people consider to be the core element in the arab spring. Freedom from oppression and freedom to act without restrictions. The uprisings escalated from a growing disapproval of state governance in the Middle East and North Africa. Through demonstrations an opposition managed to remove the leader of a state, like Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and Ben Ali in Tunisia. The story had qui

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka sjukdomsförloppet vid depression avseende förekomst av återfall och återinsjuknande ett år efter avslutad depressionsbehandling inom Region Skånes öppenvårdspsykiatri. Studien syftade även till att kartlägga den aktuella symtom- och sjukdomsbilden samt att undersöka potentiella riskfaktorer för återfall och återinsjuknande. En urvalsgrupp bestående The purpose of the following study was to investigate the prevalence of relapse and recurrence in patients treated for depression in the outpatient psychiatry of Region Skåne, Sweden. This was done one year after they had finished treatment. Furthermore, the study also aimed to examine the current incidence of depressive symptoms as well as potential risk factors for relapse and recurrence. A samp

Bangladesh is known to be the country worst hit by environmental changes at the same time as it is a densely populated country in South Asia. Questions of climate change have been debated during the last decades and the voices of the affected have now also been heard. Bangladesh will lose land as the sea level rises and floods occur more often. People have to escape these challenges and move to a

This paper seeks to examine the possibilities for cross-border loss relief in the light of the term “final losses”, which the ECJ has introduced in its judgement in Marks & Spencer. In order to get an understanding of the status of Union Law as it stands to date this paper analyses the relevant ECJ cases. The relevance and influence of Union Law on Member States’ legislation is assessed by exa

The essay analyzes the significance and problems of an Optional Protocol to The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights. For more than sixty years the situation of the economic, social and cultural rights has been questioned. One of many rights, which have been marginalized since, is the right to food. The main purpose of this essay is to reflect some of the most essential p

Företag söker ständigt utveckla sin verksamhet för att ligga i framkant inom sin bransch. Det är viktigt att bedriva en så produktiv verksamhet som möj¬ligt. I denna utvecklingsprocess görs olika förändringar för att uppnå effek¬tivitet och lönsamhet. Faktiska försäljningar av delar av verksamheten är en metod som kan väljas för att omvandla verksamhetens ändamål. Då kan det vara rele¬vant att sälCompanies seek to develop their business all the time in order to stay at the front edge of their business area. In order to do this it’s important to have a business that is as productive as possible. Different changes are made in this seek to become more effective and profitable. You can sell a certain part of a business if you want to change the direction of the remaining part of the business.

Bakgrund: Ambulanspersonal är en yrkesgrupp som ofta utsätts för stressande situationer som kan leda till fysiska, psykiska och sociala reaktioner. Det är vanligt att ambulanspersonal uppvisar symtom på posttraumatisk stress efter att de upplevt stressande situationer i sitt yrke. Stödet från arbetsgivaren kan vara viktigt för att minska effekterna av stress hos denna yrkesgrupp. Syftet med studie

”What is human trafficking?” At first sight of this seemingly innocent question, it is difficult to imagine the implications and controversies that it contains. Although human trafficking is not a new phenomenon there was up to the 2000s no definite statement of the problem. But when the trade of human beings that increasingly grew in size was no longer possible to ignore, the United Nations tried

The purpose of this essay is to analyze how the sexual violence against women is being reported. Sexual violence against women is something that has been up for debate a long time. People and organizations all over the world have for a long time reported how women are being raped and how that is affecting them. The two reports in this essay from Human rights Watch shows how the retelling about the

En kvalitativ intervjustudie som bygger på tolv terapeuters erfarenheter av att arbeta med Funktionell Familjeterapi (FFT). Intervjuerna har analyserats med Tematisk analys och strukturerats i olika teman som sedan redovisas och diskuteras. Syftet med uppsatsen är att beskriva vad FFT-terapeuter upplever och har erfarenhet av vad som är verksamt i metoden. Därutöver vad de har för syn på de olika A qualitative interview-study with twelve therapists experiences of working with Functional Family Therapy (FFT). The interviews have been analysed by using Thematic Analysis and structured to different themes, which have been reported and discussed in this study. The purpose with this study is to describe FFT therapists´s experiences of what is effective in this model. In addition their view of t