Spridningen av främmande invasiva arter i den marina miljön genom barlastvatten och andra bärare har blivit fastställt som ett av de fyra största hoten mot världshaven, men trots detta har problemet blivit lite uppmärksammat av allmänheten. Under de senaste decennierna har spektakulära fall av invasioner, såsom t.ex. spridningen av vandringsmusslan till de amerikanska och kanadensiska Stora sjöarnThe introduction of invasive marine species into new environments by ships’ ballast water and via other vectors has been identified as one of the four greatest threats to the world’s oceans and yet this problem has gained little public attention. In the last few decades dramatic invasions, such as e.g. the spread of the zebra mussel in the Great Lakes marine area of the USA and Canada, have brough

In recent years, remittances have emerged as an important external source of finance for most developing countries, Cameroon inclusive. The debate on international migration and development has been widely discussed across academia and given a considerable attention by researchers, policy makers, stakeholders and governments. Departing with the premise that remittances conduct development, this st

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att anpassa och att utprova det neuropsykologiska instrumentet Faux pas på en frisk svensk undersökningsgrupp (N=47), med en svensk version av testet. Intraklasskorrelationen visade ”excellent” interbedömarreliabilitet mellan studiens två bedömare. Undersökningsgruppens resultat visade sig vara jämbördiga med tidigare studiers kontrollgruppers resultat avseende dThe aim of the current study was to test and adapt the neuropsychological instrument Faux pas in a group of healthy Swedish adults (N=47), with a Swedish version of the test. Intraclass correlation showed an excellent inter-rater reliability between two raters. Results in this study are considered to be equal to results from previous studies regarding the detection aspect of Faux pas. The relation

The starting point of our thesis is the new Education Act (Skollagen) which was introduced in Sweden during 2011. It requires that all students have access to a school library, regardless of the type of school. Since the new Education Act’s (Skollagens) introduction, the school library has received a statutory basis and thus a stronger position in today’s schools. However, the Act does not define

Purpose: The goal is to see what an innovation process can make for a package and learn to ron a development project with multiple stakeholders. Theory: The theory chapter strives to provide a picture of how the package works. What factoTs are important and what more a package can offer than just protection for the product? Describe how an innovation process can help a development process and exp

Introduction: The Emergency Department (ED) is a complex environment. Patients present with many different complaints with alternating severity. This setting makes time efficiency and diagnostic accuracy crucial. The use of checklists in medicine has been successful in several medical fields, such as in reducing surgical complications and in decreasing catheter-related bloodstream infections in th

The debate on the relationship between trade and growth is ongoing and the question is if the GATT/WTO contributes to higher trade flows. In this paper, the modern literature relating to trade and growth will be reviewed, as well as the modern literature on the GATT/WTO and trade. Then, I examine how growth has been affected by the GATT/WTO by looking at growth for member countries for a few years