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Popular science ArRiyadh, the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. During the last decade the population of the city has been increased to five million due to heavy migration towards the city. Due to this population pressure, the living conditions in the different neighborhoods of the city are different. The residents in any city are mainly

This thesis investigates how small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the fashion industry work with sustainable fashion and the approaches they implement within the supply chain. The research examines further how third party organizations support the SMEs in their way towards a sustainable design and production. The research presents findings from case studies of seven focal companies and identi

This study looks at potential contributions of the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC to eco-innovations addressing resource efficiency improvements of energy-related products. This aim is secondary to the prime objective of the Directive, the increase in energy efficiency of energy-related products. By conducting ten in-depth interviews, the study investigates whether and in what form the Directive,

Denna studie undersöker när det i marknadsföring är lovligt att referera till tredje mans varumärke. Uppsatsen undersöker härmed när referering till tredje mans varumärke innebär ett varumärkesintrång och sambandet mellan Europaparlamentets och rådets direktiv 2008/95/EG av den 22 oktober 2008 om tillnärmningen av medlemsstaternas varumärkeslagar och Europaparlamentets och rådets direktiv 2006/114This study examines under what circumstances it is legitimate in marketing to refer to a trademark belonging to a third-party. The thesis hereby examines when referring to a trademark belonging to a third-party means trademark infringement, and the relationship between the Directive 2008/95/EC to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks, and the Directive 2006/114/EC conce

The purpose of the study was to investigate how employees in the staffing industry experience their psychosocial work environment, which control they have over their work situation, the requirements that they are experiencing at work, and which level of social support that is available. The data were collected through in-depth interviews with seven participants who are employed on temporary agenci

Författare: Gustav Kallin Titel: En analys av heterosexuella pars åldersskillnader Masteruppsats SOCM02, 30 hp Handledare: Johanna Esseveld Sociologiska institutionen, vårterminen 2012 Syfte: Ändamålet med denna uppsats är att undersöka tesen om heterosexuella parrelationers åldersförhållanden rimligen kan tänkas problematiseras utifrån ett genusperspektiv. Detta är något som analyseras genom en

Syftet med föreliggande uppsats är att undersöka vilket modus som spansktalande använder i den underordnade satsen när den styrs av matrissatsen [no dudo /de/ que]. Om matrissatsen är nekande bör detta, enligt grammatiken, styra indikativ i den underordnade satsen, under förutsättning att talaren inte har för avsikt att förringa innehållet. Vår hypotes är emellertid att gängse bruk strider mot de

Det finns önskemål från kommunens sida att öka det kommunala engagemanget hos medborgare i allmänhet och hos yngre medborgare i synnerhet. Detta kan vara allt från att engagera sig i upprättandet av en staty, till att anmäla en nedbrunnen grillplats. Datakonsultföretaget Abou AB har i samråd med vissa kommuner kommit fram till att en mobil applikation kan vara en möjlig kanal när det kommer till aThere is a desire by the municipalities to increase local involvement of citizens in general and of young citizens in particular. Computer consultancy firm Abou AB, in consultation with some of the municipalities, has concluded that a mobile application can be a possible channel when it comes to increasing the municipal engagement. Examples may be ranging from engagement in the question of whether

Det finns önskemål från kommunens sida att öka det kommunala engagemanget hos medborgare i allmänhet och hos yngre medborgare i synnerhet. Detta kan vara allt från att engagera sig i upprättandet av en staty, till att anmäla en nedbrunnen grillplats. Datakonsultföretaget Abou AB har i samråd med vissa kommuner kommit fram till att en mobil applikation kan vara en möjlig kanal när det kommer till aProblem There is a desire by the municipalities to increase local involvement of citizens in general and of young citizens in particular. Computer consultancy firm Abou AB, in consultation with some of the municipalities, has concluded that a mobile application can be a possible channel when it comes to increasing the municipal engagement. Examples may be ranging from engagement in the question o

Clean, fed, clothed and safe. Professional caregivers description of self-determination, consent and well-being in the dementia care. The aim of this study was to analyze how professional caregivers in dementia care describe older persons’ self-determination and consent. The aim was also to analyze how the staff described older persons’ well-being. The empirical material used was semi-structured

This report investigates the improvement in visibility using digital image enhancement. Colored posters were filmed inside a room filled with smoke using two different cameras. Pictures taken from the video feed were then processed with an image enhancement algorithm and put into a presentation together with the unenhanced pictures. The presentation was then shown to a group of volunteers who were

The retailing sector plays an important role in sustainable development and climate change. The grocery retailer serves as an intermediary between suppliers and consumers, and is thus in direct contact on a daily basis with consumers. This gives all stakeholders unique position from which to influence each other, i.e. on the production and consumption part of products, but also on in-store activit

This study investigated whether meditators and non-meditators differed on the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART). We hypothesized that the meditators would perform better than the non-meditators (fewer commission errors and faster Reaction Time (RT)) and report fewer interfering thoughts. The meditators (n = 15) and non-meditators (n = 19) filled out the Dundee Stress State Questionare (D

Divorced parents with joint custody are expected to collaborate about their children. However, negative emotions are often intense and painful following divorce. This may lead to blocked negotiations about important issues such as children’s living arrangements. The present study focused on the intra-psychic processes of general cognitive-emotional tendencies as they appear over time among low and

Ship recycling activities are mainly taking place in South Asian countries and China. A number of dangerous old ships scrapped in these countries are being sent from developed countries, including Europe. International regulations by the Basel Convention, the ILO and the IMO have been controlling the issues for several years and the EU recently presented a “Proposal on Ship Recycling” and is waiti

Rätten till arbete, som utgör en av de mest centrala mänskliga rättigheterna och även ses som en grundläggande förutsättning för samhällsintegrering, är införlivad i en rad olika MR-instrument. Lika tillgång till arbetsmarknaden är en mycket viktig aspekt av denna rättighet, som även utmanar den underliggande norm om universalitet som präglar det internationella ramverket för mänskliga rättigheterThe right to work, as one of the most crosscutting and enabling socio-economic rights, as well as a basic requirement for social integration, is enshrined in a wide range of international human rights instruments. Equal access to the labour market is one important aspect of this right that challenges the underlying universality norm of the human rights regime by imposing on states the obligation t

Nowadays consumers are becoming more aware of the environmental impacts caused by their consumption habits. As a result their consumption patterns and information needs have changed. Currently, product-related environmental information for ICT consumer products is not easily available. In addition, the general perception of ICT practitioners is that private consumers are not asking for environment

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to empirically estimate the divestiture announcement effect on the shareholder’s wealth for metal-producing companies using the event study methodology and to analyze firm and industry-specific factors that can affect/cause these announcement effects by implying the cross-sectional analysis. Data Selection: Research sample contains information regarding d

Achieving climate policy goals and addressing the challenges of energy security requires very significant efforts from many private and public actors to bring immature technologies to competitiveness. Algae-based biofuel production is an emerging industrial sector that has great promise with regards to many sustainability aspects but faces many challenges in order to attain any meaningful market p