State Aid is prohibited according to European Union legislation since it has possible distortive effects on competition. Nevertheless, Member States intervene in the economy and play an important role in the full functioning and development of the economy and society. The European Commission investigates potential State Aid measures by comparing the behaviour of the State with the behaviour of a h

I Sverige förbränns årligen ca 4.5 miljoner ton avfall. Från förbränningen bildas en askrest, som delvis består av så kallad flygaska. I dagsläget används inte denna aska i Sverige, utan läggs på deponi i Norge eller Tyskland, trots att den innehåller värdefulla metaller. Deponering av användbart material kan inte anses som ett hållbart alternativ i en värld med snabbt växande befolkning och ökandFinding sustainable alternatives to the current degrading activities associated with metal mining and production is essential in order to meet increased resource demand and stricter environmental regulations. One option that recently has gained interest is to recover metals from fly ash, which is produced when incinerating municipal solid waste. As of today, metal resources in fly ash are not util

The aim of the study is to show examples of how caregivers in Sweden gives persons with substance abuse good, fair treatment. The author’s hypothesis is that the Swedish drug policy, with its aim to abolish all illegal use of substances, affects the attitude that meet drug users whom seek care and help from the authorities. The already stigmatized and shunned group of drug users become even more m

Solar Assisted Pervaporation (SAP) is a novel technique of preservation that combines the concept of membrane separation and the use of solar energy. The method uses a ‘breathable pouch’ with an active layer of a food-grade hydrophilic membrane. The aim of this study was to understand how different drying temperatures (50oC and 60oC), air exclusion treatment (with and without vacuum) and type of

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to uncover what motivational factors exists for companies to use co-creational methods. It also aims to recognize what beneficial factors can come from using these methods. The restriction of using social media depending on industry or size of company will be reflected upon. The main research question is “What motivates companies to use customer co-creation a

Bakgrund: Varje år utförs sexton biljoner nålrelaterade medicinska åtgärder världen över. Det är vanligt att barn upplever rädsla och smärta vid nämnda procedurer vilket kan leda till att dem undviker sjukvården i framtiden. Syfte: Syftet med litteraturstudien är att undersöka vilka icke-farmakologiska strategier sjuksköterskan kan använda sig av för att lindra oro och smärta hos barn, i åldrarna

Freshwater, obligate aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium Caulobacter crescentus strain CB2 is able to metabolise various types of carbon sources. In this degree project, growth characterization of C.crescentus was made on different substrates including glucose, xylose, and mannose using shake-flask cultivations and bioreactor experiments. Special emphasis was put on the xylose degradation pathway, th

This thesis looks at climate change adaptation strategies in the Inner Forth region in Scotland. The region is expected to suffer from climate change induced stresses such as flooding, sea level rise and storm surges. To cope with these changes, a new coastal adaptation strategy has been suggested, based on soft solutions such as wetland creation and managed realignment. This has caused a dispute,

The primary goal of this thesis is to determine whether leveraged buyouts perceptibly affect the stock prices of core competitors of the LBO target. Through the use of an original, meticulously constructed data set, the study aims to augment the scarce and discordant extant literature on the subject. A follow-up cross-sectional test is conducted to provide further insights into the dynamics that m

Sammanfattning Titel De Förklädda Följarna - En studie om hur förändringsmotstånd utvecklas över tid Slutseminariedatum 2016-05-25 Ämne/kurs Magisteruppsats på Civilekonomprogrammet, Organisation, 30 hp Författare Amanda Larsson, Lovisa Larsson & Helena Uggla Handledare Nadja Sörgärde Nyckelord Förändringsmotstånd, motstånd, relation, tid, anställda Syfte Syftet med studien är att bidrAbstract Title Followers in Disguise - A study about how resistance to change evolves with time Seminar date 25th of June, 2016. Lund University, Sweden Course Master thesis in Business Administration, Organization & Change Management, 30 University Credit Points (30 ECTS) Authors Amanda Larsson, Lovisa Larsson & Helena Uggla Advisor Nadja Sörgärde Keywords Resistance to change, res

Denna magisteruppsats är baserad på översättningen av ett utdrag från boken Spirited Away(2008) som är skriven av den brittiska journalisten Andrew Osmond och handlar om den japanska animerade filmen med samma namn. Uppsatsen inleds med en källtextanalys som tar avstamp i den analysmodell som presenteras av Lennart Hellspong och Per Ledin i Vägar genom texten – Handbok i brukstextanalys (1997). Te

Den mobila teknologin har frigjort kravet på fysisk närvaro i många kontor, arbete och ar-betsuppgifter ser därför annorlunda ut idag än det tidigare gjort. En fråga är hur de anställda påverkas av detta och inte minst hur de upplever mobilt samarbete. Är övergången till mobilt och flexibelt arbete något som alla föredrar eller finns det andra åsikter i frågan? Vi valde därför att undersöka hur de

Nowadays companies need to consider sustainability issues if they wish to operate in harmony with society and the environment and to leverage their resources efficiently in the long run. Sustainability issues often become the drivers for organizational change due to external pressures and demands. As it takes time for sustainability efforts to bear fruit, companies need to remain committed to the

Denna kvalitativa studies syfte var att undersöka och dokumentera hur coaching som förhållningssätt ter sig inom ramen av studiens sångundervisning. Studien är inspirerad av aktionsforskning och genomfördes i en triangulering av metoderna videodokumentation, handledning och dagboksskrivande. Datainsamlandet skedde under tre veckors lång praktik på en folkhögskola med 18 sångelever. Resultatet lyftThis qualitative studies aim was to investigate and document how the coaching approach appears in the context of the study singing lessons. The study is inspired by action research and was conducted in a triangulation of method such as video documentation, tutorials and diary writing. Data gathering took place during the threeweek long internship at a Folk High School with 18 vocal students. The r

This essay investigates inflation and inflation uncertainty in Sweden from 1970:Q1 to 2014:Q4. GARCH models are used to generate a measure of inflation uncertainty estimated under the distributional assumption of Student's t-distribution and GED. The preferable model found for Swedish inflation was a EGARCH(1,1) estimated with Student's t-distribution. The coefficient of the asymmetry in t

Equality of opportunity is a notion rooted in many societies as a conception of importance. The idea that one’s life chances ought to be unrelated to the aspects of one’s background upon which one has no say, such as the material wealth of one’s parents, is generally one that is widely held. The term ‘Intergenerational income mobility’, describing, as it does, the interrelatedness of the incomes o

Människans hud består av flera olika hudlager som tillsammans bygger upp ett viktigt skydd mot den yttre miljön. Ett populärt sätt för att få aktiva substanser att gå igenom huden är genom att använda sig av så kallade ”cosmeceuticals”, ett mellanting mellan hudvårdsprodukter och läkemedel. Kosmetikaindustrin hävdar att dessa ska ha effekt, dock saknas många studier för att styrka dessa påstående.The skin is the outermost barrier that protects our body by performing several functions that is crucial for our survival. It prevents hazardous microorganisms in the outer environment from entering the body as well as preserving the inside by regulating heat and water loss from the body. Cosmeceuticals are cosmetic products which contains active ingredients that induces drug-like effects. For t

Smältande glaciärer, översvämmade miljonstäder, utrotningshotade isbjörnar, tickande metanbomber, hotande svält och massflykt – det är ingen ljus framtid som väntar oss i klimatkrisens spår. I alla fall om bilden som målas upp i grundskolans läroböcker stämmer. Och vad är då räddningen? Ska man tro böckerna är svaret att våra barn behöver utbildas till klimatsmarta konsumenter. Klimatförändringen The Swedish school has a democratic mandate to prepare students for life in a society where many important decisions need to be made which require an ability to critically examine and evaluate different arguments. This applies particularly to climate change that will bring changes at all levels of society. Textbooks are important for the education provided in schools as they often define the topic