Insect pollinators, such as bees, provides us with important ecosystem services. Unfortunately, a decline in key pollinators has been seen globally. Habitat loss and fragmentation, e.g, caused by urbanization, have been pointed out as important driving factors of pollinator declines. However, studies have also shown that species richness of pollinators can be greater in urban than in rural habitat

Georg Pauli belonged to a group of artists known as the Opponents, due to their opposition of the way art education, exhibitions, and allocation of grants was managed by the The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts (Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna). Their oppositional work resulted in the formation of the Arts Association (Konst¬närs¬förbundet) in 1886. In a series of books and articles, in

Language anxiety is one of the most difficult issues teachers face in the English classroom today. The area is vast and complex and not much research has been done with a practical focus. This study investigates how the Fogg behavior model can be used to identify foreign language anxiety, and how anxiety affects English learners in a Swedish context. I noticed that there was an inadequate amount o

Automated manufacturing processes are an important component of today’s industries. Assuming the processes are properly maintained they allow for great efficiency when producing various goods. Image analysis can be used as a tool to monitor such processes and evaluate their results. This Thesis treats development of algorithms for automatic evaluation of images acquired using a standardized proce

Att biodiversiteten minskar både regionalt och lokalt är en av vår tids största utmaningar. För att kunna bedriva ett framgångsrikt bevarandearbete i Europa genomförs så kallad biogeografisk uppföljning vars syfte är att övervaka och kartlägga utpekade arters utbredningsområde och populationsstorlek. För detta ändamål är det viktigt med pålitliga standardiserade metoder som är kostnadseffektiva me

A study on the online process of producing idioms in writing and how second language learners manage the production and comprehension of idioms may provide a useful and comprehensive investigation of the production, comprehension and acquisition of language. The study in this paper investigated how Swedish (L1) second language learners of English (L2) produce and comprehend written idioms in the L

The aim in this thesis is to explore how power dynamics are involved as one way of knowing the environment is held to be more rational than the other. This is being put in the case of the development of alternative agriculture in Sweden and Denmark, where organic agriculture has managed to gain greater attention in recent years whilst biodynamic farming has been less successful. Furthermore, this

I denna avhandling har jag kritiserat EPI (Environmental Performance Index) och det sätt ett lands hållbarhetspolicy tenderar att mätas. Jag har granskat tidigare bortsedda aspekter av nationernas miljöpolicy och försökt föra dem fram i hopp om att dessa kommer att användas för framtida miljömätningar. Jag har också tittat på sambandet mellan jämställdhet och statlig miljö och försökt hitta empiriIn this thesis, I have criticised the EPI (Environmental Performance Index) and the way state environmentalism tends to be measured. I have scrutinised overlooked aspects of nations environmental policy and tried to bring them to the fore in the hope that these will be used for future environmental measurements. I have also looked at the connection between gender equality and state environmentalis

Syfte: Uppsatsen syfte är uppdelat i två nivåer. Det grundläggande syftet är att studera om metoo-rörelsen har satt spår i svensk och brittisk hållbarhetsredovisning. Uppsatsens mer övergripande syfte är att, med hjälp av teori om nationell kultur och institutionell teori, undersöka vilken relation uppmärksammade samhällsfenomen har till redovisningspraktik. Metod: Uppsatsen tillvägagångssätt innePurpose: Fundamentally the purpose is to study if the metoo-movement has affected sustainability accounting in Sweden and in the UK. Using national culture and institutional theories, the more general purpose of examining the relationship between social phenomenon and accounting is carried out. Methodology: The approach consists of three stages. Firstly, a quantitative content analysis of the dat

In today’s car industry more and more focus is put on autonomous driving and driving assistance. There are functions being developed that are supposed to assist the driver as well as functions that will be fully autonomous. Parking is an area where car companies are developing a lot of functions related to driver assistance and autonomous driving. One of the main reasons for this is that a lot of

Som verksam barbershopdirigent och sångcoach har jag ett stort intresse för att bredda min kunskap om hur jag kan arbeta med intonation i grupp. Jag vill också ta reda på vilka tankar dirigenterna gör sig omkring hur de skapar förståelse bland körsångarna för det gemensamma arbetet. Denna studie undersöker några barbershopdirigenters syn på intonation, samt hur de arbetar med intonation i kör. StuAs an active barbershop director and vocal coach I have a great interest in broadening my knowledge about working with groups and intonation and to find out how other directors reason around creating an understanding for the chorus work among the chorus members. This study examins a few barbershop directors' views on intonation and how they work with intonation with their choruses. The study a

We present a Bayesian and frequentist comparison when forecasting elections through polls. Our focus is on studying the differences of these approaches in forecasting elections. An evaluation of the fit is performed using the odds ratio. We propose a frequentist methodology for prediction horizons three months ahead while a Bayesian methodology may be slightly more accurate for shorter prediction

Forskning har visat att den största delen av allt plastskräp i haven kommer från förpackningsindustrin. Då plasten inte bryts ner på flera decennier görs nu stora försök med att försöka få fram bionedbrytbara alternativ. I det här arbetet undersöks om nanocellulosa kan fungera som ett alternativ till de plastbarriärer som används för att hålla livsmedel fräscha.In this report, hybrid films of carboxymethylated cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and graphene nanosheets (GNs) have been prepared to evaluate if the GNs can enhance the barrier properties of the CNF films. CNF already possess great barrier properties at low relative humidity (RH) but it is drastically lowered when the RH reaches above 50% due to its strong hydrophilicity of CNF. This report shows tha

Mitt examensarbete är ett förslag på hur Lantmännens betongsilos i Frihamnen i Stockholm kan omvandlas till en publik märkesbyggnad i form av ett bibliotek. Frihamnen står inför en omfattande stadsutveckling, där silosarnas framtid är oviss. Likt andra silos i attraktiva lägen är risken för rivning stor, något jag tycker vore en stor förlust för såväl platsens karaktär som klimatet. Projektet unde

China has ever since the 1990s emerged as a manufacturing superpower, following its liberalized trade reforms and its entrance to the World Trade Organization. This has caused China to expand their exports substantially, in particular to the OECD countries. This has lead to an increasing debate on whether, or to what extent, increasing manufacturing exports from China to the OECD countries has con

Barnamordsbrottet ansågs under 1600-talet i Sverige vara den mest samhällsfarliga handling som kunde begås och gav lagstiftaren något vi idag skulle kalla som moralpanik. Moralen låg i att värna äktenskapet genom att fördöma de som ingick sexuella relationer innan äktenskapets ingående. Paniken kan illustreras genom att allt strängare straff och till slut oåterkalleliga straff utdömdes. Nya lagaInfanticide was considered in the 17th century in Sweden to be the most societal subversive act that could be committed and gave the legislator something we would call moral alarmism. The morality implied condemnation of those who entered a sexual relation before marriage. The alarmism is illustrated by increasingly severe punishments and ultimately irrevocable punishments were imposed upon the wo