Technical standards often implicate patented technologies. This poses a risk of patent hold-up, whereby a standard essential patent (“SEP”) holder opportunistically exploits its market power conferred by standardization and demands excessive and possibly differential royalties from implementers of the standard. Commitments to license on fair, reasonable, and non- discriminatory (“F/RAND”) terms im

The purpose of this study is to contribute to increased understanding and knowledge acquisition of the development of the Nordic defense cooperation, and in particular the deepening of cooperation between Sweden and Finland in recent years. The consequences after the end of the Cold War meant a time when the existential threats to the Nordic countries were low, following with the unwillingness of

Twenty four participants, school principals (n=14) and school counselors (n=10), were recruited to perform a psychotherapeutic intervention, expressive writing. Booth groups consisting of non-clinical professionals. A pre and post-measurement was conducted regarding perceived stress, burn-out and motivation to perform the intervention as well as satisfaction with the intervention. The study found

Till följd av utvecklingen av Web 2.0 har konsumenterna fått en större inverkan på varumärkes marknadsföring och har nu möjligheten att integrera med andra konsumenter och marknadsfö-ringens innehåll. Marknadsförare har utvecklat en ny marknadsföringsstrategi med anledningen av den digitala utvecklingen. Denna nya strategi har fått namnet influencer marketing. Tidigare studier har först och främstDue to the development of Web 2.0 the public has the ability to interact with others regarding the content of marketing. This has led the public to having a greater impact than ever on the marketing field. In response to the changes, marketers have developed a new marketing strate-gy. The new strategy is called influencer marketing. Most previous studies of influencer market-ing have had their stu

Augmented Reality (AR) är på uppgång och många företag lägger miljontals dollar i branschen. Både Google och Apple har nyligen släppt sina egna AR SDK’er som kommer att köras på miljontals enheter inom en snar framtid. AR är verkligen fascinerande och har sagts vara nästa miljard-industri. Målet med denna avhandling är att undersöka vad som är möjligt med dagens AR för mobila enheter och undersökaAugmented Reality (AR) is on the rise and a lot of companies put millions of dollars into the industry. Both Google and Apple have recently released their own AR SDKs that will run on millions of devices in the near future. AR is really fascinating and have been said to be the next multi-billion-dollar industry. The goal of this thesis is to explore what is possible with today’s AR and what are th

This paper attempts to combine queer and posthumanist theories in order to re-think the figure of Jesus and challenge the anthropocentric readings of art. The site of the analysis is the phenomenon of Ecce Mono, the restored fresco in the small town in eastern Spain which gained popularity on the internet in summer 2012. The mechanisms of playing down the non-human agency in art are studied with t

Starting from deep understanding of the area and the surroundings of the site, with having in mined what social groups live in Kirseberg and their social and economic status, the project aim to develop the area between the old city of Kirseberg and Malmö city focusing on improving the connections from and to the site and connect it to the surroundings areas, with emphasizing the feeling of the cit

Due to rapid urbanization and globalization in last decades, we face many serious problems. One of them is depopulation, a less discussed consequence of urbanization. Besides depopulation, a town called Abertamy copes with its complicated history and lost relationship to the landscape. In my thesis, I was searching for potential answers to today’s burning question: How to boost life in the countr

Till följd av ovanligt låg nederbörd drabbades stora delar av södra Sverige av extremt låga grundvattennivåer under 2016–2017. För att undvika problem med vattenförsörjningen införde flera kommuner, inklusive Mörbylånga kommun, ett bevattningsförbud. Eftersom grundvatten utgör ungefär hälften av Sveriges dricksvatten är det viktigt att skydda och förvalta denna grundläggande resurs på ett hållbartRecently, several regions in southern Sweden suffered extremely low groundwater levels following a long-term infrequency in rainfall. In response, irrigation was banned in many of the affected municipalities during 2016–2017, amongst which Mörbylånga municipality was one. Because nearly half of the nation’s drinking water is extracted from groundwater, protecting and managing this vital resource i

In this bachelor’s thesis I analyse William Shakespeare’s comedic play A Midsummer Night’s Dream from the perspective of gender and sexuality. Through a qualitative content analysis, where I found several relevant themes, I explore how gender and sexuality is constructed by the characters in the play. My focus for exploring this is to see how the characters reproduce and/or deconstruct gender norm

I den feministiska utopin är vi alla jämlika och styr samhället på bredden snarare än från toppen. Men påverkan från samhällets hierarkiska och prestationskrävande strukturer gör att det är svårare att arbeta fritt från hierarkin. Med etnografins hjälp undersöker Johansson hur den platta organisationsstrukturen i relation till normer och (samhällets) maktordningar verkar. Med deltagande observatio

Numerical methods are the norm in modern structural engineering practice Models based on elasticity theory offer powerful methods to analyse complex structural behaviours and accurately predict probable deformation behaviour. Numerical methods in general and particularly finite element methods offer great numerical accuracy. Yet the tendency is that with increased accuracy come the downside of dec

Pluviala översvämningar inträffar när intensiteten av ett regn överskrider markens förmåga att infiltrera, vilket resulterar i att vattnet istället ansamlas på ytan. Tillräckligt mycket vatten på samma yta leder som bekant till översvämning. Ett typexempel är när korta intensiva regn faller över urbana områden där ytor som asfalt förhindrar infiltrering. Mängden och intensiteten av denna typ av övThe number and impacts of pluvial floods are likely to increase with the growth of our cities and as extreme weather is anticipated to intensify with climate change. Im- proved preparedness is needed which may be attained owing to recent development of high-resolution hydro-meteorological observations and forecasts as well as geographical data. This paper investigates the capacity of the HYPE mode

Bakgrund: Nyligen införde barnhälsovården i Region Skåne Språkfyran, ett validerat instrument för att upptäcka språkstörning hos fyraåringar. Språkstörning är en funktionsnedsättning där tidiga insatser har stor betydelse för individens fortsatta utveckling. Barnhälsovården behöver instrument av hög kvalitet för att uppfylla sitt uppdrag att upptäcka och agera vid problem i barns utveckling. Syfte

The phenomenon of global warming has become a fact, however; the uncertainty is about the magnitude and acceleration of its manifestations. Global mean sea level rise is one of the results induced by global warming and is happening with an undetectable accelerated pace. The world international organizations and governments are devoting efforts and initiatives in a trial to manage global warming in

Observationer visar på ständigt stigande temperaturer och modellerade data pekar på fortsatta temperaturökningar för framtiden. Förändringar i klimatet kommer påverka ekosystem och därmed de tjänster vi får ifrån dem. I Sverige är skogen ett av de viktigaste ekosystemen för oss människor. Skogen är av största vikt för Sveriges ekonomi. I dagsläget förekommer flera olika skador på svensk skog årligClimate observations are showing that air temperatures are constantly increasing, and modelled data indicates that temperatures will continue rising in the future. Changes in the climate will affect ecosystems and consequentially, the ecosystem services we depend upon. In Sweden, forests are among the most important ecosystems for humans. The forest is a major part of the Swedish economy. Currentl

Bakgrund: Skiftarbete inverkar negativt på individens hälsa. Sömnbesvär och begränsade möjligheter till aktiviteter är vanliga konsekvenser, men även aktivitetsmönster och aktivitetsbalans kan påverkas. Skiftarbetande sjuksköterskor riskerar sömnbesvär och en förändrad dynamik i sitt aktivitetsmönster. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att genom en litteraturöversikt kartlägga på vilket sätt skiftarbeBackground: Shift work has a negative impact on health, and sleep disorders and a lack of time for social activities are common. The occupational balance alongside occupational pattern can also be affected. Shift working nurses is one group that may be at risk. Aim: The aim of this literature review was therefore to explore how dynamics of the nurses’ occupational patterns as well as their sleep c

This text takes aim at researching the effects of the deindustrialisation on the collective identity of elderly people through a case study of a small society in the South of Sweden, namely Perstorp. The methods applied, a group interview and a narrative analysis of the gathered interview material, lay the foundation for the following discussion. The material indicates that the collective identity

In 2015, both France and the European Union were shaken in both the societal and the political plane by the grand influx of migrants who migrated across the European borders. Ever since, the gap between the EU optimists and the right populists has grown. The aim of this paper is to study how the two candidates for the French president election constructed their narratives about national identity

This thesis studies the link between private firm performance and access to finance from a formal financial institution in China. Using firm-level data collected by the World Bank from 2700 private Chinese firms in the period December 2011 to February 2013, this paper finds a positive connection between the use of formal finance and private firm performance. This paper also finds a positive relati