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

Varför slänger vi hela saker? I en tid där shopping på IKEA är ett stående helgnöje och soffkuddar byts ut med varje ny inredningssäsong växer sig trots allt ett intresse för en mer hållbar ekonomi och en miljövänligare livsstil större. Att skifta dagens resurskrävande och avfallsproducerande ekonomi till vad som brukar kallas en cirkulär ekonomi är en möjlig lösning för att möta den växande popIn a circular economy all materials and resources should be used for as long as possible, therefore waste management is a crucial part. This study aims to map the reasons behind how people chose to handle things they no longer want. By con- ducting interviews with 91 respondents at the two recycling centres in Lund; Gastelyckan and Gunnesbo, some general reasons were discovered. By interview- ing

Bakgrund: Sjukskrivningarna relaterat till psykisk ohälsa har ökat de senaste åren och behandlingarna rapporteras vara otillräckliga. Det saknas kunskap och resurser för att arbeta med individer med psykisk ohälsa. Primärvården är oftast den instans individer vänder sig till i första skedet och där kan arbetsterapeutiska interventioner användas som en del av behandlingen vid psykisk ohälsa. Syfte:Background: Sick leave due to mental illness have increased in recent years and the treatments are reported to be insufficient. There is a lack of knowledge and resources to work with individuals with mental illness. Primary health care is usually the instance individuals meet at first stage, and occupational therapy interventions can be used as part of the treatment of mental illness. Purpose: To

War and violent conflict have always caused uprooting of families and displacement within and across boarders in search of safer grounds. However, human displacement and the security of refugees continue to be underprioritized matters within practices and theories of international security. This study investigates the insecurities of refugees from the subjugated position of women in one of the wor

Dominica, the hurricane-prone island nation, experienced severe destruction in September 2017 from a category 5 hurricane named Maria. Based on research and a minor field study to the island in the Lesser Antilles, a climate change adaptive and hurricane resilient design for a specific site in the capital Roseau is proposed in this master thesis project in Sustainable Urban Design. The project ai

The European project was founded on the advancement of liberal democracy where the rule of law and respect for human rights have a central place. In a period of ‘instability’ in the Union where organisational changes to national judiciaries have raised fears over rule of law backsliding among Member States threatening the functioning of the European Union’s legal order. It is necessary to facilita

Shifting between living places has become a common routine for many people all over the world. On the other hand, some people like students and commuting workers move only temporary, where the feeling of home and simplicity of moving to a new place might be challenged. The starting-point for this project was to investigate if objects can make it easier to move from place to place both emotion

Ryggmärgsvätskan, eller cerebrospinalvätskan, är en klar, plasmaliknande vätska som fyller ventriklarna (hålrum i hjärnan) och rummen innanför kraniet och ryggraden. Ryggmärgsvätskan hjälper till att upprätthålla immunförsvaret och balansen av viktiga ämnen. Det agerar även som transportsystem för slaggprodukter ut ur det centrala nervsystemet för lösa ämnen som inte kan passera genom blod-hjärnbaBackground The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is involved in several diseases and patho- physiological states, such as Alzheimer’s disease and hydrocephalus. Previous studies CSF dynamics in the brain show that the flow of the CSF depends on cardiac pulsation, time of day and respiration. Methods In this thesis, the validity of using real time phase contrast MRI in order to study CSF flow is evaluated

Uppsatsen behandlar vilka förutsättningar som ställs för att en handling ska klassas som psykisk medhjälp samt var den nedre gränsen av psykisk medhjälp går för att kunna döma för medhjälp till brott. 23 kap. 4 § Brottsbalken (1962:700), fortsättningsvis BrB, är det centrala lagrummet för medverkansansvar. Enligt bestämmelsen föreskrivs att den som främjar annans otillåtna gärning med råd eller dåThis essay addresses the prerequisites for an action to be classified as psychological participation and where the line is drawn between criminal participation and non-criminal participation. The fourth article of the twenty third chapter of the Penal Code describes that any person who promotes another person’s unlawful act with counsel or deed is held responsible for participating in a crime. Par

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka i vilken mån realismen kan förklara Pakistans relationer med USA och talibanerna i Afghanistankonflikten. Realismen är en teori inom internationella relationer som i korthet innebär att stater på den internationella arenan befinner sig i ett anarkiskt tillstånd i vilket militär styrka avgör maktförhållanden. För att kunna besvara frågeställningen har det varit

During the 20th century the Nile River has been reason for political tensions and low intensity conflicts among the Nile Basin states such as Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) was established in 1999 with the primary aim to “[...] achieve sustainable socio-economic development through the equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile Basin water resources.” T

Insekter är en essentiell komponent i många ekosystem. Rollerna som de har är viktiga, vilka inkluderar spridning av växters frön, pollinering och att vara en källa till näring för andra djur. Dock finns aspekter med insekter som innebär hot för människor. Exempelvis kräver malaria cirka 400 000 människoliv per år, en sjukdom som förs vidare av myggor. För att kunna bekämpa sjukdomar som malaria Using laser it is possible to measure the backscattered light from insects. The resulting signal can then be analysed in order to potentially determine the species of the insect. Estimating the fundamental wing beat frequency (FWBF) of insects is important in order do this classification of species, which is an area of research that has been explored previously. In this thesis, the relative phase

For a city and culture that excels at adding value to waste, Kisumu struggles with a systematic approach for solid-waste management. Food and animal wastes run rampant in the streets while families still cook for hoursevery day using harmful fuels like kerosene, charcoal and firewood. This project takes to heart the insight that if a solution isn’t affordable to those who need it the most — it’s n

Momentvektorering uppnås genom att manipulera bilens hjulhastigheter, i syfte att öka kurvhastigheterna och förbättra trafiksäkerheten. En dubbelkoppling på bakaxeln är en möjlig vektoreringsmetod för en bakhjulsdriven Formula Student-bil. Dubbelkopplingen gör att det inre hjulet kan glida och därmed skapa ett vridmoment kring bilens kropp i kurvans färdriktning. Målet med examensarbetet var att Torque vectoring for automobiles is used to increase cornering speeds and improve road safety by manipulating the car's wheel-speeds. One method of torque vectoring for a rear-wheel-drive Formula Student race car is using a dual-clutch to slip the inner wheel thus create a yaw moment during cornering. The goal of this thesis was to develop and design an electronic control unit to automaticall

The aim of this essay is to investigate if the Judas figure in the Gospel of Mark was a betrayer or a servant, who only wanted to fulfill Jesus’ will, by discussing the significance of παραδίδωμι in these texts, and in relation to Isaiah 53. The question is: in what way is the Judas figure in the Gospel of Mark shaped by the verb παραδίδωμι in Isaiah 53:6 and 53:12 according to LXX (the Septuagint

Mitt examensarbete påbörjades i en fas där jag valt en plats som jag känner en viss hatkärlek gentemot. En hatkärlek som gett mig energi till att skapa min vision. Kärleken ligger i en slags projicerad minnesbild av en plats som idag inte är mycket mer än bara en plats. I ett landskap, cirka 70 meter från vattenbrynet i en badort på Skånes sydkust, står restaurang Pärlan övergiven. En plats som fMy thesis was initiated in a face where I had a chosen site which I feel both love and hate towards. This paradox motivated me to form a future plan for this place. The love I feel lays in a form of projected memory of a place which today not feels more then just an abandoned place. In a landscape, approximately 70 meters from the water in a seaside village in the south of Skåne, the old restaura

I denna rapport diskuteras mjukvara som används för system bestående av automatiska maskiner som producerar produkter i ett företag. Testning är nödvändigt för att maskinerna ska fungera som planerat. Oftast görs testning manuellt, både under utveckling och medan produktionen är igång. Detta kallas för traditionell testning. Testning görs för att förbättra maskinens programkod. För att testen ska The topic of this thesis is software in systems of automated machines that produce products in a company. Testing of these systems is crucial for the machines to work as intended. Usually testing is done manually, both while the system is developed and while the production is running. This is called traditional testing. Testing is done to improve the machines program code. The machine needs to do

The 2030 Agenda which was established in 2015 by the United Nation contains 17 goals for a sustainable future. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda reaches out to all levels of society, both nationally, regionally and locally. For a successful implementation, the directive and control of the 2030 Agenda must be clearly communicated and well understood by the implementer. Moreover, recent studies

Children that are born later in the year are, based on previous studies, more likely to be diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric disorder (hereby NPD), which is a bit surprising considering that NPDs are considered to be primarily genetic disorders. The aim of our study is to test the hypothesis that there is a correlation between being born later in the year and an increased prevalence of referrals f