The Sahel lies in the semi-arid zone of North Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the savannas and rainforest to the south. In the Sahel, the variability of vegetation growth is predominately controlled by moisture reception in the concurrent rainy season. The inter-annual variability of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) during the rainy season (April to August) can be ex

Denna uppsats behandlar svenska advokaters tystnadsplikt utifrån ett kritiskt och advokatideologiskt perspektiv. Uppsatsen redogör för vilka dessa advokatideologier är, vilka argument de grundas på och vilken effekt ideologierna har för tystnadsplikten. Uppsatsen redogör för tystnadspliktens syfte, dess aktualiserande och dess olika motstående intressen. Uppsatsen redogör även för de lagar och re

The purpose of this essay is to distinguish the different varibles that together forms the concept of cult. The focus lies on Uppåkra, both what has been found there, how this is interpretated, how Uppåkra as a place functioned and how this is understood by researchers and writers within the archaeological field. Books that have been in the spotlight of the discussions about Uppåkra are mainly the

The aim of this thesis has been to provide explanations on why Egypt’s democratization process has failed. The central question has thus been: Why has the democratic transition failed in Egypt after a popular revolution and democratic elections secured the country’s first ever civilian government in the summer of 2012? By using the relevant theories on transitology we have sought to answer our que

A particle accelerator consists of a large number of components, which among other things includes several acceleration modules, which consists of one or several cavities. A cavity is a complex and essential part in the accelerations process and is usually made of oxygen-free copper (OFC) or niobium. These two materials are special when it comes to metal cutting, it´s hard to find information abou

Metodutveckling för analys av cellulärt upptag av nanopartiklar Cancer är idag en utbredd sjukdom som tusentals människor världen över diagnostiseras för dagligen. Möjligheterna att få en korrekt behandling ökar om tumörer upptäcks i ett tidigt skede tidigt vilket ger en större chans att tillfriskna. Men detta har visat sig vara en utmaning då nuvarande metoder som används inte är av tillräckligAbstract MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, is used for disease detection such as assessing blood flow, detecting tumours and diagnosing many forms of cancer. Contrast agents are chemical substances that increase the MRI sensitivity. One class of contrast agents are the so called nanoparticulate contrast agents. Since tumour-associated formation of new blood vessels often results in highly permeab

ABB Swedewater has designed and manufactured pump stations and cooling systems for many years. During this time, several different designs on frames have been developed. Most of these are based on welded steel profiles which are then painted. For smaller pump stations bolted profiles and bent plates are used. Today there is a need to find a more modern design that reduces the design time in the pr

Popular science summary: Potential Distribution for the Endangered Asian Wild Ass Over the past century, large mammals have been globally under increasing pressure of humanized landscapes. Since extirpations of large herbivores are likely to have complicated consequences for the entire ecosystem, their conservation is a priority. With almost 81% threatened species, Perissodactyla (odd-toad ungu

Libyen, Rwanda, Irak och Syrien. Listan på humanitära kriser i världen kan göras lång där civilbefolkningen fått lida stora förluster. År 2001 uppkom ett nytt internationellt begrepp och princip, Responsibility to protect. Principen presenterade en ny syn på statssuveräniteten och blev mycket omdebatterad på grund av dess vaga utformning och karaktär. Responsibility to protect innebär den primära Libya, Rwanda, Iraq and Syria. The list of humanitarian crises goes on and these are only just a few examples of crises where the population suffered big losses. In 2001 a new international concept and principle occurred to help with the prevention of these kinds of violations. The principle presented a new view to the State sovereignty and became highly debated due to its vague form and character

Studien ämnar undersöka hur transformativa ledare inom två företag i tjänstebranschen skapar en inre motivation hos sina medarbetare. Detta på grund av att det inte finns tillräckligt med forskning inom området, samtidigt som forskning som berör företag ur både detaljhandeln och restaurangbranschen tillsammans anses vara bristfällig. Studiens tillvägagångssätt är byggt på kvalitativa intervjuer

Growing trade deficit has been one of the major problems of the Turkish economy to date. This study aims to provide empirical insights to policy makers about whether real depreciation or devaluation of Turkish Lira is an effective way of improving the trade deficit. The data employed in this study is quarterly and covers the period of 1987:1 and 2013:3. Recently developed Bounds test to cointegrat

This thesis first and foremost analyzes and compares Hamas and Fatah's political documents from 2005 and 2009 respectively, and how Israel is portrayed as the enemy in these documents. The theoretical framework focuses on enemy images, but also includes concepts such as national identity, intractable conflicts, intergroup relations and the Other. These concepts are necessary to broaden my anal

Den offentliga upphandlingen utgör en avsevärd del av samhällsekonomin. Den upphandlingspliktiga volymen motsvarade 15,5 - 18,5 procent som andel av Sveriges BNP 2012. Lagen om offentlig upphandling tillåter olika angreppssätt för att utvärdera anbud. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vilken av de två vanligaste utvärderingsmetoderna mellan relativa metoden och den absoluta metoden som ger de

Hellre fly än illa fäkta ”Hemma är där man sist satte sig” som vårtsvinet Pumbaa i filmen Lejonkungen så vackert myntade. Men många är nog de, vilka associerar ordet flytta med ett lägenhetsbyte från en stadsdel till en annan, från större till mindre, från mindre till större. Att flytta är dock inte något som är unikt för människan, långt ifrån. Inom biologin används termen migration, ett fenomeAbstract In nature, a majority of migratory populations are composed of a mixture of both seasonal migrants and year-round residents, a phenomenon known as partial migration. It is of great importance to identify the factors causing the variation in individual decisions of whether or not to migrate. Partly for a more profound understanding of the evolution behind animal migration, and moreover th

Linking partial migration to the breeding grounds Partial migration is a behaviour that characterise a single population within which only some individuals migrate. That gives a unique chance for comparison of individuals that leave the breeding grounds during winter and the other individuals that remain the whole year round. This may cause several differences between the individuals that belong

This bachelor’s thesis is a study about guidelines on gender equality and gender mainstreaming. The theories used are queerfeminism, performativity and normcritical perspective. The purpose with the study is to understand how two organisations work with gender equality and gender mainstreaming in relation to their guidelines. The research questions were: (1) Is it possible to understand gender mai

Abstract European blackberries constitute a polyploid complex of closely related microspecies, which includes species in Rubus sect. Rubus and Rubus sect. Corylifolii of Rubus subgenus Rubus. These species reproduce by facultative agamospermy. New microspecies evolve from time to time by hybridization between Rubus sect. Rubus and R. caesius or R. idaeus, or by sexual reproduction. Because of the

Bakgrund och problem: Att byta ut permanent heltidspersonal mot tillfälliga anställningsformer är ett sätt för företag att hantera säsongsvariationer. En tillfällig anställning allt fler organisationer världen över använder sig av är säsongsarbete, så även turismbranschen. Användningen av säsongspersonal kan vara ödesdigert för en organisation då turismupplevelsen är helt beroende av människan och

Online retail is playing an ever increasing role in business today and one of the critical tasks in online retail management is the understanding of how to create an offering that would yield maximum value for the consumers and differentiate the retailer from competition. If an online retailer understands how the online retail offering is perceived and evaluated by customers, it becomes possible t