Research problem: Participation of each and every person in governance system is a fundamental human right and a basic condition for democratic tenets in society regardless of their physical and socio-economic status in society. Persons with disabilities and women in particular have historically been stigmatized, discriminated and excluded in various decision making processes at global, regional,

Hafnia-based ferroelectrics show great promise as future nonvolatile memory devices, however, their issues regarding device inconsistency across their lifetime, coupled with the relatively short total lifetime, makes these devices only theoretical as of now. In this thesis, an ALD deposition recipe for lanthanum oxide deposition was created. Using this recipe, lanthanum-doped hafnia thin films were

Denna kvalitativa studie syftar till att undersöka hur anställdas förståelse och agerande kan komma att påverka mottagandet av en ny kommunikationsplattform i en organisation. Studien utförs genom att med hjälp av akademisk litteratur identifiera svårigheter och aspekter som en anställd kan ställas inför vid övergången mellan kommunikationsplattformar. Vi har sedan använt dessa teorier och ställt

This thesis is concerned with the relationship between agribusinesses and the right to food and examines how the international framework of human rights law regulates the impacts of the industry’s activities on this right. Considering the contemporary challenges that climate change poses to the right to food, this thesis also looks into the role agribusinesses have played in fueling the climate cr

The non-profit sector is reliant on volunteers and strong relationships with volunteers help retain them. These relationships with volunteers always need to be built and maintained. Organizations use Social Media to inform the stakeholders, build a community, and activate volunteers, but the dialogue is often hardly reached. The understanding that communication constitutes organizations allows the

Capacity Development is considered a vital tool for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. However, evidence suggests limited effectiveness of capacity development efforts so far, both in development cooperation and for disaster risk reduction. Motivated by the research gap on the topic, the study’s purpose is to explore and describe the current challenges and opportunities for capacity development,

Sweden has set a climate goal that emissions generated by businesses within Sweden by 2045 should be at least 85% lower than emissions in 1990. In 2017, the construction and real estate sector accounted for 19 % of Sweden's total greenhouse gas emissions. A large part of a building's climate impact occurs during the product phase. The foundation is part of a building’s design which signifi

Built environments, that include urban spaces, landscapes, and buildings, shape human lives profoundly. According to numerous scientific studies, disciplines such as biology, psychology, cognitive neuroscience and phenomenology steadily yield evidence of that the environments we create can alter our minds and our capacity for thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. This is a subject of growing importa

This report describes the development of a bathtub aid, called the tub insert. The report is a part of a master thesis and primarily focuses on the concept development of this tub insert, which is based on the front-end process presented by Ulrich and Eppinger. The development is conducted at a Swedish company within medical technology. The purpose of this report is to initiate the design process

Astronomins vetenskapliga utveckling kommer idag främst från den information som kan erhållas via ljusstrålning från teleskop. Det viktigaste är teleskopet Gaia, som är ett av de mest ambitiösa rymdprojekt som människan någonsin har genomfört. Det kartlägger över en miljard stjärnor med position, avstånd och rörelse. Genom Gaias observationer skapas den första realistiska bilden av hur vår galax, The scientific development of astronomy today mainly comes from the information that can be obtained via electromagnetic radiation. Today, the Gaia optical telescope is one of the most ambitious space projects man has ever completed. Another optical telescope LSST is designed to complement Gaia. In about 15 years it will also be possible to measure gravitational waves with the telescope LISA, whic

Det här examensarbetet undersöker vilka faktorer som påverkar användandet av privat bildelning och om det är önskvärt med ett ökat användande av konceptet. Många anser att utöver att bidra till förbättringar inom delningsekonomi kan konceptet också leda till ett mer hållbart samhälle. Metoden i examensarbetet består av två intervjuer och en enkätundersökning. Resultatet ger en djupare förståelse fThis thesis analyzes what factors influence the use of private carsharing and if it would be desirable with an increased use. Many claim that, in addition to contributing positively to the sharing economy, the concept can also contribute to a more sustainable society. The methods used in this thesis contained two interviews and one survey. The survey was designed based on the model Theory of plann

Verkligheten tycks vara det största problemet när verkligheten ska motarbetas. Malmö stads miljömål och flera av stadens styrdokument förespråkar en ökning av grönytorna. Men istället ökar hårdgörandet. Privata trädgårdar kan fungera som välbehövliga gröna oaser för växter, djur och trädgårdsägare. Men resultatet för denna uppsats visar att de flesta trädgårdsägarna har byggt verandor och/eller stThe city of Malmö reaches only 2 of its 19 environmental targets and one of the reasons is that the hard surfaces increases in the urban area. There is however a general trend for private house owners to harden their gardens and the city of Malmö has limited actions to address this issue. One action is to inform the private house owners of the positive effects of vegetation/soft surfaces and rainw

Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att undersöka hur massmedia samt tingsrätten har konstruerat föreställningar kring gärningspersoner och offer i sina beskrivningar av fallet Bobby 2006. Fallet kom att bli uppmärksammat inom svensk massmedia, och har därför valts ut i syfte att studera forskningsfrågan. Studien har präglats av ett socialkonstruktionistiskt förhållningssätt där det primära teoreti

Data as a commodity is undervalued for its economic value. Moreover, the concept is difficult to define from the perspective of EU competition law. Increasingly, companies are relying on consumer data to streamline and modernize their business models and provide faster, more efficient and even cheaper services in some cases. In this thesis the role of data in digital markets will be assessed throu

Block copolymer lithography is a very promising candidate for nanoscale fabrication and is economically viable. It provides a high resolution, inexpensive, and straightforward approach to nano-size patterning. In this thesis, fundamental concepts and theories of block copolymer lithography are introduced. A well-controlled dynamic solvent vapor annealing chamber is built, and the best annealing co

Contract law has traditionally been regulated by national law which has raised certain problems in cross-border transactions caused by the divergences in domestic contract law among the Member States. Therefore, the diversity of national law has been increasing the challenges in practice for entrepreneurs which is causing a lack of legal certainty, uniformity and creates serious obstacles that hin

Transnational actors such as the European Union, encourages and promotes the development of circular economics. The rationale is financially based, but it also comes from a perspective of sustainability. Funding is provided to programmes and projects with this intent in mind. Symbiosis is a concept within circular economics in which public and private actors can utilize each other’s residuals and

Today’s flow of technological improvement, along with increased demand from corporations, is creating workplaces that are becoming more based on digital collaboration technologies. It creates new digital landscapes for corporations and their management. Previous research has shown that users experience frustration when using digital collaboration tools. This study aims to contribute towards facili

Färgblödning, eller mer formellt kromatisk aberration, uppstår när ljus som består av mer än en våglängd, till exempel vitt ljus, inte kan fokuseras till samma punkt av en lins. I detta fall orsakas det av att ljus av olika våglängder bryts olika beroende på materialet det passerar igenom. Ett väldigt välkänt exempel av detta är avbildat på albumomslaget till Pink Floyds "The Dark Side of theAttosecond pulses obtained via high harmonic generation often suffer from chromatic aberration. This is inherent from the generation process as a consequence of the spatial profile of the driving laser pulses. Consequently, the focus positions and divergences of consecutive harmonics vary, leading to chromatic aberration which prevents high-quality refocusing as is critically required for applicat