Academic literatures state that the inadequacy of political will, lack of financial incentives, high costs of renewables, low awareness, and prominence of thermal sources is creating barriers to the adoption of renewable energy, despite the favorable environmental conditions for them in Ghana, especially solar. Within the context of sustainability, understanding the mechanisms that have produced t

Lek är något som skall vara något positivt, oskyldigt och tillföra glädje för barnen. På förskolor spenderar barnen den mesta av sin vakna tid, där de leker, äter och sover middag. Det är en plats där barnen skall känna sig trygga. Få vet att det faktiskt finns skadliga kemikalier i textiler, köksredskap och till och med i leksaker som en så känslig grupp som barn kommer i kontakt med. Att skadligThe purpose of this study is to investigate the presence and management of hazardous substances in the pre-school environment in Malmö city. Work is based on two questions. One concerns the extent of toxic substances in the biosphere environment and the other concerns the process of processes and procedures in itself affecting vulnerability. In order to answer these ques-tions, an inventory has be

Rapporter om rekordlåga grundvattennivåer och införda vattningsförbud blir vanligare och vanligare. En av de kommuner som har haft problem med dricksvattenförsörjningen är Gävle kommun. De har, via ett samarbetsorgan, anlitat Midvatten AB för att kartlägga förutsättningar för att inrätta en ny dricksvattentäkt i Älvkarleby-Skutskär. I det aktuella området löper Uppsalaåsen, som innehåller mycket gSweden has in recent years suffered record-low groundwater levels with imposed water restrictions. One of the municipalities who have had problems with their drinking-water supply is Gävle. They have hired Midvatten AB to review a possible location that for groundwater extraction in Älvkarleby-Skutskär. The Uppsala Esker, which contains a lot of groundwater, passes through the area. Parallel to th

The music content online is expanding fast, and music streaming services are in need for algorithms that sort new music. Sorting music by their characteristics often comes down to considering the genre of the music. Numerous studies have been made on automatic classification of audio files using spectral analysis and machine learning methods. However, many of the completed studies have been unrealis

Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka diskurser som präglar integrationen av unga asylsökanden. För att besvara syftet utgår vi ifrån följande två frågeställningar: Hur framställer de yrkesverksamma och styrdokumenten språkligt de unga asylsökande pojkarna? och vilka effekter innebär framställandet för de unga asylsökande pojkarna? I denna studie används diskursanalys som både teori och meto

This master essay provides an elaborate study of the relationship between the environmental and the financial performance of corporations with focus on the European market. It aims to identify the nature and significance of this relationship, using a sample that is taken from different business sectors across 17 European countries over the seven-year period from January 2010 to December 2016. The

Mushrooms have already been proven to be a reliable and versatile material for various design purposes. For my project I am experimenting with expanding the possibilities of mushroom matter as a building material and also contemplating mushroom as a metaphor for local culture in relation to Lithuanian people as a whole. Developing mushroom matter into a building material designed for a specific si

The present study investigates the following problem: What are the regulatory structures of land based transportation in the greater Copenhagen area? In order to obtain a comprehensive understanding of this problem, three sub questions were designed to target the structures in detail. These are: How do European regulations on the area of the land based transportation influence the subsidy process

Fund companies and banks argue that letting them manage one’s money is a wise decision. They argue that they are able to create substantial growth in value for the investor without requiring any other input than a small fee and an amount to be invested. This essay tests this claim in a two folded analysis. Time series data with historical value developments of 24 out of the 30 largest Swedish equ

Title: A framework for how logistics service providers should handle returns as a warehouse operation for pure e-commerce companies Authors: Louise Meurling and Matilda Sturesson Supervisor: Joakim Kembro, Division of Engineering Logistics at LTH Problem description: Managing the reverse logistics process in a warehouse is a central part of the activities for companies operating in e-commerce.

The current fashion system known as Fast Fashion (FF) is responsible for severe environmental and social impacts. Fashion democratisation has increased consumers’ appetite for new trends, leading fashion companies to design an increasing number of collections per year. Manufacturing is outsourced to developing countries, where workers’ rights and working place regulations are hardly respected. Add

This study investigates ideas about masculinity in criminal gangs, and how these ideas affect disengagement from gangs. A major problem with criminal gangs is that since they are outside society’s laws and norms, it is difficult for the judiciary to counter them with law enforcement. It is not possible to change gang member’s behaviors solely with laws, which leaves the legal system with a blind s

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book sets the standard for the most recent regulatory framework for minimum capital requirement within market risk. It will be implemented gradually up until 2019 and will overhaul a major part of the current regulation. More specifically it will cause financial institutions to estimate risk with Expected Shortfall instead of Value-at-Risk and add a new way of

Genom Informationsförordningen, EU 1169/2011, ställs det numera större krav på näringsvärdesdeklaration av livsmedel, åtminstone om man säljer via grossist. Gränsvärden listas också för tillåtna avvikelser. För gårdsmejerier medför detta ökade kostnader då ostar lämnas på laboratorieanalys. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att istället erbjuda en beräkningsmodell i Excel-format för att få fram nä

I dagens konkurrenskraftiga samhälle måste organisationer digitalisera sin verksamhet för att gynnas av de fördelar som ny teknik kan bidra med. Detta leder till förändringar i organisationens existerande värdekedjor vilket påverkar organisationens anställda och arbetet de utför. Denna studie ämnar undersöka hur anställda upplever att digitalisering inom organisationen påverkar anställdas upplevda

On 23th June 2016 the United Kingdom held a referendum on whether or not to leave the European Union. The results were 52% to 48% in favour of leaving. This was accomplished by Vote Leave, the designated campaign group in favour of leaving the European Union, convincing enough citizens to vote in their favour. This thesis examines how much of the Leave campaign’s rhetoric has permeated the White P

I denna studie undersöktes sambanden mellan internaliserat stigma och upplevd diskriminering hos före detta kriminella i Sverige samt undersöka sambanden mellan deras upplevda diskriminering och återfallsfrekvens. Detta med syfte att öka förståelsen för samhällets roll i före detta kriminellas återanpassningsprocess. Deltagarna svarade på en enkät där de självskattade grad av self-stigma, upplevd In this study the relationship between internalized stigma and discrimination experiences among former criminals in Sweden was examined, as well as the relationship between their discrimination experiences and recidivism rate. The purpose was to achieve a better understanding of society’s role in former criminals’ reintegration process. The participants completed a survey where they self-assessed

Sedan mänsklighetens början har det alltid funnits de som dragits till natthimlen och förundrats över vad som kan finnas bortom det mörkaste av mörker. Funderingarna om att vi människor endast är en del av något mycket större började gro ordentligt i samband med teleskopet som verktyg, och när personer som Galileo Galileis och William Herschels började observera himlen med nya tekniker. Det visadeContext: The formation of the Galactic Bulge is a topic of active research. There are many scenarios based on observations and Galactic evolution models. The key properties which need to be well constrained observationally are the metallicity distributions of stars and the spatial metallicity gradients. The metallicity distribution of stars in the inner Galactic Bulge (|b| 0.1 dex) end of the dist

A beverage package is exerted to different loading conditions during its lifetime. Today, there is limited knowledge on material responses on a micro scale and how these affect the macroscopic behaviour in general. Tetra Pak® produces packaging material consisting of several layers of materials, such as polymers, paperboard and aluminium foil. This master’s thesis focuses on the aluminium foil, mo

Riskkommunikation om långsiktiga risker för miljön och hälsan: PFAS ämnen i dricksvatten och i svenska vattenmiljöer PFAS är ett samlingsnamn för en stor grupp per- och polyfluorerade ämnen. Under många år så har brandsläckningsskum innehållande PFAS använts på brandövningsplatser och flygplatser, vilket har lett till PFAS föroreningar runt om i olika svenska vattenmiljöer. Detta innebär att i enRisk communication is an interactive process which aims to reduce public concerns about health- and environmental risks through gaining trust and confidence. PFASs (Polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances) is more addressed today amongst Swedish municipalities because there are concern for surface- and groundwater pollution and concern about long-term health risks. This study aims to invest