In many post-industrial cities, the relationship between water and the city has changed over the years. Our needs are different now, and because of that, the character and usage of these locations have changed with time. From areas with production power and industrial growth, to sources of social hubs, leisure, and outdoor activities. All of these cities have the same challenge in common, to becom

Objectives: Wildlife in Kenya, much like globally, is under significant pressure. In Kenya alone, there has been a 60 percent decrease in species and the remaining wildlife is faced with habitat loss and climate change, among others. The study of conservation practices - responding to the many challenges underlying the “sixth mass extinction” - has never been more relevant. All the more so is the

After a brief introduction to the current general milk industry, the emergence of oat milk is presented, as well as shifting trends in milk consumption. This study aims to analyze oat milk precisely. The analysis is done in terms of packaging. Therefore, oat milk packaging and all the packaging elements were analyzed. After a literature review of Consumer Perception, Consumer Motivation, Consume

Entrepreneurs have certain personality traits that are evaluated by venture capitalists (VCs) when making their investment decision, which have been studied in literature. However, personality traits in ecopreneurs, or sustainable entrepreneurs, that may impact the investment decision of a sustainable venture capitalist (SVC) are not known to have been studied, and therefore warrant research oppor

Den här kvalitativa studien syftade till att undersöka hur ungdomar beskriver begreppet välmående, hur de beskriver sin självkänsla och sina egna och andras krav har för betydelse för välmående samt hur olika aktiviteter och miljöer spelar roll för välmående, enligt de själva. För att undersöka detta intervjuades åtta förstaårs gymnasieelever. Intervjuerna transkriberades och analyserades med temaThe aim of this qualitative study was to look into how adolescents describe well-being as a concept, how they describe their self-image and their own and others demands and expectations related to their wellbeing and also how the activities they do and the environments they are in relate to well-being according to themselves. To explore this, eight adolescents in their first year at a Swedish high

The Sahel has emerged as a global hotspot for terrorist activity during the first decades of the 21st century. Few empirical studies have been carried out to investigate the causes of this phenomenon. The overarching literature on the determinants of terrorism has also failed to establish conclusive mechanisms and channels of causation. Studies have found economic shocks to increase the likelihood

Lava-Java är ett projekt som tagit avstamp i arkitekturtävlingen Iceland Volcano Coffee Shop arrangerad av Buildner, tidigare Bee Breeders. Tävlingen gick ut på att rita ett café i kombination med ett besökscenter på vulkanen Hverfjall på norra Island. I det här examensarbetet har dock det föreslagna programmet ändrats om för att låta det lilla besökscentret bli ett fullvärdigt naturum. Vulkanen Lava-Java is a project based on the architecture competition Iceland Volcano Coffee Shop arranged by Buildner, formerly Bee Breeders. The goal with the competition was to create a café in combination with a visitor center on the volcano Hverfjall on northern Iceland. The volcano Hverfjall is located in an area on Iceland that is relatively uninhabited but at the same time a popular tourist destina

As cities keep densifying, essential resources such as daylight access become increasingly restricted. Therefore, prioritizing energy efficiency and enhancing the energy performance of our buildings is required for obtaining a sustainable urban environment. The challenges of implementing these ideas have triggered efforts to make cities smarter, for example, by using 3D city models for solar energ

This thesis is a historical comparative analysis of the social and environmental impacts of past colonial exploitation and the modern corporate extraction and exploitation of natural resources and commodities. The thesis examines these issues through the case studies of sugar monoculture in the Northeast region of colonial Brazil (16th and 17th Century) and the sinking of Maceió (also in Northeast

Streaming video over the internet can face issues when met with poor and varying network conditions, which can be especially noticeable when streaming live video such as security footage or video calling. To handle this, there exists congestion control algorithms that monitor network conditions based on feedback from the receiver and adapt the video output. This thesis aims to implement and compar

Bilindustrin genomgår en transformation som inte tidigare har skådats och samtliga aktörer längs med värdekedjan påverkas. Ett företag som befinner sig mitt i detta är Axess Logistics som erbjuder billogistiklösningar till generalagenter och återförsäljare på den skandinaviska marknaden. I tider av förändring uppkommer nya affärsmöjligheter, vilka Axess Logistics vill identifiera. En tydlig trend The automotive industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation, and all actors along the value chain are affected. A company in the midst of this is Axess Logistics, which offers car logistics solutions to general agents and dealers in the Scandinavian market. In times of change, new business opportunities arise, which Axess Logistics wants to identify. An evident trend is the electrificati

Rheology is a science studying the flow, deformation and fracturing of a material. For a general understanding, this science is utilised to predict how a certain material will behave under certain conditions; in other words, the aim is the characterization of a material. (Wahlkrantz, 2020) This characterization is used to describe the elastic behaviour and the flow behaviour of a material. The ela

Hur rör sig bröstcancerceller i det akustiska fältet? Bröstcancer är en av dom vanligaste åkommorna som drabbar kvinnor i världen. Sjukdomens stora variation och komplexitet medför att behandlingsstrategier och hur patienten reagerar till behandlingen varierar stort mellan individerna. Det finns fortfarande mycket forskning kvar att utföra för att finna effektiva metoder för diagnostik och behandBreast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer detected in women. Its heterogeneity and large mutational landscape requires treatment strategies which varies between patients. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly aggressive subtype which 12-17 \% of breast cancer patient develop. It has no specific treatment and patients with TNBC generally has worse outcomes. To gain mo

Städer har historiskt sett utgjort den centrala delen för politiska beslut, ekonomisk tillväxt och bidragit till revolutionerande forskning. På senare år har städerna fått en mer betydande roll i samhället, vilket har lett till att behovet att planera städer som främjar hållbar utveckling har ökat. Detta medför stora utmaningar för den fysiska planeringen av städer och inom Sveriges gränser ställeDuring the recent decades the conditions for how our cities are developed has gained a more significant role in society, resulting in an increasing need to plan cities that promote sustainable development. This entails challenges in changing the direction of today’s spatial planning into a more sustainable one, a challenge that requires that all stakeholders work together to create attractive citi

Abstract Title: What is specific about e-tailers’ internationalisation? The intertwinement of internationalisation, management of the marketing mix and consumers’ perceptions. Date of the Seminar: June 2nd, 2022 Course: BUSN39 Degree Project in Global Marketing Authors: Íris Einarsdóttir and Sandra Marín Gunnarsdóttir Advisors: Ulf Elg Keywords: Internationalisation, marketing mix, e-tailer

Global water scarcity is increasingly acknowledged as an issue of peace and security. Declining water availability as well as rising freshwater demand increase the likeliness of military action and violent conflicts over transboundary surface and underground freshwater resources. This thesis analyses whether riparian countries suffering from water scarcity are more prone to violent conflict and di

India is witnessing an unconventional pattern of structural change – involving a shift to services-dominated economy at lower income per-capita than early industrialisers. Despite significant policy rhetoric on industrialisation, the sector’s share in both value-added and employment has stagnated remarkably. The reform period saw a services-led growth with growing agrarian distress. Therefore, thi

This report aims to develop a prototype for an intuitive microwave oven adapted for people with a cognitive illness. Cognitive disorders manifest themselves as a deterioration of mental abilities such as memory and planning. It is a category of disease that is becoming more widespread. A major problem among people suffering from a cognitive disorder is malnutrition. The disease might affect the ap