Two unannounced evacuation experiments were performed in two different nightclubs. The goal was to measure a pre-movement time for the visitors as well as observe the human behavior in an evacuation situation. The visitors were filmed during the evacuation and later asked to answer a questionnaire. At the same time a breathalyzer was used to measure the visitors’ alcohol concentration. The data fr

The Magoye River is located in the Southern Province of Zambia. This is the most drought prone region in Zambia and a lot of water bodies dry up during the dry seasons, including the Magoye River. Small scale livestock farming is widespread in the area and low water availability during dry seasons forces local farmers to push their cattle long distances for drinking water and grazing during dry se

After the 1980s, neoliberalism became the dominant philosophy of development across the world. Whereas the widespread implementation of neoliberal economic policies contributed immensely for a maximization of world economic integration and activity, critics argue that the ideology was also responsible for dramatically widening the inequality gap between and within nations, as well as for the incre

Many fire protection engineers working in the operative part of the rescue service feel that they do not have enough training for their role as Tactical leader and as On scene commander. There is a need for a tool for competence development and competence assurance. This report provides the results of a master’s thesis, with the aim to develop a prototype of such a tool. The tool is limited to the

Scientific summary: Amongst other affected countries, Namibia endured seasonal floods in different parts of the country namely, Karas, Kavango, Caprivi, Ohangwena, Omusati, and Oshana regions. However, the study was only conducted on the floods within the Ohangwena region. Major flooding in this region became eminent from 2007, and only rapid appraisal assessments were conducted. As a consequence,

The AKP ’s proactive foreign policy and the decline of EU-Turkey and US-Turkey relations, along with Turkey’s strengthening ties with its Eastern neighbors, has sparked a heated scholarly and media debate about the axis shift of Turkish foreign policy—from the West to the East. The purpose of the present thesis is to analyze if the arguments of the axis shift supporters are grounded enough to prov

Popular science Mauritania and Senegal are two countries located at the border of West Africa. Their urban population is increasing significantly since the last decades because of rural immigration and natural growth of urban population. Using GIS and remote sensing techniques, the rate of urbanized area is estimated for two coastal cities of Mauritania (Nouadhibou and Nouakchott) and for three co

The EU ETS emission-trade system must both enable a decrease in GHG-emissions and be a driver for growth in the renewable energy-sectors. Implemented in 2005, it has been given fifteen years until 2020 to show some acutely needed results. The EU ETS was set out to meet both ecological and economical challenges at once and it is the worlds largest, most encompassing and most expensive climate-progr

This study addresses the question of economic and workplace related determinants and consequences of fathers’ parental leave use in Sweden. The analysis is based on the Swedish Level of Living Survey for the years 1991 and 2000. The results show that wages and the probability of taking parental leave beyond the ‘daddy month’ are inversely u-shaped: with very low hourly wages it does not seem to be

In the future an increasing number of industries will have to comply with greenhouse gas reduction directives. Plans and projects that aim to reduce CO2-emissions are associated with multiple sources of uncertainty and the use of point estimates could lead to misjudgements and erroneous decisions. Within other fields of science uncertainty analysis is a commonly used tool to improve decision basis

Syftet med studien är att öka förståelsen för hur lyxvarumärken inom mode använder sig av arv/heritage och konstvärlden, samt hur dessa kopplingar bidrar till stärkandet av varumärkets aura och brand equity. Studien grundar sig på en litteraturstudie i luxury branding och brand heritage samt empiri av lyxvarumärken i modebranschen genom deltagande och dold observation i de valda varumärkenas butik

Området kring akulleqglaciären ligger i närheten av bosättningen Paamiut, sydvästra Grönland. Tonalit- trondhjemit och granodioritgnejser (TTG) utgör huvudlitologin i området. Inom TTG-gnejserna återfinns ett cirka 1 km brett hästskoformat bälte av suprakrustala bergarter. Ultramafiska metamorfa bergarter utgör linser i det suprakrustala bältet och pegamtiter intruderar de olika litologierna (KolbThe Akulleq glacier area is located to the east of Paamiut settlement, South-West Greenland. Tonalite- trondhjemite- granodiorite (TTG ) gneiss constitute the main rock type with an approximately 1 km wide, horseshoe shaped supracrustal belt situated within the TTG gneiss. Meta- ultramafic rocks form lenses in the supracrustal belt and pegmatites intrude the different lithologies (Kolb, 2011). Qua

The aim of this thesis has been to explore and systematize the factors and influences, gendered perspectives, and interrelationships in educational equality in Lao PDR with comparative perspectives from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. The effects of ethnic minority cultures and linguistics, socio-economics, governmental policy, and national and local infrastructure have been analyzed using social

This thesis uses Vietnamese household’s surveys from 2006 and 2008 to assess income inequality in Vietnam and households access to credit in order to boost their income. Three econometric models are introduced to explain which factors affect income, household’s value and loan value, all important factors in order to obtain loans in theory. The Vietnamese financial market is still underdeveloped wh

This study aims to add new knowledge to our understanding of poverty as a multidimensional phenomenon and focuses on the links between poverty and gender norms and practices. The overall research question that this study is concerned with is about the effect of self-help group participation on women’s self-perceptions of options, their access to social, economic and cultural capital, and subsequ

The youth of China seems poised to put their mark on our world no matter our projection of the future. They find themselves bridging two civilizations, having their thoughts shaped by a society in which, due to a transformation of unprecedented speed, past and future value systems exist simultaneously, and they know that as China grows stronger in the economic and military sphere, it could be a qu