This paper empirically examines the relationship between fuel prices and patenting activity in environment-friendly technologies in the auto industry across the OECD countries for the period 1994-2011. Overall, the results suggest that tax-inclusive fuel price affects innovative activity in environment-friendly technologies. More specifically, the analysis shows that the technologies aiming to red

Emmy Svensson Våtmarker: tillstånd, nytta och värdering Våtmarker finns över hela världen. Det är naturliga ekosystem som bidrar med många nyttor och ekosystemtjänster. Att anlägga en våtmark större än 5 ha kräver enligt miljöbalken tillstånd. Att söka tillstånd kan både anses som krångligt, dyrt och tidskrävande. Tillståndsprocessen bör studeras för att identifiera var problem kan uppstå samtWetlands are natural ecosystems that are valuable in many aspects since they offer multiple benefits. According to the Environmental Code wetlands larger than 5 ha are licensed water activities. As the authorization process can be both time and resource consuming this study aims to study the process and try to identify where there may be gaps or obstacles. Since wetlands are valuable ecosystems, i

The German wasp Vespula germanica is found in the Palaeartic region of the globe. Outside this area, it is highly invasive species. It has an omnivorous diet and is able to hunt other insects and scavenge for food from both natural and anthropogenic sources. It has been previously shown that this species has efficient and specialized foraging strategies depending on the resource. It is capable of

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to gain a deeper understanding and contribute with knowledge of older people’s online behavior, with a particular focus on the process of social identity construction on Facebook. Theoretical framework: The theoretical framework consists of theories related to self and identity, in both an offline and online context in order to obtain a more complex and nuan

Some consider increasing income inequality within countries as one of the biggest threat to the world economy in the year of 2015. Increasing within country inequality creates both political as well as economic insecurity. It erodes economic initiatives as well as democracies and people are left in exclusion, which undercut the ideal of human equality. In the light of the above, this thesis invest

The relational database has long been considered the de facto standard for managing data in software applications. Today, a need for more scalable, flexible and distributed software solutions has led to the development of NoSQL database technologies that aim to replace the relational database in applications where such features are needed. In this thesis we have investigated the potential benefit

This thesis is the culmination of an action research project conducted at Axis Communications, which tries to enable test selection based on historical test data. In order to realize this, a prototype program -- the Difference Engine -- was created, which can parse and analyze historical test data drawn from a large database. The analysis produces a weighted correlation between code packages and t

Thermoelectricity is the physical principle of converting heat energy directly into electrical energy. Devices based on this principle so far fall short on efficiency but future thermoelectric devices based on QDs can have very high efficiency. Before QDs can be used in actual devices their behavior must the studied to a further extent. This work theoretically explores how a QD in a single electro

Uppsatsen behandlar innebörden av fastighetslandets exklusiva behörighet vid talan avseende sakrätt i fast egendom, enligt art. 24.1 Bryssel Ia-förordningen (förordning 1215/2012), samt dess relation till svensk internationell privat- och processrätt. Närmare bestämt utreds förhållandet mellan EU-domstolens autonoma tolkning av bestämmelsen och de motiv som sägs ligga bakom den exklusiva behörigheThe essay deals with the meaning of the exclusive jurisdiction in proceedings concerning rights in rem in immovable property, according to article 24.1 of the Brussels I-regulation (recast) (regulation 1215/2012), and its relation to Swedish international private and procedural law. More specifically, the essay investigates the relationship between the autonomous interpretation of the provision, g

I FBL 3 kap. 1 och 5 §§ finns de allmänna lämplighetsvillkoren för en fastighet respektive de ekonomiska krav som ställs för jord – och skogsbruksfastigheter. Dessa villkor gäller vid ombildning eller nybildning av en fastighet och vid en servitutsåtgärd. Undantaget från dessa lämplighetsvillkor finns i FBL 3 kap. 9 § som säger att ”Fastighetsbildning får äga rum, även om fastighet som nybildas elIn the real property formation act 3 chap. 1 and 5 §§ you will find the general conditions of suitability for a property unit and the financial requirements for agricultural - and forestry property units. These conditions should be fulfilled in every conversion or the formation of a property unit and at an easement action. The exception to these conditions is in the real property formation act 3 c

Konsumtionen har ökat 25 % de senaste tio åren och har blivit en allt viktigare del i individens liv. Den ökade konsumtionen innebär både fördelar och nackdelar för individen. Uppsatsens syfte är att diskutera vilka anledningar och motiv det finns för den unga storstadsbon i Sverige att konsumera. Syftet är även att se om det finns samband mellan konsumtion och identitet. Metoden som har använts i

Detta arbete handlar om en viss typ av differentialekvationer, så kallade Shrödingerekvationer, som bl.a. har tillämpningar inom kvantmekanik. Genom att studera lösningarna (vågfunktionerna) till sådana ekvationer kan man erhålla information om olika atomära tillstånd. Lite förenklat kan man säga att lösningarna beskriver olika rörelsemönster för elektronerna runt en atomkärna. I det här arbetet sIn this thesis we consider the boundary value problem (*) u''+((n-1)/r)u'+f(u)=0,(r > 0, n > 1), u'(0)=0, lim(r->infinity)u(r)=0, where f satisfies a number of appropriate conditions. Under these assumptions, a theorem states that for every nonnegative integer m, (*) has a solution u(r) with exactly m zeros in (0,infinity). A proof, using a scaling argument and a shooting method is

Valuing single-name Credit Default Swaps (CDS) is a dicult task since in order to make a fair valuation, one needs to assess the credit risk of the corresponding company. Many dierent models exist when it comes to modelling the credit risk, this report specically focuses on the branch of models named structural models. The aim of this thesis is to, for a number of companies, model the CDSspreads g

The ecosystems of the Baltic Sea are under severe pressure, threating the long-term prosperity of the region and human wellbeing. New marine management approaches need to be tested and developed. Valuation of ecosystem services in the process of ecosystem-based marine spatial planning in the Baltic Sea region could be useful in improving communication between stakeholders, as well as, the evaluati

I detta arbete skapades en virtuell människomodell som placerades i ett virtuellt rum med omgivande miljö. Dessa modeller skapades i 3D-modelleringsprogrammet Autodesk 3ds Max i kombination med det digitala skulpterings- och målningsprogrammet Autodesk Mudbox. Motorn som valdes för att driva simuleringen var Unity 5. Det är en spelmotor som valdes för att ge en ökad realism över klassiska simuleriDuring this project a virtual human model was created and placed in a virtual room with a surrounding environment. These models were created in the 3D modeling software Autodesk 3ds Max, in combination with the digital sculpting and painting software Autodesk Mudbox. The chosen engine to run the simulation was the game engine Unity 5 with the reason to provide an increased realism over classic sim

This thesis provides a study in how media construct overweight and body image. The study is also considering if there is any difference between male and female body image and overweight. The study is based on two different newspapers health sides and a qualitative research was made. The main result showed that most of the articles pointed towards women and not towards men. It was also found that w

The focus of this thesis is to show the variety of Japanese loanwords’ abbreviation processes. Nowadays loanwords play a big role in Japan’s society. Most of loanwords are long and have some difficulty to integrate in Japanese language in their full forms. This is why most of the loanwords are shortened by the usage of various patterns and rules, which will be described and analyzed in this paper.

The Japanese language consists of a large number of loanwords, which derived from both China and the West. It is believed by many that influence by the English language began with the American occupation just after the Second World War. The loanwords from especially English increased vastly in number ever since. Today, the foreign loanwords from the West, gairaigo, makes up to approximately 10% in

Purpose The purpose of this research is to explore the effects of format development of an original single-format general merchandise retailer on store image. Theoretical Perspectives This study is grounded on the alignment of existing literature in the fields of format development and store image. The theoretical framework build thereupon is bridging the two fields and develops a model to measur

Hanna Matschke Ekholm ”Har vi med allt nu?” – En kvalitativ studie om hur strategiskt miljö- och klimatarbete integreras på kommunal nivå. En stor del av koldioxidutsläpp och miljöförstöring sker genom aktiviteter och beslut av individer och organisationer på lokal nivå. Sverige har ett starkt kommunalt självstyre och stora möjligheter att göra skillnad. Det strategiska miljö- och klimatarbetetThis study aims to illustrate the complexity when integrating environmental and climate strategic questions in local governments. The study gives an account for significant aspects when mainstreaming environment and climate consideration in municipality organizations, what obstacles there are and how it can be organized in order to be more successful. For this purpose a qualitative approach has be