Since Rose published a paper suggesting the WTO does not serve to increase the world trade, the organization has become a subject of heated debates. This question is especially important for Russia, as the country becomes the official member of the WTO soon. This dissertation extends the existed empirical evidence of the analysis of the trade outcomes as a result of joining the WTO, applying the p

Arctic communities are currently experiencing the effects of climate change. This paper contributes to a growing body of vulnerability and adaptation research in the Arctic. This case study provides an assessment of current vulnerabilities and offers insight into how climate change is experienced in the hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The predominantly qualitative research method involved semi-s

The current energy demand of buildings in the studied countries varies a lot. With the new directive from the EU requiring nearly zero energy buildings, all the countries are striving for similar goals. Although the countries can make their own interpretation of what a nearly zero energy building is, the goals are quite close to each other. In a way, the EU has succeeded with their directive. The

This present study aims to explore the connection between social relationships with colleagues and intrinsic motivation at work. The sample consisted of 111 male and female teachers working with 4-9th graders in schools located in the south of Sweden. Data was collected using a web-based questionnaire. Results showed a strong positive correlation between the variable social relationships and the v

Generics are sentences that are not explicitly quantified but still seems to express something general of their subjects. For instance, "Dogs bark" is a true generic and so is "Ducks lay eggs". What sets generics apart from quantified sentences is that their truth~conditions are very difficult to pin down. Although most dogs bark it is not the case that most ducks lay eggs beca

The migration of people by sea is not a new phenomenon. Since early days, people whose lives have been under threat or people in search of better living conditions often have taken this route. However, today States are trying to prevent every attempt of irregular migration as they have established policies of interception at sea. They often engage in interceptions without taking into consideration

Denna artikel undersöker bolånemarginalen på den svenska marknaden från 1985-2011. Artikeln studerar sammanlagt elva faktorer som enligt den presenterade teorin förväntas påverka bolånemarginalen. Faktorerna är sedan uppdelade på sex stycken bankspecifika variabler och fem stycken makrovariabler. Ingen av de utvalda variablerna visade sig statistiskt signifikant för alla banker samtidigt även om i

Bakgrund: Vid trafikstörningar har det visat sig att resenärer hos Skånetrafiken är besvikna över den mängd information som finns att hämta hos personalen gällande vad som händer och hur man kan komma dit man vill när tåget inte dyker upp. I en nätverksstrukturerad organisation som Skånetrafiken, med uppdragsgivare och uppdragstagare, ställs stora krav på en välfungerande internkommunikation för a

Problem: Det existerar ett paradigmskifte mot hållbar utveckling som medför att det blir allt viktigare för kryssningsdestinationer att följa hållbara utvecklingsprinciper samtidigt som de måste marknadsföra sig i en allt intensivare konkurrenssituation. Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur kryssningsdestinationer kan integrera hållbar utveckling i platsmarknadsföringsprocessen för att

This thesis consists of an initial environmental investigation of the Sparbanken Öresund. The Bank currently has an environmental policy and ambitions from 2011 but no one has been responsible for implementation of them. In addition, upon my review of the policy and ambition list I found that there were neither measurable objectives nor procedures for how those objectives will be met, thereby crea

The restrictions on China´s capital account is the major restrictive factor for the international use of the RMB. The potential international status of the RMB must be included into the consideration by the monetary authority in designing the pace and form of liberalizing the restrictions, because, in general, the potential international status directly induces the potential benefits and risks. Th

I Sverige har antalet patienter som vårdas hemmet ökat de senaste åren och flertalet människor önskar dö i sitt eget hem. Palliativ vård är en aktiv helhetsvård av patienter i ett skede när sjukdomen inte längre går att bota och det övergripande målet med palliativ vård är att uppnå bästa möjliga livskvalitet för patienten och dennes anhörig. Distriktssköterskan eller sjuksköterskan betraktas vara

The right to equal treatment, employment on equal terms and labor market integration regarding disabled individuals has been a topic for discussion on both international and EU legal in recent years. In spite hereof, the Swedish Labour Court´s recent decision in case AD 2012 No. 51 shows that the Swedish judicial system allows for people with a reduced working capacity to be at a disadvantage in r

Det är numera allmänt vedertaget att 80% av materian i universum består av en ny sorts partiklar som inte strålar eller interagerar med ljus. Med andra ord, den är ”mörk”. Vi känner redan till en slags ”mörk” partikel - neutrinon. Alla partiklar som är elektriskt oladdade är ”mörka”, men mörk materia kan inte huvudsakligen bestå av neutriner. Mörk materia verkar bestå av partiklar som är myckeWIMPs, orWeakly InteractingMassive Particles, are a popular dark matter candidate, but their detection remains elusive. At its core, this project is an effort to bridge the gap between the theory of WIMPs, and astronomical observation. According to the WIMP model, stars in the galaxy travel through a background field of WIMPs that are constantly crossing the star. Some of these WIMPs collide with

Syftet med examensarbetet är att genomföra en nulägesanalys av avfallshanteringen hos ett byggföretaget för att få en djupare kunskap om vad som blir avfall och vad anledningen är till att byggavfall uppstår. Målsättningen med studien är sedan att föreslå åtgärder för hur byggföretaget kan gå tillväga för att minimera den totala mängden byggavfall utifrån angivet miljönyckeltal.

World-wide, the population is increasing rapidly and so is the number of people residing informally. Hence the development of slums is increasingly becoming a rising problem. Consequently, the need to acknowledge the issue and to find sufficient solutions has enlarged. The informal settlement of Dharavi is facing a redevelopment and it is of importance to survey and analyse the current situatio

Time to degree is one of the main concerns not only for the students but also for the colleges and universities all around the world. Time to degree could be influenced by different features, such as age, gender or admission criterion and so on. Survival analysis could be used to calculate the probability for a student to graduate in any specified length of semesters while Cox proportional hazard