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Idre Fjälls snow production has been analyzed in cooperation with Snowtech AB. A survey of the energy use and how to decrease the energy use was carried out. The first part is about snow and snowmaking. Natural snow consists of water molecules that form a hexagonal pattern in solid state. The reason to the hexagonal pattern is due to dendritic growth during the snow crystals journey through the cl
Ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems have become more popular lately both for residential space heating and for commercial applications. GSHP systems can use water, ground or the bedrock as a thermal source. The energy extracted is regarded as a renewable energy-source and it consists of both stored solar energy and a share of geothermal energy. A borehole thermal storage (BTES) consists of bore
Abstract This is a study about adults who have been raised in homes where one or both parents have been dependent on alcohol. The aim of this study is to investigate whether their childhood has been influenced by their parent’s alcohol dependence. I also wish to investigate the consequences of being brought up in a family with alcohol dependence. I am interested in their perspective on their fami
The purpose of this essay is to develop knowledge and comprehension of working leaders’ experience, and content of leadership on two different levels in two different organizations, in relation to their leader levels. The leaders in human service organizations are, like everything else, today influenced by the new trends of modern time. I find the experience, that the leaders have themselves very
Den här uppsatsen har handlat om att genomföra en hälsoekonomisk utvärdering i form av en kostnadsanalys av ett telemedicinskt projekt kallat ”Hem-EKG” som ägt rum inom Hässleholms sjukvårdsdistrikt. Försök har gjorts att estimera kostnader som varit kopplade till användandet av hem-EKG och ställa dessa mot de potentiella besparingar man kan göra genom att en individ kan undvika ett onödigt akutbe
In Sweden as well as in The Netherlands energy policy is increasingly aiming at extending the use of renewable sources. In accordance with the targets of the European Union, both countries have formulated national targets for the year 2020. For wind energy these targets are 30.0 TWh of electricity in Sweden and a total installed capacity of 10.0 GW in The Netherlands. Wind is an inflexible, variab
The purpose of this study was to examine if and how children witnessing domestic violence affects the judgement a Swedish District Court delivers in cases of child-custody and parents’ right of access to their child. We also wanted to examine if a child’s right to State compensation for witnessing domestic violence affects said judgements in a District Court. This right to State compensation stems
This essay in literature science focuses on the representation and meaning of food in Swedish working class literature during two different eras in the 20th century. On the one hand the literature consists of five different authorships from 1925–1945 and on the other hand five authorships from 1985–2005. On the basis of culture materialist theory, the aim of the study is to investigate how and why
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Identify alternative to the current air transportation routes from supply units in Asia to European customers. The authors strive to provide the department of Supply Flow & Logistics with proposals of how they can reduce their costs and environmental effects connected to transportation. The authors also strive to display and evaluate the risk connected to a change in transp
I denna uppsats behandlas ett av Ovidius mer förbisedda verk, Epistulae Heroidum, även kallat Heroides. Verket består av tjugoen dikter, formulerade som brev på elegiskt distikon. Det övergripande syftet är att studera brevskrivarnas övertalningsstrategi i tretton av breven. Argumentationen kartläggs och användandet av retorikens tre appellformer undersöks. I studien redogörs för återkommande möns
This thesis analyzes the trade, fiscal and development effects of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and the member states of the SADC EPA group. The agreement is set to advance the trade relationship between the parties as well as create and facilitate trade in- between the SADC member states. The conclusions of this study are that the trade patterns between the negot
E-handel är en handelsform som är på stark frammarsch. Fler och fler konsumenter blir varse om fördelarna med att göra sina inköp över Internet både från lokala säljare och från säljare i andra länder eller andra världsdelar. Säljarna får tillgång till en större marknad och fler potentiella kunder och konsumenterna får tillgång till fler säljare och större utbud att välja mellan. Men vilka effekte
Abstract Screening LCA has been used to gain further insight into the environmental performance of Gambrosol Trio, a fluid used in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) as a form of renal therapy. Gambrosol Trio (Trio) is produced and commercialised by Gambro AB, an international company with headquarters in Stockholm and historic roots in Lund, Sweden. The product's distinctive cha
Abstract Innovations are new, exciting and important in solving environmental problems. This paper looks at such ‘eco-innovations’ with specific focus on just how ‘new’ they are to the status quo. ‘Incremental’ innovations are somewhat new, common and refine what was there originally, while ‘radical’ innovations are extremely new, rare and introduce something completely different to the situation.
Abstract Increasing the share of renewable energy for covering our energy demand is central to the energy policy of the European Union. Despite the acknowledged importance, renewable energy has not yet reached the favoured wide-spread utilisation throughout Europe. Wood pellets, cylindrical sticks of 10 to 30 mm length mainly made from wood processing residues, are a renewable, cost-competitive, l
Abstract This thesis addresses the effects of parking accessibility on work commuting and the potential to use parking policies as a tool to support mobility management and enhance sustainable commuting in Lund. The structure rests on two folds: first, it provides a theoretical background on different parking policies and factors influencing work commuting; second, it provides an analysis of Lund
This thesis describes bio-ethanol production and use for transport fuel in Ethiopia, focusing on current status and potential, barriers, implications and recommendations for a sustainable market. The need for such research is justified as it paves the way for bio-ethanol development in Ethiopia towards a more sustainable path as challenges are surmounted. Bio-ethanol from molasses is identified in
There are more than 80 pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical metabolites detected in the aquatic environment. Regarding negative impacts of these compounds, the main concern lays in sensitive aquatic environment and long-term effects regarding human health and the environment. Although we have procedures to assess the risk that pharmaceutical residues represent to the environment, these procedures in
Contemporary innovation in the converging technology sectors of electronics and textile aims at augmenting functionality of textiles, making them “smart”. That is, integrating electronic functions such as sensing, data processing, and networking into wearable products. Embedding electronic devices into textiles results in a novel category of products: electronic textiles (e-textiles). Whereas rese
This thesis looks at the drivers and barriers religious groups within the United States face on the climate change issue as well as the actions religious groups have taken on the issue as a means for encouraging social and individual changes in behavior to address it. It examines the role of religion in shaping values, investigates the drivers and barriers identified through academic literature so
