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Det allmänna preferenssystemet GSP är ett av EU: s viktigaste unilaterala handelsavtal som ingås med utvecklingsländer. För att gynnas av behandlingen måste länderna uppfylla särskilda kriterier. Ett av villkoren är ratificering och effektiv implementering av ett antal internationella konventioner om mänskliga rättigheter. Bland dessa ingår Internationella arbetsorganisationens (ILO) internationelThe Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) is one of the EU’s most important unilateral trade measures which grants tariff preferences to developing countries. In order to receive this preferential treatment countries are required to fulfil specific criteria. One of the conditions is the ratification and effective implementation of a number of international human rights conventions. Among these,

The main purpose of this explorative master thesis is to describe, explain and understand the main success factors that lie behind the regional innovation system in Silicon Wadi in Israel. This is done in order to suggest some tentative ideas on how to further develop the emerging ICT cluster in Malmö/Lund. Four sub purposes have been applied in order to achieve the main purpose: To understand why

High-Order Harmonic generation (HHG) is an alternative and much more compact way of generating x-ray radiation compared to producing it in a synchrotron. In this report a two color inline interferometer is designed to superimpose electrical fields generated by a frequency doubling crystal, for the purpose of reshaping the pulse train generated in the HHG process. The challenges of this design is t

Social Network Games (SNGs) first appeared in Asia in the latter half of the 00s, and soon became a widespread phenomenon all over the world. In the West, US developer Zynga quickly rose to fame with their hit title FarmVille, and now enjoys a nearly monopolistic position among games on Facebook. In Japan as well, the SNG industry has grown at an exceptional pace since its birth and is predicted t

The collective identity is under permanent negotiation. Due to the lack of incentive to offer public communication, the collective identity of Japanese bureaucrats; kanryo(官僚) has been constructed separately inside and outside of ministries. Firstly, I explore how the collective identity of kanryo has been constructed in two Japanese national newspapers. Also, the constructed identity of kanryo wi

In this master’s thesis, the possibility of increasing the load bearing capacity of glued timber joints by the use of a rubber foil was investigated. A rubber foil is believed to ensure a more uniform distribution of stresses and thereby greater load bearing capacity. The work within this master’s thesis consisted of developing material models for rubber based on experimental tests in order to en

Svampmycelet formas efter miljön Ett svampmycel är en komplex vegetativ enhet som påverkas av miljöfaktorer som till exempel näringstillgång. Detta är känt hos högre, frilevande, svampar som lever av döda växtdelar. Min studie visar att även svampar som lever i symbios med växter, utvecklar sitt mycel i direkt respons till omgivningen. Svampar har olika sätt att överleva. Svampen kan leva som sapAbstract The mycelium formation and foraging strategies of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are not well understood, due to the biotrophic nature of these fungi, which makes cultivation methods without a host difficult. However, in-vitro-techniques have been developed in which AMF are inoculated on genetically transformed roots of various dicotyledonous plants. In the present study, monoxenic c

Den här uppsatsen syftar till att undersöka hur migrantarbetares rättigheter är skyddade inom folkrätt och mänskliga rättigheter. Efter en kort introduktion till internationell migration som fenomen samt de relevanta folkrättsliga normerna övergår uppsatsen till att behandla utlänningars ställning inom mänskliga rättigheter, genom en undersökning av tre av FN:s konventioner för mänskliga rättighetThis thesis examines the international protection of migrant workers. After a brief description of the migration phenomenon and the corresponding international legal framework, the position of aliens under human rights law is addressed through a review of three human rights conventions adopted within the framework of the United Nations. Following that, focus is turned to the international conventi

A sedimentlogical and palynological study of samples from the Middle Jurassic Fuglunda Member, Mariedal Formation at Eriksdal, Skåne, Sweden, has been carried out. The section is dominated by sandstone with minor units of coal, claystone, siltstone and conglomerate. The depositional environment has been interpreted as a coastal setting, perhaps a delta system with mixed influences of fluvial, tida

Alzheimers sjukdom och nanopartiklar – blir vi dementa snabbare? Demenssjukdomar kommer märkbart att påverka vår allt mer åldrande befolkning. Alzheimers sjukdom är den vanligaste av dessa och leder till exempel till minnesförlust och förändrad personlighet. En sak som kännetecknar sjukdomen är bildandet av plack i hjärnan. Plack består av ihopklumpade protein. Proteinet som utgör dessa utgör desAbstract Alzheimer’s disease is a common form of dementia with one of its hallmarks being the formation of plaques in the brain consisting of fibrils formed from the amyloid beta peptide (Aβ). Nanoparticles have in vitro been shown to affect the rate of which these fibrils form. When nanoparticles enter a biological system they will be covered with proteins, a protein corona is formed. In this st

PEJL PÅ RASTANDE FLYTTFÅGLAR Varje vår och höst passeras Falsterbo av miljontals flyttfåglar. Många mellanlandar här för att fylla på sina bränsledepåer och vila upp sig inför nästa etapp på resan. Frågor som är intressanta inom flyttfågelforskningen är bland annat hur länge fåglarna rastar och om längden på vistelsen är kopplad till art, ålder, kön, fettreserver eller flyttningsstrategi (i det hABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine autumnal stopover strategies of migratory passerines, with the main focus on stopover duration, departure time and departure direction in relation to biometrics (age, sex and fat reserves), different migratory strategies (long, short-to-medium and partial migration) and weather conditions. During the autumn migration season of 2010, in conjunction wi

Bcl-6 i T celler – ökar men initierar ej uttryck av CXCR5 En av de viktigaste funktionerna av kroppens immunförsvar är dess förmåga att producera antikroppar som skyddar mot infektioner. När immunförsvaret utsätts för en ny bakterie eller ett nytt virus kommer B celler att producera stora mängder antikroppar för att förhindra en storskalig infektion. Dessa antikroppar är dock inte särskilt effekAbstract: T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are a subset of CD4 T cells specialized to help B cells during the germinal center reaction. By expressing high levels of the chemokine receptor CXCR5, Tfh cells home into the B cell follicle where they provide B cells with cytokines IL-4 and IL-21 as well as receptor-ligands interactions essential for B cell differentiation into mature antibody secreting

Education is seen as one of the key solutions to various social problems in the field of development studies. Primary education particularly lays the basis of forming knowledge and ability to access higher levels of other social activities. As the second of Millennium Development Goals,universalizing primary education is attracting significant attention among the international world. One of the ma

Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) is a technique for modifying internal gas atmosphere of the food package to slow deteriorative reactions inside the package and prolong shelf life of the product. However, due to current limitations of this passive technology, there might be some opportunities for introduction of active MAP through microorganisms. Therefore, the study is conducted on investigati

The possibility to print out metallic components with complex 3D-structures is could revolutionize the industry. In this master’s thesis the cause of process parameters have been investigated for three alloys; stainless steel, 316L, two nickel-based alloys, a derivative of Alloy 738 and 939. Microstructure, porosity, tensile testing, impact toughness, hardness and surface roughness was investigate