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Socio-economic variables substantially determine fertility behavior and female labor force participation. Temporal fluctuations in socio-economic determinants of fertility and female labor force participation seem inevitable since they are subject to societal developments in the Philippines. Examining socio-economic variables over time contributes to an enhanced understanding of the current status
This research explored the relationship between new knowledge and increased awareness towards action and considered how the women participating in the ACCESS program in Netrakona in Bangladesh were acting upon their newly gained knowledge in terms of social and institutional change. Qualitative methods were used to capture the discursive change in the micro settings among the participants. In orde
Årtionden efter att internationella klimatförhandlingar inleddes tampas världen fortfarande med den grundläggande frågeställningen hur klimatåtgärder skall mobiliseras. Samtidigt stiger kostnaderna till följd av vår passivitet. Det har visat sig nästintill omöjligt för det internationella samfundet att göra upp om ett gemensamt, bindande regelverk för klimatpåverkan. Även på regional och lokal nivSeveral decades after the initiation of international climate change negotiations, the world still struggles with the issue of how to mobilize climate action. In the meantime, the costs of inaction rise to unprecedented heights. It has proven more than difficult – even impossible for the international society to agree upon a binding common framework, and also on regional and local levels are regul
Denna uppsats behandlar några av de frågetecken som uppkommer vid tillämpningen av artikel 102 i Fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt i förhållande till evergreening av läkemedelspatent. Begreppet evergreening syftar till ett flertal olika patentstrategier som har för avsikt att förlänga den privilegierade position som en patenthavare åtnjuter när hans eller hennes produkt skyddas av ensThis thesis identifies some of the uncertainties surrounding the application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to evergreening of pharmaceutical patens. The concept of ever¬greening refers to a multitude of strategies adopted by patent holders with the aim to extend the privileged position that the patentee holds due to this exclusive right. Evergreening
As a consumer-driven trend, Bring your own device (BYOD) imposes many changes on an already challenged relationship between the IT organization and the business organization. For this reason, it is important to map this influence. The purpose of this research was therefore to determine the effect of BYOD on the IT-business relationship. This was done by deriving factors from literature that affect
Research on norm internalization and local ownership in peace processes has not often been combined in peace and conflict studies. This paper sets out to see on the one hand, to what degree liberal democratic norms has spread in Liberia since the ending of the civil war, and on the other hand, if the peace process, –characterized by hybridity – could explain the norm internalization process. Throu
In the ever evolving and ambiguous environment of VAT treatment of sales of shares, the underlying purpose test has arisen as a new form of controversy. While it seems to be a viable method for establishing in specific circumstances a strong enough direct and immediate link to guarantee deduction also for costs incurred in relation to an exempt or out-of-scope share disposal, the test’s nature and
This thesis aims to understand the implications of the People’s House in the village of Vanneberga, focusing on the years around its establishment in the early 20th century. Located in the southern Swedish province of Skåne, the house was founded in a rural area much dominated by the landed estate of Trolle-Ljungby. The building association that created the house comprised people from the area of
The thesis employs a number of tools originating from the field of Modern Portfolio Theory to assess the appropriate weight of Bitcoin in addition to several assets commonly found in the All-Weather Portfolio. Utilizing Sharpe Ratio optimization, the thesis compares two main portfolios to determine if the inclusion of Bitcoin can improve the performance and risk-return ratio of an optimized All We
Sustainability transition initiatives are crucial in tackling global sustainability challenges but evaluations of their impacts are to a large extent lacking. This is a problem as it leads to uncertainty of their actual contributions which is a hindrance for public and political support. Due to the complex nature of STIs it has proven very difficult to make comparable assessments as most studies e
Abstract In modern anti-money laundering operations, data analysis plays a vital role. One method of detecting fraudulent data is Benford’s law, which predicts the distribution of the first significant digits in logarithmically distributed data. Deviation from Benford’s law in data where it should be present might indicate manipulated data. We investigate the Chi2 and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests’ pr
This project is an examination on the relevance of the compositional principles used in the École des Beaux-Arts, mainly during its prime in the 19th century. The relevance of the principles will be tested through the design of an extension to the Helsingborg City Library. The work is divided into three sections. The first section is an examination on the École des Beaux-Arts. I will examine the a
Acoustic trapping in microfluidic devices has emerged over the last decades as a promising novel cell handling technique. The unique properties exhibited by fluids at the microscale offer many advantages compared to the conventional methods. Here we investigate how effective a multinodal acoustic trapping device is for several essential cell handling procedures such as cell enrichment and staining
This thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of the current knowledge status and potential uses and the diffusion of blockchain-based technologies within the digital advertising field. This research is built upon the theoretical frameworks provided by an adjusted Technology Acceptance Model 2 (TAM 2) and the Disruptive Innovation Theory. The findings of this study enlights marketers with d
The purpose of this study is to compare the different short-term interest rate models, and to identify the better model within multiple countries. We selected three different types of data from the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. We compare the models with the historical data within these three countries, and figure out whether different countries could have their own best mode
