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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in 2015, aim to engage the planet into general efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change worldwide. It consists in an original attempt to engage all groups and individuals by setting targets to be met over the incoming 15 years. One of the biggest innovations of the SDGs has been the consideration of the p

Entreprenader löper stor risk att utsättas för hinder som medför att den avta-lade kontraktstiden inte kan hållas. Det kan exempelvis handla om extrema väderförhållanden som försvårar arbetet, eller arbetsområden som inte är tillgängliga för entreprenören på grund av en sidoentreprenör. Den här uppsatsen syftar till att utreda frågan om när ett hinder kan anses bero på beställaren, eller något förDuring the course of construction, there is a high risk of events that cause delays for the contractor. These events can for example con¬sist of extreme weather conditions that are obstructing the construction works, or the work area being occupied by sub-contractors. This thesis aims to investigate un¬der what conditions the contractor can be given extension of time and/or compensation for prolon

Thesis purpose: The purpose of this study is to get a better understanding of the socio-cultural construction of the attitude-behaviour gap. By investigating this phenomenon with the help of Consumer Culture Theory, we aim to contribute to a more holistic picture of the attitude- behaviour gap, which up to now has mainly been investigated with psychological theories. Methodology: We are guided by

Developments in mobile technologies and social networks promote the mushrooming of self-presentation practices in virtual space, stimulating individuals to create idealized self-images and maintain desired social impressions. Posting fitness selfies is a popular mode of selectively constructing visual self-presentation in the fitness culture and digital age. Previous studies have demonstrated that

The presence of informal settlements in large cities of the developing world is a concrete expression of urban poverty. The residents of Brazilian favelas are more likely to be exposed to environmental risks, lower life quality and risks of eviction. Additionally, there is a common generalization of associating favela residents with illegality, criminality and pollution. Using a political ecology

More than 400 million people in the world have type 2 diabetes, making it one of the most common diseases internationally according to the World Health Organization. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) is used to treat type 2 diabetes since it increases the sensitivity of insulin in peripheral tissues. The knowledge about the mechanism how TZD works is limited which has resulted in patients getting serious

Allt sedan Öresundsbron öppnades år 2000 har både pendlingen över landsgränserna och integrationen i Öresundsregionen gått stadigt framåt. Det pendlas dagligen fram och tillbaka från bostaden i det ena landet till arbetet i det andra, framför allt är pendling över landsgränsen från bostaden i Sverige till arbetet i Danmark omfattande. Det finns alltid en risk för att en inkomsttagare blir dubbelThe commuting and the integration in the Öresund region have progressed ever since the bridge between Denmark and Sweden opened up for traffic in the year of 2000. Every day commuting across the border from the residence in one country to the place of work in the other country is taking place. The commuting between the residence in Sweden to the place of work in Denmark is the far most frequent.

Framställningen syftar till att utreda hur mycket genomslagskraft straffprocessens olika funktioner får givet ett visst beviskrav. En modern syn på straffprocessen är det s.k. differentierade funktionstänkandet där funktionerna har olika stort genomslag i olika stadier av straffprocessen. Vanligtvis brukar dessa funktioner delas upp i överväganden som härrör sig från antingen värdet av en effektivThis thesis aims to investigate how much influence each different function in the criminal process has when given a specific standard of proof. In modern Swedish criminal process, legal scholars are often of the opinion that processual functions have different influence depending on which part of the process they are active in. This is often referred to as a differentiated approach to functions. N

The Business Intelligence (BI) systems are increasingly becoming an important piece of the puzzle for the success of organizations. That being so, it is important to acknowledge the benefits that can be obtained from the use of such systems. Furthermore, for those who hesitate in investing in BI systems this research presents how the organizations operating in different business fields are using t

Introduction The fermented tea drink kombucha has gained large popularity over the past years. It has been praised for its nutritional content, organic acids and living community of beneficial bacteria. Multiple studies have been conducted on the effect of the nutrients and organic compounds on the body, but none on the effect of the microbial community on the human gut microbiota. That is thus th

This bachelor thesis, “There is nothing hidden behind the mask, the mask is all there is.’ - A netnographic study on influencers’ authenticity and the communication of fashion through YouTube”, aims to understand the conception of authenticity and identity from a fashion perspective through the phenomenon vlogging on YouTube. By applying a netnographic research design, this thesis contains a colle

Lag om anställningsskyddslag är den lag som skyddar arbetstagare vid uppsägningar och avskedanden. Denna svenska lagstiftning finner vi i LAS som är från år 1974 men kom sedan att ändras år 1982. I 7 § andra stycket LAS stadgas omplaceringsreglerna som reglerar arbetsgivarens skyldighet att försöka bereda annat arbete hos sig. Uppsägningen från arbetsgivaren ska vara sakligt grundad. Innan arbetsgThe Employment Protection Act, LAS, is the law that protects workers in the event of dismissal and termination. This Swedish legislation can be found in LAS which is from 1974 but changed in 1982. Section 7, second paragraph in LAS, stipulates the relocation rules that regulate the employer's obligation to try to prepare other work with him. The dismissal from the employer must be objective gr

Within society, sexual abuse is a subject of taboo and has a number of stigmas attached to it which can make it difficult for children to talk about it let alone make a disclosure as typically can be a relative or someone that the child trusts. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of how sexual abuse against children is depicted in children’s literature. Within our study we hav

I svensk rätt har den som erlagt betalning av misstag som huvudregel, enligt principen om condictio indebiti, rätt att få pengarna åter. Huvudregeln motiveras av det faktum att mottagaren inte har någon rätt till de erhållna medlen och därmed inte heller något beaktansvärt intresse av att få behålla dem. Det finns emellertid fall då omständigheterna vid betalningen och händelseförloppet därefter gIn Swedish law, the principle of condictio indebiti provides, as a general rule, that anyone who makes a payment by mistake shall have the right to get his or her money back. The general rule is motivated by the fact that the recipient of the payment is in no way entitled to the funds, and therefore has no considerable interest in keeping them. There are, however, situations where the chain of eve

Heavy trucks vehicles by design often suffer from issues causing driver discomfort. That discomfort is here considered caused by oscillations in the driveline, which are affecting the driver. The driveline oscillations – sometimes referred to as shunt and shuffle - exist because of the sheer amount of power in a heavy truck engine, combined with a driveline where the components are relatively weak

The aim of this study was twofolded; on one hand I have been studying how the social services and the women’s crisis center work to contribute to assaulted women’s need of support and protection, while on the other hand I have been analyzing how discursive categories from the group of women addicted to alcohol is being made by professionals. The reason for this purpose was that I would like to see

This master thesis has its setting in the theoretical field of archaeology. The aim is to identify if there are conventional traditions in the archaeological research based on specific periods and if there are, investigate the differences and similarities. The thesis takes inspiration from the well known sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and what he says about the objective structures in society; struct

This thesis analyzes blood diamonds and the human rights issues surrounding them. The problems they pose and the promises and limitations of the Kimberly Process are covered along with the development and future impact of man-made diamonds on the demand side of the blood diamond problem. There are two main sections--the first covers blood diamonds and the second man-made diamonds. The introduction

Title: Stocks vs. their underlying commodity – a comparison analysis Seminar date: 2011-01-14 Course: FEKP01; Master thesis, 15 ECTS Authors: Daniel Varaona, Jonas Åström Supervisor: Susanne Arvidsson Key words: Commodities, stocks, return, volatility, correlation, diversification, vertical integration. Aim: Our aim is to investigate to what extent diversification and vertical integration affect r

Biodiversity, and in particular plant species diversity decline is linked to landscape fragmentation and habitats loss due to land use transformations but also to decreasing dispersal vectors in the landscape. During the last 200 years the landscape has undergone dramatic changes in its structure and its habitats diversity. Among the different habitats that constitute rural landscape there are thr