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This research investigates the current situation of bioenergy development in rural China from the business perspective. Biomass combustion power stations, medium and large biogas facilities, and household level biogas digesters are discussed in the research. In total 6 empirical case studies and interviews with different stakeholders are employed in the research. This thesis argues that the govern
I delar av Danmarks (Sjælland) grundvatten har det hittats nickel- och arsenikhalter över gränsvärdena bestämda av World Health Organization (WHO). Där har mineralet pyrit undersökts och visat sig innehålla dessa ämnen. Förhöjda halter av arsenik har även upptäckts i skånskt grundvatten av Sveriges geologiska undersökning (SGU). Kalkberggrunden i Danmark och Sverige, som har bildats på liknande säThe groundwater in parts of Danmark (Sjælland) is known to exceed the World Health Organizations limits for arsenic and nickel contents in drinking water according to the Danish Geological Survey (Flindt Jörgensen, 2005a; Flindt Jörgensen, 2005b; Stockmarr 2005). In groundwater in Scania the Swedish Geological Survey has found exceeding contents of arsenic. Therefore, this study investigated pyrit
The aim of this Master's thesis is to examine how blogs are used by public libraries for marketing purposes, and how librarians who blog perceive their blog as a marketing tool. The thesis is based on a qualitative study conducted using asynchronous e-mail interviews with librarians representing eleven different library blogs. The theoretical framework and concepts are taken from marketing the
Title: Education and working life of music teachers, a study of the music teacher education at the Malmö Academy of Music - from a theoretical and practical perspective. The purpose of this study is to examine the possible flaws within the single subject music teacher education. The study is based on qualitative interviews of four informants, two recently graduated music teachers, and two represen
The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate the influencing factors of the busi-ness potential of products with health claims, using PrimaLiv as an example, and give recommendations on how a dairy producer, which is present in the Swedish market, could improve the sales rates of products with health claims. We have chosen to put a main focus on the consumers, since they determine the busin
HR indicators are increasingly used as a method for analysis in the work with human rights. However, the concept of HR indicators is often subject to confusion due to the lack of a common and universal theoretical framework. This study focuses on the elaboration of HR indicators for state reporting within the UN treaty monitoring bodies and argues that an extended and more coherent use of HR indic
Issue of study: A forecasted increase in energy demand and consumption, together with a decrease of existing oil and gas reserves, has led the oil and gas producers to new areas beyond the conventional oil and gas regions. The Arctic, an area mainly located north of the Arctic Circle, is believed to hold very large potential of the world’s yet-to-be discovered oil and gas reserves. In addition, th
This thesis aims to describe and discuss the nomination processes within the political parties represented in the Swedish parliament today. It describes the guidelines for each party’s nomination process and discusses the placement and presentation of candidates on the ballot paper. The processes is analysed through earlier research on representation and strategic party politics in a multiparty-sy
The importance of reading : a Master’s Thesis about literacy and librarians’ motivational reading strategies towards children and teenagers. The public literacy debate has exploded all over Swedish media since PISA published their report at the end of 2013 with the result that politicians, teachers and parents suddenly have shown a lot more interest in what and how young people read. The report h
Framställningen syftar till att utreda och problematisera den svenska minerallagstiftningen avseende förfarandet då Bergsstaten meddelar beslut om undersökningstillstånd. Författaren intar en kritisk hållning till att lagen saknar förutsättningar att beakta motstående intressen, liksom till mineral-intressets starka position som allmänt intresse. Valda delar ur minerallagstiftningens historia belThis paper aims to investigate and problematize the Swedish mineral act in regard to the Mining Inspectorate’s (Bergsstaten) procedure for granting exploration permits. The writer takes a critical stance towards the fact that the law has no provisions for taking into account conflicting interests, as well as to why the mineral interest maintains such a strong position as a public interest. Select
Climate change is predicted to lead to an increase in the frequency and severity of climate extremes and variability (IPCC 2007). The result is an increase in climate-related disasters in a world where, even without climate change, the number of disasters is already on the rise (UNISDR 2010). Also Sweden will be severely affected by climate change as temperatures are expected to rise more in North
Background Postinfectious autoimmune processes are hypothesized to be causally implicated in tic disorders, including Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder. However, this hypothesis remains controversial. In this nationwide cohort study, we aimed to clarify the mechanisms underlying the association between proneness to infections and tic disorders. Methods Using Swedish national registers, we
This explorative study examines approximately one hundred electronic library homepages. It focuses on four aspects: form, content, structure and user support. Form relates to the presentation of information and is concerned with the relationship between text and graphics. Content refers to the type of information and services that an electronic library offers. Structure is concerned with the gu
Abusive behaviour by dominant undertakings is regulated in Article 82 EC. One of the ways to abuse a dominant position is through tying or bundling, and Article 82(d) states that: ''making the conclusion of contracts subject to acceptance by the other parties of supplementary obligations which, by their nature or according to commercial usage, have no connection with the subject of such co
Following the Bosman verdict from the ECJ in 1995, FIFA, the governing body of football, had to change its rules for the status and transfer of players to bring them in line with EC law. With the threat of an outright prohibition decision against the international transfer system under the EC Competition rules, FIFA reached an agreement with the Commission, in March 2001, on the principles for the
The bachelor thesis contains a presentation of three NGOs working for sustainable housing and infrastructure development for the low-income families in Costa Rica and Nicaragua and the future prospect of introducing a wider range of multi-storey buildings. A high number of the Central American population live in densely populated slums in urban areas with harsh living conditions far below the pove
Uppsatsen granskar och analyserar ACTA, ett färskt internationellt avtal om verkställighet av immateriella rättigheter. Analysen sker ur både mikro- och makroperspektiv. På mikronivån avser analysen det materiella innehållet och incitamenten till förstärkningar på regelnivå. Avtalets räckvidd (scope) liksom titelns relevans diskuteras separat. På makroplanet analyseras de politiska incitamenten i The thesis scrutinizes and analyses ACTA, a recently finished international agreement on enforcement of intellectual property rights. The analysis is performed on both a micro and a macro level. On the micro level, the analysis concerns the substantive content and the incentives to enhance the protection on the level of individual provisions. The scope and the title of the agreement is dealt with
Denna uppsats behandlar den svenska gruppbeskattningslagstiftningen och dess kompatibilitet med EU-rätten, fram till hösten 2010. Allra först behandlas problematiken i de konflikterande principerna skattesuveränitet och unionsmedlemskap, därefter defineras eller förklaras ett antal nyckelkoncept och termer. De Fundamentala Friheterna som är centrala till denna uppsats undersöks sedan i innehåll, aThis essay covers the subject of the Swedish Group Taxation Regime and its compatibility with EU Law as of the Autumn 2010. Firstly the inherent problematic mutually exclusive principles of tax sovereignty and union membership are discussed and then a number of key terms are defined, or at least explained. The fundamental freedoms central to these issues are then examined in content, application a
Kreditsäkerheter i fartyg kan upplåtas genom ett flertal olika konstruktioner. Denna uppsats avhandlar tre utav dessa varianter; sjöpanträtt i fartyg, retentionsrätt och ägarförbehåll till helt fartyg. Sjöpanträtt i fartyg är en legal panträtt som i princip inte kan upplåtas genom avtal. Sjöpanträtt uppkommer som en giltig sakrätt endast för sådan skada som har ett direkt samband med fartygets veCredit securities in ships can be provided for by several different constructions. This thesis focuses on three of these varieties; maritime liens in ships, right to retention and title reservations in ships. Maritime liens in ships is a legally granted right that principally cannot be obtained by contractual agreements. Maritime liens evolve as a valid right in rem only for such situations speci
The reliable detection of neutrons in a harsh gamma-ray environment is an important aspect of establishing non-destructive methods for the characterization of spent nuclear fuel. In this study, we present results from extended in-situ monitoring of detector systems consisting of commercially available components: EJ-426, a 6Li-enriched solid-state scintillator material sensitive to thermal neutron
