Kan klimatkompensation handla om mer än klimatnytta? Klimatkompensation har varit på modet ett tag men är även ett omdiskuterat ämne där både moralen i ”att köpa sig fri” och risken för negativ påverkan på djur och natur har lyfts fram. Att ekologiska aspekter beaktas vid klimatkompensation anses av många företag och organisationer viktigt. Men vad innebär det i praktiken? Klimatkompensation ärCarbon offsetting is one strategy to tackle global climate change and decrease the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. However, the strategy is debated and concerns are raised regarding negative impacts on the surrounding environment and biodiversity, the effectiveness and the morality of “buying the right to pollute”. The aim of this paper is to examine if ecological aspects are consider

In the past few decades Japan has experienced changes in its marital institution. Japanese men and women have started to postpone marriage and childbearing or remain unmarried, and the number of divorces have increased. Exactly the changes in marriage trends have been the point of departure of this study. The purpose of this study was to focus attention on Japanese marriage. Specifically, this the

Hot och våld förekommer ofta inom de särskilda ungdomshemmen och behandlingsassistenterna som arbetar närmast de unga, är de som är mest utsatta för hot och våld. Att arbeta i en miljö där risken för att utsättas för hot och hot om våld utgör en väsentlig arbetsmiljörisk och medför även stora påfrestningar för personalen. De teorier som tillämpats är Libskys (1980) teori om gräsrotsbyråkratin, Go

A recent publication introduced a new way to define all k-step linear multistep methods of order k and k+1, in a parametric form that builds in variable step-size. In this framework it is possible to continuously change method and step-size, making it possible to create better behaving adaptive numerical solvers. In this thesis general numerical solvers based on this framework have been implemente

Small ARM Cortex CPU based system boards, called controllers, are used in building automation for regulation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. A controlling project can incorporate several thousands of these controllers. The controllers communicate with a SCADA system over the TCP/IP protocol. For the purpose of testing the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system when

The Implementation and some mathematical properties of GMRES and weighted GMRES (WGMRES) are described. Numerical experiments originally performed by Essai (1998) are performed to compare the two methods. GMRES and WGMRES are used to solve a linear system arising from the Poisson equation and compared with respect to computational effort.

Tropiska bergmolnskogar (eng: Tropical montane cloud forests; TMCF) är unika ekosystem som frekvent omges av moln vilka ökar fuktigheten och gynnar tillväxt av mossor. Koldynamiken hos mossor påverkas av fukt över flera dimensioner. Det är därför projicerat att klimatförändringen kommer få en stor påverkan på dem samt även på de TMCF. Målet med denna studie var att se hur effekterna av förändrade Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) are unique ecosystems that are frequently surrounded by clouds which increase humidity and promote the growth of bryophytes. Several dimensions of humidity are important for the carbon dynamics of bryophytes. Climate change is therefore projected to have a large impact on them as well as on the TMCF itself. The present study aimed to investigate the effects th

In our everyday life we live distant from the origin of life itself - nature. Dramatic landscape and fascinating views touch us in a way that few other things manage to do. It is something that make us recognize our powerlessness and the feeling of awe towards the nature. Experiencing striking nature is a way to create a deeper understanding of our own world and at the same time enrich our lives w

Molnet är ett begrepp som används mer och mer och allt eftersom företagen bekantar sig med de relaterade begreppen och vad de innebär och de tjänster som erbjuds av leverantörerna mognar så vänder sig fler och fler företag till molntjänster för att tillgodose sina behov. I det här examensarbetet undersöks vilka problem man stöter på vid en migrering av en existerande serverlösning samt hur man bäsThe Cloud is becoming a more and more popular expression and as companies learn what it is and the cloud services offered by cloud providers mature, more companies are looking towards The Cloud to satisfy their needs. This master thesis examines issues that can arise when moving an existing server solution to The Cloud and how to utilise the possibilities offered by cloud services with a cost-effe

Today, Swedish police authorities nationwide collect data of traffic accidents. The information is stored in a national database managed by the Swedish Transport Agency and is an important resource in the process of analysing and improving road safety. Literature studies in this thesis, together with earlier work by the author have suggested that the data collection process is in need of an upda

Automatic interpretation of reading from the brain could allow for many interesting applications including movement of prosthetic limbs and more seamless manmachine interaction. This work studied classification of EEG signals used in a study of memory. The goal was to evaluate the performance of the state of the art algorithms. A secondary goal was to try to improve upon the result of a method tha

Hem-ligheter hos Bacillus subtilis För att ett protein eller enzym ska vara funktionellt behöver ibland en mindre molekyl (prostetisk grupp) vara bunden till detta. Hem är en prostetisk grupp som ingår i flera livsnödvändiga proteiner/enzymer i både djur, växter och bakterier. Man hittar hem-grupper t.ex. i vårt blods syrgastransporterande hemoglobin och i enzym som behövs för att celler ska kunn

This paper examines long-term interest rates and fiscal liabilities within EMU in the context of the recent sovereign debt crisis; where Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain faced rising interest rates in contrast to the rest of the EMU. An assessment of the short and long-run properties of long rates, fiscal deficits and government debt are estimated for 11 EMU countries in the time span 19

The informal sector is often seen as one sector with the potentials to transform the economies of developing countries if well harnessed. This is particularly true in the case of Nigeria where the informal sector creates employment opportunity for a large number of the labor force compared to the formal sector economy. However, it is also pertinent to bear in mind that the informal sector is often

This study will investigate and understand the social norms that resides within a globally operating organisation. Within this organisation, this study targeted the Human Resource department for its unique role and close bond to the company policy which can provoke ethical dilemmas that require a collective understanding among the employees and managers to resolve. The Krupka-Weber method is appli

In this thesis, we study the Jarrow and Yildirim framework for inflation modeling and provide a new specification based on spread modeling which allows to calibrate the model to Zero-Coupons and Year-on-Year options jointly with convexity adjustments. We use this model to provide closedform formulas for options volatilities, convexity adjustments and Year-on-Year swaptions prices. Calibration resu

The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC), is one of the proposed successors to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) accelerator at the European Organization for Nuclear Research. (CERN). In CLIC, particles are accelerated by very strong electric fields. Unfortunately, large electric fields may lead to vacuum discharges, which in turn can affect the particle beam by disrupting the flow of energy inside the ac

In order to alleviate the financial burden on the healthcare sector as well as relax its employees’ workload, there is a need to introduce novel tools that automate some of the tasks that today are performed manually. Especially pathology poses a problem with few pathologists, demanding manual labour and unnecessary work on benign tissue. As a response, the DOGS project aims to develop a tool to a

Under de senaste åren har uppmärksamheten kring Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) utvecklats (Grankvist, 2009) i enlighet med den ökade köpintentionen för etiska attribut som konsumenter uttrycker (Becker-Olsen et al, 2006; Lee et al, 2010, 2005; Mai, 2014). Forskare har funnit att den höga köpintentionen (avsikten att köpa) för etiska attribut återspeglas inte i det faktiska köpbeteendet (utfCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been gaining more attention in recent years (Grankvist, 2009) as consumers have indicated a strong support intention for ethical attributes (Becker-Olsen et al, 2006; Lee et al, 2010, 2005; Mai, 2014). Researchers have found that this support intention does not imply a strong correlation to purchase behavior (Carrigan and Attalla, 2001). In fact, the purch

The Greater Cairo is one of the most crowded cities in the world and it is the biggest metropolitan area in Middle East. The high population density in the Greater Cairo causes traffic problems that harm many living aspects. This study discusses one of the solutions for limiting the traffic congestions using bicycle as an alternative transportation mean which is already applied in many other count