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Background: while access to safe water in Uganda increased between the early 1990s and 2010, current studies are showing that many safe water sources are not being properly maintained and so end up being abandoned. Since the maintenance of safe water sources is under the jurisdiction of water user committees (WUCs), this study seeks to measure the ability of water user committees in mitigating a d

As part of the development of a process for production of a lignin-rich oil that can serve as a renewable feedstock to existing petroleum refineries, hydrogen assisted depolymerization of lignin in filtered black liquor has been investigated. This process offers the possibility to reduce fossil emissions from transportation by utilization of the largest renewable carbon resource in Sweden, namely

Luminiscensdatering är ett viktigt verktyg inom geologin för att tidsbestämma geologiska avsättningsprocesser i jordens historia. Grundförutsättningen för en korrekt datering är att luminiscenssignalen genererad från ett mineral nollställs vid kontakt med solljus. Vid insamling och preparering av provmaterial är det därför av yttersta vikt att ingen ljusexponering inträffar som eventuellt nollstälLuminescence dating provides an important tool in geology to reconstruct geological depositions events in the Earth’s past. The basic assumption for a reliable dating is that luminescence generated from minerals resets at the time when it was last exposed to sunlight. The accuracy and precision of luminescence dating is therefore strongly dependant on preparation of the sediment to be in dark cond

Agriculture is necessary for providing nutrition to a growing global population. However, many unsustainable agricultural practices contribute to climate change, cause local pollution and disrupt natural biological and nutrient cycles. Conservation agriculture (CA) is one of the many practices that have been proposed to meet the challenge of sustainable agricultural production. CA aims to restore

Our world is experiencing accelerated ecological destruction and social injustices on different scales and multiple levels. Unchecked economic growth has been criticised as causing this since the 1970s, but the dominant sustainable development paradigm has perpetuated the belief that economic growth and environmental protection can go hand-in-hand. In response degrowth has emerged in the last deca

Kan svenska rapsrester bli ett nytt alternativ till sojafärs? Allt eftersom jordens befolkning ökar utnyttjas större delar av jordens yta till åkermark. Forskningen visar tydligt att växtbaserade livsmedel har mindre miljöpåverkan än animaliska produkter. Rapsfrökaka är en restprodukt från rapsoljeproduktionen med högt proteininnehåll som har lovande egenskaper för att bilda ett nytt växtbaserat lThe combination of a growing global population and a limiting amount of farmland creates a need for new innovative food products to achieve a global sustainable development and a healthy population. Rapeseed press cake is a low-cost by-product of rapeseed oil production and is very high in protein and fiber. The rapeseed protein contains high concentrations of S-amino acids as methionine and cyste

Syftet med den här undersökningen var att med hjälp av Stig Dagermans novell Att döda ett barn undersöka hur en skönlitterär berättelse kan fungera retoriskt. Novellen användes 1948 i en trafikkampanj som NTF stod bakom. Undersökningen skulle göras genom att analysera hur Dagerman har använt sig av retoriska grepp, samt hur han och NTF förhållit sig till den retoriska situationen och vad detta kan

The possibility of fathers to take parental leave in order to be involved in childcare is introduced in many countries. This thesis examines fathers’ use of parental leave in Ukraine. The analysis of Ukrainian welfare is made with focus on the issue of care and is implemented by applying theories of welfare and care regimes. The method of semi-structured interviews was chosen for the qualitative r

I en tid där den sino-europeiska handeln ökar snabbt, stiger även antalet juridiska tvister. Det finns få saker som är så skrämmande som att funktionera i en obekant miljö. Med anledning av detta undersöker och jämför denna uppsats varumärkeslagstiftningen och –skydden i EU och Kina, med särskild hänsyn till de problem som västerländska kommersiella aktörer förväntas bemöta i samband med inträde pIn an era where Sino-European trade is increasing rapidly, the number of legal disputes is on the rise. There are few things as frightening as operating in an unfamiliar environment. For this reason, this thesis examines and compares the systems of trademark law and protection in the EU and China, with special regard to problems commonly encountered by western commercial actors in their entrance o

Climate change is one of the most important global issues of our time. It does not only have implications on the present population but also on future generations for a long time to come. With this in mind, it is essential to understand how people act in an intergenerational setting. This thesis focuses on three aspects; risk, fairness, and indirect reciprocity together with the formation of socia

ERP systems have originally been developed for large enterprises (LEs). However, market saturation, integration of supply chains and improvements in technology have led to more and more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopting ERP systems. Though there is a focus shift from LEs to SMEs in the ERP market, most academic literature on ERP systems is based on findings from LEs. In addition,

The key aim of the current paper is to analyse the plausibility of a pricing model for temperature weather derivatives. The historical data are studied in order to propose a stochastic process that describes temperature dynamics in three Swedish cities. The prices of the contracts in an incomplete market of weather derivatives are obtained using a constant positive market price of risk of a benchm

Organiseringen av välfärdstjänster i specialiserade och byråkratiska myndigheter är ett arv från den svenska modellen som byggdes upp i Sverige efter andra världskriget. I takt med att samhället har förändrats anses denna organisering inte ha den helhetssyn som krävs för att lösa komplexa samhällsproblem. Som ett svar på förändrade samhällskrav initieras därför ofta samverkan mellan myndigheter. U

De senaste åren har funktionaliteten för mobiltelefoner förändrats avsevärt. En ny kategori av enheter, så kallade smarta mobiltelefoner, har flyttat mobiltelefonens användningsområde allt närmre persondatorer. Detta inte minst genom att erbjuda möjligheter för tredje part att utveckla egna applikationer, appar, för plattformen. Tidigare har designprinciper använts för att vägleda utvecklare av an

The aim of this essay was to examine women who had their first child in the ages of 18-19 years old and their experiences of being a young mother in the Helsingborg municipality and to examine if there is any support for these women in the Helsingborg municipality. The method was based on a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews with three mothers and two professional social workers. Th

On estimating portfolio Value at Risk, the application of traditional univariate VaR models is limited. Under specific circumstance, the VaR estimation could be inadequate. Facing the financial crises and increasing uncertainty in financial markets, effective multivariate VaR models have become crucial. This paper gives an overview of various multivariate VaR models. The main aim is to compare the