Solar storms are a phenomenon that has a wide array of adverse consequences on technological systems, power systems in particular. During severe solar storms a geomagnetically induced current (GIC) starts to flow through long conducting structures, such as power lines and pipelines. The probability of solar storms has a roughly linear relation with the sunspot activity level which varies in 11 yea

The impact of microcredit on women’s empowerment remains debated. While some studies suggest that microcredit helps women increase their income earning abilities, leading to greater power within the household, others argue that men often take control over the microcredit allocated to women, which leads to a more vulnerable position within the household for women. This paper evaluates the impact of

Rehabilitering av personer med hörselnedsättning kan utformas på olika sätt. En nyare metod är internetbaserad hörselrehabilitering som bygger på deltagarnas egen aktivitet. Syftet med studien var att undersöka deltagarnas upplevelser av en internetbaserad rehabilitering som genomförts under år 2011. Studien utfördes som en kvalitativ intervjustudie. Tjugo personer som använt hörapparat i flera år

Abstract To develop a genetic system for the extreme thermophile Caldicellulosirruptor saccharolyticus is the next step in improving hydrogen productivities. Genetic systems are powerful tools to understand the metabolic network of the microorganism and to obtain high hydrogen productivities and yields. The primary aim of this project is to develop an expression vector for C. saccharolyticus. Pre

Pensionering kan förknippas med frihet och att själv bestämma över sin tid, samtidigt upplever många pensionärer att det inte längre har några krav eller förväntningar på sig. Som pensionär kan avsaknad av regelbundna aktiviteter skapa obalans. Syftet med studien var att undersöka äldre personers upplevelser och erfarenheter av sin aktivitetssituation efter pensionering. Data samlades in genom sem

Att kunna vara delaktig i aktiviteter anses vara sammankopplat med tillfredsställelse i aktivitet som i sin tur kan relateras till att ha hälsa. Tidigare forskning undersöker livstillfredsställelsen i livet som helhet hos personer med spinalskada. Lite forskning finns om hur dessa personer upplever tillfredsställelse i enskilda aktivitetsområden såsom arbete/studier, hem och familj, skötselaktivit

EU:s öppnare gränser har även öppnat upp för gränsöverskridande brottslighet. Därför har EU och medlemsländerna utökat sitt samarbete kring brottsbekämpning. Vi undersöker om det sker en förskjutning av styrningen till en överstatlig nivå eftersom EU har tilldelats utökade rättsliga befogenheter inom brottsbekämpningsområdet. Vi har med hjälp av styrningsformen governance kommit fram till att samo

I denna studie utforskas i vilket sammanhang en hög nivå av konfliktrelaterat sexuellt våld förekommer. Tidigare forskning sammanfattats till en förklaringsmodell med fem förklaringsfaktorer som appliceras på tre analysenheter: Demokratiska republiken Kongo (DRK), Elfenbenskusten och Sudan. Resultatet är att modellen är tillräcklig för att konstatera ett samband mellan de fem förklaringsfaktorerna

The aim of this thesis is to understand the subjective experiences of the people living in a Roma community in Romania, in the context of ethnic-based stigmatization and exclusion. Research themes include ethnic identity patterns, experiences of discrimination and racism, coping strategies and outlook on life. I first describe how the general label of “ţigani” (gypsies) overlooks more complex affi

The current social security systems in Europe have not been able to deal with increased traditional and new risks such as unemployment or work-life balance. One suggested solution to this problem has gained more popular and academic support in recent years: the idea of a universal, unconditional basic income (UBI). This study, therefore, examines whether and how UBI could support social security s

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Vi lever idag i ett informationssamhälle och delar av denna information är geografisk. Denna geografiska information kan användas för att skapa kartor efter egna önskemål och för specifika användningsområden. Genom att ansluta till en webbsida som tillhandahåller visningstjänster av kartor kan en användare välja vilken information som ska vara med i en karta och We live in an information intensive society and geographic data are part of this information. These geographic data are used by private persons to plan holiday trips or to find the way to business meetings. Companies utilize geographic data in fields such as forestry, construction work, and tourism. Local municipalities require geographic data for planning purposes, and in the academic world much

Marknadsföring genom aggressiva metoder har traditionellt ansetts otillbörligt och förbjudet i Sverige. Det var först genom tillkomsten av Marknadsföringslagen (2008:486) som det infördes ett uttryckligt förbud mot aggressiv marknadsföring. Anledningen var att direktivet 2005/29/EG om otillbörliga affärsmetoder, som uttryckligen förbjuder aggressiva metoder, skulle implementeras. Sedan dess ska maMarketing through aggressive methods has traditionally been considered inappropriate and prohibited in Sweden. It was first when Sweden adopted Marketing Act (2008:486) an explicit prohibition of aggressive commercial practices was introduced. The reason was that the Directive 2005/29/EC “the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive” - explicitly prohibiting aggressive commercial practices – was impl

Kontantbranschen har länge varit känt med att medföra stora och grova ekonomiska brott mot staten. Regeringen beslöt och tillsatte år 2004 en särskild utredning i uppdrag att reda ut möjligheter till att införa en ny lag. Det resulterade i SOU 2005:35 Krav på̊ kassaregister och effektivare utredning av ekobrott (Proposition 2006/07:105). Lagen om kassaregister inträde officiellt 1 januari, år 2010

The aim of this study was to explore social work students’ opinions on the work with financial assistance and what causes them to form this image. My hypothesis was that there was a negative image of the work among the students and I have been running this thesis to explore their views. The study was conducted by a qualitative method in the form of semi-structured interviews. The study involved te

The objective of this paper is to find out whether economic circumstances can have an impact on the level of risk aversion using a sample of data from the Netherlands. The testing strategy is based on the DNB Household Survey, which is issued by CentERdata. Launched in 1993, this database contains panel data up until the year 2011. Using such data allows for the study of psychological as well as e

This report is a Fire Safety Evaluation of Sky City’s public areas at Arlanda Airport and aims to evaluate the safety of persons in the event of fire. The report is written by students in the fire safety engineering program at Lund University. The analysis determines three possible fire scenarios in different parts of the building, which are considered to have the worst probable outcome in terms

This thesis analyzes factors inducing foreign direct investment flow into India. Analysis is done in two parts. Part one gives an introduction to the current state of foreign direct investment flow in the world. Part two scrutinizes the growth potential of the Indian automotive industry. Analysis of the automotive industry is done by in-depth PEST- and SWOT analysis. An empirical analysis if and h

Popular science Temporal variation of soil respiration at Skyttorp Soil respiration (Rs) is a major component of carbon fluxes from terrestrial biosphere to the atmosphere with contributing 30-80% of annual total ecosystem respiration in forests. Rs, refers to the production of CO2 from soil by respiration of root and microorganisms, is normally demonstrated by soil CO2 flux in the unit of μmol m

Global warming has both short and long term effects on seasonal phenological cycles of vegetation. Phenology parameters of vegetation such as start, end, length and amplitude of season can describe life cycle events of vegetation. In this thesis, long-term dataset of GIMMS NDVI time series from 1983 to 2005 was used to extract and analyze vegetation phenology over Sahelian to equatorial areas and