After the outbreak of the financial crisis in Europe in 2008, the strategies to antagonize its con-sequences, involved the implementation of internal devaluation policies such as nominal wage suppressions. The effectiveness of these policies has undergone various studies with rather negative criticism and evaluation. To produce further research and perform an empirical analy-sis in this field, thi

Clarias gariepinus has huge economic and nutritive value in Cameroon but yet it is not widely cultivated. The purpose of this study was to test the effect of water quality and water exchange (which are some factors that affect fish growth) on the growth and survival of this species along the Mt Cameroon region. An experimental setup was used in the lab of the University of Buea campus to emulate

I denna uppsats undersöker jag huruvida BRIC-marknader bör inkluderas i en aktieportfölj som ursprungligen består av OMXS30 indexet. Vi utgår ifrån perspektivet av en Sverige-baserad investerare som vill hitta diversifieringsalternativ till sin svenska aktieportfölj. Vi använder en metod där korrelationer och standardavvikelser för BRIC-ländernas avkastningar undersöks. Sedan skapas sex portföljer

SCB uppger att bland tidsbegränsat anställda känner 40 procent en oro över hushållets ekonomi (SCB 2014, s 28). Ekonomiprofessorn Guy Standing (2013) menar att flexibiliteten på arbetsmarknaden och arbetsgivarnas förväntningar medför en oro och de ”prekära anställningarna” som också bidrar till klassen som benämns som prekariatet. En klass som han anser vara en ekonomiskt och arbetsrättsligt försv

Most of the natural resources we rely on for our existence on this planet could in one way or another be a subject to overexploitation through tragedy of the commons. Tragedy of the commons occurs when rational individuals all acting in their own self-interest creates a situation that is suboptimal for everyone involved (Hardin, 1968). For long privatization or government control over a common wer

Evaluation of Standards and Techniques for Retrieval of Geospatial Raster Data - A study for ICOS Carbon Portal Geospatial raster data represent the world as a surface with its geographic information which varies continuously. These data can be grid-based data like Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) and geographic image data like multispectral images. The Integrated Carbon Observation System (I

Vaccination mot humant papillomvirus (HPV) infördes i det svenska allmänna vaccinationsprogrammet för barn år 2010. Information är centralt för att garantera hög vaccinationstäckning. Skolsköterskan har en nyckelroll som ansvarig för att handha och ge information om HPV-vaccinet. Syftet med studien var att beskriva skolsköterskans erfarenheter av att informera skolflickor och deras vårdnadshavare

Jättebjörnloka (Heracleum mantegazzianum) fördes ursprungligen till Sverige som prydnadsväxt (Anderberg, 2007). Arten är mycket storväxt, växer i täta bestånd och kan tränga undan annan växtlighet vilket hotar den biologiska mångfalden (Jordbruksverket, 2015). Växtsaften i stjälken kan ge allvarliga hudskador på människor om man får den på sig och sedan kommer i kontakt med solljus (Anderberg, 200

The field of Cognitive Psychology has discovered a large number of automatic and systematic errors of judgement that humans make. These are called cognitive biases and cause irrational behavior in diverse contexts. Prior research has found that cognitive biases can cause irrational behavior in companies. For example company functions, such as planning, have been found to suffer from systematic err

Uppsatsen tar upp och beskriver både löv- och klockgroda och deras krav på habitat samt så beskrivs naturen och olika naturskyddade områden i Ystad kommun, generellt om hur olika naturskyddsområde skapas och generellt om dammar och våtmarker. Groddjuren är en viktig del i den biologiska mångfalden då de bland annat äter insekter och andra småkryp men också ingår i andra djurs näringskedja. MångfalThe thesis describes both broad leaf frog and fire bellied toad and their requirements for habitats. It also describes the nature and natural protected areas in Ystad Municipality and generally about how different conservation areas are created and generally about ponds and wetlands. Amphibians are an important part of biodiversity since they eat insects and other bugs. They are also important bec

Inledning: Sedan 1999 har uppgifter om behandlingsresultat förts in i det svenska kvalitetsregistret för läpp, käk och gomspalt (LKG). Syftet med denna studie var att utvärdera tillförlitligheten av taldata i registret. Metod: Inspelningar av 10 barn analyserades. Barnen hade vid 5 års ålder bedömts och registrerats i det svenska kvalitetsregistret för LKG av författaren mellan år 2006-2008. Förfa

Indoor positioning based on magnetic field fingerprints Indoor positioning, one of today’s technical challenges. How can it be solved when there is no standard solution? One approach is by discretizing earth’s magnetic field and use it as fingerprints. Today there is a standard technology called global positioning system, GPS. This is a system that is commonly used to position smartphones outdoor

There are various ways in which Enterprise Architecture (EA) is defined these days. One of the more common definitions is that EA is a dashboard that allows business architects and other stakeholders to govern an enterprise’s transformation process. This dashboard shows current operations as well as its future and desired state. In theory this might seem as a good tool for enterprise architects bu

Effekter av röjning av växter och öppna sandytor Stora områden med sandmark har växt igen och hotar därmed att konkurrera ut känsligare, mindre växter som behöver öppen sandmark för att överleva. Tre inventeringar har genomförts i sandområden som röjts ett år tidigare, för att se om känsliga växter börjat gro i den öppna sanden. Många arter av små växter har svårt att go i områden som vuxit igenSand dune habitats are threatened by overgrowth and extended growth and plantations of woody species such as pines and Japanese rose (Rosa rugosa). The aim of this study is to investigate what types of dune habitats that are found within the Natura 2000 sites, the differences in vegetation between open sand and overgrown sand areas and the vegetation and soil pH in open and closed habitats in thre

Accurate wireless channel models are crucial to simulate the effect of radio wave propagation in a channel on wireless communication systems. By calculating physical processing effects that signal undergoes while traveling from transmitter to the receiver, channel models help to analyze performance of wireless systems. State of the art channel model such as WINNER and COST 2100 are able to model t

As widely accepted, innovations are of great importance for regional and national economic growth and competitiveness. Innovation Union is one of flagship targets of European Union Horizon 2020 initiative. However, to understand innovation is still challenging, give its complicated nature; moreover, among factors within policy influence, which variable could help facilitate innovation is also inco

The reality in terms of operational competence has changed. The past tradition of assessing procedural compliance of the individual Air Traffic Controller is today challenged in a dynamic and intractable socio-technical system like Air Traffic Management. Changes in technology and complex system interdependencies, call for an enhanced understanding of the interaction and coupling between the human

Forests are today recognised as vital for ensuring a sustainable world and today’s initiatives to save them address everything from actual resource use to fictitious agendas such as carbon sequestration. Forests have become embedded in a “fog of greening”, and in this process local forest become global spaces for saving the world. The fog of greening is dislocated from the ground but has both mate