Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Arktis har under de senaste årtiondena upplevt betydande uppvärmning och enligt prognoser förväntas ytterligare höjningar av både lufttemperatur och nederbörd under det kommande århundradet. Det förändrade klimatet har haft omfattande konsekvenser för permafrosten (ständigt frusen mark) som format och kraftigt präglar stora delar av det arktiska landskapet. Med öThe Arctic region has experienced significant warming in the past decades and according to predictions further increases in air temperatures and precipitation will occur during the 21st century. Recent changes in climate have had widespread implications for the permafrost around the Arctic. Shorter periods of snow covering the Arctic regions significantly reduce the average annual albedo which dra

The present study had two primary objectives; one, to examine whether general self-efficacy was correlated with procrastination; and two, to investigate if a specific motivation approach could be linked to the tendency to procrastinate. It was hypothesized that self-efficacy would be negatively correlated with procrastination, and that avoidance-oriented motivation and mastery-oriented motivation

Due to the change in climate the design flow for Bergeforsen dam, located at the Indalsälven river mouth, is being revised from 2300 m3/s to more than 3000 m3/s. The dam needs to be upgraded with a new gated spillway and repaired in order to increase the safety of the dam. Concerns have been raised about the altered flow conditions that will occur downstream of the dam in connection with that the

En analys av hur svenska bostadsägares räntekänslighet varierar beroende på i vilket län hushållet är bosatt i respektive vilken åldersgrupp man tillhör och hushållstyp man är ägare till.

A lattice model for fibril formation on the basis of general peptide interactions is presented. Fibrils are well-structured protein aggregates and a key phenomenon in many diseases, among them Alzheimer. We study the model’s equilibrium and kinetic properties using Wang-Landau sampling and a Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm with cluster moves. The peptides are shown to form ordered fibrilar aggreg

Abstrakt: Användarinvolvering är resurskrävande och påverkas av många faktorer. Resultaten (värde och nyttan) av användarinvolvering är svår att mäta, vilket gör att företag inte vill riskera att investera i onödan. Men om användarna inte involveras i utvecklingen finns risken att ett projekt misslyckas. Någonstans måste man överväga och besluta om hur eller om man ska involvera användarna i ett u

Föräldraskapet är en unik och krävande erfarenhet för varje kvinna. I postpartum perioden kan kvinnan drabbas av både fysiska och psykologiska faktorer som kan påverka den sexuella hälsan på ett både positivt och negativt sätt. Studiens syfte var att belysa kvinnans upplevelse av sin sexuella hälsa efter vaginal förlossning. Studiens design var kvalitativ med induktiv ansats där datainsamlingen be

This thesis takes its inspiration from two statements of objections given by the Commission of the European Union and compares it with the equivalent legal development in the US. The objections hint to the EU judiciary’s stance towards standard setting organizations and conduct exclusive to standard setting processes. Focus will be given to the development on EU competition law under article 102 T

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Klimatet i region Sahel varierar på en årlig och decennielång basis. Under slutet av 1900-talet har den utsätts för en period av markant torka. Mellan 1960 och 1990 nådde nederbörden nivåer av bara 40 % av genomsnittet. På grund av detta skattas perioden en av de makantaste klimatiska fenomen i hela världen under 1900-talet. Torkan har orsakat stora konsekvenser The Sahel is a region of large interannual and interdecadal climatic variability. In the late 20th century it experienced a period of pronounced drought that lasted from the late 1960 to the early 1990s, where precipitation values reached only about 40% of the long-term mean. This is why this period counts among one of the most striking climatic phenomena worldwide in the 20th century. The consequ

In this thesis, sustainability is explored as it relates to local government in Perth, Western Australia. Firstly the conversation around the concept of sustainability is explored by looking at key policies, and governmental initiatives in the area, as well as the leaders and focus areas that have shaped the dialogue of sustainability in Perth. Secondly the major projects that are being undertaken

Today the energy question and the ambitions to reduce energy usage are in focus in both the media and at government level. In Sweden today, newly built houses use little energy for heating. This makes the energy for home appliances more influencial in total. Household owners have a great influence on how the energy within the household is used. In order to minimize electrical consumption, the hous

Vid stora krissituationer – nationella som internationella – organiserar svenska medier ofta telefonväkterier, där allmänheten får ringa in och ställa frågor direkt till experter och ansvariga. Vad betyder dessa telefonväkterier för förhållandet mellan samhälle och medborgare, mellan experter och lekmän? Genom att analysera tre telefonväkterier(Tjernobyl 1986, SR, Fukushima 2011, SVT, och Eyjafjal

Many organizations today are striving to gain competitive advantages and work efficiently in the demanding market through the adoption of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) solutions such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Management), CRM (Customer Relationship Management), and Business Analytics Systems. However, these Information Technology (IT) solutions can be quite expensive for small

The purpose of this Bachelor thesis is to study how young adult books are marketed in swedish bookstores. Young adult books can be read by both adults and youths, but often end up in the children and young adult-section, instead of being marketed towards grown-ups as well. The thesis studies how swedish bookstores place and advertise young adult books in the store. We went to six different booksto