For decades, manual scavengers – people cleaning and engaging with human faeces as part of the sanitation chain, most of whom are Dalits – in India have been protesting against the severe health risks and exploitation associated with their work. Despite the enactment of stricter laws and high-profile court cases and wins, manual scavenging persists rampantly. Yet, non-governmental organisations (N

Den 17 december 2021 trädde en ny visselblåsarlag i kraft. Lagen infördes för att genomföra visselblåsardirektivet. Det övergripande syftet med visselblåsarlagen är att stärka skyddet för enskilda som rapporterat om missförhållanden som de fått kännedom om i arbetsrelaterade sammanhang. För att förverkliga ändamålet har det bland annat införts en skyldighet för verksamhetsutövare, med 50 eller fleOn the 17th of December 2021 the new Whistleblowing Act came into effect. The regulation was introduced to annex the European Whistleblowing Directive. The main aim of the Whistleblowing Act is to strengthen the protection for individuals who report information on a wrongdoing in a work-related context. To fulfil this purpose an obligation to have internal reporting channels have been imposed. Thi

The practice of product destruction, whereby retailers or manufacturers dispose of viable consumer products such as unsold goods or customer returns, is an extreme expression of the linearity of our current production-consumption system. This qualitative exploratory study aims to uncover why companies engage in this highly unsustainable and resource-inefficient behaviour and to explore the potenti

Public libraries are not warehouses for books but education supporters, social justice and inclusion promoters and socialising providers by virtue of their comprehensive and well-organised media resources and the space of library buildings. Based on the social impacts mentioned above, public libraries play a significant role in social integration and cohesion, which is one of their responsibilitie

Allt eftersom vår förståelse om vår egen miljöpåverkan förändras, så förändras också begräns- ningsstrategierna vi använder för att förhindra och motverka dem. En viktig källa till antropo- gena utsläpp är avloppsvatten eftersom det innehåller patogener, näringsämnen, och mikroför- oreningar. Ett skifte mot källsorterat avloppsvatten under de senaste åren har öppnat dörren för att anpassa och fokuAs our understanding of the impact humans have on the environment changes, so too do the mitigation strategies we employ to prevent it. One major source of anthropogenic pollution is wastewater effluent. A shift towards source separation of wastewater into different streams in recent years has opened a door to tailor treatment to specific types of water. The largest propor- tion of domestic wastew

Purpose: Exposure to cold air may harm the airways. It is unclear to what extent heavy exercise adds to the cold-induced effects on peripheral airways, airway epithelium, and systemic immunity among healthy individuals. We investigated acute effects of heavy exercise in sub-zero temperatures on the healthy airways. Methods: Twenty-nine healthy individuals underwent whole body exposures to cold air

Bakgrund: Icke-traumatisk skuldersmärta är ett vanligt förekommande problem som drabbar upp till 26% av befolkningen. Nedsatt muskelaktivitet i m. serratus anterior och m. trapezius pars ascendens anses vara en stor orsak till smärta och dysfunktionella rörelsemönster. Tidigare forskning har visat att cues kan vara ett sätt att öka muskelaktivitet och förbättra skulderfunktionen. En form av taktil

Duplikationen av långvåglängdkänsliga opsiner i fjärilar Människor och många andra djur upplever världen omkring de i färg, och för att kunna ha ett färgseende krävs det att man kan detektera ljus av olika våglängder. Människor, och många andra djur, kan uppfatta ljus inom det synliga spektrumet, vilket sträcker sig från blått ljus som är av kortare våglängder till rött ljus som är av längre våglBackground: Color vision is enabled by visual opsins, a class of G-protein coupled receptors expressed in the eye. How well an organism discriminates color depends notably on the number of opsins, and their spectral sensitivity when bound to a light-sensitive chromophore (retinal). Spectral phenotypes have evolved convergently multiple times owing to opsin gene losses and duplications, both in ver

Gullvivor älskar motionsspåret i Skrylle, Skåne En av vårens första tecken är de växter vars blommor klär marken med vackra färger. En av dessa växter är gullviva (Primula veris) som känns igen genom sina starkt gula blommor och ljusgröna rosettblad. I Sverige är gullvivan en skyddad art och den lokala populationen har minskat under en lång tid. Förminskingenen beror antagligen på markförsurning,In 2000, a 5-kilometer-long exercise path called Elljusspåret was constructed in Skrylle, Sweden. Excavations of the soil on the right side of the path were made to install lampposts. A large number of Primula veris emerged from the excavated soil. This re-evaluation investigates if the P. veris population still favours the excavated side and if it could be due to change in the soil horizon chemis

The purpose of this work is to establish the critical surface conditions leading to the initiation of stress-corrosion cracks on the assupplied surfaces of three unidirectional E-glass/polymer composites with modified polyester, epoxy and vinyl ester resins subjected to a nitric acid solution without mechanical loads. The composite materials considered in this study are commonly used in composite

This thesis is a document study and has a qualitative content analysis.The purpose of this thesis has been to examine the steering within the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. It has been achieved by looking at the organizations policy document.The concepts of professionalism and organizational professionalism has been the theoretical starting point. The policy documents within the Swedish Social I

In this study, the reagent 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) and high-performance anion exchange chromatography (HPAEC) were used for carbohydrate characterisation. It was revealed that the DNS reaction is not exclusive to reducing ends as commonly thought, but rather that the reagent reacts with other parts of the carbohydrate molecules as well. HPAEC analysis was used to find how the product distr

The impact of conscription on the willingness to defend one`s country is not clear in previous science. In a number of governmental documents published by the Swedish government, emphasize the need of broad popular support among the people regarding defending Sweden. As we now face an increased need of participation in the total defence and increased recruitment to the Swedish armed forces, there

Ungdomsbrottslighet är ett omdiskuterat och ständigt aktuellt ämne. I det svenska påföljdssystemet särbehandlas unga lagöverträdare i åldern 15-20 år vid straffmätningen och påföljdsvalet. Det innebär att brott som begås av ungdomar bestraffas lindrigare än om motsvarande brott begås av någon som fyllt 21 år. Det finns också särskilda påföljder som endast ungdomar kan ådömas. Tidigare i år ändraJuvenile delinquency is a much debated topic. In the Swedish penal system, young offenders aged 15-20 are treated differently in sentencing and the choice of sanction. This means that crimes committed by young people are punshied less severely than if a corresponding crime is committed by someone who has reached the age of 21. There are also special forms of sanctions that can only be imposed on y

Titel: Vilka motivationsfaktorer är betydelsefulla för framtidens arbetstagare? - En kvantitativ studie om Lunds universitets studenters motivation ur ett ekonomistyrningsperspektiv Seminariedatum: 2022-01-14 Ämne/kurs: FEKH69 Författare: Viktor Welin, John Wolf & Emil Zöller Handledare: Elin Funck Nyckelord: Motivation, ekonomistyrning, framtida arbetstagare, arbetsplats, utbildning. Syfte: STitle: Which motivation factors are important for future employees? - A quantitative study of Lund University's students' motivation from a management control systems perspective. Seminar date: 2022-01-14 Course: FEKH69 Authors: Viktor Welin, John Wolf & Emil Zöller Advisor: Elin Funck Key words: Motivation, management control systems, future employees, workplace, education. Purpose: T

This case study seeks to understand why non-commissioned officers (NCOs) in the Swedish armed forces decides to leave the organization. The study uses two different theories; Herzbergs two factor theory which focus on work motivation and a theory called Job embeddedness which tries to explain voluntary turnovers and what makes employees stay or leave. The empirical material is gathered through dee

Bakgrund När en idrottare drabbas av en omfattande skada som innebär att den blir borta från spel en längre tid kan det leda till flertalet olika konsekvenser, både fysiska och psykiska. Dessa faktorer har även en stor inverkan och betydelse när idrottaren ska återgå till sin idrott efter rehabiliteringen. Att vara borta från spel en längre tid på grund av skada har visats kunna leda till negativa

This study aims to identify the factors that influenced and shaped the Swedish defence decisions of 1925 and 2004. In addition, the study examines whether there were mutual factors between the defence decisions. Both defence decisions were made in an era of faith in the future after years of conflict and war. The First World War had ended, and the Cold War had ended a couple of years before the de

Can Crows and Ravens Tell Selfish and Generous Humans Apart? Imagine that you observe two people at the store reaching for the two last packages of their favourite cookies. The person that arrived last at the spot asks the first one for a package. In the first scenario, the human that arrived first acts generously and gives one package, while in the alternative scenario, the human acts selfishly

We propose a consensus definition of "an exaggerated orthostatic pressor response" in subjects in whom systolic blood pressure increases ≥20 mmHg when going from the supine to standing posture. This definition can be extended for seated to standing measurements. We reserve the term "orthostatic hypertension" if this pressor response leads to an upright systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg. We believe