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So close and yet so different: Reconstructing the phonological history of three Southern New Caledonian languages

This thesis investigates the phonological history of three languages spoken in southern New Caledonia: Ajië, Tîrî, and Xârâcùù. New Caledonia is an overseas special collectivity of France, located in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, which is home to a remarkable linguistic diversity, with around 28 distinct indigenous languages varieties spoken today. These languages, known as Kanak languages, are mem

Factors Influencing Farmers’ Readiness for Climate Change Adaptation: Southwest Washington, USA & Skåne, Sweden

Climate change impacts global agricultural systems through changes in average temperature, precipitation quantity and timing, and extreme weather events. Climate change adaptation (CCA) for agricultural systems will be based on changes to farms’ day-to-day operations and long-range planning, governmental policies and regulations, and broad changes in supply chains. The purpose of this thesis is to

Assessing the suitability of using Sentinel-1A SAR multi-temporal imagery to detect fallow periods between rice crops

Fallow, understood as a period where no crop is cultivated during a growing season, is an important crop management practice. Fallow plays an important role in pest and disease management, and monitoring the presence and duration of fallow can have implications for understanding the extent and effectiveness of this agricultural practice. Therefore, fallow period mapping using remotely sensed data

Molybdenum Oxide as a Selective Hole Electrical Contact for Indium Phosphide Nanowires

Dagens samhälle kräver mycket energi för att fungera. Solljus är en fantastisk förnyelsebar energikälla och med solceller går det att ta till vara på denna energin och använda den i form av elektricitet. När solljus träffar en solcell absorberas dess energi i materialet, detta genererar laddningsbärare som är positiva (hål) och negativa (elektroner) som kan driva en ström. Eftersom de olika laddniSolar cells are a potent and renewable alternative to generate electricity. Through absorption of energetic photons electrons are excited generating electron-hole pairs or charge carriers and through separation of these charge carriers a current can flow through the device. In this project Molybdenum oxide (MoOx) is tested as a hole selective contact in n-i-p Indium phosphide (InP) nanowire solar

The Question of Agency: A Postcolonial Approach to the Political Discourse on Surrogacy in Sweden

The aim of this thesis is to explore how the agency of women who take part in surrogacy arrangements is addressed in the political discourse on surrogacy in Sweden. Surrogacy is and remains a both controversial and ethically complex issue that is intensely discussed on the public agenda in Sweden. Surrogacy arrangements are not permitted within the Swedish health system but is otherwise unregulate

Evaluating direct and indirect effects of nanoplastic particles on Daphnia magna under environmental conditions using artificial wetland mesocosms

Plastics pollution is increasing every year in aquatic ecosystems and with it, an ever-increasing number of micro- and nano-sized plastic particles. It has been shown that these particles find their way into the food-chain after being consumed by organisms at lower trophic levels, such as the zooplankter Daphnia magna. Previous studies have shown negative effects on the reproduction, development,

Requirements for Modelling WUI Fire Evacuation by Unconventional Means

Wildfires pose a significant safety issue, especially when they interact with urban areas, known as wildland urban interface (WUI) fires. As wildfire numbers are rising and developments near wildlands are increasing, there is an increased need to model all types of evacuation in order to prepare and inform evacuating authorities and evacuees. There is currently no research on the requirements need

Molecular Interactions Between Xanthan Gum, Psyllium, Milk Proteins and Starches, and Their Implications on Gluten-Free Bakery Products

Gluten in bread can cause severe health problems in patients with celiac disease. However, gluten-free substitutions often show impaired quality characteristic like a liquid dough because of a missing gluten-network or accelerated staling due to the high amount of gluten-free starch. Therefore, hydrocolloids are considered to improve gluten-free bread quality characteristics. The idea of this degr

Bearbetning och Verarbeitung – en komparativ studie av två originära fång

Förevarande examensarbete undersöker den sakrättsliga regleringen av specifikation i svensk respektive tysk rätt utifrån två distinkta typfall. Syftet med studien är dels att öka kunskapen om specifikation som rättsligt fenomen, dels att underlätta en utveckling av den svenska rätten genom att undersöka förutsättningarna för en transplantation från den tyska rättens Verarbeitung-institutet. FrågesThis master’s dissertation examines the legal regulation of the original mode of acquisition specificatio in Swedish and German law. The purpose of the dissertation is in part to deepen the knowledge of this important original mode of acquisition, and in part to further the development of Swedish Law by either facilitating or ruling out a transplantation of elements from German Law. The research q

Utilizing Learnings of Informal Settlements in Community Planning:

Informal settlements, or unplanned sectors of the city, are vital for providing shelter for low and middle income households in the developing world. In the case of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, informal settlements have a long history dating back to the early colonial beginnings and today provide housing to over 70% of the city. In these densely populated environments of the informal sector, resident

Kulturella ekosystemtjänster i framtidens stadsdel

I denna uppsats har en kvalitativ metod bestående av dokumentanalys och intervjustudier använts för att studera ekosystemtjänster i Brunnshög. Syftet har varit att studera hur väl de kulturella ekosystemtjänsterna integrerats i Brunnshög, samt hur de uppfattas av personer som rör sig i området. Till hjälp har ett teoretiskt ramverk med avstamp i miljöpsykologi tillämpats, där relationen mellan ind

Market interpretation of reported currency effects on revenue in quarterly financial statements: reporting opaqueness, investor attention and market efficiency implications

Seminar date: 2021-06-03 Course: BUSN79 - Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Tobias Scheufele and Sebastian Hofstedt Supervisor: Håkan Jankensgård Examiner: Marco Bianco Key words: currency effects on revenue, investor attention, market efficiency, portfolio strategies, alpha Purpose: investigate the relationship between reported currency growth on revenue and subsequent stock

NUDGING - FÖR EN MER HÅLLBAR KAFFESTUND?

Titel: För en mer hållbar kaffestund - En experimentell studie om hur nudging kan främja en mer hållbar konsumtion av kaffe Seminariedatum: 2021-06-02 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Marcus Rundström, Martin Lönnqvist och Sixten Nyhlén. Handledare: Johan Gromark. Nyckelord: Kaffe, prispremium, nudging, experimeTitle: For a more sustainable coffee break - An experimental study about how nudging can promote a more sustainable coffee consumption. Seminar date: 2021-06-02 Course: FEKH29, Business Administration: Bachelor’s degree project in marketing (15 ECTS), Undergraduate level. Authors: Marcus Rundström, Martin Lönnqvist, Sixten Nyhlén. Advisor: Johan Gromark. Key words: Coffee, price premium, nud

Kommunala koldioxidbudgetar: En studie av deras användning i lokalt klimatarbete med fokus på Borås och Lund

Hur används koldioxidbudgetar för att hushålla med kommunernas kvarstående utsläpp? Det finns endast en begränsad mängd koldioxid kvar att släppa ut om världen ska ha en trolig chans att hålla sig inom Parisavtalets målsättning om en global temperaturökning på 1,5 – 2 °C. Denna mängd finns beräknad av IPCC och benämns i deras rapporter som ”den kvarstående koldioxidbudgeten”. På senare år har detIn recent years it has become increasingly common for Swedish municipalities to calculate local carbon budgets (LCB) that reflects their fair share of the remaining common global carbon budget. The actions can be viewed as an attempt to make a fair contribution in compliance with the Paris Agreement. However, little is known about how Swedish municipalities uses their LCB:s in their daily work and

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction - Assessing barriers and opportunities to integrate risk information into communal development planning in Burundi

Natural hazards cannot be avoided, but their damage to what human beings value, such as life, health, and property, can be limited. Climate change will increase extreme weather events and overall disaster risk, which will particularly affect Least Developed Countries. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into development planning, the systematic integration of information stemming from risk

The development of a portable ECG monitor - medical engineering meets emotional design

This project looks into the question of how a portable medical product that is used by the patient at home to communicate bioelectrical signals to their healthcare system, that achieves the medical requirement and the stakeholders’ needs for comprehension, function and usability can be designed. By using co-creation, user centered design- and emotional design tools, a design process which resulte

Optimizing Growth Conditions for Lactic Acid Bacteria

High production titers are paramount in lactic fermentation processes aimed towards poly lactic acid (PLA) manufacturing. Optimization of the fermentation stage is therefore essential for the viability of the process. L-lactic acid producing Pediococcus acidilactici strain TY112 was grown in shake flasks and 2L bioreactors with glucose and mannose as carbon sources under different aeration conditi