Under de senaste decennierna har det blivit allt tydligare att den omfattande användningen av fossila bränslen är dåligt för miljön. I och med att kunskapen om hur fossila bränslen påverkar miljön har ökat, så har också intresset för alternativa bränslen ökat. Etanol är ett förnyelsebart bränsle som framställs av biomassa och användningen av etanol har ökat under de senaste 40 åren. Etanol ger minDuring the last decades, it has become increasingly clear that the extensive use of fossil fuels may severely threaten the environment. As the awareness of negative environmental impacts of fossil fuels has increased, the interest of alternative fuel sources has developed. Ethanol is a renewable fuel made from biomass that has attracted growing attention during the last 40 years. Ethanol has lower

The emergent Social Media presents risks and opportunities for the brand that academic research still needs to reach further understanding (MSI, 2010). From both theoretical and managerial points of view, research is needed in regards to consumer created negative brand meanings in social media settings. Further, consumers have now the ability to share negative brand product evaluations at a massiv

Thesis purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the phenomenon of collaborative consumption through creating an understanding of why consumers engage in these consumption activities, and, if possible, relate their intentions to a shared collaborative lifestyle. Methodology: A qualitative case study design has been applied and combined with netnographic observations and a focus group inter

Genom sitt beslut i målet Centros, öppnade EU-domstolen för en bred användning av etableringsfriheten för juridiska personer. I huvudsak konstaterar domen att det finns situationer där etableringsfriheten kan åberopas för att kringgå nationell lagstiftning. Sådana kringgående transaktioner kan betecknas som regelarbitrage Det ska förstås som åtgärder varigenom ekonomiska aktörer försöker dra nyttThrough its decision in Centros, ECJ opened up for a wide use of the freedom of establishment for legal persons. In substance the ruling concluded that there are situations were the freedom of establishment can be relied upon in order to circumvent national legislation. Such circimventional transactions can be denominated as regulatory arbitrage. It is to be understood as the actions by which eco

Radical or oppressed? A study of how Muslim women are portrayed in media The aim with our study is to analyze how Muslim women are portrayed and imagined in Swedish media. We have been interested in researching how media affects the public opinion about the Muslim woman in Swedish society and also how it affects Muslim women. We have chosen to concentrate on Muslim women because they are often de

The introduction of foreign goods into the European Union is subject to import VAT; some importers seek to introduce goods in an illegal way to have tax advantage and make their business more profitable. Customs seek to control and combat this problem, finding out whether the goods are imported in a proper manner, determining the responsibilities of importers on VAT, and thus impose penalties prov

The right to non-public schools with an ethnic or denominational profile has for the past two decades been a highly contested matter in political and media debates in Sweden. This study seeks to examine the political debate surrounding schools of muslim profile. Through a method of descriptive analysis of ideas the study explores the debate about the right to grade schools with a muslim profile a

This essay analyses whether agency affects adults and children’s human rights in the law of Swedish elementary school and educational system. It’s done by an analysis of relevant human rights legislative that is aimed to be implemented in the educational system and the Swedish school law. Human rights also need to meet the right to agency set forth in the convention on the rights of the child, art

Den senaste ekonomiska krisen har skapat problem världen över, inte bara för företag utan även hela länder har varit nära kollaps. Börser världen över har fallit, stora finansiella institut har brutit samman eller köpts upp och regeringar även i de rikaste länder har använt sig av räddningspaket för att rädda sina finansiella system. Utifrån förändringarna i de ekonomiska förhållandena i världen a

Studiens syfte var ökad kunskap om MTFC-behandlingens (Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care) effekter och om olika faktorer i och utanför MTFC- programmet som kan ha påverkat behandlingen. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes för att utforska sex ungdomars upplevelser av behandlingstiden i MTFC- programmet och deras livssituation efter avslutad behandling. MTFC- programmet är ett behandlingsThe aim of this study was to expand knowledge about the effects of the MTFC-treatment (Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care) and to identify different factors inside or outside of the MTFC-program that might have influenced treatment. Semi- structured interviews were used to explore six youths´ experiences during MTCF-treatment and their life conditions after completion of treatment. The MTFC-pr

Environmental problems are a discussed subject in the world. The reason for this is that natural disasters are becoming more and more visible. EU is working to reduce the Union's contribution to the greenhouse effect. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gases with 20% by 2020 and 20% of the energy used should come from renewable energy sources. The EU’s Energy Performance of Building Directive (E

The innovative efforts of the pharmaceutical sector have provided society with numerous new remedies and medicines. Innovation is considered to be of key importance to the sector. The aim of the thesis is to analyse how the relevant legal frameworks should be developed to account for the innovative need of the sector. In order to develop these frameworks it is important to understand the underlyin

Abstract Author: Anna Sjögren Supervisor: Helena Hansson The intent of The Swedish social law from 1970 was to contrive an integrated and generalised form of social work. Despite this, specialisation has become the most common form of organising social work. The aim of this study is to examine the consequences that specialisation has on an organisation, the social work managers and on the client

One of the characteristic things about the dialects on the south island Kyushu of Japan, is the usage of the verb endings -yoo and -too. The focus of this thesis will be on the usage of these two in the city Fukuoka. -yoo and -too are often compared with the verb ending -te iru used in standard Japanese, which for example is used for expressing progressive actions and resultative actions. Since th

Vi vill med vår uppsats belysa hur användandet av mobiltelefoner för Internetaccess ser ut i nuläget. Vår målsättning har varit att försöka få fram en bild av hur en användare fattar sitt beslut att övergå från att använda sin mobiltelefon som vanlig telefon till ett mer multimedia inriktat tjänsteurval. Vi har frågat oss vem det är som använder sin mobiltelefon till detta,varför de har valt att gWith this thesis we want to research how the usage of the mobile phone for Internet access looks like today. Our goal has been to try to create a picture of how a user makes the decision to move from using the mobile phone for voice only to a more multimedia oriented choice of services. We have asked ourselves who is the user who uses the mobile phone for this, why have they chosen to do so and wh

Education’s role in agricultural production is commonly underestimated when compared to other sectors of the economy, yet the economical implications of formalized schooling on the farm have long been studied. In this thesis it is suggested that educational attainment has, indeed, long been a contributing factor in farming output, earnings, and labor mobility. More specifically, knowledge and skil

I uppsatsen studeras svenska förlags användande av sociala medier med hänseende till marknadsföring, varumärkesbyggande och företagsidentitet. Den aktuella kopplingen till bokbranschens nya möjligheter och utmaningar i kampen om läsarna och förlagens framflyttade position och synliggörande för konsumenten är tydliga teman. Djupintervjuer med marknadsansvariga personer på förlag av varierande storl

Den här rapporten redovisar det arbete som utförts av Andreas Byström och Josefin Salomonsson inom ramen för civilingenjörsprogrammets examensarbete. Arbetet har utförts på Scania, avdelningen för specialfordon från november 2009 till april 2010. Scania har en lång bakgrund som leverantör av militära fordon till försvarsmakter världen över. Scanias militära lastbilar är uppbyggda av samma grundstThis report is a result of a Master Thesis project in mechanical engineering by Andreas Byström and Josefin Salomonsson. The thesis was carried out at Scania CV AB at the department for Special Vehicles and the Division of Machine Design at the Department of Design Science at LTH from November 2009 to April 2010. Scania has a long tradition of designing and deliver vehicles to national defence fo

Titel: Utvärderingsramverk för studentinkubatorer – Motsvarar studentinkubatorns resurser dess företags behov? Kurs/Ämne: Entreprenörskap Nyckelord: studentinkubator, utvärdering, nätverk, lärande, affärsutveckling Författare: Richard Laurits, Gustav Petersson, Christofer Österlindh Handledare: Marie Löwegren Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att utifrån tidigare forskning och ny empiri, utveckla och anp