Freshwater, obligate aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium Caulobacter crescentus strain CB2 is able to metabolise various types of carbon sources. In this degree project, growth characterization of C.crescentus was made on different substrates including glucose, xylose, and mannose using shake-flask cultivations and bioreactor experiments. Special emphasis was put on the xylose degradation pathway, th

This thesis looks at climate change adaptation strategies in the Inner Forth region in Scotland. The region is expected to suffer from climate change induced stresses such as flooding, sea level rise and storm surges. To cope with these changes, a new coastal adaptation strategy has been suggested, based on soft solutions such as wetland creation and managed realignment. This has caused a dispute,

The primary goal of this thesis is to determine whether leveraged buyouts perceptibly affect the stock prices of core competitors of the LBO target. Through the use of an original, meticulously constructed data set, the study aims to augment the scarce and discordant extant literature on the subject. A follow-up cross-sectional test is conducted to provide further insights into the dynamics that m

Sammanfattning Titel De Förklädda Följarna - En studie om hur förändringsmotstånd utvecklas över tid Slutseminariedatum 2016-05-25 Ämne/kurs Magisteruppsats på Civilekonomprogrammet, Organisation, 30 hp Författare Amanda Larsson, Lovisa Larsson & Helena Uggla Handledare Nadja Sörgärde Nyckelord Förändringsmotstånd, motstånd, relation, tid, anställda Syfte Syftet med studien är att bidrAbstract Title Followers in Disguise - A study about how resistance to change evolves with time Seminar date 25th of June, 2016. Lund University, Sweden Course Master thesis in Business Administration, Organization & Change Management, 30 University Credit Points (30 ECTS) Authors Amanda Larsson, Lovisa Larsson & Helena Uggla Advisor Nadja Sörgärde Keywords Resistance to change, res

Denna magisteruppsats är baserad på översättningen av ett utdrag från boken Spirited Away(2008) som är skriven av den brittiska journalisten Andrew Osmond och handlar om den japanska animerade filmen med samma namn. Uppsatsen inleds med en källtextanalys som tar avstamp i den analysmodell som presenteras av Lennart Hellspong och Per Ledin i Vägar genom texten – Handbok i brukstextanalys (1997). Te

Den mobila teknologin har frigjort kravet på fysisk närvaro i många kontor, arbete och ar-betsuppgifter ser därför annorlunda ut idag än det tidigare gjort. En fråga är hur de anställda påverkas av detta och inte minst hur de upplever mobilt samarbete. Är övergången till mobilt och flexibelt arbete något som alla föredrar eller finns det andra åsikter i frågan? Vi valde därför att undersöka hur de

Nowadays companies need to consider sustainability issues if they wish to operate in harmony with society and the environment and to leverage their resources efficiently in the long run. Sustainability issues often become the drivers for organizational change due to external pressures and demands. As it takes time for sustainability efforts to bear fruit, companies need to remain committed to the

Denna kvalitativa studies syfte var att undersöka och dokumentera hur coaching som förhållningssätt ter sig inom ramen av studiens sångundervisning. Studien är inspirerad av aktionsforskning och genomfördes i en triangulering av metoderna videodokumentation, handledning och dagboksskrivande. Datainsamlandet skedde under tre veckors lång praktik på en folkhögskola med 18 sångelever. Resultatet lyftThis qualitative studies aim was to investigate and document how the coaching approach appears in the context of the study singing lessons. The study is inspired by action research and was conducted in a triangulation of method such as video documentation, tutorials and diary writing. Data gathering took place during the threeweek long internship at a Folk High School with 18 vocal students. The r

This essay investigates inflation and inflation uncertainty in Sweden from 1970:Q1 to 2014:Q4. GARCH models are used to generate a measure of inflation uncertainty estimated under the distributional assumption of Student's t-distribution and GED. The preferable model found for Swedish inflation was a EGARCH(1,1) estimated with Student's t-distribution. The coefficient of the asymmetry in t

Equality of opportunity is a notion rooted in many societies as a conception of importance. The idea that one’s life chances ought to be unrelated to the aspects of one’s background upon which one has no say, such as the material wealth of one’s parents, is generally one that is widely held. The term ‘Intergenerational income mobility’, describing, as it does, the interrelatedness of the incomes o

Människans hud består av flera olika hudlager som tillsammans bygger upp ett viktigt skydd mot den yttre miljön. Ett populärt sätt för att få aktiva substanser att gå igenom huden är genom att använda sig av så kallade ”cosmeceuticals”, ett mellanting mellan hudvårdsprodukter och läkemedel. Kosmetikaindustrin hävdar att dessa ska ha effekt, dock saknas många studier för att styrka dessa påstående.The skin is the outermost barrier that protects our body by performing several functions that is crucial for our survival. It prevents hazardous microorganisms in the outer environment from entering the body as well as preserving the inside by regulating heat and water loss from the body. Cosmeceuticals are cosmetic products which contains active ingredients that induces drug-like effects. For t

Smältande glaciärer, översvämmade miljonstäder, utrotningshotade isbjörnar, tickande metanbomber, hotande svält och massflykt – det är ingen ljus framtid som väntar oss i klimatkrisens spår. I alla fall om bilden som målas upp i grundskolans läroböcker stämmer. Och vad är då räddningen? Ska man tro böckerna är svaret att våra barn behöver utbildas till klimatsmarta konsumenter. Klimatförändringen The Swedish school has a democratic mandate to prepare students for life in a society where many important decisions need to be made which require an ability to critically examine and evaluate different arguments. This applies particularly to climate change that will bring changes at all levels of society. Textbooks are important for the education provided in schools as they often define the topic

This master thesis has evaluated the possible use of a spray dryer to produce powders suitable for use as inhalants and whether the addition of liposomes to the solution to be spray dried would improve the properties of the powder. The powders created consisted of Lysozyme as model drug, Lactose as filler and stabilizer, and different types of phospholipids to create liposomes using an ethanol inj

Research concerning the challenge of rising sea levels often leave out the importance of landscape and its history. When discussing present and future adaptations to local climate changes, e.g. sea level rise, an understanding of the process that shaped the area that exist today is an important aspect. Here Falsterbonäset is chosen as a case study focussing on three actors the regional planning of

This paper argues that industrialized meat and dairy production create substantial environmental costs that are currently not being reflected by the price paid by consumers. One way of addressing this could be by taxing those products proportional to the environmental damage they cause based on the principle that the polluter should pay. The question is if such a tax could be legally motivated und

Many rural municipalities in Sweden are faced with challenges related to declining population. As people leave the municipality where they grew up in order to pursue university degrees, job opportunities or for other reasons, and a majority might leave for good. However, later in life some of these people return. The aim of this study is to investigate why internal return migrants return to rural

Ett av de främsta målen med Europeiska Unionen är att upprätta en marknad utan inre gränser. På denna marknad garanteras fri rörlighet för bl.a. varor. I EU har medlemsstaterna olika skattesatser på alkohol- och tobaksvaror, vilket skapar ett incitament att utnyttja reglerna om fri rörlighet. Då Sverige har jämförelsevis höga skatter införskaffas alkohol och tobak i länder med lägre skattesatser fOne of the core objectives of the European Union is to establish a single market without internal frontiers. In this market, the free movement of goods, inter alia, is guaranteed. The differences among the EU member states’ excise duty rates on alcohol and tobacco products create incentives to take advantage of the rules ensuring the free circulation. As Sweden has relatively high taxes, alcohol a

Greenland is a former colony of Denmark and today remains part of the Danish Realm. The Greenlandic Reconciliation Commission, which began working in 2014, represents an effort by Greenland to come to terms with its recent history while its government simultaneously pursues the economic growth needed for greater independence from Denmark. The existence of this commission and the debate that has en