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The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on the role of Track II and Track III diplomacy as a means to shape Sino-Japanese relations. It studies the Track II and Track III diplomacy and its interplay and interrelations with Track I diplomacy in Sino-Japanese relations since the end of the WWII. It analyzes the function of Track II and Track III (or non-governmental) diplomacy and their interrel

Abstract Author: Christopher Zaar Title: Breakdown – is it possible to prognosticate in MTFC with the help of PDR-lists? Supervisor: Martin Olsson Assessor: Anders Östnäs In Sweden in 2007 10100 children and youth were placed in some kind of twenty-four-hour care. The majority of these placings were in so called family homes and the most common reason for placing a youth in such a home was anti

This thesis focuses on the development of stone weirs on Chipei Island. Chipei is one of the offshore islands of the Penghu archipelago in Taiwan. Stone weirs on Chipei Island have been in use for more than three centuries. The islanders developed a social structure based on building and utilizing stone weirs for fishing. Stone weirs are central to the legacies of every family on Chipei. Nowadays,

This paper undertakes an impact analysis of a nation-wide diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs) at three different levels. It analyses the socio-economic costs and benefits faced by the Danish public, by comparing the environmental benefits, expressed in monetary value, with costs associated with reduced tax revenues. The paper looks to the year 2020, calculating the immediate societal costs/benefi

Third generation mobile communication standard (3G) is an incremental innovation which follows the prior developments from 1G to 2,5G and provides several services including intranet/extranet access, customized infotainment, multimedia messaging service, internet access, location-based services and rich voice. This study aims to analyze key factors influencing possible 3G acceptance in Turkey, whe

Under the current economic situation, the major economies of the world are experiencing a significant downturn. Simultaneously, the automotive industries of certain prominent economies are experiencing comparable downturns. This study seeks to examine the commonalities between these downturns through the prism of Schumpeterian Business Cycle theory. The study looks to macroeconomic indicators from

Large shipping vessels currently got no other valid source of fuel than the ones that are oil based. Crude oil hence becomes an essential necessity for the shipping industry. This thesis examines the effect of the oil price on the profits made by Danish logistic firms. This is done by studying the three Danish shipping companies Maersk A/S, Erria A/S and Norden A/S. The alternative profit effect c

Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka huruvida ett nationalekonomiskt perspektiv, genom kostnads-intäktsanalys, kan bidra till att bredda diskussionen om Kriminalvården och dess effektiviseringsarbete. De mått som idag används för att beskriva fångvårdens effektivitet utgörs av bl.a. återfallsbrottslighet, påbörjade samt avslutade behandlingsprogram och antalet rymningar från anstalt. Ingen e

The athletic shoe industry in Portland, Oregon is examined in this paper. We argue that Portland’s athletic shoe industry is representative of an industry cluster, and go on to examine the roles of technology diffusion, innovation, local competition, local demand and local factor conditions in the growth of this industry in the Portland area. In addition, we consider the industry’s integration of

This Master’s Thesis has shown possible applications of genetic optimization algorithms (GA) within design. A framework for structural optimization with genetic algorithms was built and used to show the possibilities of using GA to create concept designs given just the boundary conditions and requirements of a structure. A comparison between the optimization of the load bearing beam of an automate

The authors have used a qualitative case study with an inductive approach from which they have analyzed Länsförsäkringar Skåne. Semi-structured interviews with the HR-manager of Länsförsäkringar Skåne, Staffan Hellberg, have been conducted for the data collection. The authors use a framework containing theories regarding what a company needs to do to attract, motivate and keep more individualized

During the latter half of the 20th century there has been a continuous decrease in the number of farms in Sweden and agriculture’s importance in economic terms has fallen considerably. This has had significant effects on economic activity in rural areas, on the environment and on the location and size of the food processing industry. Studying the size and the effects of this structural change in a

Agriculture and agricultural trade play a key role in developing countries’ economies, however, the EU integration process in the 90s also affects the trade in agricultural products of the EU, developing countries and the rest of the world. This paper analysis the trade effect of the EU integration process on Developing Countries’ Agricultural exports. Using changes in the source of supply model,

Countries interact more and more and borders open up, especially in Europe and within the European Union. A more intertwined world raises the question of how more free movements of goods and people –migration and trade – will affect each other. The purpose of this thesis is to establish whether migration and trade are complements or substitutes. Different theories on international trade and factor

This essay deals with a new kind of internet trading and/or gaming, where the interplay between the consumer and the producer is found to be a variation of the Dollar auction. The question is asked how this market should be viewed, which parties are involved as well as whether the market should be regulated or not. In order to gain an overview of the market, the market was compared to different es

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vad som styr priset på olika typiska kontorsmateriel och att med stöd av resultaten peka på områden som kan förbättras. Metod: Metoden är deduktiv, kvantitativ och använder regressionsanalyser såväl som deskriptiv statistik för att beskriva data. Teoretiska perspektiv: De hypoteser som testas vilar på teori om auktioner. Empiri: Empirin består av ett st

I denna studie söker jag förståelse för hur fyra högskolestuderande har använt sig av sitt sociala kapital när de har definierat sin yrkesrelaterade framtidsplan. Jag ämnar också undersöka vilken betydelse det sociala kapitalet har då studenterna definierar sin framtidsplan. Insamlandet av empiri har skett genom kvalitativa intervjuer. Uppsatsens teoretiska ramverk bygger främst på teorier om det

Uppsatsen fokuserar på acceptans och användbarhet av en ny e-handelsportal. Syftet med studien är att, utifrån ett användbarhetsorienterat fokus, definiera de faktorer som av användarna upplevt som underlättande vid implementering av ett nytt IS. Det centrala i uppsatsen hur användarna uppfattar förändringen och hur de accepterar den nya e-handelsportalen. Den empiriska undersökningen är gjord gen

Idre Fjälls snow production has been analyzed in cooperation with Snowtech AB. A survey of the energy use and how to decrease the energy use was carried out. The first part is about snow and snowmaking. Natural snow consists of water molecules that form a hexagonal pattern in solid state. The reason to the hexagonal pattern is due to dendritic growth during the snow crystals journey through the cl

Ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems have become more popular lately both for residential space heating and for commercial applications. GSHP systems can use water, ground or the bedrock as a thermal source. The energy extracted is regarded as a renewable energy-source and it consists of both stored solar energy and a share of geothermal energy. A borehole thermal storage (BTES) consists of bore