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In this report we present the testing and development made using the Lund Observatory Vacuum Echelle Spectrograph (LOVES) during the last few years. Hardware development includes an assembly from base components due to relocation and necessary calibrations of the optics. Software devel- opment includes the making of a basic image processing pipeline for the instrument. The testing of LOVES wavelen
The sharing economy, new and still evolving, is being put forward as a potentially disruptive sustainable solution to economic, social and environmental problems. Its design is mainly shaped and analysed by people from the Global North, while the spread of sharing economy initiatives in the Global South has escaped the purview of scholars. More so, the sustainability potentials claimed by proponen
The use of artificial intelligence tools is rapidly increasing. Companies are now looking to use AI for recruitment in order to try to ensure a more fair process. This thesis aims to answer the question “How do recruiters in the Swedish IT sector perceive the effectiveness of AI tools in mitigating bias within the recruitment process?”. While some recruiters see AI as a tool to increase object
In the interconnected landscape of today's global economy, some nations' fortunes are closely tied to their natural resources and their effective management. This is particularly true for countries like Azerbaijan, blessed with abundant oil reserves. While these resources catalyze growth, they also expose vulnerabilities as the nation's economy fluctuates with the tides of the global o
Climate smart territories are proposed as the solution to the perceived problems of poverty, food insecurity, gender equality, degradation of eco-systems, and climate change vulnerability, in the mountain region in Nicaragua. By educating farmers and rural families the practices that lead to these problems can be changed. In order to reflect upon the proposed solution fieldwork was conducted with
This thesis aims to explore the interplay and clash of religious norms and Swedish divorce laws and the role of migration in shaping these processes. The case of Sweden deserves particular attention in this respect, as it has been more open than other EU countries in terms of accepting refugees and asylum seekers over the last two decades. This policy certainly has implications for cultural divers
We investigate the dynamics of the Collatz map over various domains. In particular, cycles will be studied, and conditions for their existence will be provided.
Why do some mediation strategies towards spoilers in internal conflicts fail, while others succeed? The aim of this thesis is to examine how the mediation strategies towards spoilers affect the outcome of internal conflicts through the analysis of the mediator and spoiler behaviour. The analytical point of departure is the explanatory behavioural variables: spoiler type, spoiler locus, mediator im
Due to the increasing expectation in society that companies act responsibly and take into account the constraints of the natural environment, there is a growing need to manage the environmental challenge in a way, if possible, that contributes to overall competitiveness. The purpose of this thesis is to identify how environmental initiatives contribute to competitiveness, considering a specific t
According to a European Council recommendation, the prime concerns member states should consider when negotiating and concluding new readmission agreements are speed and simplicity. The readmission agreements are written in a reciprocal manner, but it is easy to imagine that they are not for the mutual benefit of the states involved. Usually, the state insisting on a readmission agreement has a pr
Through a recent line of landmark judgments, the European Court of Justice has widened the scope of application of the freedom of establishment under the EC Treaty. It is now clear that the said freedom does not only convey upon undertakings the right to form subsidiaries or branches abroad&semic it also gives them the right to incorporate in one Member State only to conduct all their business
Many studies have shown that people report unusual experiences when their senses are exposed to unstructured, monotonous stimuli. However, individual differences in responsiveness are poorly understood. The present study used a sensory homogenization procedure (i.e., ganzfeld) to address this issue. High (n = 15) and low hypnotizable individuals (n = 14), also measured on dissociation, completed a
Inom området för tvistelösning, har skiljedom genom historien blivit ett allt populärare alternativ till rättstvistprocessen. De viktigaste inslagen i skiljedom ger avtalsparterna med många fördelar såsom diskretion, effektivitet och lägre kostnader, genom att göra det smidigare i ett antal olika forum och branscher där dessa aspekter är avgörande. Dessutom kan skiljedomsförfarandet erbjuda avtalsIn the world of dispute resolution, arbitration has throughout history been an increasingly popular alternative to the litigation process. The major features of arbitration provide contracting parties with many advantages such as discreetness, efficiency and lower costs; making it preferable in a various number of branches and industries where such features are crucial. Furthermore, the arbitratio
Abstract: Using the vector error correction model, the relationship between trade and poverty is examined in this thesis. We have run eight models for two measures of poverty and mean per capita expenditure for six groups of expenditure in Iran from 1984 to 2005. The independent variables used in the models are: non-oil GDP, inflation, export share of GDP and import Share of GDP. Also, we have use
This study is based on the letters of Mar-Issar, an Assyrian official working at the end of Esarhaddon's reign, as the supervisor of the reconstruction and restoration of sanctuaries in the main Babylonian cities, and the reorganization of their cult. His letters constitute a correspondence with the Assyrian king, mainly about the completion of reconstruction works in the southern kingdom of M
'Identity' is a frequently used concept within the field of European studies, which has resulted in a myriad of different perspectives on what its meaning entails. As such, the meaning of identity is often claimed to be ambiguous, which causes problems for methodology related issues. This thesis suggests that the field of European Studies as a research area has to adjust its approach to th
