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Spain has one of the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world in 2012. This study asks, why, through studying, which food environment some Spanish parents create for their children. It studies the historical perspective of resources of food and the image of body and health this interpretatively has generated. Moreover, it studies the social circumstances of the studied parents, how they de
This study has examined how the right edge of a discourse topic is signaled through the use of F0, duration, and particles in the two Aslian languages Jahai and Mah Meri. The goals of this study were to contribute to the knowledge of these languages, compare them to the related Kammu language in the search for similarities that could be applied to Austroasiatic as a whole, and to explore what kind
Sustainable utilization of scarce water resources requires a conceptualization and understanding of both local and regional climate variability. This work deals with an analysis of climate variability and human impacts on the water balance of the Lake Chad drainage basin of northern Africa. Mean annual precipitation and discharge time series from 112 rain gauges and monthly mean SST anomalies were
The validity of the estimator of the coefficient of variation (CV*) can be checked by investigating the bias and mean square error (Mse) of CV*. In this research we simulate the bias and Mse of CV* in normal, exponential, poisson and binomial distributions. We investigate the behavior of the bias and Mse of CV* as a function of sample size and distribution parameters in these distributions. We inv
Studien undersökte beslutsfattandestilar enligt General Decision Making Styles Inventory – GDMS, (Scott & Bruce 1995), social önskvärdhet med Social Desirability Scale– MC-SDS, Mar-lowe and Crowne (1960), tvivel kring den egna bedömningsförmågan enligt Jugdmental Self-doubt Scale – JSDS, (Mirels et al., 2002), beslutsfattandedimensioner enligt Melbourne Decision Making Questionnare – MDMQ, (MaThe study investigated decision making styles according to the General Decision Making Styles Inventory – GDMS, (Scott & Bruce 1995) social desirability was measured with the Social De-sirability Scale– MC-SDS, Marlowe and Crowne (1960), judgmental self-doubt was measured with the Judgmental Self-doubt Scale – JSDS (Mirels et al., 2002), dimensions of decision making with the Melbourne Decisio
Two unannounced evacuations of Marks & Spencer stores were conducted in a large singlestory building at Sprucefield, Lisburn and in a three-storey building at Donegall Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The purpose of this report was to collect, compile and evaluate human information with respect to its ability viz. computer simulation modelling, fire regulations and Fire Safety Engineering ap
The study is an evaluation of the fire safety level of category B High Speed Craft built according to the High Speed Craft-Code. To verify the conclusions and results, four category B HSC have been selected and analysed. The fire safety evaluations of the craft are presented in separate reports. This report summarises the results from the evaluations with respect to the fire safety measures and th
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
IT Outsourcing (ITO) nowadays is a common initiative among companies across different business branches. Technological advancements have made IT a broad field of application which requires extensive operation by IT departments of any company. The companies need to remain competitive in the marketplace and in order to do that they have to free up their resources from routine IT tasks. This can be a
This thesis looks at the phonological changes and variations of Putonghua, the standard language spoken mainly in the People‟s Republic of China (PRC). It examines how linguists and other scholars regard these changes and also how the PRC government has reacted to their recent upsurge in broadcast media. While some scholars view language developments, including phonological such, as something expe
The purpose of this paper is to examine if pornography can constitute a human rights violation. This will be done analysing arguments for and against pornography in relation to human rights conventions and a general human rights perspective. The study concludes that pornography from a convention perspective is a social pattern to be modified, while the human rights perspective proposes pornography
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Himalayas glaciärer både växer och blir mindre som ett svar på klimatförändringarna. Den dominerande trenden är att ismassor minskar, speciellt för mindre glaciärer. Allt eftersom glaciärer drar sig tillbaka, ändras hydrologin och vattentillgängligheten, både uppströms och nedströms inom dräneringsområdet. Denna förändring är mest tydlig på hög altitud där jordbHimalayan glaciers are both growing and shrinking as a response to global climate change. The major trend is a loss of ice sheets, especially among the smaller glaciers. As glaciers retreat there is a change in hydrology and seasonal water availability both upstream and downstream of the river basins. This is most apparent in high altitude and glacierfed areas where meltwater is the main (sometime
In this thesis, sustainability is explored as it relates to local government in Perth, Western Australia. Firstly the conversation around the concept of sustainability is explored by looking at key policies, and governmental initiatives in the area, as well as the leaders and focus areas that have shaped the dialogue of sustainability in Perth. Secondly the major projects that are being undertaken
Liner shipping, which provides transportation by ships operating on a regular schedule between specified ports in accordance with publicly available timetables of sailing dates, is now a mature industry. The various players which are part of the liner shipping industry, namely, ocean carriers, port operators, freight forwarders or consolidators, customs, hinterland haulage carriers, inland navigat
Understanding metabolic processes of soil fungi is essential for elucidating their ecological roles in biogeochemical cycles and responses to emergent environmental stressors. Here, we demonstrate the potential of using stable isotope probing Raman (SIP-Raman) microspectroscopy in microfluidics technology-based soil chips to trace glucose metabolism rates and stress responses in laboratory grown f
