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Cultural values and beliefs within the jazz community have intrigued social scientists for a long time. Being one of the oldest recognised subcultures, jazz has been celebrated for its socio-political ambitions as well as the complexity and aesthetics of the music itself. Being recognised as an outlet for fighting social injustices throughout history, the notable exclusion of female jazz musicians

The transition from InterBank Offered Rates (IBORs) to Risk-Free Rates (RFRs) represents one of the most significant shifts in modern financial markets. This transition addresses concerns about the reliability and transparency of IBORs by adopting benchmarks based on actual market transactions. However, this change has far-reaching implications for the valuation of complex financial instruments, s

Sverige har genomfört en ny lagreform som möjliggör användandet av anonyma vittnen. Syftet med lagen är att stärka vittnesskyddet och bryta tystandeskulturen inom kriminella miljöer för att förbättra möjligheterna att klara upp brott. Lagändringen innebär en stor förändring över hur den svenska rättstillämpningen har sett ut innan och väcker många frågor om rättssäkerhet. Uppsatsen undersöker vadSweden has implemented a new law that allows the use of anonymous wit-nesses. The purpose of the legal form is to strengthen witness protection and break the culture of silence within criminal environments, thereby im-proving the ability to solve crimes. This legal reform represents a signifi-cant shift in how Swedish law has previously been applied and raises many questions about legal certainty.

Malawi är ett land i södra Afrika och betraktas som ett av de fattigaste länderna i världen. Befolkningen lever framför allt på landsbygden och är helt beroende av jordbruk för att överleva. Det finns dock inga register och ingen säkerställd rättighet över marken de brukar. Användandet av geografiska informationssystem, GIS, ökar runt om i världen. Hos ett jordbrukskooperativ i Malawi, NASFAM, fiMalawi is a country in southern Africa and considered to be one of the poorest countries in the world. The main part of the population lives in rural areas and is completely depending on farming for their livelihood. There are, however, no records of land registration or tenure for the smallholder farmer. The use of geographical information systems, GIS, is increasing around the world. At a small

Idén om att processuellt generera artificiella världar är gammal. Metoden används både för CGI effekter i filmer och, framförallt, för tevespel. Det görs av stora företag och mindre studios; av professionella programmerare såväl som nybörjare och hobbyister. Det är ett kraftfullt verktyg som möjliggör även små team att skapa enorma världar. Men även om det finns mycket inspiration att hämta kan deThe idea of procedurally generating artificial worlds has been around for a long time. It is used both for CGI effects in movies and, more prominently, for video games. It is done by big companies and small teams; professionals as well as beginners and hobbyists. It is an instrumental tool that enables even the smallest of development teams to create large worlds. While there is a lot of inspirati

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

Bakgrund: Europas utveckling styrs för närvarande av Kommissionens strategi Europa 2020. Det huvudsakliga syftet med strategin är att utveckla en konkurrenskraftig och social marknadsekonomi. Direktivet om offentlig upphandling 2014/24/EU används här som ett sätt för att säkerställa den mest effektiva användningen av offentliga medel och samtidigt garantera fri tillgång till marknaden. För att kun

Efter 2007 års lagändringar i anställningsskyddslagen anmäldes Sverige till EU-kommissionen. Anledningen var att lagens bestämmelser inte ansågs vara förenliga med direktiv 1999/70/EG om ramavtalet om visstidsarbete undertecknat av EFS, UNICE och CEEP. Enligt ramavtalet ska det finnas bestämmelser som förhindrar missbruk som uppstår av flera på varandra följande tidsbegränsade anställningar. EU-kAfter the 2007 legislative changes in the Swedish Employment Protection Act Sweden was reported to the European Commission. The reason was that its provisions were not considered compatible with Council Directive 1999/70/EC concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP. According to the framework agreement, there should be measures preventing abuse arising

This study describes the safety culture at Lund University School of Aviation (LUSA) at two occasions, separated by a period of approximately one year, and the effects of the interventions that were carried out during this year. The study was conducted by means of two attitude measurement surveys with interviews after the first survey and opportunities for the respondents to propose improvements a

Environments with a high number of systems that are dependent on each other create complexity in the testing of each system. For a test to perform correctly, every dependency has to be fully functional. If this condition is not met, the test will fail and measures need to be taken into the systems that are causing the problem before it can be repeated again. This is a problem that the test departm

An increasingly amount of parents choose to drive their children to the school. The tendency has increased to a point when schools parking areas is too congested which impairs road safety. When motorists no longer have any space to legally unload their kids, they park in unsuitable locations that significantly increase the risk of an accident. The increasing amount of car driving is not only creat

The aim of this study was to investigate how the new Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis method (NIPD) is represented within a public policy constituted by The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics, “SMER”. In order to do this, a post-structural method for policy-analysis called “What’s the problem represented to be”, founded by Carol Lee Bacchi (2009) have been used for the analysis. Through a d

Enligt 2 kap 2 § socialtjänstlagen (2001:453) har kommunen det yttersta ansvaret för att de som vistas i kommunen får det stöd och den hjälp som de behöver. Det innebär bland annat att vård och omsorg är en offentlig angelägenhet och ett offentligt ansvar. Trots det är den vård som utförs av anhöriga och andra närstående personer en betydande och, till följd av nedskärningar i den kommunala omsorgArticle 2 § 2 in the Social Services Act (2001:453) declares that the municipality has the ultimate responsibility to see to that the individuals in the municipality receive the support and help they need. This means that health care is a public concern and a public responsibility. Despite this regulation, the care provided by relatives is, as a result of cuts in municipal care, a significant and

This essay studies the role of Mary, Jesus' mother, among women in Nicaragua. The aim is to investigate how Mary is present in the Nicaraguan feast la Purísima and how that relates to Mary in everyday life. Doing so, the research intends to contribute to the research about Mary in the Latin American context. Originally, the celebration of the feast started in the Eastern Church in the 7th cent

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Examensarbetet har gått ut på att med hjälp av satellitbilder göra markanvändningsdata för att förbättra en modell som beräknar vart de luftburna föroreningarna tar vägen. Föroreningarna svavel och kväve deponeras med olika hastighet över olika marktyper, därför vill man använda sig av markanvändningsdata i modellerna. Svavelutsläppen har ökat dramatiskt under Sulphur emissions during the last century has led to major acidification of the environment. The acidity of soil and water is a threat to health and economic interests of man, e.g. the food and paper/wood production in the agricultural and silvicultural industries. The Black Triangle region suffers from severe damage caused by acidification and actions to decrease the acid rain over fields and for

This study aims to determine the significance of different sources of financial flexibility that enables firms to respond to negative shocks or investment opportunities in form of unexpected periods of insufficient resources. The empirical study is based on a model that proxy for firms’ investment and dividend policies to further examine how possible cash shortfalls is resolved. The sample covers

Sveriges könstillhörighetslag ska enligt dess förarbeten bestå av två skilda delar av en process om könserkännande, men gör i praktiken inte det. Det görs en gemensam ansökan för att få tillstånd till både ändring av könsregistrering i folkbokföringen (ofta kallat det juridiska könet) och viss medicinsk könsbekräftande vård. För att motivera en medicinsk utredning innan båda dessa åtgärder användsAccording to its preparatory work, Sweden's law on gender recognition shall consist of two separate parts in the process of gender recognition, but in practice does not. A joint application is made for permission to change the gender registration in the population register (often called the legal gender) and to certain medical gender-confirming care. The same argument is used to justify a medi

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Microsoft Word - 715dff8c-1b6f-407e-8913-51a613cde790_in_for_PDF_printing.doc United Nations E/CN.15/2015/10* Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 2 March 2015 Original: English V.15-01419 (E) 240315 250315 *1501419* Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Twenty-fourth session Vienna, 18-22 May 2015* Item 5 (e) of the provisional agenda** Integration and coordination of efforts

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In March 2024 Sofia Bergh, PhD student in TNU, gave two presentations on Huntington disease during the NMT Days. This is an annual event, arranged by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. A week of talks and demonstrations on a variety of topics show today’s research, and students in upper secondary school and their teachers are the audi

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