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The road haulage sector experiences a considerable amount of inefficiency, characterised by sub-optimal utilisation of an individual vehicle’s cubic load fill and weight hauling capacity. This study firstly aims to understand why – despite its evident economic and environmental cost – this phenomenon has existed over the years. Next, an overview of initiatives and opportunities for improving freig

To most people bitumen is an unknown material although it is the most important ingredient in asphalt pavements, something that everyone knows and uses every day. By merely distilling crude oil a substance is produced with unique properties and durability, which could not have been produced by synthetic means, at least not in those quantities used. The production is not that simple and the raw mat

There are many energy contracting models being used on the energy service market today. They havedifferent approaches to energy efficiency and they can also work differently on different markets. Thisthesis looks deeper into a number of energy contracting models and assesses how they function as wellas looking into their strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, these contracting models will be analy

Author: Jessica Gedda and Felicia Sörensen Title: It was worth it, we got a child in the end – Adoptive parents’ experience of being under investigation for adoption [translated title] Supervisor: Anna Angelin Assessor: Hans-Edvard Roos The aim of this study was to examine how adoptive parents’ experience to be under investigation for adoption at the social services. Furthermore the ambition was

Cultural norms that promote gender inequality have shown to encourage power imbalances in heterosexual relationships, increasing both young men and young women’s risk of STDs, HIV, unplanned pregnancy and intimate partner violence (WHO, 2004). Understanding how exactly these cultural norms impact youth’s gendered sexual roles and overall sexual health has been increasingly highlighted as an import

Mobility is becoming an even bigger part of people's lives in our global society. People travel more than ever and the forecast says it will not slow down. Business traveling has become a big part of this mobility, and especially aeromobility, therefore it is a topic worth further investigation. This study focuses on the relation between hypermobile business travelers' behavior and how the

År 2014 drabbades Västmanland län i Sverige av en allvarlig skogsbrand som växte till att täcka drygt 13 000 ha. På grund av vädersituationen klarade räddningstjänsten inte av att hantera branden, vilken resulterade i att bli den största branden i Sverige sedan mitten av 1900-talet. Året efter branden rapporterade Myndigheten för Sam- hällskydd och Beredskap ett behov av ökad beredskap för allvarlIn 2014, the Västmanland County in Sweden suffered from a severe forest fire that grew to a size of roughly 13000ha. Recent and prevailing weather conditions made the fire overpower the extinguishing ability of the Swedish emergency services, and it ran out of control to become the largest forest fire in Sweden since the middle of the 20th century. The year after the fire, a need to increase the e

About 20 percent of Sweden's municipal street network is now in urgent need of maintenance. This is assumed to correspond to a cost of about 12 billion Swedish crowns. That the streets are maintained in an effective manner is of great importance both for the users' safety and accessibility. Today, however, numerous municipalities suffer from a maintenance debt incurred because of the lack

Within integration policies in Denmark, something new has happened. Private enterprises have been included in the delivery of a public policy in a Public-Private Partnership that aims at integrating refugees into society. The current issue of the welfare state is to provide public services without increasing the cost for the taxpayers. Public-Private Partnerships can be seen as a solution to this

Industrisamhällets syn på resurshantering har länge sett densamma ut och följer en linjär konsumtionsmodell . Den modellen innebär att företag utvinner och extraherar material, använder dem för att skapa en produkt, säljer sedan den till konsumenten som gör sig av med produkten när hen inte längre har användning för den och till slut blir produkten till avfall (Ellen McArthur Foundation, 2013). DeIndusty’s view on resource management has for a long time looked the same and follows a linear consumption model. This type of consumption model puts a lot of pressure on the Earth’s resources. In contrast to this, the concept of circular economy has developed which aims to create a closed production loop by reusing “waste” and resources as well as by prolonging the life of materials (Leising, Qui

The number of companies in Sweden has shown a significant increase over the last five years (www.bolagsverket.se). Data about these companies is an important asset for the customer relationship management market. In most business areas, users are in search for new customers. Companies, such as Lundalogik AB, provide a service, where the analysts can look for customers in an interactive environment

Majoriteten av bostäderna på landsbygden i Ukraina är ineffektiva ur ett energiperspektiv, och de har ett bristfälligt inomhusklimat. En stor del av bostadsbeståndet i Ukraina är i stort behov av renovering eftersom det är föråldrat och energianvändningen är hög. Mer än 70% av bostadsbeståndet beräknas ha behov av ytterligare isolering, och energianvändningen är i genomsnitt 210–240 kWh / (m² · årThe majority of the dwellings in the rural areas of Ukraine are inefficient from an energy perspective, as well as having an inadequate indoor climate. A large part of the housing stock in Ukraine is in great need of renovation as it is outdated, and the energy use is high. More than 70% of the housing stock is estimated to be in need of additional insulation, and energy use is on average at 210–2

Barn som tar del av socialtjänstens heldygnsinsatser, exempelvis genom att vara placerade i familjehem, har ofta traumatiska erfarenheter och hög prevalens av psykisk ohälsa. Många upplever svårigheter inom utbildning, arbetsliv och socialt liv upp i vuxen ålder, men tidiga insatser verkar kunna bryta denna negativa spiral. Dock saknas tillräckligt med evidens för att säkerställa effekten av de inChildren in the social services' out-of-home care, for example, those living in family homes, often have traumatic experiences and a high prevalence of mental illness. Many have difficulties in education, work and social life into adulthood, but early intervention can potentially break the negative spiral. However, there is a lack of evidence of potential effects of the interventions offered.

Ett ökat behov av äldreomsorg förväntas på grund av en befolkning som bara blir äldre. Svensk hälso- och sjukvård är känd för att redan vara belastad och som ett resultat strävar Sverige efter att bli bästa landet i världen på digitaliserings- och e-hälsolösningar. Examensarbetet har gjorts i samarbete med Doro Care, ett internationellt företag som arbetar med digitala lösningar som möjliggör digAn increased need for elderly care and health care is expected due to a population that is only getting older. Swedish health care is already known to be burdened. As a result, Sweden aims to become the best country in the world in using digitalisation and e-health solutions. This thesis was done in collaboration with Doro Care, an international company that offers digital solutions enabling dig

During the last decades the Swedish Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services (CAP) has undergone major organizational changes. According to social research the changes are mainly due to new public management reforms. The aim of this study was to examine how social workers, i.e. psychiatry counsellors, experienced and coped with their working conditions within CAP. The method chosen for this study

Financial advisors use paper-based questionnaires to retrieve the information useful to address the clients toward the right financial products and investment mix. In 2004 the European Parliament issued the MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) that has the objective to increase competition and investor protection, and levels the playing field for market participants in investment ser

The phenomenon of global warming has become a fact, however; the uncertainty is about the magnitude and acceleration of its manifestations. Global mean sea level rise is one of the results induced by global warming and is happening with an undetectable accelerated pace. The world international organizations and governments are devoting efforts and initiatives in a trial to manage global warming in

The subject of this Master’s thesis is the management of electronic books at three Swedish public libraries. Current statistics about lending e-books have been gathered and supplemented by interviews with librarians and head librarians from the libraries in the study. Statistics and interviews are then analysed together with the library’s policy documents by using an institutional theory. The thes

Presentation of French writer Laurent Mauvignier and his work. He has written eight novels and one play so far: Loin d'eux, Apprendre à finir, Ceux d'à côté, Seuls, Le Lien, Dans la foule, Des hommes, Ce que j'appelle oubli and Tout mon amour (play). An analysis of the character of the narrative in the novels is given. Since the Algerian war (taking place between 1954 and 1962) plays a