Search results

Registry-based randomised controlled trials (R-RCTs) represent a paradigm shift in research, with the potential to accomplish pragmatic but large trials with high external validity. In this paper, we review our experiences from planning and performing the REgistry-based randomised controlled trial of treatment Duration and mortality in long-term OXygen therapy (REDOX) trial, the first R-RCT within

The purpose of this study was to examine if women's career was affected by becoming a mother after 35 years old. It was also our intention to discover if it was an intentional or an unintentional choice to postpone giving birth just for the sake of the career. We have read articles that are implying that women´s career possibilities, combined with children, is difficult and of current interest

This study discusses the European Union´s influence regarding the Cyprus Conflict since 1998, when the EU began the official membership negotioations with Cyprus. The first aim of the study is to investigate in what way the EU has tried to practice influence concerning the Greek- and Turk Cypriots, but also Turkey, since Turkey is seen as a relevant party in the conflict. The second aim of the stu

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Sahel kallas området i Afrika som sträcker sig från Atlanten i väst till Röda havet i öst och utgör gränsen mellan Saharas öken i norr och de fuktigare tropiska områdena längre söderut. Området är torrt och nederbörden faller oregelbundet. Under 1970- och 1980-talet drabbades området av svår torka med svält som följd. Studier visar att en ökad mängd nederbörd deSahel is the southern fringe of the Sahara desert. It is an arid region with erratic precipitation. During the 1970s and 1980s Sahel was afflicted with severe droughts and famine disasters. Since the 1970s there has been a debate concerning the concept of land degradation and desertification in Sahel. Recent findings suggest a positive trend in Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), estima

For the last few decades, economic globalization has enabled the expansion of business activities around the world. This has led to important changes in the structure of international society. Non-governmental actors, business enterprises in particular, have gained political influence in the global political agenda. Corporate Social Responsibility appears in this context of economic globalization

In this thesis, employment and earnings differentials between visually or hearing-impaired and non-disabled Swedish workers are analyzed. The thesis investigates whether there are any differences and if so, how large, in the earnings and the employment probabilities of the visually or hearing-impaired and the non-impaired on the Swedish labor market. Due to the detailed measures of visual acuity a

The purpose of this study was to identify if and how the personal perspectives and views of social workers active within local social services departments in Sweden might affect how they carry out the transfer of children’s custody from biological to foster parents. The general discourse in child welfare in Sweden gives predominance to a family preservation perspective in which foster care placeme

This paper investigates the profitability of the zero-cost strategies (Winner-Loser) on the Eurozone market for the time period 1999-2009. We find that the Winner portfolio outperforms the Loser portfolio by, on average, 0,8% per month when we combine formation and holding periods of 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. As the sum of these two periods gets closer to 24 months, the excess returns tend to dissipa

The number of Smart Cities have evolved in recent years and the concept is expanding in cities worldwide. Smart Cities have many potential advantages but to achieve these advantages Smart Cities must protect security and individual privacy. Addressing existing challenges in certain areas becomes critical to achieve further improvement and security and privacy concerns are very important in the Sma

The presence of informal settlements in large cities of the developing world is a concrete expression of urban poverty. The residents of Brazilian favelas are more likely to be exposed to environmental risks, lower life quality and risks of eviction. Additionally, there is a common generalization of associating favela residents with illegality, criminality and pollution. Using a political ecology

Förtätning och byggande i urbana miljöer innebär stora utmaningar för alla inblandade parter, stadens invånare, verksamheter och besökare. Låg effektivitet- och produktivitetsutveckling i byggbranschen, tillsammans med ökade miljökrav är ett par av de främsta utmaningarna. Krav på effektiv ytanvändning förutsätter en välfungerande, effektiv logistik och materialhantering, med minimal påverkan på dDensification of cities and construction in urban environments poses major challenges for all parties involved, the city's residents, businesses and visitors. Low efficiency and productivity development in the construction industry, together with increased environmental requirements are a few of the main challenges. Requirements for efficient use of surface demands efficient logistics and mate

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of gamification on online trust, testing the impact through the use of an e-commerce website, Ebay. The objective of the paper is to discover how a certain type of visual design element implemented on websites impacts users’ extent of online trust. Specifically, this thesis focuses on the use of gamified elements as a website design tool to i

I projektet undersöker jag hur ett enfamiljshus kan få ytterligare kvalitéer genom att göra dess konstruktion och uppbyggnad synlig. Jag låter konstruktionen vara närvarande i rummet och med hjälp av den skapa rumsliga kvalitéer. Konstruktionens materialitet och tektonik görs närvarande i rummen och ger ett mervärde. Inledningsvis tittade jag på danska villor från 60-talet som innehöll dessa kvali

The current refugee crisis in Europe has led to an increased presence of the subject in the European debate. In many countries, refugees are met with suspicion and hatred as a result of widespread islamophobia, and this particular movement is clearly visible in Central Europe. The Visegrád group, an alliance between Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary originally formed to accelerate the

Framställningen tar upp sambandet mellan skälighet och den gemensamma partsviljan inom ramen för jämkning och avtalstolkning. Frågeställningarna innefattar främst i vilken mån som partsviljan beaktas inom ramen för jämkning, samt i vilken mån skälighetsöverväganden görs inom ramen för avtalstolkning. Detta analyseras sedan i förhållande till grundläggande avtalsrättsliga principer som avtalsfrihetThe thesis addresses the relationship between unreasonableness and the common will of the party within the assessment of unreasonableness within Article 36 of the Swedish Contracts Act and the interpretation of contracts. The main focus lies with to what extent the courts within their assessment of a contract’s reasonableness consider the common will of the contracting parties, and to what extent

The aim with this Master thesis work is to design, build and test a small size, light weight and low power consumption harmonic radar system that will be installed in a flying drone for the purpose of tracking and localizing tagged Bogong moths near their aestivation caves and crevices in Australia during summer. A FMCW harmonic radar is proposed, it comprises a radar transmitter, receiver and a s

In Switzerland the one-and-a-half-earner model where the father is the primary wage-earner working full-time and the woman is the secondary wage-earner working part-time while taking over the majority of care and housework responsibilities is predominant. This is discussed criti-cally as the normative and institutional context incentivises parents to adopt a division of labour that disadvantages w

This bachelor’s degree project focuses on the subject of urban development, where the intention is to compare the approaches of the development of new districts in Copenhagen and Stockholm. In order to enable urban development, there are many underlying processes and documents that must be handled by the municipality. Among these documents, the detail- and overview plan are two of the main topics

Under anställningsperioden skyddar lojalitetsplikten arbetsgivaren från konkurrens av sina anställda. När anställningen upphör får arbetstagaren i princip fritt konkurrera med arbetsgivaren. Konkurrensklausuler kan förenklat sägas förlänga lojalitetsplikten att gälla efter anställningens upphörande. Det har på senare tid blivit vanligare med alternativ till de traditionella konkurrensklausulerna During the period of employment the duty of loyalty protects the employer from competition of its employees. When the employment ends the employee is in essence free to compete with the employer. Non-compete clauses can simplified be said to extend the duty of loyalty after the end of the employment. Recently alternatives to the traditional non-compete clauses have become more common in contract