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This study investigates what impact Fairtrade has on labour and human rights development in the Kenyan cut flower industry, by discerning developments and comparing conditions between Fairtrade and non-Fairtrade farms. The developments sustainability and Fairtrade in relation to previous research is also brought up and discussed. The study is mainly based on interviews with people knowledgeable ab
The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare how and why consumers of different ethnic backgrounds value and prioritize product attributes among food in certain ways. We expected to find culturally bound attitude differences and our aim was to relate those to, and challenge, present knowledge of information structures. Consequently, we also aimed to use this new knowledge of attribute
An increasing number of scholarly publishers are beginning to make their journals available electronically. At the same time there is a growing amount of exclusively electronic journals freely accessible on the Internet. These are facts that librarians have to take into consideration. This master's thesis aims to describe the electronic journal and its role in Swedish academic libraries. In a
The phylogenetic relationships of the lichenised ascomycete family Stereocaulaceae were investigated with partial beta-tubulin, partial glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and SSU rDNA sequence data. Due to the marked length variation in the SSU rDNA sequences, the analyses were performed with direct optimization. The combined analysis of the beta-tubulin, GAPDH and SSU rDNA sequences
The exposure to Th-232 from TIG welding with thoriated electrodes has been determined at five different workshops. Welding with both alternating and direct current was investigated. The exposure levels of Th-232 were generally below 10 mBq m(-3) in the breathing zone of the welders. Two samples from AC welding showed significant higher exposure levels, probably due to maladjustment of the TIG weld
Polyploidization, often accompanied by hybridization, has been of major importance in flowering plant evolution. Here we investigate the importance of these processes for the evolution of the tetraploid crucifer Capsella bursa-pastoris using DNA sequences from two chloroplast loci as well as from three nuclear low-copy genes. The near-absence of variation at the C. bursa-pastoris chloroplast marke
The electric field gradient components for the tin nucleus of 34 tin compounds of experimentally known structures and Sn-119 Mossbauer spectroscopy parameters were computed at the scalar relativistic density functional theory level of approximation. The theoretical values of the electric field gradient components were used to determine a quantity, V, which is proportional to the nuclear quadrupole
European infrastructure managers (IMs) create annual timetables for trains that will run during a year. Freight trains in Sweden often deviate from this by being added, cancelled, delayed or early, resulting in increased costs for IMs and railway undertakings (RUs). We investigate the frequency of and causes for these deviations, using one year of operational data for 48,000 trains, and 15 stakeho
This work aims at clarifying the fundamental mechanisms of non-equilibrium alternating current gliding arc discharge (GAD) by investigating effects of gas compositions and pressures on the GAD characteristics with electrical and optical methods. Interestingly, the glow-to-spark transition was found by adding O2 or CH4 into the argon or modulating the power supply. This transition occurs attributed
Energy metabolism, including alterations in energy intake and expenditure, is closely related to aging and longevity. Metabolomics studies have recently unraveled changes in metabolite composition in plasma and tissues during aging and have provided critical information to elucidate the molecular basis of the aging process. However, the metabolic changes in tissues responsible for food intake and
The aim of this study is to analyze the differences in years of education for men and women, and how these differences affect economic growth. The author believes there is a significant loss of human capital in the world, when girls for different reasons do not reach the same level of education as boys. This loss becomes clear by inspecting the literacy rate for each gender, and when viewing the o
Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka och klargöra den rättsordning som de-finieras av artikel 24 i Avtalet avseende en enhetlig patentdomstol (UPCA). UPCA:s rättskällor består av en kombination av avtalet självt, andra gemen-samma rättsliga instrument och nationell lagstiftning. Nationell lag har lägst prioritet men kan ändå vara problematisk när den tillämpas av en enhetlig domstol, eftersom dThis thesis seeks to investigate and clarify the sources of law defined by Ar-ticle 24 of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA). The legal sources of UCPA comprises a combination of; the agreement itself, other common legal instruments, and national law. National law has lowest priority but may be a reason to concern when applied by a unified court, as it may cause uncertainty and contravene h
The aim of the study was to investigate how professionals working with men who are victims of violence in heterosexual relationships perceive how norms and expectations in society affect the target group and the work in this field. The empirical material was based on eight interviews with professionals in different parts of Sweden who have come into contact with the target group in their work. The
Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka relationen mellan män och kvinnors interdependence, det vill säga deras prioritering av nära relationer eller grupprelationer, samt nivå av tolerans mot en oliktänkande vän. För att göra detta skapades och distribuerades en enkät till universitetsstudenter vid olika lärosäten i Sverige. Enkäten bestod av frågor om deltagarnas prioritering av sociala relati
Bakgrund: Menopaus är en naturlig del av kvinnors åldrande och infaller runt 40–60 års ålder. Upplevelsen av symtomens påverkan i kroppen under denna period är högst individuell. Kvantitativa studier visar att klimakteriet har påverkan på delaktighet i aktivitet men studierna visar inte hur kvinnor upplever klimakteriets påverkan. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att undersöka kvinnors upplevelse av dela
Digital Deception and Inoculation: A Quantitative Study on Strategic Communica-tion Tactics Against AI-Generated Images and the Role of Bullshit Receptivity This thesis investigates the effectiveness of inoculation treatment using prebunking techniques to develop psychological defenses against believing syn-thetic images online. The study focuses on the influence of Bullshit Receptivity levels, s
Varumärken är av stor vikt för företag, då de utgör en ekonomisk resurs, kvalitetsstämpel och förmedlar ett budskap. Av naturliga skäl finns det därför ett intresse att registrera varumärken, för att erhålla de förmåner, såsom bl.a. den ensamrätt, en sådan registrering innebär. När en varumärkesansökan inkommer genomför registreringsmyndigheten en prövning mot bl.a. absoluta registreringshinder. ETrademarks are of great importance to companies as they constitute a financial resource, a promise of quality and convey a message. Therefore, there is an obvious interest in registering trademarks to obtain benefits, such as exclusive rights, which such registration entails. When a trademark application is received, the registration authority carries out an examination against, among other things
Family reunification lies at the intersection of humanitarian values, national identity, and gender politics, making it one of the most complex and debated areas of immigration policy. This thesis examines how nationalism and gender inequality, individually and together, shape family reunification policies across 27 European countries. Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of femonationalism, int
