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This thesis presents results from a study of socioeconomic and climate effects connected to a sugarcane ethanol expansion scenario in the Pontal do Paranapanema region, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Sugarcane ethanol prodcution is expected to grow in the Sao Paulo state. Pontal do Paranapanema is the only region in the state where a large scale sugarcane expansion can take placré and this expansion wil

Detta examensarbete undersöker möjligheter och utmaningar med sjukresor i Sverige, med fokus på hur olika regioner hanterar transporter för patienter samt de problem som finns kopplade till tillgänglighet och kostnadseffektivitet. Studien syftar till att jämföra regionernas regler och krav för sjukresor samt att utvärdera tillgängligheten i den ordinarie kollektivtrafiken i Skåne. Om den allmänna This thesis investigates the opportunities and challenges of patient transport services in Sweden, focusing on how different regions manage transportation for patients and the associated issues of accessibility and cost efficiency. The study aims to compare regional regulations and requirements for patient transport while also evaluating the accessibility of public transportation in Skåne. If regu

This study focuses on the national system for knowledge-driven management within Swedish healthcare. The study combines theories of governance and implementation with the aim of both analyze the system of knowledge-driven management descriptively, and how it is implemented by local actors. By using text analysis and interviews, the main finding is the complex reality of the system, involving actor

Vad kan stoppa oss från att hitta mörk materia med LDMX? När astronomer tittar på de största objekten i vårt universum ser de att stora strukturer, så som som galaxer och galaxkluster, inte rör sig som de förväntar sig. Det visar sig att det finnas en stor mängd extra materia som vi inte kan se. Denna osynliga materia kallar vi ’mörk materia’. Många teorier för vad mörk materia består av har lagtAccording to astronomical observations of galaxies and other large scale dynamics, the universe contains more mass than what is visible. This missing mass is called "dark matter" and have been a subject of study for physicists for decades. The Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX) is a proposed experiment with the purpose to search for dark matter in a low mass range that not many experime

The energy crisis in Europe has recently highlighted vulnerabilities that experts have recognised for a long time. The EU relies heavily on fossil fuel imports from Russia to supply its citizens with affordable energy. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, desperation to unbundle itself from Russian energy has rapidly stirred massive complexity and increased energy prices. Steps taken now

In recent years, Swedish municipalities have introduced programs that combine Swedish language education with vocational training. However, due to the novelty and lack of an established framework, data and research on their effectiveness in improving immigrant labour market performance is limited. This essay addresses this gap by estimating the causal effect of vocational training combined with Sw

Bakgrund: Meningsfulla aktiviteter är viktigt för att uppleva hälsa och välbefinnande. Idag finns en brist på meningsfulla aktiviteter för personer med demens som bor på särskilt boende för äldre. Personer med demens kan ha svårt att självständigt engagera sig i aktiviteter. Arbetsterapeuter har möjlighet att stötta människor att engagera sig i meningsfulla aktiviteter. Syfte: Att identifiera hur Background: Meaningful activities are important for experiencing health and well-being. Today there is a lack of meaningful occupations among people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities. People with dementia may have difficulty engaging in activities independently. Occupational therapists have the opportunity to support people to engage in meaningful activities. Aim: To identif

Framväxten av ”Big Data” har ställt EU:s lagstiftare inför nya utmaningar avseende skyddet för EU-medborgarnas grundläggande rätt till privatliv och personuppgifter. Detta då internet har medfört att enorma mängder av personuppgifter numera utan svårigheter kan överföras över landsgränser. Mot bakgrund av de utmaningar som följer av det gränslösa internet är ny EU-lagstiftning är på väg. Denna syfThe emergence of Big Data presents the EU legislator with new challenges of how to protect EU citizens’ fundamental right to privacy as the Internet allows for massive amounts of personal data to easily cross borders. To meet the new challenges created by the borderless Internet, new privacy legislation is on its way in order to provide EU citizens with an adequate and sufficient protection for th

The purpose of the thesis is to explore and understand the meaning, sources, and role of brands’ perceived innovativeness to talents due to the proposed importance of the attribute within the so-called war for talents as well as contemporary theoretical and practical discourse. In accordance with the relativistic and interpretivist stance taken, a qualitative methodology is adapted through the uti

According to estimates advanced by the United Nations, the annual SDG funding gap amounts to $2.5 trillion. The covid-19 pandemic further exacerbated the underlying issues as the global recession led to an unprecedented rise in public debts and economic distress triggered by defaults, capital flights and fiscal austerity. In light of these challenges, the Global Investors for Sustainable Developme

Title: “With Great Freedom Comes Great Responsibility” - A Qualitative Study of Managers’ and Their Respective Employees’ Experiences of Mandatory Remote Work and Relationships in this Work Setting Authors: Anna Rebeka Dinnyes & Siri McGarvey Supervisor: Monika Müller, Lund University, Sweden Examiner: Stefan Sveningsson, Lund University, Sweden Course: BUSN49, Degree Project in Master’s P

The demographic patterns in developing countries have significantly changed in the recent few decades due to the impact of urbanization. The urbanization process has created new challenges; and the enormous divide between haves and have nots has become a defining feature of contemporary urban spaces. The advent of neo liberal globalisation and the integration of developing countries in to the glob

Bakgrund: Prevalensen av kvinnor i fertil ålder som genomgått en viktreducerande kirurgisk behandling ökar fortlöpande. Trots många fördelar med viktreducerande kirurgisk behandling så finns det fortfarande begränsad forskning gällande vård för gravida kvinnor som genomgått behandlingen i relation till optimalt kalori-, proteinintag, kost och viktökning för bästa möjliga utfall för mor och barn. S

One step in the pursuit of a harmonization of the rules regulating international sale of goods is the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), which entered into force on January 1, 1988. As of today, 89 states have ratified the CISG and it is optional law for the majority of all contracts on the international sale of goods. A question highly debated at th

Sammanfattning: Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att studera och analysera normbild-ningsprocessen i Sverige inom redovisning för att undersöka K3:s möjligheter till implementering. Metod: Uppsatsen präglas av ett kvalitativt angreppsätt och en deduktiv ansats. Teoretiska perspektiv: Teoriavsnittet behandlar harmonisering, sambandet mellan redo-visning och beskattning, centrala principer inom r

This paper contains decision analytical approaches, conditions and models for the quantification of decision values for built environment systems. Specifically, (1) delta formulations of objective functions for decision value quantification are introduced, (2) conditions for decision value are identified and (3) action value analysis formulations are further developed. The delta objective function