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This study investigates the policy interpretations of development as a concept in the Czech international development cooperation. The rapid transitional experience of countries in Central and Eastern Europe from aid recipient to aid donor claims to have established a unique type of donor, distinct from other major traditional donors, specifically in regard to their approaches to development. Furt

There is an increased need for floors that can accommodate different type of sensitive equipment [1]. Further, it is recommended to design these floors as high frequency floors (HFF) to be able to meet the stringent vibration criteria [1]. This work used experimental measurements and numerical simulations to gain a deeper knowledge about the measurement, prediction and evaluation of vibrations in

This study investigates the role being taken by international civil society organizations in Nigeria, how they have contributed to and their efficacy to upholding human right values. Also, the work AI and HRW have been doing to protect human rights in Nigeria and the different strategies employed by these organizations in protecting human rights. The international civil societies in this study are

Att anställda trivs på sin arbetsplats är viktigt och bidrar till ett effektivare arbete. Det är därmed av stort intresse att ha kunskap om vad som predicerar arbetstillfredsställelse hos de anställda. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka i vilken grad organisatoriskt engagemang och medarbetarens relationen till sin närmaste ledare (LMX) kunde predicera arbetstillfredsställelse, samt om organ

Incest against children is a widespread social problem as it causes extensive psychological and physical harm to the child. Previous research has shown that the most harmful form of incest is the one that occurs between fathers and daughters. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate women's experiences of being subjected to incest and how it has affected their relationships and self-esteem.

Vid inledandet av en nyemissionsprocess ligger det i bolagets intresse att analysera marknadens intresse för deltagande i emissionen. Det kan ligga i bolagets intresse att vända sig till en alternativ finansiär för att säkerställa att kommande nyemission blir fulltecknad, detta görs genom ett teckningslöfte från finansiären som innebär att finansiären åtar sig, mot vederlag, teckna de aktier som bWhen initiating a new issue process, it is in the company's interest to analyze the market's interest in participating in the issue. The company can turn to an alternative financier to ensure that the new share issue will be fully subscribed. This is done through a subscription promise from the financier, which means that the financier agrees to purchase whatever shares remain after the pu

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka förekomsten och graden av alexitymi och dess samband med kvalitet i nära relationer och psykisk ohälsa i en allmänpsykiatrisk population. Studien genomfördes på en allmänpsykiatrisk mottagning för vuxna under två veckors tid med ett konsekutivt urval där patienterna vid ett ordinarie besök ombads besvara ett enkätmaterial. Statistikprogrammet SPSS användesThe aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and degree of alexitymia and its correlation with quality in close relationships and health distress in a general outpatient population. The study was performed in a general outpatient care unit for two weeks with a consecutive selection where the patients, during an ordinary visit, was asked to participate and complete questionnaires assessin

My thesis proposes a new understanding of flexibility in architecture. It investigates reasons for a generic and dull spatial expression of the majority of contemporary buildings. Nowadays, technology and lifestyle are changing so fast that buildings need to accommodate shifting functions. Unfortunately, in pursuit of flexibility, architects design featureless “boxes” which lack intentionality. C

Välgörenhetsorganisationer använder sig ofta av marknadsföringsstrategier som spelar på mottagarens känslor för att samla in donationer. Fungerar denna strategi, och skiljer det sig åt när det handlar om engångsdonationer eller månadsdonationer? Det antogs vara en skillnad mellan rationella och intuitiva människor där de intuitiva skulle uppleva en psykologisk avtrubbning när de utsattes för en koNon-profit organisations often use marketing strategies that play on people’s emotions to encourage donations. Does this strategy work, and does it differ between single and monthly donations? It was hypothesized that there is a difference between rational and intuitive people where the latter would experience a psychological numbing when facing a continuous negative framing. It was therefore hypo

This thesis deals with manual control of unstable systems, subject to control signal constraints. Allocation of control authority is critical in this situation. The manual control, or reference following, must not be performed at the risk of loosing stability. The conflicting objective is to achieve acceptable reference following performance. Design of control systems under such circumstances is c

Recent high quality printers pose interesting questions on how to reproduce images taken by a video camera. A modern ink jet plotter has typically a resolution four times better than a good video camera. Pixel replication and bilinear interpolation give reasonable results, but have a tendency to blur the image. In contrast to these blurring phenomena, it is well known that the apparent visual qual

Beskattningstidpunkten för lön i inkomstslaget tjänst styrs som huvudregel av kontantprincipen. Lönen ska tas upp det beskattningsår då arbetstagaren kan disponera över den eller då den på något annat sätt kommer arbetstagaren till del. Som arbetstagare kan man få erbjudande av sin arbetsgivare om att växla viss del av sin kontanta lön mot en förmån alternativt skjuta upp viss del av sin kontant

Title: Biomimetic ventilation Authors: Bamdad Mashreghi & Hugo Landin Supervisor: Urban Persson, Lunds Tekniska Högskola Examiner: Anne Landin, Lunds Tekniska Högskola Problem definition: How does the performance of a biomimetic ventilation system based upon termite-ventilation vary depending on the local climate? What are the differences between a biomimetic ventilation system inspired

This thesis examines how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be used as a tool to influence democratization and democratic norms. In a globalized world where companies nowadays can differentiate their production and sale by outsourcing their production in a country where labor is cheaper, followed by higher demands on the transnational companies set by the surroundings, however, resulted in

Popular Science Summary Synthesis and Reactivity of (PCNMe) Pincer Pd(II) Complexes Cross coupling reactions are considered one of the most important in the field of organic chemistry where C-C and C-X (X= Heteroatom) bonds easy to form in presence of catalyst. These reactions have been employed to synthesize different types of drugs, polymers and agricultural chemicals. Palladium complexes were

With a rising global mean temperature caused by increased emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere biofuels are considered as a possible solution to the greenhouse effect. One of the potential biofuels is furans and this report aims to determine their lifetime in polluted air. This is done by determining the rate constant of the decay of furan, 2,3-DHF and 2,5-DHF due to reaction with trop

Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka omfattning och struktur i ensamstående föräldrars sociala nätverk, samt det sociala stöd som de erhåller ur dessa. Målet har varit att synliggöra olika typer av behov som ensamstående föräldrar har samt att undersöka huruvida omfattning och/eller typen av behov, samt tillfredsställelse av behov, skiljer sig åt inom gruppen ensamstående föräldrar. FörThe purpose of this study was to investigate the extent and structure in single parents' social networks, and the social support they receive from them. The goal has been to highlight the different types of needs that lone parents have and to investigate whether the extent and/or type of need, and satisfaction of needs, differ within the group of single parents. In order to answer the purpose,

This thesis covers different topics related to the application of pseudospectral optimization methods in the field of automatic control. Pseudospectral optimization methods solve dynamic optimization problems by discretizing the state-space, creating a discretized version of a continuous problem. The resulting discretized optimization problems are solved by standard software for nonlinear optimiza