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My main contribution to the Human Ecology field is exploring the relationship between memories and images of the future when pursuing transition imaginaries. By ‘feeling with the head and reasoning with the heart’, I used a sensory ethnographic method to listen to people's life stories during my fieldwork in Bolivia with territorial defenders. Throughout the data collection and analysis, there

Lignin is a biopolymer naturally found in the cell walls of plants and can be valorized in various applications including coatings, resins, slow-release fertilizers, etc., due to its favorable properties such as biodegradability and high carbon content. This thesis explores the properties and the use of biorefinery lignin as a coating material for slow-release fertilizer formulations. Various pre-

The construction of heterojunctions between catalysts and cocatalysts is a widely recognized strategy to enhance catalytic activity. The precise placement of cocatalysts is widely understood to optimize charge transfer pathways and catalytic active sites. In this study, we demonstrate that site-selective decoration on an anisotropic catalyst, achieved by modulating solvent polarity and precursor r

Det finns ett växande behov av miljövänliga sätt att transportera sig och därför har elcykeln slagit stort i Sverige. Elcykeln används ofta som transportmedel till och från jobbet men har potential att användas i andra sammanhang också. Miljöpåverkan orsakad av transport under semesterresor har uppmärksammats på senare tid. Samtidigt ökar efterfrågan på soft adventures, bekväma och tillrättalagda

The VAT system has been operating since 1967 across the European Union and is currently still in need to be adopted as definitive. Some issues should be confronted in 2018 before the implementation towards a fairer and simpler system. The proposal from the Commission set up in 2016 details the changes taken into account. As a cornerstone of the mentioned VAT system, this thesis will analyse the

Reduced growth rates in saturated developed economies have put increasing pressure on multinational companies (MNCs) to expand to rapidly developing emerging markets and capitalize on their value potential. Yet, this value potential comes with several challenges which are very different from what firms experience in developed countries, especially with regards to the bottom of the pyramid. The Tra

As the air quality in urban environments is a rising problem, a deeper understanding of how air pollution is dependent on different factors is necessary. In these environments, there are different parameters that effect how the chemical reactions of the pollutants are proceeding. Here the parameters solar radiation, temperature, humidity, emission factors and background concentrations of gaseous a

Väpnade konflikter och andra oroligheter i världen har lett till att många människor flyr sina hemländer och söker trygghet i något annat land. Många försöker ta sig till Europa. I brist på lagliga vägar tar många irreguljära vägar som ofta medför stora risker. Det vanligaste sättet är att korsa Medelhavet. De flesta båtfärder börjar i Turkiet med mål att ta sig till någon av de grekiska öarna. EUArmed conflicts and other forms of violence has led to an increasing number of people leaving their home countries in search of safety elsewhere. Many try to get to Europe. In the absence of legal ways many people take irregular routes which usually involve high risks. Crossing the Mediterranean is the most common route. Most boats have Turkey as their starting point with the goal to reach one of

Den organiserade brottsligheten har länge plågat samhället och dess moderna tappning kan dateras till slutet av 1800-talet. På grund av sin unika struktur har den organiserade brottsligheten visat sig vara särskilt svårutredd. Den organiserade brottsligheten fortsätter att växa i Sverige samtidigt som polis och åklagaren med tillgängliga medel försöker förhindra dess framfart och expansion. FråganOrganised crime is a type of criminal enterprise that has plagued society for ages, with its modern form dating back to the late 1800’s. Because of its unique structure considering the general sense of criminality, organised crime has proven to be an exceptionally difficult criminal activity to battle. Organised crime continues to grow in Sweden, with both the police and prosecutors trying to use

MIMO (Multiple Transmit and Multiple Receive) antenna techniques are widely used in the most recent wireless communication standards. For example, LTE (Long-Term Evolution), WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Ac- cess) and IEEE 802.11n have recently been rolled out across the world. In any communication system, the ML (Maximum Likelihood) receiver provides optimal error rate performan

For the performance of the Haldex Active Yaw Control, accurate information about vehicle's lateral dynamic is important. It is for practical reasons not possible to measure the vehicle's lateral velocity, wherefore this state has to be estimated. Previous work [1] with an observer based on a single track bicycle model show promising results but with limited accuracy at high lateral acceler

The aircraft of today use electrical fly-by-wire systems for manoeuvring. These safety-critical distributed systems are called flight control systems and put high requirements on the communication networks that interconnect the parts of the systems. Reliability, predictability, flexibility, low weight and cost are important factors that all need to be taken in to consideration when designing a saf

Possibilities to simulate control systems can be very useful. During the development of a control system, simulations can verify that the implemented algorithms work as expected. Smaller parts of the implementation can be tested before they are put together to a complete control system. In an existing plant simulation can be used for optimization of the control system and control parameters ca

The European Commission favours market-based support policies, such as markets for tradable green certificates, to promote renewable energy. Meanwhile, these markets have received critique for exposing investors to large price risk as the level of support is determined by the market price of certificates. Unstable prices can also result from changes in regulation since the demand for certificates

När en ventilationskanal går igenom en ljudklassad vägg kommer reduktionstalet för skiljekonstruktionen att försämras då ljud kan överföras från det ena till det andra rummet via ventilationskanalen. För att förhindra en försämring av skiljekonstruktionens reduktionstal, vilket är syftet med den här studien, kan flertalet åtgärder tillämpas på kanalen. Tre ljudklassade väggar kombinerades med tre

Den additiva tillverkningsprocessen och kvalificeringen av komponenter i metall är komplex och tillverkningsmetoden är inte ännu fullständigt förstådd. Syftet med detta examensarbete är därför att förvärva kunskap om kvalificeringsprocesser kopplade till additiv tillverkning i metall och att utveckla en hållbar kvalificering för additivt tillverkade komponenter hos Alfa Laval. KvalificeringsprocedThe process of additive manufacturing and qualification of components in metal is complex, and the manufacturing method is still not fully understood. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to gather knowledge of the qualification procedures connected to additive manufacturing in metal and to develop sustainable qualification for additively manufactured parts at Alfa Laval. The qualification pro

The organization of DNA inside the nucleus has a crucial role in the regulation of gene expression. Tight gene regulation is especially critical during embryonic development and cell fate commitment. Xenopus laevis is a long-standing model organism for studying embryo development and cell reprogramming. However, genomics studies have been challenging due to its allotetraploid condition. Here, we p

En person som vill förbättra sin livssituation genom att få en påstådd moralisk rättighet att uppnå status som rätt kan driva frågan till Europadomstolen för de mänskliga rättigheterna. I en sådan situation kan klaganden försöka övertyga Europadomstolen att doktrinen om Europakonvention som ett levande instrument ska motivera en dynamisk tolkning av konventionen så att rättighetsskyddet utsträcks.A person who wants to improve his or her situation by having an alleged right rise to the power of human rights law can bring a state before the European Court of Human Rights. The applicant can in that situation argue that the Court should engage in evolutive interpretation of the ECHR to keep it a living instrument in line with present-day conditions. One argument for evolutive interpretation is