Almost 2 million people are living in Islamabad, significant number of workforce commute from neighboring areas and other parts of the country. The city is facing restraint on natural resources due to increased urban migration coupled with rapid population growth. As a result, the city infrastructure facilities and living conditions are deteriorating. The problems associated with drinking water av

Hur mår Europas befolkning och hur mår den i framtiden? Går det att förutspå var och varför välbefinnandet kan komma att ändras, så att eventuella problem kan förutses och åtgärdas? EU tar befolkningens välbefinnande, eller livskvalitet, på stort allvar och mätningar utförs regelbundet för att ge beslutsfattare ett mått på hur väl den sociala och ekonomiska politiken fungerar. Makroekonomiska storBoth within the EU and within other regions/countries, there is a need to measure and monitor the well-being/Quality of Life (QoL) of people, in order to identify, anticipate, and address potential social or economic problems, at national and regional levels. This study presents a model to quantitatively estimate the spatial well-being (QoL) distribution across the EU-28 member states down to the

As populations and cities grow, spatial planning is crucial. As the planned environment becomes more and more complex, so does managing risk and experts within the field are still debating how this is best done. To asses this undefined area of practice, a case study of the land use plan Kristinebergs Slott 11 was conducted. The main feature of the plan was a crisis management centre which was to b

The thesis examines the Swedish Abortion Act (abortlagen (1974:595)) and its development from the 1970s until today. The objective is to examine the Abortion Act as a producer of certain relations between the state and the individual – how are the state and the individual constructed through the Act’s wording and its foregoing legislation bills, and how does the meaning of the state and the indivi

In the Subantarctic Zone of the Southern Ocean, a combination of physical forcings, chemical solubility and biological fixation is controlling the carbon uptake and thus the role the Southern Ocean is playing in the remediation of global climate change. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms controlling oceanic carbon budgets and to quantify biological uptake rates to make reliabl

The purpose of this thesis was to study how well the MRD-model (Mould Resistance Design) co-using the hygrothermal calculation software WUFI Pro 6 can predict mould growth in roof structures within long periods of time. The study was done on eleven roof structures situated at Malmberget within Gällivare Municipality between the years of 1961 – 2012 in WUFI Pro 6 (the structures were built around 1

Tränar du? Behöver du tips på goda och näringsrika mellanmål? Två mellanmål är utvecklade för dig som tränar och behöver få i dig bra näring. De är syrade havrebaser som innehåller -glukaner. Båda mellanmålen påvisar potentiella probiotiska och prebiotiska egenskaper. I detta projekt har två mellanmål med atleter som målgrupp utvecklats. Mellanmålen är mjölksyrade havrebaser och skillnaden melThis master thesis aims to develop a fermented “in-between-meal” snack with a macronutrient composition reflecting the needs of athletes. An oat base, enriched with whey protein, vegetable oils, salt and maltodextrin, called “Skaka & Smaka” was given as a starting product. The oat base was subjected to eight commercially available starter cultures and their fermentation profiles in the oat bas

Syftet med denna studie är att följa och utvärdera ett pågående utvecklingsprojekt på ett estetiskt program inriktning musik på en gymnasieskola i södra Sverige. Projektets mål är att innehållet från kursen Gehörs- och musiklära 1 på ett tydligare sätt ska integreras i de andra musikkurserna på programmet och har initierats då lärarna upplevt att eleverna inte använder sina teoretiska kunskaper i The purpose of this study is to follow and evaluate an ongoing project at an upper secondary school aesthetic music programme in southern Sweden. The aim of the project is to further integrate the content from the course “Gehörs- och musiklära 1” (Pitch and Music Theory grade 1) into other music courses and was initiated as the teachers saw the students not using their theoretical knowledge in the

Bakgrund: Inom intensivvård råder platsbrist vilket medför akuta överflyttningar dygnet runt. Plötsliga överflyttningar leder till bristfälliga förberedelser för familjen och mottagande vårdavdelning. Syfte: Beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av mottagandet av barn från barnintensivvårdsavdelning till pediatrisk vårdavdelning. Metod: Deskriptiv kvalitativ intervjustudie. 11 intervjuer utfördes

An indoor positioning system (IPS) is a system to locate objects in indoor environments using radio waves, magnetic fields, acoustic, optical and video signals or other sensory information with help of a number of known reference positions. Nowadays, indoor positioning based services are used in a wide variety of areas and indoor positioning is getting considerable attention from both research and

With the rise of Internet of Things (IoT) accessories such as network attached cameras, light bulbs and thermostats are all constantly connected to the Internet and security concerns must be taken seriously. If a bug exists in an application it could be hacked by a malicious adversary that then could harm the underlying system, leak information or attack other devices or networks. Applications sho

Projektet syftar till att skapa möjlighet för boende och verkande på landsbygden, nära naturen, utan att vara beroende av daglig pendling till staden. Arbetet ska ses som ett konstruktivt alternativ till den stadsutglesande exploatering av landsbygden som tonger rådande norm för den byggda miljön. Arbetet handlar om att skapa en plats där subjektiva värden kan ges uttryck genom arkitekturen och däThe purpose of this project was to look into the possibility of living and working in the countryside, close to nature, without depending on everyday commute to the city. This work is intended as a constructive alternative for people interested in a life closer to nature without wanting to add to the urban sprawl. It’s about creating a place that exhibits subjectivity through architecture and wher

Four technical indicators are tested on 14 return-series, covering the years 2000 – 2016 and representing 3 different asset types: equity, commodity and currency, with a further division of equity into developed and developing markets. The indicators assessed are Moving Averages with fixed and variable holding periods, MACD, and RSI. The purpose is to determine if there are any differences in the

The relationship between the male and the female function in the simultaneous hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum lignano has been intensively studied on a phenotypic level. The results from these studies largely coincide with predictions that derive from sex allocation theory, which assumes a trade-off between the allocation of resources to the sex functions. Results from a recent experimental ev

This is the report for a master thesis work which concerns the challenge of automating a reach stacker. A reach stacker is a vehicle that lifts and moves containers. This report should be seen as a preliminary study which handles automation concepts, simulations and sensors. Research questions answered are: Which areas would benefit most from driver assistance, What kind of control is needed for t

Om inte statusen på Sveriges byggnadsbestånd förbättras kommer miljömålet ”God bebyggd miljö” inte kunna uppfyllas. Då miljömålet beaktar många aspekter måste ett holistiskt synsätt gälla vid genomförandet av åtgärder i byggnadsbeståndet. För att kunna göra detta måste en dialog föras kring viktiga aspekter på byggnadens samtliga områden mellan inblandade parter. Om en parameter ändras riskerar deCurrently, Sweden faces a major environmental challenge. If the status of its building stock doesn’t improve, the environmental goal “En god bebyggd miljö” will not be reached. Since this goal considers a wide range of aspects it’s essential that the same holistic approach is considered when implementing measures on the building stock. For this to be possible, an extensive dialogue needs to be hel

TMP, kort för Trimetylolpropan, är en kemisk komponent som används som byggsten för alkydproduktion inom färgindustri samt som komponent i syntetiska smörjmedel. Perstorp har under drygt 50 år producerat TMP för vidare försäljning till andra kemiska industrier. Under denna period har produktionskapaciteten ökat många gånger om. Denna produktivitetsökning har kommit som följd av ett ”trial and erroThe production of TMP (Trimethylolpropane) is important for many applications, and is used as alkyds in paint and lubricants among others. The reactions producing TMP consist of two major reaction chains, Aldol condensation and Cannizzaro reaction. To get a deeper understanding and improve the running conditions the kinetic expressions for the reactions were examined. The aim of this paper was to

Antibodies have become immensely important reagents within biomolecular research and analysis as well as in medicine. Monoclonal antibodies are the largest class of biological drugs and with an increasing number of therapeutic antibodies approved for clinical use the need for efficient purification strategies is vast. Today, most antibodies are purified using affinity chromatography based on Prote

The building industry accounts for a large part of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. At the same time the awareness of sustainable construction and production phase has increased and focus has been directed towards the material wood. Likewise, continuing urbanisation requires multi-storey buildings made of wood which brings along certain difficulties and challenges. Due to the low mass of wood

Syftet med litteraturstudien var att belysa strålningsreducerande åtgärder vid datortomografiundersökningar för vuxna patienter. DT undersökningar har ökat med 28% mellan 2005 och 2008. Med allt mer DT undersökningar behövs det en säker rutin för att skydda strålkänsliga organ såsom gonader, thyroidea, bröst och ögon. Litteraturstudie genomfördes och 10 artiklar granskades. Resultatet delades in i