Separatist movements are gaining ground around Europe. From south to north regional separatist movements are raising their voices. The goals of each unique movement vary, from calls for increased autonomy to demands for full independence. In Italy’s autonomous province South Tyrol the question of separatism is something that engages all of the ethnical South Tyrolean parties. The parties included

Genom litteraturstudie och intervjuer undersöker uppsatsen kommunala metoder och möjligheter för ökad energieffektivitet i nya byggnader. Lunds kommun jämförs med Lomma, Växjö och Lidköpings kommun. Resultaten visar en stor bredd bland metoderna som används av kommunerna för kommunal respektive privat mark. Detaljplaner och bygglov har tillskrivits stor möjlighet att påverka energiprestandan hos eThrough literature review and interviews this report examines municipal practices and opportunities to improve energy efficiency in new buildings. Lund municipality is compared with Lomma, Växjö and Lidköping municipalities. The results show a wide range of methods used by municipalities for municipal and private land. Detailed development plans and building permits have been attributed great pote

På den antarktiska kontinenten finns värdefulla och i princip oexploaterade naturtillgångar. Dess geostrategiska betydelse och potentiella rikedomar gör Antarktis attraktivt för både forskare och företag. Storbritannien gjorde som första land suveräna anspråk på en del av Antarktis år 1908. Flera andra länder följde exemplet, vilket resulterade i ett ökat internationellt intresse för kontinenten.Antarctica is a continent full of natural resources, still almost untouched of the human hand. Geostrategic implications and potential economic wealth make the Continent relevant for researcher as well as profit-seeking industries. In 1908, United Kingdom made claims of a sector of Antarctica. After that, several countries followed, leading the eyes of the world to this remote place. To calm dow

The rapid development of information communication technology (ICT) over the past 20 years, and the introduction of the internet have significantly changed everyday life and how information is communicated. This also tends to include information sharing between the government and its citizens. Sweden and Japan are both industrialized, democratic countries with existing channels for exchanging idea

Transition from the planned economy to opened market economy is recognized as necessary process for the countries that have aim to grow. This process is demanding and complicated and it includes economic, institutional and social changes. Purpose of this work is to examine if changes that happened during still lasting transition helped Serbia to grow. The improvements are recorded since country en

Den allmänna hållningen för människor är att behålla status quo. Fenomenet att individer som trots det utmanar den rådande samhällsordningen tenderar att uppvisa mer attributionsbias genom att tillskriva mer negativa egenskaper till försvarare av status quo än vad försvarare tillskriver utmanare, kallas challenger bias. Studien undersökte generell ingruppsfavoritism och challenger bias i samband m

This paper analyzes to what extent PPP holds in the long run. Firstly, standard unit root tests are used to test for stationarity. These results are then compared to the ones provided by a wavelet based OLS and an approximate ML estimator. Using these to determine the integration order of an ARFIMA(p,d,q) process, the results support the PPP hypothesis and indicate that real exchange rates are mea

Fjärrvärme är en av de vanligaste uppvärmningsformerna i Sverige och under år 2011 användes 61 TWh fjärrvärme till bostäder, service och industrier. Företagen som producerar och distribuerar fjärrvärme är oftast lokala energibolag och i Kalmar kommun är det Kalmar Energi som ansvarar för fjärrvärmesystemet. De producerar fjärrvärme i främst två större anläggningar, kraftvärmeverket Moskogen och vä

The aim of this thesis has been to implement a computer program capable of modelling radial compressors. The work was conducted at the Division of Thermal Power Engineering, Department of Energy Sciences at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. With such a large field as radial compressors, some decomposition of the subject was necessary. This thesis focuses on modelling the impeller and di

I svenska kommuner används för tillfället ofta papperskartor som geografiskt hjälpmedel vid fältarbete. En mobil GIS (geografiskt informationssystem)applikation skulle kunna vara ett användbart hjälpmedel vid sådant fältarbete och speciellt för att genomföra fältinventering. I detta examensarbete har en sådan applikation utvecklas. Applikationen har utvecklats för Örebro kommun och kallas iSurvey.Currently, Swedish municipalities generally use paper maps to conduct field work. A Mobile GIS (geographical information system) application could be a useful tool when conducting field work and field inventory work. In this master thesis, such an application has been developed. The application was developed for the municipality in Örebro and is called iSurvey. When developing a mobile application

Syftet med forskningen var att undersöka huruvida det finns generella mönster mellan EUs medlemsstater och hur de tillämpar IFRS regelverk. Fokus var på hur medlemsstaterna tillämpar valmöjligheterna som EU gav i IAS-förordningen gällande tillämpningen av regelverket för andra företag än noterade koncerner. En uppdelning är gjord utefter hur medlemsstaterna tillåter företag att tillämpa IFRS, de ä

With this study we attempt to shed some light in the existing literature concerning the determinants of cross-sectional stock returns. In our analysis we test a turbulent period for the Athens Stock Exchange which ranges from July/2007 to June/2012. The variables we examine as potential determinants are the market beta, the market value of equity, the book-to-market value of equity, Liu’s liquidit

Abstract Title Leveraged Buyouts – A study on the effects on the operating performance Seminar date 5th of June 2013 Course FEKH89, Degree Project in Finance, 15 ECTS Authors Matilda Björnek Lina Khaled Malin Nilstoft Advisor Maria Gårdängen Key Words LBO, operating performance, operating income, cash flow, employees Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how the operating perform

With climate change gathering pace and increasingly foreboding predictions of the effects it will bring, the question of how to achieve a fast-paced transition towards a sustainable society is gaining increased awareness and importance. One debate centers on agency, and whether primarily public authorities can govern such a transition successfully. Theory on transitions suggests that they are ofte

This thesis provides an insight into young men's perceptions of alcohol and drinking norms in Mongolia. The foundation of this case study is qualitative research conducted in Central Mongolia which is set into a theoretical framework of drinking norms and Goffman's concept of 'face-work'. It is argued that drinking norms have to be understood in their specific context. Traditional

Value-at-Risk (VaR) forecasting in the context of Monte Carlo simulations is evaluated. A range of parametric models is considered, namely the traditional Generalized Autore- gressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (GARCH) model, the exponential GARCH and the GJR-GARCH, which are put in the context of the Gaussian and Student-t distri- butions. The returns of the S&P 500 provide the basis for

Titel: Kompetensutveckling av byggnadsarbetare för ett energieffektivt byggande. Författare: Emmy Dammander & Carl-Johan Grundmark Handledare: Radhlinah Aulin, Byggproduktion LTH Lunds universitet Examinator: Bengt Hansson, Byggproduktion LTH Lunds universitet Bakgrund: Sveriges regering har antagit EUs ”20-20-20-mål” som innebär att en kraftig minskning av landets energiförbrukning ska uppnås

Abstract: Background: Breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer among women in Sweden. While the short- to mid-term survival chances are good, the long-term survival chances are poor, and a large number of women are also likely being overtreated and thus suffer from unnecessary side effects. The South Sweden Cancerome Analysis Network - Breast (SCAN-B) Initiative aims at improving breast ca