Global water scarcity is increasingly acknowledged as an issue of peace and security. Declining water availability as well as rising freshwater demand increase the likeliness of military action and violent conflicts over transboundary surface and underground freshwater resources. This thesis analyses whether riparian countries suffering from water scarcity are more prone to violent conflict and di

India is witnessing an unconventional pattern of structural change – involving a shift to services-dominated economy at lower income per-capita than early industrialisers. Despite significant policy rhetoric on industrialisation, the sector’s share in both value-added and employment has stagnated remarkably. The reform period saw a services-led growth with growing agrarian distress. Therefore, thi

This report aims to develop a prototype for an intuitive microwave oven adapted for people with a cognitive illness. Cognitive disorders manifest themselves as a deterioration of mental abilities such as memory and planning. It is a category of disease that is becoming more widespread. A major problem among people suffering from a cognitive disorder is malnutrition. The disease might affect the ap

I februari 2022 presentade Europakommissionen ett lagförslag om human rights due diligence. I lagförslaget framhäver kommissionen att företag bör tillskrivas ansvar att genomföra risk- och konsekvensanalyser, det vill säga human rights due diligence, för att identifiera, förhindra och hantera möjlig och faktisk negativ påverkan på de mänskliga rättigheterna. Lagförslaget foku- serar huvudsakligen

Background: In today’s competitive market, renewal through innovation is of utmost importance to stay relevant. Creating a start-up is associated with great uncertainty and doing so within the heavily regulated MedTech industry, puts even higher demands on a start-up. Purpose: The purpose of this master thesis is to identify issues and challenges facing MedTech start-ups in the different phases o

Title: Levels of Corporate Branding Date of the Seminar: June 2nd, 2022 Authors: Sofia Lilliehorn & Johanna Schönberg Advisors: Mats Urde Keywords: Corporate Branding, Levels of Corporate Branding, Corporate Branding Spectrum, Corporate Branding Assessment Matrix Thesis purpose: To identify and define levels of corporate branding by exploring what sets corporate branding apart internally

Bankers arbete för att förhindra finansiering av penningtvätt och terrorism kräver en manuell och tidskrävande process. Kundkännedomsprocessen kräver att både kunden och bankerna genomför långa manuella processer för insamling av information. Dessa processer hade kunnat underlättas genom en implementation av en blockkedjebaserad lösning och mer konkret smarta kontrakt. Smarta kontrakt innebär att

Detta examensarbete undersöker hur man som arkitekt kan arbeta med förändring i miljonprogramsområden. Detta är ett högst relevant ämne då många av dessa områden står inför omfattande underhållsarbeten de kommande åren. Miljonprogrammets bostäder byggdes mellan åren 1965 och 1974 och utgör en fjärdedel av vårt bostadsbestånd i Sverige. Idag är hälften av miljonprogrammets fastigheter i akut behov This thesis examines how architects can work with transformation in million-housing program areas. As many of these areas are facing extensive renovations this subject is of high importance. The dwellings of the million-housing program were constructed between 1965 and 1974. Today they make up a quarter of the Swedish housing stock, and half of them are in major need of renovation. As we are facin

The EU’s normative power has been questioned vis-à-vis Grand Powers like China, India, and Russia. It has also been doubted in relation to trade policy, where the economic benefits challenge the incentive to act normatively. In this thesis, qualitative content analysis is conducted to find out how normative is the EU towards China in trade policy, by focusing on a case study of the Comprehensive I

Förenta nationernas klimatpanel indikerade redan år 1990 att klimatförändringarnas största inverkan kan vara på mänsklig migration. Idag är fenomenet med klimatinducerad migration redan en realitet och det förväntas bli allt mer akut under de kommande åren med miljontals människor på flykt från sina hem och samhällen. Ändå är situationen för klimatflyktingar, en kategori människor som i nuläget saThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicated already in 1990 that the greatest impact of climate change could be on human migration. At present, the phenomenon of climate-induced migration is already a reality and it is expected to become increasingly urgent in the forthcoming years with millions of people displaced from their homes and communities. Yet, the situation of climate

Elsparkcykeln är det transportmedel som under året 2018 gjorde en explos-ionsartad entré i många av världens städer. Genom att använda smartphones och den utvecklade QR-tekniken kan vem som helst med en smartphone idag ladda ned appar som möjliggör användning av elsparkcykeln. Systemen byg-ger helt enkelt på att en smartphoneanvändare laddar ned leverantörernas app, där användarvillkor godkänns ocThe essay deals with E-scooters as an addition of use of transport in our cities. The purpose is to identify the users and the way of usage of the E-scooter, along with creating a general overview of how the E-scooter have been received by the public. The study contains five different parts: a literature study, a field study, a sur-vey, an analysis, and a discussion. The study for the research i

The Potato Park is an Andean Quechua biocultural heritage territory where six communities restored a rich biodiversity of native potatoes and other crops. Their food system has gained global recognition over the past two decades for the communities’ cultural and agricultural conservation efforts. The central question of this study is how do the communities resist the hegemonic industrial agricultu

Denna uppsats behandlar ämnet uteslutning av advokater ur advokatsamfundet. Det som jag har intresserat mig för är gränsdragningen mellan påföljderna varning och uteslutning. I och med detta har uppsatsen ett tydligt fokus på rättsfall från Högsta domstolen och avgöranden i advokatsamfundets disciplinnämnd. Jag har även valt att analysera disciplinnämndens arbete kritiskt ur ett rättssäkerhetspersThis essay examines the subject of the exclusion of lawyers from the Swedish bar association. In particular I have shown interest in the delimitation between the penalties exclusion and warning in disciplinary matters. Therefore the essay has a clear focus on cases from the Supreme court and decisions from the disciplinary board in the Swedish bar association. I have also analyzed the disciplinary

Bitcoin har exploderat från att 2008 enbart ha varit en idé, till att det idag är den femtonde största valutan i världen. Även mining har blivit en enorm industri. Trots detta tillämpas de generella reglerna i inkomstskattelagen (1999:1229), vilket innebär att Skatteverkets vägledningar får stor betydelse. Uppsatsens syfte är därför att kritiskt granska Skatteverkets ställningstagande gällande minBitcoin has developed from 2008 merely being an idea till today being the world's 15th largest currency. Also mining has become an enormous industry. Despite this, the applicable law is the general rules in the Swedish Income Tax Act (1999:1229). During these circumstances, guidance from the Swedish Tax Agency plays a crucial role. The purpose of this thesis is to critically analyze the Swedis

Bilförmåner har kommit att bli ett allt vanligare upplägg i både svenska och danska anställningsförhållanden. Med bilförmån menas att arbetsgivaren tillhandahåller en tjänstebil till arbetstagaren som denne kan bruka privat, ofta istället för kontant lön. Samtidigt bygger båda ländernas rättssystem på neutralitetsprincipen, där varje inkomst i inkomstslaget tjänst ska beskattas lika oavsett om detABSTRACT Over the past few years company cars have become a more and more useful and prominent component within the Swedish employment conditions. A similar development can be seen in Denmark. Furthermore, both the Swedish and the Danish regulation in regards to employment benefits is based on the principle of neutrality, whereby every income related to a person's employment is to be taxed acc

Aface the crashing wave of the global climate crisis, humans are struggling to stay afloat. Building a raft of sustainable environmental ethics whilst swimming in the dark waters of unsustainable “modernity” requires a herculean effort. And yet, here we are. The Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) curriculum of Yakushima municipality in Japan is doing its localised part to gather the wood,

The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the knowledge sharing and creation practices of adult women with ADHD on TikTok. This thesis also provides a methodological exploration of the implications of ethics, method and sampling when conducting research on TikTok, and contributes to previous studies on TikTok communities by proposing a digital ethnography bricolage, as a suitable method for ap

This masters thesis work has been carried out at the divisions of mechanics at Lund university. The purpose has been to find out more about tungsten and how its material properties are affected by crystal structure defects. This is of interest as tungsten at the research facility ESS will be used in an environment that leads to defects in the material. Molecular Dynamics (MD), which is a simulati