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The settlement of marine organisms on boat hulls – known as biofouling – is a major concern in boating and over the years more or less environmentally harmful substances have been used to prevent it. However, the concept of biocide-free, so called foul-release coatings (FRC) that change the surface properties of the boat hull has gained more attention recently. In the present literature study, I h

The result from this study shows that it exists a lack of knowledge about the microorganisms our hands get in touch with every day in the restaurant business. The restaurant personal know that there are microorganisms but they do not know much about them. Their poor knowledge means that they do not know much about in what conditions the microorganisms thrive. The restaurant business itself seems t

This paper presents stylized facts on energy intensity developments in the productive sectors of seven countries from the Asia-Pacific region over the period from 1980-2004. The paper first analyzed the trend in energy intensity based on the energy consumption data and gross value added data acquired from IEA and Groningen Development center. Secondly, the paper applies the Log Mean Divisia Index

In recent years, women entrepreneurship has received much attention from both economic policy-makers and entrepreneurship researchers - women entrepreneurs are considered important for inno-vation and thus economic development. This is manifested in an increasing interest in, and a prolif-eration of writings on, the topic. A number of studies undertaken in recent years to investigate women entrepr

Hur iscensätter man en föreställning och ett samtal om sexualitet och normkritik med musik som medel? I denna aktionsforskningsstudie har jag fördjupat mig i arbetet kring en kreativ process, nämligen utvecklingsarbetet av The Erotica Project – Våga! som en produktion för högstadiet och gymnasiet som bygger på frågor om sexualitet och normkritik. Konceptet består av en föreställning med efterfölja

In this thesis a deflation method for the Finite Pointset Method (FPM) is presented. FPM is a particle method based on Lagrangian coordinates to solve problems in fluid dynamics. A strong formulation of the occuring differential equations is produced by FPM, and the linear system of equations obtained by an implicit approach is solved by an iterative method such as BiCGSTAB. To improve the converg

Resultatet av undersökningen visar att revisorernas fastställda väsentlighetsnivåer skiljer sig relativt mycket åt (den lägsta väsentlighetsnivån är 600 000 kr och den högsta är 1 250 000 kr) samt att det finns både skillnader och likheter i deras förda resonemang. Likheterna kan urskiljas i respondenternas arbetssätt och att de förhåller sig mycket till ISA. Orsaker till skillnaderna visar sig The result of the survey shows that the auditors determine materiality levels differently (the lowest materiality level is 600 000 kr and the highest one is 1 250 000 kr). There are both differences and similarities in the auditors´ argumentations. The similarities can be seen in auditors´ working process, during which they are regulated much by ISA. On the one hand, the differences can be expla

The present study investigated if the diagnostic value of cues could reduce the need for inhibition operating within the retrieval-practice paradigm, which is part of the retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF). The results of 32 participants (female: 20, age: M = 24.97 years, range: 20 – 32 years) were reported. The method used was a standard RIF procedure with an added manipulation. The category-item

Syftet med studien var att belysa bisexuellt identitetsskapande genom att undersöka vilken roll omgivningens attityder till bisexualitet har i denna process. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sex bisexuella personer. Utifrån en hermeneutisk ansats tillämpades tematisk analys för att analysera intervjumaterialet, vilket resulterade i fem huvudteman: Att vara sann mot sig själv, Att anpasThe aim of this study was to illuminate bisexual identity formation by examining what impact cultural attitudes towards bisexuality have in this process. Semi- structured interviews were conducted with six bisexual persons. Based upon a hermeneutic approach, thematic analysis was used to analyze the data and five main themes were identified: The need to be true to oneself, Adjusting oneself to the

Modern ship design and construction is striving to make sea transportation more fuel efficient and more environmentally friendly. One of the possible solutions is to make the ships lighter by reducing the weight of the superstructure, constructing it completely or partially with lightweight materials such as Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP), like glass fiber composites or carbon fiber composites. H

Emotionell intelligens är ett växande område men det har endast i begränsad utsträckning forskats om dess betydelse i samband med rekryteringsprocesser. Pilotstudiens syfte var att undersöka huruvida individer med högre EQ-poäng bedömdes mer positivt av rekryterare gällande uppskattad anställningslämplighet. Baserat på tidigare forskning förväntades det att högre EQ skulle korrelera med en mer posEmotional intelligence is a growing field but its relevance within recruitment processes has only been limitedly explored. The aim of this pilot study was to explore whether individuals with a higher EQ score were judged more positive by recruiters on evaluated hirability? Based on previous research we expected that a higher EQ would be related to a more positive evaluation of hirability. The stud

Previously developed methods to evaluate FED and FEC level via combination of CFD and evacuation simulation have been verified by new features of FDS6 and extended to fire cases involving common building materials. The FED levels calculated by the conversion factor [1] based on carbon monoxide are compared with the direct calculation by way of mass fraction of carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide and

The main interpretation of sustainable development for business is efficient technology, but this does not yield absolute environmental throughput reduction. Post-growth addresses the failure of the efficiency paradigm and enlarges the solution space, therefore opening a promising avenue for businesses. But it lacks a systematic approach for companies to follow. There is a huge theoretical and pra

Social media have come to influence the way we interact, both on an individual level and an organisational level. Businesses in all industries are quickly realising that if you are not on social media you do not exist. This thesis aim to investigate how social media influence the aid market and how/if the individual consumer has changed their participatory behaviour towards aid organisations. A c

Global warming is one of the major threats to humans and ecosystems, especially in already fragile areas like that of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India. People living there depend on rainwater for the every day life. This study aimed at investigating whether the there will be any influence on the existing rainwater harvesting structures in the future due to climate change and examining the adapt

Användning av sociala medier har ökat mer och mer under det senaste decenniet och ett av dessa är Facebook, en internetsida där användarna kan chatta med sina vänner, lägga upp foton samt titta på andras och göra statusuppdateringar. Denna studie undersöker om det finns en relation mellan hur människor använder sig av Facebook samt två specifika personlighetsdrag. Fokuset var ensamhet, som är indeThe use of social media has increased during the last decade, and one of them is Facebook, a website where the users can chat with friends, submit pictures, write status-updates and browse other people's entries. In this study, research was conducted to establish if there is a relationship between how people use Facebook and two specific aspects of personality. The focus of the study was lonel

The aim of this study was to evaluate a central service for the monitoring of supplier compliance with Code of Conduct for social and ethical performance that the Sub-Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKI) in Sweden provides for several Swedish municipalities. The evaluation has been carried out via combination of two approaches: a)A survey of participating municipalities’ thoughts an