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During the recent decades, concerns about the environment and climate change have progressively gained importance in political, social and economic arenas. Amid environmental conferences and international political negotiations, on the business side corporations have scrambled to find ways to secure themselves and even prosper on an environmentally aware consumer base. This thesis examines how Ik
The Australian Bogong moths are thought to have the ability to sense the earth’s magnetic field. This ability has to be reflected in the animal’s neural architecture. Hence reconstruction of three brain neurons was carried out, though these respond to visual stimulation instead of magnetic. These reconstructions were compared to that of other known specie’s visual responsive neurons to provide a b
This thesis analyzes Ecuadorian development through a historical perspective, in which the changes related to institutions and beliefs are crucial for the explanation of their dramatic transformation. In this respect, during most of its history Ecuador was characterized for lack of leadership, high external dependence, corruption, selfish interests of groups of power, and huge instability. Indeed,
This thesis examines what conservatory obligations there are on whaling in customary law and international sources. The focus is on high sea whaling and the main international laws on the high sea concerning living resources and the main whaling conventions. The exploitation of marine mammals is regulated by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas, the Convention on Biological Diversi
Our study has found that there are different structures and strategies in China and the US. This is due to the different constraints in each country which either allows the union to flourish or cripples its ability to function in a manner that protects workers rights.
This thesis examines the impact of Guerrilla Gardening and Guerrilla Knitting (also known as Yarn Bombing) in and on the city. Examining definitions and distortions of the notions of ‘the vandal’, ‘the activist/craftivist’ and ‘guerillaisms’ that are made via these movements illustrates an expanding notion of the ‘urban dweller’. Tackled in terms of approaches, public and situationist theory, the
Since the second half of the 1990s onwards the EU has started comprehensive Europeanization reform process in the Western Balkan countries in the framework of its enlargement policy. One important aspect of the ongoing Europeanization process has been a democratization reforms. However, the WB region as a whole has continuously faced serious democratic deficit. Therefore, it is highly challenging
Canada’s total fertility rate declined steadily from its peak of 3.92 children per woman in 1958 to a low of 1.49 in 2000. Since 2001 however, Canada’s TFR has increased every year, resting at 1.66 in 2007. This increase has taken place in nearly every province, and coincides with a period when real estate prices increased for 37 consecutive fiscal quarters. Although numerous studies have focused
The following paper aims to assess Mongolia’s recent decision to engage in its first issue of sovereign bonds, announced for the fall of 2010. To this end, both a qualitative and a quantitative analysis of the bond characteristics and implications were conducted. The comparative country analysis provides insight into previous activities on the sovereign bond market, and helps estimate the expected
This thesis investigates whether there is a difference in yield to maturity at issuance for green bonds, called greenium, in the Nordics compared to some Western European countries. By using cross-sectional data for 2602 green bonds and conventional bonds. We perform coarsened exact matching (CEM) to match green bonds to similar conventional bonds and conduct a regression to investigate if there a
This thesis explores the profound impact of danmei consumption on Chinese women born between the 1990s and 2000s based on the employment of Simon de Beauvoir’s feminist existentialism theory. It highlights how danmei narratives — often perceived as misogynistic - challenged traditional gender norms and empowered female readers according to the perspectives of female fans. By examining these fans’
The restaurant industry, known for its volatile and risky nature, faces unique challenges in maintaining resilience. This study explores how micro and small to medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Swedish restaurant industry manage to survive during periods of crisis and adversity. By investigating the concepts of crisis management and business resilience in relation to MSMEs, this study provid
The existence of a primitive of analytic functions, of an analytic logarithm of zero-free analytic functions, and of a harmonic conjugate to any harmonic function are fundamental propositions of elementary complex analysis, holding on simply-connected domains. We find that with suitable corrections, analogous statements can be made on multiply connected domains, foremost of these is these being th
Hybrid solutions that combine multiple renewable energy sources, such as solar power and hydro power, are gaining popularity as a means of meeting the growing energy demands while minimising environmental impacts, but also as an opportunity of connecting solar power plants to the grid in areas where this might not be possible unless large investments are made. This master thesis aims to evaluate t
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been called the strictest data protection law in history, and one of the key reasons for this is due to its vast territorial scope, which allows it to be applied to non-EU entities as long as the relevant conditions are met. Such a broad extraterritorial application has greatly improved the level of data protection, but it has also triggered some c
