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Despite their tiny brains, insects show impressive abilities when navigating over short distances during path integration or during migration over thousands of kilometers across entire continents. Celestial compass cues often play an important role as references during navigation. In contrast to many other insects, South African dung beetles rely exclusively on celestial cues for visual reference
Surveys of students’ and teachers’ experiences at the Department of Geology, Lund University, have shown a need and wish among students to get, for example, more practice in using and understanding geological terminology and to understand the context of different features. Among teachers a common problem is (too) limited time per student to always give meaningful feedback and support. Learning mat
Syftet med detta examensarbete har varit att undersöka hur vatten- och avloppsbranschen (VA-branschen), i relation till övrig bygg- och anläggningssektor, arbetar med klimatkalkyler idag. Detta har gjorts för att identifiera vilka som är de grundläggande förutsättningarna som krävs för att klimatkalkyler ska bli en rutin i nyanläggningsprojekt för VA-ledningsnät och vad VA-branschen behöver utveckAbstract The objective of this master thesis has been to examine to what extent carbon footprint calculations are implemented in the water management industry today, in relation to the remaining civil engineering and construction sector. This investigation was executed to identify the prerequisites for climate impact calculations to become a routine in projects concerning construction of water inf
Construction sites are key points regarding implementing robot supervision to create more secure, reliable, and free hand-work workspaces. This project’s scope is to develop a complete interpretation of a modern concept of surveillance. For this case, the test scenario is the industrial lab at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, known as RobotLab. For its development, an Augmented Reality
Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka huruvida ”post-earnings-announcement drift” sker för företagen på OMXS30-indexet. För att testa detta konstrueras en eventstudie som avser att testa om den kumulativa oväntade medelavkastningen skiljer sig från noll i olika tidsperioder före och efter företagen har publicerat kvartalsrapporter. Urvalet delas upp i ”positiva nyheter”, som avser de kvartal d
Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) technology refers to process and manufacture transistors, circuits, Integrated circuits (ICs) using thin-film organic or metal-oxide semiconductors on different substrates, such as flexible plastic foils and rigid glass substrates. TFT technology is attractive and used for applications requiring flexible, ultrathin ICs to enable seamless integration into devices. TFT t
Denna publikation syftar till att skapa en grundläggande överblick av prospektering och utveckling av petroleumtillgångar i Barentshavet. Den är tänkt som en överblick av regionen samt en sammanfattning av dess bassänger, reservoarer, fällsystem och källbergarter. Prospekteringen av Barentshavet började på 1970-talet, och under 1980-talet gjordes ett flertal större upptäckter. Utvecklingen har varThe purpose of this publication is to outline the exploration history and development of the Barents Sea region. It is intended as an overview of the region, summarizing the various basins, reservoirs, trap systems, and source rocks. Exploration of the Barents Sea began in the 1970s and major discoveries took place in the 1980s. Development has been slow due to the prevalence of natural gas over o
The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the impact of credit ratings on European firms’ capital structure decisions based on the premise of Darren Kisgen’s Credit Ratings–Capital Structure (CR-CS) hypothesis: that firms face discrete costs (benefits) associated with differences in credit rating levels. This project's empirical investigations are based on historical data from Stand
The importance of a company’s go-to-market strategy when launching a new product cannot be stressed enough, a field that is highly researched. But what happens when a product enters a market, fails and an attempt to re-launch it is being made? Re-entry theory is a subdivision of go-to-market theory that although highly important, little research and few theories can be found, creating a gap and a
Från en cell till hel individ, protoplast regenerering. Växtförädling för att öka avkastningen av grödor har skett under lång tid. Numera används molekylära metoder för att påskynda processen av selektionen av gynnsamma egenskaper, så som resistans mot sjukdomar eller ohyra. Geneditering kan användas för att validera nya gener i tidigare framgångsrika kultivarer och möjligheten att regenerera en Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) is a high value crop, grown mostly in temperate climate and is the source of 30% of the world’s sugar production. There is a high economic incentive to breed for better yielding crops, e.g genetic resistance against diseases. To investigate the effect of new genes in cultivar lines, genetically modified organisms (GMO) can be used but not commercially sold, according to
This master thesis was done in cooperation with the Danish district heating company, Vestegnens Kraftvarmeselskab I/S. VEKS is a transmission company supplying heat in western Copenhagen, Denmark. VEKS wanted a global analysis over the possibilities to decrease the cost and carbon dioxide emissions from purchased heat through decentralized accumulation. To cover all economical and environmental re
Det centrala för denna uppsats är att ur ett borgenärsinriktat perspektiv utreda två alternativ för rekonstruktion av företag; företagsrekonstruktion genom FrekL och rekonstruktion genom konkurs. FrekL är en tämligen ny lag i den svenska insolvensrätten. Tidigare rekonstruktioner av företag skedde så gott som alltid genom konkurs, även om AckL fanns som alternativ. FrekL var bland annat tänkt likThe main issue in this essay is from a creditors perspective. Analysis will cover two alternatives for the reorganization of companies: First, the Swedish correspondence, “FrekL,” to the American Chapter 11 and, second, reorganization through bankruptcy. FrekL is a fairly new law within the Swedish insolvency law. Earlier reorganization of companies were almost always made through bankruptcy, ev
The river Komadugu Yobe in the Lake Chad basin is a seasonal river, about 370 km long and with an average highest flow of 34 m3/s during the time period of 1957 to 1976. The river is dynamic with plenty of meanders and oxbow lakes along its sides. Komadugu Yobe’s thalweg (the line defining the lowest points in a riverbed) is the natural border between Niger and Nigeria and may change position with
Den svenska lagen på upphandlingsområdet för den klassiska sektorn, lagen om offentlig upphandling (LOU), bygger på upphandlingsdirektiv grundande på EU-fördragets bestämmelser om fri rörlighet för varor och tjänster. Rättsmedelsdirektivet, direktiv 89/665/EEG, som syftar till att säkerställa efterlevanden av upphandlingsreglerna, tillkom i början av 90-talet. Direktivet lämnade dock stort utrymmeThe Swedish law on procurement is based on Community Directives on public procurement establishing fundamental EU Treaty principles such as the principles of free movement of goods and services. The Remedies Directive (89/665/EEC), entering into force in the beginning of the 90´s, was adopted to ensure that effective and rapid remedies are available to aggrieved bidders. However, the directive let
L-DOPA is currently the standard treatment for alleviating the motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease. The therapeutic efficacy, however, diminishes as the disease progresses. It has been suggested that the beneficial effect of L-DOPA could be reestablished by changing the mode of administration. Indeed, continuous delivery of L-DOPA has been shown to be an effective way to circumvent many of the s
Data from prospective studies on blood pressure and prostate cancer risk are limited, and results are inconclusive. Baseline measurements of height, weight and blood pressure were available in 336,159 men in the Swedish Construction Workers cohort. During an average of 22.2 years of follow-up, 10,002 incident cases and 2,601 fatal cases of prostate cancer were identified in National registers. For
