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Ecotourism has been touted globally as a tool that promotes sustainable development. Yet ecotourism and sustainable development are neither simple to define, nor straightforward in regards to their implementation. The aim of this thesis is to critically investigate ecotourism’s relationship to sustainable development. In doing so it develops its own conceptual framework on the sustainability goals

Events that can be described as high impact and low probability (HILP-events) have been proven difficult to deal with, for example background data often is sparse. Due to the construction of traffic tunnels these events need to be taken into consideration. A tool for doing this is risk analysis, and with this tool the events can be identified and handled with a quantitative or qualitative approach

Wrist fractures are a prevalent injury in Sweden. While most patients recover within a year, approximately 5000 patients a year experience significant long-term pain and impaired wrist function. Current rehabilitation methods lack the capacity to objectively measure post-fracture wrist function. Proprioception, the awareness of the body in space, is crucial for wrist function but remains challengi

I mängdreglerade entreprenadavtal förtecknar beställaren arbetena som entreprenören ska utföra i en mängdförteckning. Entreprenören prissätter sedan mängdförteckningen genom att ange ett à-pris för respektive enhet arbete. I mängdförteckningen finns en preliminär uppskattad mängd för varje typ av arbete. Mängden är typiskt sett reglerbar vilket innebär att mängden arbete mäts upp när entreprenörenIn quantity-regulated construction contracts, the work that the contractor must perform is listed in a bill of quantities. The contractor then prices the bill of quantities by specifying a price for each type of work. Within the bill of quantities, there is a preliminary estimated quantity for each type of work. This quantity is typically adjustable, meaning that the amount of work is measured whe

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the potential of transmitting data symbols alongside permuted copies in a repetition coding-like scheme, called the permutation scheme. First exhaustive search is conducted for small constellation sizes to identify possible patterns. The next step was identifying local search methods for permutations, and other methods for longer chains of permutations

Grön vätgas har lagts fram som en lösning på en av vår tids största utmaningar: Att klara av världens energiförsörjning samtidigt som de fossila bränslena avvecklas. Framför allt i sektorer som industriell kemikalieproduktion och långdistans-transport, där övergången till förnybar elektricitet är svårare. Grön vätgas produceras genom elektrolys, där en elektrisk ström driver den annars icke-spontaDue to increasing global energy demands and a need to move away from non-renewable energy sources, green hydrogen is now being considered as a possible replacement for fossil-based energy sources. Especially in “hard-to-abate” sectors, such as steel and petrochemical production, and long-distance transport, where the change to renewable electricity is more difficult. Green hydrogen is produced thr

The electricity demand in Sweden is expected to double between 2022 and 2035 and the majority of the new electricity is expected to come from wind energy. As intermittent energy increases, so does the need for energy storage that can balance the supply and demand for energy. Batteries can offer short-term energy storage and their fast response time enables them to offer ancillary services on shor

Purpose: This study aims to identify the firm-specific, industry, and macroeconomic factors that drive M&A activity among Swedish public companies, and to assess whether these acquisitions result in enhanced financial and operational performance in the subsequent years. Methodology: The study uses binary logistic regression to examine how firms, industry, and macroeconomic characteristics in

This paper aims to examine the relationship between aircraft leasing and the financial performance of American publicly listed airline companies. In doing so, this paper aims to contribute to the academic literature on leasing within the financial management literature. In addition, this paper aims to provide insights for decision-makers working within airlines (e.g., financial officers) or extern

In the highly mediated and algorithmic landscape of contemporary Chinese social platforms, identity construction has increasingly shifted from open-ended self-exploration to templated, label-based performance. This study explores the cultural practices of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) on Xiaohongshu, a Chinese social media platform, as a case of “labeled identity.” As traditional sources

Metoderna för att testa olika hypoteser har genom åren utvecklats drastiskt. Fortfarande finns många experiment som utförs på det klassiska viset i en laborationssal, med fysiska hjälpmedel och mätverktyg för att få fram en slutsats. Dock har den omfattande tekniska utvecklingar breddat möjligheten för vilka hypoteser som är testbara. Genom simuleringar kan tidigare omöjliga teser kontrolleras ochGalaxies contain a wide variety of star clusters with different properties. Each cluster is a possible source of runaway stars, which can be progenitors of supernovae in other parts of the galaxy than their home cluster. Considering runaway stars in galaxy simulations has shown to increase the galactic feedback. This project investigates how the initial condition of a star cluster affects the velo

Exploring a prolonged life cycle of materials through an adaptive transformation Take, make and waste. Our society is trapped in a linear economic system where we extract raw materials, process them into products and as they have served their purpose they are reduced to waste. This unsustainable mentality seeps through to all things consumable, from fashion and cellphones to kitchen counters and

The aim of this study was to establish whether or not a development of the complexity of the noun phrase, i.e. an increase in noun phrase elaboration could be observed in written L2 Swedish over time. To provide an insight to said development, three on L2 English previously tested and strongly correlating phrasal complexity measures, MLNP, MNPDep and WNPCx (Bulté 2013), were employed. A fourth mea

Trots att cancerforskningen går framåt och att nya behandlingsmetoder ständigt utvecklas finns det fortfarande cancerformer med dålig prognos, som till exempel avancerad urinblåsecancer. Immunterapi, behandling som stärker kroppens eget immunförsvar, har visat sig kunna leda till kraftigt ökad överlevnad men bara en liten andel av alla patienter svarar på behandlingen. Finns det andra sätt att stäThe development of immunotherapeutic drugs has revolutionized cancer treatment and highlighted the immune system’s key role in combating cancer. Although immunotherapy has shown remarkable clinical benefits, treatment efficacy varies and low response rates are reported in several cancer types, including bladder cancer (BC). Although approved immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have demonstrated lo

En effektivare överprövning av offentlig upphandling har under en längre tid varit en fråga som behandlats både i det svenska rättsväsendet och i EU. Problemet med överprövningsprocessen har främst varit att de varit att det har tagit för lång tid och resulterat till att upphandlingar har behövt göras om. Som lösning på denna problematik har frågan om preklusionsfrister behandlats i bland annat SA more effective process for review of public procurement has been a subject of discussion, both in Sweden and in the EU. The problem with the review process has mainly been that it has taken too long and has resulted in many public procurement processes having to start over. As a solution the possibility of preclusion in the public procurement process has been studied in the report SOU 2015:12 an

A sediment record obtained from a small lake in Warming Land, northern Greenland was subjected to biostratigraphic and geochemical analyses to investigate environmental and climatic changes during the last c. 2300 years. Macrofossil analysis, encompassing both vegetation and fauna, was applied to assess the ecological dynamics of the lake and its catchment. Geochemical proxies in the form of total

Safety practitioners in high-risk organizations face many challenges in an ever changing safety environment. How do they keep up with these day-to-day challenges? This study explored the possibilities for a safety strategy to contribute to the Safety of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Nineteen depth interviews and one a focus group comprising of thirteen participants were held. The participants w

I Socialstyrelsens rapport ”Vårdnadsöverflyttning i samband med våld i familjen” som publicerades 2013 framkom att det i många fall tog lång tid för vårdnaden att flyttas från en förälder som dödat den andra föräldern. Detta föranledde regeringen att utreda möjliga lösningar för att vårdnadsöverflyttningen i sådana fall skulle kunna göras snabbare, och resulterade i införandet av 6 kap 10 d § föräThe National Board of Health and Welfare presented a report in 2013 regarding custody transfers relating to violence in the family. The report showed that it took a long time for a custody transfer to occur in cases when a parent had killed the other parent. This led the government to investigate possible solutions to make such custody transfers happen faster, which resulted in chapter 6 section 1

In the competitive landscape of the modern business world, human capital stands as the cornerstone of organizational success. Retaining talented employees, particularly within Generation Z due to their high demands and aspirations, poses a great chal-lenge for organizations. This study investigates the impact of employer branding strategies on the employment intentions for retention of Generation

The Philippines is one of the most affected countries by climate change. Income levels do not say much about its national wealth as it leaves out depreciation and excludes other necessary types of capital but are still mainly used to report a country’s economic standing regardless of its sustainability. This study uses Genuine Savings (GS) as an indicator of sustainable development and offers thre