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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is getting increasing interest both in theory and practice. Retailers are increasingly integrating their responsibility to environmental, social and economic their business strategies and practices. The focus in this thesis is the environmental aspects of CSR, which are referred to as green strategies and practices. Retailers are argued to have a strategic pla

The doctrine of utmost good faith in insurance contracts has long been a part of English law. It was codified with the Marine Insurance Act 1906. In the pre-formation stage the doctrine consists of a duty to avoid non-disclosure and misrepresentation. Which facts are to be disclosed or represented under the doctrine is determined by a test of materiality. The assured does not have a duty to disclo

Background: The awareness concerning adequate sedation in mechanical ventilated patients has increased in recent years. The use of a sedation scale, to continually evaluate the patientfs response to sedation, may promote earlier extubation and subsequently have a positive effect on the intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay. The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) provides ten well-defined

Under en längre tid har högfrekvenshandelns negativa inverkan på de finansiella marknaderna varit föremål för debatt. Högfrekvenshandelns negativa inverkan utgörs framförallt av otillbörligt kurspåverkande effekter och högre volatilitet på värdepappersmarknaden. Kännetecknande för högfrekvenshandeln är att affärerna utförs av kraftfulla datorer med avancerade datoralgoritmer som lägger ett stort aFor a long time, the negative impact that high frequency trading has had on the financial markets has been subject of debate. The negative impact of high frequency trading constitutes mainly of price-changing effects and a higher volatility in security markets. Characterizing of high frequency trading is that the business transactions are made by powerful computers with sophisticated computer algo

Alla har en ålder som oavsett om vi vill det eller inte ökar och påverkar oss olika i diverse situationer i samhället beroende på i vilken ålder vi befinner oss i. I media har den höga arbetslösheten bland ungdomar benämnts som Sveriges största samhällsproblem vilket gjorde mig intresserad av att undersöka ålderns vikt genom våra arbetsliv på arbetsmarknaden. Kandidatuppsatsen genomsyras av en komEveryone has an age that whether we like it or not increases and also influences us differently in various situations in our society depending on our current age. In today’s media, the high unemployment rate amongst younger individuals has been mentioned as Sweden’s main social problem, which made me interested in investigating the importance of age through the working life in the labor markets. M

Background: Optimized and improved logistics along with continuous improvements of efficiency are two main goals with Tetra Pak Packaging Material in Lund. An insufficient material flow conducted by Automated Guided Vehicles at the production site, combined with a desire to restructure the production logistics through a transformation in warehouse location has been an aim for the company. With a d

Till följd av principen om allas likhet inför lagen riskerar vårdpersonal allmänt åtal för misstag som föranlett att en allvarlig vårdskada har inträf-fat. Även om antalet rättsfall inte är många syftar denna uppsats till att under-söka det straffrättsliga ansvar som föreligger för enskild vårdpersonal för misstag som sker i yrkesutövningen. Särskilt undersöks de faktorer som kan vara av betydelsDue to the principle of equality before the law health care practitioners’ risk being subjected to public prosecution in general court because of a mistake made in their work. Although the number of legal cases is low, this essay aims to examine criminal liability for health care practitioners for mistakes that occur during their professional practice. In particular, the factors that might be of

In this paper regularization of the correlation matrix between futures contracts is examined. With starting point in the recently established HPCA framework (Avellaneda, 2019), a couple of different extensions to the one-factor model is suggested. Extensions are made in terms of adjusting the model according to different cluster structures. The data consists of futures contracts on a wide variety

Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur personlighet med utgångspunkt från Femfaktorsmodellen förhåller sig till hur en hypotetisk idealpartner uppfattas utifrån Attraction Similarity Theory och Complementary Needs Theory. I tillägg till detta gjordes en jämförelse mellan olika sexuella läggningar för att undersöka eventuella skillnader. Metoden som valdes var en kvantitativ survey-studie som förThe purpose of the study was to investigate how personality based on the The Big Five Model relates to how a hypothetical ideal partner is perceived based on Attraction Similarity Theory and Complementary Needs Theory. In addition to this, a comparison was made between different sexual orientations to investigate possible differences. The method chosen was a quantitative survey study that was dist

Uppsatsen syftar till att utreda hur rättstillämpningen på S:t Barthélemy fungerade i förhållande till rättstillämpningen i Sverige. Genom en rättshistorisk metod och ett komparativt perspektiv undersöks skillnaderna och likheterna mellan de två rättssystemen. Frågan besvaras genom att närmare undersöka följande tre områden: domstolens sammansättning, lagstiftningen och rättskipningen. DomstolensThe thesis aims to investigate how the adjudication in St. Barthélemy functioned in relation to the adjudication in Sweden. The differences and similarities between the two legal systems are examined through a legal historical method and a comparative perspective. The question is answered by examining the following three areas: the composition of the court, the legislation, and the administration

Verisure är ett företag som erbjuder lösningar inom hemövervakning och larmsystem. En stor del av dessa produkter drivs av batterier och måste fungera med minimal energiåtgång för att ha en så lång batteritid som möjligt. Därtill placeras många av dessa produkter omgiven av en närvarande ljuskälla. Ljuset kan härstamma både från en källa inomhus eller från solen. På grund av detta är det intressanThe use of solar cells as a solution for different energy harvesting applications has seen a significant growth during the last few years. With recent advances in the power conversion efficiency and manufacturability of organic photovoltaic cells these systems can be made even cheaper and more available for consumers, opening up new ways for solar technology to be implemented into products. This p

Internet and smartphones have made pornography easily accessible to young people. This study aimed to examine in which ways adolescents, teachers, and counselors think that watching pornography can have an impact on adolescents. The study also investigated whether viewing frequency and discussions about pornography during sex education lessons at school can influence youths' attitudes toward p

Denna rapport skapades inom kursen VBRN70 Brandteknisk Riskvärdering vid Lunds universitet. Syftet med rapporten är att utvärdera brandsäkerheten och utrymningssäkerheten på Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern i Stockholm, Sverige. Fokus för utvärderingen var människors säkerhet, med delvis fokus på att byggnaden i sig förblir intakt. Byggnaden är kulturminnesmärkt och bör därför skyddas i större utsträckThis report was created within the course VBRN70 Brandteknisk Riskvärdering at Lund University. The purpose of the report is to evaluate the fire and evacuation safety of Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern in Stockholm, Sweden. The focus of the evaluation was human safety, with partial focus on the building itself remaining intact. The building is marked as a cultural heritage and should therefore be pro

Skönsbeskattning är en metod som Skatteverket använder när en dekla-ration är så bristfällig att skatten inte kan beräknas på ett tillförlitligt sätt, eller om deklarationen helt saknas. Beskattningen kan ske både vid ordinarie förfa-rande och genom efterbeskattning. Tidigare har Skatteverket burit bevisbördan för att förutsättningarna för skönsbeskattning föreligger, det vill säga att den skattskDiscretionary taxation is a method used by the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) when a tax return is so deficient that the tax cannot be reliably calculated, or when the return is completely missing. Taxation can occur both during the ordinary procedure and through reassessment. Previously, the Swedish Tax Agency bore the burden of proof to show that the conditions for discretionary taxation were

Due to higher demands on the electrical systems in the aviation industry, the generation and distribution of electrical power, in aircrafts, needs to be researched and developed further. Key requirements include increased power capacity to meet future demands, a transition from AC to DC supply and an increased voltage level. For power generation, a generator is coupled to the jet turbine which mus

The aim of this research project was to create a bioinformatic image analysis pipeline for the investigation of lymphocytes in healthy human lungs. The lung is an important organ to study as it provides a fast way for pathogens to enter the body. Therefore, the pulmonary immune system must be further investigated in both healthy and diseased tissue. In order to do comparative studies, we need to c

Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has prompted an extensive sanctions regime by the European Union (EU), which now plays a significant role in shaping the practice of international arbitration. These sanctions have not only made it more difficult to enforce international contracts, but have also placed lawyers in a difficult position, caught between legal obligations and ethical conside

The deep ultraviolet (DUV) spectral region, from 200-400 nm, can reveal unique information about biological samples, where proteins and biomolecules exhibit distinct spectral signatures in this wavelength region. However, because of technical limitations, the absence of stable DUV light sources has left the research in this spectral range largely unexplored. Recent advancements in laser-driven pla

Vid till- och nybyggnation i detaljplanerade områden finns det ett antal punkter som måste vara uppfyllda för att bygglov ska beviljas. Detta omfattar bland annat att ansökan ska följa gällande detaljplan samt att de krav och skyddsbestämmelser som finns i Plan- och bygglag (2010:900) ska vara uppfyllda. Ett av dessa krav är anpassningskravet i 2 kap. 6 § 1p PBL. Denna uppsats syftar till att geWhen granting a building permit for changes in detailed development areas, such as alterations and new construction, several requirements must be met. The application must comply with the detailed development plan, but also that the applicable regulations regarding the requirements and protective provisions are complied with. One of these requirements is the adaptation requirement (anpassningskrav