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In times of rising inflation, global unrest and shifting societal values, much of the public and academic focus has been on how economically vulnerable groups adapt their consumption. However, less attention has been paid to high-income earners who are often assumed to remain unaffected by economic fluctuations. This thesis investigates how high-income individuals in Sweden navigate their everyday
Kontraåtgärder är ett slags självhjälpsåtgärd som stater under vissa förutsättningar tillåts vidta som ett svar på internationellt felaktiga handlingar. Konceptet kontraåtgärder grundar sig på internationell sedvanerätt, och kommer till uttryck i ILC:s kodifiering av reglerna om statsansvar, ARSIWA. Ett grundläggande krav för en laglig kontraåtgärd är att åtgärden uppfyller kravet på proportionaliCountermeasures are a form of self-help measures that States, under certain conditions, are allowed to take in response to internationally wrongful acts. The concept of countermeasures is based on customary international law and is expressed in the International Law Commission’s codification of the law of State responsibility, ARSIWA. A fundamental requirement for a lawful countermeasure is that t
Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka om faderskapspresumtionen spelat ut sin roll och huruvida den är förenlig med barnets bästa. Faderskapspresumtionen är känd redan från den romerska rätten och innebär att när en gift kvinna får barn antas hennes make vara far till barnet. När ett barn föds av en ogift moder måste faderskapet fastställas genom bekräftelse eller dom. Föreliggande uppsats preThe purpose of this essay is to investigate if the presumption of legitimacy has had its day and if it is compatible with the child’s best interest. The presumption of legitimacy is known all the way back from Roman law and means that the husband of a women is pressumed to be the father to the child to whom she gives birth. When a unmarried woman gives birth to a child, the paternity is establishe
The Theory of Characteristic Modes (TCM) provides an alternative means of antenna synthesis in compact mobile handsets by taking into account the chassis. This makes it possible to create dual-element Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas in mobile handsets with very little coupling and correlation between the two antennas. But apart from the antennas, modern mobile phones are each equipp
EU’s and the Swedish government’s requirements to lower the energy consumption for buildings are getting stricter. In April 30 2014 the law on energy metering (SFS 2014: 267) was issued. The law deals with energy metering in new construction and reconstruction, during 2015 a decision must be taken on how measurement in existing buildings should be handled. Individual metering and charging (IMC) co
Under 2005 genomfördes en studie vars slutsats bl. a. var att polisen borde kunna klara upp fler misshandelsbrott där parterna är obekanta med varandra och där brottet skett utomhus. RPS gav därefter Brå i uppdrag att genomföra en ny studie som i stort sett hade samma syfte som den från 2005. Brå:s resultat av studierna har redovisats i Rapport 2007:12 och 2009:1. I den senare dras slutsatsen att During 2005 a study was carried out which concluded in that the police should be able to solve many assault and battery cases where the parties are unknown to each other and where the crime took place outdoors. RPS gave thereafter Brå the task to carry out a new study which basically had the same objective as the one that was carried out in 2005. Brå:s results of these studies has been published i
Sediment transport pattern in the Himalayan River is complex and sediment sampling in these rivers are often difficult. Sediment load in the river varies largely from year to year. Major part of the sediment load is transported in the monsoon months. Reliable and consistent sediment rating equation is not found for the Himalayan Rivers. The change in the flow rate and suspended sediment concentrat
Sweden aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045. Grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems are emerging as a practical solution to attempt to minimise climate impact within the building sector in a cost-effective manner. This study theoretically investigates the climate impacts of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems within Sweden’s low-carbon intensity electricity grid. The environmenta
In topology optimization, iterative, gradient-based methods are used to find the material distribution of structures which maximizes some objective function, typically the structures' stiffness, or in some cases the fundamental frequency. Finite element analysis is used to compute the structural response in each iteration, leading to large systems of equations. Several hundred iterations may b
Willow (Salix spp.) trees are commonly used in short rotation coppices (SRC) to produce renewable energy. However, these plants are also known to emit high concentrations of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), which have a large influence on air quality. Many different clones of commercially used Salix varieties exist today, but only a few studies have focused on BVOC emissions from these
The European Union's Natura 2000 (N2000) is among the largest international networks of protected areas. One of its aims is to secure the status of a predetermined set of (targeted) bird and butterfly species. However, nontarget species may also benefit from N2000. We evaluated how the terrestrial component of this network affects the abundance of nontargeted, more common bird and butterfly specie
OBJECTIVE: To assess pulmonary function and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) development over time in patients with primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) and the association between pulmonary function, radiographic findings, respiratory symptoms and clinical features of pSS, taking cigarette consumption into account.METHODS: Forty patients with pSS (mean age 66 yrs, range 42-81 yrs, 39 wome
Multicenter clinical and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) studies require a high degree of reproducibility across different sites and scanner manufacturers, as well as time points. We therefore implemented a multiparameter mapping (MPM) protocol based on vendor's product sequences and demonstrate its repeatability and reproducibility for whole‐brain coverage. Within ~20 min, four MPM
SeeMe is a pedestrian crosswalk warning system with automatic pedestrian detection that is mounted on crosswalk signs. Amber flashing lights are activated when pedestrians are approaching or crossing the crosswalk. The aim is to attract motorists’ attention, to improve yielding behavior and to reduce conflicts. A before-after study with a matched comparison group has been conducted in the Norwegia
Context. The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey using FLAMES at the VLT has obtained high-resolution UVES spectra for a large number of giant stars, allowing a determination of the abundances of the key chemical elements carbon and nitrogen at their surface. The surface abundances of these chemical species are known to change in stars during their evolution on the red giant branch (RGB) after th
Relocating Beijing's manufacturing industry, a key measure in the strategy for decentralizing Beijing's non-capital functions, may inadvertently increase environmental pressures in the receiving cities. This study develops a quantitative method to comprehensively identify the environmental effects caused by regional industrial relocations. First, a set of relocated industries is selected by consid
Primary HPV screening for cervical cancer by HPV mRNA testing (Aptima)was implemented in January 2017, for women ≥30 through 70 years, in the Region of Skåne, Sweden. HPV positive samples underwent cytology assessment, and women with any degree of abnormal cytology were referred for colposcopy. The aim was to audit the primary HPV screening program, by comparing the cytology results to those of co
Human blood group A and B antigens are produced by two closely related glycosyltransferase enzymes. An N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (GTA) utilizes UDP-GalNAc to extend H antigen acceptors (Fuc alpha(1-2)Gal beta-OR) producing A antigens, whereas a galactosyltransferase (GTB) utilizes UDP-Gal as a donor to extend H structures producing B antigens. GTA and GTB have a characteristic (DVD213)-D-2
Investments in Enterprise Systems (ES) represent a significant part of many organisations’ investments. Time and budget overruns have been more a rule than an exception in ES implementations. One critical success factor for improving ES implementation is Enterprise Systems Implementation Methodologies (ESIMs). There is a lack of research on the use of ESIMs; however, the scant research does show c
e concept of ecosystem services was originally developed to illustrate the benefits that natural ecosystems generate for society and to raise awareness for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. In this article we identify major challenges and opportunities for ecologists involved in empirical or modeling ecosystem service research. The first challenge arises from the fact that the ecosystem ser
