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Block copolymer lithography is a very promising candidate for nanoscale fabrication and is economically viable. It provides a high resolution, inexpensive, and straightforward approach to nano-size patterning. In this thesis, fundamental concepts and theories of block copolymer lithography are introduced. A well-controlled dynamic solvent vapor annealing chamber is built, and the best annealing co

The main purpose of this study is to investigate how members of staff at group homes (LSS-bostäder) reason about the service users’ rights to self-determination in everyday life. Additionally, this study aims to investigate how group homes as a place may affect the fulfillment of self-determination rights. The following theories “The theory of Recognition” and ”the Principle of normalization”, the

Denna uppsats har sin utgångspunkt i sakförsäkringar tecknade av konsumenter, det vill säga försäkringar som syftar till att i händelse av sakskada utge en ekonomisk kompensation som försäkringsersättning. Försäkringsersättningen ska motsvara den ekonomiska förlust som drabbat konsumenten till följd av sakskadan och på så sätt försätta konsumenten i samma ekonomiska tillstånd som vid tidpunkten fThis thesis looks into property insurances signed by consumers, i.e., insurances aimed at providing financial compensation in the event of damage on personal property. The compensation shall correspond to the financial loss suffered by the consumer as a result of the damage and thus put the consumer in the same financial condition as before the damage occurred. To calculate the financial loss, th

Produktionen av kemikalier på Perstorp AB genererar kontaminerat avloppsvatten som renas i industriparkens egna avloppsreningsverk innan de kan återanvändas till processen igen. Industriparken i Perstorp har villkor från avloppsreningsverket på hur mycket vatten som fabrikerna får släppa ut till avloppsreningsverket. Det finns fortfarande kapacitet kvar innan villkoret uppnås, men marginalerna serThe production of chemicals at Perstorp AB generates contaminated wastewater that is treated in the industrial park’s own sewage treatment plant before it can be reused in the process again. The industrial park has conditions from the sewage treatment plant on how much water the factories may discharge. There is capacity left before the condition is reached, but the margins look to decrease in the

Amidst global warming, perturbed ecosystems and an ever-diminishing fossil feedstock, a paradigm shift toward renewable and sustainable plastics have emerged. Significant advances have been made in the past decade and several green polymers have entered the market. Much attention has been focused on the catalytic conversion of lignin, as it represents the largest source of renewable platform chemi

If there is suspicion of a crime in the event of a car fire, a legal assessment of the incident is made by an expert within the field. This assessment is a type of risk analysis where the assessment is based on the absence of any fire departments efforts. The assessment can be used as written evidence at a trial and thus form the basis for a decision in court. It is therefore important that these

Ur ett folkrättsligt perspektiv har EU en säregen karaktär, som gör att Unionen skiljer sig från andra internationella organisationer. Framför allt har EU åstadkommit en höggradig autonomi från såväl det internationella samfundet som medlemsstaternas nationella rättssystem. I doktrinen har anförts att detta skapar ett ”komplext triangulärt förhållande” mellan nationell rätt, EU-rätt och folkrätt. From an international legal perspective, the EU has a special character which makes it different from other international organizations. Most notably, the EU has a high degree of autonomy from both international law and the member states’ domestic legal systems. In legal doctrine, it has been suggested that this creates a “complex triangular relationship” between domestic law, EU law and the inter

Plantera skog i hagen eller på vetefältet? Att börja använda marken i stor skala i form av jordbruk, städer och nedhuggning av skog var en förutsättning till att den mänskliga civilisationen skulle uppstå, men det har inte kommit utan konsekvenser för planeten. Att använda marken på ett hållbart sätt är avgörande för att bemöta de stora miljöproblemen i världen som klimatförändringar och förlustenThe environmental effects, not least on biodiversity, of land use and land use change provide major challenges when sustainability goals are to be met along with demand for production and other ecosystem services. Here I systematically review literature on one major land use change, from agriculture to forest, and the implications for biodiversity. The aim is to provide information for land use de

Aim The aim of the thesis is to explore the meaning of the brand within the Knowledge Intensive Business Service (KIBS) sector, through the brand’s construction and management, in order to contribute with insights into the interaction between branding theories and the sector. Theoretical perspective Theories collected and reviewed are focused on three main fields (I) characteristics of the K

In this paper we will investigate whether the ethnic composition of a county affects their trust. More specifically we will answer the question: does the ethnic composition affect the level of trust in Sweden and are there any specific factors that increase this effect? In order to do this we use data on Swedish citizens from the year 2001 to the year 2012. As an approximation for ethnicity we use

Tidsbegränsad anställning i Sverige har ökat kraftigt de senaste årtiondena och lagstiftningen har gått från att bara tillåta tidsbegränsad anställning om arbetsuppgifternas särskilda beskaffenhet föranledde det, till att idag inte ställa några särskilda krav alls. Lagstiftningen försöker balansera motstående behov, anställningstrygghet kontra flexibilitet. På grund av reglernas semidispositivitetFixed-term employment in Sweden has increased significantly over the recent decades. The legislation tries to balance conflicting needs between employment protection and flexibility and has developed from only allowing fixed-term employment when warranted by the specific nature of the work to not state any specific reasons at all. Through a collective agreement it is also possible for the social p

Dagens krav på läkemedel är höga, de ska t.ex. stanna kvar i kroppen under lång tid, ha lång hållbarhetstid och vara lätt att dosera. Att PEGylera ett läkemedel kan ge dessa egenskaper. Idag är dock denna tillverkningsprocess långsam och ger ett lågt utbyte. Size Exclusion Reaction Chromatography (SERC) är en ny teknik som förhoppningsvis ska förbättra denna process. Protein är idag vanligt förekoThe PEGylation process is a covalent attachment between a protein (the pharmaceutical) and poly ethylene glycol (PEG) and since the beginning in 1977 PEGylation processes have been used to improve pharmaceuticals. PEGylation of a pharmaceutical achieves improved properties like greater solubility in water, longer residence time in vivo and extended shelf life. The PEGylation process is in general

Bakgrund: Till följd av att den globala konkurrensen tilltar, ökar komplexiteten, flexibiliteten och produktvariationen inom produktion. Detta leder till att förbättringsprojekt blir allt svårare att genomföra. Händelsestyrd simulering har i litteraturen blivit identifierat som ett verktyg med förmågan att lösa dessa utmaningar, men till följd av att komplexiteten i en produktion ökar, växer ocksåBackground: Following a growing global competition, complexity, flexibility and product variability of manufacturing systems are increasing. This has led to improvement projects becoming more difficult to carry out. Discrete event simulation (DES) has in literature been identified as having the capability to solve these challenges, but as complexity of a manufacturing system increases so does also

Over the past decade, flooding has been a great issue for several countries in Europe. With the movement of people and assets to flood prone areas, consequences due to flooding are increasing. Coping with this problem requires an effective response to flood risks. Therefore, this work has aimed to describe the emergency response to the 2013 flood incident in Suffolk, UK. This, in order to provide

The aim of this study was to describe how families with children, having cognitive disabilities, interacted with portable electronic assistive devices in their daily life. More specifically, its aim was to study the needs for families when they decided to use electronic assistive devices as assistance in their everyday lives, what everyday function they added value to and if they had the same mean

Denna rapport beskriver utvecklingen av väderskyddskoncept till fixed dome-övervakningskameror. Målet var att ta fram en lösning som fungerar bättre mot regn än de befintliga lösningarna på marknaden och som samtidigt är en produkt som passar in på en byggnad och ihop med kameran. Att designa ett väderskydd är ett komplext problem då det måste uppfylla många olika krav. Det måste bland annat klaThis report describes the design and development of weather shield concepts for wall-mounted fixed dome surveillance cameras. The aim was to create concepts that would have better functionality against rain than current solutions while at the same time being attractive, non-obtrusive products. During the first phase the challenges of a weather shield were explored in detail. Areas such as differe

Hösten 1943 genomförde Socialstyrelsen rasbiologiska mätningar av mer än hundra svenskar som myndigheten ansåg var ”tattare”, däribland flera barn. Genom att mäta längden på näsor, armar och pannor ville myndigheten få fram ett objektivt sätt att avgöra vilka svenskar som borde kategoriseras på detta sätt. Målet var att skapa särskilda politiska åtgärder mot gruppen, som länge givits skulden för eSince the 16th Century, there has been Travelling families in Sweden, earning their living by itinerant trades such as horse-trading, scrap-metal-dealing and tinplating. The authorities often labelled these families “tattare”. They suffered from severe discrimination, and authorities as well as scientists claimed that they were a threat against society. These claims were often made with a racializ

Endovascular treatment had developed rapidly and the procedures have increased in complexity. The demand of imaging excellence is imperative to perform these interventions. However both pre and postoperative investigations are performed by the use of advanced three-dimensional imaging, while the treatment itself relies on two-dimensional imaging. With the use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT