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Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effects of the announcement and implementation of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) on ESG scores and individual pillar scores of firms. Furthermore, this thesis investigates the impact of firm ESG scores on firm performance. Methodology: This thesis uses Difference-in-Differences and Regression Discontinuity De
Probiotic strains such as Limosilactobacillus reuteri are highly sensitive to thermal, oxidative, and mechanical stress, and freeze-drying has become a standard technique for stabilizing probiotic cultures. The protective performance of the dried product is determined by both its chemical composition and its mechanical structure, with an ideal encapsulating matrix consisting of thick and co
Konflikten i den Syriska Arabiska Republiken började för mer än tio år sedan och ingen lösning är i sikte. Konflikten anses vara den mest dokumenterade konflikten någonsin. Trots att konflikten har pågått under en lång tid saknas det straffrättsligt ansvar för de begångna brotten. Det har gjorts försök, att genom användandet av international straffrätt hänvisa konflikten till den Internationella BThe conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic is ongoing since more than ten years, and there is no end in sight. The conflict is deemed to be the most documented conflict of all time. Despite the longevity of the conflict, there has been a lack of criminal accountability for the crimes committed. The international community has through the use of international criminal law attempted to refer the confl
One step in the pursuit of a harmonization of the rules regulating international sale of goods is the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), which entered into force on January 1, 1988. As of today, 89 states have ratified the CISG and it is optional law for the majority of all contracts on the international sale of goods. A question highly debated at th
In this study the effects of degree of homogenization and concentration of insoluble material on the perceived texture of apple, tomato, potato pulp and carrot fiber suspensions have been investigated. This was done using a descriptive sensory analysis with the attributes melting, slippery, crispy, grainy and thick. The texture attributes were then correlated to the physicochemical properties of t
We investigate a new method to place patients into risk groups in censored survival data. Properties such as median survival time, and end survival rate, are implicitly improved by optimizing the area under the survival curve. Artificial neural networks (ANN) are trained to either maximize or minimize this area using a genetic algorithm, and combined into an ensemble to predict one of low, interme
An analysis of the direct soft photon production rate as a function of the parent jet characteristics is presented, based on hadronic events collected by the DELPHI experiment at LEP1. The dependences of the photon rates on the jet kinematic characteristics (momentum, mass, etc.) and on the jet charged, neutral and total hadron multiplicities are reported. Up to a scale factor of about four, which
Patent suits are among the more expensive legal endeavours a party can partake in. The best-case scenario for patentees is a cease-and-desist letter, where the threat of an impending suit convinces the alleged infringer stop altogether. If the alleged infringer insists, a court solves the matter and business may continue as usual. In the EU however, this chain of events is complicated by the possi
Background: Today, plastic packages can be found from the nature all around the world, hence it is a topic which is widely discussed among consumers, the media and politics, to name a few. Furthermore, solutions to the waste issue are pondered upon these different groups. The packaging industry constitutes for a large share of the total plastic waste, which is why the study was narrowed down to th
The Syrian civil war began in 2011 after wide-spread protests were met with violence from the government, and since then both Russia and the U.S. have gotten involved in the conflict. Strategic narratives regarding the conflict and the involved nation’s actions and motives have been told, constructed to benefit the interests of these states. The purpose of this paper is to answer to what extent CN
This thesis investigates and compares metaphors used in the context of psychotherapy by people who experience various forms of maladaptive anxiety and anxiety disorders (anxiety sample, AS) and people who experience stress caused by various events in their lives (stress sample, SS). It is grounded in a cognitive-semiotic theory called the Motivation & Sedimentation Model (MSM), which defines t
After a long debate the Council of Trent decided, in 1563, against the validity of marriages contracted informally, without a public ceremony. Marriages without parental consent, however, remained valid. These decisions are frequently described as a pragmatic compromise, where one controversial reform was rejected in favor of another, equally controversial. Yet there was, as this article will show
Advances in gear hobbing are driven to give higher cutting speeds, longer tool life and higher feed rates. Recently, a new type of hob with carbide inserts has been introduced with benefits in all these conditions compared to regrindable high speed steel hobs. However, with this kind of hob, new challenges occur due to positional errors of the cutting edges when mounted on the tool. These errors i
Starting in 1980, this study explores the development of gender equality in China through an intersectionality theory and perspective. In this thesis, three definitions of gender equality are used to examine China’s gender equality development. The intersectional theory is applied as a way of highlighting the complexities of society and academics, for example the issue of categorization. This stud
Global climate change has brought more frequent and severe heatwaves which affect all areas of human life. Occupational safety and health of construction workers is one of the most severely affected areas in Asia and Africa, but also Europe. This thesis focuses on the most recent heat wave from summer 2019 and observes its effects on construction workers in the Netherlands, with examples from immi
Coastal floodplains are at risk for combined high discharge and sea level events. Consequences when they occur can be several magnitudes greater than the impact from any isolated event. In this thesis the compounding of different river and coastal flood combinations at three case study sites were studied through the use of 1D/2D-hydraulic modelling software LISFLOOD- FP. The areas were; Henån, Äng
Covid-19 has served as a magnifying lens to the globally prevailing issue of domestic violence against women. This qualitative case study examines why domestic violence against women prevails in Pakistan, what factors have led to its increase during Covid-19, and how have civil society organizations responded to this issue. Primary data was collected through online interviews with 11 civil society
