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Illegal gränsöverskridande avfallshandel är en komplex fråga. Att en avfallstransport är illegal är inte alltid lätt att bevisa då det är flera aspekter som spelar in. I Sverige är det flera myndigheter som samarbetar på området och samarbetar med andra länder. Svenska myndigheter jobbar återkommande med att förbättra tillsynen när det kommer till att identifiera och stoppa de illegala avfallstranIllegal waste trafficking is today one of the most profitable illegal activities in the world. About 25 % of all global waste transports are estimated to be illegal and they are increasing. The same applies to plastics; the production of plastics is increasing and so is the illegal shipment of plastic waste. Due to the often- harmful substances in plastics, when plastic waste is not taken care of

Trafikverket ansvarar för den svenska järnvägen, även för vägtrafik, sjöfart och luftfart. De planerar byggande, drift och underhåll av de statliga järnvägarna i landet, samt kontrollerar underhållet för ca 14 000 spårkilometer. De 14 000 långa spårkilometrarna behöver kontinuerligt underhåll och enligt Trafikverket använder de ca 6 miljarder för detta ändamål (Trafikverket, 2016). Syftet med rapThe Swedish Transport Administration is responsible for the Swedish railway, also for the road traffic, the shipping traffic and aviation. They are responsible for operating and maintaining the national railways but also, they control the maintenance for 14,000 track kilometers. The 14,000 kilometers long track needs continuous maintenance and according to the Swedish Transport Administration, app

Fjärrvärme är en teknologi som har stor potential att bidra till att möjliggöra ett fossilfritt samhälle. För att uppnå denna potential, finns det dock en del förbättringar som måste göras för att förbättra fjärrvärmeverksamheten i stort, minska förlusterna från systemen och därmed öka konkurrenskraften hos fjärrvärme som teknologi. Ett flertal studier har visat att ett sätt att göra detta, och däDistrict Heating is a technology with the potential to enable a fossil-free society. However, to realize this potential, some improvements need to be made in order to improve District Heating operation at large, decrease losses in the systems, and thus increase the competitiveness of District Heating as a technology. Several have shown that a possible solution, to increase the efficiency of Distri

Statistics in Sweden show that more than 160,000 people applied for asylum in 2015 alone. Out of that number, over 35,000 applicants are unaccompanied minors ( Migrationsverket , 2016). The work around these minors is of utmost importance to ensure they can integrate to the society and become self-sufficient in the future. Under crisis conditions, allocating resources in the most effective and eff

Reglering och transport av S100A9 i cancer S100A9 är ett protein involverat i immunförsvaret och fungerar som en signal mellan olika celler för att optimera inflammation. Bortsett från det, har immunförsvaret som roll att bekämpa cancer. Där blir i stället effekten av S100A9-signalering att immunförsvarets attack dämpas och tumören gynnas. Det är därför av intresse att veta mer om detta signalsys

Thanks to the rapid development in areas such as artificial intelligence companies now have the possibility to collect and analyze data to improve their business. These algorithms quickly result in large volumes of data, which are to be processed and understood by humans. The stakeholder for this project, IKEA, cannot keep track of all data relations in their sales patterns by using regular tables

The ubiquity of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) allows for it to be carried across all spectrums of society and moulded to fit a variety of different norms and understandings. Despite the lack of a universal definition, the modern-day understanding of CSR is heavily based upon corporation’s environmental and sustainable development practices. However, it is continuously critic

This thesis examines if education as a channel for environmental awareness affects battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption in Sweden. It discusses how the pollution from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV) lead to economic cost both to governments as well as citizens. It also analyzes different control variables that were aimed at capturing economic concerns, age and convenience in BEV adop

Sverige präglas idag av en stark urbaniseringstrend, där inflyttning främst sker till våra tre storstadsregioner. Ett problem som försvårar urbaniseringen är att utbudet av bostäder inte möter den stora efterfrågan som uppstått. Byggbar mark i centrala lägen betraktas dessutom ofta som fullt ianspråktagen. På så vis har en diskussion om möjligheter att effektivisera markanvändningen uppstått. DettToday, Sweden is characterized by a strong urbanisation trend, where occupation mainly takes place in our three metropolitan regions, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. A problem that complicates the urbanisation is the fact that supply does not meet the demand of housing, which has arisen in these areas. In addition, buildable land in central areas is often considered to be fully claimed. Thus, a d

Sverige straffrättsliga lagstiftning är unik i det avseendet att psykiskt störda lagöverträdare kan dömas till ansvar för sina gärningar. I en majoritet av världens rättssystem tillämpas i stället bestämmelser om tillräknelighet. Detta innebär att psykiskt sjuka lagöverträdare inte anses ansvariga för sina gärningar och därför går fria från straff. I svensk rätt fanns tidigare ett tillräknelighets

The essay aims to discuss the issue of climate change. I will focus on Bangladesh, a county vulnerable to environmental hazards due to its geographical location. I have clarified how climate change may affect a country like Bangladesh and how the environmental issues are connected to human rights violations. To problematize the issue of climate change further have I looked into the matter of justi

To improve the reglllarity of the Capenhagen commute rrain, stag, by simulation. This is achieved by simulating different time schedules in a mode! of the S-tog network, and to develop an optimization heuristic that improves the abil!ty to simulate different time schedules. Even though desirable, it would be practically impossible to try out every single time schedule combination. Consequently we

The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy was created to stabilize the EU’s Neighbourhood, fuel the EU’s geopolitical crisis management ambitions, and strengthen European values abroad. In the recent debate, however, it was criticized as ineffective or destabilizing. While specific regions and mission types were previously researched, a comprehensive analysis of all EU crisis management operatio

Conventional Quality of Service(QoS) measurements are incapable to meet the demand for analysing communication performance on timeliness of information in Industrial Control Networks with many connected subsystems. The Age of Information (AoI) and the Age of Actuation (AoA) give a promise to be a solution. Many recent research articles cover theoretical aspects and analyse performance characterist

Phytoplankton employ a wide variety of defenses to reduce mortality from zooplankton grazing. Many such defenses are inducible, that is, they are upregulated in the event of increased predation. Thus, theory predicts that they should come at a cost to the organism. When exposed to predatory cues from a copepod predator, the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia seriata upregulates the production of the neurotox