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Honor-culture related issues have been debated for a long time. In recent years, more active measures have been implemented by government directives, including a new curriculum where honor-culture related issues become part of sexual education. The purpose of this essay was to investigate the school counselor's experience of their role in the preventative work against honor-culture related opp
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) drives global weather and can be forecasted with a 6-12 months lead time. It’s also widely believed that there’s a relationship between phases of ENSO and extreme weather events such as extreme heat or precipitation. This thesis focuses on the relationship between Oceanic Nino Index (ONI) in Nino region 3.4 and monthly temperature data in Taiwan, from 1980 to
Corruption has for long been considered a major constraint on economic growth and international trade. In protectionist countries however, it has been shown that corruption can have a trade enhancing effect. By measuring corruption’s influence on the trade levels of the countries in the Western Balkans, I have in this thesis aimed to test the extent to which corruption hinders trade, and whether c
Den informationsteknologiska utvecklingen är något utav både en frälsning och en förbannelse. Å ena sidan ser vi ett stort antal människor för vilka denna utveckling i många avseenden har underlättat deras vardag, å andra sidan ser vi hur upphovsmän och rättighetsinnehavare desperat söker att se efter sina skyddade verk och komma åt intrångsgörare. Genom informationsteknologins näst intill obegränThe development of information technology has had a two-fold effect and therefore it may be considered both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, we see a large number of people for whom this development has facilitated them to do more in terms of their everyday life, on the other, we see authors and rightholders desperately seeking to look after their protected works and target infringers. The
Problem -‐‑ Promotions are the main reason for a majority of stock out situations and increases the amount of waste for perishable items, and strong competition within grocery retail has led to a significant increase in frequency and depth of promotions since the late 20th century. Lantmännen Cerealia has identified problems with low customer service levels (CSL) during promotions and lack of lon
In the Dominican Republic, residing Haitians and their descendants, emigrated from the neighboring country Haiti, occupy the lowest societal strata. A societal position ascribed to the long and fraught history between the two countries. Their presence has for decades caused great aversion and has officially been labeled anti-Haitianism. Described as a viable political tool for conservatives and na
Syfte: Arbetet syftar till att utröna från ett intressentperspektiv vilken av de två värderingsmetoderna värdering till verkligt värde och anskaffningsvärdemetoden som bör användas av banker för att tillfredsställa de viktigaste intressenternas behov. Metod: En kvalitativ dokument- och litteraturstudie har gjorts. Lagstiftning och redovisningsmodeller har också studerats. Utifrån intressentrelevaPurpose: The essay seeks to from the stakeholder perspective discern which of the two accounting methods, historical cost and fair value accounting, should be used by banks to meet the needs of the most relevant stakeholders. Methodology: A qualitative review of literature, ancillary documents, legislation and accounting models forms the empirical base for the essay. From the stakeholder salience
For someone who has undergone an amputation, it is important to be able to decide what the prosthesis should look like. Since many people today choose to have some sort of cover on their prosthesis, either to fill the void or to regain the feeling of a leg, it is very important that it is something that the user feels comfortable with. To go through an amputation is often a very shocking event
For a long time, laboratory work has been an important part of science teaching. Curricular objectives of laboratory work have remained mostly unchanged for over a century but have changed somewhat over the past sixty years as a result of political decisions and educational trends. Technology development is reflected in the increased use of digital equipment, which has also led to continuously cha
This study investigates and compares soil moisture and hydrology projections of broadly used land models with permafrost processes and highlights the causes and impacts of permafrost zone soil moisture projections. Climate models project warmer temperatures and increases in precipitation (P) which will intensify evapotranspiration (ET) and runoff in land models. However, this study shows that most
BACKGROUND: Pickering emulsions are known to have advantages over conventional emulsions, in particular, improved and long-term stability against coalescence. This research is an eight-year stability investigation of oil-in-water Pickering emulsions stabilized by quinoa starch granules modified by octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA). Two different concentrations of starch (i.e. 200 and 600 mg mL−1 ba
Background: It is unclear whether the outcomes differ after different Horne and Tanzer types of olecranon fractures. Materials and methods: We evaluated 40 men and 55 women with isolated olecranon fractures, journals and radiographs from fracture event. The fractures were classified according to Horne and Tanzer. After a mean 19 years after the fracture events, we evaluated subjective, clinical an
BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding in public continues to be contentious with qualitative evidence confirming that women face many challenges. It is therefore important to gain understanding of not only the challenges but also what women perceive is helpful to breastfeed in public.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with women living in Australia, Ireland or Sweden currently breastfeeding or hav
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes and increased long-term risk of metabolic diseases for both mother and child. In Tanzania, GDM prevalence increased from 0% in 1991 to 19.5% in 2016. Anaemia has been proposed to precipitate the pathogenesis of GDM. We aimed to examine the prevalence of GDM in a rural area of Tanzania with a high prevalence of anaemia a
The high substrate variability and complexity of fermentation media derived from lignocellulosic feedstock affects the concentration profiles and the length of the fermentation. Failing to account for such variability raises operational and scheduling issues and affects the overall performance of these processes. In this work, a hybrid soft sensor was developed to monitor and forecast the evolutio
Seeking to examine the implications of social distancing, isolation and the silencing of public spaces brought about by the COVID-19 epidemic, I offer an interpretation of Kafka’s short story ‘The Silence of the Sirens’ contrasting it to the Homeric original. In Homer’s story, Odysseus resists the temptation of the Sirens’ deadly song by having himself tied to the mast of his ship, while his oarsm
Plastics is a group of materials commonly encountered on a daily basis by many people. They have enabled rapid, low-cost manufacturing of products with complicated geometries and have contributed to the weight reduction of heavy components, especially when produced into a foamed structure. Despite the many advantages of plastics, some drawbacks such as the often fossil-based raw-material and the e
Introduction: Obese women have increased leptin levels and longer duration of labor compared with normal-weight women. Leptin has an inhibitory effect on myometrial contractility in vitro. Our purpose was to examine whether maternal leptin levels in active labor were associated with the duration of the active phase of labor. Material and methods: This prospective cohort study included 914 women. M
The demand for water recovery in the industry is increasingly important partly due to water shortage and partly due to tightening of regulatory requirements. In this paper water recovery solutions for two challenging types of wastewater - oily and polyvinylchloride (PVC) wastewater - are presented. The first part of the presentation analyses the operation and performance of a membrane unit operate
