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1. 1. Conditional Progress: Technical Rationality and Wicked Problems in Nuclear Waste Management

   Författare :Hannes Lagerlöf; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; nuclear waste management; science and technology studies; critical constructivism; sociology; technical rationality; reification;

   Sammanfattning : While various states and enterprises have produced nuclear power for decades, that is, demonstrated the functionality of the nuclear fuel cycle from uranium mining to power production, the waste that is simultaneously produced has been provisionally stored awaiting a safe solution. Still, no country has implemented such a solution. LÄS MER

3. 2. Directional aggressive pulse sounds in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) : technical aspects and social implications

   Författare :Christer Blomqvist; Kathleen Dudzinski; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : The ability of dolphins to produce pulse sounds with a bandwidth of up to 150 kHz, has been intensively studied with focus on their sonar capabilities, i.e. the detection, ranging and discrimination of objects of various shapes, textures and material. LÄS MER

4. 3. Millennium Development Goals in Nicaragua : Analysing progress, social inequalities, and community actions

   Författare :Wilton Pérez; Carina Källestål; Ilona Koupil; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Millennium Development Goals; child survival; poverty; inequality; interventions; spatial model; Nicaragua;

   Sammanfattning : The world has made important efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015. However, it is still insufficient and inequalities prevail in the poorest settings. LÄS MER

5. 4. Morgondagens experter : Tekniken, ungdomen och framsteget i populärvetenskap och science fiction i Sverige under det långa 1950-talet

   Författare :Michael Godhe; Martin Kylhammar; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Popular science; science fiction; youth; tomorrow s expens; the idea of progress; the atomic bomb; the cold war; people s home; science fiction; ambivalence; Sweden; Populärvetenskap; science fiction; ungdomar; litteratur och teknik; teknikutveckling; framstegstanken; Sverige; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Sammanfattning : This study analyzes different views of science, technology and progress in popular science and science fiction published in Sweden during the 'long 1950s' (ca 1946-1964) and how they were related to youth. In the first part, popular technical periodicals are discussed - Teknikes Värld (Technical World) and Teknik för Alla (Technolvgy for Everyone). LÄS MER

7. 5. Essays on Efficiency Measurement and Corporate Social Responsibility

   Författare :Constantin Belu; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainable Development; Data Envelopment Analysis; DEA; Strategic CSR; System-GMM; Information Technology; Technical Efficiency; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; SFA; Panel Data; Technical Efficiency; Vintage; Putty-Clay; Best-Practice;

   Sammanfattning : Paper 1: Ranking corporations based on sustainable and socially responsible practices. A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach This study ranks publicly listed corporations based on social and environmental (i.e. LÄS MER