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1. Conditional Progress: Technical Rationality and Wicked Problems in Nuclear Waste Management
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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2. Directional aggressive pulse sounds in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) : technical aspects and social implications
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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3. Millennium Development Goals in Nicaragua : Analysing progress, social inequalities, and community actions
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Efficiency Measurement and Corporate Social Responsibility
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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5. Efficiency and Productivity in Swedish Banking
Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis addresses issues pertaining to the assessment of efficiency and productivity in the Swedish banking sector. It consists of an introduction and three self contained papers. READ MORE