Since its first publishing in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been read by millions, and it has become the subject of many scholarly studies. However, one of its most famous characters, Gollum, has only been marginally examined. The aim of this essay is to counteract precisely that and examine how Gollum exists within, and in his own way embodies, the theological and moral system of The Lord of th

The marine environment is a vital resource protecting our ecosystem and a critical part of the wellbeing of our planet. Marine Strategy Planning (MSP) is essential for conservation and protection of marine monitoring systems and governments should constantly improve their strategies and aim for increased effectiveness of these systems. This thesis focuses on marine conservation in Sweden and revie

Rare books, defined in this study as books printed or written before 1850, can be found at the Swedish municipal archives but are not necessarily a part of the traditional archival material. Due to the fact that rare books are not protected by law, the municipal archives can work and think differently about the rare books’ preservation, availability and value. There are several studies on the subj

The Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera is a type of camera that covers large areas, up to 360°, in addition to zoom. Some of these cameras are susceptible to tampering, which means that an additional angle measurement feedback is necessary to detect such attempts. This thesis has evaluated the possibility of using MEMS-based IMUs to solve this problem. An advantage of such a system over other solutions, s

In this work we explore a strongly-interacting dark sector with a Z’ portal to the Standard Model. We focus on the dark shower phenomenology and their semi-visible jet signatures with a strong emphasis on first principles of the theory. We use Pythia and Delphes for event generations and detector simulations, and consider both pp and e+e− collision events at 13 TeV. The kinematic studies are based

Abstract Title: The Instant need to shop - A qualitative study mapping out retailers perception of instant shopping Course: SMMM40, Service Management: Master’s (Two Years) Thesis (Spring 2022) Authors: Louise Borg & Siri Lindgren Supervisor: Devrim Umut Aslan Date of submission: 2022-05-17 Key words: Instant shopping, Instagram, technology adaptation, retailer-consumer encounter, digital

Examensarbetets titel: Den heliga kulturen - En studie i hur anställda i Svenska kyrkan upplever normativ styrning Seminariedatum: 2 juni 2022 Ämne/kurs: FEKH49, Examensarbete i organisation på kandidatnivå, 15 hp Författare: Sofia Bengtsson, Olivia Persson, Linnea Truedsson Handledare: Olof Hallonsten Fem nyckelord: brand-centred control, normativ styrning, Svenska kyrkan, organisationskultur, orTitle: The holy culture - A study in how employees in Church of Sweden perceive normative control Seminar date: June 2nd, 2022 Course: FEKH49, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 UPC Authors: Sofia Bengtsson, Olivia Persson, Linnea Truedsson Advisor: Olof Hallonsten Key words: brand-centred control, normative control, Church of Sweden, organizationa

In Sweden, about 150-200 children annually are born with some form of cleft lip and/or palate, making it the most common facial malformation in the country. Treatment often involves one or more surgeries and the speech development is followed up by a speech pathologist from the first year of life. One of the most common speech deviation for children with a cleft palate is hypernasality, which come

I denna rapport undersöks möjligheterna vid användning av HoloLens-2 i sjukvården. Rapporten beskriver en applikation som kan användas för att läsa in .obj-filer och visa dessa som 3D-modeller i augmented reality med hjälp av en HoloLens-2. 3D-modellerna som visas med hjälp av lösningen bidrar med en bättre helhetsbild än vad 2D-bilder kan göra då de kan skalas, roteras och positioneras av användaThis thesis examines the possibilities of using HoloLens-2 in healthcare. The thesis describes an application that can be used to load .obj files and display them as 3D models in augmented reality using a HoloLens-2. The 3D models displayed using the application contribute to a better understanding than traditional 2D images would, as the 3D model can be scaled, rotated and positioned by the user

Bakgrund: I flertal länder rapporterar sjuksköterskor en brist på vård av hög kvalitet och ett utbrett missnöje på arbetsplatsen. Detta leder till en hög omsättningen av sjuksköterskor då de väljer att lämna professionen. Arbetsmiljön är starkt kopplad till stress och personalbrist vilket innebär att omvårdnadsarbetet blir lidande. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka faktorer som påve

The aim of this thesis is to study how social workers experience and understand the laws they are regulated by, and if they perceive that the laws give them the right conditions to fulfil their purpose(s). Social Services have the important task of protecting society’s vulnerable groups, one of them being children, which entails huge power over other people’s lives, which is why social workers are

The Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX) is an upcoming experiment to test the existence of dark matter in the mass range of 1 MeV - 1 GeV. It does so by looking for missing momentum and energy in collisions of an electron beam and a tungsten target, which could potentially indicate the existence of dark matter. One of the main detector components of LDMX is the hadronic calorimeter, which is used

Course: BUSN39 Degree Project in Global Marketing - Master Level Keywords: Brand Community, Branding, Brand Loyalty, Value Destruction, Fandom, Music Artists, EXO Purpose: The purpose of this study is to research brand communities and understand if certain brand community activities may contribute towards the destruction of value of the brand. Specifically, this thesis will focus on music artist

Conditional cash transfers are a popular social policy across Latin America. Often focused on investments in early childhood education and care, the social policy requires conditionalities such as educational attainment and healthcare to achieve human capital development. In the short-run the severity of poverty will be reduced by the immediate relief provided by transfers, whereas the conditional

The high competition in the FMCG market today has led to an increased focus on retaining customers and adding value beyond the core business interest. Consequently, most brands engage in cause-related activities to drive brand loyalty. However, the FMCG industry is characterized by low customer involvement, which could argue why cause-related activities do not affect customer behavior. Furthermore

The development seen within industrial automation in recent years enables the emergence of manufacturing sites that utilise technology for improved productivity, quality and safety. Increased communication demands introduced by Industry 4.0 have motivated the development of cloud-fog automation; a technique characterised by wireless communication between lower levels of the automation pyramid. Spe

Title: Exploring Reward Alternatives to Money - Non-monetary rewards and employee engagement in the online travel market Subject: MGTN59, Degree project - Management Challenges Authors: Eirini Argyrouli and Theodora Saade Advisor: Rikard Larsson Keywords: Non-monetary rewards, Engagement, Travel Industry, Career Model, Career Motives, Career Awareness, Online travel Market, Employee Engagement

This essay mainly examines the Police's crime prevention work in the city of Uddevalla. Through interviews and a document study, successes and setbacks in crime prevention work and collaboration between different actors are explored. Crime prevention is constantly evaluated, studied and examined, both internally and externally, but it appears that it is difficult to arrive at a clear answer ab