Fidgeting is a common behavior, though often with negative associations. In this master thesis positive effects of fidgeting, and possible connections with creativity are investigated. By conducting both literature research and several studies, four main reasons for fidgeting were identified. Relax, when fidgeting is done to decrees stress and anxiety; Focus, when increased attention and focus is

Vår uppsats behandlar ämnet känsloarbete. Känsloarbete är servicearbeten där de anställda måste hantera sina egna och kunders känslor. Dessa arbeten kan föra med sig en rad negativa aspekter och mängden forskning på området som har ägnats åt hur servicearbeten med låg status kan förbättras är mycket knapp. Uppsatsens syfte är att ge en inblick i hur organisationer på bästa sätt kan ge sina anställ

Building sustainable, collaborative solutions to contemporary sustainability challenges requires a new generation of future professionals or ‘change-agents,’ the engagement of non-academic stakeholders, and academic facilitation. Educational reform is needed in order to enhance students’ competencies in becoming effective sustainability professionals. Effective collaborative platforms have the pot

Nature-based solutions (NBS) offer the potential to sustainably address environmental problems in an urban context, with environmental, social, and economic benefits. As a relatively new concept, NBS is poorly defined in the literature and there is great need for more empirical information about implementation and impacts. This case study of the city of Malmö, Sweden, attempts to understand the st

The central role of solar photovoltaics (PV) energy to facilitate transition of energy systems leads to the global diffusion of solar PV systems. Despite increasing deployment, the adoption of solar PV systems still faces numerous barriers. The existence of a business model can contribute to the removal of barriers, and further catalyze solar PV development. This study carries out an assessment to

Chinese furniture industry is facing serious problem of limited virgin resources, environmental pollution and has an overall low profit rate. Implementing the circular economy in the industry is necessary and will contribute to its economically sustainable growth. Exploring and understanding these limited business models and conditions under which resource efficiency can be enabled and secured, es

The sharing economy, new and still evolving, is being put forward as a potentially disruptive sustainable solution to economic, social and environmental problems. Its design is mainly shaped and analysed by people from the Global North, while the spread of sharing economy initiatives in the Global South has escaped the purview of scholars. More so, the sustainability potentials claimed by proponen

As companies compete on the global market with an increasing amount of competitors trying to win market shares the need for an increasingly effective production becomes apparent. By utilizing the correct indicators the company can identify and improve their weaknesses to becoming more effective. The project is performed at five of Alfa Laval’s production sites, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The study is also

This essay investigates the online L2 processing of restricted collocations and figurative idioms. Earlier research has shown there to be a difference in how these word combinations are processed depending on a variety of factors. In this study a self-paced reading experiment is administered to 15 second language learners of English (L1 Swedish) where their reading time is measured by DMDX softwar

Food insecurity has proven to be a significant problem in many developing countries, which in some cases occurs due to the lack of adequate methods of preserving foods for longer periods of time. Solar drying of foods could be a feasible method for preserving foods in developing countries. To maintain a good product quality, the design of the solar dryer used needs to be considered. A faulty desig

Stadsodling– ett verktyg med potential för omställning, beroende på hur det värderas Det finns flera anledningar till att odla i staden – fritidsintresse, stärkt integration eller möjlighet till försörjning. Stadsodling kan stärka stadens sociala, ekologiska och ekonomiska hållbarhet i stort. Men denna studie visar att det trots dess potential finns tydliga hinder. Hindren uppstår eftersom stadsoThe complexity of climate change creates a need for multifunctional solutions. Urban farming is a tool with potential for adapting and transitioning society. While not a new phenomenon, the incentives have changed and therefore contemporary characteristics for urban farming need to be further examined. This study analyzes how urban farms are valued and central barriers together with drivers. Opera

Den förefintliga uppsatsen ämnar undersöka utvalda paratexter på bokmarknaden i form av för- eller efterord. Samtliga undersökta paratexterna tillhör översatta titlar författade av översättaren. Uppsatsen syftar till att söka utröna paratexternas funktion på bokmarknaden samt deras förhållande till läsaren. I avsikt att uppnå syftet samt besvara frågeställningarna appliceras Gérard Genettes metod

The present study seeks to explore the criminalization of, and punitive responses toward poor and marginalized people, through a case study on street children in Cairo. The specific focus of the study is public perceptions of the street children. Through focus group discussions with Cairo residents of different ages, gender and socioeconomic backgrounds, it explores how members of the public under

Ändtarmscancer är en av de vanligast förekommande cancersjukdomarna. Tillsammans med tjocktarmscancer är det den tredje vanligaste cancersjukdomen i världen. Den behandlas vanligen med kirurgi, under vilken en stor del av ändtarmen och dess omgivande fettvävnad tas bort. För att minska risken för återfall kan operationen kompletteras med strålbehandling, där patienterna oftast strålbehandlas innanBackground and purpose: During radiotherapy, rectal cancer patients show inter-fractional internal motion that effects the delivered dose distribution. The purpose of this work is to study I) the inter-fractional bladder volume change, II) the effect of bladder volume change on bowel dose distribution, III) the effect of bladder optimization on the relationship between bladder volume and bowel dos

A next-generation drinking water purification device has been developed which uses UV-LEDs to create high intensity UV light to inactive the bacteria present in the water that flows through the device tube chamber. The capacity of the different setups of the devices to perform water purification was examined by experimental testing. This report investigates using a new flow cytometry approach comp

”Det är för komplicerat för att det bara ska uppstå”– En hermeneutisk fallstudie av spelbranschen Syftet med denna studie är undersöka kreativitet inom tv- och dataspelsbranschen. Detta utförs genom en fallstudie i det som uppsatsen har identifierat som kluster av flera aktörer i en stad. I denna fallstudie har fem personer med olika relationer till spelbranschen intervjuats. Begreppet kreativitet

I dagsläget används två olika typer av kameror vid myokardscintigrafi-undersökningar, Kadmium-Zink-Tellurid (CZT)-kameran och den konventionella scintillationskameran. Kamerorna bygger på två vitt skilda tekniker vilket innebär att bilderna som de producerar innehåller vissa skillnader. Det är viktigt att läkarna som granskar bilderna är medvetna om att det förekommer skillnader i bilderna som uppThe new CZT camera has a different technology compared to conventional scintillation gamma cameras. The CZT camera have pinholes instead of parallel hole collimators, a static gantry instead of a rotating one and detection material made of a semiconductor in- stead of a scintillation crystal. The images arising from the CZT camera have a difference in appearance compared to the images produced by

Cancer är den andra vanligast dödsorsaken i världen idag, näst efter hjärt-kärlsjukdom. Varje år insjuknar nästan 13 miljoner människor av cancer och även om dödligheten minskar i takt med att forskningen går framåt så finns det ännu cancersjukdomar som inte går att bota. I Sverige ges strålbehandling till hälften av alla som drabbas av cancer och står för 30 % av all cancerbot. Vid en strålbehanThis work presents the first data from a calculation engine for synchrotron Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT) implemented in the EclipseTM Treatment Planning System from Varian Medical Services. The calculation engine constitutes a simple pencil beam algorithm estimating ‘peak’ dose and of Monte Carlo simulated Peak Valley Dose Ratios (PVDRs) that are used to obtain ‘valley’ dose. The aim of this

Njurarna har en renande funktion i kroppen. De ser till att blodet är fritt från olika ämnen och att kroppen gör sig av med restprodukter. Dessutom produc- erar binjurarna hormoner och reglerar blodtrycket. Detta är bara några av de många egenskaper som njurarna har. Eftersom njurarna har en viktig roll i många processer i kroppen kan en nedsatt njurfunktion ha flera olika typer av symptom som tröAim: Renography with 99mTc-MAG3 is one of the most common nuclear medicine examinations. It’s extensive use justifies a thorough investigation of the methods used to accurately determine the split renal function, for instance with regard to background subtraction and correction for renal depth differ- ences. Previous studies on this subject have been made, mainly on patient image data, thus the ”t