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Since many new techniques and new materials have been introduced in the construction of facades there is a need to better understand the behavior when exposed to a fire. Recent facade fires involving rainshield claddings have displayed major consequences regarding the personal safety of the occupants and towards an economic loss. More understanding is therefore needed to better prevent fires such
The aim of this essay is to compare Migration Period chamber tombs from Central and Western Europe with Migration Period chamber tombs from Sweden, with a specific focus on the constructions, grave goods and traceable rituals in each respective geographical area’s tombs. This comparative study also features three examples of Swedish chamber tombs, located in Högom, Lilla Jored and Lilla Sylta, whi
Föreliggande uppsats undersöker hur svenska regioners ekonomi påverkas av befolkningsförändring mellan 2012 och 2018. Genom uppsatsens modell presenteras vilka förväntade effekter befolkningsförändringar kan ha för regionernas ekonomi. Med denna uppsatsen har jag för avsikt att fortsätta att bidra och nyansera tidigare studier som ämnat sig att undersöka hur svenska kommuners ekonomi påverkas av b
In contrast with most studies analyzing urban forced displacement in Uganda, this study moves beyond the capital Kampala to explore urban refugeehood issues in one of the country’s secondary cities. The case study investigates how a community of self-settled South Sudanese refugees living in the northern Ugandan city of Arua copes with the challenges of self-settlement, self-reliance and recogniti
Bakgrund: Amningsfrekvensen går ner i Sverige och tillmatning på BB avdelningar är vanligt. Syfte: Att beskriva personalens upplevelse av amningsstöd på BB-avdelning. Metod: En intervjustudie som analyserats med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Analysen genererade två kategorier med respektive underkategorier, 1. Att anpassa sig till den individuella kvinnan med underkategorierna: att ha ett
Studiens syfte är att undersöka huruvida det är möjligt att generera Alfa vid investeringar i Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, och undersöka vilka faktorer som kan förklara denna eventuella Alfa. Metoden baseras på inhämtning av kvantitativ data från såväl Bloomberg som Thomson Reuters Eikon. Datan används för att genomföra ett antal strategier, och för att sedermera, med hjälp av relevanta
The purpose of the report is to describe the development of green and environmentally friendly building solutions, and the awareness of fire safety when new materials and systems are chosen to make the buildings sustainable. The paper describes methods of certifying sustainable buildings and discusses fire safety in green building solutions rewarded in certifications. It also describes and discuss
Aim: Virtual clinical trials (VCT) in medical imaging can be used to predict the outcome of clinical trials, by simulating anatomy, imaging methods and image interpretation. VCTs could reduce the cost and duration of clinical trials and their dependence on available patients. This thesis is motivated by the limitations in the field of breast cancer screening. The aim of the project is to expand a
Purpose: In an era of personalized oncology where the aim is to give every patient the right treatment at the right time an area of promising research is emerging called radiomics, or quantitative image analysis. The main underlying hypothesis is that pathophysiological information can be found in image texture not visible to the bare eye that can improve diagnosis, treatment adaption or be linked
Bakgrund: Afrosvenskar är en utsatt grupp inom alla samhällssektorer med en ökad risk för komplikationer under graviditet. Syfte: Att belysa afrosvenska kvinnors upplevelser av barnmorskans bemötande före, under och efter förlossning. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie med induktiv ansats. Tretton afrosvenska kvinnor intervjuades och innehållsanalys genomfördes. Resultat: Två kategorier och sex u
This thesis examines the integration of Somalis in Norway, pointing out how Somalis are allegedly worse integrated than other groups of immigrants in Norway. The thesis examines why this may be and what factors affect Somali integration in Norway. The study is based on a content analysis of government documents regarding integration strategies in Norway and five podcast episodes featuring people o
Aim: Phantoms are used daily in the clinic for radiotherapy. As more realistic phantoms are requested, 3D printing could be used but the design of a realistic phantom is difficult. The purpose of this project was to design and 3D print an anthropomorphic phantom that could be used for verification of complex treatment such as stereotactic arrhythmic radioablation treatments without the use of pati
Fifteen million people lose their lives to stroke and cancer every year. This amounts to one in every four deaths worldwide, making these among the deadliest diseases affecting humankind. Fruitful attempts at containing stroke- and cancer-related mortality hinge on early detection. Diffusion MRI (dMRI) is an imaging modality that is sensitive to tissue microstructure, and therefore unveils tissue
"Space agencies and privat e companies are working hard to solve the various challenges that need to be overcome to take humans to Mars . The journey to Mars has mult ifaceted risks for the crew, includin g radiation exposure. One risk factor that could jeopar dize t he crew's healt h is the radiation dose from a !arge solar partide event (SPE)
Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur klienter upplevt sig ha blivit hjälpta av psykoterapi samt hur de upplevt förändring därigenom. Studiens ansats var fenomenologisk, vilket innebär att utgångspunkten var att studera själva erfarenheten av att bli hjälpt i psykoterapi. Data samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex personer som gått i olika typer av terapi. Intervjumaterialet anThe aim of this study was to examine what clients experienced as being helpful in psychotherapy, as well as the changes they perceived, through a phenomenological approach. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with six participants who had undergone different types of psychotherapy. Material from the interviews was analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main themes, consisting of f
Bakgrund: Primärvården tillhör första linjens sjukvård, och det är hit många söker hjälp relaterat till sin hälsa. Psykisk ohälsa är vanligt förekommande bland patienter. Hälso- och sjukvården ska arbeta hälsofrämjande och preventivt med patienter med psykisk ohälsa. Det finns brist på studier om arbetsterapeuters erfarenheter relaterat till hälsofrämjande arbete och prevention. Syfte: Syftet var
Love Addiction (an obsession with romantic relationships) is a phenomenon that has received increasing attention. This study examined whether narcissism is related to Love Addiction. The method that we used was a convenience test N = 200 and a questionnaire that measured Narcissism based on the scales Narcissistic Admiration and Narcissistic Rivalry (NARC) and Love Addiction based on the Love Addi
This thesis seeks to explore the potential for 3D archaeological datasets to become the ‘living resources’ advocated by Morgan and Wright (2018). This process is examined through lenses of object agency, object biography, Chaîne opératoire, formation processes and posthumanist theory with an aim to assess the capacity of digital approaches for enabling the self-reflexive ‘slow archaeology’ idealis
When the Vikings settled the British Isles between the 8th and 11th centuries, they left behind numerous stone monuments in their wake. These monuments, many of which are stone crosses, utilize a combination of Christian and pagan imagery, and are found heavily in Christian contexts. This thesis sought to analyze this imagery and their contexts in order to determine how they reflected the colonial
The thesis examines the commercialization of intimacy, love and relationships on Tinder. The thesis examines young adults' active use of the Tinder application, which offers an easily accessible love market with an abundance of potential partners. Furthermore, the essay focuses on the interviewees' views on lasting and volatile relationships in today's consumer society. The sample exam
