The thesis explores the de-Russification process in Ukraine since the 2022 Russian invasion using the case study of P. I. Tchaikovsky and the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music. Students, staff, and alumni have protested the inclusion of the Russian composer’s name, but the governing body of the conservatory has repeatedly kept the name. Each side of the debate references different hi

Due to drying trends in the tropical and subtropical areas there is a potential for significant vegetation loss. As this occurs previous literature has predicted significant increases in desert area, further exacerbated by vegetation-albedo feedback with radiation in climate change. This study analyses this phenomenon at a smaller local scale over an area of 100 x 100 km in the middle of Chad. The

This study aimed to explore the experiences of social workers in establishing and maintaining alliances with young clients placed in residential care homes (HVB) in Sweden. This research focuses on the dynamics of power, trust, and responsibility between social workers and their clients and is viewed through a qualitative lens by interviews with four social workers. The findings in this study reve

The study of stock market has always been a popular topic among researchers. In most common view, stock market are naturally noisy, non-parametric, non-linear, and deterministic chaotic systems that cannot be effectively predicted. However, many researchers are still trying to make more precise predictions in various ways. In China, these studies are mainly focus on main market, with fewer on GEM

This thesis aimed to examine how the government accomplishes governance of collaborative constellations of municipalities and the Public Employment Services in Swedish labor market policy following the reformation in 2022, coinciding with new guidelines for collaboration between the parties. This objective was approached with a theoretical framework based on Foucault’s theorization of governance.

This thesis attempts to describe how Right-Wing Populist Parties (RWPPs) adapt their populist rhetoric after reaching power. This research takes the case of Italy, where two RWPPs – Fratelli d’Italia (FdI) and Lega – formed a coalition government with the mainstream party Forza Italia after their alliance won the 2022 legislative elections. Through the holistic grading (a form of content analysis)

Since its early days, Formula One has been seen as a spectacle. Traditionally, what made the sport spectacular was the drivers who put their lives at risk during every race. However, with the acquisition of Formula One by the American media giant Liberty Media Corporation in 2017, the sport has gone through a significant transformation, where it has evolved from a purely racing-focused championshi

This study aims to investigate how patients, who are enrolled in a rehabilitation clinic in outpatient care, and their relatives' views on working from a rehabilitation plan. This was done by examining how patients and relatives describe it. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with six patients and three relatives, who are enrolled in an outpatient department and work ba

In today's world, sustainable development has become an important topic. And with the prevalence of the ESG concept, companies and investors have begun to pay more and more attention to ESG performance to measure the company's degree of responsibility and potential for sustainable development. At the same time, innovation ability is also one of the most important factors for companies to m

Studien undersökte förekomsten av moralisk stress bland SiS-personal och dess relation till coping, psykologisk flexibilitet, stress och empati. Moralisk stress uppkommer i situationer där personer, i sin professionella yrkesroll, upplever att de inte kan agera efter vad de upplever är etiskt eller moraliskt korrekt på grund av institutionella begränsningar. Tidigare studier utförd på hälso-och sjThis study investigated the frequency of moral distress among staff in the Swedish organization SiS. Moral distress arises in situations where people, in their professional role, experience that they cannot act in accordance with what they deem to be morally correct because of institutional limits. Earlier studies among healthcare staff have shown that moral distress have negative consequences for

Bakgrund: Naturen har potentiellt positiv effekt på mental hälsa, vilket kan användas inom rehabilitering. Forskning har bedrivits på ämnet inom psykologi, landskapsarkitektur och stadsplanering. Det finns studier som undersöker naturbaserade interventioners (NBI) effekter i rehabiliteringsträdgård, men inte av NBI förlagd i allmän miljö. Syfte: Syftet är att kartlägga innehåll, genomförande och eBackground: Nature's potentially positive effect on human health may be used for rehabilitation purposes. This is researched in the field of psychology, landscape planning and urban planning. There are studies of the effect of nature-based interventions (NBI) located in rehabilitation gardens, but not of NBI in public nature-environments. Aim: to survey the content, implementation and effects

This thesis studies the potential economic effects of a menstrual leave pol- icy introduction in Sweden. With a basis in agency theory and previous research on insurance behavior, the Swedish sickness insurance system is an- alyzed alongside collected data from a survey conducted for the study. The Swedish sickness insurance system is found to not sufficiently support individ- uals in frequent nee

Social factors within educational settings have been repeatedly highlighted as a key determinant of students' academic achievements and school success. This thesis investigates the interplay between peer relations, social belonging, cultural identity, school culture, and academic outcomes in Swedish upper secondary schools. Utilizing survey data gathered in 2013 from students across eleven upp

Södervärns vattentorn är kanske en av Malmös mest kända byggnader. Sen det stod klart 1916 och fram tills det togs ur bruk 2015 har det försett Malmö­iterna­ med dricksvatten. Efter tornet slutat att användas som vattentorn har en debatt hållits kring vad som skall ske med tornet utan resultat. Detta examensarbete svarar på denna fråga baserat på en analys av byggnaden och ett gestaltningsförslag Södervärn’s water tower is probably one of Malmö’s most iconic building. Since its construction in 1916 and until it was taken out of use in 2015 it has provided the citizens of Malmö with drinking water. Ever since the decicion to exlcude the tower as a part of the city’s water system, a debate has been held on what shall become of the tower, without leading to any decisive decisions. This thesis

The legalization of marijuana in the United States has prompted extensive debate and research, particularly concerning its impacts on various societal aspects. This study examines the influence of marijuana legalization on university education by comparing three Pacific Northwest states: Oregon (OR) and Washington (WA), which have legalized marijuana, and Idaho (ID), which maintains prohibition. T

In recent years, researchers worldwide have become increasingly interested in the phenomenon of code-switching in the multilingual classroom. The paper aims to try to understand when and why teachers in Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) schools code-switch in their classrooms. It analyses the methods and reasons for teachers’ code-switching in the SFI classroom. A case study was conducted by means of a

As additive manufacturing technology within the aerospace sector advances rapidly, optimizing process monitoring methods has become increasingly critical, given that existing techniques remain costly and time-consuming. This study presents a novel approach to monitoring the laser metal deposition (LMD) process, emphasizing real-time anomaly detection through the analysis and prediction of frames f

Democracy has been the cornerstone of the European Union since its foundation, however, since Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party took office, what has been happening in Hungary is greatly undermining the democratic values in the EU. In that context, this thesis seeks to examine what results in the democratic backsliding in a country which was once one of the most successful stories of democratizati