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Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocab
After the financial crisis of 2008, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision created the latest Accord for capital requirements: The Basel III Accord. Basel III set higher requirements for both quantity and quality of capital, with the aim to mitigate systemic risk. Previous literature has however shown that high capital requirements have been associated with a lower performance of banks’ stock
Separation of cancer cells gives advantages in understanding the disease, guiding treatment decisions, and facilitating drug development. Overall, separation plays an important role in biological research. Acoustophoresis is a technique that utilizes acoustic waves to separate particles and cells suspended in a buffer medium. The efficiency of this separation process depends on the relative acoust
This thesis aims at investigating the effect of corruption on economic growth in Europe, as well as Western and Eastern Europe separately. In particular, I ask the following two research questions: Does corruption in Europe have a negative effect on economic growth at an aggregate level? Does this effect change when dividing my data set into two sub-samples, each consisting of countries with simil
Forskningsfråga: Hur praktiseras en retur i efterköpsfasen? Vilken roll spelar kompetens, betydelse och materialitet för kunden, och hur tar de sig uttryck? Syfte: Studien syftar till att kartlägga och analysera kunders returprocesser inom detaljhandeln. Den avser att bidra till forskningen om hur kunder returnerar för att komplettera litteraturen om varför kunder returnerar. Metod: En kvalitati
This thesis examines how administrative transfers by settler colonial states in nineteenth-century Sweden and Canada contributed to the subjugation of indigenous land use. Using qualitative analysis of historical documents and legal sources, the study reveals the pervasive presence of administrative transfers and their implications. In Canada, the study highlights the imposition of non-physical bo
Katalanska kvinnor skaffar barn senare än svenska kvinnor. Det ser vi i studier gjorda av SCB och INE. Medelåldern i Spanien är 32, medan den är 30 i Sverige. Syftet med denna studie är att lyssna på unga vuxna kvinnor som bor i Katalonien för att höra vad de har att säga om sitt eget liv och sina planer på att skaffa barn. Vi lyssnar på deras språkbruk och gör en diskursanalys, men vi lyssnar ock
Sammanfattning Examensarbetets titel: Integrering av hållbarhetsstyrning i fastighetsbranschen - En branschstudie av sex stora fastighetsbolag i Sverige Seminariedatum: 2 juni 2023 Kurs: FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå, 15 hp Författare: Thea Helander, Elias Thor och Emilia Werner Handledare: Elin Funck Nyckelord: hållbarhet, ekonomistyrning, fastighetsbranschen, Manag
Food and the feminine self have always had a profoundly complex relationship. It has been the site of gender oppression, corporeal discipline and more recently, self-pleasure and creativity for women. It is clear that material world foodwork has provided women with a resource to navigate gender ideals, whether from a more traditional or contemporary perspective; this idea extends to foodwork in th
Fault detection systems come in a variety of formats and are used in many different types of machines and industries. They can be used to perform fast and accurate detection, classification and analysis. The need for user interaction can be decreased and by that the general level of automation can be increased. This project has been conducted together with B\&R Automation and Imogo. B&R
Att Sveriges invånare har tillit till rättsväsendet och dess ingående myndigheter är viktigt för att dessa myndigheter ska kunna genomföra sina uppdrag som i mångt och mycket handlar om att göra det svenska samhället till en tryggare plats fri från brott. Svenskars tillit till rättsväsendet har över tid varit mycket högt och beskrivs av Brottsförebyggande rådet som konstant ökande sedan 2017. Syft
The fight against climate change has reached a critical point, requiring financial flows to align with climate-resilient pathways. This thesis investigates the alignment between sovereign green bonds and national climate targets. It expands the discussion from a corporate to a sovereign perspective, thus acknowledging the impact of sustainability disclosure practices by governments on the rest of
In the beginning of the 20th Century with the emergence of a new musical language as the Second Viennese School (Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, and Anton Webern) took over, suddenly music pushed forward and away from traditional harmony, rhythm and even notation. Music started to lose its traditional feel of patterns, cadences and regularity and instead embraced new complexity, as composers starte
Titel: Implementering av ISO 9001 och ISO 14001 i små och medelstora företag inom byggsektorn Författare: Karl Eklund, IBYA20 Alexander Lindbäck, IBYA20 Handledare: Anne Landin, Institution för byggvetenskaper avd. byggproduktion, Lunds Tekniska Högskola Examinator: Urban Persson, Institution för byggvetenskaper avd. byggproduktion, Lunds Tekniska Högskola Syfte: Syftet med studien är att öka
To address contemporary challenges like climate change, technological innovation becomes ever more important. Innovation is the product of a vast array of interactions between actors in the economy and it is vital to understand the relations between these. This quantitative study examines the interplay between highly skilled human capital and public R&D funding to private sector firms at the r
Biofuels are seen as a key substitute for fossil fuels and an essential tool for mitigating climate change. A sensitivity analysis was conducted on the AB-LCA (agent-based life cycle assessment) made by Raül López i Losada and his research team. Their AB-LCA assesses the environmental performance of a subsidy that generates an allocation of the arable land in Götalands Södra Slättbygder (GSS) that
Utanför Dalarö i Stockholms skärgård ligger ön Aspö. Det är en två kilometer lång remsa av granit, täckt av ljung och tall. I norr höjer den sig 30 meter över havet och sluttar sedan ner i vattnet i söder. Längst i norr, lutande mot berget, ligger min familjs sommarställe där jag spenderat alla min barndoms somrar. På tomten finns idag fem små stugor, de flesta byggda av min mormors man Anders ell
This thesis centers around Balenciaga's controversy that spread in the fall of 2022. By examining statements published by Balenciaga and associated stakeholders, the study aims to review how the crisis was managed based on crisis management strategies. This is done through textual analysis and applying theories regarding crisis management, primarily Situational Crisis Communication Theory. Fur
Research question: How do managers view control? (and) How do managers describe that they practice control when working at the office respectively while working from home as a result of covid-19? Purpose of study: The study aims to contribute to an increased understanding of how control is exercised and expressed in organizations during both office work and working from home, based on a managerial
Thesis purpose: The purpose of the research is to contribute to existing research and theory by providing insights into how Gen Z consumers perceive inauthentic brand heritage in fashion branding. It also aims to understand how these perceptions differ between fast fashion and luxury fashion and how they contribute to consumer attitudes towards brands. Moreover, it aims to contribute to managerial
