In this study we acquire an insight into the songwriting processes of eight female artists and music teachers. We investigate their creative processes, their thoughts on creativity and songwriting and the methods they use when composing. The informants share some of the challenges they face during the process and how to overcome them. Furthermore, we learn about factors enhancing the songwriting a

This thesis aimed to identify what arguments are made and who is dominating the discourse about climate engineering in German newspapers. Climate engineering refers to methods that deliberately change the environment as a means to combat climate change. To answer these questions, the author conducted a Critical Discourse Analysis of articles about climate engineering published in German newspapers

15–20 viktsprocent av avfallet som tas emot på det avfallseldade kraftvärmeverket Filbornaverket i Helsingborg består av plast med fossilt ursprung. Den här plasten ger upphov till direkta utsläpp av koldioxid vid energiåtervinning och står för elva procent av Helsingborgs totala växthusgasutsläpp. Enligt Helsingborgs klimat- och energiplan är ambitionen att det inte ska finnas plast med fossilt u

Despite climate risks posing a serious threat to business and business continuity, empirical research has shown little active involvement of the private sector in climate change adaptation (CCA). National plans of governments, as well as global agreements and reports, highlight the need for collaborative climate action on a global scale, placing special emphasis on private sector involvement as cr

This thesis set out to continue the development of a short-wave infrared (SWIR) optical parametric amplifier (OPA). The system is based on a Yb-ber chirped pulse amplification (CPA) laser delivering 400 fs long pulses, centered around 1030 nm, at 200 kHz repetition rate and 40 W average power. The thesis focuses on pulse characterization, through use of frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG), of

The rapid urbanization of sub-Saharan countries such as Kenya and Tanzania poses new challenges for policy makers. Increasing rates of urban food insecurity are one of these challenges. This thesis investigates how the governments of Kenya and Tanzania address food security in relation to urban areas. It especially scrutinizes the role of a rural bias at the expense of urban policies that address

Vid inledandet av en nyemissionsprocess ligger det i bolagets intresse att analysera marknadens intresse för deltagande i emissionen. Det kan ligga i bolagets intresse att vända sig till en alternativ finansiär för att säkerställa att kommande nyemission blir fulltecknad, detta görs genom ett teckningslöfte från finansiären som innebär att finansiären åtar sig, mot vederlag, teckna de aktier som bWhen initiating a new issue process, it is in the company's interest to analyze the market's interest in participating in the issue. The company can turn to an alternative financier to ensure that the new share issue will be fully subscribed. This is done through a subscription promise from the financier, which means that the financier agrees to purchase whatever shares remain after the pu

Introduction: In recent years omni-channel retailing has been accepted and used by both physical and e-commerce retailers. In omni-channel retailing different channels are integrated. An effective and efficient distribution system is becoming more crucial. The core of the distribution system is warehousing that affects lead time and logistics cost. The main challenge is to handle large store reple

Det förekommer kommersiella standardavtal och konsumentstandardavtal. Införlivandet av standardvillkor saknar lagstiftning i både hänseenden. Högsta domstolens avgöranden är därför den primära rättskällan för utvecklingen. Konsumentavtal omfattas däremot av tvingande lagstiftning som har till syfte att skydda konsumenter från oskäliga avtalsvillkor. Standardavtalsrätten är central utgångspunkt förThere are commercial standard contracts and consumer standard agreements. The incorporation of standard terms lacks legislation in both respects. The ruling of the Supreme Court is therefore the primary source of law for development. Consumer contracts, on the other hand, are covered by mandatory legislation whose purpose is to protect consumers from unfair contract terms. The standard contract la

Visionen för upprening av antikroppar är att processen ska vara helautomatisk. Ofta eftersträvas en kontinuerlig process eftersom det i de flesta fall innebär lägre kostnader för produktionen och att utrustningen kan vara mindre. Det är nödvändigt att tillföra mer buffertlösning under processens gång, och som en del av visionen ska även detta göras automatiskt. Orbit är en mjukvara som används av The vision of antibody purification is to have the whole process fully automatic. It is often desirable to have a continuous process since that reduces the costs for production and the size of the used equipment. It is necessary to supply buffer solutions to the purification steps, and as part of the vision; this should be done automatically. An in-house piece of software called Orbit is used for

Syftet med studien är att undersöka och jämföra hur tre erfarna körledare beskriver sitt arbete med intonation i sina körer. Avsikten är att ta reda på vilka faktorer de menar påverkar intonationen och vilka arbetsmetoder de anser effektiva för att främja en god intonation i kör. För att uppnå målet med studien utfördes kvalitativa intervjuer med tre körledare i vars körer författaren tidigare sjuThe purpose of the study is to investigate and compare how three experienced choir leaders describe their work with intonation in their choirs. The intention is to find out what factors they mean affect the intonation and what working methods they consider effective to achieve a good intonation in the choir. In order to achieve the goal of the study, qualitative interviews were conducted with thre

I centrum för denna studie står författarens utveckling av det övre sångliga tonomfånget. I det här sammanhanget innebär det toner från den tvåstrukna oktaven och uppåt. Utgångspunkten för arbetet är bland annat författarens egna sångtekniska problem och tidigare erfarenheter. Därför bygger studien på aktionsforskning där författaren undersöker sitt eget arbete med höga toner i samråd med Anna-LenThis study aims to show the problem of getting a desirable upper tone range. In this context, it means tones from the two-line octave and upwards. The starting point for the work is the author's own singing problems and previous experiences. Therefore, the study is based on action research where the author examines her own practice with high tones, under the instruction of Anna-Lena Tideman, a

Growing global challenges such as poverty and climate change push companies to find new ways to tackle these issues and consequently, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an indispensable priority for business leaders. Furthermore, a correlation between CSR and employee engagement has been identified, and as employees are often considered as one of the most important stakeholders, comp

The main purpose of this thesis is to statistically analyze the impact of managerial overconfidence on cash dividends policy via fifty U.S. selected case firms during year 2008 to 2017. Intuition behind this is to take a closer look at and potentially detail the neoclassical MM dividends irrelevance policy, also to additionally take organizational behavior into consideration. In spite the fact th

Abstract Author: Chanette Edman Title: Blinded love - a description of how the violence in a relationship is normalized by the victim and what leads to the breakup of the relationship Supervisor: Anna Rypi Assessor: Summary: This is a qualitative text analysis about how women who live in violent relationships describe their experiences in autobiographies. The aim of the study was to find out

The purpose of this thesis is to determine if there is reputational harm as a consequence to a regulatory sanction. The focus of the thesis is the Scandinavian countries after the global financial crisis. To confirm if there is reputational losses associated with regulatory violations, an event study of abnormal returns was employed. The regulator, as well as the company in violation of regulation

The aim of the study was to investigate what measures principals take in order to raise the amount of students who finish secondary school with a leaving certificate. Furthermore, it was intended to investigate why these methods have been successful. The selection of respondents consisted of principals at four different schools in southern Sweden. Data was collected through four semi-structured in

The purpose of this study was to examine how the Swedish court reason, argues and legitmizes mothers and fathers to get sole custody. In Sweden, mothers got sole custody twice as many times as fathers. Results from earlier reasearch has indicated that there are several general differences regarding the requiment of a parent wich depends on the parents gender. A gender perspective has been used for