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Solzhenitsyn was a famous nationalist who clearly stated his stance in non-fiction literature. In this study his stance will be further investigated by searching for expression of nationalism in three of his earliest fiction. The three works are the two short stories One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and Matryonas Home and the novel Cancer Ward. The analysis found that the nationalism of Sol
Background: Life skills-based approaches are broadly used in HIV prevention programmes world-wide. However, evaluations of such programmes have found mixed evidence for their effects on indicators of safer sexual behaviour. Methods: Questionnaires of 4,381 participants of the Star for Life (SFL) life skills-based prevention programme in South African schools were analysed using binary logistic reg
Purpose: To study the effect of environmentally-relevant personal values (biospheric, altruistic, egoistic and hedonic) on the purchase intention of second-hand clothing (SHC). Methodology: This research is a quantitative study and follows a deductive research approach. The empirical data was obtained through convenience sampling by means of an online self-completion questionnaire. A total of 669
The aim of this study was to see how the interdisciplinary collaboration between the substitute treatment and the social services are working. I wanted to see how the different organizations looked at each other and what they were expecting of each other, and how that could affect the collaboration. The study was conducted using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews with social worker
District heating is a common means of space and hot water heating in Sweden. However, the demand for heating is not the same at all times. On a yearly basis more heat is required during winter, while next to none is needed in summer. Since the demand for heat load varies throughout the year, when trying to predict it, using a model that changes with the seasons can give a more accurate prediction.
Cooked ham is a particularly popular cured meat product. Nonetheless, meat consumption constitutes a controversial issue, as researchers correlate red and cured meat with the development of colorectal cancer. One of the main compounds of the cured cooked ham is nitrite. Although, its residual amount in products is considered as responsible for the formation of N-nitrosamines and the provocation of
By the end of the 1960s there was a growing environmental concern all around the globe. As a part of an answer to this challenge the need was recognized for a reorientation of the education processes towards developing knowledge, attitudes and skills for resolving the issues. This was the birth of the concept of Environmental Education (EE). However, this notion is far from being static as it went
The Swedish implementation of the EU's Data Retention Directive, entailing mandatory retention of electronic communications data concerning all individuals for the purpose of law enforcement, was passed in 2012. In 2014 the directive was ruled invalid by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the basis of its alleged infringements on fundamental rights. Implementations of the directive
Today there is a high focus on the energy use when constructing new buildings. This mainly depends on the increased regulations and energy classifications that have been issued. Because of this, studies have shown that mechanical cooling in office environments leads to high energy consumption and service costs. This has led to an increased interest in analyzing if cooling only through ventilation
Climate change is going to affect the Earth’s precipitation patterns leading to increased flood risk in Sweden. The main purpose of this study is to examine how municipalities and the building industry work with adaptation for increased precipitation in response to climate change. NCC, a construction and property developing company in Europe represents the building industry in this study. The meth
During the years of the so-called refugee crisis, migrants lacking access to housing in Greece have squatted buildings or resided in makeshift settlements. Those homes have been met with state violence and continuous evictions. Those evictions are a form of migration control in the context of an ongoing disciplinary ‘management’ of migrant populations and their mobility in Europe and Greece. The t
The Convention on the Rights of the Child declares how state parties and civil society share responsibility in protecting children’s rights, as non-governmental organisations are intended to intercede when the state’s initiatives are inadequate. In this bachelor thesis the question of how international children’s rights organisations frame their legitimacy for doing the aforementioned is examined.
Abstract Purpose Middle managers role within the public sector is constantly changing while it is also them who must ensure that changes are implemented. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of the middle managers in the context of change management. Method Six middle managers in the public sector were interviewed about their experiences regarding the role associated with the chang
The focus of this master’s thesis was aimed at E.ON’s electricity saving project, 100koll, in collaboration with IT-consulting firm Data Ductus.The 100koll users demand high availability, which creates a complex underlaying system-infrastructure. The processes of deploying and preparing new releases to the system is presently done manually. Data Ductus is requesting an investigation on whether or
Syftet med denna uppsats är att fastställa vilka beslut som faller inom den verkställande direktörens beslutskompetens enligt den svenska aktiebolagslagen. Jag har i uppsatsen utgått från rättskälleläran och utrett frågeställning med hjälp av lag, förarbeten, rättspraxis och ett rikt litteraturläge. Alla rättskällor har bidragit till en närmre precisering av det centrala begreppet för den verkstäThe main purpose of this thesis is to determine which decision fall within the executive directors’ decision-making power in accordance with Swedish corporate jurisdiction. I have grounded this thesis through a method of legal sources and investigated the question at issue with the help of law, its legislative history, case law and a smorgasbord of literature. All the legal sources have contribut
Arable land is a valuable natural resource. In Iceland the total size of potential arable land has not been determined but preliminary estimates vary from 420 ha to 15000 ha. These have been based on different definitions of potential arable land and assumptions for minimum continuous land area. In 2010 the Farmers Association of Iceland concluded that there was a need for a standard for evaluatin
Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur musiker som har drabbats av tinnitus eller ljudöverkänslighet hanterar sitt yrke. Underlaget för studien består av fem stycken intervjuer med aktiva musiker inom klassisk musik, jazz och rock/blues som drabbats av tinnitus och/eller ljudöverkänslighet. Studiens resultat visar på följande åtgärder och är kategoriserade efter dessa: sjukskrivning/längre uTitle: A life in crash and bang - research about how musicians with tinnitus cope with their profession The purpose of this study is to investigate how musicians who have been affected by tinnitus or sound sensitivity deal with their profession. The material of this study consists of five interviews with professional musicians active within the classical music sphere as well as within jazz and roc
This paper examines how different variables affect the ticket price, using three different hypotheses. The first is how price is affected by time between ticket purchase and retirement. The second hypothesis tests the price changes in relation to the distance between destinations and the third hypothesis is testing whether competition has any role in the various cities. The various hypotheses are
