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The purpose of this study was to investigate how volunteers at young women´s and transgender empowerment centers in Sweden reason about their role and their discretion in order to better understand and problematize the responsibility of conducting social work without necessarily holding an education as a social worker. The study focuses on their supportive role in online chats with young callers w
To Speak or Not to Speak: A Study of Upward Critical Feedback from the Perspective of Employees in Non-Managerial Positions. The existence of critical feedback that flows from subordinates and is directed to first-order managers constitutes an insightful source of information about potential internal issues that affect an organization’s overall outcome. Therefore, the presence of a two-way dialogu
How often do we think of our own death? And how often do we stop and think of the changes surrounding death that affect our lives? Thanatology, the study of death and dying, examines death from different perspectives. Following a thanatological path, this research aimed to explore the relationship between death and technology in terms of social change, specifically in the Republic of Cyprus. F
Accounting for 10 million deaths and 20 million new cases every year, cancer is one of the most common causes of death. The interest in trying to understand this lethal disease using mathematical models has increased steadily for many decades. Methods for boosting the immune system to better fight cancer (immunotherapy) have also been long present. However, the full potential of immunotherapy me
Freevalve AB develops camless valvetrains for internal combustion engines using pneumatic and hydraulic systems. An air compressor is used to generate pressure in the pneumatic system. To further increase efficiency of the Freevalve system, a new compressor tailored to its purpose, is being developed in house. This thesis is part of the development of this compressor, which is a reciprocating pis
Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur relationer till omsorgspersoner i barndomen har påverkat framtida kärleksrelationer hos en grupp vuxna. Studien ämnade både att lyfta fram hur gruppen själva menade att relationerna till omsorgspersonerna påverkat deras liv, och om relationsmönster från barndomen följt dem in i romantiska relationer i vuxenlivet. Kunde några av deras beteenden och egenskapeThe aim of this study was to examine how relationships to caregivers in childhood have affected future romantic relationships in a group of adults. The study is intended to highlight both how the respondents themselves understands how the relationships to their caregivers has affected their lives, and if relationship patterns from childhood have been reproduced in romantic relationships in adultho
The European Spallation Source (ESS) infrastructure is being constructed in Lund, and will be one of the most powerful research facilities of its type in the world. The ESS linear accelerator (linac) utilizes different accelerating sections where a wide variety of techniques should be employed to accelerate a beam of protons to 2 GeV kinetic energy through Radio Frequency (RF) cavities before bein
Sustainable development is now a part of environmental, social, and economic agendas all over the world. Sustainability projects are cropping up in urban areas, including projects in the housing sector aimed at sustainable regeneration. Simultaneously, it is now recognized that public participation is an essential character of implementing change. And within sustainability participation, it is con
Development within the construction industry has traditionally been slow. However, during recent years construction companies have felt a greater pressure to become more efficient and to lower building-costs. One step in the development has been the adjustment towards the usage of model-based design. By constructing the final product as a computer model, construction companies hope to reduce build
Today’s society is a consumer society where consumption is dominated by the consumption of commodities. Consumption is a common theme seen on television, which is one of today’s major media channels. Reality TV is a growing genre in television production. This essay discusses how consumer society is portrayed in reality TV. This is done through the analysis of the Swedish reality TV show Lyxfällan
This Master Thesis is about developing a control panel for access control together with Axis Communications AB. The aim with the project was to develop the func- tional aspects of a conceptual aesthetic design. This included protection against the environment, choice of material and technique for wall mounting the panel. The method used for the project, was a modified version of Ulrich & Eppin
IT Outsourcing (ITO) nowadays is a common initiative among companies across different business branches. Technological advancements have made IT a broad field of application which requires extensive operation by IT departments of any company. The companies need to remain competitive in the marketplace and in order to do that they have to free up their resources from routine IT tasks. This can be a
Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka sjukdomsförloppet vid depression avseende förekomst av återfall och återinsjuknande ett år efter avslutad depressionsbehandling inom Region Skånes öppenvårdspsykiatri. Studien syftade även till att kartlägga den aktuella symtom- och sjukdomsbilden samt att undersöka potentiella riskfaktorer för återfall och återinsjuknande. En urvalsgrupp bestående The purpose of the following study was to investigate the prevalence of relapse and recurrence in patients treated for depression in the outpatient psychiatry of Region Skåne, Sweden. This was done one year after they had finished treatment. Furthermore, the study also aimed to examine the current incidence of depressive symptoms as well as potential risk factors for relapse and recurrence. A samp
Sammanfattning I Sverige råder fri bevisprövning med fri bevisvärdering. Det innebär att inga formella regler uppställs för hur ett bevis ska värderas eller vilka metoder som ska tillämpas av domstolen vid bevisvärderingen. Således är det teoretiskt möjligt att vid en ord mot ord situation finna det ställt utom rimligt tvivel att den tilltalade gjort som åklagaren gör gällande. Trots detta är det Summary In Sweden there is a free sifting of evidence with a free evaluation of evidence. This means that no formal rules are imposed on how evidence should be valued or the methods to be applied by the court at the evaluation of evidence. It is theoretically possible to find it beyond reasonable doubt that the accused made as the prosecutor alleges in a situation where one word stands against ano
ISA 610 är en revisionsstandard som en revisor kan använda sig av för att söka vägledning kring omfattningen av god revisionssed vid användandet av internrevisionens arbete. Standarden ska i år omarbetas och den nya versionen av standarden kommer att träda i kraft i december 2013. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka vad själva förändringen innebär samt hur detta kan tänkas påverka revisionenThe ISA 610 is an auditing standard, which the auditor can turn to in order to seek guidance on the scope of auditing in case of using the work of the internal audit. The standard is being revised this year and the new version will come into force in December 2013. The aim of this thesis is to investigate what the impact of this revision may mean and how this may affect the auditing and the users
Eftersom jag har stammat större delen av livet vill jag ta reda på hur det kommer sig att stamningen inte uppkommer när jag ska sjunga. Syftet är att ta reda om det finns något i sångtekniken som kan appliceras på det vanliga talet. Skulle sången kunna fungera som en metod för att minska och hantera sin stamning? Med hjälp av att studera och analysera min egna stamning har jag kunnat hittat skillnBecause I have stuttered for the most part of my life, I want to find out why it is that I don’t stutter when I sing. The purpose of the study is to find out if there is something within singing technique that can be applied to the common speech. Could singing work as a method for reducing stuttering? By studying and analyzing my own stutter I have found both differences and similarities in what i
This project aims to implement polarisation microscopy on the Tegenfeldt STED (stimulated emission depletion) microscope. STED microscopy is a targeted optical super-resolution method that can attain sub-diffraction resolution using visible light. This is now complemented with polarisation microscopy, which can measure the orientation of a fluorophore and, by extension, the molecule it is bound to
World population is increasing rapidly and cities are growing constantly outwards, in most cases taking over the agricultural lands. Besides Sweden imports 65% of agricultural products and if some situation like pandemic happens and neighbouring countries close the border completely the fresh vegetables will only last for 14 days! Responsible authority for this is the municipalities who have almos
Geografiska data är all data som är knutna till ett geografiskt läge och används inom många olika områden i samhället såsom all form av samhällsbyggnad och samhällsplanering, klimat och miljö, kultur och natur, krishantering samt transporter och logistik. För att geografiska data ska kunna användas över läns- och kommungränser samt i olika organisationer krävs ett enhetligt system och standarder fGeographic data are data that is linked to a geographic location and is used in many different areas of society, such as all types of community and community planning, climate and environment, culture and nature, crisis management, transport and logistics. In order for geographic data to be used across county and municipal boundaries as well as in different organisations, a uniform system and stan
