The purpose of this study was to investigated care-giving staff within the psychiatric sector and determine if there is any relationship between attachment style, symptom attribution, coping strategies, perceived stress and health. A further purpose of the study was to determine if social support predict perceived stress and health. Participants were 79 nursing staff working in a psychiatric hospi

The purpose with this descriptive study was to study the practice of remain in ordinary living for elderly and see how the principle can be applied even now and within the future. What is the principle of remain in ordinary living and how can it be applied? What is a special geriatric care home for elderly? Does the concept, special geriatric care home has to be explained, in order to understand t

The enlargement of the European Union has been claimed to be one of the most powerful foreign policy instruments to spread peace and stability in the wider Europe. The EU if often expected to have a responsibility for the broader European region, a responsibility that can be derived from treaty texts and declarations. The effectiveness of the enlargement instrument is dependent on the credibility

The purpose of this master’s thesis is to critically discuss blogs as a medium for dialogue based communication in a public relations context, and to empirically study how organizations and blogs perceive each other and how this affects the organization’s public relations practice. The research was partly conducted through qualitative interviews with communications professionals representing six m

To be the president of the Council of Ministers in the European Union is a giant political challenge. The country at the helm is in the centre of EU´s decision making process and in the media´s spotlight. What consequences does this situation have for the country that holds the presidency? In this bachelor thesis I examine if the people’s attitudes towards the European Union changes when their ow

Matsvinn är ett enormt miljömässigt, socialt och ekonomiskt problem. För att förebygga matsvinn har EU och FN uppmuntrat matvaruaffärer att donera ätbara livsmedel, som de av någon anledning inte vill sälja, istället för att slänga dem. Livsmedelslagstiftningen ställer dock till med problem. Särskilt den otydliga regleringen på området, ansvarsregler och skattebestämmelser avskräcker företag fråFood waste is a significant environmental, social and economic problem. In order to prevent food waste, both the EU and UN have encouraged grocery stores to donate rather than waste edible foodstuffs that are unable to be sold. However, the foodstuff legislation causes problems. Especially the ambiguous regulations, liability legislation and tax legislation discourage companies from donating foo

Ett problem när det kommer till kompetensregleringen mellan bolagsstämma och styrelse är om aktiebolagslagen uttömmande anger vilka åtgärder som är att betrakta som exklusivt tillhöriga bolagsstämman, eller om det existerar även andra frågor som styrelsen måste underställa bolagsstämman. Sådana frågor som i princip är så pass ingripande att de förändrar förutsättningarna för bolagsbildningen, elle

Magnetic and related properties of rocks and products from oxidation of sulphide minerals have been investigated with magnetisation measurements (rocks and oxidation products), magnetic force microscopy (rocks), scanning electron microscopy (rocks and oxidation products), transmission electron microscopy (oxidation products), Mössbauer spectroscopy (oxidation products) and powder X-ray diffraction

A distillation unit has been designed for a capacity of 73 t/h of condensate and for at least 90% recovery of the contaminating organics. This unit consists of three columns: a primary stripper to remove volatile organics and two upgrading columns to purify the methanol and furfural byproducts. Three different energy-saving alternatives for satisfying the energy requirements have been studied: ut