My purpose of this study was to examine LSS staffs’ (LSS: The Swedish Act concerning support and service for persons with certain functional Impairments) consideration of clients’ needs and self-determination as well as the staffs’ own power in the use of coercion and restraint in the work with clients in group housings. My study was based on five interviews with staff from two different group hou

A purchasing cost model is a tool used to facilitate decision-making for selection, evaluation and development of suppliers. The model consists of a set of cost components, which at the bottom line constitute a total cost for a certain purchase. Different models cover different areas of purchasing, but in general the transaction of a purchase is central and then additional areas such as supplier m

In 1973, the psychologist Tajfel proposed the Social Identity Theory which claimed that human behaviour is affected by the social relation of the people involved in a given situation, as documented by Burke (2006). The culture and language of Japan seem to embody the aspects of this theory as social relation is portrayed frequently, if not constantly, through the use of language. Academics such as

Studien undersökte hur förhållandet mellan arbetsklimat och arbetsmotivation såg ut på två olika arbetsplatser. Teorier kring skapande, förekomst och avsaknad av ett positivt arbetsklimat och arbetsmotivation behandlades. De organisationer som undersöktes var dels ett lager/logistik-företag samt en livsmedelsproducent. Tre hypoteser ställdes: 1. Det finns en korrelation mellan individens upplevda The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between a positive work climate and work motivation at two different organisations. Theories regarding creation, presence and lack of work climate and work motivation were discussed. The companies taking part in the study were a warehouse/logistics company and a producer of food. Three hypothesis ́ were set: 1. There is a correlation between

Authors: Sandra Börkell & Amanda Brandt Title: “The problem that strikes its claws into you” – A qualitative study of Social Workers’ point of view on their work with children of addicted parents. [Translated title] Supervisor: Eva Palmblad Assessor: Weddig Runquist The aim of this essay was to study, from a social worker’s point of view, their thoughts and experiences in helping children who

Heta Jupitrar är gasjättar som Jupiter vars omloppsbana för dem närmre sin värdstjärna än Merkurius bana kring Solen. Sen deras upptäckt har de visat sig vara väldigt viktiga i vår förståelse för exoplanet-atmosfärer. På Jorden minskar temperaturen av atmosfären med höjd över marken, förutom i ett område där temperaturen plötsligt går upp igen då ozonet som fångar UV-ljuset befinner sig på den höjContext. The discovery of hot Jupiters, giant gas exoplanets on tight orbits close to their host star, has proven instrumental in the study of exoplanet atmospheres through transit spectroscopy. Just as a temperature increase with height manifests in Earth’s atmosphere due to ozone absorbing ultraviolet radiation, transit spectra of some hot Jupiters has yielded evidence that suggests the presence

Dagens föränderliga och dynamiska marknad har lett till att organisationer tvingas vara flexibla för att snabbare kunna fatta beslut och anpassa sig. Vidare har detta lett till en förändring inom Business Intelligence (BI), där en nyare lösning kallad Self-Service Business Intelligence (SSBI) har vuxit fram. SSBI syftar huvudsakligen till att förbättra beslutsfattande i organisationer genom att gö

People depend on the benefits derived from nature, so called ecosystem services (ES). ES are a promising framework to evaluate ecosystems and promote conservation, but they are also difficult to measure and visualize, and the accuracy of such efforts is questionable as a basis for land management. In this thesis, I both measured and problematized the measurement of ES. In the first part of this th

Title/Research question: Does ownership structure explain the zero-leverage puzzle? Authors: Ásta Brá Hafsteinsdóttir and Snædís Helgadóttir Supervisor: Håkan Jankensgård Theoretical framework: Modigliani and Miller Theorems, Trade-off Theory, Pecking Order Theory, Market Timing Theory, Agency theory, theories regarding ownership structure. Method: Quantitative approach using logit model regressio

Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka hur Krami för män i Malmö arbetar med återanpassning för kriminellt belastade män, samt hur dem lyckas med detta arbete. Frågeställningarna för studien har varit följande: Vad sker i mötet mellan anställda och deltagare på Krami för män i Malmö gällande deras mål och förväntningar kring återanpassningsarbete, och kan mötet ha en betydelse för återanpThe purpose of this study has been to examine how Krami for men in Malmoe work with the reintegration of offenders into society, and how they succeed in this reintegration work. The questions for the study were as follows: what happens in the meeting between employees and participants at Krami for men in Malmoe regarding their goals and expectations about the reintegration work, and if this meetin

Biotechnology companies are characterized by long development and capital intensive processes, which includes certain risks throughout the development chain. When attracting investments from VC funds, specific portfolio strategies and evaluation criteria drive the decision making for investors, and biotechnology companies can face significant challenges in knowing what investors seek. Also, due to

The purpose of this thesis is to identify differences in knowledge transfer practices with regard to market knowledge between development of radical and incremental product innovations. The thesis aims to contribute to the current body of literature by addressing a current academic uncertainty regarding how market knowledge is transferred internally in relation to degrees of innovation. From a pra

Syftet med detta projekt är att skapa en modell över en kyltornsuppställning med COMSOL Multiphysics. Experiment utförs på uppställningen för att ge uppgifter om dess beteende. Modellen anpassas mot data genom att uppskatta modellens parametrar. Parametern uppskattningen utförs med hjälp av MATLAB genom att ansluta programmen med LiveLink, COMSOL 5.0 med MATLAB. Värmetransportkoefficienten, hg, beThe aim of this project is to create a model of a Cooling Tower setup using COMSOL Multiphysics. Experiments are performed on the setup in order to provide data of the behaviour. The model is fitted to the data by estimate the models parameters. The parameter estimation is performed with MATLAB by connecting the programs using LiveLink, COMSOL 5.0 with MATLAB. The heat transport coefficient,h_g, i

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease with exocrine glands dysfunction and multi organ involvement. Sicca symptoms such as xerophthalmia and xerostomia are the most common features in this disease. Increased intestinal permeability has been demonstrated in various autoimmune disorders, and Calprotectin, a protein released by neutrophils and monocytes due to cell stress or damage,

I denna uppsats undersöks faktorer för föråldring av mjukvara och hur organisationer hanterar dessa faktorer. Uppsatsen utgår från ett ramverk för föråldring av mjukvara. Genom en kvalitativ metod, öppen riktad intervju, samlas data in som kategoriseras utifrån ramverket. Uppsatsen resulterar i att samtliga kategorier i ramverket befolkas med föråldringsfaktorer och sätt att hantera dessa. Studien

This thesis investigates how the audio quality in a door station can be improved by using multiple microphones and implementing beamforming. The concept of beamforming is explained, and two beamforming algorithms are implemented. These are tested with different microphone configurations in both simulated and real environments. Three already implemented solutions for single microphones are also tes

Within the systematically complex genus Sorbus, repeated hybridization, polyploidization and apomixis has led to a series of intermediate and evolutionary independent species. Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers. (Swedish whitebeam) and S hybrida L. (Swedish service tree) are endemic to the Fennoscandian region and are both apomictic polyploid hybrids derived from diploid sexual species. However, their

Lately, epitaxial growth of nanowires catalysed by alternative seed particles has become an interesting field, as gold is considered to be a problematic material for the silicon-based electronics industry. This thesis focuses on in-situ MOVPE growth of tin seeded GaSb nanowires, both the effect of V/III-ratio and substrates are investigated. GaSb nanowires have been successfully grown on a GaAs st