Phantoms mimicking the specific mechanical and acoustic properties of human tissues are essential in the development and evaluation of novel ultrasound methods. In this work, various ultrasound phantoms are proposed to be used in the development of ultrasound methods to investigate the arterial walls longitudinal movements influence on the vasa vasorum circulation. The longitudinal movement of art

Companies want to keep their customers. Especially, when they offer subscription based services instead of one time purchases. In the former case, if customers want to leave the company, they need to cancel their subscription. This is called customer churn. On the example of One.com, a company that offers subscription based web hosting, a mathematical model is developed to predict customer churn,

De senaste åren har svensk transvård varit ämne för skarp kritik från såväl enskilda transpersoner som organisationer engagerade i transfrågor. Hösten 2017 publicerade Transgender Europe en omfattande internationell rapport som visar på betydande skillnader mellan patienters och vårdgivares uppfattning av den vård som erbjuds transpersoner i bland annat Sverige. Förutom i denna rapport har det docA large-scale international report recently published by Transgender Europe shows great discrepancy between the patients’ and the caregivers’ views on transgender care. Apart from this report, those working in transgender care have yet to make their voices heard. However, transgender individuals as well as organizations working with issues of the transgender and queer communities in Sweden have be

In this thesis I investigate the notion of imagination in Romantic thought and in the visual art of William Blake with the aim of making a contribution to theological methodology. In early German Romanticism, as well as in the art of William Blake, the concept of imagination plays a central role in the relationship between the Absolute and the perceiving and knowing subject. My thesis takes its st

In Sweden the most common reason for sick leave is stress and fatigue. Due to mental illness the number of sick leaves increase. The aim of this qualitative study was to gain an understanding of how horticultural therapy/naturalized rehabilitation as a rehabilitation method can achieve a broader sense of coherence for individuals who suffer from mental illness. In the data collection, semi-structu

Studien syftar till att undersöka sambandet mellan finansiell prestation, mätt som Tobins Q, och andelen kvinnor i styrelsen i svenska börsnoterade bolag. Studien använder sig av en kvantitativ metod med en deduktiv ansats. Författarna har gjort en multipel regressionsanalys och regressionstester i Eviews som baseras på insamlad paneldata. Urvalet består av 158 bolag som samtliga har varit noteradThe study examines the relationship between financial performance, measured as Tobin’s Q, with the proportion of women in the boardroom in Swedish listed companies. The study uses a quantitative method with a deductive approach. The authors have made a multiple regression analysis and regression tests in Eviews based on collected panel data. The sample consists of 158 companies, all of which have

Bakgrund: Livmoderhalscancer är en vanlig sjukdom och att drabbas är en individuell upplevelse. Sjukvårdspersonalen har en viktig roll i att hjälpa kvinnorna att hantera upplevelsen. Syfte: Att belysa kvinnors upplevelser av livmoderhalscancer. Metod: Litteraturstudie där 10 artiklar inkluderats. Resultat: Tre huvudkategorier: Fysiska, psykiska och sociala upplevelser samt åtta underkategorier: kr

The aim of this study is to examine media’s portrayal, in form of different newspaper articles, of mental illness among adolescents and its connection to social media. In order to fulfill the purpose of the study, a qualitative text analysis is being used. The results of the media review are divided into three main categories; Problem picture, positive aspects and actions as these are mentioned to

The following study compares Carlos Fuentes’ “Chac Mool” (1954) with Elena Poniatowska’s “Coatlicue” (2003). Both literary works are short stories that belong to a literary genre known as the Fantastic, which is, in turn, a genre in which a reader will be met with a credible setting, not too different from their own, but in which various supernatural elements manifest themselves and disturb the st

The aim of this study has been to identify discourses in the publication “God vård av vuxna med könsdysfori – ett nationellt kunskapsstöd” by Socialstyrelsen. Socialstyrelsen is a government agency with the duty to ensure good and equal social services and health and medical services. The document states recommendations for health care providers in Sweden who primarily treat patients with gender d

In this paper we wanted to find out how sexual abuse and sexual harassment against children was described by women exposed as children and how it was talked about in documentary films about sexually exposed children. We have interviewed four women who have been exposed to sexual abuse as children and we have also seen four documentary films about women with similar experiences as the women we inte

The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the arguments that a number of professionals in equine-assisted therapy had for having the horse as part of the treatment of people with mental and physical disabilities. The analysis was based on two theories: Antonovsky's theory of salutogenesis, including the concept of sense of coherence, and Bowlbys attachment theory. The study was based o

Reikihealing med sitt ursprung från Japan och holistiska synsätt erbjuder andra förklaringsmodeller och svar på frågor än den traditionella biomedicinen. Det innefattar även att gå till botten med varför olika symtom uppstår. Min studie undersöker upplevelsen av att känna sig botad till skillnad från biomedicinens botande av sjukdom eller kroppslig åkomma, med hjälp av begrepp som illness och dise

This thesis explores the relationship between certain concepts of learning and some parts of the Swedish language program for immigrants (SFI). The aim of the study is to relate theories of learning to current pedagogical SFI-research, teachers’ perception of learning theories and, to investigate which learning theories teachers consider to be the most useful in their everyday tutoring. I used a

Intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women, and is a problem for women of all ages, backgrounds, social classes, religions and preconditions. This study analyses the language and discourses used in a selection of Swedish educational material and guides for social workers regarding intimate partner violence against women in substance abuse or addiction. Through a cr

The aim of this qualitative study was to examine the perceived discretion among middle managers in municipal elderly care. The method used was four semistructured interviews with four middle managers. To analyze the results, the situational leadership theory and Bolman and Deal´s structural and human resource theory is used. The questions answered were what middle manager´s position means, how dis

Google-ägda YouTube är idag en av världen största sociala plattformar där användare möts genom att skapa och konsumera innehåll. I mars 2017 utbröt en annonsbojkott på YouTube som utlöstes på grund av att annonsering från multinationella företag förekom i samband med videor som var centrerade kring terrorism och extremism. Avslöjandet fick stor medial uppmärksamhet på grund av företagens missnöje

De irreguljära migrantarbetarna är en utsatt grupp på den svenska arbetsmarknaden. Med irreguljära migrantarbetare menas de som arbetar i Sverige utan giltiga tillstånd. Arbetsgivare tenderar att exploatera dessa människor och de arbetar därför ofta under mycket dåliga arbetsförhållanden samt erhåller ett sämre arbetsrättsligt skydd. Att utnyttja en redan så prekär grupp är oetiskt och det finns eIrregular migrant workers are those who work in Sweden without valid permission and they are a vulnerable group in the Swedish labour market. Employers tend to exploit these people and therefore they often work under very bad working conditions and receive worse protection of employment rights. Making use of an already precarious group is unethical and there is a need to highlight the subject. Thi