This report is the result of a masters project conducted at the Division of Structural Mechanics at Lund University. The purpose of the project was to integrate a FEM mesh generator with the Python version of the code library CALFEM and improve the mesh visualisation capabilities of said library. This report describes how the mesher software Gmsh and the visualisation library visvis were integrate

In a European collaborative research project a timber-glass shear wall element has been developed. This consists of a 10×1200×2400 mm thick glass pane of standard float glass with an LVL-frame adhesively bonded to the glass along its perimeter .In previous research several laboratory tests of these types of shear walls were performed. The tests, performed for various modes of loading, indicated th

Denna studie fokuserar på hur symboliskt våld utövas mot och upplevs av personer med ett kriminellt förflutet. Syftet var att undersöka under vilka former symboliskt våld verkar och effekterna det har på dem som utsätts. Studien baseras på teoretiska verk av Bourdieu, Goffman, Heidegren och Žižek. För att samla in data använde vi oss av kvalitativ metod i form av intervjuer med sju individer som s

In this thesis we look at data where sedated patients have been pinpricked with a needle during an Auditory Brainstem Response recording. By looking at this data set with different statistical methods some butterfly pattern emerged and peaks appeared in the spectrum around the time where the needle pinpricking should have occurred. With this results a model was developed and evaluated. Future inve

The aim of this study was to describe how families with children, having cognitive disabilities, interacted with portable electronic assistive devices in their daily life. More specifically, its aim was to study the needs for families when they decided to use electronic assistive devices as assistance in their everyday lives, what everyday function they added value to and if they had the same mean

Denna studie fokuserar på hur symboliskt våld utövas mot och upplevs av personer med ett kriminellt förflutet. Syftet var att undersöka under vilka former symboliskt våld verkar och effekterna det har på dem som utsätts. Studien baseras på teoretiska verk av Bourdieu, Goffman, Heidegren och Žižek. För att samla in data använde vi oss av kvalitativ metod i form av intervjuer med sju individer som s

Air pollution still poses a serious air quality problem. There are numerous of different sources for air pollution. One of them is ship traffic, which has an effect on human health as well as the climate system. We decided to investigate one of the largest shipping lanes in the North Sea to what extent ships actually contribute to the particle concentrations in inland locations. Both particle numb

Bakgrunden till denna uppsats är Svenska kyrkans missionsansvar på biblisk såväl som på kyrkorättslig grund. Fokus ligger här på den närmission där församlingar hittar vägar att nå människor i sin närkontext idag. De församlingar som har studerats representerar olika traditioner i Svenska kyrkan: Furulundskyrkan i Partille och St:a Clara i Stockholm representerar lågkyrkligheten i Svenska kyrkan o

I denna uppsats undersöker jag hur korstecken har framställts i Svenska kyrkans liturgiska historia från 1529 till idag. En historisk översikt som främst bygger på handböcker från perioden och liturgihistorisk litteratur ligger till grund för förståelsen av den litteratur som idag är i bruk vid pastoralinstituten i Lund och Uppsala. Syftet med denna uppsats är också att försöka utröna trender i ut

With about one hundred thousand singers, the choirs of the Church of Sweden represent a significant part of the activity of the denomination. The choir-tradition is strong and a cherished element of worship. Through the 20th century, important questions have been raised regarding the function of the choir in protestant worship. While these questions remain relatively unanswered the intent of this

Många föräldrar och en del sjukvårdspersonal har en obefogad rädsla för feber hos små barn och vad den kan leda till, trots att det är vanligt att små barn har feber. Cirka 1/3 av de svenska förskolebarnen besöker en läkare/sjuksköterska varje år på grund av feber och telefonrådgivning om feber är vanligt förekommande. Syftet med studien var att beskriva de erfarenheter som sjuksköterskan på BVC h

This essay studies the frequent habit of using Orthodox icons in the Church of Sweden. Over the last 30 years, these icons have become very popular. How come a symbol, traditionally foreign to the Swedish, Lutheran tradition, has become so accepted? Is the use of icons an expression of a shift of religious practice in Sweden today? Interviews were conducted with people employed by the Church, who

I denna uppsats undersöks och analyseras hur den svenska bokhandeln hanterar och placerar fantasyböcker och hur de når olika målgrupper. Genom att besöka ett antal bokhandlar har jag genom observationer och intervjuer med bokhandelsansvariga samlat in material kring fantasyns placering, utrymme och målgrupp i bokhandeln. Dessutom har internetbokhandlar undersökts. De bokhandlar som är utvalda för

The long process of syncretization between Shinto and Buddhism has defined much of Japan's philosophical and theological history. This process was only interrupted with the Meiji Restoration, following which the Meiji government enforced an ideology of the two religions being completely separate as part of its State Shinto system. Countless temples and Buddhist treasures were lost in the proce

Bakgrund: Sjuksköterskans ledarskap är väsentligt för att främja evidensbaserad omvårdnad när det gäller kvalitén i omvårdnaden kring patienten. Sjuksköterskans ledarskap syftar till att ta vara på undersköterskornas kompetens och tillsammans arbeta mot ett gemensamt mål. Detta genom att informera, handleda och undervisa undersköterskorna när de saknar omvårdnadskompetens. Syfte: Var att undersöka

Environmental volunteering in Iceland was taken as a case study to investigate whether taking part in an extended conservation volunteering project has the potential to increase participants’ connection with nature and motivate them to act in a more environmentally-friendly way. Drawing from theories of behavior change and the human-nature relationship a mixed-methods approach was applied. Levels

Traditional measurements for determination of aboveground biomass (AGB) are widely used in ecological studies. However, they are labor demanding and time consuming, why this study performed on a grassland in Senegal has focused on finding a simplified AGB estimation method that could be applied on larger areas in the Sahel. The brightness values in the visible spectral range of digital camera imag

This analysis presents the current legal situation in European and domestic labour law, as well as International Private law, with regards to cross-border employment situations.

Lead is used in ammunition and is the main substance which can contaminate the ground around a shooting range. The contamination can be harmful to human health and the surrounding environment. The aim of this thesis is to identify the presence of contaminants from the shooting range in Kävlinge municipality. Substances such as lead, copper, zinc, nickel and arsenic can reach Kävlingeån, which flow

Forskare, jägare, kolonisatör examines Tierleben, German naturalist Alfred Brehm's magnum opus, with the purpose of discussing the work's relationship to colonial attitudes towards Africa prevalent in Europe at the time of its writing. The focus has been in examining how the nature of Africa, the European colonial presence and the relationship between European, African and animal are depic