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Bakgrund; Enligt brottsstatistiken i Finland begår finlandssvenskar färre brottshandlingar. Till exempel begår mindre andel finlandssvenskar brott mot liv än vad finnar gör. Detta fenomen är inte utforskat i landet och därmed förekommer det inga teorier varför finlandssvenskar, enligt brottsstatistiken, är en mindre våldsam minoritet i Finland Syfte; Ställa upp sociologiska teorier och hypoteser
The increasing prevalence of Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) in Sweden is a cause of concern to both individuals and the public health service. The disease is spread via bites from the vector Ixodes ricinus and causes long-term neurological damage in 46% of cases. To date, research in this field has focussed on the relationship between climate and TBE incidence and there is little to no available re
By conducting a comparative analysis of microfinance impact evaluation (IE) from the researchers and practitioners perspective, the paper aims to uncover the existing gap between theory and reality. To that purpose an academic literature review on IE, based on Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), is contrasted with the practitioners’ social performance management approach (SPM). The two approaches
Shanghai has observed a fast economic growth since the market-oriented and Open-door reforms, which brought stress to the local and global environment. Economic growth is often coupled with environmental degradation. This thesis aims to illustrate how Shanghai is incorporating the concept of sustainable development to maintain its economic development. Following National goals of development, Shan
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are found globally in the environment, in humans and in wildlife and it is still not sure how these substances affect humans and animals. This study was performed as a systematic review to examine when these substances first attracted attention in different research areas. Also, to examine when the first publication was published and how the rese
This paper investigates the effects of behavioral finances on stock market participation by employing data from China Family Panel Study (CFPS). Availability and trust are chosen as the target variables to explain the participation problems in the stock market. The study finds evidence that financial service availability and individual trust have positive influences on the stock market participati
Organisationers personalfunktion har sedan dess tillkomst förändrats från att handla om ett mestadels social arbete till ett agerande i företagsledningen tjänst. Detta har inneburit ett ständigt förändrat fokus, från den enskilde medarbetaren till de mer övergripande affärsmålen. Numera vänder sig allt fler HR-praktiker till de senaste vetenskapliga forskningsrönen för hur de bäst kan operera straSince organizations started to include dedicated personnel departments some hundred years ago, its function has gone from mainly social work to acting as a strategic partner to the management team. This has resulted in a steady change in focus, from the individual worker towards the overall objectives of the business. Nowadays, more and more HR-practitioners turn to the latest scientific research
Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka hur nystartade SME:s ser på nyttjandet av molntjänster och om detta är implementerat i företagens IS strategi. Detta görs med hjälp av en sammanställning av litteratur kopplat till ämnet samt en empirisk datainsamling. Den empiriska datainsamlingen består av sju telefonintervjuer med SME:s. Företagen har valts ur ett urval som är avgränsat till företag som a
Despite the growing popularity of ginger beer, its production has been very little researched and poorly documented, the literature available regarding this topic being very limited. This thesis aims to fill this gap by exploring the final stages of development of a new alcoholic ginger beer, identify the difficulties encountered during production and evaluate various solutions to overcome them. I
Folkhögskolan, folkhögskollärare och deltagare med ADHD en kvalitativ intervjuundersökning om folkhögskollärares förändrade uppdrag och yrkesroll Författare: Robert Kurdve LUNDS UNIVERSITET Sociologiska institutionen Kandidatuppsats 15 hp (SOCK04), Vårterminen 2017 Handledare: Margareta Nilsson-Lindström Abstrakt Författare: Robert Kurdve Titel: Folkhögskolan, folkhögskollärare och
Denna studie behandlar Gamification (Spelifiering), ett begrepp som definieras som använ-dandet av spelelement i en icke-spels kontext för att främja motivation och användarenga-gemang. Mer specifikt behandlar uppsatsen Enterprise Gamification som handlar om att applicera Spelifiering i organisationers affärsprocesser. Syftet med denna uppsats är att un-dersöka de fallgropar som möjligtvis kan fun
The intention of this study was to investigate how individuals who arrived to Sweden as unaccompanied children perceived their possibilities of using their strengths to achieve participation and autonomy. The questions posed in the essay aimed to capture the indivi-duals’ experiences of how their participation and autonomy were affected by their abilities, needs and preconditions. The results of t
As a result of urbanization, more impervious areas such as roofs, roads and parking lots, replace green areas. This prevents rain and snowmelt from infiltrating into the ground. As a consequence of this and the increase of precipitation due to climate change, larger amounts of contaminated storm water can pass directly to the nearest recipient. The increase of water to lakes and streams can cause
On-site sewages systems account for 15% of the total phosphorus and 5% of the total nitrogen emissions to water bodies in Sweden, due to poor functionality and age. This study assesses the documents used in situ to investigate old on-site sewage systems. A content analysis is used to determine how effectively these documents encapsulate the Swedish environmental law and Sweden’s administrative dec
Undersökning visar att privatisering inom det sociala arbetet stadigt ökar (Statistiska centralbyrån 2016a) samtidigt visar forskning att socialarbetares inställning till privatisering generellt sett kan betraktas som negativ (Liljegren et al. 2008; Dellgran & Höjer 2005a; Dellgran & Höjer 2005b). Ökningen trots den generellt sett negativa inställningen tycks indikera på ett glapp mellan sSurveys shows that privatization in social work is steadily increasing (Statistiska Centralbyrån 2016a), while other research shows that social workers' attitudes towards privatization can generally be regarded as negative (Liljegren et al., 2008; Dellgran & Höjer 2005a; Dellgran & Höjer 2005b). The increase, despite the generally negative attitudes, seems to indicate a gap between soc
Denna studie undersöker reklamkampanjer som i artiklar har fått etiketten normbrytande reklam. Med en semiotisk bildanalys har jag undersökt innehåll och utformning i kampanjerna och genom semi-strukturerade kvalitativa intervjuer med upphovsmännen bakom kampanjerna har jag undersökt strategin. Syftet med studien var att skapa en djupare förståelse för den reklam som fått etiketten normbrytande reThis study examines advertising campaigns that has been labeled norm- breaking advertisements in articles. Through semiotic analysis I have examined content and design in the campaigns and through semi- structured interviews with the authors behind the campaigns I have examined the strategy. The purpose of the study was to create a deeper understanding of the advertisement labeled norm-breaking ad
The aim of this study was to examine the interpretation within the documented political ambitions related to the Swedish prostitution law, and the social workers code of ethics. The study’s specific purpose was to try to understand that the prostitution agency in Malmo differ from the prostitution agencies in Gothenburg and Stockholm, by to a larger extent incorporate harm reduction strategies in
The current study addresses the proposal that students with a non-business bachelor’s degree and a masters in management (MiM) possess a profile that is T-shaped; as a result of, gaining general managerial knowledge in a MiM program (top of the T) and in-depth knowledge as a result of an undergraduate degree from a specific degree field (vertical part of the T). The key concepts that we focus on a
