Bakgrund: Arbetsterapeuter i kommunal verksamhet ses ofta som förskrivare av hjälpmedel i första hand, på bekostnad av andra hälsofrämjande åtgärder. De får ibland rollen som hjälpmedesleverantör eller brandsläckare men skulle vilja arbeta mer förebyggande och långsiktigt. Syfte: En ökad förståelse för hur arbetsterapeuter ser på sitt arbetssätt gällande förskrivningar av hjälpmedel - Hur beskriveBackground: Occupational therapists in municipality health care are often seen as prescribers of assistive devices first and foremost, at the expense of other health-promoting interventions. They are sometimes given the role of a provider of assistive devices or fire extinguisher but would like to work more preventively in the long-term. Aim: To get a better understanding of occupational therapist

Cultured meat production presents a sustainable solution to the environmental, ethical, and antibiotic-related challenges of conventional meat production. This master’s thesis explores the pivotal role of cell culture media in cultivating meat, emphasizing the importance of developing cost-effective and sustainable alternatives to fetal bovine serum (FBS). The study aims to extract functional prot

Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan autistiska drag, sensorisk sensitivitet och vänskapsrelationer i vuxen normalpopulation. Det undersöktes även om det förekom några könsskillnader i kvalitet i vänskapsrelationer. Metod: Studien bestod av 115 deltagare i åldrarna 18-65 år och data erhölls via frågeformulär. Datan analyserades i SPSS genom en hierarkisk multipel regressioPurpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between autistic traits, sensory processing and the quality of friendships in the general adult population. It was also investigated whether there were any gender differences in quality of friendship. Method: The study consisted of 115 participants aged 18-65 years, and data was obtained through questionnaires. The data was analyze

This study has aimed to investigate and analyze how the Swedish news media portrays young women's roles in criminal gangs moreover how they are perceived as victims and perpetrators. We used a qualitative method to analyze 18 news articles from three of Sweden's biggest newspapers that reach a big audience: Aftonbladet, Dagens Nyheter, and Expressen. The results are analyzed using gender t

This study aims to investigate the factors influencing podcast listeners' intentions to redeem promotional codes from advertisements in this medium, focusing on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) extended with the concept of trust towards podcast hosts. This research is based on the Theory of Planned Behavior while integrating trust as an additional predictor of intention to behave in the co

The increasing integration of Bitcoin with traditional stock markets makes understanding its impact on stock market volatility crucial. This paper constructs a GARCH-MIDAS model using data from the Shanghai Composite Index, the S&P 500 Index, and Bitcoin to investigate Bitcoin's influence under different regulatory environments. The results show that Bitcoin has a significant negative rela

This study aims to examine how young adults’ attitudes regarding intimate personal violence differ between the two genders, female and male. The theoretical framework for this study is Hirdman’s genus theory, which explains how the two genders female and male are perceived and the obligations and rights the two genders have due to the interaction between them. This quantitative study is based on

Denna uppsats är skriven på uppdrag av ett företag som har utvecklat ett mikroskop för att stödja forskning av celler. Mikroskopet är det första som kan ta detaljerade bilder av celler vid olika utvecklingsfaser och är avsedd att hjälpa forskare att förstå cellers beteende, utveckling och tillväxt under cellens livstid. De experiment och den förberedande statistiska behandlingen av mätningarna som

Forest fires are a danger both to society and to the climate. The forestry sector is an important and large element of Sweden’s economy, nature and landscape. Forest fires directly impact the economic viability of the forest industry and the people dependant on it. Forest fires also impact society, by necessitating measures to combat and prevent forest fires, and endangering human lives. A key par

This thesis investigates the dynamics of crowdfunding especially in the green technology sector, by examining how the differences in national and cultural contexts influence investor contribution. A comparison is made between the UK and Germany under cultural, economic, and regulatory factors using crowdfunding campaigns of 60 green tech companies, split equally between the two countries. Findings

Denna uppsats undersöker hur implementeringen av generativ AI för bildgenerering påverkar arbetsprocesser och kundrelationer inom arkitektur- och hemdesignbranschen. Arbetet analyserar hur företag använder denna teknik för att effektivisera arbetet och skapa personaliserat innehåll för kunderna. Studien belyser både fördelar som ökad effektivitet och kreativitet, samt utmaningar som standardiserin

The purpose of this study was to analyze how people in leadership positions perceive the impact of client-centered work on employees’ well-being at SiS residential homes, which are operated by the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care, and to further investigate how managers work preventively for the employees’ health. The study was based on eight semi-structured interviews with questions r

This essay investigates how a musician's background influences their interpretation of Hungarian cello music, focusing on the Sonata for Solo Cello by György Ligeti and the Duo for Violin and Cello by Zoltán Kodály. Exploring the connection between nationality, musical upbringing, and interpretive choices, the essay delves into Hungarian folk music's influence on these compositions. It exa

This study aimed to investigate if and how hospital staff in outpatient neurological rehabilitation care were affected by long waiting lists for their patients. Although long waiting lists are not uncommon in Sweden it is still imperative to delve into how staff are affected by the waiting lists which they have no control over. Qualitative methodology was brought to bear involving ten semi-structu

This study explores how victims and perpetrators of partner violence in heterosexual relationships are perceived and constructed on Swedish internet forums, depending on perceived gender. Data was collected from a discussion forum for various everyday topics. A discourse analysis was conducted using critical discourse psychology, Foucault's concept of power, and Hirdman's gender system the

In Northern Swedish, personal proper names are traditionally introduced by a morphologically distinct definite article, most known as the preproprial article (PPA). The use of the article in contemporary Swedish dialects is obscure, as research on the topic is scarce and mainly based on antiquated data. For some dialects, PPAs are occasionally said to be restricted to names of people personally kn

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur den pågående expansionen av den svenska dragscenen påverkar svenska dragqueens. Studien baseras på sex kvalitativa intervjuer med svenska dragqueens och tre deltagande observationer av draguppträdanden. Det empiriska materialet undersöks utifrån två teoretiska ramverk, subjektivitet och liminalitet. Genom studien framkommer det att dragscenen upplever e

Lignin, the most abundant aromatic polymer in nature, is a valuable renewable resource due to its high phenolic compound content. Utilizing depolymerized lignin for the bioproduction of valuable industrial precursors such as muconic acid has garnered significant attention. In this study, several genetically modified strains of Pseudomonas putida were constructed to bioconvert vanillin and guaiacol