In Japanese, there is a unique type of relative clauses, a so-called ‘gapless relative clause’. The relation between the predicate in the relative clause and its head is not syntactic in the sense that the head noun does not have a co-indexed NP gap internal in the clause. The modification is established on semantic and pragmatic bases, since there is a semantic and/or pragmatic connection between

China’s present economic performance is frequently attributed to market reforms that have opened up the economy to foreign trade and investments. Some people say, "How Far is China from the Information Highway? - Just 150 Meters Ahead.” In this article the cluster approach will be discussed if it suits for analyzing the development of Zhongguancun current success. In the article, it will be d

The use of ICT for education delivery has become a reality both in the developed and the developing world. The purpose of our research work is to find out use and support of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Virtual University of Pakistan to deliver distance education. A research framework was developed with the help of literature review of the different approaches of technology us

Since the 1980s community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) approaches have been adopted by a variety of development projects in developing countries. Notwithstanding in the last few years critics have emerged, either on the lack of local participation or of ecological results. Literature related to CBNRM shows that different authors have different views about the successes and failures of

”It is not normal” A survey about social work students knowledge about different sexualities. The purpose of this study was to examine Swedish social work students thoughts what extent they had knowledge about homosexual and bisexual living conditions. The study also aimed to examine heteronormativity in the University education for Social workers. Earlier research shows that there is little or n

The field of labour history has come to increasingly include the study of gender, a social relation that traditionally has been made invisible. At the same time the past decades of theoretical debate within gender studies and history have meant the marginalisation of class studies, at the benefit of other social relations. I wish to contribute to the field of research on the Swedish labour union m

Today evaluation is a popular phenomenon within the public sector, but is the instrumental use of the results the only purpose it fills? This case study aims to investigate the use of evaluation in practical social work in municipals with focus on supportive contacts without documentation requirements based on a new institutional perspective. What purposes for evaluation can be identified, what in

Syfte: Att skapa en djupare förståelse för hur svenska elitföreningar aktivt arbetar med sitt varumärke i sin profilering gentemot tänkbara intressenter så som supportrar och sponsorer. Metod: Uppsatsen är kvalitativ och deskriptiv i sin utformning och den insamlade empirin kommer från semi-strukturerade intervjuer. Teoretiska perspektiv: Befintliga teorier om föreningars varumärke är ganska få oc

In post-conflict states that are subject to international statebuilding such as in Haiti, the approach is to build a liberal democratic state that institutionalizes stability and peace through the reconstruction of government institutions. Current statebuilding practices focus on the narrow institutional dimensions of strengthening the state ignoring state-society relations. This study will examin

Det här examensarbetet grundar sig på en översättning av en självbiografisk och litterär essä skriven av den kanadensiska författaren Nancy Huston. Uppsatsen inleds med en textanalys, som delvis stödjer sig på Hellspong & Ledins (1997) analysmodell. Därefter följer några överväganden inför översättningen där jag bl.a. går närmare in på Lita Lundquists begrepp imitativ och funktionell översättn

Sports are seen as a part of today’s society and are founded on the norms and moral codes we live by. Therefore for those practicing it, it can result in a more successful integration because of the socialization taking place when people integrate with each other in the sports arena. In this explorative paper soccer, basketball and boxing are illustrated as possible arenas for integration. Six men

Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka hur det har gått för nyexaminerade tre år efter examen, om de har fått jobb och vad för slags anställning de har. Under den undersökta perioden tittar jag på två kohorter för en jämförelse (en kohort som följs upp år 2004 och en annan som följs upp år 2008). Lämpliga nationalekonomiska teorimodeller belyser de förväntade effekterna vid förändringar på arbetsmarkna

Domestic food waste is a concept that recently has gained a lot of interest in the waste management industry. While people’s daily practices have converged more cultural and social symbols with food waste and keep re-defining and re-constructing the domestic food waste system, food waste then has emerged as a way to explain the real meaning hidden behind the everyday practices. By studying litera

Ireland is considered to have been one of the worst affected economies during the latest financial crisis. As a result, there is continuing uncertainty as to the potential losses that one could incur on Ireland’s ISEQ 20 stock index. This thesis aims to quantify the expected loss of the index by using Value at Risk and Expected shortfall models, comparing their performance and explain the origin o

This paper discusses the use of microcredit as a poverty alleviation strategy that may simultaneously be used to promote women’s empowerment. The study is based on social anthropological fieldwork conducted in cooperation with microfinance NGOs in marginalized settings in Peru. The data points to the benefits of NGOs management of microcredit programs, in comparison to traditional bank’s microcred

Statkraft is Europe’s largest renewable energy company, operating in 23 countries, and employs more than 3000 staff. The company generates and develops renewable energy in a broad range, hydropower, gas power, wind power, district heating and is one of the major players on the European power exchange Nord Pool. This thesis will primarily focus on assessing Statkraft’s potential and strategic compe

The thesis interviews people who produce chipmusic - a music style that evolved in the 1980s from the use of computers and game consoles that featured primitive digital sounds. It has seen a renaissance in the past decade and is commonly understood as an act of nostalgia or a reappropriation of technology. The aim of the thesis is to achieve a deeper understanding of how and why people make chipmu

The purpose of this study was to examine the school counselors’ role in school, how they perceive their role and how much discretion they have. Who are the school staffs that can affect the counselors work? This is a qualitative study where we interviewed ten low-and high school counselors. The results showed that school counselors continuously have dialogues with students, parents, staff members,

Title: Finding optimal logistical hubs for Swedish export - A study of selecting global locations Authors: Cecilia Eskilsson and Fredrik Hansson Tutors: Andreas Norrman, Professor, Department of Industrial Management and Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Oskar Henkow, Lecturer, Department of Business Law, School of Economics and Management, Lund University Henrik Danielsson, He