Problem/Bakgrund: Det råder babyboom bland lesbiska par i Sverige men det finns ytterst lite informationsmaterial som vänder sig till den mamma som inte bär och föder barnet. Det är också relativt tunt med forskning vad det gäller den här gruppens identitetsskapande inom den sociologiska disciplinen. Syfte: Jag vill ta reda på hur den mamma som inte bär barnet eller är gravid, och som identifierar

This thesis is an analysis of Fast-Track Land Reform Programme´s distributive effects on Zimbabwe´s Agricultural Development. The Land Reform was institutionalized in 2001 as a state-based strategy to allocate property rights of land from the population minority to the population majority, which resulted in a bimodal resettlement-design of smallholder and stakeholder land-rights. The empirics has

Structural variables have been incapable of providing a fully satisfactory answer to why multilateral conferences can fail one year but succeed the next. Scholars focusing on the role of the presidency have been more successful, but a sole focus on the presidency, which comprise one part of an organizational process, might give us a partial understanding of the procedural dynamics in place. The pr

As a part of the GrönNano project at Luleå University of Technology, a sustainable drainage system, composed of infiltration surfaces and a wale,has been subject to hydrological measurements and modeling. The aim of this study was to identify the conditions under which it is possible to model the hydrological processes of that system adequately, using the two-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling soft

The conflict in Ukraine is not only a conflict in a strictly traditional or material sense, in terms of a quest for territory or over military power. Rather, it is a conflict where the battlefield is located in the United Nations Security Council, and the battle is a verbal war between ambassadors and diplomats about conflicting narratives and how the conflict should be defined. In this thesis, a

Validation of gene × environment interaction results from epidemiological studies in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) is usually hampered by insufficient statistical power. Genotype-based recall (GBR) refers to the design of studies in which subgroups of the population are selected based on their genotypes. In this thesis we test if a GBR approach of recruiting two groups of participants with dis

Syftet med den här studien är att fördjupa förståelsen för chefskap i en icke-kunskapsintensiv organisation utifrån en könsdimension. Som ett medel för att uppnå detta använder sig studien av två hjälpfrågor: Hur pratar följare om chefskap? Hur utvärderar följare chefskap? Genom att analysera detta, är ambitionen att ge en fördjupad förståelse för chefskapets komplexitet. För att uppnå syftet med

Standardmodellen inom partikefysik är den modell som för nuvarande bäst beskriver universums minsta beståndsdelar, och de fundamentala krafterna som verkar mellan dessa. De fyra fundamentala krafterna är den elektromagnetiska, den starka, den svaga och gravitationen (som dessvärre inte kan beskrivas med hjälp av Standardmodellen). Dessa krafter kan ses som kraftförmedlarpartiklar som växelverkar mIn this thesis an optimization of a previously performed inclusive search for beyond Standard Model Physics in same-sign di-lepton final states is performed, but tuned for a doubly-charged Higgs boson decaying to same-sign di-muons. The doubly-charged Higgs boson is a proposed fundamental particle whose existence would provide evidence for theoretical extensions of the Standard Model (SM) of parti

Binära föreningar beståendes av sällsynta jordartsmetallerna och rutenium uppvisar intressanta egenskaper såsom superledande förmåga och intressanta magnetiska egenskaper. För att förstå varför vissa föreningar uppvisar sådana egenskaper är det essentiellt att studera föreningarnas kristallstruktur. I denna rapport undersöks föreningar, i 35-38 at. % Ru regionen, beståendes av praseodym, neodymiumBinary alloys comprising of the rare earth metals along with ruthenium, RE-Ru, have been noted to display superconductivity at low temperatures. Furthermore the alloys display interesting magnetic properties such as anomalies in magnetization measurements below the magnetic ordering temperature. In order to understand how some compounds obtain these intrinsic properties it is vital to investigate

Titel: Förvärv i botten så når du toppen? - En eventstudie om företagsuppköp i förhållande till konjunkturcykeln Seminariedatum: 2015-06-04 Ämne/kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Julia Andersson, Elin Dahlström, Niklas Lindh och Oscar Siöström Handledare: Rikard Larsson Fem nyckelord: M&A, konjunktur, över-/underavkastning, marknadstTitle: Is it value creating to invest when no one else dares? - An event study about the M&A relation to the economic cycle Seminar date: 2015-06-04 Course: FEKH89, Degree Project in Finance, Undergraduate level, 15 ECTS-credits Authors: Julia Andersson, Elin Dahlström, Niklas Lindh and Oscar Siöström Supervisor: Rikard Larsson Five key words: M&A, economic cycles, abnormal return, m

Macaneta spit is located about 30km north of Maputo, Mozambique, with the Indian Ocean on the east side and Incomáti River on the west side of the spit, composing an interesting and vulnerable area from a hydrodynamic point of view. Few studies regarding coastal processes are done in the area and changes of the morphology could result in breaching of the spit and thereby affect both accessibility

A common method for aiding students in solving physics exercises, is to add an image. That images together with text are better for learning than text alone is called the multimedia effect. It is achieved through integration of textual and pictorial information. Based on this, it can be hypothesized that solving a physics exercise should be easier with an image. Using actual exercises and their co

En kopparlödd värmeväxlare används i fjärrvärmeapplikationer. Ett samhälle under ständig utveckling har lett till en strävan att förbättra dessa produkter, men också till en strävan att minska kostnaden vid både tillverkning och utveckling av nya, effektivare produkter.This Master Thesis has been conducted with the aim to investigate the mechanical performance of an isolated copper braze joint. The mechanical performance of the copper brazed heat exchanger is to a great extent determined by the properties of the copper braze joints. It is not yet exactly known how different parameters such as the weight of copper per joint, plate material composition and furnace

With today’s focus on the world’s environmental issues, it is important for organizations and companies to find a way to give their commitment credibility. By certification according to ISO 14001 you get an internationally acknowledged brand that is recognized by organizations and companies worldwide. But the road to certification isn’t just easy, to be able to certify your environmental managemen

When testing for means there are two classical assumptions to be considered, normality and equal variances (equal covariance matrices). Historically more attention seems to be directed towards violation of the assumption of equal variances, which is referred to as the Behrens-Fisher problem, than the assumption of normality. Our attention is equally directed to both the issues. We propose a bootst

In this project the aim was to design a concrete 3d printer. This report focuses on the extruder part of the printer and the printing material. The basic principle of 3d printing is that it is an additive manufacturing technique, on the contrary to the traditional subtractive manufacturing techniques. The potential benefits of concrete 3d printing compared to the techniques that are used today are

Titel: Involvering av kunder vid tjänsteutveckling hos flygbolag Universitet: Lunds universitet, Campus Helsingborg, Institutionen för Service Management och tjänstevetenskap Kurs: KSKK01 Service Management, Examensarbete för kandidatexamen, 15 hp Författare: Ellinor Markusson & Lily Boström Handledare: Malin Zillinger Nyckelord: Innovation, tjänsteutveckling, kundinvolvering, flygbransch Syft

Denna rapport redogör för design och utveckling av ett medicintekniskt instrument för diagnos av kronisk obstruktiv lungsjukdom (KOL) eller emfysem. Arbetet utgår ifrån en ny diagnosmetod och ett instrument i form av en funktionell prototyp som används för att testa den nya diagnosmetoden. Med utgångspunkt i den funktionella prototypen har arbetet fokuserats kring att förstå vilka problem och utmThis thesis presents design and development of a medical device for diagnosis of emphysema or COPD by controlled lung deposition of nanoparticles. After purging the lungs with particle free air the subject inhales a controlled aerosol mixture and holds his breath for a determined period of time, before exhaling. The degree of lung disease is calculated by measuring and comparing the concentration