Masculinities role in the mental illness among male students - a qualitative study from a school counsellor’s perspective The aim of the study was to understand how school counsellors speak about masculinity in relation to male student’s mental health. Seven qualitative interviews were held at seven different high schools with seven different counsellors. The interview questions were based on th

Since 2014, the Baltic Sea Region has experienced a sharp deterioration with regard to the security relations present within it. In reaction to a security environment increasingly characterised by military unpredictability the orientation of Swedish defence and security policy in the last decade has seen the country going from a de- to a re-militarisation. On the assumption that no nation’s securi

Communities of Practice (CoPs) have been featured heavily in the literature of organisational learning and knowledge sharing in recent years. However, the concept denotes a paradigmshifting learning theory that goes beyond a mere management tool. In the present text, we review the CoP literature and argue that it lacks an elaborate explanation of CoPs’ organisation, resorting to saying they are ‘s

In recent decades, industrialized economies have significantly increased their R&D efforts while economic growth rates have been relatively stable. This goes against the conclusions of most previous economic models of endogenous growth. In this paper, an endogenous growth model has been created in which technology is treated as an income-compensated factor of production. The purpose is to crea

Denna uppsats undersöker hur den svenska barnrättsorganisationen Bris skapar förtroende och visar försiktighet i sina livechattar, som riktar sig direkt till barn och unga under 18 år. Syftet är att undersöka vilka språkliga strategier som kuratorer på Bris använder i sina svar till barnen för att skapa kontakt och närhet, men samtidigt visa respekt och hålla distans. I undersökningen utgår jag fr

En diofantisk ekvation är en polynomekvation i två eller flera variabler, där polynomet har heltalskoefficienter och man söker heltalslösningar. Det enklaste (och kanske mest praktiskt användbara) fallet är det linjära, ax+by=c. I sådant fall är det enkelt att hitta lösningar (x,y), eller visa att inga lösningar existerar, med hjälp av Euklides algoritm eller kedjebråk. För diofantiska ekvationer This thesis deals with some special types of Diophantine equations. Two classic cases of Fermat's equation are shown to have no nontrivial integer solutions, using two different approaches. The rest of the thesis deals with some instances of y^2=x^3+k, commonly known as Mordell's equation. In most cases, no integer solutions exist.

In this paper we investigate whether a modern approach to identifying the desirable locations to launder money, the Walker Attractiveness Index, is suitable, and compare its projected results with those revealed by the Panama Papers leak. We find that the model does a poor job at predicting the real-world results, and propose that it be revised. To this we provide some policy recommendations that

In 2013 Kenya implemented their devolution, which is the process of devolving political functions, fiscal resources and administrative responsibilities to sub-national units. The central reason behind this constitutional change was to address the chronic ethnic conflicts of Kenya. A part of the ethnic conflict in Kenya is the plague of corruption, where it has divided the people of Kenya, putting

Human communication is both polysemiotic and multimodal; it is comprised of ensembles of representations from different semiotic systems in different sensory modalities. These semiotic systems, such as language, gestures, and pictures consist of signs and relations between signs, with system-specific affordances (Kendon, 2004; Zlatev, 2009; Sonesson, 2014). These systems all have their unique stor

In today’s world, where viewing television is one of the most prominent leisure activities, it is only natural that the scenes seen on the screen can have an impact on the image that people have of certain destinations. While film tourism is not a new phenomenon, it is relatively young in academic research and many aspects and perspectives are yet to be examined. This paper makes use of the stakeh

This study aims to describe and analyze the interaction between one section of the Swedish Red Cross and the Swedish state in forms of a municipality, in order to show how motivation within an interaction can be upheld and consumed. The study problematizes the cross-sectoral interaction of collaborative governance. The study is analyzed through Emerson, Nabatchi and Baloghs (2012) integrative fram

I avgörandet UsedSoft slog EU-domstolen fast att konsumtionsprincipen omfattar digitala exemplar av datorprogram under vissa förutsättningar. Förhandsavgörandet har följts av en diskussion kring huruvida principen även ska tillämpas på andra kategorier av digitala verk. Syftet med framställningen är att utreda om så är fallet genom att undersöka hur digitala verk förhåller sig till datorprogramdirIn the UsedSoft case, the CJEU concluded that the principle of exhaustion extends to digital copies of computer programs under certain conditions. This ruling has been followed by a discussion on whether or not the principle applies to other categories of digital works as well. The purpose of this thesis is to assess if that is the case by examining how digital works relate to the scope of the Sof

I slutet av 2013 lade Europeiska kommissionen fram ett paket med lagstiftningsåtgärder i syfte att stärka misstänktas och tilltalades processuella rättigheter i det straffrättsliga förfarandet. Paketet innehåller bland annat ett direktivförslag angående förstärkning av vissa aspekter av oskuldspresumtionen. Artikel 7 i detta förslag reglerar frågan om misstänktas och tilltalades rätt till tystnad In late 2013 the European Commission presented a package of legislative measures aimed to strengthening suspects and accused persons procedural rights in criminal proceedings. The package includes inter alia a proposal for a directive in order to strengthen certain aspects of the presumption of innocence. Article 7 of this proposal regulates the issue of suspects and accused persons right to remai

Produktion av en nanotrådssolcell För att ta itu med miljöpåverkan från växthusgaser krävs en övergång till förnyelsebara energikällor. Ett exempel på en sådan källa är nanotrådssolceller. I mitt examensarbete har jag undersökt hur nanotrådar kan arrangeras på sådant sätt som krävs för att kunna omvandla solljuset till elektricitet. Global uppvärmning är ett hot som till stor del orsakas av utslThe demand for cheaper and more efficient solar cells is high. One way to decrease cost of material, while maintaining a high degree of efficiency, is to take advantage of nanomaterials. A thin film containing pn-junction nanowires can convert light with an efficiency comparable to traditional planar cells, while using a fraction of the material, and thus reduce costs. At the company Sol Voltaics

Summariskt kan skiljeförfarandet beskrivas syfta till ett snabbt och slutligt avgörande av tvister utan insyn från utomstående. Med denna bakgrund är det av stor vikt för de involverade parterna att tvistelösningen inte efterföljs av en långdragen och offentlig process i allmän domstol. I svensk rätt finns därav ingen möjlighet att överklaga ett skiljeförfarande. Detta sätter stora krav på att skiCommercial arbitration can briefly be described as being designed to offer a quick and final conclusion to disputes without transparency for the public. With this in mind, it is of great importance that the verdict isn’t followed by long and public proceedings in court. Thus, the Swedish regulation doesn’t allow the losing party to appeal against the arbitrators’ verdict. This puts a heavy burden

Denna uppsats handlar om hur EU-lagstiftningen reglerar användningen av hyperlänkar på internet mot bakgrund av det skydd som finns för upphovsrättsligt skyddat material. Även om detta förhållande har behandlats i tidigare EU-rättslig praxis kvarstår oklarheter. Uppsatsen vill närmare bestämt svara på frågan huruvida publiceringen av en hyperlänk som styr internetanvändare mot olovligt uppladdade This essay specifically concerns itself with how the EU regulates the activity of using hyperlinks on the internet in connection with copyright protected material. Although there has been prior case-law dealing with this relationship, it is still unclear whether the publishing of a hyperlink which directs the internet user towards unlawfully uploaded copyright protected works, which are freely acc

Offentlig upphandling av innovativa varor, tjänster och byggentreprenader leder till bättre användning av offentliga medel, att lösningar på samhällsproblem kan utvecklas och ekonomisk tillväxt i stort genom att ge upphov till nya idéer och omsätta dem i innovativa varor och tjänster. Mot bakgrund härav införs i direktiv 2014/24/EU flera nyheter som syftar till att möjliggöra en strategisk användnPublic procurement of innovative goods, services and works leads to better use of public funds, that solutions to societal problems can be developed, and overall economic growth by generating new ideas and translating them into innovative products and services. Against this background, Directive 2014/24/EU introduces several novelties designed to allow for strategic use of public procurement to st

Despite a recent interest among geographers and planners in experiments in and on the city, urban experimentation has yet to be examined critically. This thesis takes on the challenge by conceptualizing the place experiment as hermeneutical, transformative, co-creational and geographically bounded, and further by examining the strategic use of place experiments in municipal urban planning. The the

Uppsatsen tar avstamp i den samtida hudvårdstrenden som hyllar hälsosam, naturlig och ”glowy” hy. Baserat på bl a intervjuer genomförda under våren 2018 återger jag unga hudvårdsintresserade och icke-vita kvinnors subjektiva upplevelse av hud/hudvård; på det individuella planet som vardaglig ritual och på det sociala planet som hudvårdskultur på sociala medier. Ansiktshuden fungerar som symboliskt

This thesis applies the GARCH-MIDAS model to investigate the effects of macroeconomic variables, sentimental indicators, and financial variables on Swedish stock market volatility for the period January 2002 to December 2016. The GARCH-MIDAS framework allows the incorporation of data at different frequencies into the same model and decomposes volatility into two components. A short-term component