Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur studenters kreativitet påverkas av användandet av Instant messenger och elektronisk media. Hypoteserna var att studenter som använder instant messenger kommer prestera sämre på kreativitetstest och att det finns en negativa relation mellan hög medieanvändning och prestation på kreativitetstest. Studien utfördes som ett experiment på totalt 50 studenterThe purpose of this study was to examine how students' creativity is affected by the use of Instant Messenger and electronic media. The hypotheses were that students who use Instant Messenger will underperform on creativity tests, and that there is a negative relationship between high media usage and performance on creativity tests. The study was conducted as an experiment on a total of 50 stu

Abstract Today large amounts of macadam are being delivered for the production of asphalt. One of the requirements of the material that´s being used is the adhesion. The adhesion is essential for the performance of the coating. It minimizes the risk of stone chips and makes the construction of the pavement stronger etc. Several studies have been made using the Roller bottle method. The results sho

The purpose of this project was to study the interaction which takes place between school counselors and undocumented children in the Swedish school system. Qualitative interviews with seven school counselors have been conducted to highlight their experiences of working with children who find themselves inside the society's geographical boundaries, yet with limited civil rights. The theoretica

Den östra delen av Kaapvaalkratonen i södra Afrika är rikt på flera generationer av mafiska gångar med olika riktningar. Där finns tre gångsvärmar som tidigare undersökts och som tillsammans bildar ett radierande mönster med ett gemensamt fokus i Bushveld-komplexets östra del. De nordostliga och ostliga grenarna av denna svärm består av diabasgångar som blivit daterade till ca 2660, 2685 och 2700 Numerous mafic dykes of different generations and trends intrude the eastern part of the Kaapvaal Cra-ton. On eastern Kaapvaal, there are three previously investigated dyke swarms that appear to radiate out from the eastern lobe of the Bushveld Complex. The NE- and E trending branches comprise dykes dated at ca. 2660 Ma, 2685 Ma and 2700 Ma (Olsson et al. 2011). Further south, a NE-trending swarm,

Genom kritisk ledarskapsforskning har vi genomfört en narrativ studie kring hur ledare konstrueras utifrån sociala konstruktioner. I enlighet med samhällets konstruktion av det normativa gentemot det avvikande reproduceras dagligen omedvetna föreställningar som skapas genom strukturer där interpersonella relationer, akademisk forskning och framförallt media har stor inverkan. Vi har problematisera

The aim of this thesis is to map the Swedish literary criticism of 2013 with regard to gender equality, and to discuss how equality issues affect the canonization of literature. The study includes a statistical overview of gender representation in literary reviews and a qualitative analysis of the literary debate in Sweden. This thesis also uses Michel Foucault’s discourse analysis and Yvonne Hird

The purpose of this study was to psychometrically test a Swedish translation of The Shame Inventory, originally developed by Rizvi (2010). Another purpose was to investigate the link between shame and psychopathology and specifically to borderline personality disorder. The psychometric properties of the Swedish version of The Shame Inventory were investigated, as well as the ability of the instrum

Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to eliminate the gap between theory and practice about corporate governance in selected countries in Eastern and Central Europe, which have transitioned from a socialist to a market economy. Method: We collect the necessary data for 28 European Countries from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Countries are then grouped into 4 r

Syftet med denna rapport är att, utifrån miljö och kostnader, hitta det mest lämpliga värmeproduktionssystemet för bostadsområdet Västra Eriksberg i Göteborg samt att studera skillnader mellan två hustyper. Uppdragsgivare är Norra Älvstranden Utveckling AB.Hustyperna skiljer sig åt när det gäller material- och energibehov. Den ena hustypen är mer välisolerad samt har ett mer avancerat ventilations

Inom EU-kommissionen pågår en utredning om huruvida hållbarhetskriterier skall införas för fasta biobränslen och biogas som används för produktion av el, värme och kyla. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att undersöka hur ett eventuellt införande av hållbarhetskriterier för fasta biobränslen kan komma att påverka den svenska marknaden för fasta biobränslen och därigenom i sin tur påverka energibra

Contrails are the visible line-shaped clouds that can be seen to form behind aircrafts if the air is saturated with respect to liquid. Furthermore, if the air is supersaturated with respect to ice, the contrails can develop into contrail-cirrus that affect the radiative forcing, locally up to an annual average of 1000 mWm-2 over Europe. Central Europe is especially exposed to contrails due to the

The aim of this study was to examine the views of middle managers in public elderly care regarding their role in their organizations. The study used semi-structured interviews and five middle managers from the same municipality were interviewed. The interviews showed trends in how the managers felt about the area they had to operate within and the slack they had to take personal decisions pointing

This thesis presents findings from a study about the challenges international master’s degree students have to undergo when they decide to study at Lund University, a university situated in the South of Sweden. The study involved interviews of 7 international students from different national backgrounds. Emerging from the analysis is the perception that respondents have to face several identity ch

Forskare har länge ifrågasatt informationens makt att förändra människors beteenden till att bli mer hållbara. De menar att det finns ett uttalat gap mellan kunskap och handling när det kommer till miljövänliga aktiviteter, exempelvis att välja miljöcertifierade livsmedel framför konventionella varor. Detta på grund av att det finns barriärer som ofta hindrar konsumenter från att välja det hållbarResearchers have long questioned the power of information and its ability to change peoples’ consumer behaviour to become more sustainable. They argue that there is a “gap” between knowledge and action when it comes to environmentally friendly activities, such as choosing certified foods over conventional foods. This is due to a number of barriers that often prevent consumers from choosing the mo

The aim of present thesis is to show the problem construction of the parental leave benefit by the newly arrived immigrants, specifically women, as well as the measures that can increase their participation in the labor market. The analysis was conducted through Jonson’s (2010) perspective analysis and with the help of two Swedish Government Official Reports (SOU 2012: 9, SOU 2012: 69) and one Dep

Trafikverkets beslut om ett ökat användande av totalentreprenader och myndighetens egen utveckling mot en ren beställarroll har inneburit förändringar för branschen. En för branschen obeprövad entreprenadform har snabbt introducerats på marknaden och medfört möjligheter men även problem. Rapporten behandlar de största och mest betydande skillnaderna i förfrågningsunderlaget och allmänna bestämmels

This report describes how a low cost distributed VR system can be created. It describes requirements and possibilities for a low cost VR environment. The use of the system is demonstrated as well as the system design process. Underlying IT-tools are analyzed and the client-server system components are described. The projects goals were reached; to connect people regardless of time and space, colla

I denna uppsats undersöktes förekomsten av mobbning och dess relation till upplevd stress, självskattad hälsa och sjukfrånvaro i en grupp yrkesverksamma psykologer (N = 339). Undersökningen genomfördes med hjälp av en webbenkät. Förekomsten av mobbning mättes på två sätt. Deltagarna fick först skatta hur ofta de utsatts för negativa handlingar på sin arbetsplats under de senaste sex månaderna, ochThis thesis investigated the prevalence of workplace bullying and its relation to perceived stress, self-rated health and sick absence in a group of psychologists (N = 339). The study was conducted using an online survey. Two methods were employed to measure the prevalence of workplace bullying. The respondents were asked to first rate how often during the last six months they had been exposed to

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between witnessed workplace incivility from both colleagues and supervisors, and instigated incivility. How witnessed workplace incivility from colleagues and supervisors relate to psychosocial factors such as well-being, job satisfaction and stress was also investigated. An online-based questionnaire was issued to members of the Swedi