Föreliggande uppsats utgörs av en presentation och analys av det bildspråk som används för att beskriva jungfru Maria i den av den heliga Birgitta författade Sermo Angelicu. Uppsatsens huvudfråga: Vilken Maria framträder i Sermo Angelicus? I studiet av texten låter jag textens enskilda mariologiska motiv belysa varandra för att genom detta teckna en större bild. Mitt mariologiska studium av Sermo

Forskning är väldigt oense om huruvida det stormar mer idag än vad det gjorde förr. Vissa pekar på att stormarna har blivit intensivare, men färre. Andra studier visar på att stormarna inte har blivit intensivare. De senaste 10 åren har det stormat mycket i södra Sverige, vilket får många att tycka att det stormar mer nu än förr. Dessa stormar har fört med sig stor förstörelse och höga kostnader fMany people believe that there are more windstorms today than before. In order to find out, it requires knowing what defines a windstorm: the average wind speed must exceed 24,4 m/s to be classed as a windstorm. The average wind speed is measured for a 10 minute period. There are gusts which are strong winds that only blow for a few seconds to a minute. These may reach gale force even if it’s not

The background for this master thesis is the stricter emission control requirement in heavyduty diesel engines at the same time as the demands for improved diesel engine efficiency are getting stronger. One approach to meet these demands is to increase the fuel injector pressure. A higher fuel injector pressure makes the fuel spray more finely dispersed into the cylinder and a better combustion is

This thesis attempts to develop the understanding of the relation between the concepts of power, communication and cognitive effects. In his analysis, theorist Steven Lukes suggests a “third dimension of power” focusing on power as a means of alterning the ideas and wishes of individuals through influencing perception and cognitive effects – in his view, the most powerful concept of power. This re

In a world where we can find and do almost anything online, social sciences are obliged to look to online activities as a way of describing how we live our lives. One of the most fascinating things is the emergence of online political activism. The author develops existing theories on hacktivism, digitally correct hacktivism and tries to broaden and problematize these concepts. The reasoning revol

This study is aimed at qualitatively and empirically questioning the established notion of a world based on civilizations. The study will take its stance in two fundamentally different theories within the Civilization Paradigm, The Clash of Civilizations by Samuel Huntington and The Clash Within Civilizations by Dieter Senghaas, and respectively compare these in relation to the empirical data cons

This paper is an attempt to marry the focus on democracy from the study of democratization with the long-term examination of state-formation from the study of the state. The overarching purpose of this marriage is to begin to sketch an answer to how successful democratic states are formed. ‘Third wave’ Pakistan and Taiwan are compared using a common foundations paired comparison with the research

The pornography legislation in Indonesia does not only present criteria for limiting pornographic images and motion pictures, it also prohibits movements and sounds considered to contain pornographic content. The purpose of this study is to shed light upon six Indonesian women in prostitution’s reflections on what the term ‘pornography’ means to them, the pornography legislation and the normative

The purpose of this paper is to determine how Israeli children are recruited as soldiers or to serve with similar duties with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). The paper will also address the complications that occur when children are being recruited/prepared for the IDF in early childhood in relation to the CRC (Convention on the Rights of the Children). Israeli children are from their earliest s

n this report the pilot safety, in case of an accident where an aircraft overturns and catches fire on landing, is evaluated. Laboratory tests and full scale tests have been carried out. Results from the tests, computer simulations and theories are discussed and compared. Suggestions for improvement are presented.

This report covers risk assessment of a paint wholesaler and retail store. Fire experiments with paint products are carried out and evaluated.

Working out an advanced operational plan for the 775-level of the Kiruna mine, using CFD-simulations and calculations. The advanced operational plan includes for example instructions on how to control the ventilation depending on where the fire is located. The report also investigates different, proposed fire protection measures for the level.

This report contains identification of fire-hazards and development of fire-protection management-system in a university-building in Lund, Sweden. The identification of hazards has been done by comparing the technical fire-protection measures in the building to standards used in projecting new buildings today. Also observations for hazards within the actvities in the building has been made. The do

How do people with a self-injury use the social forums on the Internet? The increasing use of Internet has contributed to the opening of new "worlds" where people with a certain problem can create and / or find communities which focus on their specific needs. The aim of our study was to examine how people with self-injurious behaviour interact with each other on the Internet. We conduct

Popular science summary: Do bacteria survive in humans by eating the defense molecules during the course of infection? Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) is a pathogen that can be found in the human gut which causes a wide range of infections including urinary tract infections, cardiovascular infections and bacteremia (presence of bacterial cells in blood stream). These bacteria can also be fou