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The topic for this thesis is corruption as an obstacle for development. More specifically the research looks at how corruption affects one of our most important agents of change; the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The specific research question guiding the study is “How do civil society professionals perceive that corruption in their operational environment affects their ability to achieve th

For many cultures, architecture represents more than just physical structures. It signifies culture, affiliation, and ownership within a specific society. However, in many African contexts, various coercive and assimilative historical, socioeconomic, and cultural phenomena, such as colonialism, have caused a divergence between the people’s architecture, way of life, and culture. Furthermore, the i

Purpose: The main purpose of this research is to get a better understanding of how leadership influences individual perceptions of meaningful work. The interplay between leadership and individuals in meaningful work is also investigated. Methodology: This is a qualitative study following the abductive approach and interpretivism research philosophy. Data is collected through 12 semi-structured in

Bedwetting, also known as enuresis, is the second most common chronic health problem among children and it affects their everyday life negatively. A treatment option for enuresis is an alarm treatment that the patient tries for 6-8 weeks before a decision is made regarding if the treatment should continue. This treatment has been further developed by the company Pjama AB that, in addition to the a

Denna studie genomfördes i Sverige med syftet att erbjuda ett nytt perspektiv på ämnet turnover och hur olika faktorer påverkar beslutet att säga upp sig från jobbet eller stanna kvar. Med detta syfte undersökte studien de sex faktorerna lön och förmåner, miljö, karriärmöjligheter, kollegiala aspekter, meningsfullhet och balans mellan arbete och privatliv, som har ansetts vara några av de mest infThis study was conducted in Sweden with the motivation to provide a new perspective on the topic of turnover, specifically how different factors may affect turnover decision making. With this aim, the study examined the six factors salary and benefits, environment, career opportunities, collegial aspects, meaningfulness, and work/life balance, that have been regarded as some of the most influentia

The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which young Chinese consumers are making conspicuous consumption of fashion products. With China's increasingly rapid economic development, the income and consumption levels of the Chinese middle class are rising. Younger people, thanks to higher household income levels, also have more wealth at their disposal. Thus young Chinese are alloca

Abstract Background: The incidence of unplanned perioperative hypothermia among patients is high, it varies from 50 to 90 percent. This leads to several complications such as coagulation disorders, surgical site infections and also affects patient comfort negatively. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the complications of unplanned hypothermia on adult patients during perioperative car

This study investigated how Swedish youth recreational centers can work in crime prevention. According to the NOA-group, The study is based on semi-structured interviews conducted with people who have worked or worked at youth recreational centers in areas that are classified as vulnerable areas (Nationella operativa avdelningen). We have analyzed the interviews using Hirschi's social bond the

A client group that is frequently seen in Swedish social services is parents with intellectual disabilities. One common method that is used when working with these parents is Parenting Young Children (PYC). The purpose of this study was to investigate how social workers view the treatment of parents with intellectual disabilities and the method PYC through a social constructivist perspective. Semi

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka hur användaren skapar värde i post-implementeringsfasen av ett verksamhetsstödjande affärssystem. I en litteraturgenomgång definieras framgångsfaktorer för framgång av ett affärssystem, samt en teoretisk uppställning av tidigare forskning gällande nytta av informationssystem. Teorin appliceras sedan på ett mindre företag. Empirin är insamlad genom en kvalitat

This thesis examines the integration of post-disaster recovery into urban renewal to foster a more sustainable district. The complex and multidimensional nature of post-disaster recovery necessitates a comprehensive understanding of various disciplines. Instead of focusing solely on physical reconstruction, this research seeks to enhance temporary living conditions by considering the entirety of t

Skogsbränder är ett fenomen som kan ha stor påverkan på såväl landskap som växt- och djurliv. Det kan därför vara av stor betydelse att utveckla metoder för att förstå och fastställa skogsbränders spridning. Vilka egenskaper i landskapet kan ha en effekt på brandutbredningen och hur påverkar det faktum att det har brunnit på en plats benägenheten för brand på samma plats i framtiden? Att fastställThis thesis revolves around reconstructing fire sizes for historical fires in Jämtgaveln, Sweden based on data of fire scars in trees. We propose a Hidden Markov Model (HMM), where the domain is divided into quadratic grid cells of 250 $\times$ 250 m and with these grid cells we associate a binary Markov random field taking values 0 or 1 corresponding to no fire and fire respectively. Furthermore,

Electricity price prediction is increasingly important as the prices become more volatile due to the expan- sion of weather-dependent renewable electricity sources. The electricity market of focus in this thesis is the Nord pool intraday market and the regulating prices occurring on it. For actors trading on the intra- day market increased volatility implies greater risks since the regulating pric

The world is digitalizing, and human rights such as political participation are increasingly being exercised online. To understand the role social media have in women’s political participation in Mali, this thesis investigates how intersectional power relations shape opportunities for online political participation, and how women harness the properties of the digital public sphere to enhance polit

This thesis aims at evaluating the castle-building phenomenon in Italy and Japan through a comparative study of Canossa Castle in Italy and Azuchi Castle in Japan. By comparing Canossa Castle and Azuchi Castle, this thesis firstly investigates the definition of the word castle in Italian, Japanese and English to understand how languages influence the understanding of this phenomenon. By using pr

Den här rapporten har skrivits med syftet att utreda hur säkert Nicklagården, ett äldreboende, är vid en brand. Målet är att utvärdera personsäkerheten i byggnaden för boende och anställda i verksamheten. Strukturella skador och miljöskador kommer inte att beaktas i rapporten. För att bedöma säkerhetsnivån analyserades olika brandscenarion och för varje scenario analyserades två evakueringsscenariThis report is written with the purpose of investigating how safe Nicklagården, a nursing home, is in case of a fire. The aim is to evaluate the safety of the people within the building, structural and environmental damage will not be regarded within this report. To be able to assess the safety, different fire scenarios were analyzed, and two different evacuation scenarios were analyzed for each f

This study is investigating the possibilities for the Indigenous Sámi People of Sweden to exercise their right to participate in, and influence, decision-making processes over land. The objective of the study is to investigate how Sámi rights are interpreted and applied within the institutional setting of municipalities, and within the planning process of land management. The study derives from tw

The aim of this study was to examine how counselors in hospital settings perceive their own part in an interprofessional team. Additionally, this study aims to shed light on how the counselor's work with the psychosocial perspective is affected by being a part of an interprofessional team. The empirical data has a geographical spread as it is based on qualitative individual interviews with eig

This thesis discusses the use of tense variation in Japanese, and if there are any methods of translating this into English. Tense variation means the alternation between the two tenses, past and non-past, in Japanese narratives. This alternation can happen even when all the events take place in the past and in chronological order. To find out how tense variation can be translated, the short story