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Development of a plant-based ice cream

It is a challenge to make ice cream without any dairy ingredients, since the components in dairy contribute to the unique flavour and structure of the ice cream. The aim with this project was to develop an ice cream mix containing only plant-based ingredients. The source of the main ingredient, the plant-base, was chosen by the company of which this project was requested by. The aim was to develop

The dark truth behind plastic waste trade, the consequences of the Chinese import ban & the environmental damage of plastic waste trade using Life Cycle Assessment.

In recent years, plastic waste trade has received increasing attention due to huge amounts ending up in countries with high rates of mismanaged plastic waste and the environmental damage of plastic pollution. The EU has been exporting plastic waste to China for recycling purposes due to insufficient domestic recycling capacities, until 2018, when China decided to ban all imports of plastic waste.

Att motivera från hemmakontoret

Ledarskap och motivation har varit av stort intresse de senaste åren både i akademin och praktiken. Forskningen har till största del fokuserat på att undersöka motivation på en fysisk arbetsplats, men har avstått från andra kontexter, såsom distansarbete, vilket har blivit mer vanligt i dagens samhälle. Denna studie ämnar således åt att undersöka hur chefer motiverar deras anställda under distansa

Ortosbehandling för övre extremiteten för barn med cerebral pares - en litteraturöversikt

Bakgrund: Cerebral pares [CP] är en hjärnskada som kan påverka funktionen i övre extremiteten. CP är den vanligaste diagnosen hos barn med motoriska funktionsnedsättningar. Arbetsterapeutiska interventioner behövs för att kompensera, alternativt förbättra, arm- och handfunktion, med avsikt att främja aktivitetsförmågan samt delaktighet i aktiviteter. Syfte: Att kartlägga och undersöka vilka ortosbBackground: Cerebral Palsy [CP] is a brain injury which may lead to impaired hand function and is the most common diagnosis in children with motor disabilities. Occupational therapy interventions are needed to compensate or improve function in the upper extremity to promote occupational performance and participation in activities. Aim: To review and investigate the orthotic interventions used for

Work from Home - Information Security Threats and Best Practices

With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic a majority of the workforce were compelled to start working from home. In conjunction with this sudden shift, threats concerning information security have reportedly increased, which organisations may not have been prepared for. To address these threats, there are a variety of organisational and technological best practices that can prove to be important. H

Improving Corporate Compliance in the Global Supply Chain - A study on the potential of using a functional interaction between frameworks concerned with CSR and the transnational anti-corruption

The option between mandatory and voluntary approaches become an unfinished debate in order to reach corporate compliance in the global supply chain on environmental, labour, human rights and anti-corruption issues. In this situation, this thesis proposes an alternative strategy that combines both approaches. For this aim, with the doctrinal and empirical legal approaches, this research scrutinizes

Too Old for Future Mobility? A Qualitative Study of the Digital Inclusion of Elderly People in the Mobility Sector

Technology has revolutionized various industries, including the mobility sector. While many new mobility services have entered the market, the shift towards a more digitalised environment fostered the digital divide, making various mobility services more accessible for those that are tech-savvy. Especially elderly people however often face significant challenges adapting to new technologies. So fa

Make WISE wise again! Rethinking the Management of Hybridity in Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE)

Work integration social enterprises (WISE) work to help the disadvantaged to enter the labour market and find a job, thereby working to correct a market failure. Research has identified hybridity, the simultaneous work towards two, sometimes contradicting, missions as a core concept of social enterprises. This hybridity can lead to tensions though, which can result in a deviation from the social m

Användaracceptans av System för Smittspårning: En intervjustudie under Covid-19

Smittspårning av infektionssjukdomar har sedan länge varit en samhällsviktig funktion, som under Covid-19-pandemin har behövt utökas i kapacitet och effektivitet nationellt och globalt. Användandet av system manuell smittspårning har möjlighet att stötta och förbättra smittspårningen, särskilt om de används rätt av smittspåraren. För att användas rätt krävs enligt forskning att användaren har hög

Is high inflation always bad?

Inflation targets are set by central banks worldwide to achieve stable and sustainable growth and the possibility of institutional quality affecting the inflationary effect on growth makes it essential to study the inflation-institution-growth relationship. This paper considers whether or not the relationship between inflation and growth is nonlinear in the shape of convexity and if it differs for

Implementation of a Microsoft Teams integration into a proprietary platform using user-centered design

As the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to work and study from home, a change that also might last after the pandemic, the usability and functionality available in a Learning Management Systems(LMS) become crucial for everyday life. The goal of this master thesis was to design and implement an integration between Grade’s platform and Microsoft Teams in a way that allows Grade and their customers to

Civil society organisations’ increased professionalisation and decreased member activism? The case of Save the Children Sweden

Members have traditionally played a central role in civil society organisations (CSOs) since they typically are the ones who decide upon the course of the organisation and carry out organisational activities. However, with organisations becoming more professionalised, concerns have been raised about the future role of members. Previous research point to different consequences on membership due to

Performance of Value and Growth companies with different ESG rankings: Evidence from the US stock market

The purpose of this paper is to focus on sustainable investments and to observe if the performance can be improved by combining the aspect of value and growth investments. The sample consists of groups of companies which are representing value or growth with either high or low ESG risk level. Different portfolios are constructed based on these groups between a time-period of 2 November 2016 and 26

Modelling stellar streams around the Milky Way

Stellar streams around the Milky Way (MW) have been observed by wide sky surveys, and studied to understand the mass distribution of the MW. This is because streams are formed by a disruption of a globular cluster or a dwarf galaxy under the influence of the gravitational field of the MW. Moreover, the streams can provide an understanding of dark matter because they orbit in the far outer region o

Terror Management Theory under COVID-19-pandemin: effekten av dödlighetsmedvetenhet och negativ affekt på förtroende för landets regering

Enligt Terror Management Theory ska påminnelser om döden höja människors förtroende och tycke för sin sociala ingrupp. Eftersom COVID-19-pandemin har inneburit konstanta dödspåminnelser vill den här studien utforska dödlighetsmedvetenhet samt stress och ångest i relation till förtroende för regeringars pandemirespons. I studien deltog 143 deltagare varav 111 hade befunnit sig i Sverige under det sTerror Management Theory posits that reminders of death should increase people’s trust and likeness of their social in-groups. Because the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in constant reminders of death, this study wants to examine mortality salience as well as stress and anxiety in relation to trust in governmental response. 143 participants took part in the study where 111 had lived in Sweden duri

Subverting Nostalgia in Twin Peaks: The Return - Resistance and the Television Revival

Twin Peaks (2017), also known as Twin Peaks: The Return, has a problematic relationship to its predecessor Twin Peaks (1990-1991). In this thesis, I argue that The Return represents the past by undermining a sense of pacifying nostalgia, instead highlighting the incongruity of its ostensible return. By performing a textual analysis of the series’ representations of the past in its visuals and narr

Business Model Innovation for Additive Manufacturing

Metal additive manufacturing is a rapidly emerging technology, with a growing number of companies interested in its implementation. The technology can have several positive effects, such as more efficient production, reduced transports, more focus on circular economy and reduced costs. However, the manufacturing process is still relatively slow, where components require extensive post-processing a

The Path of Least Resistance - How established fashion and furniture retailers can implement renting into their business model and overcome consumer resistance

The present research quantitatively examines consumer resistance towards the innovative business model of fashion and furniture renting in regard to environmental consciousness and trend orientation, while also taking into account perceived financial, breakage and hygienic risks. Moreover, the business model frame allows to give guidelines on how retailers can successfully implement a sustainable

Mår du bra på jobbet?

The purpose of this thesis is to study how work-related stress and the risk of burnout within the social services is perceived by professional caseworkers, who are a social worker that is employed by a government agency. In the study, we interviewed twelve caseworkers working in different municipalities in Sweden. When asking the questions, we used a qualitative method using semi-structured interv