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Research question: How do the affordances of information and communications technology support knowledge sharing in the public sector? Contribution: With this study, we aim to contribute to the literature of qualitative research on knowledge sharing within the context of the public sector. Adapting an affordance perspective we focus on the employees’ use of information and communications technolo

Much research has been done on the sustainability of food consumption in the science sphere, but the research on social sustainability and plant-based diets are lacking in anthropology. This thesis aims to investigate how cultural perceptions affect what we choose to eat and if these perceptions can be challenged for the sake of sustainability. The analysis of the paper is based on a literature re

The aim of this study is to examine the experiences and views of the library staff at a Swedish academic library on the concept of library anxiety – a feeling of discomfort on a physiological and behavioral level that appears in a library context. Nine of the library staff members at the University Library were interviewed through focus groups about their experiences with, and opinions on, the use

The aim of this study was to investigate communication bias (Calibration, Accuracy, Gender and Self-Serving Bias) when rating the severity of three types of violence (psychological, physical, sexual) communicated by three types of participants (victims, perpetrators, witnesses) in heterosexual, romantic relationships. The study was conducted in two stages. The first phase consisted of participants

Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave radar is used for object detection and localization, e.g., for surveillance purposes or for automotive systems. The amount of radars is increasing, which leads to an increasing amount of radar interference. The radar signals from different devices are uncoordinated and therefore difficult to estimate beforehand. If several radars operate on the same frequency ba

The frequent restocking of stores and constant promotional offers associated with fast fashion presents the physical cues for consumers to engage in fashion-oriented impulse buying. This consumption behaviour has led to over consumption and the underutilization of clothes, adding to the problems of textile waste all over the world. Despite the increasing interest in consumers’ disposition behaviou

The impact of plastic on the environment has been acknowledged on different levels, among others various NGOs around the world. These NGOs are known to aim for a reduction of plastic ending up in nature and more specifically the ocean. Plastic has been instrumental to the development of modern societies since the 1950s as the properties of the material enables it to be used for various purposes. T

Disengagement is a phenomenon that exists to some degree in all levels of education. Socio-psychological in nature, it manifests in a wide array of behaviours, from inactivity to disruptive behaviour. This thesis is an explorative and dialectical study of the methods and strategies used to engage disengaged students, focusing on the digital language classroom. Using qualitative research methods,

Social media is a part and parcel of the daily lives of most people today. From targeted advertisements to affecting the election results around the globe, social media holds tremendous power in the way it shapes narratives and the world we live in. As sustainability has become a hot topic on online platforms, it is imperative to question how it is represented. This thesis explores the representat

This thesis uses Critical Discourse Analysis to explore how the practice of abortion is defined and created in U.S. presidential administrations’ statements on foreign aid, how the discourses regarding abortion and reproductive health have changed between 1984-2019 and how the U.S. foreign aid statements on reproductive health can be understood through postcolonial feminist theory. When the presid

To stay within our planet’s limits and reach the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, there is an urgent need to rethink our current and dominant systems. This thesis focuses on the food system, in particular, and explores how an overarching turnaround in the way we produce and consume food has the potential to trigger and steer a greater transition towards sustainability. However, this

The aim of this study is to gain an understanding of the potential relationship between populism and a population’s search for security and belonging. Furthermore, how this is expressed through the rhetoric and policies of a country’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey, and Viktor Orbán in Hungary, this is examined through conducting a qualitative content analysis. Here I use newspaper article

The large-scale expansion of wind energy is an important element of the energy transition in Germany and a necessary tool to mitigate climate change. Yet, it is contested in many rural settings across the country. This thesis builds on the argument that rural areas are a crucial factor for the energy transition. They serve as the sites that host most of the infrastructure needed in the transition

The breakdown of neuronal networks and synaptic degeneration are responsible for the memory impairment associated to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau are the two proteins that have been identified as the hallmarks for pathological changes found in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients. These two hallmarks have been extensively studied separately, but how they relate to each other and t

Förenta nationernas klimatpanel (IPCC) uppmuntrar till djup och snabb omvandling inom varje ekonomisk sektor för att förebygga eskalerande klimatförändringar. I detta sammanhang har en offentlig och politisk debatt om luftfart som en stor källa till koldioxidutsläpp uppstått i Sverige med ökande antal människor som förklarar att de ”håller sig på jorden”. Trots att forskning har undersökt motivatiThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is encouraging profound and rapid transformation in every economic sector to mitigate escalating climate change. In this context, a public and political debate about aviation as a high-carbon source has emerged in Sweden with growing numbers of people declaring that they are “staying on the ground”. Despite increased research that explores the motivati

Inom musikpsykologi har många studier antytt att musik kan påverka emotioner. Denna kvalitativa studie sökte att utforska de emotionella och kognitiva effekterna samt användningar av musik av musiker, särskilt gällande coping och reglering av emotioner. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer utfördes med tio musiker. Datan analyserades genom användning av tematisk analys under ett kritisk realistiskt paradIn the field of music psychology, many studies have suggested that music can influence emotions. This qualitative study aimed to explore the emotional and cognitive effects and usage of music by musicians, especially pertaining to coping and regulating emotions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten musicians. The data were analysed using thematic analysis under a critical realist par

Examensarbetets titel: Fondavgift, en indikation på förmåga eller pengar i sjön? – en studie över svenska aktivt förvaltade aktiefonder som placerar på den svenska aktiemarknaden. Seminariedatum: 3/4 juni 2020. Ämne/kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Petter Blichfeldt, Johan Granberg, Gustaf Nordenlöw. Handledare: Göran Anderson. Nyckelord: Fo

Tidigare forskning har visat att vissa personer spelar datorspel på ett sätt som leder till att de förlorar kontrollen över sitt spelande och försummar andra delar av sina liv. Forskare inom fältet har däremot haft svårigheter att skilja på personer med ett engagerat och ett problematiskt spelande. Syftet med den aktuella tvärsnittsstudien var att undersöka samband mellan datorspelsvanor, emotionsResearch has shown that some people’s gaming habits lead them to lose control over their gaming and neglect other aspects of their lives. The field however has had issues separating engaged gaming from problematic gaming. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between gaming habits, emotion regulation ability, emotion regulation strategies and problematic gaming. Data

This thesis has been made in collaboration with the company Orbital Systems. The aim has been to optimize their product the Orbital shower, which is a circulating shower system. The work evaluates different sensor techniques suitable for detection of contaminants in greywater. After a comprehensive literature study, three techniques; ultrasound, IR and impedance were further investigated and prac

Different from the short-lived pleasure of hedonic well-being, eudaimonic well-being conceptualizes the often effortful but fulfilling nature of self-actualization. Eudaimonia has recently started to attract attention in entrepreneurship literature because it promises to reflect the specific attributes of entrepreneurial well-being. This study sets out to apply the concept to the context of socia