This study has examined Liberian disabled women’s participation in peace and security processes through the lens of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The aim was to gain new insights into Liberian disabled women’s experience in peace and security processes, since the overarching research problem is the lack of insight into the disabled women’s experiences as participants

In the newly founded state Kosovo, the women’s rights movement has become a strong voice on gender equality and contributes in important ways to strengthening women’s rights. At the same time, highly gendered political structures restrict the movement’s access to political influence. The purpose of this thesis is to explore how the political opportunities and challenges that the movement faces hav

Probiotics are living microorganisms which could induce a potential health benefit to the host when consumed in adequate amounts. Among the different probiotics in the market, Lactobacillus reuteri strain DSM 17938 is a microaerophilic and heterofermentative organism that is able to tolerate high oxygen conditions compared with another L. reuteri and lactic acid bacteria strains. This study invest

High staff turnover and difficulties in recruiting and retaining experienced social workers is an ongoing dilemma in the social service child welfare. The unions request the social service offices to review the pay system and consider what social workers with long experience should reasonably earn, since the difference between the lowest and highest salaries today is small. In the public sector, i

Hur skapar man en en Reggio Emilia skola med en god utemiljö? Vad är en ens Reggio Emilia? Varför är en god utemiljö viktig? Hur fungerar dagens förskolor? Vad är bra och vad behövs förbättras? Det här examensarbetet har väckt många frågor som jag fått många givande svar på genom intervjuer, studiebesök och litteratur. Kunniga pedagoger, förskolechefer, ateljéristas, verksamma arkitekter och Natur

This thesis is evaluating the German development projects in Kenya in the Green Economy area. The focus is lying on the time period after the Green Economy Strategy and Implementation plan was introduced from the Kenyan government in 2016. Previous studies to this topic explored four main possible challenges for this type of projects: legal framework, absorptive capacity, willingness of the civil

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att beskriva och analysera vilka resurser olika typer av nya företag efterfrågar i startprocessen, samt vilka av dessa resurser en universitetsinkubator erbjuder dessa företag. Studien ämnar således att utforska och beskriva matchningsprocessen mellan utbud och efterfrågan av resurser. Metod: Forskningsstrategin som använts är en kvalitativ fallstudie, där den empiriskPurpose: The purpose of the study is to describe and analyze which resources different types of new companies demand in the start-up process, and which of these resources a university incubator offers these companies. The study thus aims to explore and describe the matching process between supply and demand for resources. Methodology: The research strategy used is a qualitative case study, where t

Utvecklingen av teknik fortskrider snabbare och i större utsträckning än någonsin tidigare. Våra vardagliga liv blir allt mer beroende av interaktion med tekniska produkter. Ju mer människans och teknikens existens sammanflätas desto viktigare blir det för teknik-producerande företag att utveckla sina produkter med det mänskliga beteendet och användarupplevelsen i åtanke. Vi utforskar i samarbetThis master thesis explores how implementing UX design on a product with predetermined technology affects the design process and the methods applied. A UI for the display version of an Axis Door Station is designed from a human-centered design perspective. The development process is based on prototyping and usability studies focusing on the user experience. The thesis discusses if it is possible

Den 12 april 2019 verkställdes ett förbud mot transpersoners militärtjänstgöring, av president Donald Trump och försvarsdepartementet. Förbudet antogs trots resultaten från RAND-studien, en studie som genomfördes endast ett år före förbudet, som drog slutsatsen att transpersoner borde få tillåtas tjänstgöra i militären. Flera individer motsatte sig till detta förbud, och vissa valde även att stämmOn April 12, 2019, a ban on trans people's military service was implemented, by President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense. The ban was adopted despite the results of the RAND study, a study conducted only one year before the ban, which concluded that transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military. Several individuals opposed this ban, and some even chose to sue the Pr

Bakgrund: Reumatoid artrit (RA) är en kronisk ledsjukdom som drabbar knappt 1 % av Sveriges befolkning. Vid RA är minskad handkraft, upplevd stelhet, smärta och nedsatt greppförmåga vanligt förekommande vilket sin tur kan påverka aktivitetsförmågan. Arbetsterapeutiska interventioner är ofta nödvändiga för att klara av sin vardag och uppnå bästa möjliga aktivitets- och funktionsförmåga. Syfte: Att

Kan skogen vara vår räddning? Vält känt är att skogen tar upp kol genom fotosyntesen och binder det i sin biomassa. Men är detta ett fenomen som kan nyttjas för att hejda klimatförändringarna? Detta arbete undersöker förändringen och storleken av kollagring och albedo i samband med beskogning av skånska betesmarker i syfte att begränsa klimatförändringar. Beskogning kan fungera som ett verktyg Using reforestation for climate change mitigation is complex due to the multiple impacts forest has on climate. This study analyses the effectiveness in using reforestation on pasture in Scania (south Sweden) as a tool for climate mitigation. The potential carbon storage in biomass and the impact on land surface properties that determine the absorption of radiation (albedo) was assessed. To answer

Ultrashort laser pulses play an important role in many applications in science and technology, from attosecond science to time resolved spectroscopy and material processing. For applications of ultrashort laser pulses, it requires a complete characterization of the electric field of the pulse, which includes both phase and amplitude of the electric field. The characterization of ultrashort laser pThe human eye can clearly observe movements as fast as around 0.1 seconds long, but how can we observe the movement that is way too fast for the human eye? For example, you can barely read any labels from a really fast moving formula 1 car. However, if we use a camera which can act faster than the human eye, we can capture the images of the moving object. When a camera takes a picture, it records

Sveriges elsystem står inför en rad kommande utmaningar. En lovande lösning till många av dessa är efterfrågeflexibilitet. Men vad är byggnaders möjligheter och begränsningar att vara flexibla i sin elanvändning? Förutsättningarna för elförsörjningen i Sverige förändras i takt med att kärnkraften gradvis fasas ut och ersätts med väderberoende elproduktion i form av vind- och solkraft. Detta sker Sweden is heading towards an energy system with less nuclear power and more intermittent energy sources. Together with the coming electrification of the transport and industry sector, this challenges the future stability of the Swedish power system. However, a part of the solution could be that consumption of electricity temporarily is adjusted to facilitate the operation of the power system, reco

The world is currently facing many great challenges, including a rising inequality as a result of the benefits occurring from economic development accrues to some individuals on the expense of others. This is an issue which is even more significant in the Global South. Hence, social innovations have been proposed as an important factor to tackle this problem. Yet, many social innovations fail not

This paper examines discursive and performative strategies used by four feminist grassroot organizations in their struggle for free abortion in Chile. With the aim to analyse how the organizations articulate their political vision, I discuss different ways in which they challenge current criminalization on abortion. The empirical data was collected from the organization’s social media platforms an

Ända sedan 1781, när William Herschel upptäckte Uranus, så har astronomer letat efter planeter som ligger ännu längre ut. Solsystemet är ett stort ställe, så om man vill hitta någonting så krävs lite vägledning till var man ska leta. 2016 publicerade astronomerna Konstantin Batygin och Mike Brown en studie om små objekt utanför Neptunus, där de hade upptäckt att många av de här himlakropparnas banClustering of orbital characteristics for distant Solar System objects has been proposed to indicate the presence of a ninth planet. Simulations show that the planets orbit would have to have a mass of 5–10 Solar masses, a semi-major axis of 400–800 AU, an eccentricity of 0.2–0.5 and an inclination of 15–25°. Simulations of a planet scattering off a giant planet into a highly eccentric orbit, show

This essay aims to describe and analyse the consequences of the signing of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The subject has been up for a lot of discussions amongst the political parties in Sweden where their opinions differ on the meaning and consequences of the pillar. While some describe it as just a declaration, others describe it as the end of the Swedish labour market model. This essays

This study is motivated by the recent changes in the German party system which have resulted in the loss of the electoral support of the traditional parties CDU and SPD as well as in the increase of parliamentary influence of the various smaller parties. Earlier studies suggest an inter-state conflict about regional autonomy possibly caused by the current fiscal equalization system. The meaning of

The East Asian region shows an interesting contrast when it comes to economic and technological development: on the one hand, North East Asia is more developed, on the other hand, Southeast Asia is less developed. Japan and Malaysia are both good examples of this contrast. Both of those countries’ governments have issued policies concerning how innovation can help the respective countries in achie