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Transportation and deposition of volcanic ash from Iceland to the Arctic

As the Arctic will become more available to shipping traffic in the future, given the current trend of diminishing ice sheets continues, the emission of particles and gases originating from ships will increase in the Arctic. The emission of particles and gases can affect the sensitive Arctic environment in many ways, e.g. change albedo by deposition, affect air traffic, harm livestock and humans e

Modeling Value-at-Risk(VaR) in a Small Sized Emerging Financial Market: Evidence from Botswana

Aim of the study: The objective of this study is to model VaR in a small sized rapidly developing financial market in Sub-Saharan Africa which has not only served as a haven for a number of foreign investors, but also has provided the best inflation adjusted returns. This market is of profound interest given that it has received limited attention from policy analysts and previous studies. Method

Den Onde, Den Gode, Den Sminkade ...och de tre små strategierna

Sustainability is frequently communicated throughout the society as it’s perceived to represent something positive and desirable. Sustainable actions are supposed to serve for the good of society but the fact that the term is difficult to comprehend is problematic. Multinational corporations can adjust the term after their own intentions and aims, rather than aligned with what sustainability shoul

Investigating the Impact of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers on Poverty Reduction and Economic Empowerment: The Case of Nigeria

Since the year 2000, achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has become the central focus of the international community. Using an empowerment framework, this study assessed the impacts of the four projects associated with Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) or its Nigerian blueprint, National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). It gathered data with semi-structu

"Som att leva i ett parallellt universum". En studie om upplevelsen av depression ur ett klientperspektiv

Authors: Emelie Stagge and Malin Sandung Title: Like living in a parallell universe: A study of the experience of depression from a client perspective [translated title] Supervisor: Karin Kullberg Mental illness is one of the most expansive and contemporary social problems. Depression, as part of mental illness, is one of the most prevailing public health problem. Even though the amount of people

Corporate Social Responsibility - konstruktionen av dess sociala dimension

Author: Ulrika Möllerström Title: Corporate Social Responsibility – the construction of its social dimension. Supervisor: Lars Harrysson Assessor: Carina Tigervall This paper has looked into how the social dimension of the concept “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) is constructed in corporate codes of conduct (CoC) from Swedish clothing companies. Previously made research have shown that no

Sjuksköterskans komplexa roll- att leda och bli ledd

Syfte: Syftet med studien har varit att undersöka hur sjuksköterskor som medarbetare upplever ledarskapet på sin arbetsplats. Frågeställningar: 1. Hur upplever sjuksköterskor att enhetschefen på deras vårdavdelning utövar ledarskap? 2. Hur upplever sjuksköterskor innebörden av sitt eget ledarskap och hur kommer detta till uttryck på arbetsplatsen? Metod: Då syftet med studien varit att undersöka

Bitcoins som parallell världsvaluta

This academic paper focuses on the virtual currency Bitcoin and its possibility of being a parallel currency. Bitcoin has grown in popularity over the last few years and has risen to the attention of the governments, journalists and investors alike. The main aspects of bitcoins are its protection against inflation, pseudonymity and decentralization. This leads to several potential issues for the v

Reproduktion av föråldrade värderingar – En identifiering och analys av faktorer som bör spela in vid återutgivning av barnlitteratur

In the past few years, there has been an ongoing debate concerning republished children’s literature which reproduce obsolete values. What are the difficulties for the publishing business in this issue; how should it act? Based on interviews, a recorded discussion and articles, this study makes an effort to answer those questions. Argumentation is supported and questioned in a qualitative analysis

The Evolution of Swedish Healthcare: Understanding Medical Professional Identities. Delivering Babies or Economic Efficiency?

The purpose of this study is to gain insights regarding the identity work and identity struggles of medical professionals that play out in response to the “NPM change” in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Skåne University Hospital. This study demonstrates how individual subjectivity produces multiple coping mechanisms which can effect organisational processes and outcomes.

Are Corporate Brands Really Unique?

The aim of the master thesis is to examine the nature of the rhetoric of corporate brands in order to deliver brand positioning as a means for brand uniqueness. The study is grounded on the brand management literature, in particular on corporate brand management and brand positioning theories. The research includes a comprehensive review of brand positioning theories. A quantitative content analy

The New Welfare State. Experiences in the Everyday Work Life of Swedish Employment Agency Officers

During the past decades, the Swedish welfare state has been transformed in profound ways. Many important changes are related to the labour market, particularly the organisation of the unemployed. The unemployment insurance, as well as the health insurance system has changed dramatically, resulting in implications for the organisation of work at the Swedish National Employment Agency, Arbetsförmedl

"Det har varit ett krig" – Om föräldrars upplevelser av att ha ett barn med ätstörningar

The aim of this study was to examine parents’ experiences of having a child with eating disorders. Specifically the aim was to analyze the parental view on responsibility for nursing and the child’s recovery from the eating disorder, how the child’s eating disorder change and influence the relationships and interactions within the family and how the parents views on themselves have changed with th

Varför gick det så illa när alla ville så väl? : en fallstudie om debatten kring TV-programmet Fittstim-min kamp

Uppsatsen ”Varför gick det så illa när alla ville så väl?” En fallstudie om debatten kring TV-programmet Fittstim-min kamp, är författad av Christin Clausen-Bruun i ämnet Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap vid intuitionen för kommunikation och medier vid Lunds Universitet. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur bilden av feminism konstrueras och produceras genom mediala porträtteringar. Genom e

"En trygghet att få åldras bland de sina"- En analys av diskussionen om etniska äldreboenden

The aim of this study was to understand how elderly immigrants are being categorized in the discussion about ethnical elderly homes and which descriptions of problems are used to argue for the existence of the ethnical homes, from a social constructionist point of view. Furthermore, we investigate who the claims-makers are and how concepts such as ethnicity and culture are portrayed in this discus

Pushing for growth: Quasi-experimental evidence on the effect of regional transfers in the EU

This thesis investigates the effect of Objective-1 regional transfers on the per-capita income growth performance of EU NUTS-3 regions during the budgetary period 2000-2006. To be able to distinguish a causal effect and account for possible endogeneity a quasi-experimental regression-discontinuity design is employed. This strategy relies on the arbitrary set 75%-rule for Objective-1 fund eligibili

Vattnets kretslopp i området vid Lilla Klåveröd : ett kunskapsprojekt med vatten i fokus

Kunskap om vatten och hydrogeologi är viktig, framförallt ur ett föroreningsperspektiv men även ur ett byggnadstekniskt perspektiv. Trots detta saknas ofta hydrogeologisk kompetens på många områden i samhället. Därför finns en allmännytta i att öka den allmänna kunskapen om hydrogeologi. Brunnsborrningsföretaget HP Borrningar AB har därför startat projektet ”Lilla Klåveröd” där de genom exempel fr

Läsning som gör skillnad : bibliotekariers arbete ur ett biblioterapeutiskt perspektiv

The term bibliotherapy is well known in several scientific fields as well as among practitioners in the US and in the UK, but in Sweden there seems to be a more modest use of the term as well as presence of practical bibliotherapeutic activity. On the other hand, some of the effects of reading that are commonly associated with bibliotherapy in the scientific literature seems to be similar to the e

The Unbalanced Public Contract - between dumping strategies, simulated state aid, antitrust effects and criminal offenses

The proportion of public procurement is nowadays more than substantial; it amounts to all the goods and services that the State, perceived as both: central and local administrations, demands in order to assure the effective and sustainable functioning of the society. Moreover, as the procurement procedures aim at simultaneously achieving best value for money and high standards in non-financial mat

Do contrails seek clear skies?

Contrails are the visible line-shaped clouds that can be seen to form behind aircrafts if the air is saturated with respect to liquid. Furthermore, if the air is supersaturated with respect to ice, the contrails can develop into contrail-cirrus that affect the radiative forcing, locally up to an annual average of 1000 mWm-2 over Europe. Central Europe is especially exposed to contrails due to the