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The topic of this study is to develop and validate an analysis method of nicotine nasal spray produced at McNeil AB. When developing the analysis method, several parameters were determined in advance to make the method more similar to other analysis methods at the company, making it more practical. However, other parameters were adjusted with the aim to improve the resolution and to fulfil the upd

The complex issue of gender equality is a nation-wide, well-discussed topic and issue. Despite Sweden being one of the most equal countries in the world, gender distribution in top management groups of the top listed firms does not quite uphold Sweden's general reputation. As no real determinants, except the physical, can differentiate competence between the two genders, this study aims to inv

Författare: Ulrika Viinikka Titel: Makten och härligheten – Svenska kriminalvårdares upplevelse av att arbeta med tvångsåtgärder Kandidatuppsats, SOCK07 Handledare: Kjell Nilsson Sociologiska institutionen, Lunds universitet, 2021 Kriminalvården är en myndighet som arbetar med tvångsåtgärder. Tvångsåtgärderna blir särskilt tydliga på anstalter där klienter frihetsberövas. För att kunna uträtt

Syftet med studien är att kvalitativt undersöka spin-off-processen, synergier samt fokusering i spin-offs, och hur de relaterar till prestation. Studien följer en kvalitativ metod och undersöker sex studieobjekt utifrån de valda kategorierna. Studieobjekten utgör samtliga spin-offs på OMX Stockholm Large Cap mellan tidsperioden 2010 och 2020, som inte knoppats av från investmentbolag. För att mäta

This thesis explores the increased electricity access between 2003 and 2019 in Afghanistan by employing two main explanatory variables – solar power and international involvement. The models are based on logistic regressions, investigating urban and rural areas, as well as a sample of the whole population. The data is survey data collected annually, by the Asia Foundation, throughout the country.

Abstract Problem: While it has been extensively studied which personal characteristics enhance entrepreneurial learning from failure, the mechanisms of how those characteristics contribute to entrepreneurial learning process has not yet been fully understood. Aim: Through a comprehensive model, this research aims to explore how different personal characteristics influence the different stages o

In this thesis we predict web traffic intensity levels for 7 customers of a cybersecurity company. The models we predict with are a SARIMA model and a Temporal convolutional network. The quality of the predictions vary a lot between the different customers. The predictions improve when performed on data that is logged, demeaned and differenced.

This study engages with problem representations of climate-induced migration in European Union (EU) policy. As Africa is a region highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and one of geopolitical interest for the EU, the material for the study consists of the policy documents concerning the new proposed Joint Africa-EU Strategy formulated by the EU in 2020 and 2021. The material is analy

Major environmental issues have garnered considerable amounts of concern in the last few decades, which has led to consumers changing their consumption patterns and being more environmentally conscious. Although people are more interested in sustainable consumption and consumer intentions are mainly positive, they often do not translate to purchasing behaviours. Existing empirical research and th

Bakgrund: När ett barn drabbas av cancer påverkas hela familjen och en trygg vardag ersätts av en trasig livsvärld präglad av rädsla, sorg, ovisshet och hjälplöshet. Sjuksköterskan har en central roll i att stödja barnet och familjen samt tillgodose deras behov. Syfte: Att beskriva familjers och cancersjuka barns upplevelse av palliativ vård. Metod: En icke-systematisk litteraturstudie med indukti

The rapid spread of the infectious disease Covid-19 caused inevitable need of hand sanitizing products. The public agencies are recommending frequent handwashing and sanitizing and the current awareness of the importance of hand disinfection of the public will remain assimilated and will most probably become part of the daily hygiene practises. However, a frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitiz

Denna studie syftar till att ge en historiografisk granskning av den sovjetiska forskningen om Ivan Peresvetov, en moskovitisk politisk skriftställare på 1500-talet. Peresvetovs verk kännetecknas av till synes sekulära föreställningar, något som motiverade jämförelser av honom med samtida europeiska renässanstänkare i den sovjetiska historieforskningen från 1950-talet. Legitimiteten i sådana jämföThe present study aims to give a critical revision of the Soviet historiography on Ivan Peresvetov, a 16th-century Muscovite political writer. The works of Ivan Peresvetov are characterized by ostensibly secular ideas, a circumstance that motivated comparisons of him with contemporary European Renaissance thinkers in the Soviet historiography of the 1950s. The legitimacy of such comparisons has be

The aim of this thesis is to investigate what potential role eschatological anthropology played in the writings of the monk-bishop Diadochus of Photice (c. 400–c. 486) in order to ease some of the historical tension between the ecclesiastical tradition and the monastic tradition. To explore this topic, the writings attributed to Diadochus of Photice (the Century of Gnostic Chapters, the Homily on

Forskningsfråga: Hur upplever medarbetarna att vanor har påverkats till följd av distansarbete och dess inverkan på organisationen? Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur distansarbete påverkar medarbetares välmående och vilka konsekvenser detta kan tänkas få för organisationen. Metod: Den vetenskapliga utgångspunkten i vår studie är en kvalitativ studie med semi-strukturerade inter

Bride abduction in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan is a human rights and gender equality issue that continues to exist despite national and international efforts to end it. This bachelor thesis explores Kyrgyz bride abduction as a mismatch or disconnect between local realities and top- down aid practice. It pursues this aim in three steps using a qualitative mixed-methods approach. Firstly, the thesis cond

Titel: Smart mobilitet - Från äganderätten till "användarrätt" Nivå: Kandidatuppsats i Service Management inriktning Hotell och Turism , VT 2021 Universitet: Lunds Universitet, Campus Helsingborg, Institutionen för Service Management Handledare: Michael Johansson Syfte och frågeställningar: I kontext med den ökande urbaniseringen och massivt bilanvändande i metro urbana städer runt om i

Norden som en geopolitisk och kulturell region är känd bl.a. för sin höga levnadsstandard, demokrati och jämlikhet samt sin innovativa, gröna och hållbara livsstil. Tidigare forskning har studerat utvecklingen av samhälle och kultur i Norden ur historiska, ekonomiska och politiska perspektiv med fokus på olika beslut och processer som har format regionen genom historien. Tidigare studier har särskThe Nordic region is a geopolitical and cultural region known for its high living standard, democracy and equality, as well as for its innovative, green and sustainable lifestyle. Previous studies have primarily focused on the state and development of Nordic society and culture from a historical, economic, and political perspective, showing how different decisions and processes through history hav

Skådeplatsen för detta projekt är Marieholms yllefabrik. En fabrik och ett samhälle med många fina kvaliteter men som av olika skäl inte utnyttjas av så många. Vår uppgift har varit att transformera den gamla fabriken. Jag har valt att göra om den, med särskilt fokus på fyra byggnader vid det gamla väveriet, till en folkhögskola för dans, teater och musik – Marieholms Kulturfabrik. Stort fokus har

The world is constantly changing, and business strategies are changing with it. Companies are offering new delivery options and technologies for customers globally when doing purchases. IKEA, a global furniture retailer, is expanding their touchpoints by opening retail stores in city centre locations in order to become more accessible. The ways customers travel in urban areas are more varied incl

Background: International trade has evolved from a barter system to the current global marketplace of international business and with that teams has evolved with this trend from regular co-located teams to Global Virtual Teams (GVTs). Tuckman’s team development model was introduced to estimate regular team performance of therapy groups and is widely used both in academia and by practitioners today