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This thesis describes and analyses conceptions of autopsy, human dissection and cremation expressed in Swedish newspapers, during the last two decades of the 19th century. The main purpose of the study is to compare previous research that has stated that there was a general reluctance to all forms of autopsy and human dissection during the time. This is done by analysing newspaper articles in a se

Several studies have been made regarding if there is discrimination towards the Roma on the South Eastern European labour market. The main result in previous studies has shown that the salary difference between the majority population and the Roma is to a great extent explained by difference in attained education. This study looks at what factors effects education attainment with the aim to explai

The MAX IV synchrotron light source in Lund, Sweden is being commissioned for full operation in late 2017. The HIPPIE beamline will provide research groups with a state of the art machine for ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy. The beamline con- tains a range of diagnostic instruments that measure the status of the beam within the beamline. These tools are used in combination with methodi

Examensarbetets titel: ​Vilka faktorer påverkar precisionen vid värdering av fastigheter till verkligt värde? Seminariedatum: ​31 maj 2018 Kurs: ​FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: ​David Raso Handledare: ​Peter W Jönsson Nyckelord: ​Värderingsprecision, tillförlitlighet, IFRS 13, förvaltningsfastigheter, verkligt värde Syfte: ​Studiens syfte är

The last decades, far-right political parties made huge advancements in divisive elections in the West with growing anti-refugee and anti-Islam sentiments. There is no doubt that policies in Sweden have emboldened the far-right. The real question is how does this affect the already established lives of children of immigrants that come from a different culture? The purpose of this study is two-fold

The phenomenon of interest here is change management in the tobacco industry in a European policy context. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how one European-based tobacco company approaches change management in an effort to combat strict regulatory changes stemming from the recently revised and highly enforced European Union (EU) 2014 Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). Comparing the Comp

Global citizenship is an ambiguous concept that is often referred to in political and social contexts, but hardly being defined what it actually entails. This study aims to examine the universal construction of global citizenship, according to which every human being is constructed as the same with same rights. It becomes evident that there are differences when it comes to accessing the global bel

The project started out with me wanting to improving peoples lives in the public space. Through initial research I encountered several articles about the awful sound environment in kindergartens and subsequently the health problems it causes on children in general. I took on the project and set out to make a product that helps lower the noise levels in kindergartens. Information about sound a

Masculinities role in the mental illness among male students - a qualitative study from a school counsellor’s perspective The aim of the study was to understand how school counsellors speak about masculinity in relation to male student’s mental health. Seven qualitative interviews were held at seven different high schools with seven different counsellors. The interview questions were based on th

Syftet med föreliggande studie är att undersöka hur Gullan Bornemark skildrats i tryckt media för att bidra till diskussionen om hur synen på kvinnliga musiker förändrats genom tiden. Genom en kvalitativ textanalys undersöker studien vilka förändringar som skett under 1990-talet och framåt angående tillskrivna ord, egenskaper och skildringar gentemot den svenska tonsättaren Gullan Bornemark i trycThe purpose of this study is to investigate how printed media depicts Gullan Bornemark to contribute to the discussion of how the view of female musicians changes over time. Through a qualitative text analysis, the study investigates the changes that occurred during the 1990s and beyond regarding attributed words, characteristics and depictions to the Swedish composer Gullan Bornemark in printed m

Countries in which immigration has risen, experience increasing vote shares for anti-immigration parties. Researchers argue that the occurrence is attributable to the mere presence of immigrants in the municipalities whereas others put focus on the potential labor market effects of immigrants causing more support for anti-immigration parties. In the paper at hand, I investigate the effect of immig

The project primarily discusses the development of religious nationalism in India in the context of 1947 partition and attempts to open up space for future research on ontological security studies within a gendered framework, beyond the limits of disciplinary IR debate. It further reflects on the possibilities of applying security studies in conceptualizing collective identity within the domain of

The aim with this study was to examine and analyze the ways social workers within exercise of authority reason about expressing critique within their workplace organisation. My method of choice was of qualitative nature, and I got my data through interviewing four social workers within exercise of authority. Three were interviewed face to face, whereas one was interviewed via Skype. I structured t

The focus in this thesis is on how medical patient records have developed and changed due to the modernization processes in the Swedish health care system during the period 1900– 1986. The processes are followed and analyzed by the written means of communication in use. These are: handwritten text by the physician; type written text produced by a new profession (the medical secretary), and lastly

The aim of this study was to analyse the discourse of what came to be referred to as the ”refugee crisis” and how it was portrayed in three major newspapers in Sweden. The aim was to analyse articles from the autumn of 2015 and analyse which types of discourses that appeared in conjunction with the ”refugee crisis”. The newspaper was Sydsvenskan, Dagens Nyheter and Svenska Dagbladet and the study

An inverse class D power amplifier and a class A power amplifier are designed at schematic level for 20 dBm power class and NB-IoT specification in 65 nm CMOS technology. A suitable switch mode supply modulator is also designed. Three different efficiency enhancement techniques namely EER, Hybrid EER and ET are studied and the suitable transmitters are simulated for each in Cadence Virtuoso. These

Using queer theory this study explores how negotiated nonmonogamous relationships are affected by heteronormativity in areas like relationships, sexuality, contraceptives and responsibility for contraceptive use. The individuals in the nonmonogamous relationships challenges the norms for sexuality, monogamy and relationships, but are still somewhat affected by the omnipresence of heteronormativity

The thesis work is based on power saving techniques to enhance the battery life of Machine Type Communication devices. The basic principle behind the introduced methods to save energy is to allow the Machine Type Communication devices only to perform its activities for a short time and go to sleep or inactive mode for rest of the time. The existing techniques save a part of device energy consumpti

The aim of this essay was to examine how residential child care workers working with unaccompanied minors carry out a job which is meant to provide the children with a secure environment. Four participants, working full time and with a minimum of one years experience within residential care homes, was interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Findings reveal that the concept of the children be