Förlossningsarbetet har beskrivits som stressintensivt, och förlossningsbarnmorskor anses behöva mer stöd från sjukvårdsledningen. Flera forskare har argumenterat att organisatorisk ledning har svårt att definiera arbetsrelaterad stress och att investera i rätt interventionssatsningar för personalen efter deras reella behov. Mer pragmatisk forskning ute i sjukvården har efterfrågats. Första stegetWorking in labour units has been described as strenuous, and midwives are considered to need enhanced support from management. Several researches have argued that management however struggle to define occupational stress and invest in proper interventions for the employees based on their actual needs. More pragmatic research in the field has been requested. The first step forward is arguably to pr

Bakgrund: Kommunikationen vid palliativ vård kan vara en tuff utmaning, då palliativ vård ofta är ett känsligt ämne. Effektiv kommunikation mellan familj och sjukvårdspersonal beskrivs som en essentiell faktor för att bedriva god palliativ vård. För att kunna bedriva en god palliativ vård är det av vikt att ha förståelse för anhörigas upplevelser. Syfte: Belysa anhörigas upplevelser av sjukvårdspe

The aim of this study has been to investigate how Schofield and Beek’s five caregiving dimensions can create an understanding about the importance of the attachment for a foster placement. The reason these five dimensions were developed was to research the parenthood of foster carers based on the attachment theory. Therefore these became suitable as analytic tools for this study. The methodologica

The question this study sought out to answer was: What is the possible correlation between high and low imports of virtual water and degree of securitization in Egypt and Israel? Virtual water, e.g. the water embedded in goods and services, can be imported to water scarce countries to mitigate the domestic water use. For the years 1996-2005 Israel imported a great amount of virtual water compared

Marknaden för brobyggnad i Sverige är idag så god att företagen tvingas tacka nej till förfrågningar på grund av tidsbrist. Det är svårt att rekrytera nya konsulter eftersom det råder brist på arbetskraft med rätt kompetens, för att undvika att tacka nej till arbete är en potentiell lösning på tidsbristen att effektivisera arbetet. I samarbete med Skanska Tekniks brogrupp i Malmö utreder därför deThe bridge construction industry in Sweden is prospering. The situation is such that companies are forced to decline work due to lack of time. In addition, the recruitment of new consultants has been difficult owing to a shortage of labour with the right competency. To avoid the situation where companies are forced to decline new projects due to lack of resources, focus should be on improving the

Populism has become a political catchphrase across the world, spanning across the entire political spectrum in various forms. In Spain, the left-wing populist party Podemos is the most significant case, adopting a post-marxist perspective less focused on the economy than orthodox marxism. In light of this, this thesis examines their main economic program through use of Fairclough’s Critical Discou

Foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs when a domestic corporation invests in another company in a foreign country. There are two main entry modes through which corporations can invest into the foreign country, merger and acquisitions (M&A) or greenfield investments. According to endogenous growth theory, FDI in either form should have a significant effect on economic growth in the host countr

The British people narrowly voted to leave the EU in June 2016, leaving the researchers with the difficult task of predicting an event that has never taken place before. This thesis aims to contribute to the research about Brexit by analyzing, using two different methods, the effects on UK exports to the EU in the scenario of it joining the EEA after leaving the EU. The first approach uses the est

Bakgrund: Bedside handover innebär att rapport mellan sjuksköterskor sker på patientens rum med patienten närvarande. På barnavdelningen i Kristianstad implementerades bedside handover i september 2016 och har sedan dess använts på avdelningen. Syfte: Syftet med föreliggande studie var att belysa föräldrars upplevelse av bedside handover. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie genomfördes med elva fö

Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka hur användningen av influencers i Systembolagets antilangningskampanj kan ses som opinionsbildande arbete, men även huruvida tilltalet i budskap varierar beroende på vem avsändaren är. Detta görs i form av en kvalitativ textanalys. Analysen utgår från retoriska och semiotiska begrepp för att göra en jämförelse av de olika delarna av kampanjmaterialet, det vi

Equitable distribution of healthcare services towards the reduction of HIV-AIDS prevalence in Nigeria remains a major public health concern. One of several research model to solve this public health problem is the use Geographical Information System, a two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA), this model emerged in the last decade as a key measure of spatial accessibility, particularly in its appl

Uppsatsen syftar till att söka förståelse till varför tvister mellan fackförbund om vem som ska teckna kollektivavtal uppstår. Arbetsmarknadernas parter är i allmänhet ense om att det som regel bör finnas ett kollektivavtal på varje avtalsområde. Kollektivavtalets speciella rättsverkningar gör det viktigt för fackförbunden att vara avtalspart i ett kollektivavtal. Kollektivavtalet sätter i stor utThe aim of this essay is to seek understanding about why conflicts appear between trade unions regarding which one of them should sign the collective agreement in the workplace. The labour market parties are in general in an agreement that there should only be one applicable collective agreement in every area of work. The unique effects of the collective agreement make it crucial for the trade uni

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att belysa ett socialpsykologiskt perspektiv på mänskliga rättigheter genom att studera människors agerande på ett sätt som tar hänsyn till sociala normer och bakomliggande motivation till prosocialt beteende. Detta realiseras genom en kvalitativ intervjuundersökning, med sju aktiva volontärer från fem olika välgörenhets- och rättighetsorganisationer i Lund och Malm

Minut is a startup company that builds a camera-free home monitor called Point. This thesis is about investigating the possibilities for Point to be able to use machine learning techniques for classification of acoustic scenes, in particular to detect if a party is ongoing in the home where Point is located. Machine learning is a mathematical field that uses data to learn models from which one can

This paper presents an evaluation of the Swedish pension system, using performance measures that accounts for higher moments of the distribution. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between the classical Sharpe ratio and more sophisticated measures, while specifically focusing on the outcome of the default fund in the system. These additional measure consists of the ASSR which acco

he Swedish government’s export strategy (2015) calls for Swedish SMEs to export more, particularly beyond the EU Internal Market. Swedish public organisations engaging in export-promoting activities are thus to increase export aid to SMEs, using SMEs’ needs as compass. Yet many, if not most, SMEs will never export. In a survey (N=174) to high-growth SMEs, this study examines exportoriented SMEs’ o

Denna magisteruppsats baseras på översättningen av fyra avsnitt ur den senaste utgåvan av den italienska kokboken Il cucchiaio d’argento (2016). Syftet med uppsatsen har varit att belysa de svårigheter som kan uppstå vid överföring av kulturspecifika begrepp från ett italienskt matsammanhang till ett svenskt. Uppsatsen inleds med en källtextanalys baserad på den metod för textanalys som presentera

The aim of this study was to examine how social workers explain and arguing the impact of self-knowledge related to their work. Six qualitative interviews with social workers from Sweden were made. The study contains a definition of the conception of self-knowledge based on our result from the study, which briefly explains as the ability to know yourself, both merits and limitations. The analysis

In the present thesis were studied oat based real fruit puree products. The aim was to create a new synbiotic beverage by combining the health benefits of the probiotic bacterial strain with the prebiotic ones derived from the β-glucans in oats. This new synbiotic oat-based real fruit puree beverage called Nordic Berries Skaka Smaka consisted of 48% whole-grain oat substrate and 52% Nordic berries

The aim of this study was to investigate how staff working at treatment homes for addicts, reason about the situation of their clients as well as the clients´ needs and the treatment itself. I have conducted four interviews with staff working at different treatment homes for addicted men and women. The staff were asked to give their oppinions on a vignette and the result shows that there is a shar