This report covers the process of a project that resulted in a future concept for an autonomous bike-sharing system. It started with a desire to do transportation design and to explore the future of public transit and the role of the bicycle in it. The research phase started with trying to form an understanding of the current public transportation situation for cyclists and also looking into futur

Pupil dilation is a reliable measure of cognitive load, and many studies have shown this effect in relation to various memory tasks. Interference from irrelevant memory traces encoded in the past lead to difficulty retrieving recent, sought after memory traces, and increased cognitive load. This investigation showed a significant decline in performance during buildup of interference and a signific

The aim of this study has been to highlight individuals own experiences of the recovery process from exhaustion disorder. By taking part of their experiences advancement and obstructive, internal plus external factors that has been decisive for their recovery could be identified. To answer the aim a selection of six autobiographies about recovery from exhaustion disorder was made. A text analysis

Syftet med studien är att ta reda på vilka kunskaper som socialarbetare har när det gäller nära relationer med våld mot kvinnor med funktionshinder. Jag har gjort en kvalitativ studie med intervjuer, och jag har gjort fem intervjuer med socialarbetare från fyra kommuner i västra Sverige. När det gäller relationer med våld mot kvinnor med funktionshinder, har jag funnit olika typer av kunskap, somThe purpose of the study is to find out what experience the social workers have of violent relationships involving women with physical disabilities. I have done a qualitative study with interviews, and I have done five interviews with social workers from four municipalities in Western Sweden. I have tried to find out what the different types of knowledge are, and to what degree this knowledge is

Översvämningsmodellering Idag används matematiska modeller, i form av datorprogram, för att simulera konsekvenser av framtida översvämningar. Det finns en stor uppsjö av modeller med olika möjligheter och begränsningar, så hur går vi egentligen till väga för att välja modell? Översvämningar hör till de naturliga katastrofer som gör störst skada. Mellan 1998 och 2009 krävde de 216 största översväHydraulic models can be used to predict the consequences of flooding events. In this project, three hydraulic models were constructed using the software HEC-RAS, and compared through a case study on Höje river catchment. The models include (i) a 1-dimensional (1D) model, where river and floodplain flow is modeled in 1D, (ii) a coupled 1D-2D model, where river flow is modeled in 1D and floodplain f

Trollsländor i stafett över säsongen En härlig vårpromenad, citronfjärilen fladdrar förbi längs stigen och i himlen flyger tranorna trumpetande norrut. Två månader senare, samma stig. Nu är det inte citronfjärilar och tranor som möter dig, istället ser du en blågrön mosaikslända disciplinerat patrullera fram och tillbaka längs med stigen. Vad är det som gör att vi får så olika upplevelser beroeA species phenology is central to its ecology. Phenology is linked to development time and in extension size. Phenological differences can be found in both inter- and intraspecific comparisons. Sexual dimorphisms in phenology (protandry and protogyny) has been linked to sexual size dimorphism (SSD). In this study I use odonates, popular model organisms for studies of development and sexual dimorph

In this essay I have tried to study and examine how users of illegal narcotic substances reach out for help and support on Drogakuten, a sub forum on the message board Flashback forum instead of turning to the health care system. I have tried to look at the interaction between the members to see if there is a harm reduction philosophy present on the board. I have also tried to analyze Drogakuten a

Children’s participation could seem to be an obvious ingredient in social services child protection investigations. Children’s rights to make their voice and opinion heard and to affect the decisions that involve them is stated in law, conventions and other regulations. Despite this, a lot of previous studies show that children’s rights often are forgotten or non-prioritized in social services. Th

The aim of this study was to get insight into what stereotypes and prejudice students at Lund University in Sweden might have towards people receiving welfare. The study used focus groups and a survey to collect material. The results from the focus groups were mainly used for the operationalization of the terms stereotypes and prejudice for the survey. Previous studies within the field of prejudic

Uppsatsen kretsar kring diskussionen om dementa personers rättsliga ställning i deras kontakt med vård och omsorg. Det allmänna har en skyldighet att skydda utsatta individer och ge dem möjlighet att leva ett värdigt liv. Samtidigt är ett centralt värde att vård och omsorg ska bedrivas med respekt för människors självbestämmande och integritet. Den enskildes delaktighet vid utformandet och genomföThe essay revolves around the discussion about the legal status of people with dementia in their contact with health care and social services. The public has a duty to protect vulnerable individuals and give them an opportunity to live a dignified life. Meanwhile, a core value is that services in the health field should be conducted with respect for people’s autonomy and integrity. The individual’

This paper examins attitudes towards harm reduction within focus on supervised injection site measures in Sweden. Through investigating the senitments of current social work students at Lund University, the paper concludes that despite the countries overall effort to combat substance abuse, the coming generation of social workes is largely positive to public supervised injection centers. The stud

The purpose of the study is to examine how probation officers reason about the execution of community service. The material used in this study consist of interviews conducted with highly experienced probation officers. The material was analyzed with a qualitative analysis method. The account theory in combination with the concept of discretion are the theories used. The result indicate that the re

The aim of this study was to examine how the social workers working process looks like in Financial assistance with focus on the child’s perspective. I was interested to explore how social worker who works in financial assistance takes to account the child’s perspective. In order to gather the data I used a qualitative method. Five social workers were interviewed on a unit for financial assistance

The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the social work that took place with unaccompanied children autumn 2015. I have taken a qualitative approach to answer the questions in this study. The study is based on five interviews with social workers and staff, working in homes with unaccompanied minors. Two main themes are discussed and these themes are: The effects of migration of unaccompa

The aim of this study was to analyze how preschool principals talk about their obligation to report child maltreatment to social services. Five principals, from five different local areas, were interviewed in the study. Two of the preschools were situated in underprivileged areas, and the others in economically and socially fairly well situated areas. Discourse analysis was applied in the examinat

This study investigates how children’s books in Sweden deal with the topic of death and how it relates to research and established theories on children’s development and their grieving process. Based on a qualitative text analysis of 20 books five themes were identified: “clarity and euphemisms of death”, “the afterlife”, “boys and girls different expressions of grief”, “funeral as an instruction

The aim of the thesis is to investigate constructions of mental illness in course literature used in a Bachelor’s programme in social work. The empirical material consists of books and reports about mental illness used within a programme. The material has been analyzed through a qualitative method called perspective analysis, drawing upon discourse analysis. Our analysis shows that there are eleme

Titel: Urlakning av betong med elektrisk migration och frysning under tvång Författare: Kristoffer Karlsson Handledare: Katja Fridh, Avdelningen för Byggnadsmaterial, Lunds Tekniska Högskola, Lund Extern handledare: Per Mårtensson, Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB, Stockholm Examinator: Lars Wadsö, Avdelningen för Byggnadsmaterial, Lunds Tekniska Högskola Problembeskrivning: Den dagen då Slutförvar

För många innebär datorspel att kliva in i den fiktiva värld som spelet skapar och på så vis undgå verkligenheten. I forskningssammanhang är det precis tvärtom, då är datorspel eller mikrovärldar som det också kallas ett sätt att simulera verkligheten. I detta examensarbete har möjligheten att använda datorspel för studier inom riskhanteringsområdet undersökts. Då det tidigare inte fanns någon miIt has been shown that it can be difficult to study decision making in a risk management context when traditional methods are used. An alternative to traditional methods is to use micro worlds. A certain type of decision making in the risk management context is about investments in capability which has been studied in this thesis. The aim of the project is divided into two parts, where the first p

Abstract Author: Joakim Hammarstrand Title: “I need to meet them where they are” - a qualitative interview study about Swedish school counselors work with young transgender people. Supervisor: Malinda Andersson Assessor: Anders Östnäs The aim of this study was to examine how school counselors in Sweden work with gender variance. The study also aims to examine and understand the school counselor’