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Empowerment for sustainability : empowering women in rural communities in Georgia using participatory action research

I examine if participatory action research can be used to launch processes in women’s action groups in rural areas of a lower middle income country, which can lead to empowerment of the organization. Participatory action research conducted in Western Georgia was designed to investigate marginalization of rural women and whether a researcher can intervene by taking on a role of an external change-m

"From Farm-to-Fork" : proposed "food production node" placements in the Upstate, South Carolina to increase efficiency of local food system networks

Food insecurity is a reality faced by millions of people worldwide. Poor access and availability to food markets, poverty, and uncertain global system futures all exacerbate this issue. In seeking to combat food insecurity for South Carolina residents and improve the viability and resilience of local food markets around Greenville County, South Carolina, this assessment determines optimal potentia

Att lyssna på ungas våldsberättelser är allt annat än enkelt - En studie om stress och copingstrategier hos socionomer som samtalar med unga våldsoffer

In recent years several reports have indicated that social workers could be one of the more vulnerable professionals regarding emotional work related stress. At Barnahus in Sweden social workers together with other professionals listen to the story’s told by young victims of violence. In this study, we interviewed five social workers at Barnahus in order to highlight the impact listening to these

Migranters ansvarstagande över nationella gränser - en kvalitativ studie om vilket ansvar kosovoalbanska migranter tar gentemot sina äldre anhöriga

The purpose of this study was to investigate the responsibilities transnational Kosovo-Albanian migrants take over their older relatives. To achieve our purpose, we have carried out a qualitative study in which we have had oral interviews with seven Kosovo-Albanian migrants who immigrated to Sweden in the 90s. Our theoretical starting point has been transnational migration, and we have used concep

Excess Returns with Black Swan Investing on the Indian Stock Market

Previous studies have shown a significant relation between the beta value and return of a stock. In our study we show that excess returns on the National Stock Exchange in India can be obtained by using a Black-Swan investment strategy, with beta as a portfolio- building tool. A Black Swan is an unpredicted event that causes major market fluctuations. Observing daily return movements on the CNX Ni

Allting är relativt – En jämförande studie av relativsatser hos barn med och utan språkliga problem.

Relativsatser är bland de första bisatser som etableras i det lilla barnets språk. Dock finns det olika typer av relativsatser som kan vara lättare eller svårare för barnet att tillägna sig. Den typ som anses lättare är subjektsrelativer (när subjektet relativiseras), och de svårare är objektsrelativer (när objektet relativiseras). Syftet med denna studie har varit att få reda på i vilken utsträck

Speech intelligibility impact Level (SiimpL) - Beskrivning och utvärdering

Bakgrund: Höga ljudnivåer och bullerskador är ett vanligt problem på arbetsplatser. Många väljer att inte använda hörselskydd då de upplevs försvåra kommunikation. En metod som med ett enkelt mått kan utvärdera hörselskydds påverkan av taluppfattning vore värdefullt. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka möjligheten att med metoden Speech intelligibility impact Level (SiimpL) mäta skillnad m

Allowance for Corporate Equity - A solution to the debt equity bias in Sweden?

The debt equity bias refers to the discrimination between debt and equity finance. This discrimination is problematic since it distorts companies’ decisions and increases systemic risk. The European Commission has recommended Sweden to eliminate or reduce the bias and the Swedish Ministry of Finance has gathered a committee to investigate possible solutions. Sørensen (2010) suggested that Sweden w

Prospects of Bitcoin - An evalutation of its future

The main goal of this thesis is to investigate the properties and prospects of the new digital currency, Bitcoin. How is it structured and is there a possibility of it having a substantial impact on the financial sector or today’s monetary systems? Through macroeconomic theory, financial models and academic writing we will explain the fundamentals of money, how the Bitcoin network functions and in