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Testing the Language Melody Game - An ERP, perception and production study of L2 acquisition of the Swedish word accent – grammar association.

Previous research has shown that L1 speakers use Swedish word accents to predict what linguistic material is to follow. This study investigated how L2 learners of Swedish process the word accent – suffix association. Low to intermediate level L2 learners trained this association for two weeks, using the Language Melody Game. Before and after training, participants took part in a pre- and post-test

Determining the rational areas in the UK meat supply chain for introducing biosensors

Despite the importance of the UK in meat production in the EU and its increasing population, there is still a lack of rapid, accurate and inexpensive technique to determine an appropriate durability for meat products. As the population increases, the demand for safe and of satisfactory food by both consumers and government raises, so as the demand for a favourable tool to ensure the safety of food

Managing Art. Digital Asset Management for Collectors and Galleries

Background and Objectives: This project explored the needs of art galleries and collectors for Digital Asset Management Systems (DAMS), in order to fill an existing knowledge gap and help companies to analyse these needs. Bespoken difficulties in the field significantly challenge the development of DAMS and have thus also hampered the evolvement of high-quality systems for the art market. There se

Undersökning av användningsområdet för höjdmodell Grid2+ inom vägbyggnad

There is a need for a quicker and more effective way of determining a roads side areas than today’s methods, which incorporates doing ocular surveying along an entire road. Instead there is an interest of using Digital Elevation Models (DEM) for examining the road, and only need to do a complementary ocular survey on smaller parts of the road. Grid2+ is a national elevation model developed in Swed

Hållbarhetsredovisning - En studie av svenska läkemedelsföretags hållbarhetsredovisningar

Vårt syfte är att beskriva hållbarhetsredovisning upprättad av läkemedelsföretag noterade på svenska börsen och förklara varför denna ser ut som den gör. Detta har gjorts genom en dokumentstudie av fyra läkemedelsföretags hållbarhetsredovisning samt kompletterande intervjuer. Studiens referensram utgörs av en institutionalia där standarder och riktlinjer inom hållbarhetsredovisning redogörs för.

The Fatherhood Wage Premium in the Main US Regions, 1982-1998

Research on the fatherhood wage premium has found the premium to differ by race, occupation, marital status and the degree of specialization in the division of labor. This paper attempts to see if two additional aspects may be added: whether the premium varies between different regions and whether there is a difference between urban and rural areas. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

Successful Cruise Port Operations in the Baltic Sea

This master thesis investigates how cruise lines choose ports of call in the Baltic Sea and to what extent port costs are a relevant factor in this decision. The thesis was developed in collaboration with Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) who operate the cruise port in Visby. Recently, the company decided to expand this cruise port with the aim to increase the number of cruise ship calls at this destina

Kan vi inte prata om det här? En rättssociologisk narrativ analys kring sociala och rättsliga normer om cannabisbruk.

The purpose of this thesis is to gain a greater understanding of the different normative perspectives on a legalization or decriminalization of cannabis in Sweden. Since the debate on the global political arena has changed during the last couple of years concerning “The War on Drugs” we found an interesting aspect in researching what this wind of change might bring, and what it already brought, to

The Consequences of Consumer Brand Hate - A Case Study of Anti-branding Websites in the Airline Industry

Title: The Consequences of Consumer Brand Hate: A Case Study of Anti-branding Websites in the Airline Industry Seminar Date: May 30, 2016 Course: BUSN39 - Degree Project in Global Marketing Authors: Brittany Purkis, Lisa Scheider Advisor: Annette Cerne Keywords: Brand Hate, Anti-branding, Airline Industry, Consumer Brand Relationship (CBR), Consumer Complaint Behavior, Brand Avoidance, Consum

Big Data i Bygg - Vägen till bättre ekonomistyrning?

Studien tar upp några konkreta förslag på hur tillämpningen av Big Data kan gå till i byggbranschen vilket kan exemplifieras med analyserade materialpriser, resursförbrukning per moment och kostnad för olika logistiska lösningar. Resultatet av studien påvisar att Big Data kan vara en väg till bättre ekonomistyrning. Det har blivit dyrt att bygga i Sverige och byggnadsprisindex stiger snabbare än

"Det brinner konstant i min vardag" - En kvalitativ studie om transpersoners upplevelser av ätstörningar

Författare: Jakob Bohman Titel: “Det brinner konstant i min vardag” – En kvalitativ studie om transpersoners upplevelser av ätstörningar Kandidatuppsats: SOCK04, 15 hp Handledare: Lisa Eklund Sociologiska institutionen, vårterminen 2016 Transpersoner är gravt överrepresenterade i ätstörningsstatistiken men anledningarna till detta är ännu näst intill outforskade. Denna uppsats ämnar att skapa för

Studenters och revisorsbranschens aktörers syn på förväntningsgap och hållbarhetsrapportering

Ämne/kurs: FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Karl-Oskar Elf, Patrik Lundström och Can Telmen Handledare: Niklas Sandell Fem nyckelord: Förväntning- och prestationsgap, Isomorfism, Hållbarhetsrapportering, Hållbarhetsredovisning, Revision. Syfte: Uppsatsen syftade till att utreda ifall det kunde uppstå förväntningsgap efter att lagförslaget Ds 201

Multi-active Façades for Renovation of Million Program Houses

Sweden faces an upcoming period where thousands of buildings built during the million program period will be in need of a façade renovation. There is a large energy-saving potential in these buildings, since they are often poorly insulated and often have a ventilation system without heat recovery. Performing energy-efficient renovation measures to a building are expensive, which results in that th

A model of stock price movements

The goal of the thesis is to model stock prices as a stochastic process which exhibits reversion towards an equilibrium point, where the equilibrium point is set by fundamental data points of the company. The stochastic model is compared to the standard approach of using Geometric Brownian motion to simulate stock prices. The autocorrelations of a group of stocks are investigated. This has lead

The Social exclusion of asylum seekers and refugees in Glasgow: a qualitative study

This qualitative study seeks to highlight the contributing factors of social exclusion of asylum seekers and refugees in Glasgow. Deriving from an internship at the organisation Scottish Refugee Council in Glasgow, this study is based on primary data that has been gathered from a community conference with asylum seekers and refugees, as well as from interviews with staff from the organisation. Its

Philanthropy and Political Influence: A case study on the link between symbolic capital, political access and public perception of Bill Gates

The influence wielded through private philanthropy has made a comeback to the academic and public discussion, as large foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) invest increasing amounts of money in national and international development efforts. This thesis researches one aspect of philanthropy that has received little attention in the debate on its implications for politic

“Jag litar inte på människor för fem öre” - en kvalitativ studie om barndomsrelationers påverkan på framtida kärleksrelationer

Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur relationer till omsorgspersoner i barndomen har påverkat framtida kärleksrelationer hos en grupp vuxna. Studien ämnade både att lyfta fram hur gruppen själva menade att relationerna till omsorgspersonerna påverkat deras liv, och om relationsmönster från barndomen följt dem in i romantiska relationer i vuxenlivet. Kunde några av deras beteenden och egenskapeThe aim of this study was to examine how relationships to caregivers in childhood have affected future romantic relationships in a group of adults. The study is intended to highlight both how the respondents themselves understands how the relationships to their caregivers has affected their lives, and if relationship patterns from childhood have been reproduced in romantic relationships in adultho

Methodology for preliminary design of high-rise buildings

Tidigare har byggandet av höga hus inte varit vanligt i Sverige, men på senare år har förändringar i samhället skett vilket lett till att höga hus blivit mer intressant. Vid dimensioneringen av höga hus uppkommer svårigheter och fenomen som inte behöver beaktas vid dimensioneringen av lägre hus. I detta examensarbetet tas en arbetsmetodik fram, vilken kan följas vid den preliminära dimensionerinThe construction of high-rise buildings has previously been limited in Sweden. Changes in society in recent years, related to urbanisation, economics and architectural standards have however resulted in a greater interest for the construction of high-rise buildings. When designing high-rise buildings, challenges are faced which often can be disregarded when designing lower buildings. In this diss