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The aim of this studie was to examine how self-identified pedophiles describes pedophilia, and it´s linkage to child sexual abuse, on their blogs. There are currenty limited research on self-identified pedophiles, which means that pedophiles outside clinical- and criminal settings are not being represented in the avalible research. Theese individuals are valuable for the research of pedophilia, be

Within the software industry it is now common to use the freemium business model; giving away the core product for free while charging for additional premium features. A risk for companies adopting the freemium business model is that the percentage of paying customers is not high enough to both subsidize all the free users and make profit for the company. This thesis investigates how the design o

This thesis investigates Twitter posting in Greek during the period of the Greek referendum in 2015 and in particular between June 27, when the referendum was announced, and July 6, one day after the referendum was completed, and how the Greek people use various external sources to express themselves (i.e. political thoughts, actions, inquires). The main research question is “What is the role of i

Big Data is a disruptive technology that is reshaping the way we do business. By gaining more personalised insights into public interests; businesses are able to remodel their practices to become more efficient and offer a more personalised service generating additional value for the customer. It was found that there was a lack of literature looking into the potential of Big Data for PR agencies,

Det japanska samhället är genomsyrat av socialt hierarkiska förhållanden. Bortsett från detta är det sociocentriskt betingat i det att personen är en del av helheten, snarare än att samhället består av en samling individer. Varför är det på detta sätt? Hur kommer det sig att det japanska samhället tar sig an en så pass annorlunda form i förhållande till det västerländska? Denna uppsats diskuterar

In light of the pronounced regression in total fertility rates in Spain over the last 40 years and the permanence well below replacement fertility levels up until the present day, this thesis aims to add evidence to the on-going debate about the determinants of reproductive behaviour in this specific country. Given the presence of a significant heterogeneity in the pace of changes in and levels of

Efter finanskrisen 2008 syntes en nedgång i kvinnors relativa arbetskraftstal i förhållande till mäns. En företeelse som tidigare inte observerats. Frågan som väcks är hur detta kommer sig och vad som påverkar kvinnors arbetskraftsdeltagande? Studien undersöker närmare det generella sambandet mellan kvinnors arbetskraftsdeltagande, konjunkturläge och geografisk placering i avsikt att skilja trende

This qualitative study utilizes the so far seldom used protocols of parish councils to study the processes of investments in early primary education in 11 Swedish parishes in the southern region of Scania. The aim of the thesis is to study the reasons for investments during the period 1830 to 1850. The hypothesis is that farmers that have stronger property rights over their farmland are more likel

Throughout history, changes have occurred in the energy system, where social and economic factors have been identified as drivers for these changes. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether crises, financial crises and energy supply crises, have been drivers for changes in the energy system in Sweden for the period 1900-2013. To investigate these changes, energy prices is measured as th

Tidigare forskning är oenig om räntans effekt på bostadspriserna. Vissa menar att räntan har haft en avgörande roll i att bostadspriserna har stigit sedan mitten av 90-talet medan andra attributerar ökningen till andra makroekonomiska faktorer. I och med att räntan har sjunkit under samma period som bostadspriserna har stigit är kopplingen förståelig och lätt att göra, men är den korrekt? Syftet m

This academic work discusses the factors which affect the development of the Bulgarian rose oil industry by undertaking a cluster approach. The author identifies a list of central, literature-driven factors derived from cluster approaches, which hypothetically influence the abovementioned agglomeration of rose oil producers and related organizations and institutions. Further on, he examines them e

I början av 2000-talet ökade arbetslösheten i Sverige till följd av finanskrisen och ligger idag runt åtta procent. Som ett svar på den ökade arbetslösheten erbjuder Arbetsförmedlingen Stöd och Matchning, en arbetsmarknadspolitisk åtgärd som syftar till att hjälpa arbetssökande komma närmre arbetsmarknaden. Varje arbetssökande tilldelas en personlig jobbcoach som strävar efter att matcha denna mot

This research investigates the risk exposure of hedge funds on the asset classes equity, bonds and currencies. It also investigates how risk exposure to these asset classes may vary across different hedge fund strategies. Implementing a multiple linear regression analysis model the author cannot determine if there is a dependency between the funds and the assets.

The purpose of this thesis is to examines the relationship between income inequality and level of indebtedness among the Swedish population. Using a relative consumption theory framework, the effect of income inequality on debt ratio and propensity to acquire debt above one’s ability is analyzed. Further, the sample is divided into two subgroupings to check if the effect is more profound in urban

Title: Caught in the crossfire – A qualitative study of male preschool teaching Submission date: 20th of May 2016 Course: BUSN49 Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change Authors: Greta Kamberi and Rebecka Karlsson Supervisor: Jens Rennstam Purpose: To investigate how male and female preschool teachers and preschool managers make sense of the inclusion of men in diverse preschoo

The purpose of this Master's Thesis was to gain insight to how injection molded nanostructures could be used together with hearing instrument materials. The reason to investigate this new nanotechnology was to see if it is of interest for Oticon to invest in. To reach conclusions, literature was studied regarding surfaces wetting properties, capillary effects, adhesion and material properties.

The purpose of this essay is to analyse how the syndicalist newspaper Arbetaren (1922–) create literary value, as a deviated institution on the literary field in Sweden 2015–2016. Arbetaren is owned by the labour union Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation (SAC) and is a newspaper that historically has worked to help proletarian writers to establish themselves in the literay field. The analysis

Trycksår är ett vanligt förekommande globalt bekymmer för hälso- och sjukvården som orsakar ett onödigt vårdlidande för patienten. Befintliga riktlinjer, evidensbaserad kunskap och trycksårspreventiva hjälpmedel förekommer, men trots detta fortsätter trycksår att uppstå. Studiens syfte var att belysa orsaker till varför trycksår uppkommer trots riktlinjer för prevention finns tillgängliga för vård

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning ”Byggnader och anläggningar ska lokaliseras och utformas på ett miljöanpassat sätt…”, så lyder riksdagens defintion av miljökvalitetsmålet God bebyggd miljö (Miljömål, 2016a). Företag som Boklok är en viktig del av utvecklingen mot en god bebyggd miljö i Sverige. En god vardagsmiljö utgör en av delarna i miljökvalitetsmålet vilket bland annat innefattar ett variHousing today stands for 40 % of Swedens total energy use and therefore the industry has a big environmental impact (Miljömål, 2016a). This is not only an important issue due to the environmental impact, it also has a high importance for the society due to the current housing shortage that is prevailing in Sweden. It is important to find a way to be able to industrialize house building with the lo