Bradley Manning is accused of the biggest leak of classified documents in the Unites States history. Some call him a traitor, others a hero. The purpose of this thesis is to examine through discourse analysis how Fox News, as the leading news channel in America, portrays him. I will use theories of heroism presented by Jesse Graham, Jonathan Haidt and Sara E Rimm-Kaufman to see how the image of a

Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är undersöka maktförhållanden mellan de tre aktörerna inom ett utbyggnationssystem på en mikronivå, för att få en uppfattning om vilken aktör som fastställer ett samhälles utveckling på en makronivå. Metod: Studien är utförd i enlighet med en kvalitativ forskning. Det empiriska materialet inhämtas via semistrukturerade intervjuer med våra utvalda respondenter och a

Knowledge is an element considered by common consent as strategic for innovation but at the same time it is quite confusing and ambiguous. New approaches of management are less top-down orientated and more dialogical: they can enhance a successful transfer of tacit knowledge. Small companies interpret and transfer tacit knowledge in a “silent” way, namely the methodologies to transfer it are embe

Title: The use of art for branding purposes - A study of Louis Vuitton’s art collaborations Louis Vuitton’s creative director, Marc Jacobs, personally describes the fine arts as being higher up in the social hierarchy than fashion. After all, it is known as the ultimate luxury item. This essay will explore the way that the brand uses art in various ways as a means of branding. After extensive res

Vid arbetet med efterbehandling av förorenad jord har Miljöförvaltningen i Malmö noterat att minst 90 % av saneringarna i Malmö sker genom uppgrävning och bortforsling av jordmassorna, så kallad schaktsanering. En stor del av de uppgrävda jordmassorna deponeras, men en del renas och återanvänds inom deponier. En önskan från Miljöförvaltningen är att sanering sker med alternativa metoder, där den fThe Environment Department in Malmö has, during the work with remediation of contaminated soil, noted that at least 90% of the decontaminations in Malmö are done by excavation and removal of soil, so-called excavation remediation. Most of the excavated contaminated soil is deposited, but some is purified and reused in landfills. A wish expressed by the Environment Department is that the decontamin

This study deals with the acquisition of negation in French second language for Swedish speakers in written production. In fact, numerous studies have been dedicated to this subject, investigating learners with different first languages. However, these studies often examine the acquisition of negation in oral language. Given the difference between speaking and writing in French language, it is als

Syftet med studien var att analysera den kringliggande problematiken för energiproducenters beslutsfattningsprocess när de utvärderar investeringar i energieffektiviseringsåtgärder för uppvärmningssystem i vattenkraftsbaserade produktionsenheter i Sverige. Studien har utgått ifrån de dokumenterade barriärerna för investeringar i energieffektiviseringsåtgärder och applicerar konceptet om EnvironmenThe purpose of this study was to analyze the problems surrounding the decision making process for a energy producer when dealing with (potential) energy efficiency measures. This work creates the basis of a investment prioritizing structure directed at heating systems within Swedish hydro power based production facilities managed by Vattenfall. The research was called for by Vattenfall, as the org

Studiens syfte var att belysa hur tonåringar till syskon med ADHD upplever och hanterar sin livssituation i relation till deras psykiska hälsa. Fyra flickor och två pojkar i åldrarna 13-18 år deltog i studien. Till datainsamling användes halvstrukturerade djupintervjuer samt två skattningsformulär; Becks Ungdomsskalor och Coping Resourses Inventory Intervjumaterialet analyserades utifrån InterpretThe aim of this study was to describe how teenagers of siblings with ADHD experience and cope with their lives in relation to their mental health. Four girls and two boys aged 13-18 years participated in the study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and two assessment forms: the Beck Youth Scales and Coping Inventory Resources. Based upon a hermeneutic phenomenological approach,

Synen på bistånd har skiftat sedan 1950-talet och den främsta källan för inspiration är den rådande akademiska diskursen om utveckling. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur den akademiska diskursen om ICT har påverkat den svenska offentliga biståndsdiskursen under den senaste tioårsperioden. Den valda metoden är den kritiska diskursanalysen och analyserat material är dokument hämtat från Sida

Title: The Business of Sustainability – A critical study of the concept of sustainability and its practical applications Seminar date: 2012-06-01 Course: Master thesis in Business Administration, 30 University Credit Points (30 ECTS). Authors: Adam Hjort & Klara Kingsvik Advisor: Jens Rennstam Five key words: Sustainable development, Sustainability in practice, Strategy, CSR, Discourse analysi

The argument for war is consistently coupled with an elicit call for humanitarian assistance and development intervention. In a world where pre-emptive military ventures are an accepted practice, this powerful argument for “doing good” in the world by saving those “victimized” abroad is particularly problematic. This thesis intends to investigate the hegemonic position of development discourse thr

Wind energy production is a section that became bigger and bigger thanks to the interests in finding new ways to produce energy that do not involve fossil fuels because of environment concerns, because of their costs and because of their limited amount. Even though wind energy was exploited also in the past, for example in wind mills, it is with wind turbines that all the problems affecting these

The day of bud burst (DBB) of different tree species are known to be affected by factors such as growing degree days and temperature. In this paper a two state Markov chain is used to model DBB for birch. The model is fit using logistic regression and LASSO regularization is used to evaluate which of many potential factors best forecast DBB. Data of birch from both Finland and the United Kingdom i

The increased possibilities for geographical separation of the production process have given rise to a growing interest for trade in intermediate goods in the international trade literature. Thanks to trade in parts and components, but also in services and other immaterial products, developing countries have been able to enter the global trade scene to a greater extent than before. This paper anal

Vad äter gösen när mörkret faller? Gösen är en populär rovfisk som ofta planteras ut i svenska sjöar. Studien visar att gösen påverkas mycket av sikt- och ljusförhållanden i sjön. Gösen skiftar föda när ljuset faller i sjön eller när det blir brunfärgat. Att detta beror på kopplingar mellan individerna är något jag kan visa på i denna studie. Beroende av beteende påverkas olika arter av rovfiskAbstract As piscivorous fish is an important structuring force in lakes, introduction of new piscivore species through biomanipulation efforts and commercial fishing may have unexpected effect on lake ecosystems. In this study I evaluate how pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) forage on perch (Perca fluviatilis) and roach (Rutilus rutilus) in clear to heavily brown water during day and night, in both e

Economies can suffer shocks connected to election seasons, a phenomenon especially prevalent in developing countries. This paper uses a large panel data set to examine the relation between elections and inflation, first coined by Nordhaus in his article “Political Business Cycle” in 1975. Through an inferential analysis, I find no evidence of inflationary jumps around election season on a global l

This paper examines, through an online survey and three semi-structured interviews, the topic of conflicts over governmental conservation work. The main objectives of the paper have been to study to what extent conflicts is an element of the everyday governmental conservation work, and how the government officials look upon the phenomena. The study shows that almost 80 % of the government offic

Utvärdering av ett målprotein för behandling av ledgångsreumatism Reumatisk artrit (RA), eller ledgångsreumatism som det också kallas, är en autoimmun sjukdom som 1% av världens befolkning lider av. Kroppens egna immunceller blir autoreaktiva och attackerar lederna i främst händer och fötter. Den ökade mängden immunceller i de här lederna resulterar i svullnad och inflammation, men även ben och bRheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease resulting in swelling and destruction of bone and cartilage within the small joints. The mechanism behind the disease is not fully understood, but the interaction of autoreactive T-cells with effector cells like B-cells and macrophages through cytokine signaling is believed to be important. A potential target for drug development against arthritis that

Syftet med denna uppsats är att studera hur barnet skapas som politiskt subjekt och medborgare. Vår teoretiska utgångspunkt grundar i texter om barn, barndomen och barnets roll i samhället ur ett historiskt perspektiv. Barnets roll som medborgare och politisk aktör är central i vår uppsats. För att undersöka detta väljer vi att titta på debatten om rösträttsåldern. Som empiriskt underlag för vår s