The purpose of our essay was to analyze stories about Housing first, an effort to fight homelessness in social services. We have taken part of previous research regarding Housing first both national and international and the staircase model which is the most common effort in Sweden towards the homeless. The analysis is based on both professionals and clients stories regarding the subject and we ha

Abstract Author: Sara Nouri Title: Territorial stigmatization Supervisor: Mats Hilte The aim with this study has been, on the basis of qualitative methods, study and report experiences and effects for individuals living in a segregated and stigmatized neighborhood. The essay is focused on whether the stigma influences the individuals view about their identity, how individuals handle their neighb

In this thesis, the production and perception of Swedish word accents by Somali L1 speakers is investigated. The Feature hypothesis, stating that it is easier to acquire a phonological feature in an L2 if the same phonological feature is used in the L1 will be the framework used. Somali is a language that also makes us of word accents. Therefore, the two languages are placed in the same level of t

Materials and component production steadily needs to become more effective since newer projects might have a finite amount of resources. The reasoning why powder metallurgy and particulate materials processing is chosen as a topic for this thesis is because of the potential to minimize the manufacturing waste. Instead of utilizing wasteful cutting and grinding processing steps to gain the final sh

Earlier studies show that different concrete aggregates have different thermal properties, and from this an idea to optimize thermal properties of concrete was developed. The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate thermal properties of concrete so additional costs and negative environmental impacts can be minimized. Measurements of thermal properties of different Swedish aggregates from e

Bakgrund:Stress är en av de vanligaste sjukdomarna i Sverige och leder ofta till utmattningssyndrom och sjukskrivning. Mindfulness har blivit ett populärt ämne i Sverige och är ett sätt att behandla inte bara stress utan även andra sjukdomar. Mindfulness handlar om att vara medveten i nuet och hur detta kan kopplas till aktivitetsbalans undersöks i denna studie. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var

This thesis visits the forefront of algorithmic research on edge coloring of cubic graphs. We select a set of algorithms that are among the asymptotically fastest known today. Each algorithm has exponential time complexity, owing to the NP-completeness of edge coloring, but their space complexities differ greatly. They are implemented in a popular high-level programming language to compare their p

Abstract The present thesis is concerned with the investigation of a metalorganic catalyst, a Pt complex used for C-C or C-N single bond formation in a cross coupling reaction. The investigated catalysts are used in a homogeneous reaction. In this study I have used chemical methods for the synthesis of the catalytic materials, a number of different techniques for the characterization of the catal

The North Korean policy of nuclear weapons has always constituted a puzzle for political scientists, media analysts and politicians. The inconsistency permeating this policy area makes it particularly hard to grasp. The aim of this case study is to enhance the cumulative knowledge of the North Korean policy of nuclear weapons by applying three theories of international relations: Realism, construc

There are currently only six countries in Africa that can be considered as free. However, none of them are yet democratically consolidated. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine what issues remains to be dealt with for these countries to become democratically consolidated. The method used is a case study on Namibia that is based on the theory by Linz and Stepan. The findings are that Namib

With a broad definition of ‘security’ new areas of study has opened up; health being one of them. The Copenhagen School’s concept of securitization originates from this broadening. New and innovative methods of studying security can lead to the discovery of new issues considered potential security threats. The purpose of this thesis is to gain an understanding for how pandemic influenza is articul

A flame-spread model is incorporated into a zone model, the WPI/Fire Code. The external heat flux’s influence on the model is discussed and a tolerable value is calculated. The input parameters to the flame-spread algorithm are exposed to a simple sensitivity analysis. The algorithm is compared with two scenarios, Model A and Model B. Model A compares experimental data from a free burning test whi

The risks of the harbour area were identified, calculated and evaluated in order to present suggestions on how to minimise and prevent actions due to the identified risks. The total risk was exhibited as an individual risk and a societal risk. These were compared to predefined criteria's for acceptable risk in order to define the results as acceptable or not.

The aim of this research is to create an understanding for the motivation to include conditional clauses regarding foreign countries in domestic green house gas (GHG) abatement legislation. In addition I aim to explain how these clauses change the strategic environment, in an interaction with the purpose to reach an international environmental agreement (IEA) to combat global warming. I chose this

There is a problem with overtraining when applying Artificial Neural Networks to a classification problem. One factor that strongly influences the overtraining is the network topology. Understanding the role of the network topology is therefore important to enable the creation of more efficient Artificial Neural Networks.

In my thesis I have intended to investigate the challenges and experiences of parents of children with adhd in their everyday life. I have used a qualitative method and to achieve my goal I have conducted six interviews with the parents of the children having adhd. I have used systemtheory and bronnerbergs development ecological model to analyse the data collected. The results showed that parents

Denna artikel syftar till att undersöka om det för kunskapsföretag aktiva i Sverige finns ett förhållande mellan långsiktiga konkurrensfördelar samt att vara konsistent i ord och handling vid tillämpandet av en generisk patentstrategi. Dessutom utgör artikeln ett första försök till att kvantitativt mäta den andra av dessa två egenskaper. Forskning utförd av framförallt Ass. Professor Deepak Somaya

This Master’s thesis project concerns developing statistical methods to examine sea level data provided by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). The data comes from sea level gauges located in the harbours of Uddevalla, Ängelholm and Åhus along the Swedish coast. These three gauges are mobile, as compared to the permanent sea level gauges used by the SMHI at various points