The tourism industry is growing each year and according to the United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) there will be one billion international trips during 2012. A sustainable tourism destination is a place that focus on all the different levels, a collaboration for sustainability include all stakeholders. Sustainability is shown through three aspects: socio/ cultural, economic and enviro

"Sex and the City" var en nyskapande TV-serie som väckte stor uppståndelse när den kom. Seriens enorma popularitet har sammanlänkats med uppvisningen av det samtida modet samt att den var trendig, rolig och utmanade förutfattade meningar om kvinnors framgång, sexualitet och singelliv. Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka hur väsentlig mise-en-scène var för serien och på vilket sätt

Scientific summary: Ground settlement due to groundwater drainage during construction is important to be considered since ground settlement may cause severe building damages. The calculation of ground settlement contained several parameters with different magnitude of uncertainties. Thus a risk evaluation of ground settlement is necessary. The aim of this thesis was first to build a soil strata mo

The first part of the thesis aims to investigate the applicability of JGrafchart and its associated Model of Computation(MoC) for describing sequential control in aircraft primary power distribution systems. The motivation behind this is the need for better modeling tools and in particular support for separation between nominal control and fault handling. Also, as system complexity increases, bett

Syftet med föreliggande studie var dels att beskriva den grupp som spelar massiva onlinespel (MMO), dels att undersöka vilka faktorer som har betydelse för ett eventuellt problematiskt datorspelande. Analysen baserades på 429 svar från deltagare som fyllt i en webbenkät bestående av flervalsfrågor fördelade på skalorna prestation, social interaktion, självreaktiv förväntan, flow, bristfällig självThe aim of this study was to provide a description of the Swedish massively multiplayer online (MMO) community, and to investigate factors pertinent to problematic gaming. The analysis was based on 429 answers from a multiple-choice web-based survey with questions spread across the following scales: achievement, social interaction, self-reactive outcome expectations, flow, deficient self-regulatio

In this thesis, the impact of unknown parameter estimation in the case of the volatility parameter in the Black-Scholes model on hedging is investigated. The objective is to develop a systematic and robust model of hedging to challenge the conventional delta and improved mean-variance hedge, and hopefully improve upon risk assessment values. The proposed algorithms were tested in situations of unc

Taking a deeper look into Dorothea Tanning’s painting Insomnias by investigating the use of medium as a physical entity applied to the canvas, that create illusions. The materiality is brought into focus do it its diverse range in techniques as well as the use of the medium’s viscosity, creating effects only achieved thought experiments. The painting lends itself to the discussion on how the forma

The aim of this study is to explain what a Pro-ana blog is and from an identity perspective examine the level of significance these blogs have for the users. The study is based on five blogs and its last fifteen posts. To analyse these we used a qualitative method in terms of text analysis on the basis of a social constructionist theory. The results showed us that Pro-ana is seen as a lifestyle by

In the midst of the economic turbulence around Europe today, the European currency has been put to its greatest test so far. Now more than ever, an assessment of the euro is needed. The purpose of the paper is therefore to re-assess the euro’s effect on trade and to estimate and compare the individual Member States’ effects. This has been done with bilateral intra-EU trade data and estimated with

Denna kvalitativa intervjustudie syftar till att undersöka hur intresset för musik väckts hos sex elever som studerar musik på gymnasiets estetiska program, hur grundskolans musikundervisning påverkat deras intresse och varför de bibehållit detta intresse. Undersökningens deltagare består av tre killar och tre tjejer som studerar vid tre olika, svenska gymnasieskolor. Resultatet tyder på att sociaTitle: How one becomes interested in music: A study of the arousal, revival and maintenance of musical interest as perceived by six students at the upper secondary school’s aesthetics education This qualitative interview study attempts to investigate how six pupils studying music at the upper secondary school’s aesthetics program became interested in music, how the lower secondary school has affec

In the project a metaphor is used depicturing interpretations of a recovery process of overcoming fear and regaining trust in nature after a natural disaster. This is done in order to describe the investigation of a love - hate relationship towards design. The intention with the investigation is to discuss meanings of emotional exchanges in design and analyse relationships between the user and obj

Kejsarkullens deponis lakvatten renas genom naturlig infiltration i en moränavlagring. Infiltrationsområdet har använts under en lång tid och Hultsfreds kommun har ställt frågan om marken är mättad på föroreningar samt om ett nytt mottagningsområde behövs. Målet med detta examensarbete var att lokalisera lakvattenplymens flödesväg i syftet att underlätta för kommunen att i ett senare skede bestämmThe leachate from the landfill Kejsarkullens deponiis purified by natural infiltration in a moraine deposit. Since the infiltration area has been used for decades, the Municipality of Hultsfred questions whether or not the soil is saturated with pollutants and if a new reception area is needed. To make such an investigation, the flow path of the leachate plume must initially be located. Thereby lo

I den här studien undersöks 68-vänsterns syn på konflikten i Mellanöstern. Genom att använda Laclau & Mouffes diskursteori har jag undersökt på vilket sätt de ”reaktionära” arabiska staterna och regimerna framställs, samt hur man betraktar de palestinska motståndsrörelsernas kamp i relation till de arabiska samhällena. Studiens källmaterial är tidskrifter som kopplas till 68-rörelsen samt den

Olikheter i nationers lagstiftning och mellan olika rättsystem vad gäller restriktioner i hur man värderar säkerhetsrätter där själva säkerheten inte befinner sig i borgenärens besittning har länge försvårat marknaden för finansiering och leasing, särskilt vad gäller högt värderad egendom såsom luftfartsutrustning, rullande järnvägsmateriell och tillgångar avsedda för rymden. Dessutom ger lagstift

Abstract The parasite Gyrodactylus salaris has recently spread to several new wild salmon rivers at the Swedish west coast. A study was carried out in River Himleån, infected in 2005, to investigate if the salmon population was negatively influenced by the parasite. In October 2007 salmon parr were captured by electrofishing. The fish were anaesthetized and their length and weight were measured.

Abstract Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in women worldwide. Inherited or acquired aberrations of genes in DNA damage repair, cell cycle checkpoint, apoptosis, and growth signaling pathways are responsible for the generation of breast cancer. Recently, increasing evidence shows that signaling pathways can be highly interconnected and are interacting with each other rat

Begreppet barnets bästa är inte något nytt begrepp inom den svenska familjerätten. Det är ett begrepp som med tiden har mognat och blivit allt mer anpassat till barnets behov. I denna uppsats ges till en början en historisk återblick kring barnets bästa och en inblick i hur utvecklingen har sett ut i den svenska rätten. Den tar också fasta på den nuvarande lagstiftningen för barnets bästa och barnThe term the best interest of the child is not a new concept in the Swedish family law. It is a concept that has developed with time and become more and more adapted to the child's needs. In this paper is initially given a retrospective about the best interests of the child and an insight into how the development has been in the Swedish law. It also takes note of the current legislation for th

Uppsatsen, i huvuddrag, har för avsikt att förklara hur vi kan tänka kring massvaccineringen i Sverige av A(H1N1) under hösten 2009 och varför just den var viktig att vaccinera emot samt varför det endast är intressant med vaccination inom staten. Vi har också för avsikt att illustrera vad det säger oss om samhället idag. Vårt verktyg för att analysera massvaccination sker utifrån biopolitik och d