In this thesis the encounter of the Catalan culture with the German culture at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2007 is investigated. The leading research question is how the Catalan culture presented itself at the planned encounter with the German culture and how it was perceived by the latter. Semiotic analysis was conducted on the basis of newspaper articles from nine different newspapers analysing a

Popular science Dissolve organic carbon degradation in the estuarine environment Dissolve Organic Carbon (DOC) is transported to the estuarine systems via river runoff where it is largely degraded by microbial communities. The availability of DOC effects aquatic ecosystems by causing changes in the bioavailability of toxic compounds, and by increasing the acidity of water . DOC degradation causes Terrestrially-derived dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is transported to estuarine systems via river runoff, where it is largely degraded by microbial communities. I studied the combined influence of salinity (NaCl), microbial community (marine vs. freshwater) and inorganic nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability on DOC degradation rates in 10 major rivers in Sweden sampled during summer. The D

Ambulanssjukvården är under utveckling och bedrivs på olika sätt i olika regioner. Gemensamt är prehospitala patientmöten. Mötena påverkas av lagar och föreskrifter, ekonomi, vårdarnas utbildningsnivå, avstånd till sjukhus och patientens behov. Studiens syfte var att jämföra den patientupplevda kvaliteten i ambulanssjukvården i två regioner. En kvantitativ empirisk studie utfördes med en omvårdna

With innovation taking centre stage in the global quest for economic development in recent years, Sweden’s southernmost county of Skåne has set out to become Europe’s most innovative region by 2020. Supporting and developing youth’s innovative capacity is viewed as one of the several ways to achieve this goal. This thesis looks at the relationship between youth innovation and spaces where it is en

The purpose of this essay was to examine the language of Kazantzakis with its different aspects, such as his Cretan dialect, his dimotiki, foreign loan words as well as his own neologisms, everything with focus upon his later book Αναφορά στον Γκρέκο. I will walk through the author's life, his studies, jobs, far away traveling, self-exile, as well as the influences, thoughts and spiritual ques

De heltidsarvoderade studentkårsaktiva i Lund upprätthåller det lagstadgade studentinflytandet i universitetet. Den totala arbetstiden för dessa individer stannar sällan vid heltid och risken för ohälsa i form av exempelvis stress, utbrändhet och ångest är överhängande. Många f.d. heltidsarvoderade beskriver en miljö fylld av stress och ångest, något som nättidningen Ergo och Sveriges förenade stu

A project about why and how we have smartphones, how we use them and what the future is, resulting in a new product category, the Pocket tablet. Today's mobile communication devices offer us tremendous opportunities to move our work, socialization and entertainment anywhere, to the bus, to the car and even into line at the grocery store. They give us the power of a computer and the internet r

The purpose of this research is to highlight the goals, concerning democratic ability, found in the fundamental value system written in the curriculum of the Swedish school, based on concepts of moral and democracy. Furthermore I want to examine what the concept ”demokratisk förmåga” indicates to teachers, and also exemplify how it is used in teachers´everyday life. This essay will inquire differ

To be called ”politically correct” todays is probably as equally bad as being called a liar. Po-litical correctness is a term frequently used in current debates and the purpose of that may vary. It might be used to make the opponent seem like a coward, scared of telling his actual opinions, or it could be used to claim that your opinions are better than others. Some people consider that to have po

Statsvetenskapliga institutionen VT04 Handledare: NN Abstract This essay is looking at the Swedish Ecumenical Programme in Israel-Palestine (SEAPPI), with the purpose of examining if a NGO, as the Ecumenical Accompanier Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) can make a difference in a conflict. This will be done with the support of two different perspectives on NGO. Furthermore, my primary mate

Examensarbetets titel: Co-Branding inom Modebranschen- En undersökning av designsamarbetens inverkan på lågbudgetvarumärkens brand equity Seminariedatum: 16 januari 2014 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidat nivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Anneli Stroucken och Maria Resare Handledare: Clara Gustavsson Nyckelord: Brand equity, co- branding, designsamarbeten, fast fashion,Title: Co-branding in the fashion industry- A study of fashion collaborations impact on low-budget brand ́s brand equity Seminar Date: January 16, 2014 Course: FEKH29, Business Administration: Degree Project in Marketing Undergraduate Level, 15 ECTS credits. Author: Anneli Stroucken and Maria Resare Advisor: Clara Gustavsson Keywords: Brand equity, co-branding, fashion collaborations, fast fashion

Racism and discrimination is social sociological concepts that people use everyday. It’s a part of our society and we are more aware of these concepts, racism and discrimination, thanks to globalization. Sweden Democrats are a nationalist party in Sweden that has grown significantly in recent years. Sweden Democrats do not call themselves racists but they want to reduce immigration. The party only

The main purpose of this study is to examine Sweden´s new law proposition about naturalisation with a language demand. The proposition is studied with the main focus on the concept of integration in the context of the background for the proposition. For my analysis I am using Jose Alberto Diaz theoretical concepts of integration and assimilation. It is obvious that the new proposition will result

This report deals with the theory and identification out of a multi-rotor craft, particularly an OktokopterXL from Mikrokopter.de. A model of the craft is constructed using Matlab Simulink and a PD controller is designed to control the attitude of the craft. The controller is auto generated from Matlab to C code which is then interwoven with the multi-rotor’s source code. The designed controller

This essay examines the extent to which notions concerning gender structures manifest themselves in the swedish Discrimination Act (SFS 2008:567), by analyzing how the concept of gender is constructed in its preparatory legal work Proposition 2007/08:95 Ett starkare skydd för diskriminering. The area of study is restricted to section 5.2 of the Discrimination Act; transgender identity or expressio

Myanmar has made some reforms in the last couple of years but still the country is facing many difficulties. The aim of this paper is to see how the authorities in Myanmar report about the violence that has been directed towards the country’s Muslim population. This is done through a critical discourse analysis of the state-controlled newspaper The New Light of Myanmar. The findings suggest that t

Today’s society is deep rooted in a clothing oppression. Even though many coun-tries acknowledge and justifies the freedom of opinion and expression, civilization itself seems to develop this oppression. Where there are no binding laws deciding for what the citizen are allowed to wear, the society is soon there to correct an occurrence of insolence. Women tend to be specifically exposed to this di

I denna uppsats undersöks uppsalaskolans syn på rättighetsbegreppet med utgångspunkt i texter av Axel Hägerström, Vilhelm Lundstedt och Ingemar Hedenius. Syftet är att jämföra hur de tre författarna ser på rättighetsbegreppet. Uppsalaskolan har ofta framställts som en enhetlig rättsfilosofi, men i själva verket hade företrädarna skilda ståndpunkter i viktiga frågor. Alla tre författarna är i all vThis paper examines the Uppsala school of thought’s (Uppsalaskolans) approach to the concept of rights. The investigation is based on texts by the three legal philosophers Axel Hägerström, Vilhelm Lundstedt and Ingemar Hedenius. The Uppsala school of thought has often been presented as a coherent philosophy of law, but the representatives in fact held differing positions on a number of important i

In September 12th 2001 the Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson performed a speech in the parliament in memory of the attacks of World Trade Center and Pentagon. He talked about how vulnerable our democracies are, when faced with forces that are prepared to challenge the very essence of democracy - the inviolable human dignity. What our Prime Minister did not know was the action they would take in