This thesis focuses on understanding the role of Ibadi-Islam in the contemporary Omani society, by looking at how Ibadi traditions are present in the daily lives of young Omanis. Furthermore, it also examines the role of the religious authorities and the government in portraying the Ibadi traditions. The construction of modern-state Oman that began with Sultan Qaboos in 1970 changed the role of re

Water is not a popular solvent for SFC because it usually causes peak distortion. In a previous study in the lab it was shown that a water/organic solvent ratio of 9:1 in sample diluent actually produced sharper peak shape compared with the ratio of 1:9. The aim of the current study is thus to do a systematic study of the effect of water in the sample diluent on the retention behaviors of the anal

Purpose: A lot has been written on the topics revolving around management, professionals and workplace attractiveness. However, the knowledge is fragmented and there is no research that links these three together. The overarching aim of this exploratory research is, therefore, to see how they come together. This will be done by studying a few law firms in Sweden to identify what managerial challen

I denna uppsats undersöker jag djurens funktioner i Elsa Graves dagboksberättelse En tid i Paradiset. Djurens funktioner analyseras i dialog med tidigare forskning som uppmärksammat dubbelheter och ambivalenser i författarens poesi. Med stöd i bland annat Mario Ortiz Robles och John Bergers teorier rörande djurens och människans förhållande samt Greg Garrards typologi över framställning av djur, f

A stark political system change in Warsaw and an enormous economic spurt have given prominence to private initiatives, leaving behind several public spaces and relevant buildings or at the will of speculative developers. Sports facilities, being one of these public spaces, are having problems of funding, restoration and maintenance, leaving them neglected, though there is a need of them functionin

The project is to design a small scale lodge on Nsadzi Island in Lake Victoria. It should have the capacity to accommodate about 20 guests overnight, but the possibility for larger events if needed. Since it is crucial to the economical sustainability of the hotel to be able to accommodate a maximum of guests as early as possible, the development should be considered as a planned evolution from in

As a response to a lack of formal solid waste management (SWM), CBOs and youth groups have become the main providers of waste collection in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. This thesis is a qualitative case study of community-based waste management (CBWM) in the informal settlements of Mathare, Nairobi. The material from interviews and participant observation is analysed through a lens of S

I dagens samhälle använder vi allt mer sociala medier i vår kommunikation med andra. Under fasen då det sista barnet lämnat hemmet, den så kallade empty nest fasen, intensifieras ofta användandet vilket ger föräldrarna en känsla av välmående. Hur påverkar detta relationen till barnen som nu förväntas bli självständiga och stå på egna ben? Hur väger föräldrarna sin rätt till att hållas informerade

Syftet med uppsatsen är att öka förståelsen för hur konsumenter praktiskt utövar förpackningsfri shopping och hur de hanterar eventuella problem som uppkommer i utförande av praktiken. Således är vi intresserade av vad som förändras i shoppingpraktiken när en viktig artefakt tas bort, nämligen förpackningen. Förhoppningen är att insikten ska bidra till hur marknadsföring i butik kan användas för a

The construction and demolition sector stands for a large amount of the waste produced every year, roughly one third of all waste produced every year in Sweden, comes from this sector. The construction material manu- facturer Ecophon is a world leading company in manufacturing of acoustic products made out of glass wool, which are used in all kind of buildings and the general geometry of an acoust

Facing the climate change and the energy crisis, the governments are taking steps to reduce the energy use and enhance the integration of renewable energy installations. Built environment is attributed to 40% of the global energy use, and the literature indicates that integrating the local renewable energy sources to the grid and meanwhile renovating the buildings can significantly improve the ene

Examensarbetets titel: Radio vs Spotify - En studie om hur media, som sekundärkälla, påverkar varumärkespersonlighet Seminariedatum: 2018-05-31 Kursnamn: FEKH29 - Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Susanna Ström, Lukas Simonsson, Carolina Larsen Handledare: Oskar Christensson Nyckelord: Varumärkespersonlighet, A New Measure of Brand Personality, brand equiTitle: Radio vs Spotify - A study about how media, as secondary source, affect brand personality Seminar date: 2018-05-31 Course name: FEKH29, Business Administration: Degree Project in Marketing Undergraduate Level, 15 hp. Authors: Susanna Ström, Lukas Simonsson, Carolina Larsen Advisor: Oskar Christensson Key words: Brand personality, A New Measure of Brand Personality, brand equity, Spotify, ra

Föreliggande uppsats kommer att undersöka hur regionen tillika staden Kaliningrad – idag tillhörande Ryska federationen, historiskt tillhörande Ostpreussen och Tyskland – marknadsförs av fyra olika kategorier aktörer med anledning av FIFAs arrangerande av fotbolls-VM i Ryssland sommaren 2018. Främst är det staden framför regionen som kommer att undersökas. Uppsatsen ämnar med detta söka utöka försThis thesis will investigate how both the region but primarily the city of Kaliningrad – today belonging to the Russian federation, historically belonging to East Prussia and Germany – are branded and marketed by four different fields or categories of agents. This is done with the 2018 summer World Cup Football Games in mind, which will take place in Russia. First and foremost is to note that it m

The issue of thin capitalization has risen in importance in recent years, to the point that it warranted international action. That action came in the form of Action 4 of the OECD BEPS Project, of Article 4 of the EU ATAD and of the new interest deduction limitation rules in the national Swedish legislation. The main part of the chosen rule in all these instances disallows interest deduction over

The thesis seeks to through institutional theory identify institutional factors that shape the seemingly contradictable behavior of trade unions towards undocumented migrant workers. Using institutional theory, the discussion about trade unions relationship to undocumented migrant workers can be shifted from morality and ideology to a question of possibilities. By comparing trade unions relationsh

The right to deduct input value added tax (“VAT”) depends on a direct and immediate link to a taxable persons taxable activities. The disposal of shares is either out of scope of VAT, since it is not considered an economic activity, or exempt from VAT. Consequently there is, in general, no right to deduct input VAT for costs relating to such a disposal. However, the Court of Justice of the Europea

Det nuvarande globala systemet är organiserat i territoriella, suveräna stater – ett system som vilar på många antaganden. En viktig aspekt är att påståendet att en del av att vara suverän för med sig förmågan att kontrollera ens gränser och förekomsten av icke-medborgare på ens territorium. Samtidigt visar senare utveckling att förhållningssätt (och försök att reglera) individer som korsar gränseThe current global order is organised into territorial, sovereign states – a system built upon many assumptions. One major aspect is the claim that being sovereign entails the ability to control one’s borders as well as the presence of aliens on one’s territory. At the same time, recent developments have shown that approaches to (and attempts to regulate) individuals crossing borders cannot be und

The purpose of this essay is to investigate the ethics of the Union of Socialists-Revolutionaries Maximalists. The SR Maximalist, a political organization which belongs to the Narodniks’ ideological tradition, became widely known because of their terrorist activities and robberies, the so-called expropriations. Maximalists’ declared to go “directly to the goal”– to realize political and economic u

Under de senaste åren har det skett ett skifte i den Europeiska Unionens migrationspolitik mot ett ökat användande av informella återtagandeavtal. En vanlig kritik mot informella återtagandeavtal är att den informella formen är ett hinder mot parlamentarisk och juridisk granskning. Det kan ha alvarliga konsekvenser på grund av den påverkan informella återtagandeavtal kan ha på migranters rätt att During the last years, there has been a shift in the European Union’s migration policy towards an increased use of informal readmission agreements. A common criticism of informal readmission agreements is that the informality obstructs parliamentary and judiciary reviews. This can have serious consequences because the negative impact informal readmission agreements can have on migrants’ right to s

Under de senaste årtiondena har det i norra Europa och Nordamerika rapporterats om att sjöar och vattendrag blir allt brunare. Den bruna färgen kommer från naturligt organiskt material (NOM), vilket är material från döda djur och växtdelar, som transporterats med vattnet från intilliggande skog och mark. Denna ”brunifiering”, som den också kallas, tros bland annat kunna vara ett resultat av de pågDuring the last decades, increased concentrations of natural organic matter (NOM) and colour of surface waters have been reported from northern Europe and North America. Since surface waters are widely used for drinking water production this development has been problematic for drinking water producers. Even though NOM in itself is not harmful, it can cause production of undesirable disinfection b