The rapid urbanisation in Namibia led to the fast expansion of informal settlements, which are mainly characterised by a lack of basic services, such as running water, sanitation or electricity. To counteract the poor situation of informal settlements, land ownership is often argued to be a solution. While it is assumed to be an incentive for residents of informal settlements to invest in land dev

Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur kollaborativt musikskapande fungerar i det progressiva doom-metal bandet At Cycles' End, och därmed också fördjupa kunskapen om hur den kreativa processen mellan bandets medlemmar går till, hur idéer bedöms och värderas, hur kommunikationen fungerar, samt på vilka sätt videodokumentation kan användas både i skapande- och repetitionssituationen och i veteThe purpose of the study is to investigate how collaborative music creation works in the progressive doom-metal band At Cycles' End, and thereby to deepen the knowledge of how the creative process works between the group-members, how ideas are judged and valued, how the communication works and what benefits the video documentation of the rehearsals gives to the creators and this scholarly refl

In order to successfully produce food products containing less damaged particles (approx. 1 cm3) it is important to investigate at which limit that the particle could be subjected to processing. This study attempted to predict particle breakage using mechanical test with image analysis as method validation. The characterization of different coarse particles was done using the developed methods on

The study shows how a professional service firm can manage intrinsic motivation by using training as a personnel control and how training can help when implementing cultural controls cultural. The results show that professionals’ perceive that all the needs for intrinsic motivation are positively related to training, with autonomy having the strongest relation, while extrinsic motivation to a larg

Reverse osmosis is one of the most common water purification techniques and is used in applications ranging from salt water desalination plants to medical devices. Baxter develops medical devices and water purification devices used in medical applications using the reverse osmosis technique. In this thesis a new flow path design is investigated. By replacing a single feed water pump with two indep

Many museums face the problem of low engagement on social media which is disadvantageous for them to improve brand relationships with their audience. This study aims to investigate the influential factors on the online audience perception of the museum by applying the brand resonance model. The Palace Museum in Beijing is selected as the case study and the followers of this museum on Weibo as the

Natural products are an important source of novel structure and biological activity and often form the basis for the development of new medicines and pesticides. Organic synthesis plays and important in this process from addressing supply to providing access to novel structures through semi-synthesis. The [5.5.5.6]dioxafenestrane family of compounds, which feature four fused rings are attractive,

This paper examines discursive and performative strategies used by four feminist grassroot organizations in their struggle for free abortion in Chile. With the aim to analyse how the organizations articulate their political vision, I discuss different ways in which they challenge current criminalization on abortion. The empirical data was collected from the organization’s social media platforms an

Det här examensarbetet undersöker hur blick, makt och arkitektur är sammanflätade. Utgångspunkten för projektet är en bok från 1903 skriven av den tyska dramatikern och författaren Frank Wedekind. Boken, "Mine-Haha eller om unga flickors kroppsliga uppfostran" och är en märklig allegorisk berättelse om en grupp flickor på en internatskola. På skolan tränas de till att ta kontroll över siThis thesis project investigates how gaze, power and architecture are entwined. The starting point for the project is a book from 1903, written by German writer and playwright Frank Wedekind. The novella, called "Mine-haha or On the bodily education of young girls" is a strange allegorical story about a group of girls going to a border school. At this school they learn to control their b

User onboarding has become an increasingly important aspect in applications due to the shift towards the Software as a Service business model in software companies. This results in that companies need to make sure their customers are successful with the service, or they will loose customers. An effective user onboarding strategy can give the user a good start in becoming successful in the service.

This thesis examines if the amount of labour intensity within a sector changes the effect that the real effective exchange rate have on output. Fixed panel data regressions for Sweden, Norway and Denmark lend support to the hypothesis that labour intensive sectors’ output react more to changes in the real exchange rate than its less labour intensive counterparts. The regressions show that the labo

Academic research has tried to explain the challenges women in executive positions face in connection to work-life balance, glass ceiling and the gender gap in management. However, these previous studies have been made mainly quantitatively. Therefore, this study aims to go beyond the numbers by using a qualitative research approach. This thesis has collected in-depth data through interviews with

One fifth of the energy consumed by buildings in Sweden is by those built before 1945, many of them constructed from solid masonry walls. Improving their heating energy consumption is a challenge we must face in light of human’s impact on climate change as well as increasing energy costs. Improving thermal performance can be achieved with many insulating materials however the environmental impact

Interdisciplinary teams are considered to be of great importance for addressing complex problems of the present and future, as they are able to address the complexity of society’s most pressing issues such as climate change, or healthcare solutions. They can be found in multiple areas concerned with future- related problems. Research on specific fields such as healthcare and social work suggests t

Entrepreneurial finance is of key importance for young firms and as in any other hierarchical structure, it is strongly linked with the agency dilemma. While the principal-agent dilemma has been well documented in large companies, there is a limited contribution focused on agency theory within start-ups and young firms. When considering new enterprises, the key actors do not fit quite so neatly in

Following the structural transformation process in the 1990s, the government of Saxony set its hopes on the microelectronic cluster in its region to foster regional development and international competition. It is uncertain whether the cluster of Silicon Saxony has managed to meet these expectations. By comparing the cluster to four other major microelectronic clusters in Europe, the study assesse