Abstract Author: Erika Carlsson and Maja Johnsson Title: An Inside Perspective on Components of Significance regarding Influence - A Qualitative Study on Social Workers Perceived Opportunity to Influence at Work. Supervisor: Alexandru Panican Assessor: Eva Palmblad The aim of this study has been to examine social workers reflections about their perceived opportunity to influence at work bas

Alvars are globally rare habitats with rich and distinctive vegetation-communities. Alvars are found on limestone bedrock which is also subject to quarrying for cement production. The increasing global need for cement results in either expanding existing quarries or the opening of new ones. Current legislation requires the restoration of limestone quarries after they are closed for quarrying and t

This thesis investigates differences and similarities in the funerary material of Late Bronze Age Cyprus in order to answer questions about a possible uniqueness of the pit/well tombs at the Late Bronze Age harbour city of Hala Sultan Tekke. The thesis also tries to explain why these features stand out as singular, compared to the more common chamber tomb, and the reason for their existence. The t

Determining water quantity of precipitation, spatially and temporally is fundamental for weather forecasting, applications in hydrology and meteorology, climate science and for agriculture and industry. Only satellite measurements from space are able to perform large-scale measurements covering both, ocean and land. In order to prove the reliability of the satellite data for application, but also

Syftet med studien har varit att beskriva hur både chefer och anställda, i ett svenskt företag inom teknik och installation branschen, resonerar om och reflekterar kring de centrala aspekterna inom ”distribuerat ledarskap”, såsom ansvarsfrihet, internt koncept, som inkluderar delade målen, socialt stöd och möjligheten till att få sin röst hörd samt utbildning. Ytterligare syfte har varit att beskrThe purpose of the study has been to describe how both manager directors and employees, in a Swedish company of the technology and installation industry, reasoning about and reflect on the key aspects of "distributed leadership", such as empowerment, internal concept, which includes shared goals, social support and opportunities to speak out and be heard and education. Another purpose ha

Narcissister förknippas bland annat med ”narcissistisk misshandel”, en bild som sprids av YouTube-kanaler som primärt publicerar videos berörande detta ämne. En netnografisktematisk analys utfördes på kommentarsfältet tillhörande en sådan video, med rubriken ”Why do you feel it so important to know they are definitely a narcissist?”. Detta i mål om att studeras hur ”görandet” av stigma, i form av

Climate change endangers the security of humans, economies, ecosystems and societies, and has become one of the biggest problems faced by mankind over the last two decades. National governments, civil society and the private sector are working together to formulate policies and take actions to adapt and mitigate to the impacts of climate change. In Sri Lanka, an island vulnerable to climate change

I got the opportunity to do this Bachelor project together with the consumer electronics company Bang & Olufsen. They gave me a task to design a sustainable Bluetooth speaker. After having many interviews with different experts, within Bang & Olufsen, and reading multiple pieces of literature concerning ecological design, I could define the term sustainability. I used my findings as a base

Hur vi förvaltar skogen påverkar klimatet Varför skogar är viktiga att undersöka och vad jag undersökte Klimatförändringar påverkar redan såväl mänskliga som naturliga system över hela jordklotet, och de förväntas påverka dessa system även i framtiden. Eftersom skogar absorberar koldioxid från atmosfären och sedan lagrar den i biosfären har de en mildrande effekt på klimatförändringarna. Vad gällBy storing carbon in the biosphere, forests are mitigating climate change. Primary forests have been found to have the potential to store large amounts of carbon, but no studies on carbon storage in Swedish primary forests have been published. This study shows that Swedish primary forests store more carbon in biomass than surrounding secondary forests in the majority of cases and on average. The r

Att i vardagen interagera med virtuella objekt med hög precision har länge ansetts vara futuristiskt. I vårt examensarbete har vi med neurala nätverk tagit ett första steg för att uppnå detta. Tänk om du kunnat prova kläder och smycken hemma innan du handlar på internet. Om du kunnat möblera din lägenhet innan du köpt möblerna. Tänk om du hade kunnat göra allt du gör med din telefon idag, och myckEstimating 3D hand poses from RGB images is a challenging task. In this work we construct efficient neural networks to regress sparse 3D skeletons consisting of 21 keypoints in the hand. Additionally heatmaps are regressed to locate the keypoints in 2D. The networks created can be divided into three parts: feature extraction, heatmap regression and 3D pose regression. To obtain the 3D coordinates

With the publication of 'Garden Cities of To-Morrow' in 1898, Ebenezer Howard gave the go-ahead to the Garden City Movement. Howard’s concept of the garden city arose from his anti-capitalist critiques. Many industrial cities in the United Kingdom were facing urbanization problems, leading to the working class living in terrible circumstances in the suburban areas. This process caused a po

Vid konstruktion av bullerskärmar så väljs vanligtvis pålning som grundläggningstyp. Det finns flera modeller som kan approximera ett krav på minsta pållängd beroende på olika typer jordförhållande och vindlast. Om pålen ska placeras vid en slänt blir dock beräkningarna betydligt mer osäkra då inverkan av en slänt på den horisontella stabiliteten är svår att uppskatta. Denna rapport har analyseratWhen designing noise screens, piling is usually the chosen foundation type. There are several approximating models that can be used to determine the required pile length; these depend on the soil conditions and wind loads. However, if the pile is placed near a slope, the calculations will be considerably more uncertain as the impact of a slope on the horizontal stability of the pile is difficult t

This report explores designing a self-heated lunchbox aimed at users with difficulties in heating their meals. It begins by highlighting the various reasons that affect the ability of users to access healthy and tasty meal choices at their workplaces. Professionals around the world have revealed that not all workplaces have a common microwave to heat the meal brought with them, and the ones that d

Purpose: The study aims to examine how employees of foreign firms operating in China perceive guanxi and its influence in business settings. Further, it will analyze how these views align with existing research on guanxi in business, with the aim of identifying promising directions for future research. Theoretical perspectives: Three primary theoretical themes are explored (1) definitions of guan

Landskapet Dalarna i södra centrala Sverige uppvisar en stor variation av kvartärgeologiska sediment och landformer, bildade från deglaciationen i tidig Holocen och senare. Ett speciellt deglaciationsmönster, tillsammans med unika hydrologiska förhållanden, har lämnat utrymme för spekulationer över paleo-miljömässiga förhållandena under det tidiga Holocen. Siljanbassängen, belägen i det södra randThe Dalarna province in south-central Sweden shows a great variety of geological evidence from the Late Quaternary. A peculiar deglaciation pattern, along with unique hydrological conditions, has left a lot of space for speculations over the palaeoenvironmental conditions during the early Holocene. Lake Siljan is in the southern perimeter of the Siljan impact structure, the most prominent in Europ

In this master’s thesis, the development of a new belt tensioning solution, for use in ASSA ABLOY's sliding doors is treated. As a starting point for the work, ASSA ABLOY’s current belt tension solution has been used as a reference. On this reference, an extensive problem analysis have been carried out, including interviews, field studies and laboratory tests in order to understand what is req

Kvaliteten på dricksvatten kontrolleras av huvudmannen (ofta en kommunal organisation) som också är ansvariga för underhåll på ledningsnätet. En typ av underhållsmetod för dricksvattenlendingar är luft- och vattenspolning. Pollex AB är ett företag som bl.a. utför luft- och vattenspolning. De bedömer effekten av arbetet genom att med mätglas observera förändring i partikelinnehåll och missfärgning The quality of drinking water is controlled by the water organisation/company that delivers water to consumers, the organisation is also responsible of the maintenance of the drinking water distribution system. One method of maintenance is called air scouring. Pollex AB is a company utilizing, among other methods, air scouring. The staff assess the effect of the work by using a transparent plastic

Accurate production scheduling is an essential element to obtain high performing manufacturing facilities. By optimally allocating the available resources in a factory, improved equipment utilization, and hence production efficiency, can be reached. It is important that the planning considers factors that potentially restrict the available capacity, to access an uninterrupted process flow in the m