Bakgrund: Äldres psykiska ohälsa är ett ökande folkhälsoproblem som inte lyfts i tillräcklig utsträckning med konsekvensen av en minskad livskvalitet. Trots behovet av insatser för att främja psykisk hälsa för äldre så genomförs insatser som främjar en meningsfull vardag som även inkluderar fritidsaktiviteter i låg utsträckning. Det finns tidigare forskning som tyder på att sådana insatser kan fräBackground: Mental health issues among older people is a growing public health challenge that is not sufficiently considered, with the consequence of a lower quality of life. Despite the need for more efforts to promote mental health among older people, there are few interventions that contribute to a meaningful life through leisure activities. Existing research indicates that such health-promotin

Sustainability and sustainable development are concepts that often appear today in several societal perspectives. Today, companies have increasingly high demands on themselves to promote sustainable business. This has increased awareness of sustainability and something that is currently being debated is how to promote sustainable development through sustainable investments. This essay aimed to inv

Batteries and renewable energy sources are key to the green energy transition and decarbonization. The EU has plans for green energy transitions and to mitigate climate change, but it is still largely dependent on imported fossil fuels. China dominates resources, materials and technologies for green energy transitions. With the recent energy crisis and Russian invasion of Ukraine, energy security

I denna C-uppsatts utforskas och analyseras unga personers användning av Tinder, med specifikt fokus på deras framställning av sig själva, meningsfullhet och självkänsla. Åtta deltagare intervjuades och det insamlade materialet analyserades med kvalitativ metod för att få insikter om deras erfarenheter och uppfattningar om sitt Tinder-användande. De viktigaste resultaten av studien visade att unga

Prefabricerade planelement blev en viktig beståndsdel i bostadsbyggandet under 1900- talets bostadsbrist för att uppnå en ökad produktionstakt. Det industriella byggandet innebär tillverkning i en kontrollerad miljö, vilket ger en bättre kontroll över byggprocessen. För småhusindustrin utgör byggandet med prefabricerade planelement idag större delen av den svenska marknaden. Den slutna fabriksmilj

This study aims to shed light on the personal understanding of domestic violence among elderly women. The study is based on women's personal experiences, but also on the statements of professionals who have met abused women in their work. To our aid we constructed a question; how do elderly women explain their understanding of domestic violence? The method chosen for this study was qualitative

The aim of this thesis was to investigate primary care counselors’ actions, reasoning, and available resources they utilize when meeting patients affected by domestic violence. The overall goal was also to explore different factors and patterns that arose related to the work and to assess how prepared counselors are in handling situations related to domestic violence. A qualitative methodology inv

Abstract Introduction: A great decline of wild pollinators has been observed, the decline is believed to be a result of many stressors, whereas pesticide usage being one of them. Wild pollinator insects are significantly important to maintain and preserve food production and biodiversity. Background: Pesticides are used to protect and enhance crop yield, by targeting insect and fungi pests. Imid

This paper aims to investigate the topic of education and economic growth in 38 OECD member states in eight five-year periods between 1975–2015. The main focus is to study the relationship of two aspects of education, quantity and quality, to see if there is a relationship to growth. As a quantitative measure, education is measured as the school enrollment rates on a primary- and secondary level.

In a future where smart mobility is increasingly common, it is not possible to rely only on the instruments for governance that have been used throughout the ages. Therefore, we need to map and investigate what opportunities exist for governance of smart mobility. The following essay therefore intends to investigate which governance instruments are used in Lund municipality for transport governanc

Large digital platforms impact the entire internal market of the EU. In particular, three challenges characterise their relationship with businesses and end-users, “access to data”, “imbalanced bargaining power”, and “degrading data privacy”, where the common denominator is personal data. This thesis investigates to what extent these challenges are regulated in the GDPR, Article 102 TFEU and the D

Titel: Kunden har faktiskt inte alltid rätt- En kvalitativ studie av klagomålshantering utifrån makt, ansvar och intern kommunikation Författare: Fanny Westergren och Elina Zagar Lindstad Handledare: Malin Zillinger Syfte: Syftet för detta arbete är att undersöka hur konsumentnära personal inom branschen för försäljning av skönhetsprodukter i fysisk butik upplever klagomålshanteringen inom organis

Improving the quality of education is imperative for economic development, and educating teachers has been seen as one of the main ways to increase educational quality. Yet, there is conflicting evidence about the importance or effectiveness of teacher’s education to improve student outcomes. This text makes use of the TALIS-PISA link from the OECD to disaggregate teachers’ education into the diff

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there are differences in hypersexual tendencies when comparing women with ADHD who are taking medication for their ADHD with women with ADHD who are not taking any medication. Knowledge of how a condition like ADHD can affect sexuality is of relevance to social work since this is a target group for a lot of organizations employing social workers

The dynamic and fast-growing big data technology attracts a competitive concern by the whole society. This thesis looks into whether such a concern makes sense, and what are the representative scenarios in practice worth an attention. After that, this thesis aims at examining whether EU competition law and Chinese competition law can handle those targeted scenarios under existing law systems throu

Sustainable development requires companies to do their part. Managers are central to the partaking of sustainability in their organizations, having responsibility towards internal and external stakeholders to ensure the organization's long-term survival while being mindful of other things than maximizing profit. SMEs face additional challenges than their multinational counterparts making it mo

This paper investigates the literature concerning market efficiency and how that compares to behavioral finance. The works of Fama (1970) who laid the ground for the efficient market hypothesis and Jegadeesh & Titman (1993) who laid the ground for momentum strategies are both analyzed and compared against each other. A momentum study on the weekly returns regarding the Swedish stock market (OM

I takt med att beståndet av ägarlägenheter har utökats har frågor om fastighetsförvaltning och driftkostnader blivit angelägna att undersöka. Syftet med examensarbetet är att utreda de fastighetsrättsliga och fastighetsekonomiska konsekvenserna av fastighetsbildningsbeslutet för bildandet av ägarlägenheter. Följande forskningsfrågor har undersökts i examensarbetet: • Hur ser utformningen av ägarlThe increasing stock of condominiums has raised questions about property management and operating costs. This thesis aims to investigate the consequences of forming condominiums from both a property law and property economics perspectives. The research questions cover the design of condominiums and the impact of property formation order on operating costs and property management. It will also inve

An extensive body of literature links macroeconomic conditions to mortality and diverse health outcomes in adulthood, but largely ignores the impact on children. Sweden is currently at the verge of an economic downturn, while mental health disorders and psychosomatic problems are the most common health issue amongst children. In this paper, we examine the relationship between business cycles and c