The emergence of social media has changed the power relations and the practices of tourism destination marketing by enabling the co-existence of user generated content and destination marketing organisation’s content, as well as the content co-creation among these actors. Due to the visual nature of tourism the image-focused social media platforms are particularly interesting for the tourism field

The purpose of this thesis is two-fold: implement and evaluate a method, the Fast Correlation-Based Filter (FCBF) by Yu et al., for feature selection applied on a meteorological data set consisting of 19 weather variables from 606 locations in Scandinavia, and investigate whether geography can be exploited in the search for relevant features. Four areas are chosen as target areas where load predic

Intensivvård är en mycket komplex vårdnivå, patienter som vårdats inom intensivvården skattar sin hälsorelaterade livskvalitet lägre än normalpopulationen efter utskrivningen. Studiens syfte var att beskriva självskattad upplevelse av hälsorelaterad livskvalitet (HRQoL) hos vuxna patienter två och sex månader efter utskrivning från intensivvården. Metoden grundade sig i en kvantitativ ansats med r

Much has been written about why a woman stays in a relationship with a man who exposes her to violence, while less has been written about what causes the woman to one day pack a bag and actually leave the man. Interviews with six persons, who either has personal experience from intimate partner violence or possesses knowledge of the subject through their profession, has been conducted in order to

Since the Rwandan (1994) and Balkan (1990s) atrocities, the humanitarian dimension and in particular the protection of civilians (POC) mandate has become increasingly important in UN peacekeeping operations. It is often used as a visible indicator of a mission’s success. Yet scores of civilian deaths continue to plague missions baring the failures of UN peacekeeping to fulfil its mandate. The aim

I denna uppsats undersöks översättningen av anföringsuttryck med bestämning inom hög- och lågprestigelitteratur. Fokus ligger på anföringsuttryck innehållande anföringsverbet said som åtföljs av en bestämning av någon form, till exempel ett sättsadverb, eftersom Gellerstam (1996) har formulerat en hypotes om att den här sortens dialogformel har ett lägre stilvärde på svenska än på engelska. Uppsat

I takt med att e-handeln växer i Sverige visar undersökning på att statliga myndigheter arbetar för att upprätta standard för e-handel inom offentlig sektor. I offentlig sektor har vi valt att intervjua en kommun som använder sig av denna standard(SFTI). Inom privat sektor har vi valt att intervjua tre medelstora företag som arbetar med e-handel. Vi kopplar samman dessa intervjuer med teori för e-

Given the recent predominant role of technology and the extensive use of smartphones in today’s society, the mobile device has become a major part of consumers’ daily lives. As a result, the lines between humans and technology have become blurred, where the effectiveness of interpersonal interactions at the service encounter in retail stores has been questioned. The researchers thus identified a k

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka hur grundskollärare i årskurs 1-6 konstruerar kunskapsområdet sex och samlevnad i relation till utveckling av deras sex och samlevnadsundervisning. Jag har ställt mig följande frågor: (1) Hur ser konstruktionen av sex och samlevnadsämnet ut hos grundskollärare i årskurserna 1-6 under påbörjat utvecklingsarbete av sex och samlevnadsundervisningen?, (2) Vad kan

The massive inflow of Syrian refugees in 2011 led to Lebanon becoming the country with the highest density of refugees worldwide. This thesis analyses the effect of the Syrian refugee inflow on rental prices in Lebanon. Data was gathered from four different municipalities in the area of Beirut and Mount Lebanon: Beirut, Bourj Hammoud, Jal-El-Dib and Jounieh. The data provides for the years 2007 to

There is an increasing need for companies to showcase and communicate their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to stakeholders, yet the majority of former research on CSR communication provides little insight into how CSR is communicated to internal stakeholders. This thesis aims to understand from an employee and managerial perspective how a Swedish CSR frontrunner communicates its

In this study carry trade activity in AUD, CAD, EUR and YEN vis the USD between 2014 – 2019 was analysed. The first approach employs a VECM, analyse evidence of carry trade recorded in the exchange rate pairs Futures, Forwards and Spot. Results show evidence of carry with the USD being the target currency, while the others being the funding currency. However, the AUD shows specific traits of carry

This report focuses on the topic of economic growth and education. The aim is to investigate the potential relationship between education and economic growth amongst the OECD member states. Together with theoretical perspectives and earlier research I conduct an empirical study aiming to identify if a higher degree of education has a positive impact on economic growth. Education is measured in tot

More than 50 percent of Jamaican households are remittances receiving. Remittances generally form a source of supplemental household income by helping households cover expenses such as utilities,healthcare, education etc. Studies have focused on its reaction to economic shocks, structural changes, its use as insurance or safety net or generally just observing trends. This study employs propensity

This thesis investigates the political-economic context that underlies the Korean Emissions Trading Scheme (KETS). The idea of trading carbon as a commodity in the carbon market has been embraced by many regions to reduce carbon emissions and to mitigate climate change. The government of South Korea has started to implement the emissions trading mechanism since 2015 to curtail the national greenho

Entrepreneurial education is widely acknowledged to enhance entrepreneurial activity and is employed as a means to fight poverty and to create economic prosperity. Entrepreneurial selfefficacy, defined as a person’s belief in their entrepreneurial capabilities, has been identified as a central construct in the process of business creation and is recognized as intended outcome of entrepreneurial tr

The successive waves of violence since May 2012, have put Myanmar in the international spotlight. The crisis in the Rakhine state has quickly become a global concern broadly discussed in the media. This paper examines how the Rohingya crisis is framed in Burmese and Western news media agencies by comparing the media coverage by The Global New Light of Myanmar and The New York Times between 2017-08

Syftet med denna uppsats är att ta reda på hur skolpersonal arbetar för att förebygga psykisk ohälsa hos skolungdomar. Uppsatsen behandlar personalens syn på orsaker till psykisk ohälsa, ansvarsfördelningen inom personalen samt vilka åtgärder skolan vidtar för att förebygga psykisk ohälsa hos skolungdomarna. Kvalitativa semi-strukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med olika personalkategorier på en h

Graffiti är en mycket gammal konstart som länge associerats med kriminalitet men som på senare tid kommit att erkännas som en etablerad konstart. Graffitikonstverk blir dock ofta föremål för ändring eller förstörelse och har därför ansetts vara av naturen förgängliga verk. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur graffitikonstnärens respekträtt står sig i förhållande till ingrepp från andraGraffiti is a very old art form that, for a long period of time, has been associated with criminality. Nevertheless, graffiti has nowadays come to be recognized as an art form. Graffiti artworks do, however, often become subject to distortion, mutilation or other modifications and are understood to be, by nature, perishable pieces of art. The purpose of this essay is to examine to what extent th