Bakgrund: Diatermi är ett elektriskt medicintekniskt instrument som leder högfrekvent ström. Med diatermi är det möjligt att blodstilla genom koagulering och att skära i vävnaden. Vid diatermianvändning utvecklas rök på grund av de höga temperaturerna, det är en känd faktor att denna rök innehåller hälsoskadliga partiklar Syfte: Syftet var att observera hur ofta och hur lång tid operationssjuksköt

Till grund för denna uppsats ligger översättningar av tre spanska matreportage från tidskriften Sobremesa. Syftet med uppsatsen har varit att undersöka hur man bäst går tillväga för att anpassa en text efter en ny målspråkskultur utan att riskera att den personliga stilen i texten går förlorad vid överföringen. Uppsatsen inleds med en källtextanalys som utgår ifrån Lennart Hellspongs och Per Ledin

The aim of this master's thesis is to examine how the architecture and interior design of The International Library in Stockholm affects the library use and the identification of the library as a multi-lingual place. The International Library is a library that is specialized in multi-lingual library services and collections. As a theoretical outset of the study serves the assumption that the i

Economic evaluation has become an important tool in health and transport economics. To evaluate decisions, thresholds and benchmark values are required. These thresholds can include valuating lives in monetary form. To ensure an efficient distribution of resources the value of human life should be approximately the same between the sectors. In transport economics value of statistical life (VSL) is

Home ownership has for long been welcomed and subsidized across most Western countries. Earlier macro studies on the linkages between home ownership rates and unemployment rates have shown a fairly strong support of the Oswald hypothesis. However, these results have been contradicted by micro level evidence on the topic. In this paper the Oswald hypothesis will be analysed by conducting a panel da

Allt fler företag har insett marknadsföringsvärdet i att marknadsföra produkter via bloggar. Detta då bloggarna oftast paketerar budskapet som en produktrekommendation vilket gör att bloggaren betraktas som källan till budskapet. Vår undersökning har studerat hur trovärdighet skapas för bloggarens personliga varumärke, hur celebritetsrepresentation är iakttagbart på bloggar och varför bloggaren be

Globalization and more open economies has over the last two decades led to an increase of FDI which has been argued to lead to economic growth. So far economists are not unanimous on to what extent or fully agreed upon if certain other conditions have to be fulfilled for this to be true. In newer research on economic development scientists emphasize the importance of institutions for economic grow

Lobbying in the Swedish political system – understood as direct contact by organized interests with elected representatives to influence public decision-making – has increased and diversified as the system has transformed from corporatist to pluralist. Even if lobbying may be perceived as a threat to democracy, particularly challenging towards the basic notion of political equality, there is no pu

Many argue that Victoria Park is the introduction of gated communities in Sweden. In this paper I explore what kind of need this type of housing satisfies by doing interviews with residents of Victoria Park in Malmö, Sweden. Current research on the subject is primarily developed in a North American context and existing theories and discussions might not be directly applicable to Swedish condition

This thesis explores the interactions between tourism development and cultural values in the South Pacific nation of Samoa. As tourism is likely to remain a key strategy for the development of Samoa, this study explores the impact of such development on the cultural component of fa’a Samoa, or Samoa’s way of life, which varies quite significantly from Western, capitalist culture. The aim of the st

Issue of Study: Today purchasing plays an important role when it comes to innovation and in the future it will be even more important for firms to have well-functioning purchasing departments. As the opportunity to outsource some of the production components’ rise, the pressure on the purchasing department to contribute to innovation will increase. The question is how a procurement department can

Med hjälp av en utförd diskursanalys av de två första avsnitten i första säsongen av tv-serierna Sex and the city och Entourage besvarades frågeställningarna. Uppsatsen syftar till att studera konsumtionsdiskursen i konsumtionssamhället och hur olika budskap som konsumtion, lycka, makt och framgång förmedlas till seriernas tittare. Den syftar även till att undersöka vilka likheter och skillnader d

The aim of this study is to identify changes in pattern of long-term variability of seasonal discharge for the period 1851-2100 among four selected Swedish rivers based on output data from EC-Earth climate model. In order to achieve the main goal and be able to analyze and compare changes in patterns of variability of water discharge for the past time period 1851-2005 and future time-period 2006-

Voltage stability is an important issue in electrical power system. As a result, several industrial-grade power system simulator tools are developed in order to estimate the behaviour of the electric power system under certain conditions. Several tests have been developed to compare and to check different simulators and to prove their correct performance. Comparisons between commercial simulation

Syftet med uppsatsen var att utvärdera dialektisk beteendeterapi för ungdomar, en behandling som initialt utvecklats för en äldre patientgrupp. Inledningsvis jämfördes patienternas (N = 33, ålder = 13-17) skattningar innan behandlingen, gällande psykiatrisk problematik, anknytningsdimensioner samt temperaments- och karaktärsfaktorer, mot normgrupper. För en mindre grupp (N = 10) undersöktes däreftThe purpose of the paper was to evaluate a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) treatment for adolescents, a treatment that was originally developed for older patient groups. First patients (N = 33, age = 13-17) were compared with norm groups on current psychiatric problems, attachment dimensions (ASQ) and temperament and character factors (TCI). The adolescent patient group differed in most of thes

Urban transportation is becoming increasingly challenging in the face of growing cities, urban sprawl and a rising trend in car use. Beyond the direct impacts of motorized transports, the development of extensive car infrastructure exacerbates social differences, especially in urban areas. The social dimension of transport is however marginalized in the current model of transport planning and sign

This study examines the construction of national identity in two speeches, held respectively by King Abdullah II of Jordan and King Mohammed VI of Morocco, during the height of the Arab Spring in 2011. These speeches were a response to public uprisings and contained numerous reforms, which may have been instrumental for the continued rule of the Jordanian and Moroccan regimes. Using theories on na

As a result of technological advancements, marketing of various shapes have ex-ploded. In today's society it is not a question of where, what or how to spread a message, it's about getting someone to listen. This paper aims to raise awareness of the role of music in marketing, specifically how music in advertising can affect consumers' perception of and approach to an enterprise. By de