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The theme of this essay is to examine how prophet stories are presented for children. The specific aim is to analyze the narrative structure of two texts presenting the story of Adam. The study uses two Arabic children texts presenting the Story of Prophet Adam (pbuh). The study starts with presenting some theories and their typological frame of narratology and some of their narratological tools,
In today's rapidly changing business environment, organizations strive to be agile in order to accommodate changes and seize opportunities. Since organizations use information system as a tool to serve their needs, it is important for these systems also to be agile. One prominent type of such systems is business intelligence, which provides organizations with information to gain and retain com
This paper will provide different analysis over the Brazilian innovation system, on how it has developed over time, the key features in the system and the next steps in development. In order to better explain the evolution and to evaluate the system, the author will provide systematic, functional, economic, historic and international analysis, based on frameworks proposed by academics in the innov
Bildstyrd strålterapi är en process bestående av att ta 2D eller 3D bilder under strålbehandlingens gång och används för att försäkra sig om att patienten är positionerad på samma sätt som referensbilden för att få samma dos som planerades (beräknat på referens bilden). I det här arbetet har en 3D scanning av patientens positionering jämförs med en CT referensbild för patienten. Efter matchen, somPurpose: The aim of this study is to a) study the benefits and limitations with soft-tissue match for lung cancer patients, b) evaluate five different soft-tissue match methods, c) compare soft-tissue with bony match, d) find the stable surrogates to match on for obscured malignant lymph nodes, e) calculate CTV to PTV and OAR margins and volume of PTV for the corresponding margins, and d) study th
Bröstcancer är den vanligaste cancerformen hos kvinnor i Sverige och står ensam för 30 % av cancerdiagnoserna. Detta innebär att varje dag får 20 kvinnor beskedet att de har drabbats av bröstcancer. Idag får ungefär 50 % av alla cancerpatienter strålbehandling och på strålbehandlingsavdelningen vid Skånes universitetssjukhus (SUS) behandlas flertalet bröstcancerpatienter dagligen. Vanligast är aBackground and purpose: Post-operative adjuvant radiotherapy of left-sided breast cancer patients is associated with cardiac and pulmonary complication. By utilizing different respiratory gating techniques the absorbed dose to the heart and lung can decrease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare enhanced inspiration gating (EIG) and deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH). The use of
Cooperation initiatives across national borders is growing phenomenon all over the world due to developing globalization and regionalization. Growing trend of spatial reorganization of production process, massive growth of markets and labor recourses, opportunities to “escape” from spatial and resource dependencies are stimulating international cross-border interactions and emergence of cross-bord
Nowadays, innovation and technological development are considered as crucial for the development and economic growth of regions and nations. Knowledge interactions hold a central position in the innovation process. In line with this, researchers as well as politicians emphasize that knowledge interactions need to be facilitated. This approach has been adapted to the cross-border regional context a
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been used by organizations and companies the world throughout since 1990. Many universities have recently replaced their legacy systems with ERP systems to improve work efficiency. One solution available for universities by way of management information system is the Campus ERP system. The Campus ERP system helps universities incorporate all departme
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, mainly propane and butane, used for various heating purposes and as vehicle fuel. This thesis focuses on examining the LPG market, evaluating a couple of driving factor hypotheses for the propane price and developing a model for forecasting of future propane prices in North-West Europe, both on daily and monthly horizons. I
This study describes the safety culture at Lund University School of Aviation (LUSA) at two occasions, separated by a period of approximately one year, and the effects of the interventions that were carried out during this year. The study was conducted by means of two attitude measurement surveys with interviews after the first survey and opportunities for the respondents to propose improvements a
East Asia has experienced a substantial decline in fertility over past few decades. Japan and Korea touched lowest level of fertility, which is 1,26 and 1,08 children per woman respectively in 2005. However, Taiwan continued to decline until 2010 when the fertility rate was 0,90 children per woman. Population growth is also declining steadily in these countries. Population loss has already started
In the recent years, nonprofit sector has become an important part of modern society and small nonprofit organizations are the major part of nonprofit sector. However, Information Systems (IS) research in the sector has been limited, especially in the context of small nonprofits. In this paper, we attempt to explore the use of IS and IS effectiveness in the small nonprofit context. We also explore
Som ett alternativ till att implementera mjukvaran in-house är det möjligt att hyra mjukvara som en tjänst, detta kallas för Software as a Service (SaaS). SaaS ställer nya krav på leverantör och kund då de ställs inför nya risker och möjligheter. Efter en litteraturgenomgång har vi identifierat dessa och funnit att vissa faktorer betraktas både som en möjlighet och risk. De faktorer som påstås
Syfte: Undersökningen har för avsikt att undersöka skillnaden i den frivilliga redovisningen av humankapital mellan kunskapsföretag och varuproducerande företag. Uppsatsens mål är att kartlägga och beskriva hur redovisningen görs; vad som redovisas och hur man redovisar informationen. På så sätt vill vi skapa en förståelse för vilka faktorer som påverkar redovisningen av humankapital i en svensk k
This essay provides an analysis of the relation between entrepreneurship, taxes and institutions. Based on endogenous growth theory, the entrepreneur, as a provider of innovations, is expected to have an essential impact on economic growth. For the modern welfare state this raises the question on how to optimally tax entrepreneurial activity in order to minimize distortion effects, while stimulati
Prescriptive building codes have been used for many years and created a common sense regarding what an adequate fire safety design and an acceptable level of risk is. Introducing performance based building codes brought architectural flexibility, more bespoke design, and cost-benefit analysis into fire safety design previously not possible in a number of different building types. Alternative Solut
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is a highly used concept in leadership and education. The aim of this study was to examine the concept emotional intelligence is and what impact it has in social work. I have explored different texts, dissertations and other literature related to emotional intelligence and social work. I have also used the two most common theories about emotional intelligence, which is
