The purpose of this research was to focus on alcohol addicts turning points of their own experiences. The result of the research shows that the alcohol abuse in Swedish society is increasing despite treatments and interventions from various quarters. The chosen method for this report was a qualitative narrative method. The empirical data in this report consists of six autobiographies written by wr

Att karlägga och kvantifiera skogsinformation angående exempelvis marktäcke, terräng, trädhöjder och volym är en traditionellt både tidskrävande och dyr del av skogsbruk och forskning eftersom mätningar vanligtvis samlas in i fält med handhållna instrument. Fjärranalys har visat sig vara ett värdefullt komplement till fältbaserade mätningar eftersom det möjliggör för snabb och relativt billig insaMapping and quantifying forest information about e.g. land cover, tree height and biomass has traditionally been a both time-consuming and labour-intensive part of forestry and forest research as field measurements typically are collected manually using handheld equipment. Remote sensing has proved to be a valuable complement to field based measurements as it enables for fast and relatively cheap

Rekrytering spelar en betydande roll för en organisation på många olika plan.En rekryterare kan därför, beroende på handlingsutrymme, anses ha ett stort inflytande på verksamheten. Ett experiment utfördes för att ta reda på om riktiga rekryterare lägger fokus på olika aspekter beroende på den arbetssökandes etniska ursprung. Uppställda hypoteser undersöktes utifrån person-miljö begreppet och ett pRecruitment plays an important role in an organization on many different levels. A recruiter can, depending on his or her leeway, be considered to have a major influence on the business. An experiment was conducted to find out if real recruiters are focusing on different aspects depending on the job applicant’s ethnic background. Established hypotheses were examined on the basis of the person-envi

Kärnkraften har varit en kontroversiell politisk fråga i Sverige sen de första svenska kärnkraftverken för kommersiell elproduktion togs i drift under 1960 talet. Idag står kärnkraften för cirka 40 % av Sveriges totala elproduktion, men dess framtid är osäker. Trots att uppgraderingar av olika slag görs vid de befintliga reaktorerna har dessa en maximal livslängd på cirka 60 år, vilket innebär attThe characteristics of Boron Carbide (B4C) coated polyvinyltoluene scintillators with a sputtered B4C coating ranging between 200 and 1000 nm have been studied using a photomultiplier - Lanthanum Bromide detector setup with a PuBe neutron source. The raw data from the detectors was analysed by imposing a detector coincidence condition. The coated scintillators have been compared with a commercial

Studier visar att det råder en maktobalans inom vårdrelationen i den psykiatriska slutenvården. Eftersom vårdrelationen är sjuksköterskans främsta verktyg för att främja patientens återhämtning, är det av vikt att undersöka hur maktförhållandet mellan patient och sjuksköterska kommer till uttryck inom den psykiatriska slutenvården och hur det påverkar vårdrelationen. Litteraturstudien var baserad

How is ’Africa’ depicted in the speeches held by François Hollande in Central and West Africa? By utilizing Foucauldian discourse analysis and a post-colonial perspective, the aim of this study is to explore which discourses are prevalent in the depiction of ’Africa’ in seven of the speeches delivered by the French president in in Senegal, Mali, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea and Ivory C

Under en tio veckors period i Vietnam hösten 2014 genomförde jag ett SIDA finansierat projekt med målet att hitta enkla och billiga lösningar på hur en befintlig biogasanläggning som behandlar industriellt avloppsvatten från en tapiokafabrik skulle förbättras. Jag gjorde mätningar på vattnet som gick in och ut ur lagunen för att försöka komma fram till vad som skedde där inne, och vad det var för Anaerobic digestion is a cost-effective way of treating high organic content wastewater, as it efficiently removes large amounts of organics at the same time as biogas is produced. The production of starch from cassava roots, named tapioca, creates large amounts of high organic content wastewater and uses large amounts of thermal energy for drying the starch. At Wusons tapioca factory in southern

The aim of this study was to find out how discomycetes growing on European Marram grass, Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link, are distributed in relation to white and grey dunes. The result indicates that discomycetes are more common in the white dune area, but the difference was not statistically significant. The study also includes a genetic study of intraspecific variation in the species Albotricha ac

This essay is a concept analysis of women empowerment in Swedish foreign aid. It aims to clarify different views of empowerment with the help of earlier research. With help of this concept analysis a case study is conducted on an international training program led by the organisation International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD). The case study attempts to portray how a giver and a receiver of f

No state can do very well without perceived as legitimate. While the state’s efforts to legitimate its power is well covered in the literature, the ordinary people’s role in legitimacy is less investigated. This study is informed by the notion that legitimacy is a relational concept. Legitimacy is created in the interaction between ruler and ruled. The power structure is dependent on the people’s

This study examines Nestlé and their CSR engagement from an environmental aspect, focusing on deforestation and their use of palm oil. Being the world’s largest producer of food and beverages they are a target for public scrutiny when engaging in CSR initiatives. Using Archie B. Carroll’s pyramid of CSR and Lyon & Maxwell’s theory of corporate environmentalism will localise the predominant fac

The purpose of this thesis is to understand the importance of crisis preparation for disaster management in New Orleans before hurricane Katrina, and why New Orleans was so badly prepared despite knowing for several years that a disaster of Katrina’s magnitude was much likely to struck at this time. The study is based on secondary literature in the form of articles, web documentaries and investiga

This thesis is an attempt to identify possible changes in the operational code of the former Swedish minister for foreign affairs Carl Bildt following the Georgian war of August 2008. The analysis uses the VICS (Verbs In Context System) coding scheme developed by Stephen G. Walker, Mark Schafer and Michael D. Young to quantitively analyze public speeches made by Bildt from before and after the war

Den senaste tiden har ifrågasättandet av diagnosen skakvåld fått mycket uppmärksamhet, bl.a. eftersom HD i NJA 2014 s. 699, just på grund av ovan nämnda ifrågasättande, friade den tilltalade från anklagelserna om skakvåld. I ett annat fall beviljade HD resning för en man som tidigare dömts för skakvåld. Syftet med denna uppsats är att granska diagnosen skakvåld ur ett juridiskt perspektiv. Det skeRecently the questioning of the diagnosis ’shaken baby syndrome’ has received attention, partly because the Supreme Court in a judgment, because of the poor scientific evidence base for the diagnosis, acquitted the defendant from the accusations of shaking his baby. In another case the Supreme Court granted a man, who had been sentenced to prison for killing his daughter by violent shaking, a new

Northern Fennoscandia belongs to the sub-arctic environment and its forests are mostly composed of mountain birch trees (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii). Outbreaks by autumn moth (Epirrita autumnata) and winter moth (Operophtera brumata) are one of the most important natural disturbance factors in the mountain birch forests, with important implications for future ecosystem functioning. If ther

Syftet är att undersöka vilka erfarenheter professionella har av kvalitetsarbete i förskolan och av vilka verkningar det skärpta kravet på systematiskt kvalitetsarbete har för professionen. Ansatsen är kvalitativ och empirin består av åtta semistrukturerade intervjuer av nio professionellas erfarenheter av att bedriva systematiskt kvalitetsarbete i förskolan. Urvalet består av förskollärare och fö

The present study examined the effect of manipulated (threatened or affirmed) sense of agency on Swedish students’ preference for leadership, by ease of retrieval. Three hundred and twelve students (Mage = 23.04, SD = 2.70) participated in the experiment. The aim of the study was to investigate whether individuals’ leadership preferences was affected by perceived sense of agency. By contrasting a

Den 3 mars 2015 kom hovrättens dom i fallet om Lars som tagit sitt liv efter upprepade konflikter med sin närmaste arbetsledare. Lars upplevde sig vara mobbad av sin överordnade och hamnade i en djup depression. I målet prövades om arbetsgivaren gjort sig skyldig till vållande av annans död genom att inte ha följt arbetsmiljörättens regler. De åtalade cheferna fälldes i tingsrätten men friades i On March 3rd 2015 the Court of Appeal ruling came in the case of Lars who took his own life after repeated conflicts with his immediate supervisor at work. Lars had experienced himself to have been bullied by his superiors and ended up in a deep depression. The case was tried to confirm whether the employer was guilty of negligent manslaughter by failing to comply with health and safety regulation

Oavsett vad en förälder kan ha förordnat genom testamente har bröstarvingar enligt nuvarande arvsreglering alltid rätt till hälften av kvarlåtenskapen, den så kallade laglottsrätten. Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka vilka intressen som har motiverat laglottsinstitutets utformning i Sverige, från instiftandet fram till nuvarande reglering, samt vilka argument som framförts för och emot dess bevaraAccording to the present law of succession, the direct heirs of a deceased person have the right to retain half of the property in heritage, the so-called statutory share of inheritance, regardless of what a parent has assigned by will. The purpose of this essay is to examine the interests that legitimate the statutory share of inheritance in Sweden, from its establishment to present regulation, a

Samlevnadsformen samboskap är idag vanlig. Lagstiftaren i Sverige och Norge har intagit en restriktiv ställning till reglering av samlevnadsformen. Det är ett fåtal sambor som tar reda på exakt vilket skydd de har trots vetskapen om det begränsade ekonomiska skyddet. Antalet par som lever i samboskap har lett till diskussion kring det ekonomiska efterlevandeskyddet. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undThe form of cohabitating couples is commonly occurring today. The enactors in both Sweden and Norway have a restrictive attitude to the form of coexistence. Despite the knowledge about the limited financial protection cohabitants have, only a handful of cohabitants find out what kind of protection they actually have. Since cohabitation is a common way of living, questions about cohabitants’ financ