Search results

Provision of freshwater to urban residents remains a significant global challenge. A challenge whose impendent success in many regions is further threatened by climate change and urbanization projections, subsequently increasing the pressure on urban water supply. Employing an intersectional lens, this case study explores household implications of and responses to water shortage in Gaborone, the c

Despite a common colonial past under the British empire, Singapore and Malaysia have experienced vastly different development paths since independence. While Singapore has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world today, Malaysia’s economy remains a mere third of that of Singapore’s. Despite the economic disparity between the two countries, the newly available data on well-being, as prese

Digital learning environments have become powerful tools that assist both in learning and teaching. They are usually created by teachers and used in pedagogics as a mean of group work that facilitates collaboration. In this paper a learning environment, created and used in a group, is studied as an information system that facilitates exam preparation. The study aims to find out what requirements s

Sweden have been under a lot of economic, political, and social pressure after the refugee crisis that occured 2015. Unanswered questions from the government made many citizens question the work that they do regarding the refugees in Sweden. A hot topic broke out when different media outlets spoke harshly against the Moroccan unaccompanied refugee boys and the criminal activities they commit. Thei

Violence against women with experience of substance abuse is a complex issue where both violence and substance abuse aggravate each other, creating social situations difficult to break up from. Social services tend only to categorise these women as substance abusers, concealing their status as victims of violence and leading to inadequate support. To further understand these women’s experiences of

The aim of this paper was to analyze and reflect on how Swedish newspapers report on mental illness amongst adolescents and review what causes of mental illness are presented and what prevention strategies Swedish newspapers reports on. The research questions where: What forms of mental illness are represented in the articles? What causes of mental illness are presented in the articles? What preve

The purpose of this study was to investigate the phenomenon of psychological intimate partner violence among bisexual women. For this, semi-structured interviews were conducted with professionals who meet women who have been subject to intimate partner violence. The theoretical perspectives used for the analysis were Social Constructivism and Gender Theory, with a focus on power and control. The r

In recent years, the drawbacks of parallel systems in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) have been acknowledged in professional and academic communities, where the need for integration of the two fields in connection to development has been stressed. In this regard, the concept of resilience as an antithesis of risks has also been considered. In this study, a scoping

Two-stage anaerobic digestion is considered as a sustainable and efficient way to deal with dairy effluent, and is commonly applied. The pre-acidification happening during the first stage of this process could be used to buffer the complex conditions in the initial dairy effluent, as well as produce intermediary product such as volatile fatty acids (VFA), and it is essential to be controlled. Vari

The aim of this study was to examine how prison officers experience the work with transgender inmates in a government agency based on gender binarity. Qualitative interviews with seven prison officers were conducted to answer the aim and questions of the study. A targeted selection was used to find interviewees. The theories used to analyze the empirical data was Queer theory with Michel Foucault’

Vår avsikt med denna undersökning är att presentera eventuella utmaningar med e-lärandesystem och hur dessa utmaningar kan bemötas. E-lärande är ett kraftfullt redskap för att förmedla information och kunskap till studenter. Genom att använda digitala plattformar för lärande öppnas nya möjligheter för att ta del av och lära sig ny kunskap, med detta tillkommer även utmaningar och hinder. Genom en

To compete on the global market many companies need to undergo fundamental organizational changes. However, many companies fail to make successful transformations. To identify the factors that contribute to a successful transformation, some researchers have focused on a micro perspective and investigated employees’ characteristics and attitudes (e.g., organizational commitment, readiness for chang

Healthcare is facing several upcoming challenges, such as individuals tending to become unhealthier, which is the cause of many chronic diseases and lack of healthcare professionals, resulting in decreased efficiency in healthcare. A shift to preventive healthcare could reverse this trend by focusing on improving the living habits of the population. Internet of Things technology has enabled tools

Den äldre siluriska Waukesha Lagerstätte från Wisconsin, USA, är en Konservat-Lagerstätte som uppvisar en diverse samling av exceptionellt välbevarade mjukvävnadsorganismer. Den här studien innefattar förstahandsbeskrivningar och bedömningar av 23 gåtfulla masklika fossila exemplar från Waukesha Lagerstätte, tillsammans med en litteraturstudie. Studien fokuserar på avsättningsmiljön i vilken stratThe lower Silurian Waukesha Lagerstätte of Wisconsin, USA, is a Konservat-Lagerstätte which has yielded a diverse assemblage of exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied organisms. This study comprises first-hand descriptions and assessments of 23 enigmatic worm-like specimens from the Waukesha Lagerstätte, alongside a literature review. The study focuses on the depositional environment in which th

In recent years the concept of “Blue carbon” has brought attention to the importance of Mangroves, Seagrass and Saltmarsh ecosystems in carbon cycles. Concerns over climate change has had countries commit to decreasing CO2 emissions, often using natural processes to sequester CO2. This trend has often followed a market approach through creating a monetary value and market for CO2. This Climate Fin

This paper navigates the subject of economic growth and energy use, with a focus on environmental sustainability. The aim is to investigate the relationship between the renewable share of total primary energy supply and the GDP per capita growth rate by conducting an empirical study on the OECD member states. The growth rate of GDP has for a long time been used as a measure of economic growth and

Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa ökar i Sverige och alternativa behandlingsmetoder efterfrågas alltmer. Dock är evidensen bristfällig och trots att hästunderstödd rehabilitering är en aktivitetsbaserad rehabiliteringsform är arbetsterapeutisk forskning inom området nästintill obefintlig. Syfte: Att granska befintlig evidens avseende hästunderstödd rehabilitering för personer med psykisk ohälsa, med stöd aBackground: Mental illness is increasing in Sweden and more alternative rehabilitation methods are requested. The research is however inadequate and even though equine-assisted therapy is an activity-based rehabilitation form, the occupational therapy research on the matter is nearly non-existent. Aim: The aim of this study was to overview the existing evidence for equine-assisted therapy for pers

Sjukvården i Sverige har gjort många försök med digitalisering, men separata och process-specifika system som ibland utvecklats självständigt av personalen har resulterat i en ineffektiv vård. Region Skåne är först i ledet med implementeringen av det heltäckande Skånes Digitala Vårdsystem, SDV. Stora systemimplementeringar som resulterar i genomgripande verksamhetsförändringar har dock visat sig v

Sociala medier tar en allt större plats i vår vardag. Instagram är en av de sociala medier som vanligast i Sverige och bland gymnasieelever är antalet användare stort. Syftet med denna studien var därför att undersöka hur användningen av Instagram påverkade gymnasieelevers självbild. Metoden som valdes till denna studien var kvalitativa intervjuer med 10 gymnasieelever från två kommuner i Skåne. FSocial media´s position in our everyday life is expanding. Instagram is one of the most common used social networking sites in Sweden and amongst secondary school students the quantity of users is high. The aim of this study was therefore to examine how the use of Instagram affects the body image of secondary school students. The method chosen for this study was qualitative interviews with ten sec