The rise of homophobia and violence related to it across the postcolonial world has incited many LGBT persons to migrate to Western Europe and North America. One of the possible ways includes seeking asylum on the ground of sexual orientation and gendered identity. In most cases they migrate alone and are compelled to negotiate their sexuality in paradoxical and contradictory ways. Fleeing from ho

This thesis concerns steady state equations of mass action systems and methods for solving them symbolically in Matlab. We study two different methods for solving such systems with slightly different applicability. One that is fast but limited, the other one is slower but more general. We also study the question of parameter dependence of solutions and model reduction. The parameter dependence

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka förväntningsgapet mellan småföretagare och deras revisor, med grund i uppfattningen av revisorns roll, samt att se om det ser annorlunda ut för småföretagare som frivilligt använder revisor eller som enligt lag ska ha revisor. Metoden i denna uppsats består av en kombination av en kvantitativ och en kvalitativ metod, Mixed Methods. En kvantitativ enkät samt kThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the expectation gap between small business owners and their auditors, on the basis of the perception of the role of the auditor, and to see if it looks different for small business owners that voluntarily use the auditor or are required by law to have an auditor. The method in this paper consists of a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods,

While localization helps to create websites and mobile apps for specific target markets, not as much attention was devoted to the area of affective virtual service agents. The situation is changing due to advances in affective computing and artificial intelligence. Virtual service agents have the potential to change the way how people interact with information technology by transforming control me

With advanced navigation systems becoming ubiquitous in modern cars, the availability of detailed GPS data opens up new research areas in the fields of pattern analysis and data mining. By capturing the end-of-trip GPS points of each trip made by a driver, that driver’s meaningful destinations could be identified. The knowledge of these destinations can be used for route prediction, which in turn

The Balanced Participation - The Meaning of Children’s Participation in Custody Evaluations [translated title] Children’s participation in terms of matters that truly concerns them has been highlighted in social work and the social services. When it comes to family law, researchers have found the custody and access proceedings being negligent regarding children’s participation and in considering

Until recently, sensitivity to the polarization of light had not been scrutinized in the context of flower choice in bees. In 2014, it was demonstrated that buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) could learn to distinguish between two artificial “flower” targets presenting patterns of different polarization angle orientations over 100 choices, but only when the polarization cue was in view of

Syftet med denna uppsats är att studera plats och rum i Sara Stridsbergs roman, Beckomberga – ode till min familj, utifrån Michel Foucaults tankar om heterotopier – andra platser. En heterotopi kan förklaras som en realiserad utopi, som till exempel ett mentalsjukhus, något som Foucalut benämner som avvikelsens heterotopi. Eftersom platsen Beckomberga står i fokus i Stridsbergs roman använder uppsThis essay is a study of space and place in Sara Stridsberg’s novel: Beckomberga – ode till min familj (english title: The Gravity of Love). The essay is an analysis of Stridsberg’s image of the mental institution Beckomberga through Michel Foucaults ideas on heterotopias: other places or realized utopias. The main focus has been Foucaults term heterotopia of deviation, a term of which the mental

Hur och vem väljer personer att hjälpa? Och vem hjälper man om man har möjlighet att välja mellan olika alternativ? Att hjälpa handlar inte endast om rationella övervägningar. Det finns ett flertal psykologiska aspekter som påverkar hur människor väljer att hjälpa: hur offret framställs eller vilken sinnesstämning den potentiella aktören befinner sig i. Dessa två faktorer ligger till grund för denHow and who do people choose to help? And who does one help if one has the opportunity to choose between two alternatives? To help is not all about rational considerations. There are a number of psychological aspects which affect how people choose to help: how the victim is presented or what mood the potential actor is in. These two factors are the essences of this study that intended to explore h

This study concerns two photorealistic oil paintings by Ola Billgren: Venetian Blind, 1965 and Interior, 1971-1972. These paintings are from his neorealist period and are representative for Billgren’s style in the 1960s and early1970s. There is a subtle underlying feeling of anxiety imbedded in these two paintings. A sense of distance is also present. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate h

The Modelica language supports reusable components throughout the design process. Using the Functional Mock-up Interface, system model built by reusable components can be transferred to different platforms. This can be done in a straightforward manner and makes it possible for different engineering divisions to use the same Modelica models. In this thesis, it is displayed how a Modelica model of

In this thesis we present a system for creating a textured, animated 3D model of a user’s face in real time. The model, which we call an avatar, is reconstructed from two photos of a subject, one from a front view and one from a side view. Each photo is segmented using Active Shape Models. The shapes determined by the segmentation are used to reconstruct a 3D model and the pixel colors of the imag

Vad är rimligt att betala för att minska belastningen på miljön? Den frågan ska miljöprövningsmyndigheter som godkänner etableringar miljöfarliga verksamheter ta ställning till enligt den så kallade rimlighetsavvägningen som regleras i den svenska miljölagstiftningen. Syftet med lagen är att kostnaderna för att minska miljöpåverkan inte ska överstiga nyttan för samhället. Vad som är rimliga kostnaIn this master’s thesis I have studied the 7th section of the 2nd chapter in the Swedish environmental code (miljöbalken 1998:808). The regulation encompasses the proportionality principle of environmental consideration. Its purpose is to avoid that costly countermeasures are imposed that have limited or no negative impact on the environment. The proportionality principle in the environmental code

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vuxenmobbning på arbetsplatsen inom Försvarsmakten ur ett genusperspektiv. Upplever kvinnor på en mansdominerad arbetsplats såsom Försvarsmakten sig oftare utsatta för mobbning än vad män gör? Begreppet arbetsrelaterad mobbning definieras som upprepade, negativa handlingar som förlöjligar, isolerar och kan leda till att den anställde fördrivs från arbetsplThe aim of this study was to investigate adult workplace bullying from a gender perspective within the Swedish Armed Forces. Do women consider themselves more exposed to bullying at a workplace dominated by men like the Swedish Armed Forces? The concept of work-related bullying is defined as repeated, negative acts that ridicule and isolate an employee. These actions may force the employee to quit

Many companies today are transforming their development process by leaving an old-fashioned one, like the waterfall model, behind and instead aiming for a modern process like Scrum that can keep up with today’s rapid market changes and reduce time to market lag. These companies are often aiming to become more agile and with this comes a need for short release cycles in order to get fast feedback a

Finns det utrymme för kompakta bostäder i en hållbar stadsutveckling? Allt fler människor flyttar till städer. Det påverkar användningen av olika naturresurser men ökar också konkurrensen om mark – en resurs som inte är oändlig – då fler bosätter sig inom städernas begränsade områden. Trots att den genomsnittliga familjen minskat i storlek har bostäder å andra sidan blivit allt större. För att The Earth’s population is steadily increasing and there is a fast growing urbanization as people move from rural areas to cities. Lack of housing is a big issue in many cities. At the same time, dwellings are growing in size demanding more land and natural resources, a development which is not sustainable in the long run. That is problematic as it occupies land and requires natural resources, whic

I Sverige registrerades år 2014 över 20 000 fall av vårdrelaterade infektioner vilket kostade cirka 6,5 miljarder kronor och krävde ungefär 750 000 extra vårddagar. Runt om i världen drabbas årligen hundratals miljoner människor och bara i Europa dör varje år 37 000 människor till följd av en vårdrelaterad infektion. Sjuksköterskan ansvarar i stor utsträckning för de förebyggande åtgärder som finn

This paper is written to analyze and discuss the internal and external trade effects of uniting the five Nordic countries into one bigger country, in order to find if there are any trade benefits of a unification. The estimation of the potential trade levels and the subsequent analysis will be done using models based upon the gravity theory of trade with data from four of the Nordic and eight othe

Bakgrund. En grundlig utredning krävs för att garantera barnets säkerhet vid misstänkt NAI, både klinisk och radiologisk. En röntgenundersökning har en avgörande betydelse vid diagnostisering av skelettskada hos barn. Röntgensjuksköterskor och radiologer har ett särskilt ansvar för att säkerställa barns säkerhet i samband med röntgenundersökningar, när det finns risk för att ett barn kan ha blivit