In recent years a lot of criticism against the main assumptions of economic modeling has come to up, this has led to physicists entering the field of economics. By applying models originally developed for physics to economics, especially finance, analyzing methods with a different approach can be used. Inspired by earthquakes Didier Sornette created a model that analyze financial market crashes. W

Through qualitative semi-structured interviews this study deals with some key questions related to the issue of integration based on the experiences of five Southeast Asian women residing in the Faroe Islands. The motivation behind the study is the apparent lack of awareness and interest among indigenous Faroese and politicians concerning immigrants and the almost complete absence of research on t

LGBTs (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) in Lebanon have for a long time been a target of oppression were legal, economic and social factors have contributed to their historical marginalization. While the Lebanese Penal code in article 534, is criminalizing homosexuality the law is rarely applied and is primarily used to violate the privacy of gay and lesbians by denying them basic human rig

Authors: Sanna Fyledal and Sanne Hjalmar Title: Business and pleasure or victimization –media images of male and female prostitution Supervisor: Katarina Jacobsson Assessor: Håkan Jönsson Prostitution is often described as a female phenomenon in texts describing occurrence, spread and actions against prostitution. Male prostitution was only mentioned briefly, to state the lack of knowledge and in

This paper focuses on measurement methods of credit risk. By modeling credit default swap spreads and predicting possible defaults of corporations with the use of default probabilities this paper makes the search for consistent methods to measure and manage risk by constructing plausible forecasts of contingent corporate defaults. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize advantages and disadvanta

This thesis studies all regional risk- and vulnerability analyses of Swedish county administrative boards from 2006. The method used in this descriptive study is direct content analysis based on theoretical models and relevant research areas. In total, 51 questions for each of the 20 county administrative boards has been answered where some answers have been quantified. The results of the study re

This work presents a rule-based character-recognition system for the Korean script, Hangeul. An input raster image representing one Korean character (Hangeul syllable) is thinned down to a skeleton, and the individual lines extracted. The lines, along with information on how they are interconnected, are translated into a set of hierarchical graphs, which can be easily traversed and compared with a

The aim with this report was to evaluate whether it is possible for the county administration in Skåne to assess the emergency preparedness in the county based on available documented information produced in the county’s municipalities. Seven municipalities’ documented emergency preparedness was evaluated using a direct content analysis. The analysis was based on an assessment template reflecting

Abstract In this study I have sought to understand the conditions for knowledge and objectivity in family assessment-work. I have used a philosophical theory to reach understanding of what possibilities and obstacles there are for an assessor in trying to reach knowledge about, and to be objective in, working with child and family-assessment. To fulfill my purpose I have made one group- and one s

Problem/Bakgrund: Flexibiliseringen av arbetslivet har påverkat och ändrat arbetsförhållandena för människor. I den här studien undersöker vi arbetsflexibilitetens konsekvenser så som de upplevs av enskilda individer i arbeten som innebär en frihet vad gäller arbetstider, distansarbete och eget ansvar. Syfte: Vi ämnar pröva om sociologen Richard Sennetts teori stämmer för svenska arbetsförhållan

This papers examines the impact Transnational Advocacy Networks have had on the process for Human Rights Accountability in Uruguay. Uruguay has an amnesty law in place since 1986, but have in spite of this managed to prosecute main figures of the 1973-1985 dictatorship, and the amnesty law is currently seriously challenged. The 'Network thesis', regards these Transnational Advocacy Network

Syftet med denna studie är att ta reda på de inställningar revisorer och småföretag har om revisorer arbete och undersöka om och hur revisorns roll kommer att förändras av revisionspliktens avskaffande. Jag har använt mig av en kvalitativ undersöknings metod samt kommer att använda mig av både sekundär data och primär data för denna studie. Primärdata kommer jag få medelst intervjuer med fem revis

Abstract The competition regarding market shares in the mobile handset industry is tough. Today the mobile phone is more and more becoming a personal accessory and trends in shape, color and material are changing rapidly. The keypad is one of a phone’s many components which the end user gets in touch with first. It is used to activate the phone, and it is what the user feels and looks at initially

The goal of this Master Thesis is to help Tetra Pak with the current problems related with the creasing units. The creasing unit is set with different configurations depending on which package is wanted to be manufactured. The unit is provided with different modules and each module is moved by means a gear transmission. The different packages require different gears setups that could affect the qu

This thesis is done in cooperation with Dresser Wayne AB in Malmö and the objective has been to investigate if it is possible to use the X-flo meter, see Figure 1, in an LPG-dispencer. An increased pressure is used in the LPG-system, which involves a higher risk of leaking and strength problems. During the development consideration has been taken to a new outlet, though other couplings are used in

Our paper tries to verify the relation between international banks’ expansion and international automotive corporations’ overseas business in China. Pervasive phenomena indicate that foreign banks take following their clients as the initial strategy when they start overseas business in China’s market. As many previous literatures analyzed, in the beginning stage in a new foreign market, multinatio

A common, and reoccurring, problem with aluminum alloy car wheel rims is their ease of becoming scratched and damaged during normal operation. This phenomenon is unwanted not only as it aggravates visual appearance, but also as scratches and chippings can contribute to unsuitable product property changes. The study aims at developing one, or several, product concepts of how to protect aluminu

This is the report of a master thesis in Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Design at Lund Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Dresser Wayne AB in Malmö. This master thesis aims to develop and design a new compact pay terminal for use at gas stations. Before the end of 2010 a new standard for credit card handling will be introduced in most of Europe. This new standard is called EM

This master thesis has been carried out in collaboration between Lund Institute of Technology and the department Kitchen&Dining at IKEA of Sweden in Älmhult. The aim for this project has been to develop new products in the kitchen in hence to make everyday life easier for people above 50 years and at the same time make it better for all IKEA’s customers. Enhanced general health conditions

This is a Master Thesis about the use of mineral glass in mobile phone front windows. A brief introduction to glass as a material and its behavior is followed up by our own research and investigations. We have looked at existing and unreleased phones from Sony Ericsson that use or will use mineral glass. We have also examined some competitor phones. All gathered information was analyzed, sorte