The Elderly people in Zambia face numerous challenges resulting from high poverty levels, stigma, and social exclusion, poor service provision in old people's homes, and lack of proper care and support from family and the public. In addition, changes in population ageing have also resulted in increased longevity affecting the obligatory responsibilities of the state and the family to meet indi

Teachers are an essential part of the mandatory reporting system in Sweden. Schools and social services have a collective responsibility to take measures to protect children from abuse and neglect. Thus, teachers are obliged to observe and share information with the social services if they become aware or suspect child maltreatment. This qualitative study examined teachers’ perspectives on the man

The aim of this study was to show how Swedish criminal justice agencies organizational structure is preventing and/or promoting the work with clients that are convicted. This study is based on five semi-structured interviews with five workers in the criminal justice agency. During the analyzing part the answers of the interviews were connected through Max Weber's bureaucracy theory as well as

Abstract Authors: Petra Henningsson & Maria Ley Title: “It is almost sarcasm to refer to a disability as an asset” - A qualitative study regarding the experience of being an adhd-diagnosed parent Supervisor: Johan Cronehed Assessor: Henriette Frees Esholdt Based on seven qualitative, semi-structured interviews with adhd-diagnosed parents, our aim is to deepen the knowledge regarding the posi

The purpose of our thesis has been to increase the knowledge about the need of investigating children who may have ADHD in order to contribute to more children receiving the support and understanding they need to be able to succeed in school. In our research, we have investigated which initiator that initiates ADHD investigations in the majority of cases for children in primary school and elementa

In a working world faced with technological innovation, rampant viruses, environmental and climate change, and a volatile global political situation, agricultural workers face the continuing dual human rights dilemma of occupational health and safety and access to a healthy environment. More than a third of the world's working population is engaged in agriculture, which plays a vital role in d

Special hatha yoga classes for musicians and variations of postures (asana) in normal yoga classes. Why and how to apply the different branches of hatha yoga in a yoga class. Practicing breathing exercises (pranayama), concentration (dharana)/meditation (dhyana), postures (asana) and relaxation (savasana). Safe physical exercises without pressure/bodyweight on hands and wrists. I chose postures co

The Swedish labour market has over the years developed through minimal intervention from the government. The steady increase of granted work permits shows an increasing demand of foreign skills for all levels of education. Third-country nationals have the right to work in Sweden when a valid work permit has been granted. Work permits are granted by the Migration Board if the employee can support t

The stock market plays an important role in promoting the development of the national economy. It is of great significance to deeply understand the operation laws of the stock market and predict the future stock price. This paper explores the prediction methods of the Chinese stock market by analyzing the stock trading data and macroeconomics data. This paper compares four methods to predict the r

The need for targeted interest deduction rules is far from over. Most recently targeted interest deduction limitation rules have been presented in the proposal for a Directive implementing OECD Pillar Two in the EU, as well as in the proposal for a Directive on debt-equity bias reduction allowance. In Lexel, the Court of Justice of the European Union struck down the Swedish targeted interest dedu

Homelessness is a major concern in todays society. Nevertheless, the place of the church S:ta Clara in Stockholm, Sweden, has an individual will to diminish homeless individuals and improve their standard of living. The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis is to investigate the place and space of S:ta Clara. It’s about the everyday life of homeless individuals who socialize and could obtain security

From all the wild berries that grow in Sweden only 2-5% is utilized (RISE, 2022). The United Nation has 17 goals for sustainable development, and many of those goals are related to sustainable food production (United Nations, 2022). A sustainable food product should have low environmental impact, social equity, and economic viability, while still containing essential nutrients (Woodhouse et al, 20

The present thesis aims to describe the role of resilience in recovering from a systemic shock in peripheral regions. To do so literature review and a theoretical framework is assessed, for then taking into consideration an empirical case. Such an empirical case leads the thesis in confirming the important role of resilience on a firm-level (in this case trough the creation of technological novelt

There is a need for a complement to caregivers’ mobile phones in home health care. Mobile phones disrupt patient contact because caregivers often need to look down at their phone’s screen and they increase the risk of infection because phones’ screens often have bacteria, viruses and infectious fungi on them. They also disrupt caregivers’ ability to use both hands to deliver care to their patients

Den socioekonomiska segregationen har fått konsekvenser för både individen och samhället i form av bristande integration och näringsliv, ökad otrygghet och ojämlika förutsättningar för individer att göra val som styr deras livskvalitet. Segregationens konsekvenser kan anses vara extra påtagliga i Sveriges utsatta områden. Tidigare forskning pekar på att ungdomar som begår brott kommer från ostabil

I Sverige råder kompetensbrist inom IT-branschen enligt IT & Telekomföretagen. Relaterat till detta är att utvecklingen inom IT går så snabbt att utbildningarna inte hinner anpassas. Som svar har alternativa utbildningsvägar till högskola och universitet uppkommit. Parallellt har nya riktlinjer för de systemvetenskapliga programmen tagits fram och presenterats i IS2020. Den teoretiska bakgrund

The current trends for most fair-skinned populations are that the incidence of melanoma and non-pigmented skin lesions is growing, and this growing trend will continue for the upcoming years. The emergence of deep learning networks and their promising results in solving real-world healthcare problems and improving diagnostic accuracy opens new possibilities. This thesis consists of the creation o

The migration patterns of newly graduated students have implications for regional development, as the attraction and retention of high-educated individuals is important for the innovation and productivity of the regional labor market. Moreover, imbalances in the migration flows may create or amplify regional discrepancies. The study focuses on the demographic characteristics of the graduates from

Med en ökad efterfrågan på hållbara förpackningslösningar för den ständigt växande FMCG-marknaden, uppenbarar sig fiberbaserade system som ett svar på att fasa ut plast i förpackningar och minska vårt klimatavtryck. Att konstruera en förpackningslösning som till stor del består av kartong kommer med sina utmaningar, som att integrera funktioner i kartongen som polymerer tidigare bidragit till. Då With an increased demand for sustainable packaging solutions for the ever-growing FMCG market, fiber-based systems rise as an answer to phasing out plastics in packages and reducing the humanity’s climate footprint. However, constructing a packaging solution largely consisting of paperboard comes with its challenges, such as integrating functionalities in the anisotropic paperboard that formerly w