Following a long-standing sociolinguistic pursuit to investigate language policy through complex non-linear models that analyze historical, structural, political and social processes that produce, contextualize, circulate and negotiate particular ideologies, beliefs and myths about languages and their values through meaning-making activities, this master’s thesis aims to apply an interpretive appr

This thesis aims to present different ways of handling the vibrations for large displacement single cylinder engines (test beds). These test beds are used for development purposes at Scania. The imbalances causing the vibrations are discretized which are then suppressed using counter weights and carefully designed balance shafts. It is found that with some unconventional designs, balance shafts ca

In recent years, several interesting wearable products which originates from smartphone technology have been introduced on the market. One of these products which has increased in interest, but not yet received a commercial breakthrough, is smart glasses. As the technology is still young and undeveloped, few players have embarked on the market and there is still room for improvement. In this thesi

The latest standard within video compression, HEVC/H.265, was released during 2013 and provides a significant improvement from its predecessor AVC/H.264. However, with a constantly increasing demand for high denition video and streaming of large video files, there are still improvements that can be done. Difficult content in video sequences, for example smoke, leaves and water that moves irregular

The main aim of this study is to answer the hypothesis that Judy Chicago's 1971 photolithograph "Red Flag", along with her academic career, can be seen as an answer to the new approach to art history and what defines art, that Linda Nochlin calls for in her essay "Why have there been no great women artists?". The analysis of "Red Flag", which depicts a bloodfille

Since the 1990-s music has become more and more polished, to the point where it is almost too perfect. Are we obsessed with perfection, both in structure and pitch? Auto-tune, playback and excessive compression are tools used in all genres, but most commonly seen in pop music. What is the fascination with everything being perfect and flawless? Is not the human part of music important today? This

The aim of this study is to conduct a critical analysis of two video games through the perspective of gender studies. The reason for doing the analysis is implicitly connected to education. The results produced by this study are meant to showcase how video games can be analyzed critically, similar to how a novel or a movie can be analyzed. Sequentially, this will serve as an example how video game

I denna studie undersöktes om patienter med borderline personlighetsstörning uppvisade svårigheter när det gällde förmågan till spatial koherens och därmed förmågan att föreställa sig nya upplevelser och om det fanns något samband mellan denna hippocampalt medierade förmåga till spatial koherens och mentaliseringsförmåga. I studien deltog patienter med borderline personlighetsstörning (n = 4) och This study examined whether patients with borderline personality disorder exhibited difficulties concerning spatial coherence and thereby the ability to imagine new experiences and if spatial coherence mediated by the hippocampus correlated with the ability to mentalize. Patients with borderline personality disorder (n = 4) and healthy controls (n = 10) took part in the study. The results showed t

Faster development of new products and shorter product life cycles increases the frequency of product removals. Despite its increasing presence, product removal tends to be neglected both in theory and in practice. When the product removal process is overlooked, it might induce customer dissatisfaction and unnecessary costs. The product removal process is the implementation of the product eliminat

De bestämmelser som i dag tillämpas i Sverige beträffande vård av barn och ungdomar som lever i missförhållanden eller som på annat sätt far illa återfinns i socialtjänstlag (2001:453) samt lag (1990:52) med särskilda bestämmelser om vård av unga. Bestämmelserna i socialtjänstlag (2001:453) reglerar den frivilliga vård som kan erbjudas då barnets föräldrar, och i vissa fall den unge själv, lämnat The regulations that Sweden applies regarding the care of youths who live in grievances or in other ways being neglected can be found in socialtjänstlag (2001:453) and lag (1990:52) med särskilda bestämmelser om vård av unga. The rules in socialtjänstlag (2001:453) regulates the voluntary care that can be offered when the legal guardians, and in some cases the youth itself, has given his or her co

Purpose: The purpose is to find out how first time buyers of cars gather and process information to make decisions. Methodology: The thesis has been based on a qualitative study with a hermeneutic approach. The primary data is based on interviews whereas the secondary data is derived from scientific publications and books. Theoretical perspective: The essay is based on the information retrieva

This essay examines three different English teachers’ beliefs on using Swedish in their teaching. Through interviews it is uncovered what they think of the benefits and drawbacks of using Swedish in the teaching. They also approximate how much Swedish they use in the classroom and for what reasons. The teachers also interpret what the steering documents say on this subject and connect it to their

Examensarbetets titel: Vad är service värt? Seminariedatum: 2016-01-15 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29 Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Handledare: Magnus Lagnevik Syfte: Att undersöka sambandet mellan servicekvalitet och svenska flygresenärers vilja att betala en prispremie vid köp av flygresa. Metod: Med hjälp av kvantitativ metod och en deduktiv ansats däAbstract Title: What is the value of service? Seminar date: 2016-01-15 Course: FEKH29 Business administration: Degree Project in Marketing, Undergraduate Level, 15 hp. Advisor: Magnus Lagnevik Purpose: To examine the relationship between service quality and the willingness of Swedish air travelers to pay a price premium when purchasing a flight ticket. Methodology: The relationship between

Syftet med undersökningen har varit att utröna hur existensen av deflation påverkat aktiemarknaden. Den data som låg till grund för den ekonomiska analysen var främst finansiell data, men också makroekonomisk data, från Japan mellan 1969 och 2015. Data från USA i samma period förekom också. Den ekonomiska analysen gjordes genom att testa samband med OLS- och binärvalsmodeller. Inflation, och som

Allt fler grundskolor upplever att biltrafiken ökar utanför skolorna på grund av att föräldrarna skjutsar sina barn till och från skolan med bil. En minskning av andelen barn som går eller cyklar till skolan har uppmärksammats på flera håll. Det fria skolvalet och friskolornas etablering har inneburit att allt fler barn går i skolor som ligger längre bort från hemmet vilket försvårar arbetet med aThis study focuses on the problem with parents driving their children to and from school by car. The environments outside the schools are usually not designed for this traffic. A school in Lund is used as a case study. The purpose of the study is to find out why parents choose to drive their children to school by car, what measures are appropriate to implement, how the process looks like when tryi

Title: Necessity knows no law : A qualitative study on the processing of emergency assistance in the social services. The aim of this study was to examine how social workers make decisions about financial aid in emergency situations when the user does not have food for the day. We wanted to find out what the social worker needs to know about the user to make a decision and which decision basis th

This thesis is conducted in order to answer the question of whether the US trades more with Spanish-speaking countries after the implementation of NAFTA. The choice of topic is motivated by the fact that there seems to be a gap in similar studies on this specific area. The hypothesis is tested with a gravity model and an OLS regression. The panel data consists of 78 middle income countries exports