This study investigates the relationship between women’s empowerment and son preference. Development and women’s empowerment indicators were utilized to explore their effects on son preference, using an ordered logistic model. Data for this study were obtained from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) conducted in Azerbaijan in 2006. The results show that women in Azerbaijan have a lower son pr

Syftet med gällande studie var att, baserat på den dualistiska modellen för passion (DMP), undersöka huruvida harmonisk och tvångsmässig passion utgör två olika subkonstrukt, samt undersöka förhållandet mellan passion, prestationsbaserad självkänsla, behovstillfredsställelse och meningsfullhet i livet. Data samlades in genom självskattningsformulär och de statistiska analyserna utgick från 157 delThe purpose of the current study was to investigate, on the basis of the dualistic model of passion (DMP), whether harmonious (HP) and obsessive passion (OP) constitute two different sub-constructs, as well as investigate the relationship between passion, performance-based self-esteem, need satisfaction and meaningfulness in life. Data was collected through self-assessment forms and the statistica

Authenticity is known as an essential driving factor for tourists' experiences. Researchers have provided a deep theoretical understanding of authenticity, distinguishing four established approaches: objective authenticity, constructed authenticity, postmodernism view on authenticity and existential authenticity. More recent research initiated examinations on the perceptions of authenticity. T

Inadequate water infrastructural development and high costs of water are few of the many challenges that affect water access in Kibera. Consequently, many alternatives to piped water grew out of necessity to meet the needs of residents. The aim of this thesis is to examine the conditions that have led to poor water provision in Kibera and how transitions to improved water access can be achieved by

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antibiotic resistance is a serious threat to our society. Infections with multi-resistant bacteria are causing increased mortality and social costs. Few new drugs are in the pipeline and no prospective of significantly improving the situation seems to be present. Sialic acids are a wide family of acidic sugars found in the terminal position of gly

Nanomaterials are used extensively in industry and daily life but comparatively little is known about the possible health effects. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are two metal nanoparticles that have been intensively studied. AgNPs due to their antibacterial effect and AuNPs due to good intrinsic properties and the fact that they are highly biocompatible. Extracellular

I Sverige har man länge haft en generös inställning till religiösa symboler och uttrycksformer, men med jämna mellanrum dyker frågan om slöjförbud i skolor upp i den svenska samhällsdebatten. I Skurups kommun röstade man nyligen igenom ett förbud mot huvudduk, huvudduk, niqab och burka med hävning till att Europadomstolen vid ett flertal prövningar har godtagit förbud mot muslimsk sjal i offentligIn Sweden, there has been a tolerant attitude towards religious manifestations for a long time. However, the topic of prohibition of the Muslim headscarf arises in the public debate now and then. I the county of Skurup, a ban on the Muslim headscarf was recently voted through. The county board referred to the European Court of Human rights who have allowed bans on Muslims headscarf in multiple cas

I år trädde lag (2020:62) om hemlig dataavläsning i kraft, vilket gav de brottsbekämpande myndigheterna befogenhet att i hemlighet avlyssna och läsa data. Denna uppsats kommer att försöka ge läsaren en förståelse av själva lagen och dess innebörd, för att sedan analysera lagen. Lagen kommer även att undersökas i förhållande till våra grundläggande rättigheter i Europeiska konventionen om mänskligaThis year the Swedish Act of 2020:62 came into force, which gave the law enforcement authorities the authority to secretly intercept and read data. This essay will try to give the reader an understanding of the law itself and then further investigate the law in relationship to our fundamental rights in the European Convention of Human Rights and Regeringsformen. Furthermore, in this essay the Swed

Uppsatsens syfte är att ur ett rättssäkerhetsperspektiv undersöka frivillighetsrekvisitet i 6 kap. 1 § brottsbalken. Först genom att undersöka hur lagstiftaren be-skrivit rekvisitet i förarbetena och lagtexten för att sedan analysera hovrättsdomar som tillämpat det. Detta för att avgöra om kritiken gällande oförutsebarheten i lagstiftningen varit befogad. Diskussionen om frivillighet kom på allvaThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the requirement of consent in chapter 6 section 1 of the Swedish Criminal Code (brottsbalken, SFS 1962:700) from a legal security perspective. First by examining how the legislator described the requirement in the legislative history and in the text of the law and thereafter by analyzing court cases where the requirement has been applied. This is to decide

En av de allra största utmaningarna världen står inför idag är beroendet av fossila bränslen. För att möjliggöra en hållbar framtid för kommande generationer måste vi minska beroendet av fossila råvaror och utveckla användningen av förnyelsebara resurser. Utvecklingen av förnyelsebara material är ett område som kan göra en stor skillnad i vägen mot en mer hållbar framtid. Med det enorma behovet avWith a mission to reduce the dependency of fossil-based plastics, the collaboration company to this master thesis project has developed and patented a technology that enables plastic production from wood fibers. The fibers of the company have been chemically treated in order to be more “plastic like” and thereby easier to mix and disperse with conventional or biobased plastics, to create a granula

I den svenska aktiebolagslagen stadgas att aktiebolag som utgångspunkt bedrivs i syfte att ge vinst till fördelning mellan aktieägarna. I denna uppsats utreds innebörden detta vinstsyfte för att sedan diskuteras i en aktiemarknadsrättslig kontext. Huvudfrågan är i detta avseende om vinstsyftet kan medföra en skyldighet för styrelsen i ett noterat bolag vars aktier är föremål för ett offentligt uppThe Swedish Companies Act enacts that companies are operated with the purpose to generate profits for distribution to the shareholders. The nature of this profit purpose for companies is investigated in this thesis. Furthermore, the company purpose is discussed in relation to Swedish securities markets law. In this respect, the main issue discussed is whether the profit purpose can imply an obliga

Förbudet mot missbruk av en dominerande ställning i artikel 102 i fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt är grundläggande inom den EU-rättsliga konkurrensrätten. Ett sådant missbruk kan bestå i att påtvinga någon oskäligt höga inköps- eller försäljningspriser, så kallad överprissättning. Syftet med arbetet är att undersöka missbruksformen överprissättning och fokus ligger på de tillvägagThe prohibition against abuse of a dominant position under article 102 in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is fundamental in EU competition law. Such abuse may consist in imposing unreasonably high purchase or selling prices, so-called excessive pricing. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the abusive practice ‘excessive pricing’, and focus lies on the methods that have b

När ett aktiebolags verksamhet består i att förvalta en eller flera aktieportföljer kommer ett antal frågor att uppstå. En av dessa är vilka skattemässiga konsekvenser denna verksamhet får. Svaret på denna fråga kräver vissa bedömningar och kan resultera i två slutsatser - antingen att verksamheten klassificeras som värdepappersrörelse alternativt att verksamheten klassificeras som kapitalförvaltnWhen a limited liability company's operations consist of managing one or more equity portfolios, a number of issues will arise. One of these is the tax consequences of this activity. The answer to this question requires certain assessments and can result in two conclusions - either that the business is classified as securities business or that the business is classified as asset management, wh

Att arbeta hemifrån har de senaste åren blivit allt vanligare. Inför framtiden spås att den fysiska, ordinarie arbetsplatsen kommer att bli än mindre viktig och att fler kommer att vilja arbeta på distans helt eller delvis. Ett reviderat EU-direktiv ger dessutom småbarnsföräldrar och anhörigvårdare möjlighet att begära att få arbeta på distans av omsorgsskäl. Arbetsmarknadens parter har sedan längIn recent years working from home has become much more prevalent. It is predicted that the physical, regular workplace will become even less important in the future and that more people will want to work remotely in whole or in part. A revised EU directive gives parents of young children and carers the opportunity to request to work remotely for care reasons. Early on, Sweden’s labour market partn

Med en ökad globalisering i världen sker fler gränsöverskridande situationer mellan två länder som på ett eller annat sätt påverkar både företag och de enskilda. Denna uppsats fokuserar på vad som, skattemässigt, kan ske för den enskilda i en gränsöverskridande situation. Vid en sådan situation finns det risk för att den skattskyldige utsätts för en dubbelbeskattning då både hemviststaten och källWith increased globalization in the world, there are more cross-border situations between two countries that in one way or another affect both companies and individuals. This essay focuses on what, for tax purposes, can happen to the individual in a cross-border situation. In such a situation, there is a risk that the taxpayer will be subject to double taxation as both the state of residence and t

The continued increase of greenhouse gas emissions and the growing danger this poses has led to the emergence of several strategies to guide society away from further environmental degradation. Green growth is the pertinent global strategy, it calls for continued growth with the hopes to advance toward technocratic solutions. Conversely, the degrowth movement has emerged as a counter-hegemonic cri

The field of research on military intervention is usually based on grand theories in international relations. This thesis argues that understanding can be created through a narrower approach where narratives and discourses are examined. Therefore, this study intends to examine how strategic narratives are used at the political level to justify international military operations. The thesis bases it

Communication research has identified listening as a key skill in the sensemaking process. However, little is known about the practical implementation of listening by practitioners and about its strategic values to the organization. Based on a qualitative case study with practitioners in two Scandinavian contemporary organizations, this study analyses individual micro-practice of listening and its

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormonal condition affecting around 1 in 10 women. Mostly quantitative research has been made on PCOS and patients’ experiences with health care encounters and qualitative studies are deemed vital to portray more nuanced overviews of experiences from patient perspectives. The purpose with this study is to investigate patients’ own experiences w

The purpose of this study was to examine how euthanasia is portrayed in Swedish debate articles. The study was based on a qualitative discourse analysis in which 35 debate articles from four different Swedish newspapers were included. The aim of the study was to examine what discourses could be identified in our selection of articles. The articles have been analyzed through theory: Social construc