Filetype
2007 inledde Australiens regering en intervention i Aboriginska Communities i delstaten Northern Territory, med det formella namnet Northern Territory Emergency Response. Interventionen innebar en rad lagar och policys som endast gällde Aboriginsk befolkning. Kritiker på nationell såväl som internationell nivå har fördömt interventionen främst för att den strider mot Australiens internationella åt
The purpose of this paper is to apply the main conditions of Jürgen Habermas’ public sphere, the disregard of status, common concern and inclusivity, on the censorship of expression that is visible on social media in China. The censorship that prevails on Chinese social media is understood through both conducting interviews with Chinese citizens living in Sweden and using secondary data from a Har
En omdiskuterad lag som syftar till att begränsa möjligheten att få uppehållstillstånd i Sverige trädde i kraft 20 juli 2016. Lagen innebär att Sverige under tre år ska begränsa anhöriginvandringen samt i huvudsak bevilja tillfälliga uppehållstillstånd. Uppsatsen syftar till att granska proposition 2015/16:174, vilken motiverade till lagändringarna, ur ett rättighetsperspektiv baserat på Hannah Ar
Today fingerprint matching software is widely used in applications such as mobile phones. Software for enrollment and verification of fingerprints is usually designed to work for "good" fingerprints, meaning that the fingerprint matching algorithms use minutiae locations. When such information is scarce due to scars, blisters or other damages, the algorithms do not work very well. In thi
ABSTRACT Title: Abnormal Dividend Increases – Do they Signal? - An assessment of the signaling value in dividend increases which deviate from a firm’s historical dividend policy Seminar date: 2016-06-02 Course: BUSN 89: Degree Project in Corporate and Financial Management – Master Level, 15 University Credit Points (15ECTS) Authors: Fossum Niklas, Fridlund Johan, Skog Magnus Advisor: Håkan Jankens
Clusters are particles which consist of a finite number (2 − 10 ^6−7 ) of atoms/molecules. For the work presented in this thesis free clusters have been produced in order to study their properties, free of interfering substrates, using photoelectron spectroscopy at the MAX-lab synchrotron facility in Lund, Sweden. The clusters were produced using a magnetron-based sputtering source and are conside
This thesis serves as participatory action research with a case study to investigate and test packaging solutions for last mile delivery of food sold online, specifically via the meal kit subscription box industry. The study is done within the context of the case study subject’s product, production, and logistics’ requirements. Identified materials and packaging systems applicable to the immediate
This study compares the usage of- and attitudes towards sound imitating expressions, onomatopoeia, in English and Japanese. It looks at previous research on onomatopoeia conducted on English and Japanese to establish a working definition for onomatopoeia and a categorization of the types of meanings each expression can have. With the help of indications provided by previous research two questionna
Syftet med studien är att få en ökad förståelse för de sociala interaktionerna mellan chefen och medarbetarna utifrån ett medarbetarperspektiv. För att besvara syftet valde vi att utgå från följande frågeställning: hur kan chefens beteende och ledarskap påverka hur medarbetarna upplever sin trivsel på arbetsplatsen? Den teoretiska referensramen har haft fokus på företagskultur, ledarskap och triv
Denna uppsats är författad av Rebecca Risén vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier på Lunds Universitet och har titeln ”Bortom kravallstaketet – en kritisk diskursanalys av mediediskursen kring maskerade demonstranter i antirasistiska och antifascistiska demonstrationer.” Uppsatsen undersöker och problematiserar hur maskerade demonstranter representeras i Aftonbladet, Sydsvenskan och Dagen
Smart specialisation (S3) policy framework, while presuming limited policy involvement during the first phases of implementation, requires higher regional management control over the processes of adaptation and monitoring. It brings up requirements for integrated methods towards monitoring and evaluation to make sure continuity and flexibility of the RIS policy framework. Introduction of monitorin
Title: Organizational and social work environment Authors: Firas Al-Ajely and Ali Reza Zarshenas Supervisor: Radhlinah Aulin, Department of Construction Engineering, Lund University Research questions: 1. What is the organizational and social work environment about? 2. Whom are covered and concerned by AFS 2015:4, which has been developed by the Swedish Work Environment Authority once it enters in
In this master's thesis a model of algorithmic trading is constructed. The model aims to create an optimal investment portfolio consisting of a risk-free asset and a risky asset. The risky asset is in the form of a stock generated using regime-switching parameters with a Markov chain explaining the state of the economy. The optimization of the portfolio is carried out under certain assumptions
The essay aims to highlight the importance of having an intersectional perspective in historical museums in Sweden, with a special focus on Kvinnohistoriska Museet in Umeå. The idea of this paper has been to highlight some of the different theories that leads to an intersectional perspective and secondly to argue that this perspective is of importance and should be a part of the national guideline
I den här C-uppsatsen i ämnet Ekonomisk historia undersöks förändringen av andelen kvinnor i bolagsstyrelser mellan år 1980 och 2015 i ett tiotal svenska storbolag verksamma inom spridda branscher. Den kvantitativa studien avseende styrelsens sammansättning bygger på information hämtad från företagens årsredovisningar. Dessutom har kvalitativa studier genomförts via halvstrukturerade intervjuer av
The purpose of this report is to investigate the collaboration and the cooperation between the Swedish municipal rescue services, the police and the emergency medical service, with the main focus on the rescue services. The result is based on a survey among the personnel working in three different geographical areas, Stockholm, Västra Götaland and Skåne. Where the result indicates it is needed, re
Recent events have shown that a fire in a boat storage facility may result in severe damages regarding health, economic values and the environment. The Swedish guidelines in this area are rather old and since the boating industry has evolved in the last decades an overhaul might be needed. This report has especially validated the recommended safety distances between groups of boats. Furthermore th
This paper has been commissioned by the County administrative board of Skåne in order to provide them with a tool to support the evaluation of individual fire rescue services, according to the requirements of law 2003:778 1 chap 1 § concerning protection against accidents. Evaluation is understandably a key element in providing a functional service with perspective to enhance the abilities of the
Community radio as an alternative public sphere for minorities has emerged apart from mainstream media and formal public spheres. In particular, its ethos of understanding community participation as a key component of operating a station highlights its potential to empower community members as active social agents. This study examines the social consequences of an ethnic migrant community radio st
The aim of this thesis has been to develop a deeper understanding of the security or insecurity students at Lund University essentially seem to experience on and around campus area. But the thesis has a deeper purpose, which is to let the paper culminate in a discussion on how security or insecurity can generate a deeper understanding of fear. This thesis assumes an abductive approach, which made
