In this thesis, I investigate if inequality has a significant impact on crime rates in Latin America and the Caribbean for the period from 1950 to 2010. Several studies in the past have found robust correlation between indicators of inequality and crime incidence, even when accounting for confounding factors and country-fixed effects. However, a major drawback of those studies is that they ignore

Studiens syfte var att med utgångspunkt i Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) undersöka akademiska ledares individuella, sociala och organisatoriska förutsättningar att implementera jämställdhetsarbete. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sju akademiska ledare med operativt jämställdhetsansvar på fakultetsnivå vid en svensk teknisk högskola. Intervjumaterialet analyserades med en teoridrivenIn this study, Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was used as a framework for examining leaders’ individual, social and organizational conditions for implementing gender equality work in an academic environment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven academic leaders with responsibility for gender equality work at a Swedish institute of technology. Eight themes were derived from TPB an

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mentalization, emotion dysregulation and extent of resolved trauma in adult participants who have experienced traumatic events during childhood. Based on the theory of mentalization it was anticipated that the ability to reflect upon mental states could help make sense of and integrate the traumatic event in the person’s life hi

The interaction between two block copolymers (Pluronic® P65 and F127) and the bile salt sodium glycodeoxycholate (NaGDC) was investigated by means of static and dynamic light scattering (SLS and DLS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). First a temperature study on pure P65 (1.0 wt%) in water in the temperature interval 5-80 °C revealed a critical micellization temperature of about 40 °C f

Klimatförändringar orsakade av antropogena faktorer har en ökande effekt på både naturliga och humana system. Klimatförändringar bidrar till en förändring av varaktigheten, frekvensen och intensiteten av extrema väderhändelser (som till exempel stormar, översvämningar och värmeböljor). Några exempel på konsekvenser från klimatförändringar på de humana systemen är förlust av liv, förlust av egendomThe changing climate caused by anthropogenic factors has an increasing effect on natural and human systems. There is therefore an increasing need for society to adapt to the effects of climate change (IPCC, 2012; Rescalvo et al., 2013) This is vital since the effects of climate change are already being noticed in many parts of the world (Rescalvo et al., 2013). However, municipalities in Sweden ge

Syftet med denna undersökning har varit att studera huruvida de skillnader som observerats i tidigare forskning mellan flickor och pojkars skriftspråk även gör sig gällande i elevers utredande texter. Genom att studera hur elevers skriftspråk yttrar sig i olika ämneskontexter och texttyper har undersökningen även ämnat ge en uppfattning om huruvida dessa skillnader kan sägas vara ett resultat av s

During the past fifty years pollinators in Europe have been declining. Agricultural intensification is considered to be main driver for this decline. In Europe agricultural schemes are used in order to e.g. maintain biological diversity. As a part of these schemes several European countries use flower strips to increase the amount of pollinators in the landscape. Status and Trends of European Poll

Popular science summary: Genetic aberrations underlying adipocytic tumour development Adipocytic tumours are the most common mesenchymal tumours. We have identified genetic aberrations in such tumours using high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array analysis. We have also performed functional studies of specific genetic aberrations and found genes of importance for tumour develo

Bedrägeri är ett brott vars förekomst har ökat stadigt under de senaste åren. Reaktionen från lagstiftarens håll har resulterat i nya brottsrubriceringar och utredningar om huruvida ännu fler borde införas. Syftet med uppsatsen är att kartlägga den reglering av bedrägeribrottslighet som på senare år utökats med nya brottskonstruktioner både inom den allmänna straffrätten och specialstraffrätten. Fraud is a crime that has become more and more frequent lately and the reaction from the legislator has been to introduce new crime classifications and investigate the need for even more. The purpose with this essay is to map and investigate the different kinds of fraudulent crimes that have been introduced the last couple of decades. The possible resulting effects the introduction of different c

Asceticism is a widely discussed topic. The aim of the thesis is to compare two textual blocks – the Sahih al-Bukhari and the Synoptic Gospels - from two different religious traditions and deduce the most vivid particularities of the respective visions of asceticism, situating the findings in context of the related academic scholarship. Findings in some cases are very unexpected. If in the Sahih a

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding on how SMEs can position themselves through brand identity, by investigating their strategic approach to brand identity creation and development. Methodology: This research is based on an exploratory case study with an iterative approach. The data collection has primarily been conducted by personal interviews and secondary documents.

This study utilizes new archival data to develop a series of wages for unskilled workers, skilled worker, and women from early modern Scania in the south of modern-day Sweden. These series are used in combination with already-published data on builders’ wages in Stockholm and other European regions to further the understanding of Scandinavia’s position in early modern Europe during the Little Dive

Bakgrund: Den subjektiva upplevelsen av hörapparatnytta skiljer sig mellan olika hörapparatanvändare. Detta kan bero på flera olika faktorer, dock visar forskningen inga entydiga svar om vilka faktorer det är som mest påverkar nyttan. Det primära syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vilken nytta äldre personer upplever med sina hörapparater samt studera relationen mellan kognitiv förmåga, dik

This paper argues that the process of human capital accumulation in Nicaragua, as measured by school enrollment, is influenced by a combination of supply and demand factors that can be traced to households’ characteristics and the government’s educational agenda. By performing a probit estimation to analyze how the interaction of such factors affects the decision of the household to invest in educ

Föreliggande studie baseras på en jämförelse mellan två likvärdiga grupper av barn. Syftet var att undersöka om barns språkförståelse påverkas mer av en dysfonisk (hes) röst i kombination med bakgrundsbuller jämfört med en typisk (funktionell) röst i kombination med bakgrundsbuller. Syftet var även att ta reda på barnens subjektiva upplevelse om lärarens röstkvalitet, kombinationen röstkvalitet oc

Through economic openness, increased capital mobility and the resulting competition to innovate, the globalisation of capitalism ought to increase the wealth and living standards of all involved. However, in order for all to be involved, they must be of value to that economy. That the world lives largely in poverty means that the more the economy incorporates cheap labour, the lower the returns to

Wage inequality has increased in many OECD countries since the 1970s. Many have explained this development in terms of skill-biased technological change. According to theories of skill-biased technological change, wage inequality is the result of a technology-induced increase in the demand for skills which has not been met by equal increases in the supply of skills. This paper explores the relatio

In 1806 Prussia had to face tremendous economic pressure. In this article an interdisciplinary approach on wartime economy is applied. Controlling for different spheres that influence the economy during wars, the success of the Prussian state in the War of Liberation will be discussed. Prussia’s pre-industrialized status therefore allows observing early measures for taking influence on the economi

The aim of this study is to conduct preliminary risk assessments of two abandoned landfills in the villages of Bjärsjölagård and Fränninge, in the municipality of Sjöbo, Scania. Assessing risks connected to abandoned landfills is of great importance as they can contain a large number of pollutants, hence pose a risk for their surroundings by polluting soil, ground water and even buildings. It is a