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Föräldraskap, intervention och prevention vid barnövervikt/fetma hos förskolebarn med utgångspunkt ifrån ett barn- och familjepsykologiskt perspektiv är ämnet för denna uppsats. Psykologiska faktorer av betydelse för barns ätande, matens betydelse i familjen, föräldrastress kopplad till barns ätande, liksom tidpunkt och inriktning ifråga om intervention och prevention är ämnen som belyses och diskParenting, intervention and prevention of pediatric overweight/obesity in preschool children from a psychological, child-and family oriented perspective is the subject in this paper. Psychological factors of importance for children's eating, the importance of food in the family, parental stress related to children's eating, timing and focus in intervention and prevention are subjects, high

Mandated reporting in preschool- the impact of a statutory change on personnel discretion [translated title] The aim of this study was to examine preschool teachers’ assessments of child abuse and neglect. More specifically, the aim was to see how a change in the statutory change of Social Services Act (2001:453) may effect the teachers’ assessment. The study was based upon semi structured interv

The focus of this thesis is to explore how young, female, self- identified feminists perceive and talk about their sexuality and in which way they express the possibilities and restraints it includes. Moreover, it examines if and how the female, self-identified feminists resist the restraints regarding their sexuality, and how they negotiate the problems that arise between ideology and practice. T

The aim of this study was to see how some of Sweden’s leading newspapers explained the causes of homelessness. The study reveals a variety of explanations to homelessness told by the newspapers. To do so the method of content analysis has been used, this is a method to reveal categories and themes in the subjected material. This study also tries to discuss how medias explanations to homelessness c

This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the natural resource curse by making use of the resource rich countries Norway and Nigeria. The resource curse is a phenomenon where resource rich countries paradoxically have lower growth rates than resource poor countries, in spite of the growth potential offered by resource rents. Among factors contributing in creating this effect Abundance, Crowding o

This thesis aims to describe two most prominent cost accounting systems originated in Germany, Japan, and the U.S. respectively from the background, theoretical and empirical aspects, thereafter through comparison amongst the examined costing systems of the three chosen countries, bring about discussions on cost accounting practices in general as well as the development of cost accounting practice

This thesis covers the implementation and usage of PyFMI 2.0, an enhancement of the already existing PyFMI, a Python based simulation environment for importing and solving discontinuous systems of ordinary differential equations with in- and outputs, so-called simulations of Functional Mock-up Units. In particular, PyFMI 2.0 uses the Functional Mock-up Interface, FMI, 2.0 for interacting with Func

Authors: Sara Engdahl and Nina Wensmark Title: "... at the same time it depends on me. I can’t be sulky and angry ... and then in the next minute they are supposed to learn something. "- A qualitative study of teachers' attitudes towards disruptive student behaviour. Supervisor: Anders Östnäs A disruptive classroom environment could be a dilemma for a teacher: who should the teacher

While culture “stresses social life as such: individuals in their relations to others” , this thesis paper deals with culture alongside notions of values, beliefs and national preference/interest. The cultural aspect will shed into light by a wider perspective – the influence it has among European Union´s social and political life. Within EU, the United Kingdom holds high gains and strong financia

In this essay, I aim to deal with the accounts of the concept of “Renaissance” as a time period. In 1860 the Swiss cultural historian Jacob Burckhardt published Die Kultur der Renaissance in Italien, a work that in many ways has dominated the view of the time period. However, this construction has also been criticized by various historians, who all more or less engage with the concept of Renaissan

Få G8 möten, FN-koventioner, IMF-disskussioner, WTO och WFP-träffar lämnar Afrikas haltande tillväxt orörd. Problemen i Afrika, vare sig det är krig, korruption, svält eller bristen på ekonomisk tillväxt, återfinns dagligen i media. Men Afrika är inte ett land med ett problem med en universal lösning, utan en kontinent bestående av 55 länder med ca 1 miljard människor med många svårlösta problem s

This study examined perceived similarity to researchers as a mediator of gender differences in interest in post-graduate academic career. Previous research has shown that male participants are more interested in post-graduate school than female participants. Research has also shown that perceived similarity to students in different academic fields was the best mediator of interest in graduating wi

Humans often seem to behave in ways that stand in contrast to their long-term preferences. Even though people want to save more and eat healthier, there is evidence suggesting as if the opposite happens. Savings rates have dropped significantly in the past decades. The prevalence of obesity, as well as the average body-mass-index, have risen considerably over the past decades. Time preference has

Sammanfattning Titel: Antalet styrelseuppdrag och dess inverkan på aktieavkastningen – en studie kring bolag noterade på OMX Stockholm Mid Cap lista Författare: Erik Olsson & Sam Widenfelt Handledare: Erik Norrman Kurs: NEKH01, kandidatuppsats Nationalekonomi C, 15 hp, VT-2013 Nyckelord: CAPM, Fama & French, aktieavkastning, styrelseuppdrag, Sharpe-kvot Syfte: Denna studie syftar tilAbstract Title: The number of directorships and its impact on stock returns – a study of companies listed on the OMX Stockholm Mid Cap list. Author: Erik Olsson & Sam Widenfelt Advisor: Erik Norrman Course: NEKH01, Bachelor thesis in Economics, finance, 15 hp, spring 2013 Keywords: CAPM, Fama & French, stock returns, directorships, Sharpe-ratio Purpose: This study aims to investigat

Syftet med vår uppsats är att studera förekomsten och effekterna av fenomenet interlocking directorates (överlappande styrelseuppdrag) i en styrelse inom en kooperativ organisation. Uppsatsens syfte är även att med hjälp av det empiriska underlaget förbättra och anpassa en teoretisk referensram till en kooperativ organisation. I metodkapitlet diskuteras varför vi har valt en abduktiv och kvalitati

This paper investigates if the importance of sunk costs differs between markets with different exchange rate risk. First, it examines the importance of sunk costs on the export participation decision by estimating the effect the previous export status has on the current export decision. Second, it analyses the effects of product-market characteristics on the export participation decision. Third, i

In this thesis I have investigated pauses in writing in word-internal contexts and clause boundaries. I have been looking at the differences between 15-year-olds and adults with dyslexia and been focusing on how many pauses and how much pause time they have in these contexts. People with dyslexia have difficulties coding words, which mean that they are bad spellers and readers. Normally we automat