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An Exploration of Anger in Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights: Class, Gender and Ethnicity

This thesis explores expressions of anger in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Firstly, a brief survey of how anger has been interpreted by philosophers, theologians, doctors and scientists allows for better understanding of how anger has been conceptualised in the past. Secondly, contextual information specifically about nineteenth-century beliefs and practices

Personality and Stress in the Modern Office Environment

To investigate the differences in experienced stress and how this was moderated by the personality factors of work locus of control (WLOC) and extraversion between open plan-offices and activity based-offices (ABW), a questionnaire was sent out to the employees of nine different offices. 171 participants answered the questionnaire which consisted of five scales that measured perceived stress, dist

Segregation and Territorial Stigmatisation in Western European Cities under an identity perspective

This thesis aims to explore and compare the segregation and the stigmatisation of inhabitants living in so-called ‘disadvantaged neighbourhoods’ through an identity perspective in the two cities Malmö (Sweden) and Lyon (France). I demonstrate that in addition to income factor, identity participates in territorial stigmatisation and reinforces urban segregation, that is the progressive clustering o

Termisk besiktning av kundanläggningar i fjärrvärmesystem

District heating systems need to be made more ecient. Lower system temperatures are desirable for the eciency of the entire system, but it also decreases the temperature-margins that can compensate for faults in the system. Therefor it is crucial to decrease these errors. The majority of the improvement potential is on the customer's side of the system; in the substation or in the building'

Modeling of ozone and nitrogen oxides pollutions in urban air environments

As the air quality in urban environments is a rising problem, a deeper understanding of how air pollution is dependent on different factors is necessary. In these environments, there are different parameters that effect how the chemical reactions of the pollutants are proceeding. Here the parameters solar radiation, temperature, humidity, emission factors and background concentrations of gaseous a

Påverkan på mikroorganismer i grundvatten, Biostimulering med syreavgivande medel

I Sverige finns det många förorenade områden som behöver åtgärdas för att inte utgöra någon risk på människors och djurs hälsa samt miljö. Det är vanligt att jord grävs upp och att grundvatten pumpas upp för att renas men det finns metoder som renar förorenade områden på plats i marken. Genom att spruta ner syreavgivande medel ner i marken genom rör kan de mikroorganismer som finns där snabbare brIt is common that oxygen is a limited factor in microbial decomposition of a substance. Biostimulation with oxygen release compound, increase dissolved oxygen in groundwater and stimulate natural decomposition of petroleum hydrocarbon. Many places today are contaminated and using biostimulation with oxygen release compound will probably increase in the future. Today, the knowledge about what happe

Relationship Between the Leaders’ Expressed Emotions and the Performance of Followers in Basketball Teams

Members of three competitive basketball teams (N = 34, male: 14, female: 20, Mage = 17.94, SDage = 2.07) were observed in a within subject-design to reveal the relationships between the leaders’ expressed emotions, the followers’ emotions, and the followers’ performance with an attempt to provide practical implications and further details to the relevant theories. The leaders showed three differen

Bör vi flippa gitarrlektionen? En intervjustudie i flipped classrooms potential för gitarrundervisning

Studiens syfte är att titta på de potentiella för- och nackdelarna med att använda flipped classroom som metod i gitarrundervisning. Vidare så ämnar den identifiera ett antal riktlinjer för hur videomaterial skulle kunna utformas för den här typen av gitarrundervisning. Studien består av fem intervjuer med tre gitarrlärare och två gitarrelever, med varierande erfarenheter av videor som verktyg förThe purpose of this is study is to look at the potential benefits and possible disadvantages of using the flipped classroom model in the context of guitar teaching. It also seeks to find guidelines for creating instructional videos for this form of pedagogy. The study consists of five interviews with three teachers and two students, with varying experience of using the video format as a tool for g

Hälsa på distans

Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att bidra till en ökad förståelse för om medarbetare upplever att det har någon betydelse att inte ha sin chef fysiskt närvarande på sin arbetsplats när det gäller deras hälsa och välbefinnande. Teori: Det empiriska materialet har analyserats utifrån teorier om hälsa och ledarskap. De mest centrala är KASAM, hälsopromotion och LMX teori. Metod: Kvalitativ metod

The Gender of Green: Exploring the Normative Idea of the Green Consumer and Gender Stereotypes in Sustainable Consumption

Purpose - The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between sustainable consumption and gender identity, with a particular emphasis on femininity, and to establish the normative idea of the green consumer. Methodology - As part of this thesis, three focus groups were conducted with a total of 19 participants. During the first part of the focus groups, the research aim was disguise

Finansialisering i icke-finansiella företag. - Kan den mätas via årsredovisningar?

Syfte: Syftet är att ta fram en modell för att mäta finansialiseringen i icke-finansiella företag via dess årsredovisning. Metod: Uppsatsen utgörs av en litteraturstudie för att granska tidigare forskning, begrepp, samt begreppens operationalisering till mått inom finansialisering. Med utgångspunkt i detta tas det fram en modell för hur finansialisering kan operationaliseras i icke-finansiella föPurpose: The purpose is to develop a model to measure the financialization of non-financial corporations through its annual report. Methodology: The essay consists of a literature study to review previous research, concepts, and operationalization of concepts to measures, within financialization. Based on this, a model for how financialization can be operationalized in non-financial corporations

Exploring Diversity and Innovation: Patterns in Small and Medium Technology Enterprises in Scania

Purpose: In this study, we investigate the perceptions of diversity and innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Our research is targeted to technology SMEs in the Scania region of Sweden. Applying the qualitative method, we analyze, through interviews, how SMEs view diversity and innovation potential from the perspective of the founders or top managers of the firm. Findings: Our findin

Cirkulär ekonomi hos AF Bostäder

Vi blir allt bättre på att sopsortera och ta hand om vårt avfall, men kan det vara så att vi till och med har blivit för bra på det? För att hushålla med jordens resurser på ett smart och hållbart sätt måste vi börja återanvända saker mer och dela dem med varandra. I en cirkulär ekonomi gör man just detta. Ett klassiskt cirkulär ekonomiskt funktionstänk är att man behöver hålet och inte borren, ocHuman activity in the form of unnecessary consumption is one of the reasons to why we have come to experience climate change. A circular economy is an alternative to the linear economy that promotes consumption, and is based on a theory where waste is turned into resources again in a closed loop. In an ideal circular economy there is no waste and consumption is less dependent on extraction of virg

Factors of Job Satisfaction in the Healthcare Industry

The study aims to analyze and explore the factors that affect job satisfaction among nurses working in Emergency Departments. An online questionnaire was implemented to examine the factors that most influence overall job satisfaction among nurses in the Emergency Department. The survey contained items on job characteristics, as well as basic socio-demographics. Based on the results from the qua

Theory of Change for Development: Understanding, Usage, and Influence

The Theory of Change (ToC) approach has become popular among the international development community, emerging as a need for organizations to carry out more effective initiatives in the context of an increasingly complex world. The levels at which a ToC process can be aimed are worldwide, organizational, thematic and program or project level. The purpose of this study is to generate a better under

ASSIMILATION OF TECHNOLOGY-LED INNOVATIONS IN SMES: A single case study exploring organizational factors as barriers

Title: Assimilation of technology-led innovations in SMEs: A single case study exploring organizational factors as barriers Date of the seminar: May 2018 Course: ENTN39 Master’s Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Internship and degree project (Master’s thesis 15 ECTS) Author: Justus Dircks and Olivia von Sydow Supervisor: Sotaro Shibayama Examiner: Joakim Winborg Keywords: Innovation

Personality & Game Design Preference: Towards Understanding Player Engagement and Behavior

A study was conducted in two parts to first validate a new questionnaire, the GDP-I, measuring game design preferences amongst gamers, and then secondly, to explore the relationship between game design preference and personality traits as per the HEXACO model of personality. Principal components analysis of a sample of gamers (N = 149) found three dimensions of game design preference, labeled narr

Determinants of Gender Inequality in the MENA Region

With time, the race among countries to reduce gender inequality has resulted in a worldwide reduction in gender discrimination. However, all regions have not performed equally; lagging behind most is the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Many potential reasons have been put forward, but in recent times the most discussed sources of this disparity have been the region’s religion and oil d

Mechanisms Involved in Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein’s (COMP) Generation of Cancer Stem Cells and Protection Towards Stress Signals in Breast Cancer

Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein and the Generation of Cancer Stem Cells Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP) is a pentameric molecule normally found in cartilage and bone tissue. No known link between COMP and cancer had been found before the original investigation. Elevated levels of COMP in breast tumor cells was correlated with decreased survival and increased recurrence of the disea

From kings and dictators to liberal democracies: How political regimes affect income inequality

This study looks at how political regimes affect income inequality. Levels of inequality differ a lot between countries but tend to be very stable over time in a country. This is in line with explanations of inequality that focus on structural factors, of which political regimes could be one. The model used in this study is based on the selectorate theory, which states that the size of the group t