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It has been observed over decades that, poverty forces poor families to send their children to work, which results in a serious problem the world is facing nowadays. Child labour can leave many severe consequences on children and their families. When children work, it does not mean as a standard, they support their families economically, neither all of them get paid for their work since many of th
I denna uppsats undersöks hur sociala, politiska och ekonomiska förändringar kommit att forma dagens moderna universitet. Detta i bemärkelser som forskning, undervisning och lärar – och forskarprofessionen. Genom en studie av aktuell litteratur på området, kombinerat med intervjuer med representanter från några av Lunds universitets fakulteter, har vi diskuterat hur man idag betraktar frågor som s
There is no illness without a name – A study in the importance of diagnosis The aim of this study was to examine and gain knowledge about the psychiatric disabilities in social work. More specifically we wanted to examine how the diagnosis could impact on a persons prospects of treatment and to see the advantages and disadvantages with being diagnosed. The study was conducted by interviewing eigh
Ren intermittent kateterisering (RIK) är ett behandlingsalternativ för neurogen blåsrubbning/inkomplett blåstömning såsom Multipel Skleros, Parkinsons sjukdom, ryggmärgsskador och överflödesinkontinens. Neurogen blåsrubbning innebär en neurologisk sjukdom eller skada på nervsystemet som påverkar de nedre urinvägarnas normala funktion. Syftet med litteraturstudien var att beskriva patienters upplev
Syftet med studien är att utforska musikers förhållande till alkohol och vad alkoholen har för effekter på musicerandet. Fem musiker har intervjuats och intervjuerna har transkriberats och analyserats genom tematisk analys. Resultaten visar att det finns förutfattade meningar kring musikers förhållande till alkoholkonsumtion och att det generellt finns en större acceptans för alkoholpåverkan i musThe purpose of the study is to investigate musicians’ attitude towards alcohol and how alcohol affects musicianship. Five musicians have been interviewed and the interviews have been transcribed and analysed through Thematic analysis. The results show that there are preconceptions about musicians’ alcohol consumption and that the influence of alcohol generally is more accepted in the music profess
This paper discusses the potential economic consequences of the countervailing duty imposed on solar panels imported from China by the EU. The paper is motivated by recent studies that indicate potential future costs from a world energy market that is characterized by technics that give rise to high relative levels of carbon dioxide. The intention is to discuss the potential effect that countervai
Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to analyze statistical- and financial measuers of hedgefund categories between 2008-2013 to see if there is a significant difference in performance between two period (recession and economic growth). The models will also analyze which category performs the best in each economical period. Method: The thesis is built using mainly a quantitative method, by col
This study provides a throughout review of Energy Efficiency policies in the Norwegian context. It examines specific policies and instruments which are designed for addressing Energy Efficiency issues. The aim is to grasp the extent and effectiveness of those policy arrangements that might serve as a model for others to learn from. Qualitative and quantitative data collected from evaluation report
”Vi vuxna tror oss veta vad barn förstår”. En kvalitativ studie om Migrationsverkets kommunikation med barn under projektet Riktad information asylsökande barn är en b-uppsats författad av Mia Chau och Magdalena Svensson inom ämnet Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier, Lunds universitet. Syftet är att undersöka hur Migrationsverket genomför kommunika
The aim of this study is to investigate and establish culture and identity issues potentially standing in the way of Turkey becoming a member of the European Union. It has been more than 50 years since Turkey first showed intents to become member of the collaboration, which today is called the European Union. In 1999, Turkey was officially recognized as a candidate for full membership. Since then
Bröstcancer är den vanligaste cancerformen bland kvinnor i Sverige och även i övriga världen. Årligen drabbas ungefär 8400 kvinnor av bröstcancer och ungefär 1400 avlider. Mammografiscrenning är en undersökning som kan upptäcka bröstcancer i ett tidigt skede och minska dödligheten bland kvinnor i åldern 40-74 år. Studier har visat att upplevelser av smärta påverkade kvinnors beslut att deltaga reg
In this study, I demonstrate that social hierarchy and power are important aspects for understanding the use of epistemic and evidential stance verbs in computer-mediated communication. The data for the study come from an online bulletin board about rhythmic gymnastics, where the construction of social roles is believed to play a role in the expression of stance. The members of the community are d
Air pollution is a serious problem today, both from an environmental and from a health point of view. Especially in cities, particles smaller than 10 µm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10) can reach high concentrations. These particles are dangerous, even at low concentrations, since they are small enough to enter the lungs. In order to estimate the concentration of air pollutants, different measureme
Syftet med undersökningen är att förstå vad som ligger till grund för konsumtion av mode i lågprissegmentet. Mer specifikt, den analyserar hur inkomstförändringar och konjunktursvängningar påverkar konsumtionen av modevaror utifrån data över H&Ms och KappAhls försäljning under åren 1992-2012. Analysen sker i två delar, en grafisk och en ekonometrisk. Den grafiska analysen visar att H&M och
This thesis explores the currently most common ways of exegetically approaching the so called Imprecatory psalms, based on post WWII commentaries regarding Ps 58, 109, 137 and 139 – all known for their harsh language. Imprecations are seldom included in modern Christian worship – exemplified by (for example) the Roman-Catholic prayer book Liturgy of the Hours (1970) where several psalms have been
The recent European sovereign-debt crisis has made it clear that exposures towards sovereigns contain credit risk. However, according to the Basel framework's standardized approach banks are not required to hold any regulatory capital for highly rated sovereigns. In response, this thesis develops a shadow rating approach model for sovereign probability of default estimation, subsequently deter
Eating disorders are seen as a growing social problem everywhere in the Western world today. We see it in everyday life and in the social work practices. Eating disorders and overall problems with food are not new phenomena, but are seen as more accute problems today. This study is focusing on how the family members of an affected person experience and handle the process involving the illness. The
The purpose of the study was to investigate whether evacuating people can be directed by using red and green flashing lights. This was investigated by evacuation experiments in two different virtual environments conducted in the Virtual Reality Lab in Lund. The purpose of the first experiment was to examine whether people make the same choice of exits in Virtual Reality as in real evacuation exper
