For decades, foreign aid has been a way to uphold political relationships, promote growth and development as well as a response during emergencies. Research on the relationship between foreign aid and economic growth has been done extensively. However, research on aspects beyond economic ones is far more limited. To extend the discussion regarding foreign aid, this thesis examines foreign aid and

Alcohol consumption is important within the research of service management in retail, because it is not only a consumption phenomenon, but also a societal matter. Inappropriate drinking culture and unhealthy drinking habits can cause serious issues to the individuals and the society. Consumers’ drinking habits could be significantly influenced by the value that they perceive and seek for ((Babin,

The impact of trade on environmental quality has received a considerable attention, both in policy debate and in theoretical literature. However, the empirical evidence on the topic remains lagged. This thesis adds to the empirics by unearthing the relationships and decomposing the effect into scale-technique effect and trade-induced composition effect using Arellano-Bond GMM estimation technique.

Safety is intertwined with learning, without learning safety would be a static construct. To advance, safety concepts and theories all rely on the art of processing knowledge and though learning attaining a contributing effect. In shipping, the abstract of a near-miss is promoted as ‘good business and economic sense because it can improve crew performance and reduce costs’. Studies have shown th

The objective of this report is to estimate the full economic consequences of legalizing all narcotics in Sweden. This will be done with a cost-benefit analysis. The main parts examined is changes to crime and the criminal justice system, consumer surplus, government revenue from sales, costs to public services mainly in the form of health care, but also emergency services and institutional care a

For more than 40 years the case-law of the European Court of Justice has been developing the principle of prohibition of abuse of law in the European Union. However, in the sphere of value-added tax, the principle was invoked by the Court for the first time in 2006 in the landmark case Halifax, creating a tension between this emerging principle and the principle of legal certainty observed and pro

Bakgrund: Sjuksköterskeyrket kan vara krävande, stressande och kan ha en negativ inverkan på välbefinnandet hos nyexaminerade sjuksköterskor. Hög arbetsbelastning orsakar ofta trötthet och utmattning, vilket kan vara överväldigande för nyexaminerade sjuksköterskor. Att nyexaminerade sjuksköterskor upplever stress när de övergår från att vara studenter till yrkesverksamma är ett universellt problem

The purpose of this study was to examine how professionals at institutions with same gender twelve-steps treatments view the individual’s responsibility for drug- and alcoholic problems and solutions. Further, the purpose was to examine how treatment is organized and carried out from a gender perspective. The gathering of the empirical material was done through four (4) semi structured interviews

Hållbart resande i socialt utsatta områden En studie som genomförts vid Centrum för miljö- och klimatforskning (CEC) visar på att det finns vissa skillnader vad gäller resvanor i socialt utsatta områden jämfört med andra områden. På Rosengård i Malmö upplevs exempelvis behovet av att använda bilen som större jämfört med genomsnittet för Malmö kommun. Dessutom är cykeltillgången för området väldigRoad transportation is a large source of greenhouse gas emissions and contributor to climate change. To reduce the negative environmental impact from road transportation, the use of cars as a mode of transport should be reduced. This can be done by changed travel habits and sustainable transport planning. Previously, transportation planning and new investments have often been limited to higher soc

Bakgrund: Negativa förlossningsupplevelser (NF) kan innebära förödande konsekvenser för kvinnan, familjen och samhället. I Sverige identifieras och handläggs NF på olika sätt. Det saknas rekommendationer för stöd efter en NF. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att belysa kvinnors upplevelse av stöd från vårdgivare efter en negativ förlossningsupplevelse. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie med induktiv

Research shows that aid in many cases is given with a political strategy. Since aid is financed by taxpayers, we find it interesting and relevant to further investigate the political motives behind Swedish aid and if the focus of Swedish aid has differed across time and elected governments. The aim is to empirically investigate the role of the character of the recipient countries and the role of t

The thesis presents fairness as a concept that can be defined in several ways. The different definitions overlap and influence each other in a somewhat unexpected manner. The conclusion of this thesis is that the utilitarian approach first presented as a philosophical theory of fairness by Jeremy Bentham is so far clearly seen as the overriding basis for the CJEU judgements. However, the adopted A

Bakgrund: Då oönskade graviditeter ej har minskat trots subventionerade preventivmedel är det av vikt att ungdomarna får god kunskap och information kring sex-och samlevnad, då beteende som upprättas under tonåren ofta kvarstå under hela livet. Syfte: Syftet var att belysa unga kvinnors kunskap om preventivmedel och var den kunskap inhämtats. Metod: En intervjustudie med kvalitativ design med hjäl

Denna studie syftar till att fördjupa kunskapen om sångpedagogers strategier kring flickors målbrottsutveckling. Utöver det är syftet att belysa vad flickor själva upplever och kan beskriva rörande det egna målbrottet. Bakgrunden till studien är författarens egen upplevelse av sång under tonåren. Studien har genomförts genom kvalitativa intervjuer med sångpedagoger samt genom ett fokusgruppsamtal This study aims to deepen the knowledge about vocal education strategies on girls' vocal development during adolescence. In addition, the purpose is to highlight what girls themselves experience and can describe about their own adolescent voice change. The background to the study is the author's own experience of singing during the teenage years. The study has been conducted through qualit

By recent advancements in information technology and artificial intelligence, the chatbot has become a promising venture to streamline the key business function that is customer support, concurrently as the worry of AI taking jobs are rising. This raise concern that a chatbot adoption in the customer support would be underutilized due to negative pre-implementation attitudes of the workforce and u

Nowadays, many digital platforms, such as searching engines, social networks and multiple applications serving the needs of private individuals, provide their users with free access to its resources and functions. Such generosity, together with the fact that these companies are highly capitalised, leads to the question: is there any consideration paid by the users, which the platform can subsequen

Gender and its relation to sex and sexuality are subjects discussed exhaustively within the field of Gender Studies. In this essay, I take on describing experiences of penetrative/enclosing sex for women within a frame of pleasure, masturbation, power and gendered stereotypes. My findings tell us about sexual double standards for women, about what sex and sexuality are and mean to them and sparks

Bakgrund: Propofolsedering har blivit ett alternativ till traditionell sedering under koloskopi, och procedurrelaterad propofolsedering har utförts i flera länder av grundutbildad sjuksköterska. Syfte: Denna studie syftade till att utröna om den postoperativa vårdtiden samt förekomsten av smärta skilde sig åt mellan de två sederingsmetoderna. Metod: Data från 285 patienter som genomgått sedering u

Temperaturändringar i material ger upphov till rörelser och om de på något vis är förhindrade kan tvångsspänningar uppstå. Vid en brodimensionering måste således sådana spänningar tas i beaktande. I Eurokod behandlas dessa temperatureffekter med olika temperaturlastfall. En del av lastfallen beskrivs emellertid utan geografisk hänsyn och således tas i dessa fall inte det regionala klimatet i beakt

Fenomenet Open Source Software har tagit sig från små slutna kretsar inom hackerkulturen till att förändra hela mjukvaruindustrin. Idag är det ett naturligt och ofta förekommande inslag i organisationers utvecklingsprocess. Dock finns det problem och risker med Open Source Software som skiljer sig från proprietär mjukvara. Dessa risker innefattar bland annat säkerhet, licenser, och support. Samtid