The Refugee Act of 1980 was passed in the United States over 40 years ago. This increased the number of Southeast Asian refugees, such as the Hmong in resettling into the United States. These refugees were escaping the effects of the Vietnam War and the internal conflict of the Secret War in Laos. By examining the legal environment surrounding the resettlement and integration process, this study l

I och med Covid-19-pandemin fick alla gymnasieskolor i Sverige övergå till distansundervisning, vilket ledde till nya utmaningar för både lärare och elever. Syftet med denna studie är att öka kunskapen om elevers perspektiv på ensembleundervisningen på distans. Studien kommer undersöka vilka undervisningsmetoder skånska elever redogör att de har haft samt hur elevernas motivation har påverkats tilDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, all Swedish high schools had to shift their education to distance learning, which led to new challenges for both teachers and students. The aim of this study is to increase the knowledge about students’ perspective of distance ensemble education. This study will investigate which teaching methods students from Skåne report that they have encountered during their dista

This paper aims to study the relationship between inflation, stock returns and monetary policy. The basic conclusion is: through the single-equation analysis of the Fisher effect, it is concluded that there is a negative correlation between inflation and stock returns in China. By examining the relationship between stock returns, the real economy and monetary policy, we find that the expected chan

This paper examines the effect of peer group household income on happiness in three developed economies: the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, where we define peer groups by age, gender, and education. Using the most recent panel waves from the General Social Survey (GSS) and the European Social Survey (ESS), we find comparable results from all three countries, namely a negative coef

The question of what makes people start using drugs often arouses strong emotions. This is because it is closely linked to another question, namely what can be done to counteract it. Therefore the aim of this study was to examine the subjective experience of the development of substance abuse. The experiences came from people who defined themselves as former drug addicts. By listening to podcasts

The digital age we live in is in constant development and the public libraries have had to adjust to this change partly by providing ebooks, digital audio books and web pages with information for their users. Digital books keep gaining popularity among Swedish citizens. The Swedish Library Act states that in terms of language the public libraries shall pay extra attention to the five national mino

The thesis employs a number of tools originating from the field of Modern Portfolio Theory to assess the appropriate weight of Bitcoin in addition to several assets commonly found in the All-Weather Portfolio. Utilizing Sharpe Ratio optimization, the thesis compares two main portfolios to determine if the inclusion of Bitcoin can improve the performance and risk-return ratio of an optimized All We

Studien var en systematisk litteraturstudie med syftet att undersöka evidensen för anknytningsbaserad familjeterapi som behandlingsform vid depression och suicidalitet hos ungdomar utifrån behandlingseffektivitet och verksamma processer inom behandlingen. Nio artiklar granskades utifrån sin vetenskapliga kvalitet. Avseende evidensen för metodens behandlingseffektivitet konstaterades att flera äldrThis study was a literature review with the aim of examining the empirical evidence for attachment-based family therapy as a treatment for adeolescents with depression and suicidal ideation regarding both treatment efficacy as well as suggested change-driving processes. Nine articles were assessed for their scientific quility. Regarding the evidence for treatment efficacy older articles were found

Bakgrund: På intensivvårdsavdelningar (IVA) vårdas patienter som är allvarligt sjuka och sjuksköterskorna som arbetar på IVA är specialistutbildade för att kunna vårda och behandla i komplexa vårdsituationer. En allvarlig sjukdomsbild som behandlas på IVA är Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; ARDS. En del i behandlingen av måttlig och svår ARDS kan vara att vårda patienten i bukläge, med förhopp

The aim of this thesis is to widen the research field of archival law in relation to the new technological opportunities that have been created regarding personal information such as DNA. This is done by the study of the three most influential and popular biotechnical companies that are currently offering their services in Sweden. The material used to achieve this aim is GDPR and the privacy state

The purpose of this study is to explore how social workers relate to the increased interest in digitalization in social work. The study has focused on how digitalization affects the social workers 'professional role, how it affects the social workers' client meeting and what digitalization will look like in the future. I have used three different theories. Thomas Brante's theory of pro

Denna rapport är en utvärdering av brandskyddet med avseende på personsäkerheten i Lunds domkyrka. Lunds domkyrka uppfördes på 1100-talet och ligger i centrala Lund. I kyrkan hålls en mängd olika evenemang, vid stora evenemangen kan uppemot 950 personer vistas i kyrkan. Ett virtuellt platsbesök hölls med domkyrkokamrerare Mats Persson och Elisabet Nord som är ansvarig för vaktmästeriet den 25 marThe following report is an evaluation of human safety in Lund Cathedral with regards to a potential fire and evacuation. With the help of a virtual visit to the cathedral, pictures and statistics from The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), a general risk assessment was conducted in which possible fire- and evacuation scenarios were identified. A qualitative assessment of the probability and

Denna rapport har gjorts i syfte att utvärdera brandsäkerheten på Sonys kontorsbyggnad i Lund med fokus på personsäkerhet. Skador på egendom och miljö samt ekonomiska förluster behandlas därför inte. Byggnaden består av två huskroppar med sex plan som är sammanbundna med ett stort atrium. För tillfället bedriver Sony sin kontorsverksamhet i ena delen medan den andra delen står tom i väntan på nya The purpose of this report was to evaluate the building’s fire protection system and propose safety measures if personal safety cannot be achieved. An acceptable personal safety is considered to be achieved when every person is able to evacuate safely. To ensure a safe environment a scenario analysis was performed, where a number of possible fire scenarios were identified, of which three of thes

Syftet med detta arbete har varit att utvärdera brandskyddet med hänsyn till personsäkerheten i Lunds domkyrka och att ta fram eventuella åtgärder utifrån resultatet av simuleringar och handberäkningar som utförts. Lunds domkyrka är belägen i centrala Lund och byggnaden har ett högt historiskt värde. Domkyrkan är ett populärt turistmål och över 700 000 personer kommer hit varje år för att besökaThis report is a fire safety evaluation of Lund Cathedral, situated in central Lund. The purpose of the evaluation is to analyze the personal safety of the visitors, in case of evacuation due to fire. A risk analysis on possible scenarios was performed and from the analysis the worst credible scenarios were chosen to investigate further. These scenarios were: • Scenario A- Fire in the astronomi

Denna uppsats är författad av Caroline Svensson och Victor Svenfelt för fortsättningskursen i Medie- & kommunikationsvetenskap vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier, Lunds Universitet. Among Us på Twitch - underhållande marknadsföring undersöker hur videospelet Among Us kunde bli ett av 2020 populäraste videospel och vilken roll den sociala medieplattformen Twitch spelade i det hela.

Numerisk strömningsmekanik är en kraftfull metod för att förstå flödet och förbränningen som sker i flygplansmotorer och kommer att vara ett avgörande verktyg i övergången från konventionella fossila bränslen till hållbara alternativ. Eftersom mer forskning har skett kring konventionella bränslen bör en simuleringsmetod för alternativa bränslen föregås av en metod som verklighetstroget kan simulerComputational fluid dynamics is a powerful method for understanding the flow and combustion that occurs inside aircraft engines and will be a key tool in the transition from conventional fossil-based fuel to sustainable alternatives. Because conventional fuels have been more widely researched, an attempt at simulating the combustion of alternative fuels should be preceded by the development of a m

Research Question and Purpose: The research question will investigate what talent attraction looks like in non-core businesses sharing the name of the core business. The purpose of this thesis is to explore talent attraction in the context of non-core businesses sharing the name of the core business. Methodology: The research paradigm is a relativist ontology with a social constructivist epistemol

The purpose of this thesis is to explore antecedents of recommendation intention for the mobile payment system. The research design was cross-sectional, thus allowing to make associations and patterns. Further, structural equation modeling is used to analyze the relationships between the antecedents and intention formation. The thesis uses the theory of planned behavior as a guiding framework and

Purpose: Our study aims to investigate new employees’ perceptions of their virtual onboarding in a consultancy firm and how their perceptions relate to networking. We saw the need to enrich the existing theories on onboarding and networking as they were not applicable to the ever-changing environ- ment. Methodology: We conducted a qualitative single case study following an abductive and interpret