Between drug abuse and a more ordinary life – A qualitative study about former drug addicts experiences of past and present (translated title) The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of a group of people after leaving a life of drug abuse behind to live a more ordinary life and to interpret these experiences in the light of interactional theory. The theoretic framework used was b

When a parent dies, a person’s life comes to an end while others are forever changed. The aim of this thesis is to explore and identify the needs of bereaved children and to investigate how professionals within the Swedish public health care system, work to support children in grief. The empirical part of this study was conducted over the course of two months in 2013. Four hospital counselors and

The subject of this thesis was to investigate the possibility of a supplemental control algorithm to suppress gear alternation in the ZF ECCOM gearbox series. The acquired solutions were implemented on a dSpace MicroAutoBox II and connected to a Claas Xerion 5000 to evaluate their effect. The different approaches have gone through three steps of validation, first a Simulink model simulation, secon

It is commonly acknowledged that the European Union (EU) created the notion of a European identity, in order to foster a sense of belonging and identification with the European project among its citizens. The basic assumption to this is that one way to promote a European identity is through higher education and, in particular, student mobility. This thesis sets out to explore how a European identi

Abstract Title: Is blood really thicker than water? Author: Casper Krönlein and Milje Wiik Supervisor: Maria Bangura Arvidsson The aim within the Swedish welfare system is that a child in foster care should maintain a strong relationsship with their biological parents throughout the placement, with the intention of a reunion with the biological family. There is no time limit set on reunion and t

As a consumer-driven trend, Bring your own device (BYOD) imposes many changes on an already challenged relationship between the IT organization and the business organization. For this reason, it is important to map this influence. The purpose of this research was therefore to determine the effect of BYOD on the IT-business relationship. This was done by deriving factors from literature that affect

Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to examine the impact of the Governments contribution Creative school (Skapande skola) on a cultural business by a case study of Skissernas museum in Lund. By investigating the difference in work process between the projects implemented with and without Creative school I can identify the impact of the contribution on Skissernas museum. The biggest difference b

Syftet med denna uppsats är att reda ut huruvida ledarskap i dagens tjänsteverksamheter innefattas av fysisk distans och virtualitet samt undersöka om forskning behöver behandla fysisk distans som en enskild ledarskapsteori. Genom en enkätundersökning på fyra tjänsteföretags huvudkontor och fyra semistrukturerade intervjuer med tjänstemän som arbetar med och utan tydlig fysisk distans har vi skapa

An intuitive programming method for industrial robots is proposed and investigated. The main goal is to reduce the time required to program an industrial robot without the use of expensive reverse engineering equipment. Using a pen shaped tool and an optical tracking system, the user indicates the desired robot trajectory, whereafter a 3D scanner is used to gain knowledge of the work piece. The in

P-boken har länge varit det centrala mediet för förmedling av idéer. Med digitaliseringen uppstod e-boken vars form skakade den tryckorienterade förlagsbranschen i grunden. På den anglosaxiska marknaden äter e-boken marknadsandelar i en rasande fart. I Sverige har e-boksmarknaden, trots landets höga internetpenetration, inte tagit fart men förlagen bävar inför p-bokens ovissa framtid. Idag likstäl

Presentation of French writer Laurent Mauvignier and his work. He has written eight novels and one play so far: Loin d'eux, Apprendre à finir, Ceux d'à côté, Seuls, Le Lien, Dans la foule, Des hommes, Ce que j'appelle oubli and Tout mon amour (play). An analysis of the character of the narrative in the novels is given. Since the Algerian war (taking place between 1954 and 1962) plays a

The aim of this study was to shed light on how children and young adults that were subject to foster care placement were described in the advertisement of the Swedish website Familjehemsbanken, according to the fourth and eighteenth guideline of Consolidated Code of Advertising and Marketing Communication Practice. The purpose of our study was to problematize how children and young adults were des

Grammatisk förmåga i skolåldern har inte utretts på ett utförligt sätt för svenskspråkiga barn. Det finns heller inga tydliga svar kring hur den grammatiska förmågan hos barn med autismspektrumtillstånd utan utvecklingsstörning (AST) ter sig i denna ålder, samt ifall denna förmåga skiljer sig från den hos barn med typisk utveckling (TU). Föreliggande studie avsåg bidra inom detta kunskapsfält geno

The concept of sustainable development has repeatedly been criticized for being vague. Scholars have all but agreed to disagree on a possible definition. This study constitutes an attempt to define the concept of environmental sustainability. The main objective is that present-day ambiguity and vagueness of the concept is turned into an intelligible communication and constructive discussion (jfr S

Denna studie undersökte nyttan av funktionen olinjär frekvenskomprimering i hörapparater anpassade för skolbarn i åldern 9-20 år. Syftet var att jämföra nyttan av Phonak’s hörapparat Versata Art och dess funktion olinjär frekvenskomprimering, med namnet SoundRecover; en grupp där funktionen olinjär frekvenskomprimering var aktiv i hörapparaten/hörapparaterna jämfördes med en grupp där olinjär frek

The aim of this study was to examine how Swedish befrienders explain their relationship with befriendees who has interventions by the law of LSS, and how this can be understood in relation to the concept of friendship and professionality. This study was based on semi-structural interviews in which seven different befrienders participated. Two main themes were discussed: friendship and professional

The aim of this study was to elucidate which knowledge professionals who work at social services and sheltered accommodations, consider to be important and which experiences they have gained in their work with girls/women who have been exposed to violence and threats. But we also wanted to examine how professionals work on the basis of available methods and interventions. The study was conducted u

The purpose of the study is to examine how companies are applying employer branding in social media and how these activities affect potential employees’ engagement. Engagement on social media has been analyzed according to the cognitive, emotional and behavioral dimensions using a mixed method content analysis.

I svensk rätt kan kretsen för vem som kan dömas som gärningsman utvidgas genom att döma flera personer i medgärningsmannaskap. När flera personer tillsammans uppfyller brottsrekvisiten i en straffbelagd gärning, kan domstolen döma flera gärningsmän. Hur begreppet har tillämpats i praktiken av både åklagare och domare, har fått stor kritik. Praxis på området spretar åt olika håll, vilket ger knapph