Figurative language can be approached in several ways. This essay examines the use of similes in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. All similes in the novel were collected and divided into categories based on the vehicle used. The largest categories that I have identified, I have termed “Nature and its forces”, “Concrete objects” and “Abstractions”. The similes are further divided into sub-categories b

This master’s thesis investigates to what extent China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ is also partially a domestically-oriented policy. This thesis analyses the BRI as a single case study using qualitative content analysis in which two separate datasets are used. Subsequently, these findings are applied to the theory of ‘fragmented authoritarianism’, which focuses on the modus operandi of domestic p

Strategic alignment has been identified as the overarching philosophy that aligns Business Process Management (BPM) to organisational strategy, but often a gap appears between organisational strategy and operational issues. Willingness and ability to contribute to BPM have been identified as two major operational issues when achieving strategic alignment of BPM. Hence, this thesis aims to close th

This master thesis is based on the need for an efficient and user-friendly cleaning device adapted for golf clubs. The background and the idea for this project comes from the author himself, who is an experienced golfer. The market need is determined partly from a market research and partly from an interview with a former employee at a golf club. Both the commercial and private market shows an int

Cross-functional teams and meetings are recurrent structuring tools in contemporary knowledge organisations. They are recommended as solutions to enhance innovation and creativity. Current research gathers a myriad of reference to the benefits of such tools, but studies of their potential negative effects remain limited. This paper is specifically concerned with the effect of interdisciplinary tea

Det digitaliserade samhället har bidragit till nya förutsättningar och nya arbetsstilar vilket resulterat i att öppna kontorsmiljöer blivit allt vanligare bland organisationer. Samtidigt ställer den konkurrenskraftiga marknaden nya krav på att organisationer ständigt ska utvecklas och erbjuder nya kreativa lösningar. Det uppmärksammades en tvetydighet i forskningen om huruvida kontorsmiljön kan gy

Medical documentation has been written with papers and pencils, but recently it has also been written on a typewriter or computer and has become electronic. Now further development is taking place with the electronic journal which gives the patient an opportunity to read what is written in their medical journal directly on-line. There are many questions that arises about how this development with

Att dika skogar till förmån för bland annat bättre tillväxt kan påverka och förändra faktorer som marktemperatur och markfuktighet vilka är de viktigaste faktorerna för markrespirationen och flödet av koldioxid till atmosfären. Markrespirationen svarar för huvuddelen av koldioxidflödet till atmosfären från ett markbundet ekosystem. Koldioxid är en viktig växthusgas och små förändringar av flödet kDitching forests in favor of for example better tree growth can affect and change factors such as soil temperature and soil moisture. Those are the most important factors for soil respiration and the flow of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. The soil respiration accounts for the major flux of CO2 to the atmosphere from the terrestrial ecosystem. CO2 is an important greenhouse gas and small

År 2012 hittade man Higgs boson vid LHC i CERN, den här partikeln är nyckeln för att beskriva hur partiklar får sina massor i standardmodellen. Vad vi fortfarande inte vet, är vilka massor partiklarna får. Detta måste mätas experimentellt och är inte något vi kan teoretiskt förutsäga. Det visar sig att de observerade massorna är vitt skilda, vi har allt från toppkvarkens massa: 172 GeV $\approx 3\In this Master thesis we extend the Standard Model with an additional $U(1)$ gauge group and an additional Higgs doublet with a lepton specific $\mathbb{Z}_2$ symmetry. This is used in a gauged version of the Froggatt-Nielsen mechanism to describe the observed masses and mixings among fermions. To reproduce these observables and satisfy the anomaly constraints posed by the new gauge symmetry metho

17 kap. 10 § LOU stadgar att ett kontrakt eller ramavtal får ändras i enlighet med en ändrings- eller optionsklausul utan att en ny upphandling måste genomföras, om kontraktets eller ramavtalets övergripande karaktär inte ändras, om klausulen har angetts i något av upphandlingsdokumenten och klart, exakt och entydigt beskriver under vilka förutsättningar den kan tillämpas. Vidare ska klausulen äve17th chapter 10th § of the Swedish Public Procurement Act statues that a contract or a framework agreement may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with a review clause or option, if the clause does not provide for modifications that would alter the overall nature of the contract. The review clause shall be set out in the initial procurement documents. Such a clause shall

Grönlands inlandsis utgör världens näst största färskvattensreservoar. Forskning har visat att Grönlands inlandsis förlorar mer och mer massa, vilket också bidrar till den stigande havsnivån, i kombination med andra faktorer. Avrinningen förväntas också öka i framtiden på grund av den globala uppvärmningen. Hur mycket massa som lämnar Grönlands inlandsis beror på den totala massbalansen. Den totalThe Greenland Ice sheet (GIS) is the second largest ice sheet on Earth and thus stores a large amount of Earths freshwater. Because of climate change and the Arctic amplification, GIS is experiencing changes and increased melt rates. The total mass budget determines the amount of sea level rise caused by input from freshwater from the GIS. Surface mass balance (SMB) plus the dynamic mass losses fr

The aim of this thesis was to develop the Uniti One window design from a prototype stage to be ready for mass production. Uniti One is a lightweight, two-seated, electric vehicle of the L7e-category designed for urban transportation. In late 2017, three prototypes of this vehicle were built, and that construction was used as the start point of the development. Vehicle regulations, material theory

This thesis consists of a critical discourse analysis regarding the integration of asylum seekers and individuals with a residence permit in Sweden. Its analysis is divided into two parts; the first part focuses on how four Swedish authorities work together to integrate these individuals in Sweden. The second part of the analysis emphases the participation of the Swedish Red Cross in the integrati

Commutation Failures in LCC HVDC converters is a topic that is normally addressed from the component perspective, looking at converters’ internal signals. How these commutation failures affect the outer AC network is not deeply understood yet. This thesis will provide proof of how commutation failures causes abnormal behavior in the AC network, and how PMU data can be used in order to distinguish

Diabetes is an increasing problem in the world, where obesity is a large risk factor for developing the most common type of diabetes, i.e. type 2 diabetes. Numerous pharmaceuticals exist for managing the disease. The importance of the consumption of healthy foods is less emphasised albeit being an important and effective tool for managing the disease. The master thesis aimed at investigating how c

The aftermath of the European Union’s ‘migration crisis’ in 2014-2016 continues to challenge the European security discourse, marked by a dilemma of securing the internal Member States political, societal and economic sector, whilst providing human security for forced migrants in accordance with international obligations. This thesis therefore aims to elucidate the dynamic between state security a

Our intention of this research was to study how treatment assistants who is working in two different treatment houses for addicts are considering the way out of alcohol and narcotic substances addiction. The two different treatment houses are one motivation clinic and one support clinic. We have chosen a qualitative method with semistructured interviews in this research where six treatment assista

The intrastate conflict between the Maoist inspired rebel group the Naxalites and the Indian government have been active since the late 1960s. This qualitative case study, use parts of Jacob Bercovitch’s framework ‘Contingency Model of Mediation’ to interpret the obstacles found in this case, in order to reach a successful negotiation situation. Six different factors in the conflict were analysed.

The study aims to increase our understanding of the limitations and benefits of structural and agent-oriented accounts in explaining the success and failure of peace negotiations. The propositions of ripeness and readiness theory are analysed through the lens of the agency-structure debate. Implicit assumptions on the nature of agents and structures, contained within the theories’ propositions on

1975 marked the end of the Spanish dictatorship under the rule of General Francisco Franco and the transition to democracy. Yet, the Basque ethnopolitical militant group Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) continued its violent struggle until 2017, several years after the end of the dictatorship, while the otherwise peaceful independence movement in Catalonia began escalating following an illegal referend