Abstract The purpose of this essay is to empirically examine the impact of euro debt crisis in Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain in terms of their trade patterns relative to the export performance of OECD countries. Panel data for 34 OECD countries are investigated with fixed effects within a gravity model framework for period 1992-2012. In such a way, the benchmark model of the paper con

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the liberalization wave which is sweeping across America in recent times, and how it influence our way of thinking and working with marijuana in Skåne, Sweden. To understand how it’s affecting us my study are based on interviewing social workers and other professionals working with marijuana and other narcotic related problems. My interviews were

The automation industry is facing many challenges with higher demands on their production process. Technology used today does not allow for fast changes in the production line. This thesis will investigate how services can be modelled using a new standard OPC UA for data exchange. Encapsulation of the mechatronic functions as services will allow for creating control software using a SOA approach.

Examensarbetets titel: Från buzzword till sanning? Seminariedatum: 2014-06-05 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15HP Författare: Jeanna Lundberg och Julia Undin Handledare: Jon Bertilsson Fem nyckelord: buzzword, fad, svenska reklambranschen, content marketing, fäste Syfte: Att förbättra tidigare kunskap om hur reklambyråer i Sverige hanterar samt förhåller siTitle: From buzzword to truth? Seminar date: 2014-06-05 Course: FEKH29, Bahelor Thesis in Business Administration, specialization in marketing, Undergraduate level, 15ECTS Authors: Jeanna Lundberg and Julia Undin Advisor: Jon Bertilsson Key words: buzzword, fad, the Swedish advertising business, content marketing, attachment Purpose: Improving prior knowledge of how advertising agencies in S

Huvudsyftet med studien undersöker om löftesbegreppet formas av tidigare erfarenheter. Deltagare blev primade med egoistiska samt altruistiska scenarion gällande löftesbrott och fick sedan besvara påståenden om löften för att se huruvida de blev mer benägna att försvara löftesbrottet och försvara ett relativistiskt förhållningssätt till löftesbegreppet. Resultatet visade att priming inte generellt

Vi har undersökt användbarheten hos mjukvara med öppen källkod för identifiering av fingeravtryck, samt undersökt möjligheterna att använda datorseende för att göra ansiktsigenkänning säkrare. Efter den 11:e september, och i det efterföljande kriget mot terrorismen, så har identifiering och verifiering av identitet, både på företag, myndigheter och i flygplatser blivit ett stort område. Biometri eIn this thesis we have investigated the usability and availability of open source software for identification of fingerprints, and investigated the possibility of using structure from motion to enhance facial recognition. In the aftermath of the events on September 11th, and the following War on terror, identification and verification at both companies and airports have become areas of major inter

The aim of this paper is to discuss and explore two new innovative public library activities and their relation to the concept of public libraries. The study is based on observational studies and qualitative research interviews with librarians and users. Both activities have been successful in reaching out to users and both activities received positive reviews from users. The study shows that both

Democratization is one of the most studied and problematic areas in political science. Democracy theories are gaining more power and influence in society and researchers are gaining greater influence over those who work practically with development and democratization. This paper will investigate why Ethiopia is not becoming more democratic, despite the fact that the country has moved from a milit

Before the financial crisis in the US, many politicians and scholars considered credit as something positive and important for an economy. After the financial crisis in the US the view on credit somewhat changed. This thesis provides new evidence on how credit and economic growth is related. Previous studies which have investigated the relationship between credit and economic growth have used the

Titel: Likartad differentiering - En kvalitativ studie om studenters uppfattning av arbetsgivares employer branding-budskap Slutseminarium: 2014-05-23 Ämne/Kurs: FEKN90, Examensarbete på Civilekonomprogrammet, Magis- teruppsats inom Organisation, 30 hp (30 ECTS) Författare: Tanja Wirholm och Maja Reiz Handledare: Nadja Sörgärde Nyckelord: Branding, employer branding, corporate branding, organ

Den här uppsatsen berör samspelet mellan undervisning och informationsteknologier. Teoretiskt har vi gått djupare in på hur elevernas och lärarnas roll förhåller sig till problembaserad lärandemetodik. Vi har samlat in empiriskt material efter kvalitativa intervjuer som vi har genomfört med lärare från högstadiet och gymnasiet. Empirin har analyserats tillsammans med våra teoretiska kapitel där v

In the German electrical market, where no hydro power is present, the demand for regulating power is rising. The main reason for this is the expansion of solar and wind power, which is desirable from an environmental standpoint, but also introduces large and fast variations in production. To keep the necessary balance between production and consumption, the operation of thermal power plants is cha

Abstract We have done a study about how gender is constructed in substance abuse care. The aim is to see the constructions of gender on treatment centers by seeing how the staff, organization and treatment constructs gender. Our range is strategically selected to be able to answer the questions we had. Respondents represent seven people in three different treatment centers. To get answers to our q

This thesis explores the interlinking of evaluation and development through an anthropological lens by considering the indigenization process of an evaluation culture, and how evaluation travels across boundaries as an assemblage, similar to many other global phenomena. Central to the thesis is the national evaluation capacity building trend viewed as a two-sided project; first as internal capacit

Studien undersöker befintliga uppfattningar om progressiva avskrivningar på byggnader i bostadsrättsföreningar samt vad Bokföringsnämndens beslut kan få för konsekvenser för bostadsrättsföreningar och dess intressenter på marknaden.

I det här arbetet vill jag behandla skilsmässor och hur det påverkar föräldrarna och barnen, men framförallt hur det förändrar familjen som grupp. Oftast lägger vi den största vikten vid barnets behov, men vi gör det utifrån en vuxens tankar och ”förstånd”. Syftet med uppsatsen är att se hur familjen och dess medlemmar reagerar i en kris som en skilsmässa, , och frågeställningarna jag tänker arbet

The objective of this thesis is to examine rural populations' access to land in Ethiopia, in the light of land regulations and different obstacles. Using a qualitative research design, based on a literature study, the following topics will be discussed; land regulation, state-led industrial development, villagization program and land-grab. In conclusion, the regulatory framework forbids locals

This study investigates reconciliation processes, based on narratives of experiences from a rural area in Rift Valley, Kenya. A qualitative method has been used and ten interviews were followed out with people who had taken part in a reconciliation workshop run by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya. The authors also took part in such a workshop themselves. In the analysis, the theory of symb