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The demographic patterns in developing countries have significantly changed in the recent few decades due to the impact of urbanization. The urbanization process has created new challenges; and the enormous divide between haves and have nots has become a defining feature of contemporary urban spaces. The advent of neo liberal globalisation and the integration of developing countries in to the glob

Bakgrund: Prevalensen av kvinnor i fertil ålder som genomgått en viktreducerande kirurgisk behandling ökar fortlöpande. Trots många fördelar med viktreducerande kirurgisk behandling så finns det fortfarande begränsad forskning gällande vård för gravida kvinnor som genomgått behandlingen i relation till optimalt kalori-, proteinintag, kost och viktökning för bästa möjliga utfall för mor och barn. S

Framväxten av ”Big Data” har ställt EU:s lagstiftare inför nya utmaningar avseende skyddet för EU-medborgarnas grundläggande rätt till privatliv och personuppgifter. Detta då internet har medfört att enorma mängder av personuppgifter numera utan svårigheter kan överföras över landsgränser. Mot bakgrund av de utmaningar som följer av det gränslösa internet är ny EU-lagstiftning är på väg. Denna syfThe emergence of Big Data presents the EU legislator with new challenges of how to protect EU citizens’ fundamental right to privacy as the Internet allows for massive amounts of personal data to easily cross borders. To meet the new challenges created by the borderless Internet, new privacy legislation is on its way in order to provide EU citizens with an adequate and sufficient protection for th

In recent years, Swedish municipalities have introduced programs that combine Swedish language education with vocational training. However, due to the novelty and lack of an established framework, data and research on their effectiveness in improving immigrant labour market performance is limited. This essay addresses this gap by estimating the causal effect of vocational training combined with Sw

Bakgrund: Meningsfulla aktiviteter är viktigt för att uppleva hälsa och välbefinnande. Idag finns en brist på meningsfulla aktiviteter för personer med demens som bor på särskilt boende för äldre. Personer med demens kan ha svårt att självständigt engagera sig i aktiviteter. Arbetsterapeuter har möjlighet att stötta människor att engagera sig i meningsfulla aktiviteter. Syfte: Att identifiera hur Background: Meaningful activities are important for experiencing health and well-being. Today there is a lack of meaningful occupations among people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities. People with dementia may have difficulty engaging in activities independently. Occupational therapists have the opportunity to support people to engage in meaningful activities. Aim: To identif

Denna uppsats tar sin utgångspunkt i säkerhetsrådets paralys till följd av vetorätten i relation till Rysslands invasion av Ukraina 2022. På flera håll i den internationella debatten hörs kritiska röster angående säkerhetsrådets, och därmed i praktiken hela FN:s, passivitet till följd av säkerhetsrådet oförmåga att agera i enlighet med sin befogenhet enligt framför allt FN-stadgans kapitel sju. The background and the main question of this essay derives from the paraly-sis of the Security Council as a result of the use of the veto in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In the international discussion, critical voices have been raised against the Security Council's and thus the entire UN's inefficacy following the Security Council’s inability to act in accordance w

Detta examensarbete undersöker möjligheter och utmaningar med sjukresor i Sverige, med fokus på hur olika regioner hanterar transporter för patienter samt de problem som finns kopplade till tillgänglighet och kostnadseffektivitet. Studien syftar till att jämföra regionernas regler och krav för sjukresor samt att utvärdera tillgängligheten i den ordinarie kollektivtrafiken i Skåne. Om den allmänna This thesis investigates the opportunities and challenges of patient transport services in Sweden, focusing on how different regions manage transportation for patients and the associated issues of accessibility and cost efficiency. The study aims to compare regional regulations and requirements for patient transport while also evaluating the accessibility of public transportation in Skåne. If regu

Handelsresandeproblemet (the Traveling Salesman Problem, TSP) är ett välkänt optimeringsproblem som kan vara utmanade att lösa även för dagens mest kraftfulla datorer. Problemet är enkelt att formulera: en handelsresande ska hitta den kortaste vägen för att besöka N städer och sedan återvända till staden hen startade i. Svårigheten härstammar från att när antalet städer ökar i problemet, ökar ocksThe traveling salesman problem (TSP) is a well-known computationally hard problem often used to benchmark new optimization algorithms. With recent advances in the field of quantum computing, quantum optimization algorithms are emerging as promising new ways to potentially solve such problems that remain difficult for classical computers. However, most modern quantum processing units (QPUs) still l

The purpose of the thesis is to explore and understand the meaning, sources, and role of brands’ perceived innovativeness to talents due to the proposed importance of the attribute within the so-called war for talents as well as contemporary theoretical and practical discourse. In accordance with the relativistic and interpretivist stance taken, a qualitative methodology is adapted through the uti

According to estimates advanced by the United Nations, the annual SDG funding gap amounts to $2.5 trillion. The covid-19 pandemic further exacerbated the underlying issues as the global recession led to an unprecedented rise in public debts and economic distress triggered by defaults, capital flights and fiscal austerity. In light of these challenges, the Global Investors for Sustainable Developme

Title: “With Great Freedom Comes Great Responsibility” - A Qualitative Study of Managers’ and Their Respective Employees’ Experiences of Mandatory Remote Work and Relationships in this Work Setting Authors: Anna Rebeka Dinnyes & Siri McGarvey Supervisor: Monika Müller, Lund University, Sweden Examiner: Stefan Sveningsson, Lund University, Sweden Course: BUSN49, Degree Project in Master’s P

Bygg- och fastighetssektorn står för en avsevärd del av Sveriges klimatpåverkan och resursanvändning, där stålproduktionen är en betydande faktor. Trots att stål är ett material med hög återvinningsgrad är direktåterbruket av bärande stålkomponenter i dagsläget begränsat. Detta utgör en outnyttjad potential för att minska koldioxidutsläpp och främja en cirkulär ekonomi, där Design för Demontering The construction and real estate sector accounts for a considerable share of Sweden's climate impact and resource use, with steel production being a significant factor. Although steel is a material with a high recycling rate, the direct reuse of load-bearing steel components is currently limited. This represents an untapped potential for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and promoting a circul

This study focuses on the national system for knowledge-driven management within Swedish healthcare. The study combines theories of governance and implementation with the aim of both analyze the system of knowledge-driven management descriptively, and how it is implemented by local actors. By using text analysis and interviews, the main finding is the complex reality of the system, involving actor

The relationship between development and democracy is robust and enjoys strong scholarly support. While research traditionally has favored country-level comparisons based on objective indicators when studying this relationship, this study crafts an individual-level, perceptions-based index of development, and two measures of support for democracy as a regime type, to approach the relationship. The

Denna uppsats behandlar de rättsliga frågor som uppstår när konserter och idrottsevenemang spelas in, laddas upp eller livestreamas. Bakgrunden är att sådana videor ofta laddas upp på internet, vilket aktualiserar både upphovsrättsliga och avtalsrättsliga frågor. Syftet med uppsatsen är att analysera rättsläget kring inspelning och tillgängliggörande av konserter och idrottsevenemang. Metoden soThis thesis addresses the legal issues that arise when concerts and sporting events are recorded, uploaded or livestreamed. The background is that such videos are often uploaded to the internet, which raises both copyright and contract law questions. The purpose of the thesis is to analyse the legal situation regarding the recording and making available of concerts and sporting events. The method

Environmental Education [EE] was created in the pursuit of providing specific targets to promote environmental, knowledge, attitudes, skills, participation and creating the societal shift. India was perhaps one of the first nations to have internalized EE in primary school curriculums, however, its application is still far from flawless. Teachers have often been observed as they take a central rol

A lattice model for fibril formation on the basis of general peptide interactions is presented. Fibrils are well-structured protein aggregates and a key phenomenon in many diseases, among them Alzheimer. We study the model’s equilibrium and kinetic properties using Wang-Landau sampling and a Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm with cluster moves. The peptides are shown to form ordered fibrilar aggreg

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.

Sammanfattning: Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att studera och analysera normbild-ningsprocessen i Sverige inom redovisning för att undersöka K3:s möjligheter till implementering. Metod: Uppsatsen präglas av ett kvalitativt angreppsätt och en deduktiv ansats. Teoretiska perspektiv: Teoriavsnittet behandlar harmonisering, sambandet mellan redo-visning och beskattning, centrala principer inom r