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Denna magisteruppsats bygger på en översättning av ca 6000 ord ur den populärvetenskapliga boken Life in a Medieval Castle av Joseph och Frances Gies. Uppsatsen är indelad i tre avsnitt, varav det första avsnittet utgörs av en textanalys av källtexten. Denna analys baseras på Hellspong och Ledins (1997) modell. I avsnittet som följer textanalysen diskuteras den globala översättningsstrategin utifr

Protoplanetary disks consist of matter in both gas and solid form. The sizes of the solid particles, dust grains, although in minority compared to the gas, are important in the formation of larger bodies such as planetesimals. This is a topic which has been widely explored. However, the impact of the dust grain sizes on the underlying disk structure has not yet been as extensively modeled. Differe

According to many sources - such as television and science - the final frontier is space. And seemingly, one of the hottest related topics today are asteroids and their presumed promise of inherent wealth - or doom - depending on who reaches who first. The wealth is represented mainly by volatiles for fuel production and precious metals for technological development. The doom is represented by a p

Syfte: Vi ämnar öka förståelsen kring hur olika ägartyper påverkar ett företags CSR-strategi genom att utföra en fallstudie på den svenska apoteksbranschen. Detta innefattar företagens prioritering och involvering av sina intressenter samt hur de kommunicerar sitt hållbarhetsarbete. Metod: Vi har valt en kvalitativ metod och genomfört vår undersökning med semistrukturerade intervjuer. Urvalet bePurpose: We aim to increase the understanding of how different types of ownership influence the CSR-strategies in companies by conducting a case study of the Swedish pharmacy market. This includes the prioritisation and involvement of stakeholders and how the CSR-activities are communicated. Methodology: We have chosen a qualitative method and conducted our research based on semi-structured inte

This thesis investigates the relationship between the demographic dividend and institutions. The aim is to make an attempt of attaining further knowledge about the requirements for obtaining a demographic dividend. This is done through the comparison of Asian countries and South American countries. The obtained results confirm the positive effects of an increase in the working-age population relat

Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda vilken av positiv redovisningsteori och institutionell teori som bäst kan förklara valet av redovisningsmetod. För att möjliggöra en undersökning av detta ämnar studien ta reda på hur kommunerna redovisar det tillfälliga flyktingbidraget som betalades i december 2015. Studien fann att majoriteten av kommunerna följer RKRs rekommendation och periodiserar bidraget

The purpose of this study was to examine representations of women in Swedish health magazines. Critical discourse analysis was used as method to answer my research questions. The analysis was built on three dimensions; linguistic text analysis, discourse practice and social practice. Articles in three Swedish health magazines for women were analysed and the results were then divided into themes. T

Den här studien undersöker stereotyper och framställningar i Coops kampanjfilmer “Ekoeffekten” och “Möt familjen Palmberg” från 2015. Huvudfrågan i frågeställningen lyder “Hur representeras och framställs matkonsumtion i relation till livsstil och klass i Coops reklamfilmer i kampanjen “Ekoeffekten”?”. Filmerna lanserades under kampanjnamnet “Ekoeffekten”. Studien genomförs genom en semiotisk bild

Pavements on bus stops is a complex subject because of the different forces that occur. Cement Stabilized asphalt is therefore used on the bus stops and has been so for about 16 years in Malmö to combine the best qualities of cement and asphalt which is bearing capacity and flexibility. In 2014 a formula was developed to calculate the breakdown of the pavement of bus stops by two students at Lunds

Svensk byggbransch är idag mycket konkurrensutsatt. Svenska byggföretag pressas av både lokala aktörer men även en ökande andel utländska aktörer. Nya metoder och arbetssätt är ett måste för att öka företagens konkurrenskraft i en mycket prispressad bransch. Ett koncept som cirkulerat i byggindustrin i ett par decennier men som på senare tid implementerats i större utsträckning är Lean. Lean är en

This bachelor thesis endeavors to promote a sustainable development and sustainable construction in Sweden. The purpose is to investigate the possibilities for a supplement to the environmentally certificate of a building, as a concept focused on environmentally conscious choices of building products and materials, based on a strategy named BATNEEC. This is analyzed by responding to six questions

Many construction companies have a construction service department but it is normally never the largest part of the company. Rather, the building services department has been seen as a fender to keep employees engaged when the economy’s been bad, with the result that no large investments have been put towards the service department. The logistics of the construction services business is different

This thesis is about BIM (Building Information Model/Modelling) and answer from The Railroad Industries point of view the questions asked in the report. There are different perceptions in the industry about what BIM means and what it is. This thesis will try to clarify the meaning of the concept BIM. Further on the thesis examines to which extent and how BIM is used in the railroad industry where

It has become popular for companies to develop diversity policies in order to welcome and work with diversity. This essay aim to answer how immigrants are included as interns at companies who are involved with a specific diversity project. The essay researches why the interviewee became interns, the inclusion of the interns at their company and their experiences of being interns, how they are incl

Collaborative consumption is a business concept that is evolving with popularity in our con-temporary society due to the advantages it provides from an economical and environmental perspective. The thesis is focused on a particular type of collaborative consumption: flat-sharing. Here, the authors intend to investigate the impact of the technology that mediates the guests and hosts of flat-sharing

This thesis examines the occupational mobility of a sample of immigrants who arrived in Sweden between 1971 and 1985. The data includes information on pre-immigration occupation and on up to four occupations in Sweden. The empirical analysis supports a U-shaped pattern of occupational mobility from home country to host country which is in line with the theory of imperfect transferability of skills

This thesis describes the characterization of the rheological properties of dense suspensions of sodium caseinate and micellar casein with respect to changes in concentration (100-200g/L), pH (7.0-5.3), charge density (Δα), and temperature (5-40°C). The relationship between pH and charge density and how this relationship is affected by changes in temperature and concentration were also addressed.

I det här examensarbetet har effekterna av att tillsätta nanopartiklar till konventionella flamskyddsmedel studerats. Huvuddelen av arbetet har utförts på Saab Barracuda AB (Barracuda), Gamleby, och delar av arbetet har utförts på Totalförsvarets forskningsintitut (FOI) och Exova, båda i Linköping, samt Lunds Tekniska Högskola (LTH), Lund. Arbetet fokuserar på att utreda om tillsatsen av specifikaIn this master thesis the effects of adding nanoparticles to conventional flame retardants has been examined. The main part of the work has been carried out at Saab Barracuda AB (Barracuda) in Gamleby, and part of the work has been carried out at the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) and Exova, both in Linköping, as well as The Faculty of Engineering in Lund. The work focuses on whether the ad

Uppsatsen behandlar den tekniska konsultens ansvar när standardavtalet ABK 09 är tillämpligt. ABK 09 är ett standardavtal som är avsett att tilläm-pas vid konsultuppdrag inom arkitekt- och ingenjörsverksamhet. Den hu-vudsakliga frågan som behandlas i uppsatsen är vad det innebär att konsul-ten ska genomföra uppdraget fackmässigt, med omsorg och i enlighet med god yrkessed. Att konsulten ska genomfThe paper deals with the technical consultant’s responsibility in a contractu-al relationship when the standard agreement ABK 09 is applicable. ABK 09 is a standard agreement that is intended for commissions within architecture and engineering. The main issue in the essay is what it means that the con-sultant shall execute the commission professionally, with care and in ac-cordance with profession

The purpose of this study was to gain a greater understanding on how healthcare workers, particularly caregivers of elderly and dementia patients, are impacted by a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training and to explore the reasons a manager has for incorporating these types of trainings. Within the scope of this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with nine careg