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In the recent decades, one of the most phenomenal changes in many universities in Western countries is the dramatically increase of students from China. Subsequently, the thesis author mentioned that general view concerning educational tourism associates educational tourists with the international students’ mobility. This has emerged as an important part of the university students’tourism market.
Agricultural intensification is seen as a major threat to global biodiversity. Semi-natural grasslands play an important role in maintaining biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. Biodiversity and community structure in semi-natural grasslands depends not only on local management but also on the surrounding land-use. Further knowledge on landscape-scale effects would help improving the managemen
Foster placements are the most common form of placement for children and every year about 20,000 girls and boys are placed. Although we expect that society treats women and men equally, they are often treated differently based on stereotypical gender norms. The aim of this study was to examine how gender is constructed in women's and men's stories about their time in foster care, in matter
Titel Riskhantering i Byggprojekt – Metoder och tillvägagångsätt för att hantera risker Författare Marc Carlsson & Simon Eriksson Handledare Radhlinah Aulin, Avdelningen för byggproduktion, Lunds universitet Examinator Anne Landin, Avdelningen för byggproduktion, Lunds universitet Syfte & mål Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur byggföretag utför riskhanteringsprocessen och hur de sTitle Risk management in construction projects - methods and approaches to manages risk Authors Marc Carlsson & Simon Eriksson Supervisor Radhlinah Aulin, Department of Construction Production, Lunds University Examinator Anne Landin, Department of Construction Production, Lunds University Aim & goal The purpose of the study is to investigate how companies perform risk management proce
Denna studie undersökte möjligheten att använda icke-kontextuella mått på motivation: Tidsinvestering och Personlighet. Dessa icke-kontextuella mått utvärderades utifrån deras förmåga att predicera genomsnittligt betyg (GPA), ett vanligt använt mått på akademisk prestation och indikator för akademisk motivation. Resultaten analyserades via explorativ faktoranalys och multipel linjär regression basThis study investigated the possibility of using non-contextual measurements of motivation: Time-investment and Personality. These non-contextual measurements were evaluated based on their ability to predict Grade Point Average (GPA), a commonly used metric of academic performance and used tangible for academic motivation. Results were analysed through exploratory factor analyses (EFA) and multipl
Problematic school absenteeism is currently a complex and increasing challenge in society. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how school teachers experience problematic absenteeism how they have worked to promote school attendance in children and youths and how they’ve reintegrated them into school after being absent. This thesis will also investigate different actors' perspectives,
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how consumers navigate and justify their consumption habits while striving for a more sustainable identity. The study examines the internal dilemmas that arise when sustainable values confront the realities of identity expression and social influence. Methodology: A qualitative research approach was adopted, in the form of in-depth interviews, invo
Prefabricated buildings were popularized in Eastern Europe due to a high demand for new housing after the World War II. They were based on the principles of modernism and are characterized by their large scale and being made of manufactured, concrete elements. In addition, the buildings were deprived of artistic elements, altogether resulting in them being monotonous and repetitive. They are locat
The accelerating impacts of climate change are seen worldwide but are particularly critical in Africa, showing the importance of the UN Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. As part of this agenda, energy transition is vital. Kenya offers ideal conditions for solar photovoltaic systems, making solar energy a compelling solution for its growing electricity needs. The purpose of the thesis is to
This bachelor thesis deals with the reporting around the demonstration in Gothenburg on September 30th 2017 arranged by Nordiska Motståndsrörelsen (NMR), a Nordic Neo-Nazi movement. After a cultural debate in Sweden regarding freedom of speech and the attendance of the internet based right-winged alternative media Fria Tider on Mässan Bok & Bibliotek, also known as Bokmässan, always arranged a
Networks have been recognized as an alternative internationalization approach for Professional Service Firms (PSFs). However, the exploration of tensions, which result from attempts to unite network members and at the same time support their diversity, has been rather neglected in the past. Furthermore, the role of local embeddedness in the presented setting seems to have been overlooked. We have
De senaste decennierna har allt fler aktörer pekat på att utveckling och rättigheter är starkt sammankopplade och därmed börjat anamma olika former av en Right Based Approach(RBA) till utveckling. Brist på utveckling kan ha sin grund i diskriminering. En grupp som halkat efter och som är strukturellt underordnad är kvinnor. En världsdel med hög andel fattiga är Afrika. Där finns det också en feminThe last 20 years diverse actors such as states, NGOs (Non-governmental Organizations) and IGO:s (Intergovernmental organizations) have adopted a Right-based Approach to Development(RBA). The main reason for adopting this approach is since development and rights are inter-connected. Discrimination is one cause for lack of rights and poverty. One group in an extra vulnerable position in poverty and
Syfte: Syftet med vår studie var att undersöka hur personer med afasi upplever sin kommunikation och livskvalitet och om upplevelsen har ett samband med svårighetsgrad av stroke, svårighetsgrad av afasi samt kognitiv förmåga. Metod: I studien ingick 30 deltagare som fått afasi till följd av en ischemisk stroke. Tre månader efter insjuknandet genomförde deltagarna Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT).Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate how people with aphasia experience their communication and quality of life and whether the experience is related to degree of stroke, degree of aphasia and cognitive ability. Method: The study included 30 participants who acquired aphasia as a result of an ischemic stroke. Three months post stroke, participants completed the Comprehensive Ap
The aim of this study was to explore professionals' perspectives on their work and responsibility in relation to children who are exposed to commercial sexual exploitation. The method chosen for this study was qualitative semi-structured interviews, that included a vignette, with professionals working with children, both social service workers and counselors. The findings of this study were an
During the last decade microfinance has become the latest trend in the development discourse, celebrated for empowering poor women to work their way out of poverty. Self-Employed Women’s Associations, SEWA, was alongside Grameen Bank one of the pioneers in the microfinance sector and has developed an integrated approach based on the life cycle needs of the members that is assumed to help them brea
Financial inclusion, defined as access and usage of formal financial services, has several positive micro and macro-level socio-economic implications. Due to decades of vigorous policies aiming at lowering barriers to formal finance, 80 percent of Indians now own a bank account. However, there is a significant gap between account take up and usage. One reason for low usage rate is persistent infor
Disaster management is a field, where any kind of information is essential for planning and rescue operations. The availability of real-time data on a portable device, such as a smartphone, can be very useful for emergency workers, during rescue operations and citizens as well. Augmented mobile reality is a system where the users can see overlayed data and visuals in the real environment through t
Abstract: The physiological responses of two Hong Kong acorn barnacles, Tetraclita japonica and T. squamosa differed under identical heat stress conditions. Both species experienced increased body temperature and mantle water osmolality with higher temperatures and prolonged emersion time. Species comparisons however, showed that T. japonica had warmer body temperatures and more concentrated osm
Low-dimensional topological states have transformed our understanding of charge transportation through quantum materials. Many relevant observations have been connected to bismuth (Bi) containing materials or ultrathin Bi films. Here, we studied sub-monolayer amounts of Bi deposition on the In-terminated InSb(111)A surface using various complementary surface science techniques. Bi deposition at el
Conservation genomics is a rapidly growing subdiscipline of conservation biology that uses genome-wide information to inform management of biodiversity at all levels. Such efforts typically focus on species or systems of conservation interest, but rarely consider associated microbes. At least three major approaches have been used to study how microorganisms broadly contribute to conservation areas
