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Title: Being damned if you do and damned if you don’t - a qualitative study about the life situation of Romanian women who beg in the streets of Malmö. Background: Health is unevenly distributed within and among the countries of the world, and usually follows a population’s socio-economic status. The lower this is, in comparison to others’, the poorer the health. Romania is one of the poorest cou
Many university students feel that their sexual activity is either not sufficient or that it is too high. This leads to dishonesty and discomfort concerning the subject when it is discussed. This can be seen as a sign of conformity. The goal of this quantitative study was to explore a possible correlation between conformity and sexual activity in two university programs at Lund University, Sweden.
Meteorological conditions are influenced everyday by air-bound aerosols and pollution in the atmosphere, and understanding these processes from micro to synoptic scale, is essential for forecasting and creating high resolution weather models. In this study, three different experimental weather models are analysed to provide some understanding on how various meteorological parameters are influenced
With the events of 2015, commonly referred to as the refugee-situation, a light has been cast on various European Union member states’ handling of asylum seekers. In relation to overall stricter procedures, the Swedish state has proposed a series of restrictive policies to cope with the situation. Of focus is the Swedish government’s effort to regulate the area of unaccompanied minors seeking asyl
Context. Large scale chemical abundance gradients in the Galactic disks, small-scale abundance structures, and the mean chemical abundance values in the Solar vicinity, are important constraints to Galactic chemo-dynamical formation and evolution models. The formation and evolution of stars, and interstellar gas and dust depends on the distribution and evolution of matter in the Galaxy. Therefore,
Menstruation is a normal body function and a sign of reproductive health. Although it is a fundamental human right for girls and women to have the ability to properly manage their menstruation, it is a long-neglected issue in low-income countries. Pilot studies have provided optimism for the menstrual cup’s potential to improve the quality of life for Ugandan girls and women. Several actors are in
During the last decade, a new type of economy has emerged: the sharing economy. Sharing no longer occurs among the closest circle of acquaintances but between strangers, using underutilized resources among one another. This have led to a rise of collaborative initiatives. Previous research show that these initiatives are rarely evaluated, and there is yet no best-practice assessment model. The aim
Historical data shows a strong relationship between hourly changes in CDS index iTraxx Main and equity futures EURO STOXX 50. We hypothesize that the relatively stable relationship should allow us to trade the two markets. A Markov regime switching model is introduced, distinguishing cointegrated regimes that allows the cointegration relation ship to be switched on and off. A pairs trade between th
Software development project still of high failure rates. A diversity of risk management approaches are suggested by researchers and followed by organizations in order to minimize the failure rate and ensure project success. However, does risk management do always what it is supposed to do? In this research, we survey field workers and interview project managers, to investigate the influence of ri
In this study Segeå has been valued to consider possibilities of increasing the amount of mussels as effective filterers in the creek. The purpose would be to reduce high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus; a result of the agriculture in the area. Mussels filtrate water in search for nutrition, and bind nitrogen and phosphorus in their bodies. Using rapports from mussel projects, contacts on count
The aim of this study is to explore the importance of a diagnosis when it comes to gaming addiction. The study is based on the professionals perspective, which was done by interviewing those working with gaming addiction and similar behavioral issues. The empirical material is analysed from a social constructive perspective to shed light upon how gaming addiction has come to be defined in differen
Energy generation and the use of energy is associated with environmental impacts. It is imperative to reduce energy consumption – for a better environment, energy security and a more competitive industry. The Swedish government has set goals to increase the energy efficiency with 20 % and reduce greenhouse gas emissions with 40 % by 2020. The ‘energy efficiency gap’ is a concept describing the di
Present, accurate, and reliable estimation of mangrove forests in Bangladesh is limited. Former estimation of mangroves extent and density has been more or less restricted to Sundarbans and do not represent the whole country. In this study, a time series analysis was performed using Landsat images from four epochs, namely: 1976 (Landsat MSS), 1989 (Landsat TM), 2000 (Landsat ETM+) and 2015 (Landsa
Credit risk is one of the most important issues in the field of financial risk management.This topic has become a major focus by the financial institutions and regulatory authorities. It is critical for large banking institutions to adapt a robust credit risk assessment. In this paper, machine learning algorithms are compared on predicting the housing loan default status. The compared methods are:
There have been several accounts of suicide attacks in the last few years; and although male attackers outnumber female attackers, the number of female suicide bombers has been on the rise. This thesis analyzes the motivation of Muslim female suicide bombers using Durkheim’s theory on suicide and society. Interviews with experts on suicide and radicalization were conducted to provide a perspective
Bakgrund; Enligt brottsstatistiken i Finland begår finlandssvenskar färre brottshandlingar. Till exempel begår mindre andel finlandssvenskar brott mot liv än vad finnar gör. Detta fenomen är inte utforskat i landet och därmed förekommer det inga teorier varför finlandssvenskar, enligt brottsstatistiken, är en mindre våldsam minoritet i Finland Syfte; Ställa upp sociologiska teorier och hypoteser
The increasing prevalence of Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) in Sweden is a cause of concern to both individuals and the public health service. The disease is spread via bites from the vector Ixodes ricinus and causes long-term neurological damage in 46% of cases. To date, research in this field has focussed on the relationship between climate and TBE incidence and there is little to no available re
By conducting a comparative analysis of microfinance impact evaluation (IE) from the researchers and practitioners perspective, the paper aims to uncover the existing gap between theory and reality. To that purpose an academic literature review on IE, based on Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), is contrasted with the practitioners’ social performance management approach (SPM). The two approaches
Shanghai has observed a fast economic growth since the market-oriented and Open-door reforms, which brought stress to the local and global environment. Economic growth is often coupled with environmental degradation. This thesis aims to illustrate how Shanghai is incorporating the concept of sustainable development to maintain its economic development. Following National goals of development, Shan
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are found globally in the environment, in humans and in wildlife and it is still not sure how these substances affect humans and animals. This study was performed as a systematic review to examine when these substances first attracted attention in different research areas. Also, to examine when the first publication was published and how the rese
