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Denna studie är gjord i samråd med en gymnasieskola i södra Sverige. Studien berör hur gymnasieelever ser på sin framtid i ljuset av pandemin Covid-19. Den empiriska undersökningen utfördes genom en tvärsektionell enkätundersökning som fanns tillgänglig för eleverna under två veckors tid. Undersökningen är grundad i Theory of planned behavior och de konstrukt som undersöks utgår ifrån Intention, AThis study was conducted alongside a high school in the south of Sweden. The study explores senior students perspective on their future in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The empirical material was collected through a cross-sectional online survey, available to the students during a 14 day period. This study is based in the Theory of planned behavior and the constructs that are examined in th

Carbon is the fourth most abundant element after hydrogen, helium and oxygen. It is a product of stellar nucleosynthesis as well as it being an important bio signature for life; this makes the analysis of carbon very fundamental. The origin of carbon and the relative contributions from massive and low-to-intermediate mass stars in producing it is still under debate. The principal focus of this the

Syftet med detta examensarbete har varit att analysera potentialen och konsekvenserna av att använda drönarteknik för järnvägsunderhåll i Sverige. Arbetet har genomförts i samarbete med företaget Nordic Infracenter, som ett underprojekt till projektet Framtidens Järnväg. Metoden för arbetet har baserats på olika litteraturstudier och intervjuer med experter inom drönaroch järnvägsbranschen. ArbeteThe purpose of this thesis has been to analyze the potential and consequences of using drone technology for railway maintenance in Sweden. The work has been made in collaboration with the company Nordic Infracenter, as a subproject to the project Framtidens Järnväg. The work has been based on various literature studies and interviews with experts in the drone and railway industry. The work has bee

Using the most recent data from various databases we have retrieved economic and health data from OECD member countries and analyzed it in regard to the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, what we call Stringency index. We examine the effects on different economic variables such as GDP, exports, and unemployment, together with the health outcome variable excess mortality. In regard to our

The purpose of this study was to examine how euthanasia is portrayed in Swedish debate articles. The study was based on a qualitative discourse analysis in which 35 debate articles from four different Swedish newspapers were included. The aim of the study was to examine what discourses could be identified in our selection of articles. The articles have been analyzed through theory: Social construc

The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted industries across the globe and has forced organizations to respond. One example is the medical technology (medtech) sector in which small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) were impacted and had to respond strategically. Previous literature on crisis management is still immature in respect to strategic responses to this unique crisis. Therefore, the purpose of

Human trafficking is not only an offence in the eyes of the law, but a violation of human rights. The Palermo Protocol is the most widespread international legislation, and 178 countries are state parties to the treaty. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate whether ratification of the Protocol has any effect on countries’ anti-trafficking efforts and/or the rate of victims per 100.000

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the relationship between varying leverage ratios and performance for large Swedish firms. With a recent trend of decreasing borrowing rates, it is more common for Swedish firms to have a larger portion of debt on their balance sheets. This trend makes it important to understand the effects changing leverage has on firm performance. The relationship between

The Swedish power system, similar to those of other European countries, is currently transitioning from fossil to renewable. Simultaneously the electrification and digitalization of societies all over the world sets high standards for the availability of power. As a result the power systems experience certain limitations and issues. This can partially be accredited to the decline of available disp

Employment is often more than just a way to make a living and a job loss might be one of life’s most stressful experiences. Aside from the financial hardship it causes, it may also affect individuals’ behaviors. This study examines the impact of unemployment on different health behaviors, namely alcohol and cigarette consumption, total physical activity and dietary patterns. This is done by using

The year of 2020 was marked with an unprecedented outbreak of Covid-19 virus and a global pandemic. Not all businesses across various industries have been equally affected. This thesis investigated the difference in return of industries with dissimilar exposure to the Covid-19 pandemic under the lockdown and social distance intervention, and how this difference has evolved during 2020. We found ev

This thesis work was done in collaboration with Knowit Experience in Malmö. Its main goal was to evaluate and develop an authentication module for the company’s e-commerce platform. Semi-structured interviews were held with software developers at the company to better understand their needs. Based around these needs an evaluation regarding price and usability was conducted for the authentication

As intermittent faults in distribution grids continue to cause unplanned outages, grid owners face increasing challenges related to reliability, restoration times, and maintenance planning. These challenges not only affect customers but also result in higher operational costs and resource demands for grid operators. The purpose of this thesis is to develop methods for proactive fault management b

Byggnader är en central komponent i 3D stadsmodeller. Att skapa sådana modeller enligt relevant standard är inte alltid enkelt och kan vara tidskrävande. Den här studien undersöker en metod att skapa byggnadsmodeller utifrån the svenska nationella specifikationen (NS) för byggnader, i en detaljnivå (LOD) som inkluderar takform. Metoden utvärderar hur byggnadsytor (registerbyggnad) tillsammans med Buildings are a central component of three-dimensional (3D) city models. Generating such models according to an appropriate standard is not always straightforward and can be time-consuming. This study explores a method for generating building models that comply with the Swedish national specification (NS) for buildings, at a level of detail (LOD) that includes roof structures. The method evaluates

Sammanfattning Denna studie undersöker hur olika åtgärder kan påverka trafiksäkerheten för oskyddade trafikanter vid cirkulationsplatser. Studien bygger på en analys av trafiksituationen på en cirkulationsplats i Helsingborg. Bedömningen av trafiksituationen genomfördes med hjälp av tre metoder: hastighetsmätningar med radarpistol, en konfliktanalys mellan olika trafikgrupper baserat på filmat ma

Context Although prototyping is widely utilized in product and user interface design, as well as in requirements engineering practices within agile development, there exists a lack of theoretical frameworks surrounding this methodology. Aims The primary objective of this study is to explore both the benefits and costs of employing different types of prototyping with different levels of complexity

The purpose of this study is to explore how Syrian-born students at Swedish universities experience their establishment in the Swedish labor market, with a focus on obstacles and factors that facilitate entry into their professional field. The study is based on qualitative interviews with six Syrian-born university graduates who arrived in Sweden within the past ten years. The data were analyzed t

Alternative food networks are increasingly promoted in policy, academic, and civil society discourses as pathways to sustainable and socially just food systems. However, their demographic homogeneity raises questions about their capacity to foster social inclusion. This study explores how Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) initiatives in Southern Germany navigate tensions between solidaritybase

This Master’s thesis is a study of the existence of yogaphobia in the swedish debate between the years 2012 and 2020 concerning the religious nature yoga. Via deconstructing misconceptions of yoga from a historical standpoint combined with the use of critical discourse analysis, the thesis explores the arguments found in news articles and submitters from the swedish newspapers Dagen and Världen id

Purpose: This paper investigates the impact of crowdsourced employee content, specifically from platforms like Glassdoor, on employer branding. It further suggests strategies for organisations to utilise this data to close the gap between their internal identity and external reputation. Building upon Urde & Greyser’s (2016) Corporate Brand Identity and Reputation Matrix (CBIRM), the study seek