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Guatemala holds one of the world’s highest chronic malnutrition rates. The department of Totonicapán in the Western highlands, almost exclusively populated by indigenous people, has the most alarming chronic malnutrition rate of over 80 percent. UNICEF Guatemala launched the chronic malnutrition intervention program ’36 Months Zero Malnutrition’ in 2009. Through the application of the Development
Eventuella beteendemässiga konsekvenser av pornografianvändande har undersökts flitigt under de senaste decennierna. Forskningen har dock inte inkorporerat kontextuella aspekter av pornografianvändande eller intresserat sig för möjliga samband med användarnas egen sexualitet. Denna studies första syfte var att undersöka pornografianvändande i en icke-klinisk population av 16- till 30-åringar i SveAn increasing body of research has accumulated over last decades investigating the possible behavioral outcomes and correlates of pornography use. However, research has not incorporated contextual aspects of pornography use or it’s relation with users’ own sexuality. The first aim of this study was to investigate several aspects of pornography use in a non clinical population of 16-30 year olds’ i
International migration facilitated by contemporary globalization has brought about feelings of insecurity in terms of identity for both the host societies as well as incoming immigrants posing a major obstacle in host countries to integrate immigrants into society. In such context, social exclusion and discrimination can occur. The author argues that this is not a one-directional process. In orde
The ability for organizations to respond to change has become ever more important in today's rapidly changing macro environment. The Business Rules Approach, a relatively new Information Systems Development methodology, promises business agility through the focus on and use of Business Rules. Business Rules are to be stated in natural language, so that they can be accessed and validated by peo
Studiens syfte var att undersöka psykoterapeuters socialiseringsprocesser, såsom dessa processer upplevdes av psykoterapeuterna 1,5 år efter avslutad utbildning. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med fem psykoterapeuter. Intervjumaterialet analyserades med Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), vilket gav fyra huvudteman: Önskan att förbättra sin nuvarande praktik, Att möta psykoteThe aim of the study was to investigate the socialization processes of psychotherapists, as those processes were experienced by the psychotherapists themselves 1,5 years after finishing their training. The material was gathered using semi-structured interviews and then analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) which generated four main themes: The wish to improve one's curr
Despite increasing focus on the role of fathers in the face of changing societal norms, we still do not understand men’s transition to fatherhood and how it may be related to his and other family members’ well-being. Given evidence of an association between psychological parameters of this transition and postnatal depressive symptoms, we explored longitudinal paths between expectant fathers’ paren
The aim of this study is to examine the applicability of dehumanization theory in studying the role of prior knowledge in psychiatric practices. The focal point is to examine how professionals in the psychiatric field reason when sharing information about specific users with new employees. By interviewing six employees working with supportive housing who themselves had experience of introducing ne
The aim of this project was to examine if it is feasible to develop and apply a reuse concept regarding clean in place (CIP) processes. The concept is based on different topics such as lim-itation, structure, future and reliability. Three CIP processes were chosen to represent the wide variety of cleaning processes available to the food and pharmaceutical industries, Single use Food, Recovery Food
Reports suggest that uncertainty among citizens in Helsingborg is increasing, while in fact a contemporary decrease in crime statistics is proceeding. The development indiactes that there is more than criminal aspects to the growing problem. The Department of Urban Planning in Helsingborg is consequently developing a new urban development project, aiming to map the areas characterized by the highe
The purpose of this essay is to investigate how female street artist experience being part of a masculine subculture. The theoretical framework is based on theories concerning patriarchy and gender roles, graffiti and masculinity and public space. Henri Lefvebre’s theory regarding the social production of space shows that female street artist do not face obstacles in the material room but in the s
Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka och få ökad förståelse för elevassistentens upplevelse av sin arbetssituation. Studien har en kvalitativ ansats. Sju semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med anställda elevassistenter på kommunala låg- och mellanstadieskolor i Skåne län. Tematisk analys användes för att analysera intervjumaterialet och resulterade i följande teman: organisatorisThe aim of the present study was to examine and gain better knowledge regarding the working conditions for teacher assistants in Sweden. The study has a qualitative approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants who all were employee in public primary- and middle-schools. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the collected data. The following themes emerged: organizati
The aim of this study was, through qualitative interviews with four women who lived with violence in close relationships, to study the post-violence after an ended relationship. I wanted to inquire into what feelings the women experienced and what support they felt they received from society in their process of finding their way back to themselves after separation from a violent man. The results s
För privatpersoner är ett fastighetsköp något speciellt då man endast gör denna affären någon eller några gånger i sitt liv. Köpet rör stora belopp och därför är reglerna om ansvarsfördelningen vid fel i fastighet viktiga. Tidigare ansvarade säljaren bara för vad han direkt utfäst i avtalet. Det var köparen som hade hela felansvaret oavsett om felet var dolt eller inte. Med tiden förändrades regleFor private individuals real estate purchase is a rare experience, individuals make this purchase maybe once or few times in their life. The purchase includes a large amount of money and that’s why the rules on the division of responsibilities in case of defects in real estate are important. In days gone by, the seller was only responsible for what is explicitly stated in the convene agreement. It
This study aims to examine the experiences of adult children to parents with drug and/or alcohol addiction, and how they narrate how this affected their childhood, and adult life. The method used was a narrative analysis of four life stories, taken from four podcast episodes. The empirical data was structured into themes found in the life stories. The themes that were found in the life stories wer
In today's public discourse we are often reminded that we live in a dangerous world. The perception of danger is needed in order to convince people that excessive military budgets are necessary and that the military activity of foreign soldiers in the close vicinity of our homes could be acceptable. Yet while warnings of danger may be true, few people take the time to ask the question; dangero
This paper selected two cities in Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou and Yiwu to take a look at the relations between the local government and their private sector since the adoption of the reform and opening policy in the late 1970s, from the angle of the functional transition of the local government's contribution to the development of the private sector. The purpose of this paper was to, through th
This thesis aims to describe and characterise the impact of the Kurdish question for Turkey's decision-making process and foreign relations from the 1980's until today. The Kurdish question as perceived by Ankara, is separatist, and poses a security threat to the entire country but has also international dimensions, which are responded with foreign policy actions by Turkey. Initially, a sy
The purpose of this paper is to measure living standards for the population of Chocó, Colombia, using four waves of the DHSurveys between 1990 and 2005. Recent maternal history allowed the construction of a pooled dataset of 3.055 children and 779 mothers. The concept of living standards is measured as the ability to ensure child and marriage survival subject to short term economic stress, which i
The objective of this essay was to obtain a more insightful understanding regarding how social workers, within the field of social assistance, conducted their evaluations utilising the Swedish concept of “skälig levnadsnivå”, or when translated to english “a reasonable standard of living”. The methodology implemented in the study involved semi-structured interviews with six social workers in vario
