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Aim of this contribution is to demonstrate how digital methods, in combination with traditional sources, can effectively contribute to reconstruct a narrative of the past based on a sensory account of a few coastal landscapes in Northwestern Etruria as they were perceived and described by ancient authors. A few passages by Strabo (Geogr. 5.2.5, 222C, Augustan period) and Rutilius Namatianus (de re

Aim: This qualitative study explores the sexual and reproductive health service provision offered to undocumented Roma women migrating to Finland and traces the major challenges in this regard through the experiences, the perceptions, and the views of Finnish health professionals. Background: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of undocumented Roma women is of a particular concern since the lack

There is a widely regarded issue in Sweden, where its residents are categorized based on both their racial- and foreign affiliation, which may contribute to an individual's social exclusion from society. The categorization is based on a social construction with two opposite poles, “Swedes” and “non-swedes”, which causes concern for individuals with a foreign background as they become victims o

The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region enjoys a high availability of clean renewable energy sources, especially solar. In recent years, several countries within the region have introduced policy instruments to encourage the deployment of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV). This thesis reviews and evaluates policy instruments adopted in Egypt, Palestine and Tunisia. The experiences from th

The purpose of this thesis is to provide a contextual and legal analysis on the exclusion of transgender individuals from employment in the formal economy. The chosen research design was a case study, in which the city of São Paulo is examined. Through a qualitative analysis, this study subscribed to the Social Exclusion framework (Jehoel-Gijsbers and Vrooman, 2007) in order to investigate such ex

Tidigare forskning om jämställdhet mellan män och kvinnor inom den svenska fotbollen saknar ett kritiskt perspektiv på hur språket reproducerar maktskillnader och skapar en särskild verklighet. Denna studie ämnar identifiera de diskursiva praktikerna som används av Svenska Fotbollförbundet för att upprätthålla ojämställda maktförhållanden mellan män och kvinnor, samt skapa förståelse för hur språkPrevious research about equality between men and women within Swedish football is missing a critical perspective of how language reproduces power differences and creates a certain reality. This study aims to identify the discursive practices used by the Swedish Football Association in order to maintain unequal power relations between men and women, as well as contribute to an understanding of how

För att effektivare nå uppställda mål och för att skapa en snabbare projekteringsprocess så har ett antal forskare på CIFE (Center for Facility Engineering) tagit fram en mötesmetodik de har benämnt ICE. ICE kännetecknas av stora möten där fler teknikområden representeras för att driva projektet framåt. Sweco, det studerade företaget, har som första svenska konsultföretag inom anläggningsbranschenWith the aim to reach goals in a more efficient way and to create a faster process for projects scientists in CIFE (Center for Facility Engineerig) developed a method for meetings they call ICE. ICE is known as a bigger form of meeting where many technique-areas gather to make the project move forward. Sweco, the company where the study took place, is the first Swedish consulting company to certif

Background In traditional retailing, where the challenge lies in providing goods in a store with limited space while minimizing tied up capital and obsolescence, good inventory management is often an important competitive advantage. However, the emergence of the online channel changes some of the challenges, and the associated requirements on inventory management. These dierences are studied in th

Problem – Even though existing research demonstrated why higher education and entrepreneurship are being pursued, it remained unclear what drives people towards studying entrepreneurship at university. Aim – The aim of this work was to integrate the literature streams of higher education and entrepreneurship by exploring the motives and environmental factors for choosing to study entrepreneurship

I och med min utbildning till lärare i musik- och svenska som andraspråk vill jag låta dessa ämnesområden sammanfläta i mitt examensarbete. I och med den flyktingström som påverkat hela vårt land har skolsituationen i Sverige förändrats. Antalet nyanlända elever i skolan har ökat och många av dem ska få undervisning i musik. Detta är ett uppdrag som musiklärare inte varit beredda på. Därför är syfIn my education, to be a teacher in music and Swedish as a second language, I want these subjects intertwine in my degree project. With increase of refugees in our country, the school situation has changed. The number of new arrivals in school has increased and many of them will be taught in music. This is an assignment that music teacher has not been prepared for. Therefore, the aim of the study

The purpose of the study is to analyze how HR analysts understand their prerequisites for using HR analytics in a way that is perceived as legitimate. Today, there are expectations on HR to become a function that uses digital tools to analyze personnel key figures. In parallel, however, prevailing expectations on maintaining legitimacy by working with relational issues supporting more soft values,

Citizen collaboration is essential to tackling global sustainability issues. People have different motivations for participating. However, there is a lack of studies on citizen motivations for participating in local sustainability initiatives. To address this gap, the present study looked into the motivations of the residents of the Sege Park neighbourhood in Malmö, Sweden. The study interviewed n

The awakening of the musical world from the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to life issues within our musical communities that are no longer deferrable, particularly from the composers’ perspective. The culturally niche status of contemporary western art music has remained largely unchallenged. However, the complications that arose during the Covid-19 lockdowns. concerning financial and physical lim

It takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a village to care for our elders - and with this ambition my project of generational housing was created. However, our elders lived a whole life before we came along, which I choose to value as a resource in order to create balance in the everyday life of families with working parents. The neighbourhood is conceived as a semi-collective unit at

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the concept of brand purpose and examine how corporate brands across different industries (B2C versus B2B) communicate and integrate it into their marketing and operational strategies. Design/Methodology: The research was conducted using a qualitative approach through three semi-structured interviews with marketing professionals with experience from four compani

Since we as architects have an influence on people‘s everyday routines in their homes, it is important to understand the most natural human needs in order to create spaces for a healthy and joyful life, which are strongly connected to the environment. The human body is a complex organism which is strongly influenced by its immediate surroundings, whilst responding with circadian rhythms to the eve

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are lifelong illnesses that include psychosis and difficulty maintaining stability. These illnesses are also characterized by limited abilities to self-assess and seek treatment when necessary. Informal caregivers of people living with a serious mental illness are often relatives or spouses. The objective of this study was to determine what strategies were used b

Spindeln i nätet Föreliggande kandidatuppsats undersöker mellanchefens kommunikativa betydelse i en förändringsprocess med hjälp av fallorganisationen Orango AB. Tidigare forskning har belyst att mellanchefen har en betydande roll i en förändringsprocess men trots det finns det lite forskning gällande deras mångtydiga roll. Studiens syfte var därmed att skapa förståelse för hur mellanchefen upplevThe spider in the net In this bachelor thesis the middle manager's communicative role during change management was investigated at the case organization Orango AB. Previous research has determined that the middle manager has a significant role in a change process, but despite this, there is little research regarding their ambiguous role. Thus, the purpose of the study was to create an understa