Finansiell leasing är tillsammans med traditionella banklån och avbetalningsköp den vanligaste formen av extern finansiering för små- och medelstora företag i Sverige. Det är dessutom en finansieringsform som förväntas öka kraftigt i popularitet till följd av de kreditgivningsreformer som många banker tvingats genomföra efter finanskrisen 2009 samt den pågående euro- krisen. Trots detta saknas til

This master's thesis investigates both custom lossless compression and high-quality lossy compression of microscopy images of white blood cells produced by CellaVision's blood analysis systems. A number of different compression strategies have been developed and evaluated, all of which are taking advantage of the specific color filter array used in the sensor in the cameras in the analysis

The prevailing view on work excludes unpaid activities like care, individual or community work although they are crucial for economy and everyday life. Because the focus on paid work also leads to both social and environmental unsustainability, work has to be redefined. Cohousing evolved from the belief that through a collective organisation with a specific built and social environment, care work

The three objectives of this study were to evaluate the two instruments Forms of self-criticizing/attacking and self-reassuring scale (FSCRS) and Functions of self-criticizing/attacking scale (FSCS) psychometrically, to examine differences in mean scores between a clinical and non-clinical sample and to present the theoretical backgrounds for the forms. 170 students (M=20,75 SD=4,63) participated

Title: From class to competence – a discourse analysis of the construction of mental illness among youths Supervisor: Ulrika Levander Assessor: Torbjörn Hjort The aim of this study was to examine how mental illness among youths has been constructed as a social problem in Sweden. The empirical material was based upon twelve official documents published between 1990-1995 and 2007-2012 by state an

I uppsatsen behandlas frågan om friskrivnings- och garantiklausulers oskälighet med avseende på sex specifika friskrivnings- och garantiklausuler från ett förvärvsavtal som jag tagit del av. Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda hur dessa klausuler förhåller sig till gällande rätt om friskrivningars och garantiklausulers skälighet. Bedömningen av klausulernas skälighet sker individuellt, med 36 § a

The aim of this study was to examine whether there was any significance regarding of work experience, age and gender in the recruitment of newly graduated social workers, 24 of 30 communities in Scania, southern part of Sweden, which participated in our survey. To perform our study we used a combination of quantities and qualitative method consisting of an online web survey with closed and open –

The purpose of the study is to find out linkages between NGO’s accountability towards its bene-ficiaries and its financial independence. The paper is highly empirical and draws on the experi-ence gained from a case study of an NGO in Georgia. It provides the illustration of how the quali-ty of NGOs work (which primarily targets the beneficiary population) is damaged by financial dependency on dono

Abstract Authors: Cornelia Hultberg & Belma Jukovic Title: The minority law from 2010 – a study consisting the young Roma adults perceptions of the law. [Translated title] Supervisor: Helena Hansson Assesor: Anders Östnäs The purpose of this paper was to examine which perception some young adults with a Roma background in Sweden have about the minority law from 2010. The study was based on in

Exploration and understanding of how children are conceptualized as consumers through corporate branding in Western and Northern Europe. This research identifies the polarized debate aroung child consumerism and realizes not only brands but also families, politics and media play an important role in the developing consumption among children. This study gives a brander's perspective on the disp

Liner shipping, which provides transportation by ships operating on a regular schedule between specified ports in accordance with publicly available timetables of sailing dates, is now a mature industry. The various players which are part of the liner shipping industry, namely, ocean carriers, port operators, freight forwarders or consolidators, customs, hinterland haulage carriers, inland navigat

The purpose of this thesis has been to ask whether the financial crisis in Greece is having any effects on gender inequality using the two concepts of gender roles and care work as theoretical frameworks. The scope of the study stretches from the beginning of the crisis in 2009, to 2012. Greece is used as a case study in the thesis and the data consists of official statistics from Eurostat and ELS

The financial crisis of 2007-2008 shock the financial markets worldwide and caused major losses for financial institutions and institutional investors. German pension funds need to invest their assets also during times of financial and economic downturns, regardless the uncertainty about the future development of the market situation. Real-estate is considered a safe investment for capital in time

Målet med uppsatsen var att rekonstruera den debatt som sedan 1990-talet förts kring det filosofiskt relevanta intuitionsbegreppet. Debatten handlar i mångt och mycket om intuitionens epistemiska roll (kan vi lita på våra intuitioner i diverse filosofiska frågor?), och i förlängningen om filosofins autonomi som akademisk disciplin. Den naturalistiska debattsidan hävdar att intuitionen inte utgör e

The popularity of smartphones and the related growth of mobile application markets created a need for mobile platform owners to open their software platforms up to third party developers in order to meet user demand for mobile applications. This external innovation provides a tremendous opportunity for mobile platform owners to develop a volume and diversity of products they could not develop in-h

Under våren och sommaren 2012 rasade i Sveriges kulturmedier klasshatsdebatten, sedan poeten Johan Jönson läst upp en av sina dikter på Dramaten. Vänsterdebattörerna uppträdde med stor teoretisk variation: här blandades Lenin, Foucault och Branting. Uppsatsen undersöker om dikten (och dess uppläsning) tillsammans med sina publicerade reaktioner sa någonting om ambivalensen inom dagens vänster. Fok

In January 2011 a film called Sex på kartan was shown on the Swedish public service network SvT. The purposes of making the film was to be a part in a project for sex education to young people, and also be used as a school supplie for sex education in Swedish secondary schools.The film was a coproduction by UR, that is the Swedish publicservice TV channel for education, and RFSU,which is an indepe

The purpose of this study was to examine, with a social constructionist and discourse analytic approach, how detention, detainment and forced return are represented in two Official Reports of the Swedish Government named “Förvarsutredningen” (Detention Report) (SOU 2009:60, SOU 2011:17). The aim of this study was also to examine how the proposals that are suggested in the reports are presented, ar