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This study investigates the cost-benefit analyses (CBA) performed on the proposed tramway projects in three Swedish municipalities, Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg. The purpose is to determine the feasibility of these analyses and their adherence to economic theory as well as to the guidelines and recommendations provided for CBA by the Swedish Transport Administration. The study shows that the adher
The aim of this essay is to study the view upon the Christians through some of the authors from antiquity during the first centuries after the birth of Christ. And to try and find out if is possible to understand why the Christians were accused of vicious crimes like cannibalism, the killing and eating of infants, promiscuity and incest. I shall study quotations from three categories of writers, t
Development of concrete formulation reinforced by non-corrosive fibres, to realise thin sections. The mechanical properties were tested in the goal to evaluate an idea of application, which is a prefabricated sandwich-element integrating thermic isolation for external walls.
This paper presents diagnostic criteria for Menière's disease jointly formulated by the Classification Committee of the Bárány Society, The Japan Society for Equilibrium Research, the European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (EAONO), the Equilibrium Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the Korean Balance Society. The classification includes 2 c
This work is the result of an interest in realizing a study about the difficulties that Swedish students encounter when learning Spanish as a foreign language, levels A2, B1 and B2, when choosing between the tenses the imperfect and the preterit in state verbs and achievement verbs. To obtain material for this study, three different tasks were used. In the first one, the students received a story
Denna uppsats analyserar ett urval av kulturmöten och representationer av “den Andre” i det episka diktverket El Cantar de Mio Cid. Analysen utgår från en tredelad teoretisk modell som innefattar koncepten orientalism, politisk kultur och boundary making. Metoden close reading används för att i detalj analysera de utvalda episoderna. Till uppsatsens viktigaste slutsatser hör att bilden av fienden
This thesis examines the literary space of Macondo and its transformation due to external national influences in One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) by Gabriel García Márquez. A case study is conducted of three key episodes in Macondo’s increasing contact with the state. The objective of the study is to analyze their respective spatial logics as a basis of the production and transformation of Mac
This research examines metaphors of animal words in everyday life, with the aim to problematize gender constructions. The study concludes that most of the studied metaphors discriminates and/or subordinate women. In addition, it is concluded that the metaphorical meanings of animal words form part of the linguistic sexism due to the fact that they are verbal mechanisms that recreate and reproduce
In order for any society to exist there must be a sense of belonging. In other words "We" need to be made distinctive and differentiated from "the Others". The aim of this thesis is to examine the processes behind the making and upholding of collective identities and the consequences of doing so. Theories regarding stereotypes, enemy images, power over the discourse and glocali
This study presents an empirical approach to the use of imperfect and preterite Spanish past tenses, with state and achievement verbs by Swedish students of Spanish as a foreign language in the levels A2, B1 and B2. The main objective is to establish to what extent the participants link the use of the imperfect and the preterite in relation to state and achievement verbs. The study compares the re
Summary . Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca are known to be victims of nest killings in contexts of competition for nest boxes. However, there is only anecdotal information on their opposite role as perpetrators of nest takeovers and occasional killings of other songbirds. Over 31 years we examined whether competition with Great Tits Parus major over nest box ownership is a significant source of
This study presents a spatial analysis of two regions in southern Iberia (Western Sierra Morena and Lands of Antequera) as a means to deepen our understanding of the Romanisation of the province Ulterior Baetica. Its theoretical foundations rely on the belief that human communities modify and adapt to their surroundings according to their changing needs (functional and symbolic, amongst many other
