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Övervikt synes vara ett förödande socialt stigma, inte minst på arbetsmarknadens område. Med beaktande av detta är syftet med förevarande uppsats att utreda och analysera överviktiga personers arbetsrättsliga skydd vid anställningens ingående, under pågående anställning samt vid anställningens avslutande. Uppsatsen fokuserar på rättsområdena diskrimineringsskydd, anställningsskydd, arbetsmiljöskydExcess weight or obesity appears to be a devastating social stigma, especially in the employment sector. Taking this into account, the aim of this thesis is to investigate and analyse overweight peoples’ Labour Law protection during the recruitment process, during employment and on termination of employment. The thesis’ main focus is on protection from discrimination, employment protection, worker

The purpose of this study was to examine and analyze how companies, who cooperate with Daily activities according to LSS, receive and work with people with disabilities to enable participation and establishment in the regular labor. Individuals´ identity and self-image is strongly linked to the position they have in the labor market. The study was based on six semi-structured interviews with five

Detta examensarbete syftar till att undersöka fem sångares upplevelser av att stå på scen och genom att se hur de beskriver lustfyllda upplevelser, skapa förståelse för vilka eventuella faktorer som kan spela in för upplevelsen, samt hur övning och förberedelser påverkar upplevelsen. I Litteraturöversikten presenteras begreppen känsla, lust, olust, njutning, flow och upplevelse. I metodkapitlet föThis paper aims to explore the experiences of five singers on stage and by seeing how they describe passionate experiences, creating an understanding of the circumstances that may affect the experience, and how practice and preparation affects the experience. In the theoretical background the concepts of feeling, passion, aversion, enjoyment, flow and experience are presented. The method chapter e

Studien syftar till att undersöka hur anställda som arbetar enligt konceptet hot desking uttrycker sin organisationsidentifiering (OI) samt hur styrkan av OI förändras över tid. Tre öppna frågor, med utgångspunkt i hot desking, ställdes via en internetsurvey till 100 anställda på ett teknikföretag verksamt Sverige. Mael Scale användes som ett komplement för att mäta styrkan av organisationsidentif

This thesis is based on an ethnographic research on the role of health and public health care in neighborhood pubs in Helsinki. The goal was to understand why potential customers of the public health care services do not utilize the services offered. Based on the new understanding generated, a pilot health care service was developed in cooperation with two pubs, municipal health care, and the nurs

Eld är en av de viktigaste störningsprocesserna som påverkar den terrestra biosfären genom att forma vegetationens spridning, komposition, struktur, växtdiversitet och biokemiska cykler. Några av de mest påverkade ekosystemen är våt-torra områden, här klassificerade som savann eller Medelhavsområden. Denna påverkan kan studeras på olika sätt, antingen genom ett långvarigt och fortlöpande experimenFire is one of the most important disturbance processes affecting the terrestrial biosphere, altering the vegetation composition and distribution, structure, plant diversity and biogeochemical cycles. Some of the most influenced ecosystems are wet-dry areas, here classified as savannah or Mediterranean regions. The influence can be studied in different ways, either by long-term experiments like th

In the 2002 election, the Swedish conservative party, Moderaterna, did their worst election in over twenty years. After the 2002 election the party managed to become successful and in eight years the party has doubled their voter support, and has together with the parties from Alliansen managed to win two elections in a row. This study focuses on Moderaterna’s success in Swedish politics in the la

Denna uppsats behandlar normer och värderingar kring kvinnlig och manlig ära utifrån rättsliggjorda ärekränkningsbrott i Stockholm mellan åren 1474 och 1481. En kvantitativ metod i kombination med en hermeneutisk metod har använts för att komma fram till om ärekränkningarna tycks ha varit ett manligt eller kvinnligt fenomen under perioden. Resultatet visar en överrepresentation av män både när det

Climate change represents one of the most serious threats to international environmental, social and economic security. The growing energy consumption is producing enormous amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which are fastening climate change and polluting the environment. For this reason, the European Union (EU) desires to act as a global leader in combating climate change and is therefor

Public transportation gets paralyzed every year when winter conditions occur and the purpose of this thesis has been to summarize experiences from tram cities, mainly in Scandinavia, and suggest solutions to the problems identified. Material was collected from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Norrköping, Oslo, Trondheim, Helsinki and Budapest. Operating the tramway during winter leads to problems specific t

En studie utförd för att kartlägga en eventuell korrelation mellan ett varumärke på B2B-marknaden och en större benägenhet hos kunderna till fallföretaget att förlänga sin affärsrelation.

This project (Enzymatic degradation of arabinoxylan and phytic acid as a method to increase yield and bioavailability of nutrients in liquid oat base) evaluates the degradation of phytic acid, of the insoluble fraction from Oatly’s existing production process, with the aim of increasing available nutrients such as minerals and proteins. Previous studies have shown that phytic acid from this fracti

The Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami hit coastal cities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures of Tohoku Region devastating the energy supply system in the region. Following electricity outage and fuel shortages caused severe problems in the city of Kamaishi varying from lack of mobility, communication, heating to reduced health conditions. It is important to build resilience of commun

Sysav incinerates more than half a million ton of waste every year. A metallic fraction is filtered out from the material that is left after the incineration. This metallic fraction is then divided into one part containing larger objects and one part containing smaller objects. The latter fraction is hard to sell and gives rise to problems with dust at the site of storage. Since the fraction most

Purpose The purpose of the study has been to estimate the size of the market segment, identify strategically important customers and interesting parts of the segment as well as create an understanding of customer needs when buying furniture for their businesses where care and healthcare is practised. Method The study has been of an exploratory nature with a case study approach since the purpose of

Röstvilans funktion och effekt är något som under de senaste åren har ifrågasatts allt mer. Syftet med den här studien är att undersöka om det finns någon skillnad när det gäller sjukskrivningslängd och patientens upplevelser av den postoperativa tiden, mellan patienter som har ordinerats röstvila respektive patienter som tillåtits tala direkt postoperativt. Beslut togs om att enbart ta med patien

This thesis investigates local civil society organizations in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) and their perceptions on what human rights are, what causes human rights abuses and human rights violations in BiH, and what role they perceive themselves to have in transforming the current human rights situation. The methodology used was semi-structured interviews collected in the field and later explored wit

“Porn is not for girls” – a qualitative study concerning how pornography affect young women in shaping their identities The aim of this study is to enrich the understanding of how pornography affects young women. What does it mean to be female? How do young women relate and communicate about pornography? What kind of influence does pornography have on young women’s identity development? Is pornog