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Purpose: The aim of the thesis is to shed light over the relationship between aid organizations, TQM and overall quality assurance. More specifically, we aim to identify the challenges with quality assurance work in the context of Swedish party affiliated organizations. Methodology: Our study is a qualitative study with an abductive approach. Theoretical perspectives: Our theoretical perspect

The unparalleled economic growth of China during the latter 20th century and early 21st century, has led to the country becoming a great power and perhaps on the fast track to even becoming a superpower. This growth has come mainly in the form of manufactured goods, which need vast amounts of energy and resources to produce, most important of which is oil. Today China is a net importer of oil, and

Since national independence many NGOs active in the domain of gender have been established in Kyrgyzstan. Recently, this part of the NGO sector has seen the emergence of alternative organizations, voicing new issues and perspectives. In this thesis, I take a closer look at these new actors: how they differ from the older generation and also in relation to each other. I am especially interested in

Föreliggande uppsats är ett examensarbete i juris kandidatprogrammet. Uppsatsen är skriven inom området familjerätt, mer preciserat inom successionsrätten. Uppsatsen behandlar efterlevande makes arvsrätt genom att gå igenom de regler som finns på området i Sverige, Norge och Danmark. Inom arvsrätten har det länge varit släktskapet som styrt vart arvet efter en avliden skall hamna. I dagens samhäThis thesis is written in the field of family law, more precisely about the law of succession. The thesis describes the spouse’s right to inheritance by comparing the rules in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. In the Swedish law of succession, it has long been the kinship that controlled where the estate of a deceased person should end up. The legislature has to some extent moved away from this. It is

For long there has been an ongoing debate about whether or not employees working in the private sector should have the right to publish information about their workplace. Several commissions have taken form regarding this issue, but none of them have led to legislation. In June 2012 it was decided that a new commission shall investigate this matter, this time regarding sectors financed by public f

According to the curriculum of the preschool, one of it's purposes is to work with equality, and to challenge traditional gender roles. Despite this, many preschools still lack active work with gender/equality – the difference amongst pre-schools is sometimes extreme. I tried to find elements that influence preschool teachers to choose to work with gender and equality. Some of these elements a

The purpose of this study is to show how eating meat as a norm is linked to gender, and more specific; to problematize the meat normativity and its connection to masculinity. By conducting interviews with both male meat eaters and vegans, I wanted to see in what ways gender is performed through the speech of meat, and how male vegans relate to and are influenced by the connection between masculi

Aktivering av immunförsvaret dämpar den samme Kroppens immunförsvar består av en mängd olika typer av specialiserade celler, alla med sina unika egenskaper och nischer. För att immunförsvaret ska fungera så optimalt som möjligt krävs det att cellerna kan interagera och kommunisera med varandra, vilket görs med hjälp av proteiner som finns på cellernas yta. En typ av celler, som kallas CD8+ T cellAbstract 4-1BB (CD137/TNFRSF9) is a costimulatory receptor expressed by several cellular subsets of the immune system, but is commonly associated with CD8+ T cells. Stimulation of 4-1BB on CD8+ T cells with agonistic antibodies (α-4-1BB) causes a potent proliferation signal and an upregulated expression of CD11c. CD11c+CD8+ have previously been recognized to suppress other immune cells, such as F

The purpose of this paper was to examine how five persons who identify themselves as porn addicts view their addiction in terms of how the addiction have come about, what affective experiences they associate with the addiction, how it affects their relations to others, what makes them continue using pornography, what forms the addiction takes and how they live with their addiction today. Based on

I denna framställning behandlas fyra huvudsakliga frågeställningar beträffande den avtalsrättsliga lojalitetsplikten som försäkringsbolag har att beakta i företagsförsäkringsavtal. Beträffande den fösta frågeställningen, vad lojalitetsplikten i dessa avtal grundas på, kan följande konstateras. Plikten innebär att parterna med omsorg har att iaktta och tillvarata motpartens intressen i avtalsförhThis presentation deals with four main issues concerning the contractual duty of loyalty which insurance companies have to consider in business insurance agreements. Regarding the first question at issue - what the duty of loyalty in these agreements is based on - the following can be stated. The duty implies that the parties with care observe and exploit the counterparty’s interests in the cont

Två vanliga metoder för att avhjälpa ofrivillig barnlöshet är insemination och adoption. Ett par som vill få barn genom insemination respektive adoption måste genomgå en lämplighetsprövning, vars syfte är att tillgodose barnets bästa. Endast de par som bedöms som lämpliga föräldrar beviljas insemination respektive adoption. Trots att lämplighetsprövningarna i de två processerna har samma syfte, föTwo common methods to treat involuntary infertility are insemination and adoption. A couple who wants to have children through insemination or adoption must undergo a suitability test, that has the purpose of considering the best interests of the child. A couple must therefore be considered as suitable parents in order to have a child through insemination or adoption. Despite the fact that both su

Sexuella övergrepp är den vanligaste formen av skadlig behandling av barn globalt sett. Samhällets syn på barnet som ett högst skyddsvärt objekt har lett till utvecklingen av särskilda metoder för arbetet med barn idag. För att undvika risken att ett barn som varit med om en traumatisk upplevelse tvingas påminnas om det har en praxis skapats som innebär att barnet inte närvarar i rättegången. StörSexual abuse is the most common form of harmful treatment of children globally. Society´s view of the child as particularly worthy of protection has led to the development of specific methods used in the work with children today. In order to avoid the risk of children subject to abuse being forced to relive the events, a custom of not having the child attend the trial has formed. A greater focus i

En av de mest grundläggande principerna inom aktiebolagsrätten och en stark bidragande faktor till dess popularitet återfinns i 1 kap. 3 § ABL, dvs. aktieägare är som huvudregel inte personligt ansvariga för bolagets förpliktelser. Till varje huvudregel finns undantag och så även här. I Sverige har det diskuterats om aktieägare trotsallt ska kunna hållas ansvariga för bolagets förpliktelser genom One of the most fundamental principles of company law and a strong contributing factor to its popularity can be found in chapter 1. article 3 in the Swedish Companies Act, i.e. shareholders, as a general principle, are not personally responsibility for the debts or actions of a corporation. To every general principle exists exceptions, which applies here as well. In Sweden, the question has been r

På den svenska arbetsmarknaden råder den s.k. ”svenska modellen”. Modellen kännetecknas av en hög organisationsgrad bland arbetstagare och arbetsgivare samt att kollektivavtal används för att reglera anställningsförhållanden. Arbetsmarknadens parter är självständiga och ges stor möjlighet att lösa inbördes konflikter utan statlig kontroll och med minimal arbetsrättslig lagstiftning. Rätten att vidThe Swedish Labor Market Model (also known as the "Swedish model") is characterized by a high degree of organization among employees and employers, and collective agreements are used to regulate employment relationships. The labor market parties are independent and are to a large extent given rights to resolve inter-conflicts without government intervention and with minimum labor law reg

Purpose: This article explores the relation between brands and the use of art, and in which way art helps brands in expressing their values and identity. Furthermore, this article will identify the components that characterize Artistic Brands and Brands with Art. Design/Method/Approach: A qualitative approach will be used, and data will be drawn from six different case studies of brands collaborat

This essay aims to analyse discursive power structures between rural and urban environments and how these are expressed through character portrayals of men in rural environments. The essay will also examine whether or not a relation between the discursive power structure (between the rural and urban) and a hegemonic masculinity can be found within the source material. The source material consists

Humlor är ett välkänt och omtyckt inslag i den svenska naturen. Globalt utgör de en viktig resurs som pollinatörer inom jordbruket. De senaste åren har forskare försökt kvantifiera deras och andra pollinatörers betydelse för jordbruket. Den generella kunskapen om humlor, deras mångfald, utbredning och beteende, har också ökat. Humlor är taxonomisk sett bin och 41 arter har hittills hittats i Sveri