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This report was made in order to evaluate the safety of persons within the hotel Scandic Arvika in case of fire. Except for the hotel rooms, Scandic Arvika is also arranging conferences and festivities throughout the year. The building was constructed in 1815 and has since then been updated with several changes which have made the evacuation situation of the hotel complex, and therefore this is th
There have been many studies made which measure the effects of trade facilitation on trade flows, and it is has been established that there are large gains from improving inefficient and cumbersome trade procedures that act as a barrier to trade. Still there are differences between countries and their level of trade facilitation. With a framework defining resources indicator and protectionist indi
Considering the increasing dropout rate of doctoral studies, this study gives a deeper understanding of the factors related to doctoral students’ work engagement and motivation. The aim of this study is to predict work engagement for doctoral students through internal aspects; autonomous motivation and general self-efficacy. The effect of general self-efficacy on the relationship between autonomou
Loudspeakers are used in many different applications and play a vital role in various types of entertainment and communication. To optimize the listening experience, there is a need for an adjustment process to compensate for any effects the environment might have on the loudspeaker’s performance. This thesis presents an adaptive method that utilizes an arbitrary amount of loudspeakers and microph
This paper focuses on description and analysis of the management control systems (MCSs) in different startup companies. The qualitative study with an exploratory approach was chosen. In order to identify factors that affect MCSs in the startups, and examine actual impact on the design of MCS in these companies, interviews have been conducted with three Swedish firms, selected from the group of com
There are many immigrant women living in Sweden today who come from cultures in Africa where Female Genital Mutilation is tradition. Due to the many complications of this tradition and due to inadequate knowledge of the tradition and management of its complications within the healthcare system, it is one of the biggest health problems of our time. The aim of this study was to gain knowledge and un
Despite that diarrhoea accounts for 16.5 percent of the total child mortality in Kenya little is known about how nurses work to prevent diarrhoea. The aim of the study was to investigate what kind of information and to what extent nurses inform women how they can prevent diarrhoea in their children. The study was performed in three phases. In the first phase scientific articles on diarrhoeal preve
Introduction: Over 1,000 children under the age of five die every hour worldwide. The most effective intervention to reduce the mortality rate among children is to vaccinate against infectious diseases. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the compliance of a random selection of Ghanaian orphanages to the Ghana national vaccination program. Method: The study was an empirical quantit
The purpose of this study is to examine the international legal instruments specifically addressing the practice of enforced disappearance and analyse if they are sufficient in relation to the gravity and seriousness of the crime. The instruments examined are: the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappe
Sustainable and resilient infrastructure projects are necessary for Africa if the continent is to be successful in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU). The paradigm shift towards a low-carbon society cannot be achieved without sustainable and efficient infrastructure that can withstand the effects of climate change. This chapter discusses th
