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Microfinance has spread rapidly in the last thirty years and the wealth of microfinance organizations has increased rapidly. According to some this has been a major success and a breakthrough in poverty eradication, but other researchers has pointed to the low levels of actual development created by microfinance and to the potential of very negative side effects. These effects has according to man

Traditionally, the underground problems have been handled in the topic geotechnical engineering. Within geotechnical engineering FEM has in recent years begun to be used to solve problems in the soil mechanics. The soil mechanical relations are also applicable to the superstructure materials. The usage of the same tools on the entire road structure increases the chances to catch the degradation of

Det sker ett ständigt pågående arbete på olika nivåer i samhället för att förbättra ungdomars psykiska hälsa. Det finns stor kunskap om en mängd faktorer som kan påverka livstillfredsställelse, men man vet inte vilka som är avgörande, för att ungdomar ska må bra och uppleva hög livstillfredsställelse. Denna studie syftar till att undersöka livstillfredsställelse nivå hur olika faktorer samverkar mContinuous work to improve the psychiatric health of the youth is ongoing in society. There is a great amount of knowledge available regarding a multitude of factors relating to satisfaction of life amongst youth, but it is still uncertain which ones are decisive. This study aims to investigate how different factors correlate with life satisfaction, and whether or not there existed any gender diff

This study aims to examine the topic of innovation in China. The need for innovative development is of importance for the nation to keep the rapid development. A few evaluations of both Chinas indigenous innovation policy and the opportunities for the citizens to develop innovation has criticized the lack of creativity in human resources and the examination based education system to be harmful for

This qualitative study is based on interviews held with representatives, including coordinators, public prosecutors, members of the police force, and social workers, of Barnahus. Barnahus is a national, multi-site, child advocacy centre in Sweden working with minors below the age of 18 who suspects have experienced abuse or sexual violence. Barnahus is a collaborative initiative between the Swedis

Studiens syfte var att uppnå ökad förståelse för unga vuxnas syn på relationer i familjen, sin egen självkänsla och psykologiskt mående. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med åtta personer som befann sig i vuxenblivandefasen och som ansåg sina relationella erfarenheter som avgörande för personlig utveckling. I en tolkande fenomenologisk analys identifierades sex teman. Viktiga resultat var The purpose of the study was to achieve an increased understanding of young adults’ views regarding relationships in the family, self-esteem and psychological state. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight people who were in emerging adulthood and considered their relational experience as crucial for personal development. Six themes were identified in an interpretive phenomenological

Purpose: The high failure rate of M&As is still one of the main puzzles. The purpose of this research is to identify how concepts of failures changed after the global financial crisis and to see the main causes of such failures according to the research in the set time frame. Theoretical framework: Motives of M&A failure are categorized into synergy motive and self -managerial motives. Ba

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the document “Hur kan det vara så här?” made by Swedish minority journalists on Sveriges television. The document was composed to shed light on how the journalists perceive the newsroom culture on the Swedish public service television company from their minority point of view. The question that the journalists raise is interesting, as SVT as the public serv

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the document “Hur kan det vara så här?” made by Swedish minority journalists on Sveriges television. The document was composed to shed light on how the journalists perceive the newsroom culture on the Swedish public service television company from their minority point of view. The question that the journalists raise is interesting, as SVT as the public serv

Human serviceorganisationsföreträdare hanterar flera, inte sällan motsträviga, viljor samtidigt och balanserar dem i relation till sin profession. Detta har tidigare beskrivits i termer av att utsättas för ett korstryck och har bland annat studerats bland sjuksköterskor och lärare. Fenomenet beskrivs vara påfrestande och påverka arbetstagaren i sin yrkesvardag. Mot bakgrund av detta var syftet medHuman service representatives often handle multiple contradictory expectations and requests. This has been described in terms of being subjected to cross pressure and has been studied in different professions, such as nurses and teachers. The phenomenon is described to be stressful and affects the employee during his/her every-day professional life. The purpose of this study was to investigate exp

This study explores the receivers’ experience and interaction with nation branding and how this affects their image formation since most of the research within the field analyzes nation branding from the sender’s point of view. A qualitative case study has been executed with an interpretative approach from a sensemaking perspective on the nation branding campaign “The Swedish Number”. The Swedish

Populärvetenskaplig beskrivning: Att veta hur olika saker i världen kom till hjälper en att släcka den törstiga sömn-förstörande nyfikenheten. Många har ställt sig frågan: hur skapades universum? Någorlunda hela svar har lagts fram (som till exempel teorin om Big Bang), men det finns mer att upptäcka. På en relativt mindre skala kan man fråga sig hur skapades Vintergatan? Ännu en fråga delvis svaradThe properties of the early Milky Way are quite mysterious and some are completely unknown even today. This study is the first one ever to analyze the mass distribution of Population III bulge stars. Using the fitting code STARFIT, we perform an analysis of 65 bulge metal-poor stars obtained by the EMBLA survey to estimate the IMF (initial mass function) of the very first stars that defined our ga

Vi som har skrivit det här arbetet älskar att sjunga. Sången är en del av vår vardag och vårt liv och är en stor källa till glädje. Vi har båda två stött på människor som inte har samma positiva förhållande till sång som vi och ville därför undersöka vidare vad det kan bero på. Vi har valt att kalla personer som anser sig inte kunna sjunga för ickesångare. Syftet med den här studien är att undersöWe who have written this study love to sing. Singing is a part of our everyday life and is a great source of joy. We have both come across people who do not have the same positive relationship towards singing as we have. Therefore, we wanted to investigate what could be the reason behind this more negative approach towards singing. We have chosen to call people who consider themselves unable to si

Bakgrund: Hos vuxna personer med autism kan den sociala delaktigheten vara bristfällig. Många söker sig inte till vidareutbildning och har ofta svårt att skaffa eller behålla ett arbete. Detta skapar en risk att hamna i socialt utanförskap. Syfte: att undersöka vilka aktivitetsbaserade interventioner som finns och dess påverkan på aktivitetsengagemang och social delaktighet hos vuxna med autism. MBackground: Social participation is often deficient for adults with autism. Many do not seek further education and often find it difficult to get or keep a job. This creates a risk of social exclusion. Aim: to investigate which occupation-based interventions exist and their impact on occupational engagement and social participation in adults with autism. Method: A general literature study includin

This study aimed to examine the mental health of students at the School of Social Work at Lund University and see how it connects to the use of student health resources offered by the university. This study was based on a digital survey that had been sent out to social work students at Lund University. The data we collected was analyzed with George Engel’s biopsychosocial model. The results of our

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur fastanställda på den svenska arbetsmarknaden upplever att de påverkas av ett chefsbyte. Undersökningen analyserar betydelsen det kan ha för den anställda samt vilka faktorer som kan påverka och orsaka ett negativt eller positivt upplevt chefsbyte. Detta skulle kunna vara något de flesta företag skulle ha användning av vid ett chefsbyte, vilket gör ämneThe aim of this study was to investigate how permanent employees on the Swedish labor market perceive they are affected by a change of manager. The study analyzes the significance it can have for the employee, as well as which factors can influence and cause a negatively or positively experienced change. This information could benefit most companies when changing managers, which makes the topic in