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Jihadism has become a major topic in Western as well as non-western public debate. Many military groups have sprung up in late 20th and early 21st century, claiming legitimacy using jihad for a wide variety of causes ranging from Kashmir, Somalia, Bosnia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Nigeria. This leads to the question whether Islamist fundamentalism has been successful in project
Background: An increasing number of older persons are living in their own homes with complex illnesses. Therefore the demand for more and advanced nursing at home is increasing. District nurses (DN) in home nursing care delegate a number of tasks to unlicensed personnel (UP), such as wound care. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore unlicensed personnel’s experiences of receiving and having a
The reality in terms of operational competence has changed. The past tradition of assessing procedural compliance of the individual Air Traffic Controller is today challenged in a dynamic and intractable socio-technical system like Air Traffic Management. Changes in technology and complex system interdependencies, call for an enhanced understanding of the interaction and coupling between the human
CFD simulations of direct gas injection, especially in large dual-fuel engines, can be expensive both regarding time and computational power. The nozzle area needs to be resolved with a fine mesh to capture all phenomena and for a full engine model this results in a large amount of cells. A method using a Lagrangian Particle Tracking (LPT) approach was developed to handle gas injection by injectin
This master thesis is a project initiated by the fourth-party logistics company UBQ. They aim to take over the management of the transportation and storage of raw material for Volvo Car Body Components, VCBC, in Olofström. VCBC wants to remove the storage of raw material in the production area. The thesis aims to link the both companies’ requests together by describing the current situation, the s
To construct a simulation model of Ruukki's future production. The model will the n be analysed in several aspects which will result in a proposal for how Ruukki is to keep a service level of 99.8%. This thesis is a case study with a quantitative approach which includes interviews and data collection (designed as a statistical survey) as main components. Our thesis has an empirical orientation
Enterprise resource planning systems constitute a big part of the reality for the information system workers and companies who aim to integrate their business processes. For this goal to be achieved, a fit needs to be reached between the ERP and an organization’s structure and processes. One possible choice to achieve this fit is by customizing the ERP system. These organizational structures to wh
Purpose of the master thesis is to develop an algorithmic trading model for a single asset, which is well functioning on the Scandinavian market. Deliverables: The main focus has been towards creating an indicating model to quantify market impact, cost of trading and model an efficient trading frontier. Methodology: Initially we focused on research papers and literature within our specific field t
Purpose: To gain a deeper understanding of consultancy by 1) emphasising the role of the client and 2) highlighting the paradoxical and dynamic nature of the client, as a discursive construction process made by consultants. Design/methodology/approach: The research is based on a performative approach to language and in depth interviews with 16 consultants serve as an empirical illustration of cons
The thesis is done for the company Gambro which manufactures dialysis products worldwide. The idea of this thesis is to investigate weaknesses of the communication protocol which is used in one of the Gambro dialysis machines, Prismaflex and thereby investigate opportunities to improve the system by using other protocols. The thesis is divided into three major parts. They are the study of Prismafl
Summary: Purpose: The aim of this Master’s Thesis is to create a procedure for internal project audits. This involves the creation of an instrument for measurement and a prescription for how to transfer learnings to other projects. The end goal is to enhance organisational learning and through that create Total Quality in the management of projects. Methodology: Deductive, qualitative case study w
Ship mortgage and equivalent to it in civil law, hypothec, provides a mortgagee or the lender an opportunity to obtain security for his debt. The concept of this thesis is to compare Croatian and English systems of ship mortgage, hypothec. Relevant legislation of Merchant Shipping Acts in England and Maritime Code 2004 in Croatia, shall be used as a form of comparison as well as range of the relev
Eye tracking, the direct measurement of eye movements, is a method suitable for studying cognitive processes in detail, and has been used for studies of both human and nonhuman subjects. It provides an opportunity to study human and animals under similar conditions, using the same apparatus, and can therefore be a useful tool in comparative studies. Unfortunately this possibility is seldom utilize
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the structural evolution and spatial pattern of regional unemployment rates in the EU for the period 1999-2009. Several previous studies have found large disparities across Europe’s regions, contrary to what neoclassic theory predict would be the effect of regional integration. Moreover, some literature finds that these differences seem to increase over tim
För att uppskatta risker av joniserande strålning används begreppet absorberad dos, som är den absorberade energin per massenhet i ett organ. För radioaktiva läkemedel är absorberad dos inte direkt översättbart till risk, bland annat pga heterogena fördelningar av aktivitet på både vävnads- och cellnivå. Denna heterogenitet kan inte mätas med dagens scintillationskamera, då denna har en upplösningThe purpose of this thesis has been to learn the MCNP-code, its theory and limitations, and how to use it in the field of small-scale dosimetry. In order to evaluate the applicability of the code for future dosimetry studies it was applied on a novel small-intestinal dosimetry model. For some radiopharmaceuticals a significant amount of activity is excreted through the gastrointestinal tract. It h
Monte Carlo-simuleringar har fått en ökad betydelse som forskningsverktyg inom nuklearmedicinsk bildgivning eftersom man på ett mycket kontrollerat sätt kan studera nästan vad man vill. I denna studie har datorsimuleringar av ett PET-system gjorts med ett program som heter GATE. PET (Positron Emission Tomography) är en nuklearmedicinsk bildgivningsteknik som används mer och mer inom sjukvården sIntroduction: Monte Carlo simulation is a powerful tool in research in the field of nuclear medicine imaging and there is a wide area of applications. The purpose of this work was (1) to understand the basics of the Monte Carlo simulation software Geant4 Application for Tomographic Emission (GATE); (2) to create a model of Philips Gemini TF PET/CT system; (3) to run a number of simulations to comp
Detta arbete handlar om att utveckla och förbättra en försöksuppställning som kan mäta laserinducerad fosforescens både spektralt och tidsupplöst. Ämnet som emitterar fosforescensen befinner sig i en kalibreringsugn som kan värmas till olika temperaturer vilket möjliggör studier av irreversibla åldringsprocesser i ämnet som funktion av temperatur och tid. Fosforescens är den långa efterglöd som fo
Title: Black Jack: A New Perspective on Protean Career within Management Consulting Seminar Date: June 1, 2011 Course: BUSM18 Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change- Master Level Authors: Victoria Jezierski, Teigan Margetts & Susan Sjölund Advisor EHL: Stephan Schaefer & Katie Sullivan Advisor VCT: Sverre Spoelstra Keywords: Career, protean career, traditional career, mana
During the last two decades a new administrative level between municipality and national has occurred, most referred as regions. Regions should work as a tool for intergrading and achieve growth in the concept of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental sustainable) in a specific area. In order to attain this and to integrate a whole region, even the areas in the periphery, it
