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Connective Boundaries is a personal reflection on how a worthy and comforting funeral ceremony can be designed without religious convictions. It begins with the acknowledgment that, today, the tension between the personal and the social experience of death has led to attempts to sanitize, hide and compartmentalize both the mourner and the deceased, alienating both. This project investigates the
Title Creating a new food category - Insights from stakeholders in the Swedish market Author Silvia D. García González Division Packaging Logistics, Department of Design Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University Supervisors Märit Beckeman and Karla Marie Paredes Issue of Study The food industry faces a large number of challenges. For that, companies need to understand the dynamic
This diploma work has been performed in collaboration with Johnson Matthey, a company supplying catalysts and technologies, such as formaldehyde plants and catalysts. The aim of the master thesis project was to investigate if and how water impacts the partial oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde over a FeMo-catalyst. The investigation covers how water affects the selectivity to the main product a
This paper seeks to examine men’s underperformance in schools under Stereotype Threat Theory and through the development a new scale: the Anti-Norm Studying (ANS) scale. The pervading theory, measured qualitatively, behind men’s under achievement is an avoidance of being considered a “study nerd” or in Swedish “plugghäst” which can be literally translated to “study horse”. A quantitative measure,
Crowdfunding has witnessed growing interest within academia in recent years, despite the underlying motivations for entrepreneur engagement in crowdfunding activities receiving little attention. The purpose of this study is to explore the motives that influence entrepreneurs when using crowdfunding and how these motives are related to each other. This will then provide a deeper understanding of ho
Designing and developing a software product is a difficult process. The product must be usable and solve the correct problem. At the same time, the underlying code must be well written. Many projects fail to deliver or exceed their budget. This thesis explores a practical approach to software design and development that tries to adhere to both user centered design and agile development. The proces
This study aims to compare the different welfare provisions in the form of parental leave benefits and entitlements, and their effect on FLFP in Sweden and Japan. Evidence of a welfare based glass ceiling in the case of Sweden, and a glass ceiling, based on the lack of family welfare in Japan, is found. However Swedish women’s position on the labor market is stronger, when compared to Japanese wom
As a part of the GrönNano project at Luleå University of Technology, a sustainable drainage system, composed of infiltration surfaces and a wale,has been subject to hydrological measurements and modeling. The aim of this study was to identify the conditions under which it is possible to model the hydrological processes of that system adequately, using the two-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling soft
It was the aim of this thesis to explore whether salaryman masculinity has lost its status as hegemonic form of masculinity to otaku masculinity or herbivore masculinity. The thesis makes use of the theoretical framework of hegemonic masculinity as first used by R.W. Connell. In order to assess changes in masculinity, sixteen semi-structured in-depth interviews have been conducted with students, b
Recent advances in the sequencing technology has led to an increasing pressure on the computer programs used for analysing the sequence data. The programs should be able to provide accurate analysis in a reasonable time span. 16S rRNA analysis is performed by using PCR to amplify the 16S rRNA genes from bacteria and archaea in a sample followed by sequencing of the amplicons. The result is text fi
This paper examins the dynamic relationship between the supply of labor and wages in the Chinese agricultural sector using the Lewis model. The Lewis model predicts that as economic growth takes of in a low-income country, wokers will move from the industrial sector and at a certain point called "the Lewis turning point" surplus lbor in the agricultural sector will be depleted and this w
Production of urban space is an indispensable component of capitalism. Without production of urban space, capitalism cannot sustain capital accumulation and cope with over-accumulation crises. However, as environmental consciousness grows, urban development projects are increasingly exposed to green pressures and demands because of their associated eco-climatic impacts. One possible way for capita
This paper explores social science students’ generalized trust (trust towards most people in a particular nation). The analyses are based on the survey data collected at nine universities in Tbilisi, Georgia. This study presents evidence that trust towards the people that the students meet for the first time is the strongest plausible factor behind their generalized trust level, followed by trust
Most studies that discuss the normalisation process between Kosovo and Serbia note that the Brussels agreement from April 2013 was a remarkable achievement. Some opinion-makers even go so far as to suggest that a Nobel Peace Prize is due. The process allowed the parties to the agreement to bridge a seemingly irreconcilable gap, yet few scholars have tried to discern the mechanisms of how striking
During the year 2015 a large degree of attention was cast at the European asylum system, and especially the Dublin regulation, after an unusually large amount of asylum seekers managed to arrive to the EU. The Dublin regulation, which is the instrument that allocates responsibility for asylum seekers across the Member States in the EU, failed to uphold its own criteria and the asylum systems in ce
In a first step, this thesis seeks to provide an understanding of the industry’s situation in 2007 and 2012 and what factors influence the industry with what consequences? In a second step, the aim is to analyse the resources and capabilities necessary for survival in such a fast-paced industry and how that value is created and captured. Based upon the analysis, four observations have been made.
