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Miljövänligt och hållbart byggande har blivit en alltmer betydande fråga både globalt och i Sverige. Med en ökande befolkning och stigande krav på levnadsstandard har behovet av att använda material och resurser ökat avsevärt, vilket har lett till ökade miljöutmaningar. I Sverige står byggsektorn ensam för cirka 21 procent av de totala växthusgasutsläppen, exklusive utsläpp från importerade varor.Environmentally friendly and sustainable construction is an increasingly important matter worldwide and in Sweden. The growing population, coupled with rising demands for living standards, has led to a greater use of materials and goods, resulting in increased environmental problems. In Sweden, the construction sector accounts for approximately 21 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, excludi

Campylobacter jejuni causes around 100 million cases of gastroenteritis each year and are often transmitted to humans through the consumption of contaminated food, especially poultry. One of the natural enemies of C. jejuni is the bacteriophage Fletchervirus. In this master thesis I have been working on developing and evaluating different tools to modify Fletchervirus which could in the future hel

This essay compares the labour law regulations in Japan and EU/Sweden. The focus of the paper is the definition of workers, negative freedom of association, and minimum wage settings. This paper firstly illustrates who is classified as a ‘worker’ and discusses the issues of unclear categorisation of platform workers and the potential impact of gigification in the labour markets. The EU proposal re

Financial abuse is a type of domestic abuse that consists of a partner taking control of your money with the intent to control you. This study aimed to examine how different professionals construct financial abuse and what kind of jurisdiction claims they do. This study is based on a gender perspective. The method decided on for this study was a qualitative study with a thematic analysis. 10 diffe

The labor market integration of immigrants in general, and female migrants in particular, remains a central developmental objective for counteracting inequalities within societies across Europe. Previous studies put forth the concept of social capital, the resources linked to an individual's network of social connections, to explain immigrants’ diverging labor market trajectories. Policy-maker

E-sport is a phenomenon that along with internet has had a fast development in the last decade. A person can stream their gaming today so that other people are able to follow what is happening on the streamer’s computer. This live interaction makes it possible for people all over the world to come together over a common interest, online gaming. The use of internet also carries negative aspects suc

This study seeks to examine what experiences former unaccompanied children describe of social services in Sweden based on empowerment theory and narrative analysis. The population constitutes of six young males in the age of 18 to 25. All respondents have experiences of social services in Sweden as unaccompanied children, but none were in the process of seeking asylum during the time the study was

Women not born in Europe have the highest rates of unemployment in Sweden. These women have a tough time adjusting in the job market and are being discriminated against for several reasons, the most prominent reason being their social background, which includes their cultural and ethnic background. The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of women born in countries outside of Europe

The number of fixed-installation resource-constrained devices, such as Internet of Things devices, has been growing rapidly in the past years. One challenge of accommodating these large numbers of connected devices is the need to power them all. In this thesis, we investigate ways to reduce the power consumption of the door controller in an existing physical access control system, without compromi

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is a highly used concept in leadership and education. The aim of this study was to examine the concept emotional intelligence is and what impact it has in social work. I have explored different texts, dissertations and other literature related to emotional intelligence and social work. I have also used the two most common theories about emotional intelligence, which is

This bachelor’s thesis is a study about guidelines on gender equality and gender mainstreaming. The theories used are queerfeminism, performativity and normcritical perspective. The purpose with the study is to understand how two organisations work with gender equality and gender mainstreaming in relation to their guidelines. The research questions were: (1) Is it possible to understand gender mai

The free movement of people is one of the basic principles within the EU and shall also apply to family members. Family law is governed nationally and is not a part of the EU legislative competence. This results in different family laws between member states. Complications arise since some of the EU member states recognize same-sex marriage while other member states do not. In member states where

The aim of my research was to study the implementation of the UNs Convention on the Rights of the Child on different family centers in Sweden. I wanted to examine if the family centers had policies concerning the Children’s Convention that affected their daily work, and if not, how they managed the implementation through the daily work. The study used a qualitative method with semi structured inte

Optogenetics is unfolding new ways for us to study the nervous system and could one day be a standard approach to treat neurological diseases like epilepsy. To selectively study the effects on a subcellular level, microscopic light sources are needed. Nanostructure, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can realize this criteria but processing to connect and protect them is necessary before any fruitful op

Victim of a perpetrator´s desires - A qualitative study of how women and girls who have been murdered and raped or murdered on basis of sexual motives are portrayed in the Swedish news press. The aim of this study was to examine how women and girls who have been murdered and raped or murdered on basis of sexual motives are portrayed in swedish newspress. 75 articles have been studied. My choice

According to the United Nations, half of humanity now lives in cities. In recent years, many countries have seen a rise in the number of and intensity of heavy rainfall events due to the effects of climate change. The consequences of urban flooding in such a context can vary between just causing mild discomfort to tremendous devastation. Building cities that can resist flood is quickly becoming an

Differentierad utdelning innebär att utdelning inte utgår lika till alla aktieägare av samma aktieslag, utan i stället differentieras och utgår i olika utsträckning till olika aktieägare. Carried interest är en annan slags differentiering av utdelning som särskilt förekommer i strukturer för riskkapitalfonder. Det kan beskrivas så att en särskild vinstandel av en riskkapitalfond utgår till nyckelpDifferentiated dividend implicates that dividend is not paid out to all shareholders, of the same class of shares, to the same extent, but is instead differentiated and paid out to different extent to different shareholders. Carried interest is another kind of differentiation of dividend that particularly occurs in private equity fund structures. It can be described as a specific profit share of a