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In this article I discuss how material things can function as a key to a wider understanding of the mission enterprise. From the example of the Swedish missionary Alma Johansson, who worked among Armenian refugees in Thessaloniki, 1923–1947, I analyze the role of needlework in the humanitarian work and show how exchanges of needlework over the borders created cosmopolitan bonds of solidarity betwe
Background: Work capacity correlates weakly to disease concepts, which in turn are insufficient to explain sick leave behavior. With data mainly from Sweden, a welfare state with high sickness absence rates, our aim was to develop an explanatory theory of how to understand and deal with work absence and sick leave. Methods: We used classic grounded theory for analyzing data from >130 interviews wi
Impurities coupled to superconductors offer a controlled platform to understand the interplay between superconductivity, many-body interactions, and nonequilibrium physics. In the equilibrium situation, local interactions at the impurity induce a transition from the spin-singlet to the spin-doublet ground state, resulting in a supercurrent sign reversal (0-π transition). In this work, we apply the
We study particle trapping driven by the axial primary radiation force (A-PRF) in shaped traps exposed to standing bulk acoustic waves (S-BAW) using numerical simulations and experiments. The utilization of the stronger A-PRF as the main retention force is a consequence of standing-wave formation along the flow direction, instead of the orthogonal direction as in the case of traditionally used lat
The tourism sector has recommitted itself to be ‘climate neutral’ by 2050 through its 2021 Glasgow Declaration: A Commitment to a Decade of Tourism Climate Action. The declared ambition is consistent with the Paris Climate Agreement and net-zero emission targets; however, lacks specific actions by which such a transition might be achieved. The highly influential International Energy Agency (IEA) h
In high-income countries, parental age at first birth has increased and this postponement increases the risk of involuntary childlessness or having fewer children than desired. This interview study was conducted in Denmark and Sweden among childless men (n = 29) in their last year of an education. The aim was to explore the role of individual and societal factors on fertility decision-making and m
The objective of this paper is to compare predictions with two hand-calculation methods with data from a small-scale two-room compartment fire experiment including 52 individual tests. The first method is based on two previously presented empirical models, and the second method consists of several calculation steps in order to solve a simple energy balance. The second method is based on the conser
Idrott är ett fenomen som ofta karakteriseras av sin förmåga att verka sammanförande på ett globalt plan. Som utgångpunkt bör idrotten vara en zon fredad från politiska inslag och diskriminering. Även om denna bild av fair-play och god sammanhållning är eftersträvad så är det inte sällan som olika motstående intressen tränger sig in på idrottens område och det är inte heller sällsynt att enskilda Sport is a phenomenon that is often characterized by uniting people on a global level. The foundation of sports should be a zone protected from political restrictions and discriminating behavior. Even though it is this image of fair-play and unity that should be sought, it is not uncommon for various opposing interests to influence the field of sports. Often it is the individual practitioners who
This thesis investigates accessible information to the “interested citizen” about EU-related matters in his/her city, with a theoretical method that departs from Dahl’s (1998) definition of democracy, and focuses especially on the criteria of enlightened understanding. The study consists of analyses of online information and city council debates as well as interviews and mail correspondence with l
It has been observed over decades that, poverty forces poor families to send their children to work, which results in a serious problem the world is facing nowadays. Child labour can leave many severe consequences on children and their families. When children work, it does not mean as a standard, they support their families economically, neither all of them get paid for their work since many of th
Examensarbetet behandlar fenomenet momentreduktion. Reduktionen uppstår då en spontvägg deformeras och krafterna i jorden omfördelas. I arbetet har fyra olika spontdimensioneringsmetoder behandlats som på olika sätt leder till ett dimensionerande moment. Tre av dessa är handberäkningar och den fjärde är en jämförande beräkning som görs i finita elementprogrammet PLAXIS. Två av handberäkningsmetThe thesis deals with the phenomenon of moment reduction. The reduction occurs when a sheet pile wall deforms and forces of the soil are redistributed. Four different methods of designing sheet pile walls are treated that in different ways lead to a design moment. Three out of these design methods are made by hand calculations and the fourth is a comparative assessment carried out in the finite
The modern society is getting more and more digitalized and the concept Internet of Things is growing. The data being collected and digital services require a place to be accessed and sold, thus setting the demand for a new kind of marketplace; an online IoT focused marketplace. The large EU supported open source platform for Smart Solutions, FIWARE, has created such a marketplace, namely the Busi
When the consequences of climate change now are starting to be seen more frequent in the industrialised world it raises an important question on what impact these natural hazards might have on individual concern for climate change. Using the case of the 2014 wildfires that took place in Västmanlands Län I explore whether or not living in the same region as this natural hazard impacts concern for c
The aim of the study was to explore how school counselors experience and describe youth´s vulnerability on social media. Furthermore, the study intended to explore the school's preventive and remedial work to combat abusive treatment or bullying on social media. The study had a qualitative approach including six semi-structured interviews that were conducted by school counselors working at mid
The aim of this study was to explore care managers view on loneliness among elderly and to examine what interventions they proposed. Ten qualitative interviews were conducted with care managers from nine municipalities in the region of Skåne. The empirical material that has been collected was analyzed through Håkan Jönsons (2010) perspective analysis and Roine Johanssons (2007) theory of street-le
This report concerns the unequal sex distribution among pilots. The purpose was to find an explanation to why this is, and come up with suggestions for a change. It has been done by studying literature on female pilots and women in non-traditional occupations, and by applying gender theories to their findings and conclusions. To be able to examine the role of the pilot the report starts by introdu
Due to the change in climate the design flow for Bergeforsen dam, located at the Indalsälven river mouth, is being revised from 2300 m3/s to more than 3000 m3/s. The dam needs to be upgraded with a new gated spillway and repaired in order to increase the safety of the dam. Concerns have been raised about the altered flow conditions that will occur downstream of the dam in connection with that the
With today’s focus on the world’s environmental issues, it is important for organizations and companies to find a way to give their commitment credibility. By certification according to ISO 14001 you get an internationally acknowledged brand that is recognized by organizations and companies worldwide. But the road to certification isn’t just easy, to be able to certify your environmental managemen
The development of the human embryonic brain is a complex process involving several biological cues which interact to generate speci_c neural cells and anatomical features. There are still many questions to be addressed regarding biological key mechanisms which in case of malfunction might disturb the development of the brain. Animal models such as rats and mice have been used to get a better unde
