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Post-Partum Depression, PPD, is a condition where emerging parents experience depressive symptoms. PPD is expressed through mood swings, anxiety, tiredness and an unwanted desire to harm one’s offspring. PPD may have a harmful effect on the psychological and cognitive development of children whose parents are affected. In Sweden, public childcare centres are responsible for detecting symptoms for

Female entrepreneurs have been reported to choose self-employment for a variety of reasons, such as the flexibility of combining work and childcare. However, paradoxically female entrepreneurs may face double-bind situation where they are responsible for their business and are primary care givers of the family. Family farming is considered to be a very masculine occupation and the rural agricultur

Den svenska turismnäringen växer. Under 2017 omsatte turismnäringen i Sverige 317 miljarder SEK, en ökning med 7,4 % från föregående år (Tillväxtverket, 2018). Fler event och ökad turism medför en ökad påverkan på miljö och klimat men samtidigt fler arbetstillfällen och gynnad samhällsutveckling. I samband med detta väljer flera arrangörer att på ett eller annat vis hållbarhetsmärka sitt evenemangThe Swedish tourism sector is expanding. The turnover of 2017 ended on 317 billion SEK, which is an increase with 7,4 % from the year before (Tillväxtverket, 2018). Increased tourism and more events lead to a bigger impact on the environment while at the same time enhancement in tourism development. Which in turn leads to positive effects on both local development and employment. This study aims t

This paper studies the effect of corruption on four selected health outcomes, by using cross- country panel data, containing the 36 member states of OECD. The time period stretches from 1995 to 2017, extending upon previous studies by including data from more recent years. In order to estimate the effects of corruption, the paper uses Ordinary Least Squares, fixed effects and two-way fixed effects

Today, technology is everywhere in our everyday lives whether it is wanted or not. The world has become digitalized and this development continues for each year that passes. The Swedish government has now (2018) updated the curricula for both kindergarten and elementary school to include more digital aspects in the teaching. With this background, this thesis (project) set out to design a digital a

This study investigates the performance of serial acquirers, with a particular focus on how differences in acquisition strategies influence announcement returns. It integrates Morillon's (2021) bidder classification: loners, occasional, joggers, sprinters, and marathoners. We analysed the frequency of deals and whether these deals are clustered in blocks. The sample is unique as it focuses on

Adverbial uppträder, i modern svenska, i huvudsak i två positioner i satsen: postverbalt (sist i satsen) eller medialt (före det finita verbet i bisatser och efter det finita verbet men före ex. infinita verb i huvudsatser). VP-adverbial sägs ha sin naturliga position postverbalt, men de kan också placeras medialt. Denna uppsats undersöker faktorer som inverkar på placeringen av VP-adverbial i modIn Swedish, adverbials mainly occur in two positions in the clause: postverbally (last in the clause) or medially (before the finite verb in subordinate clauses and after the finite verb but before e.g. infinite verbs in main clauses). VP adverbials are said to have their natural position postverbally, but they can also be placed medially. This thesis examines factors that influence the placement

With the popularization and development of CV technology, the SLAM algorithm is widely used in scenarios such as self-driving cars and autonomous navigation robots. As a key step in the SLAM system, the BA algorithm is responsible for optimizing camera parameters and 3D point coordinates. BA obtains more accurate estimates by shrinking the re-projection error. So as to support the SLAM system

Denna studie fokuserar på hur online-aktivister reagerar på den censur som påtvingas dem av sociala medieplattformar och hur dessa reaktioner formar deras svar på censuren. Studien genomförs genom en kvalitativ intervjustudie av hur svenska individer som förespråkar Palestina online upplever och hanterar digital censur på Metas sociala medieplattformar. Studien visar att censur både undertrycker

This thesis studies the different discourses prevalent in Swedish mass media, regarding climate activist Greta Thunberg and her stance in support for Palestine in the late autumn of 2023. The study is done using the methodology and theoretical framework of critical discourse analysis, CDA, stating that language never is neutral and can be used to exercise power over groups of people. In the case o

This thesis examines how journalists’ views on truth and objectivity are challenged under pressured circumstances. The purpose of the study is to analyze how the conditions of war and the specific challenges of war reporting affect journalistic ideals. The study focuses on how Swedish Middle East correspondents reason about truth and objectivity, as well as their perceptions of their professional

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has estimated that around 120 million people are forcibly displaced around the world and about 32 million of them are refugees. Our aim with this study was to examine and demonstrate the process of forced migration from people's home countries based on a refugee perspective. The method used was a qualitative text analysis of autobiograp

A major inefficiency in contemporary agriculture arises from food-feed competition, where limited agricultural resources are used to produce animal feed instead of human-edible crops. Due to factors like metabolic losses and waste, this is often less resource efficient. This thesis investigates the optimal number of cattle in the Swedish agricultural system when aiming to maximise protein producti

Arbetsmotivation är ett välutforskat ämne inom arbets- och organisationsforskning, och går att betrakta ur ett flertal olika perspektiv (Tremblay et al., 2009). Med hjälp av självbestämmandeteorin (Deci & Ryan, 1985) syftade denna kvantitativa studie till att undersöka potentiella skillnader mellan inre och yttre motivation i förhållande till kreativitet på arbetsplatsen, samt om dessa skillnaWork motivation is a well-researched topic in work and organizational research, and can be viewed from several different perspectives (Tremblay et al., 2009). Using self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) this quantitative study aimed to investigate potential differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in relation to creativity in the workplace, and whether these differences v

Följande uppsats redogör för hur immaterialrätt och marknadsföringsrätt överlappar och kompletterar varandra. Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur marknadsföringsrätt och immaterialrätt interagerar i fråga om skydd för en produkts utseende, med särskilt fokus på hur dessa områden både kompletterar och överlappar varandra. Studiens tillvägagångssätt baseras på rättsdogmatisk metod. Särskilt EU-domsThe following thesis outlines how intellectual property law and marketing law overlap and complement each other. The aim of the study is to examine how marketing law and intellectual property law interact with regard to the protection of a product's appearance, with particular focus on how these areas both complement and overlap. The approach of the study is based on a legal dogmatic method.

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka de ackulturativa utmaningar som svenskar med annan religiös, etnisk, ras- eller kulturell bakgrund möter, med fokus på hur dessa erfarenheter relaterar tillens självkänsla. Vidare undersöker vi sambandet mellan ackulturativ stress och självkänsla samt hur ens copingstrategier relaterar till hanteringen och upplevelsen av dessa stressorer. Genom att använda enThis study explores the acculturative challenges faced by Swedes with diverse religious, ethnic, racial, or cultural backgrounds, focusing on how these experiences relate to self-esteem. It examines the relationship between acculturative stress and self-esteem and investigates how coping strategies shape the experience and management of these stressors. Using a mixed method approach, we assess the

This thesis examines the collective identity negotiation among online community members identifying as Minor-Attracted Persons (MAPs). Through a comprehensive analysis that includes twenty unstructured qualitative interviews and a qualitative survey with ninety-four responses, the research aims to illuminate how MAPs construct, redefine, and sustain identities that counteract the pervasive stigma

Due to the increasing threat against Sweden and the worsened security policy situation, Sweden is strengthening both the military and civil defense. The fire and rescue service are an important part of the civil defense and during war, since their responsibility, in case of war, is expanded to include detecting, marking and clearing of dangerous areas as well as indication and decontamination of n