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Wildfires are increasing in frequency and severity, and the media often uses metaphors to describe and dramatize these events. Metaphors are a key part of how society communicates and can strongly influence perception. This thesis aimed to analyze the use of metaphors by the Swedish news media when reporting on wildfires and to examine whether the use of metaphors affect public perception of the s

The aim of this thesis is to examine the professionals’ views on young offenders and responsibility for the target group. We have chosen to interview social workers who work within the public sector and have direct contact with young offenders. Discursive psychology was used to analyse our empirical material in order to highlight the interpretative repertoires permeating through the professionals’

Analysis of alternative splicing has provided valuable information for multiple types of cancer, including breast cancer in recent years. Alternative splicing has been suggested to be one of the hallmarks for cancer, as dysregulation of the normal splicing process governs many aspects of cancer cell biology. For several genes previously associated with cancer, specific variants and their effect on

Currently, there is an increased societal focus on youth criminality and also a growing popularity of municipal social outreach work as a countermeasure of it. The purpose of this study is therefore to elucidate social outreach workers' experience of their work with children through a crime preventative perspective, to expound upon their role in crime prevention and to highlight the emotional

The Arctic faces massive challenges, and scholars estimate that parts of the Arctic are warming six times faster than the global mean. Consequently, the regions’ valuable resources are becoming more accessible due to climate change. These resources are argued as necessary for meeting global sustainable development challenges. Many scholars are additionally concerned that economic policy goals are

Regional inequality is a growing concern in developed countries, as country-level convergence may obscure increasing disparities within countries. This thesis aims to address this concern by examining the dynamics of regional convergence in Sweden from 1980-2022. The study employs spatial data analysis and econometric methods to examine the spatial dynamics of income and spillover effects between

Filosofin ''Lean construction'' förklarar hur värdeskapande kan maximeras till följd av samarbete. Studiens syfte är att utforska kontraktuella detaljers påverkan på samarbete i byggsektorn. Den är utformad efter en kvalitativ metodteori där fokus inte bara placeras på handlingar, utan även deras innebörd. Målet var att skapa ett begrepp kring fenomenet samarbete. För att kunna preThe philosophy of ''Lean construction'' explains how value creation can be maximized as a result of collaboration. The purpose of the study is to explore the impact of contractual details on cooperation in the construction sector. It is designed according to a qualitative method theory where the focus is not only placed on actions, but also their meaning. The goal was to create a c

The aim of this study was to examine how counselors in hospital settings perceive their own part in an interprofessional team. Additionally, this study aims to shed light on how the counselor's work with the psychosocial perspective is affected by being a part of an interprofessional team. The empirical data has a geographical spread as it is based on qualitative individual interviews with eig

Kommande kandidatuppsats handlar om det aktiebolagsrättsliga begreppet värdeöverföring som återfinns i 17 kap. 1 §. I lagrummet delas begreppet två delar; öppna värdeöverföringar och förtäckta värdeöverföringar. Denna uppsats kommer i huvudsak att beskriva och analysera förtäckta värdeöverföringar. Detta kommer uppsatsen att göra genom följande frågeställning: När föreligger en förtäckt värdeöverf

As the threat from the climate crisis becomes ever more apparent and shows few signs of stopping alternative development models become interesting. Driven by an interest of examining such alternative solutions, this paper studies degrowth due to it being a challenging alternative to currently applied growth-based models of development that see progress as linked to economic growth. This paper exam

Bakgrund: En stor del av Sveriges räddningstjänst består av Räddningstjänstpersonal i Beredskap (RiB). Under beredskapen ska personalen vara tillgänglig dygnet runt för att rycka ut på eventuella larm, detta ofta parallellt med ett ordinarie arbete. Aktivitetsbalans är en viktig faktor för att främja hälsa och välbefinnande. Hur RiB upplever sin aktivitetsbalans under beredskapen finns i dagslägetBackground: A large part of Sweden's fire brigade consists of on-call firefighters, who must be available around the clock to respond to any alarms, often in parallel with their regular work. Occupational balance is an important factor in promoting health and well-being. There is currently no knowledge about how on-call firefighters experience their occupational balance. Aim: This study aims t

The aim of this study is to get a deeper understanding of parents' experiences of child protective services, how they experience a report of concern, and which perceptions of social services are shared on a Swedish anonymous online forum. The method used for collecting data was Netnography. Thirteen discussion threads on a Swedish anonymous online forum were selected and processed using themat

I svensk rätt råder fri bevisföring. Lagstiftaren har dock genom den allmänna avvisningsregeln i 35 kapitlet 7 § RB gett domstolen rätt att på eget initiativ avvisa bevisning, trots att den svenska civilprocessen bygger på principer om att tvisten ska ägas och disponeras av parterna. Bestämmelsen ställer civilprocessens ledstjärnor och principer mot varandra och rättssäkerheten får i viss mån ge vIn Sweden, the production of evidence is free. The legislator has, through the general rejection rule in Chapter 35, Section 7 of the Code of Judicial Procedure given the court the right to reject evidence, even though the Swedish civil procedure is based on principles stating that the dispute belongs to and should be disposed of by the parties. The section contrasts the guiding principles of the

Tourism is a vital sector of the global economy, accounting for more than 10 percent of all employment and bringing benefits to numerous individuals and regions. Understanding how the sector can be managed in a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable manner in tourist destinations around the globe is therefore essential. It is known, however, that different destinations have differ