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Purpose: The aim of this study is to unravel consumer motives for enrolling in multiple programs and explore the consumer experience of multiple memberships in the highly competitive loyalty program market. Methodology: We have conducted a qualitative research with a hermeneutic approach. A sample group of nine women in the ages 47-62 were selected based on a snowball sample. Through detailed acco

This thesis is about the licensing system of the Creative Commons discussed from the perspective of the theory of the commons mostly as formulated by Elinor Ostrom. The work is started by describing the concepts and theory of common pool resources and regime of the commons for production and distribution of these resources. The main characteristics for successful traditional commons – efficiency,

According to society and the media, many social workers are often exposed to threats or violence, or to threats of violence, at work. Social workers can work in numerous different fields, including in social welfare. The purpose of this study was to examine how such welfare workers experience their work situation from an exposure point of view. A total or four interviews were held with welfare off

The objective of this study was to compare practitioners’ perspectives of the therapeutic relationship established face to face and online in order to add a broader understanding of the therapeutic relationship and whether a new context did highlight new aspects of therapy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine psychotherapists in Greece: five of them worked face to face and four onl

Vid tunnelbygget genom Hallandsås i nordvästra Skåne har man stött på tre större vittringszoner och har periodvis haft problem med stort inflöde av vatten till tunnlarna. Detta vatten kommer från de ovan– och omkringliggande akvifärerna och dräneringen registreras som sjunkande grundvattennivåer i kontrollbrunnar på åsen. För att försöka skapa en bild av sprickakvifärernas utbredning i området ovaDuring the tunnel boring project through Hallandsås in the northwestern part of Skåne, large-scale weathering zones have been encountered and there have periodically been problems with great amounts of water leaking into the tunnels. This water comes from the above and surrounding aquifers and the drainage is registered as sinking groundwater levels in control wells on the ridge. In an attempt to

This study examines the thoughts and expectations of social work students regarding their future career. In order to investigate this, a questionnaire was handed out to social work students (N=203) attending their final semester of the social work program (socionomprogrammet) at Göteborgs universitet, Högskolan i Jönköping, Högskolan i Kristianstad, Linnéuniversitetet and Malmö Högskola. The quest

“Men from March, women from Venus” is a bachelor thesis where the Swedish populations consumption habits of the product groups clothes, underwear and shoes are individually examined through statistical analysis. The aim of the thesis is to examine if any differences between male and female consumption of those product groups can be determined for the first year of the financial crisis. This is det

More recently, the number of elderly immigrants has increased. This means that Sweden is faced with new challenges. The purpose of this study was to illustrate how the elder immigrants general situation in Helsingborg looks like, as well as how social workers work to integrate this target group. Furthermore, I wished to have an answer on whether social workers feel that there is a continuing need

Men's violence against women is an issue that exists all over the world. There are several scientists and organisations that work with this issue in one way or another. In Sweden an organisation called ROKS, and a scientist called Eva Lundgren, has been in the limelight for medias attention several times. The impression has been given that Eva Lundgren is a very controversial scientist and tha

BACKGROUND: The main purpose of this thesis was to study the relationship between religious affiliation and individuals' general trust with particular reference to South Korea. More precisely the intention was to examine if a religion that has been transplanted from one cultural context changes the moral values of its adherents in the different cultural context into which it has been introduce

The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate the understanding of children's librari-ans regarding children's needs and preconditions in a library context and based on devel-opmental psychology and information seeking theories. The children's perspective is said to be the guiding star in the children's library and the thesis also aims to study the chil-dren's perspective

The aim of this paper is to conclude with a new definition of oppression. The project is descriptive and analytical; the ambition is to construct a definition that correctly captures the social structures involved and that the definition can be of help in the emancipatory struggle of oppressed groups. The theories on oppression by Ann Cudd, Marilyn Frye and Alison Bailey have been my starting poi

Ecological sanitation (EcoSan) is an emerging wastewater treatment approach that is likely to be more economical and ecologically sustainable as compared to the conventional ?end of pipe? sewer approach. The challenge of advocating such a system is often associated with how the system is incorporated into governmental policy and how this policy is translated into actual implementation. This resea

The purpose of the numerical study was to investigate the influence of three different natural gas compositions on the combustion behaviour of an Advanced Environmental Vortex (AEV) burner. The flow conditions apply to the AEV burners installed in the Siemens gas turbine SGT-800. Numerical simulations were carried out using the software Chemkin 4. Ignition temperatures, adiabatic flame temper

Abstract The European union experience sometimes difficulties in advancing its work due to the member states? different ambitions and interests. The budget is one common tool that the member states can use in order to implement different policies according to their preferences. A large share of the budget is presently tied up in the CAP, the common agricultural policy. This share could be spent i

An energy service company (ESCO) is an example of an atypical business concept that generates greater positive externalities as its business grows. The basic business concept of an ESCO is a company that installs energy efficient improvements in their customers' buildings, such as new lighting and ventilation systems, and then recovers expenditures and gains profits by splitting the resulting

Obesity and diabetes are known to impact brain function and alter metabolism. Studies in rodents show that consumption of high fat and high sugar diets lead to brain dysfunction affecting memory and cognition, and increases risk of cerebro-vascular and neurodegenerative disorders. Striatum, which is involved in reward-based behaviour and motor control, undergoes changes on exposure to such diets l

In the age of ever-growing technological advancements, delegating some of the inherently human tasks to smart machines is becoming more and more common. The possibly new wave of industrialization – Industry 4.0 – is comprised of interconnected smart technologies that could automate parts of the production and decentralize the decision-making process. The associated efficiency has prompted business