This thesis derives a consistent adjoint sensitivity analysis for an adaptive time- stepping scheme, the Singly Diagonally Implicit Runge-Kutta scheme and evaluates its performance by comparing the scheme with a conventional time integration ap- proach. The goals are to derive the sensitivity analysis and assess whether solution accuracy can be improved while preserving computational efficiency. B

The purpose of this thesis was to outline the normative structure and regulation of emotional expressions, i.e. the emotional regime, for young people concerning climate change. Climate change is a global issue implying several challenges for social workers, such as individuals experiencing emotional distress, which young people have been emphasized as especially vulnerable to. Youths’ abilities t

In a labor market increasingly defined by global competition, technological advancements and the need for organizational agility, the Swedish Co-Determination Act (Medbestämmandelagen, MBL) plays a pivotal role in balancing employers’ need for flexibility with employees’ right to influence decisions affecting their work conditions. Section 11 of MBL, which regulates the employer’s duty to negotiat

This thesis examines how elastic deformations affect the kinematics and stationary positional and orientational accuracy of an industrial manipulator. The analyzed robot had a wrist design which introduced a coupling between the two wrist joints, i.e., the outermost two joints responsible for orienting the end-effector. This meant that one of the wrist motors had an effect on both joints, and that

This study investigated how healthcare counselors experience existential themes and how they are affected by and handle existential conversations. The method chosen for this study was qualitative semi-structured interviews. The targeted selection consisted of five counselors who all worked in health care. Hochschild's theory of emotional labor and Stein's existential ideas were applied whe

Titel: The Dividend Discount Model - En studie över ekonomiska cykler. Seminariedatum: 16 Januari 2025 Kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete kandidatnivå i finansiering, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Julian Aazar Handledare: Elias Bengtsson Fem nyckelord: DDM, Estimeringsfel, Aktiepriser, Högkonjunktur, Lågkonjunktur. Forskningsfråga: Hur påverkar hög- respektive lågkonjunktur Dividend Discount Models förmTitle: The Dividend Discount Model - A Study of Economic Cycles Seminar date: 16 January 2025 Course: FEKH89, Bachelor’s Thesis in Finance, 15 ECTS Authors: Julian Aazar Supervisor: Elias Bengtsson Key words: DDM, Estimation Errors, Stock Prices, Economic Expansion, Economic Recession Research question: How do periods of economic expansion and recession affect the ability of Dividend Discount Mode

In 2021 a disinformation campaign called the LVU campaign, spread and highlighted a lack of trust in Swedish authorities. One initiative working on the trust issue is Dialog med socialtjänsten (Dialogue with Social Services), a project in Malmö City. The project aims to increase the understanding of social services work and strengthen relationships between Malmö residents and social services. The

This thesis studies the cultural district of Lokstallarna in Malmö, Sweden. It examines how a planned construction of a dense, new urbanist, residential area on a former train workshop that today hosts a wide variety of cultural services will affect the people working there. By contrasting the intentions of municipal planners, as represented through planning documents, with the perspectives of the

The aim of this study was to explore how social workers relates to standardization within the Swedish social services and what opportunities and limitations they identify with a manual based work. A further aim was to explore how they reason about the effect that standardization has on their professional judgement. The research method used for this paper was a qualitative semi-structured interview

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur olika aktörer inom kommun och ideell organisation arbetar med barns delaktighet i stadsplanering och stadsutvecklingsfrågor. Vidare syftar studien till att undersöka hur och på vilka sätt föreställningar om barn, barndom och ålder blir synliga i praktiken och hur det påverkar barns möjlighet att involveras. Föreliggande uppsats är en kvalitativ interv

Temporary use of space has emerged as a transformative approach to urban planning, offering potential social benefits while also reinforcing neoliberal forces that may contribute to gentrification. This study critically examines the role of temporary use in a Swedish municipality, specifically focusing on the case of Davidshallstorg in Malmö, where a former parking lot has been transformed into a

The purpose of this study is to examine the psychological processes that occur in women who are in a psychologically violent relationship and what it is that causes them to leave the relationship. We have selected five autobiographies whose content relates to the purpose of this thesis. Our method is a thematic content analysis used for analyzing texts. The autobiographies that we choose show wome

Denna studie undersöker sambandet mellan studenters behov av tillhörighet, upplevda sociala normer och alkoholkonsumtion under nollningsaktiviteter vid svenska universitet. Med ett urval av 83 förstaterminsstudenter samlades data in genom en enkät som behandlade demografiska, beteendemässiga och psykologiska faktorer. Multipla linjära regressioner användes för att undersöka två hypoteser. Den försThis study investigates the relationship between students' need to belong, perceived social norms, and alcohol consumption during initiation activities at Swedish universities. Using a sample of 83 first-year students, data were collected through a comprehensive survey addressing demographic, behavioral, and psychological factors. Multiple linear regressions were performed to test two hypothes

This study aims to analyze the representation of social services on TikTok. The representations included experiences and opinions about Swedish social services and how TikTok is used to reach out with descriptions of the social services. The purpose of this study is also to analyse how users' way of presenting themselves can be interpreted from a gender perspective. In this study, we used them

Lönediskriminering med kön som grund är en problematik som alltid har präglat arbetsmiljön och som har varit en utmaning att motverka. Sedan 1960-talet har det gjorts försök att bekämpa denna genom konventioner, lagar och andra rättsliga insatser. År 2023 antogs EU-direktivet (2023/970) “om stärkt tillämpning av principen om lika lön för kvinnor och män för lika eller likvärdigt arbete genom insynGender-based pay discrimination is a problem that has always characterized the work environment and has been a challenge to combat. Since the 1960s, attempts have been made to combat it through conventions, laws and other legal measures. In 2023, the European Union adopted the Directive (2023/970) “on the strengthening of the application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers fo

Mat är väsentligt för människan och är även en stor del av hennes kultur. Då mat är en så stor del av människans vardag så är det inte konstigt att det även förekommer i det innehåll hon publicerar på sociala medier som Instagram. Vi har myntat begreppet slampig matlagning som innefattar det matinnehåll på internet som likt food porn enbart ska konsumeras med ögonen. Till skillnad från food porn,

Syftet med studien är att fördjupa kunskapen om HR-funktionen i dagens arbetsliv genom att undersöka hur HR-praktiker i en svensk kommun resonerar kring sin yrkesroll. Studien syftar även till att kartlägga förekomsten av eventuella rolloklarheter och rollkonflikter inom HR-roller. Vidare avser studien att belysa hur HR-praktiker arbetar för att skapa klarhet kring olika roller inom HR-funktionen.

Serious violent crimes have increased among children and adolescents in recent years in Sweden. This development has caused the Swedish government to press for increased collaboration and cooperation between social services and the police. This study aimed to take a closer look at how this current cooperation between social services and the police works, from the social services’ point of view. In

The objective of this work was to examine thermal radiation and breakage in float glass, and the properties of the glass that affect this. Both a literature review and small-scale experiments were used to examine this. The result was that several glass properties that are important to thermal glass breakage and transmission were presented, such as glass thickness, heat flux, shaded area, glass siz