The nanoscale surface topography of artificial materials, independent of surface chemistry, is known to significantly influence protein adsorption. Analyzing protein behavior in the presence of nanostructured surfaces is important in the areas such as medical implants development and biosensors. Surfaces with well-defined nanoscale topography can be fabricated by the available nanofabrication tech

The aim of this thesis is to examine how political Islam as an ideology of the Turkish state has constructed gender roles and influenced gender-based violence in Turkey. The political Islam, as a term, refers to a broad political movement. My focus of interest is the political Islam as advocated by the Justice and Development Party and its discourses shaped within this ideology. In order to invest

There is a widespread perception among scholars and policymakers that a link exists between entrepreneurship and GDP growth. Based on data from 33 OECD countries between 2001 and 2011, this essay aims to empirically investigate the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth. More specifically, this essay seeks to analyze how entrepreneurship contributes to different types of economic growth. In

This thesis examines whether foreign direct investment (FDI) has a positive impact on the overall welfare in the host country in the region of Sub- Saharan Africa. As a measurement for welfare the human development index (HDI) is used. In addition the thesis examines whether FDI in resource rich countries have a different impact on a country’s human development. The empirical study is based on pan

The question ‘What is Vulnerability’ is hard to answer. This thesis deals with this question by investigating narratives of vulnerability amongst staff members at DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture. Drawing on the thoughts, theories and epistemology of understanding vulnerability by Erinn C. Gilson and Judith Butler, this thesis seeks to uncover how vulnerability is narrated amongst staff

Being one of the poorest countries in the world in UN’s Human Development Ranking, Mozambique struggles with both poverty and malnutrition. This runs counter to the fact that Mozambique is a country rich in natural resources with a great supply of crops. Research has shown that the lack of preserving methods within the agricultural field is a contributing factor that strongly affects the countries

Survey response rates are declining in most developed countries, and Sweden is no exception. Declining response rates are believed to be due to recent social and tech-nological development in society. Young people are the most difficult to recruit. The increase in nonresponse is often explained by a phenomenon called “survey fatigue” – i.e. that people become overwhelmed by the number of surveys t

Purpose: This study’s purpose is to study the long term effects of M&A and to examine whether stock price is the only determinant of post-merger performance or if operating performance can be used as an additional determinant. How underlying variables impact these measures are also part of this study´s purpose. Methodology: A quantitative approach is used where two event studies are conducte

Kemiska angrepp av sulfater och svavelsyra är ett allt vanligare problem på svenska avloppsrör i betong. Inte minst tillverkarna av betongrör har märkt av ökningen, trots att deras rör uppfyller de krav som ställs är den faktiska beständigheten sämre än förväntat. Angrepp av denna typ är inget nytt i Sverige men har tidigare varit isolerat till få, särskilt extrema miljöer, till exempel rör från i

This study investigates the relationship between income and health of individuals in South Africa. In particular it tests whether the relative, rather than just the absolute, income of the individual plays a significant part in determining health outcomes. The absolute income hypothesis (AIH) is tested and, in line with previous related research, found significant, so that individuals with higher

Counterfeiting of electronic components is a growing problem, leading to lost revenue for companies as well as unreliable products delivered to customers. There is no general way for small hardware companies to deal with the problem. Addressing counterfeiting is usually not a high priority for these companies, though it is still imperative for them to deliver products with guaranteed functionality

Two-factor authentication is the method of combining two so called authentication factors in order to enhance the security of user authentication. An authentication factor is defined as ”Something the user knows, has or is”. Something the user knows is often the traditional username and password, something the user has is something that the user is in physical possession of and something the user

Bakgrund: Dagens logistik måste aktivt arbeta med att minska på mängden matsvinn som uppstår i försörjningskedjor. Denna studie visar hur livsmedelsindustrin kan använda sig av innovativa lösningar så som intelligenta förpackningar för att förbättra kvalitetssäkringen av logistiktjänsterna. Under tempererade transporter exponeras förpackningar för varierande temperatur, luftfuktighet samt vibratio

Vid kusten får man ofta vända kappan efter vinden på grund av det oberäkneliga vädret. Vind, temperatur och molnighet kan variera mycket på kort tid och på korta avstånd. Ett speciellt igenkännbart fenomen under molnfria sommardagar i havsnära områden är den svalkande vinden från havet, som friskar i under morgonen och mojnar mot kvällen. Vinden kallas sjöbris, eller havsbris, och den är orsakenSea breezes are widespread mesoscale phenomena that occur in coastal areas all over the world. This phenomenon affects the coastal weather and can give rise to strong convection and thunderstorms, and is therefore of importance for operational weather prediction, leisure activities and studies in pollution dispersion and wind power production. This study aims at analyzing a possible sea-breeze ca

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have become an increasingly popular policy approach in the fight against poverty. In addition to their main goal of reducing poverty, CCT programs are also often claimed to have positive short-term impacts on beneficiary women. This is an interesting claim to examine further since gender equality and female empowerment are generally seen as key issues in gl

A condition for patient choice in health care to promote quality is that patients act in accordance with information about quality and change to better care providers. In this paper I examine the relation between quality information and patient choice of care provider in the primary care of the county Scania in Sweden. As a natural experiment I use a quality-related award given to the best health

The term ‘violence affirming extremism’ has become the dominating way of describing political violence in Sweden. This thesis aims to analyze the construction of the discourse that centers at this term, how it affects the social context in Sweden and what possible purposes could found for this discourse for the Swedish state. The material of this thesis is therefore primarily governmental reports,

After the global financial crisis erupted in the fall of 2008 the Icelandic economy was thrown into recession. It has been suggested that Iceland would have been better off had it been a part of the EU and the European Monetary Union (EMU) and this essay aim at investigating that claim. Entering the EMU entails losing the ability to carry out an independent monetary policy. Therefore I have estima

Syfte: Författarnas syfte med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur konsumenters uppfattning för varumärken förändras när ett varumärke använder sig av provocerande marknadsföring. Ett ytterligare steg är att se de olika varumärkena som testas, som representanter för de varumärkespersonlighet som beskrivs ovan. Därigenom kan mer än bara varumärke studeras. Metod: Kvalitativ undersökning med fyra fokPurpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how consumers’ idea of brands differ when provocative marketing is used. One step further is to see the brands used in the study as representatives for the different categories of Brand Personality. Therefore, a group of brands can be studied, rather than just the one. Methodology: Qualitativ research with four focus groups. Theoretical perspective