This qualitative study is based on interviews about womens experiences of mental pain due to violence in close relationships. Men’s violence against women in close partner relationships is a major societal problem today not only in Sweden but also worldwide. The most common violence that occurs are the ones at home which makes it a hidden problem. Therefore the lack of knowledge about the subject makes it difficult to prevent it from happening. The purpose of this essay was to study women's experiences of violence in close relationships and how they feel that they have been affected by the psychological pain that has arisen as a result of violence in close relationships or harassment that they have experienced. The violence can be psychological, physical and sexual and the abuser successively takes control over the women and her life. A qualitative study was conducted with a thematic analysis and interview guide where women had been in contact with different women’s shelter. The results showed that we need to work further with violence and include preventioned work

Tatra mountain region is considered to be a part of Slovak and Polish national identity. It is remarkable for outstanding sceneries and man’s relation to the country that developed from first settlements to an important tourist tradition. Such large area can be retained only by preserving its values that stay valid through time. New concept for the region is based on fully functional network of tourist trails. Proposing four objects of tourist accommodation in thoroughly selected locations, the project presents an idea of architectural space dealing with different requirements of its users.

Early human activity in the arid west has been of interest for many researchers over the last century. However, relatively little is known about Paleoarchaic occupants of the Colorado Plateau and Great Basin because stratified Paleoarchaic sites in these regions are rare. Linked with the climatic Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene transition, the Paleoarchaic to Early Archaic transition has also captured interest in the central Great Basin with recent data coming out of Bonneville Estates Rockshelter—a site containing Pre-Archaic and Early Archaic components in eastern Nevada. These new data provide a model for testing differences in the chipped stone assemblage inferring changes in residential mobility at a new Paleoarchaic site on the Northern Colorado Plateau. Recently excavated, North Creek Shelter (42GA5863) is the only known stratified Paleoarchaic site on the Colorado Plateau for which we have data. Located in south-central Utah, this site was occupied during both the Paleoarchaic (~10,000-9,000 rcybp) and Early Archaic (~9,000-8,000 rcybp) time periods. Differences in the chipped stone assemblage inferring residential mobility between these time periods will be evaluated using Ted Goebel's (2007) model from Bonneville Estates Rockshelter. Based upon Bonneville Estates Rockshelter's lithic assemblage, Goebel inferred that the Pre-Archaic occupants exhibited higher levels of residential mobility than subsequent Early Archaic occupants. A similar tendency was expected for the Paleoarchaic occupants of North Creek Shelter; however, it appears that there is little difference between the North Creek Shelter Paleoarchaic and Early Archaic chipped stone assemblages inferring differences in residential mobility. What little difference there is may be the result of multiple factors, but if it is the result of residential mobility, then the data suggest that North Creek Shelter Paleoarchaic occupants were only slightly more mobile than the Early Archaic occupants.

[pt] A partir do aumento no fluxo migratório venezuelano para o Brasil no início de 2017, a mobilidade venezuelana passou a ser veiculada na mídia e reproduzida nos discursos de autoridades governamentais brasileiras tanto como um problema e um risco a ser controlado quanto como um imperativo para o acolhimento e proteção dessa população vulnerável. Tais representações e discursos foram reforçados em março de 2018 com a criação da chamada Operação Acolhida, operação logística governamental constituída para gerenciar o fluxo das centenas de milhares de venezuelanos adentrando as fronteiras nacionais. A fim de questionar como os discursos de perigo e controle das fronteiras coexistem com uma lógica de acolhimento e defesa dos direitos humanos, a dissertação analisa as práticas discursivas que participam da construção da governança humanitária do fluxo migratório venezuelano no Brasil, especialmente através da Operação Acolhida. Partindo de uma análise de discurso pós-estruturalista, argumenta-se que a Operação Acolhida, ao articular uma lógica específica de engajamento com o outro venezuelano, funciona (re) produzindo uma representação específica do Estado e da nação brasileira. Enquanto uma prática de construção de fronteiras e identidades, a Operação Acolhida apresenta-se, assim, como propõe David Campbell (1992), como, uma prática de política externa e de construção de fronteiras. Nessa perspectiva, a representação da identidade estatal não se refere a um relato objetivo sobre como o Estado realmente é – leitura esta dominante nos estudos de Política Externa no Brasil, mas sim como uma representação de uma subjetividade instável, provisória e continuamente reformulada. Assim, a dissertação contribui para pensar como as práticas de representação do eu e do outro, do dentro e do fora, do nacional e do internacional articuladas na Operação Acolhida, especialmente por seus atores militares, não apenas (re) produzem o que é o problema dos refugiados venezuelanos no Brasil –e como ele deve ser gerenciado– quanto funcionam estabilizando, provisoriamente, uma imagem – precária e contestada - de um Brasil benevolente, acolhedor e amigo. / [en] Since the increase in the Venezuelan migratory flow to Brazil in early 2017, Venezuelan mobility has been portrayed in the media and reproduced in the discourses of Brazilian government authorities both as a problem and a risk to be controlled and as an imperative for the reception and protection of this vulnerable population. Such representations and discourses were reinforced in March 2018 with the creation of the so-called Operation Acolhida, a government logistics operation constituted to manage the flow of the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans entering the national borders. In order to question how the discourses of danger and border control coexist with a logic of reception and defense of human rights, the dissertation analyzes the discursive practices that participate in the construction of humanitarian governance of the Venezuelan migratory flow in Brazil, especially through Operation Acolhida. Starting from a post-structuralist discourse analysis, it is argued that Operation Acolhida, by articulating a specific logic of engagement with the Venezuelan other, functions (re) producing a specific representation of the Brazilian state and nation. As a practice of border and identity construction, Operation Acolhida presents itself, as David Campbell (1992) proposes, as a practice of foreign policy and border construction. From this perspective, the representation of state identity does not refer to an objective account of how the state really is - a dominant reading in Foreign Policy studies in Brazil, but rather as a representation of an unstable, provisional and continuously reformulated subjectivity. Thus, the dissertation contributes to think how the practices of representation of self and other, of inside and outside, of national and international articulated in Operation Acolhida, especially by its military actors, not only (re) produce what is the problem of Venezuelan refugees in Brazil - and how it should be managed - but also function by temporarily stabilizing an image - precarious and contested - of a benevolent, welcoming and friendly Brazil.

Urban homelessness is one of the most blatant forms of social exclusion in advanced capitalist societies. In Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, homelessness has become particularly entrenched due to systemic forces such as global economic recession, the restructuring of regional economies, the dismantlement of the welfare state, and the erosion of affordable housing that together have pushed more people towards economic marginality and housing insecurity. Despite years of advocacy and 'high profile' government investments, homelessness has persisted as an intransigent social problem. A central purpose of this doctoral thesis is to provide some insight into how homelessness is being 'managed' in one Canadian city. The papers gathered together in this dissertation are based on three years of ethnographic fieldwork (conducted between 2006 and 2009) in a medium-sized, de-industrializing city in the province of Ontario. The specific focus of the thesis is the emergency shelter system. Over the past ten years, a number of new social service models have emerged in response to rising rates of homelessness. As these have been adopted homeless shelter systems in many Canadian cities have undergone significant reconfigurations. This thesis focuses on some of the new 'management spaces' that are emerging in this unfolding policy context. The first paper explores the experiences of voluntary sector organizations and local state authorities. The second paper explores the experiential dimensions of a unique service environment providing emergency shelter and social services. The third paper examines the personal experiences of chronically homeless men as they adapt to life in an innovative 'special care' facility. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

This thesis presents a research effort aimed at developing a stronger, lighter, and more economic shelter using rigid wall panels. Reported herein is insulation research, wall and roof panel design and testing, floor section modeling and strength calculations, and cost and weight calculations. Beginning stages focus on developing solid wall and roof panels using cold-formed steel corrugated sheathing and members, as well as polyurethane spray foam for insulation. This research includes calculating uniform load density, to determine the overall strength of the panel. The next stage focuses on the flexural strength of the wall and roof panels, as well as finalizing the floor design for the shelter. This includes determining maximum flexural strength required to meet the standards set by the project goal. Direct strength method determined the correct thickness of members to use based on the dimension selected for the design. All Phases incorporated different connection methods, with varied stud spacing, to determine the safest design for the new shelters. Previous research has shown that cold-formed steel corrugated sheathing performs better than thicker flat sheathing of various construction materials, with screw and spot weld connections. Full scale shear wall tests on this type of shear wall system have been conducted, and it was found that the corrugated sheathing had rigid board behavior before it failed in shear buckling in sheathing and sometimes simultaneously in screw connection failures. Another aspect of the research is on the insulation of the wall panels. Research was conducted on many different insulation options for the mobile facilities. Specifically, insulation made of lightweight material, is non-combustible, added rigidity to the structure, and has high thermal properties. Closed cell polyurethane spray foam was selected for full-scale testing in this research. Closed cell polyurethane adds extra rigidity, is lighter than common honeycomb insulation, and has a higher R-value. Several polyurethane foam companies were studied for this research, and promising products were identified. The research focuses on the impacts of the polyurethane foam to the structural performance of the wall panels. Both shear and 4-point bending tests were completed to investigate the strength and behavior of the cold-formed steel framed wall panels with polyurethane foam insulation. Comparing the cost and weight of the current shelter, and the new design is reported herein. The material studies, specimen details, and test results are reported in this thesis.

Vissa vattenkraftverk drivs med korttidsreglering som möjliggör snabb anpassning av elproduktion, vilket sker genom hastiga förändringar i vattenflöde. Flera olika typer av organismer påverkas negativt av korttidsreglering, till exempel fiskar. En möjlig konsekvens är strandning, vilket innebär att fiskar hamnar i torrlagt substrat eller annat ogynnsamt habitat. Risken för strandning påverkas av flera faktorer. I denna studie undersöktes hur strandningsrisk hos öringyngel (Salmo trutta) påverkas av tillgång till skydd och ljusförhållande, där prediktionerna var att strandningsrisken skulle vara större vid tillgång till skydd och i mörker. Dessa två faktorer testades i en 2x2 design. Det fanns en tendens till en större andel strandade yngel vid tillgång till skydd (48 ± 8,2 %) jämfört med när det inte fanns skydd (35,7 ± 23,7 %) och en större andel strandade vid ljusa förhållanden (50,2 ± 16 %) än i mörker (33,4 ± 17,3 %). Påverkan av tillgång till skydd på strandningsrisk var inte annorlunda vid de olika ljusförhållandena. Utifrån dessa resultat är rekommendationen för att minska strandningsrisken hos öringyngel att flödesreglering genomförs i mörker och att bottenstrukturen beaktas, vilket måste göras i varje enskilt fall. / Some hydropower stations use hydropeaking to be able to swiftly adjust electricity production, which is done through rapid alterations in water flow. Several types of organisms are negatively affected by hydropeaking, including fishes. One possible consequence of hydropeaking is stranding, which occurs when fish are separated from the water body and end up in dewatered substrate. The risk of stranding is influenced by several factors. The aim of this study was to investigate how stranding risk in brown trout fry (Salmo trutta) is affected by shelter availability and light conditions. The predictions were that stranding risk would be higher in conditions with available shelters and in darkness. The two factors were tested in a 2x2-design. There was a tendency for stranding rate to be higher when shelters were available (48 ± 8.2 %) compared to when there were none (35.7 ± 23.7 %), and stranding rate was higher in light (50.2 ± 16 %) than in darkness (33.4 ± 17.3 %). The effect of shelter availability on stranding risk did not differ between the two light treatments. Based on these results, in order to reduce stranding risk in brown trout fry the recommendation is that flow regulation should be carried out in darkness and that the bottom structure should be considered, which must be done on a case-by-case basis.

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