The purpose of this study is to investigate how unaccompanied children have contributed to or affected Swedish society, and how society's reception has affected these children in 2015. This study investigates the situation of unaccompanied children in Sweden in 2015, a year marked by an increased flow of asylum seekers and concerns that came with receiving and integrating these children. The project aims to shed light on the complicated variations in reception of unaccompanied children as well as their impact and contribution on Swedish society. The study conducts interviews with unaccompanied children and representatives from Swedish society using qualitative semi-structured interviews.   The result showed that unaccompanied children in 2015 have influenced and contributed to Swedish society. By working, paying taxes and also participating in society's various social systems. It turned out that society has influenced the children both positively and negatively. Freedom affected them positively and authorities such as the Swedish Migration Agency have affected them negatively. Unaccompanied children have shown gratitude to Swedish society despite several shortcomings that existed since their arrival in 2015. The children had been given great opportunities for development such as education, freedom and a safe life.

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att identifiera vad som påverkar privatpersoners risktolerans och vilka informationskällor som används i samband med aktieinvesteringar. Studien ska även undersöka vilken syn privatpersoner har på ägarstruktur i börsnoterade bolag och huruvida ägarstrukturen påverkar investeringsbeslutet. Utifrån detta vill författarna skapa teoretisk och empirisk kunskap. Metod: Studien genomfördes med hjälp av flermetodsforskning. Detta skedde genom att både kvalitativ och kvantitativ metod användes för att samla in empiri. Den kvalitativa metoden användes för att samla in empiri genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med analytiker, privatrådgivare och aktiemäklare. Den kvantitativa metoden användes för att samla in empiri, detta gjordes med hjälp av en enkätstudie med slutna frågor som besvarades av privatpersoner som har intresse för aktiehandel. Författarna valde att göra en flermetodsforskning då en kombination ibland föreslås med anledning av att metoderna kan fungera som stöd eller komplement till varandra. Även slutsatserna kan få stöd genom att metodernas svagheter och styrkor kan komplettera varandra (Jacobsen, 2002). Uppsatsens undersökningsdesign var fallstudie och författarnas valda fall var privatpersoners aktieinvesteringar. Slutsats: Författarna av denna studie har kommit fram till att ålder och kön är två variabler som påverkar privatpersoners risktolerans. Resultatet visar att män tar mer risker än kvinnor i samband med aktiehandel och med åldern ökar riskbenägenheten. Detta överensstämmer med tidigare forskares resultat. Resultatet tyder på att aktieforum är den informationskälla som används i högst grad bland privatpersoner medan privatrådgivare var det alternativ som fick lägst antal svar. Resultaten tyder även på att de flesta personer som deltagit i denna studie beaktar ägarstrukturen när de står inför ett investeringsbeslut. Författarna kan dra slutsatsen att ägarstrukturen till viss del påverkar hur privatpersoner tar sina beslut. Liknande resultat framkom gällande om ett företag är familjeägt. Resultaten visar också att en stor del privatpersoner ser positivt på koncentrerat ägande. De tre ord som flest privatpersoner kännetecknar med familjeföretag är engagerade, hårt arbetande och ansvarfulla. Resultatet av studien visade även att majoriteten av respondenterna ansåg att familjeföretag varken är bättre eller sämre än icke familjeägda bolag. / Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to identify factors influencing individual risk attitude as well as evaluating data collection methods utilized by individuals in connection with stock investments. Additionally, this study examines individual perception of differences in ownership structure in Swedish listed companies and its impact on the investment decision. Method: In this study both qualitative and quantitative methods are utilized. The qualitative data was collected by performing semi-structured interviews with analysts, advisors and stock brokers. Quantitative data was collected using a closed question survey answered by individual investors. The reason for the use of a multi-method experimental design is based on the fact that the two different methods can serve as support separately, as well as complementation to each other. Although the findings can be supported by the methods' weaknesses and strengths and complement each other (Jacobsen, 2002). The study is based on a case study with focus on individuals sharing investments. Conclusion: This study concludes age and gender to be two variables affecting how likely individuals are to take risks in relation to investment decisions. Empirical result implies that men takes more risks than women when trading stocks. Additionally, the inclination for risk increases with age. These findings are also supported by previous studies. The results indicate that financial internet forums are the most frequently used method among individuals to collect financial information. Financial advisors were on the other hand the least used source of information. The majority of participants in this study takes the ownership structure of a company into account when facing an investment decision. The authors concluded that ownership partially influences how individuals make their decisions. The results also shown that a large portion of individuals welcomes a concentrated ownership structure, i.e. family business. Three words that most individuals characterizes the family business with are dedicated, hardworking and responsible. The results of the study also revealed that the majority of respondents felt that the family business is neither better nor worse than non-family businesses.

Bakgrund: Fastighetsmäklare är en yrkesroll som förmedlar fastighetstjänster. Som en registrerad fastighetsmäklare är innehas behörig till att förmedla kommersiella lokaler, bostadsrätter, villor och tomträtter. För att bli en registrerad fastighetsmäklare i Sverige krävs en utbildning inom fastigheter om två till tre år samt en praktik på tio veckor. Problemet som den här studien kommer se mer specifikt på är faktumet att det är fastighetsmäklare som väljer att lämna sitt yrke och göra någonting annat, detta trots den tid och ansträngning som krävs för att bli en.  Syfte: Syftet med detta arbete är att kartlägga och utforska vad Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan examinerade studenter inom programmet Fastighetsutveckling med Fastighetsförmedling gör efter examen, om de är fastighetsmäklare i dagsläget eller om de valt att ta en annan riktning. Denna kartläggning görs genom att undersöka dess bakomliggande faktorer. Metod: Med hjälp av intervjuer har kunskap inom de centrala begreppen bearbetats. Dessa intervjuer har gjorts med examinerade studenter från Kungliga Tekniska högskolan.  Teori: Trots att vägen till att bli registrerad fastighetsmäklare är lång och svår tenderar många att lämna tanken om att bli en fastighetsmäklare efter examen. Eventuella orsaker kan vara provisionen eller ohälsa.  Analys: Genom att jämföra teorierna och intervjuerna, om varför en viss person tenderar att lämna yrket som fastighetsmäklare, fann vi att det är mer än provision och ohälsa som är skälen. Uppenbarligen finns det skäl som föräldraledighet, arbetstider och person job fit.  Resultat och slutsats: Som ett resultat fann vi att anledningarna till varför en student lämnar fastighetsmäklaryrket beror främst på provision, ohälsa, föräldraledighet, arbetstid och person job fit. Det är mestadels en kombination av alla dessa snarare än enbart en enstaka. Även om studenten för närvarande inte är en fastighetsmäklare, arbetar denne fortfarande inom fastighets- och finansområdet. Sammanfattningsvis anser vi att det till största del beror på att skolan och fastighetsmäklarens respektive kontor inte förbereder studenten tillräckligt för yrket. / Background: Real estate agents are people who provide real estate services. As a registered real estate agent you can mediate commercial facilities, condominiums, houses and land. To become a real estate agent in Sweden it requires an education within real estates that runs two to three years. The problem that this study is going to look more into is the fact that there are real estate agents who quit their jobs and do something else, regardless of the time and effort they have put into becoming one.  Aim: The purpose of this work is to map and explore what the Royal Institute of Technology students in the program of Real Estate and Agency do after graduation, if they are Real Estate Brokers at present or if they have chosen to take a different path. This mapping is done by examining its underlying factors.  Method: With help from conducted interviews knowledge has been gained within the central themes of the study. This has been made by graduates from the Royal Institute of Technology. Theory: Even though the path to become a registered real estate broker is long and hard, many people tend to leave the idea of becoming a real estate broker after graduation. The reasons might be the commission or ill health.  Analysis: By comparing the theories and the interviews made, of why a certain person tends to leave the profession -real estate broker. We found that it is more than just commission and ill health as reasons, apparently, there are reasons such as parental leave, worktime, person job fit.  Result and Conclusion: As a result, we found that the reasons why a student leaves the profession - real estate broker is mainly because of commission, ill health, parental leave, work times, and person job fit. It is mostly a combination of all these rather than one alone. And even if the student is currently not a real estate broker, he/she is still working in the area of real estate and finance.  In conclusion, we think it mostly is because the school and the respective office of the real estate broker are not preparing the student enough for the profession.

yes / To investigate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics in the aqueduct of Sylvius (AoS) in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)-positive and -negative healthy individuals using cine phase contrast imaging. Materials and Methods Fifty-one healthy individuals (32 CCSVI-negative and 19 age-matched CCSVI-positive subjects) were examined using Doppler sonography (DS). Diagnosis of CCSVI was established if subjects fulfilled ≥2 venous hemodynamic criteria on DS. CSF flow and velocity measures were quantified using a semiautomated method and compared with clinical and routine 3T MRI outcomes. Results CCSVI was associated with increased CSF pulsatility in the AoS. Net positive CSF flow was 32% greater in the CCSVI-positive group compared with the CCSVI-negative group (P = 0.008). This was accompanied by a 28% increase in the mean aqueductal characteristic signal (ie, the AoS cross-sectional area over the cardiac cycle) in the CCSVI-positive group compared with the CCSVI-negative group (P = 0.021). Conclusion CSF dynamics are altered in CCSVI-positive healthy individuals, as demonstrated by increased pulsatility. This is accompanied by enlargement of the AoS, suggesting that structural changes may be occurring in the brain parenchyma of CCSVI-positive healthy individuals

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been used frequently in the Human Resources industry in order to streamline recruitment processes and exclude human biases about candidates. The shift from human recruitment to recruitment using digital tools is affecting how workplaces are shaped and which candidates are hired. The purpose of this study is to investigate how artificial intelligence affects the recruitment process in Human Resources and what advantages and disadvantages can be generated by the increased use of AI technology in HR. By studying this, it is also possible to visualize how individuals and societal structures may be affected by AI recruitment. The study’s theoretical frame of reference is based on Anthony Giddens' (1991) theory of modern society followed by Pierre Bourdieu's (1986) theories of capital and social space. This study is a literature review which is a study that summarizes several scientific studies. The results of the study show, among other things, that the use of artificial intelligence in recruitment processes can have a negative impact on individuals and social structures in workplaces, it can contribute to homogeneous workplaces and the reproduction of society’s power structures. Furthermore, the study shows that there is a gap in knowledge regarding research on individuals' subjective experiences of AI recruitment. / Den artificiella intelligensen (AI) har under de senaste åren använts inom Human Resources branschen i syfte att effektivisera rekryteringsprocesser och exkludera mänskliga fördomar om kandidater. Skiftet från mänsklig rekrytering till rekrytering med hjälp av digitala verktyg påverkar hur arbetsplatser formas och vilka kandidater som anställs. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur den artificiella intelligensen påverkar rekryteringsprocessen inom Human Resources och vilka för- och nackdelar som kan genereras av AI-teknologins ökade användning inom HR. Genom att studera detta synliggörs även hur individer och samhälleliga strukturer kan tänkas påverkas av AI-rekrytering. Studiens teoretiska ramverk utgår från Anthony Giddens (1991) teori om det moderna samhället följt av Pierre Bourdieus (1986) teorier om kapital och det sociala rummet. Denna studie är en litteraturstudie vilket är en studie som sammanfattar flera vetenskapliga studier. Studiens resultat visar bland annat att användandet av artificiell intelligens i rekryteringsprocesser kan ha en negativ inverkan på individer och strukturer på arbetsplatser, det kan bidra till homogena arbetsplatser och reproducering av samhälleliga maktstrukturer. Vidare visar studien att det finns ett kunskapsglapp vad gäller forskning kring individers subjektiva upplevelser av AI-rekrytering.

I dagens mångkulturella samhälle ökar behovet av översättningstjänster inom hälso- och sjukvården. Det är vanligt att logopeder står inför utmaningar vid bedömning av flerspråkiga personer vid användning av tolk, vilket är ett vanligt sätt att underlätta kommunikationen över språkbarriären. Bristfälliga bedömningsunderlag på patientens modersmål och avsaknad av tydliga riktlinjer resulterar oftast i svårigheter att genomföra språkbedömningar på patientens samtliga språk. I denna studie undersöks hur metoderna kommunikationsassistenten Helen, besök med platstolk, samt besök med flerspråkig logoped förhåller sig till varandra vid simulerade logopediska afasibedömningar av arabisktalande personer utan kommunikativa funktionsnedsättningar. Studien vägleds av följande forskningsfrågor: 1) Vilka interaktionella praktiker för samtalet framåt vid problem för besökets progression i de olika simulerade situationerna? 2) Vilka likheter och skillnader avseende de interaktionella praktikerna återfinns mellan de olika simulerade situationerna?  Tre deltagare utan några kommunikativa funktionsnedsättningar fick delta i tre simulerade besök av tre logopedbedömningar för flerspråkiga patienter, där anamnesupptagning samt kortare testning med screeningmaterialet kortfattad afasiprövning (KAP) genomfördes. Deltagarna var två män och en kvinna i åldrarna 58-68. Totalt genomfördes nio besök. Multimodal interaktionsanalys användes för att undersöka hur kommunikationen såg ut under samtliga simuleringar. De interaktionella praktiker som fokuserades var kodväxling och reparationer.  Utmaningar inom samtliga simuleringar uppmärksammades. Besöken med den flerspråkiga logopeden tog kortare tid i jämförelse med besöken med Helen och tolk, vilket berodde på att kommunikationen var mer direkt. Under besöken med en flerspråkig logoped kunde reparationer enklare initieras och lösas. Vid de simulerade besöken med tolk förekom svårigheter med översättningen av materialet, eftersom testet som användes inte var anpassat för arabisktalande personer utan var den svenska versionen av KAP. Kommunikationsassistenten Helen hade en styrka i att kunna ge en enspråkig logoped möjligheten att administrera ett översatt test. Dock fanns svårigheter för logopeden att med Helen förstå det deltagaren sade samt initiera och lösa reparationer. Resultatet av studien indikerar att tolk tillsammans med kommunikationsassistenten Helen troligtvis är den bästa förutsättningen om man inte har tillgång till en flerspråkig logoped. Med hjälp av både en tolk och Helen kan tolkens språkliga flexibilitet nyttjas för att bland annat genomföra reparationer mer effektivt, samtidigt som logopeden kan behålla det medicinska ansvaret i testsituationen. / In today's multicultural society, the need for translation services in healthcare is increasing. It is common for speech and language pathologists (SLP) to face challenges when assessing multilingual individuals, often relying on interpreters to aid communication. Inadequate assessment materials in the patient's native language and a lack of clear guidelines typically result in difficulties in conducting language assessments in all the patient's languages. The present study examines how the methods of a communication assistant called Helen, an  on-site interpreter, and visits with a multilingual SLP relate to each other in simulated speech therapy aphasia assessments of Arabic-speaking individuals without communicative impairment. The study is guided by the following research questions: 1) What interactional practices facilitate conversation progression in the different simulated situations when faced with challenges? 2) What similarities and differences regarding interactional practices are found between the different methods? Three participants without any communicative impairments took each part in three simulated visits representing speech therapy assessment sessions for multilingual patients, involving anamnesis and testing using the screening material “Kortfattad afasiprövning” (KAP). The participants were two men and one woman aged 58-68 A total of nine visits were conducted. Multimodal interaction analysis was used to examine communication during all simulations. The interactional practices in focus were code-switching and repairs. Challenges were noted in all simulations. Visits with the multilingual SLP took less time compared to visits with Helen and interpreter, due to more direct communication. During visits with a multilingual SLP, repairs were initiated and resolved more easily. In the simulated visits with an interpreter, difficulties arose with translating the Swedish test material because the test used was not adapted for Arabic speakers. The communication assistant Helen's strength lay in enabling a monolingual SLP to administer a culturally adapted and translated test. However, there were difficulties for the SLP to understand the participant's answers, and their initiative to and resolving repairs using the communication assistant Helen. The study's results indicate that using an interpreter together with the communication assistant Helen is likely the best option if a multilingual SLP is not available. By utilizing both an interpreter and Helen, the interpreter's linguistic flexibility can be utilized to conduct repairs more effectively, while the SLP can retain medical responsibility in the testing situation.

International reading comprehension studies, like PIRLS and PISA, state that the reading comprehension of Swedish students has decreased significantly since 2000. As a consequence, the National Agency of Education has made reading comprehension teaching a prioritised field in terms of further education for teachers. There has also been a change in Lgr 11, the national curriculum for compulsory school, where it is stated that teaching in reading strategies shall be a part of the central content throughout compulsory school. When the pupils reach upper secondary school level, reading comprehension education is no longer a part of the curriculum. Today, students at upper secondary school for individuals with learning disabilities currently share the same curriculum as the ordinary upper secondary school. As from July 1st 2013, the new upper secondary school for individuals with learning disabilities will start, and the new curricula for each subject for these school forms will be in use (National Agency of Education). The Swedish Schools Inspectorate and several reports indicate that there are deficiencies concerning too low challenges on individual level in the teaching of Swedish at upper secondary level for students with learning disabilities. The teaching is predominantly on individual level, causing lack of interaction between students. One main school objective is to prepare these students for an active participation in society. It is vital that students receive instructions when reading, in order to increase their reading comprehension. The basis of the study is a research based teaching program for reading comprehension teaching, called Reciprocal teaching (Palinscar and Brown 1984). The program has been modified and modernised with the aid of interactive media and the computer program Power Point. The aim of the study is to examine whether the reading comprehension and the motivation for reading are affected by the teaching program Reciprocal teaching. Method: Three 17-year-old students at upper secondary school for individuals with learning disabilities have participated in the study for four weeks. During the study, the students' participation and commitment were observed. The reading comprehension was tested before and after taking part of the program. Result: According to tests, the ability to decode a text has increased for all the students, which is an important factor for understanding a text. The commitment and motivation have increased and the students state that reading and talking about texts together was good. Interactive media with graphical support combined with structured questions from the teacher contributed to the students' increased commitment.

How African individuals perceive the family life cycle, is the topic of this research. This qualitative study was facilitated with two individuals. Constructivism was used to explore how individuals create their reality. The Person-Centred Approach was studied to understand the importance of the Self- concept in the individual, and the role played by perceptions created in an ever-changing environment. Systems theory helped understand the interaction of family members as a system (family), especially the creation of stability after a state of disequilibrium – in this case, transitions between stages of the life cycle. Only with one respondent were some differences identified compared to the Western view of the life cycle. It was thus concluded that the family life cycle can be used as a guideline during therapy, regarding difficult transitions people (including African people) have to make, for therapists working from both the Person-Centred Approach and the systems perspective. / Social Work / (M.A. (Social Work (Mental Health))

Text in Afrikaans / In hierdie studie word gevra of vryheid nog 'n haalbare en nastrewenswaardige ideaal is aan die hand van Michel Foucault se werk Die vraag word ondersoek in die lig van die verskillende sienings van die subjek wat Foucault ontwikkel het, sowel as sy sienings oor mag en vryheid. Ter gevolgtrekking word bogenoemde vraag gekwalifiseerd bevestigend beantwoord, ook met verwysing na die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks, tydens en na Apartheid, en word kortliks gepoog om vryheid binne 'n Suid-Afrikaanse konteks te bedink. / In this study it is asked whether freedom is still an ideal that is attainable and worthy of pursuit with reference to the work of Michel Foucault. This question is investigated in the light of the different views of the subject which Foucault developed, as well as his views on power and freedom. In conclusion the abovementioned question is answered with qualified affirmation, also with regard to the South African context, during and after Apartheid, and a brief attempt is made to think freedom in a South African context. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / M.A. (Wysbegeerte)

The purpose of this research was to determine whether horizontal equity in the taxation of individuals in South Africa improved after the legislative changes from 1984 to 1995 and the Katz Commission recommendations. After an extensive literature study, horizontal equity in the taxation of individuals in South Africa was defined as the equivalent tax treatment in equivalent economic circumstances for the same economic units. The household as the economic unit, is the unit to be considered when evaluating horizontal equity. The study also reviewed the solutions found in other countries for the dilemma of the one-breadwinner versus the two-breadwinner married couple. It was found that the tax systems of most countries provide relief to the one-breadwinner couple while the working wife was taxed separately from her husband or had the option to be taxed separately. An important part of this study compared the tax of the unmarried taxpayer and the married couple as the units for horizontal equity. It was found that, although two-breadwinner married couples were discriminated against until the separate taxation of married couples was introduced, the one-breadwinner couple and single taxpayers with dependants now suffer more horizontal inequity than was previously the case. The research indicated that to attain greater horizontal equity provision should also be made for families and households with only one breadwinner (breadwinner being defined as the provider in a one-breadwinner couple or a ·taxpayer with dependents). Recommendations made to alleviate this inequity are transferable allowances for spouses, or, without ~ontravening the Constitution's demands for equality, a separate rate schedule for breadwinners, a fixed allowance or rebate for breadwinners, or a proportional allo~ance depending on the breadwinner's income. The study also addressed the financial and administrative implications and political acceptability of these recommendations and concluded that the proportional allowance, although expensive, would come the closest to providing the greatest horizontal equity. The research into the international tax measures to promote equity revealed that horizontal equity could be further promoted by providing tax relief for child-care and day-care facilities. This would benefit both the two-breadwinner married couple and the single parent with dependent children. / Financail accounting / D.Com. (Applied Accountancy)