The purpose of this study is to analyse asylum seeking converts understanding of their conversion process based on church context, specifically within the realm of evangelical church and theology. Through the method of content analysis this essay analyses six qualitative interviews done with converts from two Islamic traditions to Swedish free church Christianity. The essay discusses the results through the lens of Lewis Rambos seven-phase theoretical concept of conversion. The important results given by this study shows that the first contact with other Christians in a new country, which creates a new community serving as an interpretive framework for their lives, triumphs the question of the theological perception for the conversion. Also, the results shows that intellectual understanding of the doctrines of faith is less important relative to the conversion process best described by the words touched, taught, and transformed.

?Canine leishmaniosis? (CL) är en vektorburen zoonos, orsakad av den encelliga parasiten Leishmania infantum och sprids via sandmyggor inom släktet Phlebotomus. Vektorerna förekommer inte i Sverige men det finns flera fall av leishmanios hos importerade hundar och veterinärmedicinsk kunskap om sjukdomen behövs förbättras. Sannolikt kan vi förvänta oss en ökning av antalet fall i landet på grund av att man tar med sina hundar vid längre utlandsvistelser samt också på grund av hundimport. Arbetet syftar till att fördjupa kunskapen om L. infantum med fokus på diagnostik, behandling och profylaktiska metoder.

Convective snowbands is a weather phenomenon that is associated with heavy snowfall in a limited area. They are formed over ice-free parts of e.g. the Baltic Sea when there is a cold easterly airflow over relatively warm water. These convective snowbands can cause large amounts of snow along the Swedish east coast, often causing traffic hazards. Sometimes they can even paralyze an entire community.  In this study, convective snowbands that have formed over the Baltic Sea during the period 1980-2009 are examined, in order to find out how often they occur, what place they are most common and in what month they usually appear.

Trichoepiteliom och basalcellscancer är två olika typer av hudtumörer. Trichoepiteliom är en benign hudtumör och basalcellscancer är en malign hudtumör. De båda tumörerna kan vara svåra att differentiera vid diagnostisering. I trichoepiteliom finns det cytokeratin (CK) 20-positiva merkelceller vilket det inte gör i basalcellscancer. Syftet med studien var att undersöka om immunhistokemisk färgning av CK 20 kan vara till hjälp i rutindiagnostik för att skilja basalcellscancer från trichoepiteliom.  I denna studie användes immunhistokemi (EnVision, Dako, Danmark), med monoklonala antikroppar (FLEX monoclonal antihuman Cytokeratin 20 klon Ks 20.8 ready-to-use kod IR 777 Dako, Danmark), som är riktade mot CK 20.

Inom skadeståndsrättens område gäller som ett av de grundläggande kraven att det skall förekomma kausalitet, d v s orsakssamband mellan en föreliggande händelse och den uppkomna skadan. Detta krav är absolut på så vis att skadestånd överhuvudtaget inte kan bli aktuellt utan att kausalitet föreligger. Det finns åtskilliga problem kopplade till prövningen av kausaliteten. Domstolarnas bedömning försvåras exempelvis av situationer som innebär att det finns fler än en möjlig skadeorsak. Denna framställning har haft till syfte att uppmärksamma problematiken i den svenska rättstillämpningen gällande bedömningen av ansvarsfrågan i dessa situationer, samt att belysa de bevissvårigheter som då kan uppstå för käranden.

In what way has the ethnic housing segregation changed from the 1970´s until today and has the politics concerning these matters dealt with the ethnic segregation as a phenomenon that occur due to free choices of ethnic groups or as a stigmatization and marginalization of ethnic groups? To be able to find out what actual changes there are to be seen in the political measures regarding the ethnic housing segregation from the 70´s until today, I have made a discoursive investigation of some of the states official investigations from each of the decades. I chose to focus on a qualitative analysis and my theoretical framework consists of theories considering grouprights as well as structural and cultural explanations.I realize that the changes have been proportionately high retorically, but the actual changes have not been that obvious. I find a retorical development that has changed from the idea of the great impact of the immigrant in the ethnic segregation process, at the same time as huge differences between groups emerge, to establish a gap between us an them and a stigmatization of ethnic groups. The development somehow seems to have reconnected to the first stage.

This thesis is a case-study of an ongoing court case between the Swedish Competition Agency and Växjö Municipality about a set-up requirement to the long-distance heating system for newly built private houses on municipality owned land. This requirement was set up as part of the municipality?s long-term environmental goals; however the Competition Agency claims that the demand is damaging the free market in the municipality. The purpose of this thesis is to determine which normative assumptions the decision makers have based their actions and re-action on, and whether or not these assumptions are valid, thru theoretical ideal types. This is determined via method of textual analysis.

Vellinge is one of few municipalities in Sweden that refuses to accept refugees. The subject of this thesis is to find out how the local politicians in Vellinge make their considerations when they decide not to welcome refugees. The analysis uses the representation theory as a starting point. The two ideals of the representative role, either as a bound mandate or as a free independent role, is the base of the analysis. Vellinge is in the analysis compared to Lomma, a very similar municipality in southern Sweden that for a long time alsohas refused to accept refugees, however suddenly in 2007 decided to change their mind.

The purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge and understanding of what impact support-groups, such as represented by Qvinnoqulan, can have on women with drug-addiction. The questions at issue for the essay was: How does a selection of women who participate in Qvinnoqulan describe their thoughts, experiences and reflections of the group? What sense has Qvinnoqulan made for the women on a personal level and for contributing to live a life without drugs? To answer the questions a qualitative method was used and five interviews were made with women who participated in the activities of Qvinnoqulan. To analyze the data a social constructionist perspective and an empowerment perspective was used. The result of the study showed that the women were in the process of rebuilding a new life without drugs and reconstructing a new identity.

Vibrio vulnificus är en halofil bakterie, som framförallt har hittats längs med Golfkusten i USA och i flera asiatiska länder. Den kan orsaka gastroenterit, sepsis eller sårinfektioner och medför en hög mortalitet. I USA står den för en stor del av de skaldjursassocierade dödsfallen. Såväl ostron, fisk och musslor som sediment, vatten och plankton har i olika studier beskrivits som reservoarer för V. vulnificus.

Outdoor advertising is not very often discussed within city planning even though the commercial messages occupy much of public space. The advertising signs affects not only the physical environment but also social life. In this report I would like to acknowledge and question the presence of advertising in our everyday environment. Outdoor advertising is not a new phenomena, technical progress however, results constantly in new expansions in the environment. Today advertising occurs in all sorts of shapes in the cities, both as free standing signs and as signs attached to facades, incorporated in city furniture such as bus shelters and on vehicles moving along the city streets. Grouping advertising into two categories; local and national, reveals that the different categories have different impact on public space.

This master thesis is looking into the stories on the internet forum www.resedagboken.se. The stories of Swedish teenaged exchange students in the U.S. are studied and the main purpose is to see both what they are writing about and the reason for why they are spending their time writing down their experiences in a public forum.Even though most of the teenagers here are writing with a specific audience in mind, all the stories are free to anyone to take part of and this causes a difficult position for the teenagers who often seem to forget the public point of view when they are telling about their personal lives.The study is divided into two parts. The first one looks into the content of the stories and the other one focuses on the storytellers and their reasons for writing. The teenagers are writing both a lot about their everyday lives in their new environment, but also a lot of things to keep in touch with what their friends and family in Sweden are doing.

Anorexi är en sjukdom som framförallt drabbar flickor, på grund av att sjukdomen i uppskattningsvis 90 % av alla fall är av det kvinnliga könet kan denna anses vara en typisk flickproblematik. Sjukdomen kännetecknas av en kraftig viktnedgång, ångest, depression och tvångstankar. Behandling av sjukdomen är flerårig och i några fall är det en sjukdom som patienten aldrig blir helt frisk från. Ätstörningen kan i vissa fall gå så långt att den leder till döden. De som lider av sjukdomen har en felaktig bild av sig själva och inser ofta inte att de är allvarligt sjuka, det kan därför vara svårt att få dem att gå med på frivilliga former av vård.

The purpose of this essay was a follow-up of four female drug abusers with several mental problems ten years after my initial meeting with them at Korsaröds Behandlingshem. Using a qualitative method and interviews with the women, knowledge was obtained regarding their current vital conditions and their subjective experiences of the treatment at Korsaröd. Their perspective on the ethical as well as their desired relationship with staff within social services was also accounted for. When contacted the women lived a content and drug free life in their own flats. The women stayed at Korsaröd approximately five years, and they said that without the treatment they would not be alive today.

Children with concentration difficulties are to a great extent a problem in schools and therefore it becomes interesting to see how possibilities around these children can appear in pre-school. From a pre-school teacher?s perspective, the study aims to provide a deeper understanding of how outdoor education can influence children with concentration difficulties. The method of the study is a qualitative research run-up with interviews that intends to describe pre-school teachers? views.