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This study investigated the relationship between perception of transformational leadership and burnout experience and determined the mediation effect of organizational factors on this specific relationship within a Swedish construction company. Further, differences between blue- and white-collar workers in the perception of transformational leadership and burnout experiences were examined. It was

In this paper, we look to develop understanding of the nature and potential impact of financial stress and fiscal shocks in the Chinese economy, examining how such stress spreads through the economy and how monetary policy can exaggerate or mitigate the resultant effects. In order to do so, we construct a TVAR model on Chinese quarterly data. To achieve that we develop a financial stress index com

The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes towards gender and predicates denoting intelligence among Swedish and U.S. citizens between 20 and 35 years (N = 72). Research suggests that stereotypes on gender and cognitive ability begin to affect children around six years of age. These stereotypes may affect children over time and influence what career paths they will one day pursue. Furt

The structure and dynamics of isolated Stratum Corneum lipids in different temperatures and hydration conditions was investigated using natural abundance 13 C NMR and X-ray scattering. In order to isolate the lipids a new extraction method was tested. The novel aspect of this method was its ability to extract more lipids from SC. This new method (referred to as Method II in-text) was further modif

In the light of globalization and a growing demand for handling complexity and uncertainty, the ability to think strategically is a vital asset for future managers. However, there is no consensus in the definition of strategic thinking. Nevertheless, many theorists suggest on a relationship between strategic thinking and personal values, though the detailed specifics in this connection is inadequa

This thesis explores the experiences of Syrian asylum seekers in Sweden, who are waiting for their decision or have recently received it. The empirical data have been collected through semi-structured interviews with ten women and men during a month-long fieldwork conducted in the autumn of 2016 in an asylum centre located in the south of Sweden. The research queries the regimes of power that shap

The current use of pesticides in Burkina Faso has been described as problematic. An alternative to synthetically produced pesticides is products based on naturally occurring substances, e.g. from plants, so-called biopesticides. In this study aqueous and ethanol extracts from Eucalyptus camaldulensis collected at three different geographical locations in Burkina Faso are investigated with regard t

The Schwarzschild metric and the Kerr metric describe the gravitational fields around static and rotating black holes, respectively. Here, we derive the Kerr metric in a simpler way than how it was derived originally and determine the stability of the Schwarzschild metric. The Kerr metric was derived by using the Einstein-Hilbert action as well as directly from the Einstein field equations. In ord

Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) devices play a huge role in our lives today, and this constant connectivity will continue to grow. As these products are becoming an increasingly more important part of our homes, it is interesting to explore the design of them. This thought of interest led to a collaboration with Minut AB and the development of their product called Point. In order for th

Price stability is an element of macroeconomic stability that is necessary to achieve economic growth in any economy like Uganda. There is no doubt that Inflation Targeting Lite (ITL) regime as a monetary policy framework has helped to achieve price stability through reduced inflation rates and inflation volatility in Uganda and other countries (Nabbosa, 2017). The ultimate goal of a monetary poli

Problemformulering: Influencer marketing är ett växande fenomen som fortsätter att utvecklas och har blivit populärt inom dagens marknadsföring. Utifrån en granskning av tidigare forskning inom influencer marketing har vi sett en avsaknad på forskning om hur företag förhåller sig till influencers och väljer samarbetspartners. Det är därmed av vikt att företag vet hur de ska arbeta med influencer m

The Altajme drillcore was recovered from near Buttle in central Gotland in 2015. The core was drilled in outcrop belt of the late Wenlock (Silurian) Klinteberg Formation as a result from an international drilling campaign between the Department of Geology at Lund University and Iowa University, USA. The coring continued to the top of the underlying Ordovician strata at a depth of ca 330 m. In this

Pavements in Sweden today are often designed to have a life span of at least 20 years. This means that pavements are designed to endure all seasons for 20 years: 20 winters, 20 spring thaws. 20 summers and so on. For those occasions where a life span less than 20 years is requested, there is no standardized method to use today. Designing is instead usually done either by scaling down the results f

The aim of this essay is to investigate two scholastic theologians’ views on usury, to compare their arguments for the Christian usury prohibition and to see whether one can see a development in argumentation. The examined writers are St. Thomas Aquinas and Gerard of Siena and their works Summa Theologiae, De Malo, and De Emptione et Venditione; and De Usura, respectively. Before the investigation

Vad är det som gör att en människa är benägen att utsätta sig för de risker som finns i att vara kriminell, vad är mentaliteten under tiden och hur kommer man ur det. Uppsatsen berör processen för individer som valt att inleda, upprätthålla och avsluta en kriminell karriär. Detta undersöks genom intervjuer med fyra stycken före detta kriminella personer. Genom denna kvalitativa uppsats söktes pers

De senaste årtiondenas utveckling av svensk arbetsmarknad och arbetsmarknadspolitik har gjort att fler grupper förväntas klara sin försörjning genom arbete. Flera förändringar har genomförts som tillsammans innebär att fler arbetslösa blir kommunernas ansvar vilket har lett till att allt fler kommuner i växande utsträckning bedriver arbetsmarknadsåtgärder. För personer som anses befinna sig längst

This thesis presents a novel matching strategy, Inflated Multinomial Matching, which enables training of anchor-free object detection models based on convolutional neural networks. An important aspect of detection models is the integral usage of anchor boxes, where an anchor box is a bounding box with a preset and constant location, size and shape in the image. The matching strategy presented remo