Increased production and consumption of local food may reduce the negative environmental, social, and economic impacts of industrialized and globalized food production. Here we examined potential barriers to increasing production and consumption of food produced in Iceland. First, we developed a new framework to address the behaviors of production and consumption simultaneously, to comprehensively

Eating disorders (EDs) are common and serious psychiatric disorders causing significant physical and psychological suffering, for both those afflicted and their significant others. Although there has been considerable research on EDs throughout the years, there is still much left to be desired for successful treatment.Perfectionism has been suggested to play a crucial role in the development and m

The production of commodities by energy-intensive industry is responsible for 1/3 of annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The climate goal of the Paris Agreement, to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C, requires global GHG emissions reach net-zero and probably

BSc in International Business | 3 years | 180 credits The national application round for Bachelor's programmes and courses starting autumn 2025 was open 17 March–15 April. Companies and organisations that operate in an international context need employees with international competence and skills, including a solid understanding of cross-border, cross-cultural international business, trade, law, an

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Early exiting from the labor force and into disability pension (DP) represents a major social problem in Sweden and elsewhere. We examined how being asymmetric (A-SGA) or symmetric (S-SGA) small for gestational age predicts transitioning into DP. We analyzed a longitudinal sample of 8125 men and women from the Stockholm Birth Cohort (SBC), born in 1953 and not on DP in 1990. The SBC consists of da

This page provides information about government occupational pensions, partial pensions, insurance, disability pensions and emeriti. Content on this page:The right to remain in employment until the age of 69How to apply for pensionPartial pensionHow to apply for partial pensionSickness pensionRetired professors – continued activitiesThe right to remain in employment until the age of 69As an employ

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The purpose of this master’s thesis is to study the concept of learning environments in relation to research libraries and their physical environments. Formerly related to classrooms or lecture halls, a learning environment can now include a wide range of locations. A successful learning environment should support collaborative and social activities, as well as quiet and individual work. This broa

Idag utgör det självutnämnda kalifatet IS ett av världens mest fruktade och kanske allra kändaste fenomen. Stora militära insatser har initierats med USA i spetsen men samtidigt talar många röster idag dock för att man även bör bemöta IS på andra plan än det militära. IS idéer har fått stor spridning vilket kan härledas till det faktum att gruppen utgör en utvecklad kommunikationsapparat med en stToday the self-proclaimed caliphate IS is one of the most feared and well known phenomenon of its time. Major military operations against the group have been initiated with the United States in the forefront but at the same time expression of opinions argue that IS has to be addressed in other ways than just military. The ideas of IS have been widely spread, this proliferation can be attributed to

The sharing economy, new and still evolving, is being put forward as a potentially disruptive sustainable solution to economic, social and environmental problems. Its design is mainly shaped and analysed by people from the Global North, while the spread of sharing economy initiatives in the Global South has escaped the purview of scholars. More so, the sustainability potentials claimed by proponen

A number of global megatrends, such as self-driving technology, elec- trification of vehicles, ICT, CSR and a lot of other social and political trends are currently impacting the Swedish truck freight system. Identi- fications of these trends and preparedness for the potential impact they will have on the future truck freight system will be paramount for both incumbents and new actors in this system

Thesis purpose: By investigating how market driving strategy applies to the context of smaller companies we intend to be able to extend the existing knowledge about market orientation and market driving strategy, and provide practitioners with insights on strategic planning and working with brand identity. We hope that this in turn can help more SMEs survive and be long term profitable. Methodol

This study aims to examine customer acquisition strategies of multisided platforms and consumer perception towards them. It further aims to contribute to current literature by addressing present uncertainty regarding the relationship of customer acquisition and consumer perception. From a practical perspective it should help other multisided platforms to identify customer acquisition methods that

Digital sports technologies, such as the Strava app, have become the norm rather than the exception in physical activities and are introducing new realities to human existence. This thesis in Media and Communication studies examines the experience of females using the fitness app Strava to track their running activities. It investigates their engagement with the platform’s affordances and features

Sveriges nuvarande regering har i kommittédirektiv 2023:112 föreslagit en sänkning av straffmyndighetsåldern. Anledningen är den extraordinära situat-ion som uppstått i Sverige vad gäller ungdomsbrottslighet med koppling till gängkriminalitet. Polisen har under den senaste tiden rapporterat att allt yngre personer kan kopplas till allvarliga våldsbrott och kriminella nätverksuppgö-relser. RegeringIn the government commission directive 2023:112, a reduction of the age of criminal responsibility is proposed. The reason behind the proposal is due to the extraordinary situation that has arisen in Sweden regarding youth crime linked to gang violence. The police have recently reported that increasingly younger individuals are becoming involved in serious violent crimes and criminal gang activiti

Nyhetsbrev Nordic Network for Narratives in Medicine Kära medlemmar i Nordic Network for Narratives in Medicine, Här kommer information jag hoppas ni har intresse av. 1.Engelsk version av antologi utgiven Antologin Narrative Medicine in Education, Practice, and Interventions av Anders Juhl Rasmussen, Anne-Marie Mai och Helle Ploug Hansen (med förord av Rita Charon) finns nu utgiven på engelska. ht

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Latest update: 22/04/2024 1 Guide for PhD students at INES WELCOME to the INES PhD Administrative Guide. More than thirty-five PhD students are currently conducting research here on a wide range of topics pertaining to the Earth's system. Both in terms of nationality (students from every continent except Antarctica) and research areas, we are incredibly diverse. We have a good mix of modelers, rem

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