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Selling books and digital files : A comparative study of the sales of books and e-books in Sweden

The book trade is going through wide-ranging changes pushed by digital technology and e-books, and there is considerable concern over the consequences this will have for literature, culture and reading. The article proposes that the present development can be compared with similar changes in the book trade in the past, and that the effects of sales of e-books might not be all-encompassing as has b

Mayan & Swedish attitudes and practices toward death

This study explores how Mayan people from Guatemala and Swedes view and behavetoward death. Using an interpretative phenomenological analysis, 10 participants from each culture were interviewed to elucidate the most relevant and important emerging themes. The Mayan approach to death is based on a collective perspective in which consultations with Elders, ancient traditions, and rituals help provid

Waste management in Sweden – Case study at the IKEA warehouses in Älmhult

Caroline Eliasson Avfall – en av framtidens viktigaste resurser Avfallshanteringen har i både Sverige och EU genomgått stora förändringar de senaste åren. Ny lagstiftning och nya styrmedel har implementerats och gett gott resultat genom att minska mängden avfall som deponeras. Nästa utmaning är att kunna utnyttja materialet i avfallet mer än en gång. För det krävs nya strategier. Avfallshanter

The expression of non-actual motion in Swedish sign language

The use of motion expressions to describe objects that are actually static (e.g. “The train tracks curves through the mountain”) has been of interest within the fields of linguistics and cognitive science for at least three decades (e.g. Langacker, 1990; Matsumuto, 1996; Talmy, 2000a; Matlock, 2004a; Zlatev & Blomberg, 2013). In this thesis, such descriptions will be referred to as Non-Actual