The attention to the environmental impact of plastics materials used in food packaging has produced several studies in the last decade and consumers have started wondering about the utility and the functions of food packaging. In fact, the use and the production of plastic polymers cause pollution due to the disposal and to the CO2 emission. Besides that, even if new polymers from organic and biol

This thesis seeks to explore an architectural typology that can enhance mental healing qualities in the urban structure. Our modern fast-paced lifestyle has a big impact on our mental well-being and our stress levels are constantly high, while our feelings are continuously exposed to different external factors. This minimizes our ability to understand and process them and to finally get through a

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are emerging worldwide and have endangered the effectiveness of antibiotics. This problematic development has accelerated infections with antibiotic resistant bacteria and to counter this, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a report listing twelve antibiotic resistant pathogens that required the most attention. One of those is Streptococcus pneumon

This work concerns the creasing and folding of a continuum paperboard material model developed by Eric Borgqvist. Creasing is an operation that induces permanent deformation in the material, undertaken for the folding to be performed along a straight fold line without any in-plane cracks. The material model concerned is complex and involves a high degree of anisotropy, and it has earlier been prov

Introduction: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive method which uses a combination of a strong magnetic field and radio frequency pulses to image magnetic difference between oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the human brain. This contrast differences can be used to identify areas in the brain when subjects performing an active task in the MRI scanner. It is also possibl

The Second Law of Thermodynamics is considered to be one of the most fundamental and important laws of Physics. Both Clausius and Kelvin reformulated the Second Law as statements concerning the behaviour of two communicating systems, set to interact at different temperatures. The average positive entropy production of any process, described by the Second Law, is often understood as a "thermod

Paralleling China’s increasing engagement in international development cooperation, Chinese development NGOs have expanded their projects abroad in recent years. Simultaneously, the government is encouraging NGOs to “go out” and foster “people-to-people connections” in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This thesis explored the internationalization of Chinese NGOs to un

Neuroblastoma (NB) is a highly heterogeneous childhood cancer where the presence of chemotherapy resistant cancer stem cells (CSCs) contributes to a high relapse rate in high-risk patients. Understanding the mechanisms by which CSCs contribute to therapy resistance could lead to future treatment strategies. The human pseudokinase TRIB3 has been shown to support stemness and play a role in cell cyc

Transposable elements (TE) are parasitic genetic entities that have the ability to alter their position within a genome and have the potential to influence its functionality. Although TEs play beneficial roles in the evolution of their host, they are active in various human disorders including neurological diseases, where may contribute to the progress of the disease. Long Interspersed Nuclear Ele

Due to a rising concern for the climate, more industries are becoming controversial due to their greenhouse gas intensive production. This study has looked into one of these industries, the agricultural industry in Denmark, and the controversy surrounding this industry. By adopting a critical discourse analysis (CDA) perspective, this study investigates the discursive construction of (de)legitimat

I Malmö byggs tidigare industriområden nu om till nya kvarter med bostäder, kontor, skolor och butiker – så kallad blandad stadsbebyggelse. Ett område som pekats ut för en liknande utveckling framöver är det fortfarande verksamma industriområdet Emilstorp. Vid det här projektets början hade jag aldrig varit i Emilstorp utan istället alltid promenerat eller cyklat runt det, utan att reflektera överFormer industrial areas in Malmö are currently being redeveloped into a so-called mixed-use city with housing, offices, schools and shopping. One area which has been chosen for a similar development is the still active industrial area Emilstorp. At the start of this project, I had never been to Emilstorp but instead always walked or cycled around it without reflecting on its existence. When I now

The aim of this essay is to analyze and compare three books’ children and adult editions, in an attempt to enable a discussion about the book publishing companies marketing strategies of the separate target audiences. The literature chosen is Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban, The Chronicles of Narnia (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the collection book), and Insurgent, part two of

För att lösa dagens bostadsbrist utan att det sker på bekostnad av värdefull mark, satsar en övervägande del av de svenska kommunerna på förtätning. Den främsta fördelen med att bygga tätt är att det optimerar förutsättningarna för variation i serviceutbudet och leder till ett effektivare utnyttjande av infrastrukturen. Dock påstår många att nya bostäder i samband med förtätning skulle ge värdesänIn order to solve housing shortage while preserving valuable land, a majority of the Swedish municipalities are implementing densification as a planning strategy. Denser development provides better support for a variety of services and optimizes public transportation. Despite the several benefits, infill development is commonly claimed to lower nearby housing prices. Studies on whether new residen

Forskningsfråga: Hur upplever enhetschefer respektive stödfunktioner i Kommunen tillit i sin organisation idag? Syfte: Syftet med studien är att öka förståelsen för hur anställda i offentlig verksamhet upplever tillit inför införandet av tillitsbaserad styrning. Vidare åsyftas att göra en jämförelse av vad tillit innebär för enhetschefer och stödfunktioner. Studiens övergripande syfte blir därResearch question: How do unit managers and support functions within the studied municipality interpret trust in their organisation today? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of how employees in the public sector experience trust prior to the introduction to trust-based governance. Furthermore, it is intended to make a comparison of what trust means for unit mana

This thesis investigates principal terms that are pertinent specifically to the visual character of architecture. In common terminology such as order, complexity, variation, monotony, and contrast. By surveying recent public debates it is deduced that both laymen and professionals lack the sufficient language to establish common ground. By a doctor-patient metaphor it follows that no remedy can be

I västvärlden använder vi dagligen plastprodukter och det är svårt att föreställa sig en tillvaro utan plast, som idag är oumbärliga över ett brett spektrum av applikationer. Resulterande problem inkluderar nedskräpning, mikroplaster och global uppvärmning som ett direkt resultat av den fossila råvaran, som dessutom inte är en förnybar resurs. Nya typer av material som kan ersätta den fossila plasFossil-based resources for plastic production is growingly being challenged by renewable material in applications such as wood-plastic composites. One company dedicated to contribute to this transition is Bio Fiber Tech AB (BFT) who have patented a novel treatment of the wood component for improved compatibility with the polymer matrix. This thesis was in collaboration with BFT with the aim to cha

Bland rävar och igelkottar. Ibsen, Strindberg och det moderna dramat som kunskapshistoria (Among Foxes and Hedgehogs: Ibsen, Strindberg, and Modern Drama as History of Knowledge) is an exploration of modern drama as it relates to one of main features of modernity – specialization. The thesis is meant to function as a pilot study for a larger research project wherein the twofold aim is i) to shed l

Examensarbetets titel: “Att offras eller att inte offras”. En kvalitativ intervjustudie som undersöker konsumenters uppfattning av scapegoating i form av VD:ns avgång i samband med en kris och dess påverkan på varumärken Seminariedatum: 2021-02-06 Kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete kandidatnivå i marknadsföring, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Anna Sahlberg Carlsson, Beatrice Molin, Casper Tönning Handl

Anthropogenic climate change has increased the frequency of extreme drought events and leads to “hotter” droughts. Topography controls plant available water and site-specific climatic conditions. Drought sensitivity may therefore vary over short distances between wet and dry locations of the landscape. However, topography is rarely included as a factor in research investigating vegetation dynamics

From a managerial perspective, organizational effectiveness, whether internal or external, is of extreme importance. Therefore, management studies should investigate which phenomena need to be emphasized and safeguarded to utilize organizational effectiveness. Intra-organizational trust and job satisfaction are both defined as phenomena that are of influence on organizational effectiveness. This s