The search for planets around white dwarf stars, and evidence for dynamical instability around them in the form of atmospheric pollution and circumstellar disks, raises questions about the nature of planetary systems that can survive the vicissitudes of the asymptotic giant branch (AGB). We study the competing effects, on planets at several AU from the star, of strong tidal forces arising from the

The main problems in this thesis concern the impact of seasonal variations in daylight and ambient temperature on people's mood and the prevalence of various symptoms related to seasonal affective disorder. Questions are also raised about the role of the indoor environment and of the individual's personality as moderators of such an impact. In contrast to most previous research, the present study

Framväxten av facklig organisering bland olika tjänstemannagrupper inom privat sektor redovisas i denna artikel. Det sker mot bakgrund av att den första större fackliga centralorganisationen i Sverige - DACO (De anställdas centralorganisation) - 1931 bildades just av privatanställda tjänstemän. Genom att använda en rad olika indikatorer på facklig orientering (första kollektivavtalet, första strej

We empirically analyze the impact of corporate tax rates and agglomeration economies on FDI using panel data on bilateral FDI flows and stocks in the enlarged European Union. The novelty of the paper is that it explicitly deals with agglomeration forces and how these may explain differences in tax policies between new and old member countries. The empirical analysis closely follows the implicit un

In recent years, street art has become embedded in popular culture and received growing attention from the art market and art institutions. Work by street artists has entered galleries, auction houses and museums, and some artists have been given the opportunity to create large-scale sanctioned public art projects. Simultaneously, widespread photographic documentation of street artworks and the ci

Popular Abstract in English How do people shape a life in exile? What does nation or homeland mean in such a life situation, and how is the inevitable social and moral turbulence – embedded in the migrant’s biography – employed and interpreted by the migrant herself? This study addresses these issues through an imaginative analysis of five life stories as presented by Hungarian women living in SwThis dissertation analyses the narrated life stories of Swedish Hungarian women, sharing the numerous values and experiences of Hungarian exiles. With the help of interview transcripts of five women from the first generation of Hungarians living in exile in southern Sweden, the study presents seldom-discussed angles of ascertained membership in the Hungarian nation, moving beyond traditional defin

Marknadsföringen av läkemedel är ständigt omtvistad. Branschen klandras inte sällan för en alltför aggressiv marknadsföring för att maximera försäljningen. I synnerhet har kritiken mot industrin varit hård i USA, där flertalet bolag dömts för eller ingått förlikningar i miljarddollarklassen efter omfattande och tillsynes medvetet oetiskt försäljningsarbete.