This paper investigates the moderating effect of employee skill, as measured by employee productivity and training, on the relationship between R&D spending, measured as R&D intensity, and firm performance, measured as ROA, for the accounting-based standard, and market capitalization, for the market-based standard. The study employs a hierarchical Pooled OLS logistic regression and a Fixed

The media event following Madonna's guest hosting of the 65th annual Grammy awards of 2023 presented extensive material concerning the topic of Madonna and her alleged cosmetic procedures. Therefore this essay aims to identify and understand the different narratives, opinions and values that were expressed on the topic of Madonna and her alleged cosmetic procedures in this media event. This es

This paper examines the impact of ESG performance on corporate bonds spreads. The spreads are determined by the risk factors of the investment and the demand by the capital markets. It is therefore analysed whether ESG affects these determinants. The hypothesis is that increased ESG performance should lead to lower bond spreads because it has a positive effect on risk mitigation and investor deman

With the growing adoption of data analytics and powerful algorithms in organisational decision-making, the ethical concerns surrounding algorithmic bias have become increasingly apparent. This research aims to explore the extent to which organisational characteristics (e.g., laws, policies, norms, and standards) and technology characteristics (e.g., transparency, user control, and auditability) ad

Uppsatsen behandlar de rättsliga regleringar som utgör gällande rätt vid häktning av unga mellan 15-17 år. Syftet för uppsatsen är att utreda om denna reglering är rättssäkert utifrån principen om förutsägbarhet. För att göra detta redovisas regleringen om frihetsberövande generellt, för att vidare begränsas till frihetsberövande genom häktning och sedermera behandla regleringen gällande unga mellThe thesis deals with the legal regulations that constitute the current law on the detention of young people aged 15-17. The purpose for the essay is to investigate whether this regulation is legally secure based on the principle of predictability. In order to do this, the regulation on deprivation of liberty is described in general, then limited to deprivation of liberty by means of detention and

Kommande kandidatuppsats handlar om det aktiebolagsrättsliga begreppet värdeöverföring som återfinns i 17 kap. 1 §. I lagrummet delas begreppet två delar; öppna värdeöverföringar och förtäckta värdeöverföringar. Denna uppsats kommer i huvudsak att beskriva och analysera förtäckta värdeöverföringar. Detta kommer uppsatsen att göra genom följande frågeställning: När föreligger en förtäckt värdeöverfThe upcoming bachelor's thesis deals with the corporate law concept of value transfers found in Chapter 17, Section 1. The concept is divided into two parts in the legislative provision: open value transfers and hidden value transfers. This thesis will primarily describe and analyze hidden value transfers. This will be done through the following question: When does a concealed transfer of valu

Kan man gestalta teologi i musik? Vi som kyrkomusiker spelar ofta musik som ska frambära ett teologiskt budskap i form av psalmer. Väldigt ofta spelar vi bara det som står i koralboken. Det är funktionellt, men jag tror att vi kan göra så mycket mer. I denna essä kommer jag undersöka hur man kan ta inspiration från J. S. Bachs orgelmusik och använda teologiska motiv i sitt eget liturgiska orgelspeIs it possible to portray theology through music? Church musicians often play music with a theological message, the hymns. Most of the times we play what is written in the hymnbook. It works fine, but I think we can do much more. In this essay I will investigate how you can be inspired by the organ music of J. S. Bach and use theological motives in the liturgical playing and through this strengthe

This research was done to analyse how different heat treatment processing conditions influence the properties of milk. The focus was on high temperature heat treatment, namely extended shelf life (ESL) and ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk. The milk processing was performed in the range of 124 - 143 ℃ for 1 and 4 seconds. The analyses that were done involved nutritional and technological propertie

Behandling av kroniska tarmsjukdomar Är PTPN23 lösningen vi har väntat på? Alla har vi sannolikt någon gång lidit av magproblem i form av smärta eller diarré. Att drabbas av kroniska tarmsjukdomar där besvären utgör en vardag är ett globalt problem, och trots att sjukdomarna är vanliga finns idag inget botemedel. I den här studien har vi undersökt om en eliminering av molekylen PTPN23 från makrofThe gastrointestinal tract encounters foreign antigens, commensal bacteria and nutrients on a daily basis. Under steady state conditions, a regulatory immune system maintains gut homeostasis. However, disruption of the balance between regulatory components and defeating invading pathogens leads to overshooting inflammatory reactions that can culminate in chronic and relapsing intestinal inflammati

Hur kan ägg hjälpa mot barncancer? Neuroblastom är en barncancerform. Bristen på sjukdomsmodeller har saktat ner framstegen och möjligheterna att förstå hur sjukdomen uppstår. Här kan vi presentera en människo-kycklingchimär som modell för att studera neuroblastom genom att använda embryon från hönsägg tillsammans med mänskliga celler. Neuroblastom (NB) är en cancerform som oftast drabbar småbaNeuroblastoma (NB) is a childhood cancer contributing to several cases of cancer related deaths in children every year. The oncogene MYCN is known to be related to a worse outcome in patients with NB and is found in approximately 20 % of the cases. MYCN is controlled during normal development, however in NB it is dysregulated. The understanding of NB has been hampered due to the lack of embryonic

Problem description Multiple cases show that companies can improve performance after implementing an AutoStore system. However, research on optimizing the design and how to successfully control the AutoStore system is limited. Furthermore, studies focusing on optimizing operations around Robot-based Compact Storage and Retrieval Systems (RCSRS) in general, are important for the development of ope

Since the 1950's, mass tourism has become a considerable part of modern western culture. Examining where, why and how people have traveled can tell us a lot about people's habits and cultural frames of reference. Yet, the area of tourism history is fairly uncharted, with travelogs being one of the more prevalent objects of interest for academic research. Research focused on travel guides a

This study explores dance as a bodily and spatial resistance. The aim of the study is to investigate stories about and experiences of working with dance to explore the potential of dance as a resistance strategy. The study is based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with dancers, choreographers and project developers, coupled with a thematic analysis. Based on the interviewees’ stories, the

Abstract Title: Purchasing and digitalization in an era of turbulence Authors: Emil Sarajlic & Vishal Natesan Supervisor: Wilbert Baerwaldt, Director Sourcing and Value Chain at Duni AB Louise Bildsten, Department of Industrial Management & Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University Examiner: Jan Olhager, Department of Industrial Management & Logistics, Faculty of Engineeri

This master thesis was done in collaboration between the division of Production and Materials Engineering at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, and Nolato MediTor AB. The company, located in Torekov, offers a variety of solutions for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. The project was performed in the extrusion department that manufactures a wide variety of medical tubes and ho

Denna studie undersöker den politiska kampanjmetoden dörrknackning (canvassing) med syftet att få en inblick i hur dörrknackarna upplever den retoriska situationen ute i fält. Det empiriska materialet har samlats in genom tio kvalitativa forskningsintervjuer och analyserats med Lloyd F. Bitzers modell “The Rhetorical Situation” (1968). Slusatserna är att dörrknackning som metod är situationell i sThis study examines the rhetorical situation of door-to-door canvassing through qualitative research interviews with partisan canvassers from the Social Democratic Party in Malmö, Sweden, with the theoretical framework of Lloyd F. Bitzer's "The Rhetorical Situation" (1968). The study concludes that door-to-door canvassing is situational in its form, and must therefore respond to audi

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that often affects the elderly and is accompanied by cognitive loss. The disease is characterized by the formation of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and Tau tangles in the brain, and microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, have been found to play a critical role in the progression of the disease. Recent studies suggest that microglia may

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused division among nations, with large parts of the Global South either refraining from condemning Russia or outright criticizing the West for its pro-Ukraine stance. It highlights the need to examine Russia’s public diplomacy efforts and ability to attract parts of the Global South in the context of the war. Based on this notion, the following thesis examin

Denna uppsats syftar till att få en djupare förståelse för vilka utmaningar COVID-19 pandemin och övergången till distansarbete har skapat för chefer i Sverige, samt att förstå hur chefer kan överkomma utmaningarna som uppstår. Uppsatsen kan därför bidra med ökad förståelse kring svenska chefers ledarskap vid distans- och hybridarbete. Metodvalet i uppsatsen har bestått av insamling av kvalitativ