This paper studies the discourse deployed in Hofstede´s Culture's Consequences (1980, 2001), the international best-seller that introduces a model classifying national cultures according to four (later five) supposedly universal dimensions. Noting that this management-oriented scholarly discourse has had a huge impact in both the business world and academia, we take a critical stance towards the W

Popular Abstract in Swedish För att kunna mäta ett ämnes halt i ett prov behövs en analysmetod. Det första steget i en analysmetod innefattar provupparbetning. Med det menas att ämnet man vill mäta halten av avskiljs (extraheras) från provet med någon sorts extraktionsteknik. I laboratorier världen över görs dagligen många analytiska extraktioner. Det kan handla om t.ex. livsmedelsanalyser, miljöaToday’s requirements of fast, reliable and selective analytical methods with minimal usage of organic solvents have accelerated the development of new, automated extraction techniques. In this thesis recent extraction techniques with emphasis on supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) were investigated. Different environmental and industrial applications such a

Popular Abstract in Swedish Allt eftersom fler och fler organismers totala uppsättning gener, genomet, sekvenseras ökar fokus på att kartlägga de genprodukter, proteiner, som uttrycks. Att kunna studera de proteiner som uttrycks mer eller mindre vid olika tidpunkter eller cellulära tillstånd utgör en viktig del i sökandet efter kunskap om biologiska och medicinska processer. Studier av den totala The study of the protein complement of a genome is called proteomics. Proteomics can be defined as identification, quantification and characterization of a total set of proteins expressed at different time-points or under different cellular states to provide global information about biological processes. The study of membrane proteins is a challenging area in the development of proteomic research.

In the development and evaluation of alternative ionomers, the membrane development and ex situ characterization have been the focus of interest. The properties of a MEA are dependent on the composition of materials in the components, i.e. membrane, electrodes and gas diffusion layers, and the interaction between these parts. The complexity of water transport in different components is one example

A critical edition of a hymn of the Epiphany (inc. "Maria candens lilium") in the manuscript AM 76, 8o of the Arnemagnæan collection, University of Copenhagen. The text has no known parallels and is in a corrupt state. Conjectures and interpretations are offered, as well as a translation of a tentatively emendated textual shape.

When something is different: respectability and bodily ability in stories about polio In this thesis I study the relationship between people’s stories about polio and norms concerning respectability and ability. The purpose is to examine sense-making processes surrounding polio disease. This is done by studying how the ”normality” and ”deviation” is produced and negotiated in individual stories a

This document describes the field- and driving simulator experiments carried out within Work-package 3.2 (Evaluation of in-car speed limiters). In both the field study and the simulator experiment positive effects of the speed limiter were found in terms of large speed reductions (particularly in urban areas), reduced speed variance and better speed adaptation on critical places (approaches, curve