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Maternal effects have become an important field of study in evolutionary ecology and there is an ongoing debate regarding their adaptive significance. Some maternal effects can act to increase offspring fitness and are called 'adaptive maternal effects'. However, other maternal effects decrease offspring fitness and there is confusion regarding whether certain maternal effects are indeed adaptive

HAMLET (human -lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells) is a complex of human -lactalbumin and oleic acid (C18:1:9 cis) that kills tumor cells by an apoptosis-like mechanism. Previous studies have shown that a conformational change is required to form HAMLET from -lactalbumin, and that a partially unfolded conformation is maintained in the HAMLET complex. This study examined if unfolding of -lactal

During the last 20 years a tremendous improvement in the care of patients with pituitary tumors and of hypopituitarism has been achieved. If we resolve most of the possible causes of the increased cardiovascular disease and stroke mortality a normal survival is expected in these patients. Recently, a large population based study showed a decline in the risk of non-fatal stroke and of non-fatal car

In 1977 van Fraassen showed convincingly, and in detail, how one can give a dissentive answer to the question “[a]re there necessities in nature?”. In this paper, I follow his lead and show in a similar fashion and detail, how it is 5 possible to give a dissentive answer to: Are there probabilities in nature? This is achieved by giving a partial analysis – with the aid of Kaplanian pragmatics – of

Current developments in genetics and genomics entail a number of changes and challenges for society as new knowledge and technology become common in the clinical setting and in society at large. The relationship between genetics and ethics has been much discussed during the last decade, while the relationship between genetics and the political arena-with terms such as rights, distribution, experti

Denna studie har strävat efter att undersöka hur högerorienterade digitala alternativa nyhetssidor i USA porträtterar politik i sin nyhetsrapportering. För att undersöka detta har studien utfört en kvalitativ gestaltningsanalys av hur två av USA:s största högerorienterade alternativa nyhetssidor, Breitbart News och The Daily Caller, rapporterade om riksrättsprocessen mot Donald Trump inom tidsrame

The study contributes to a deeper understanding of the customer experience journey regarding high involvement products and touchpoints that influence the customer experience in a physical store. This study serves as an extension to previous academic research as they focused on convenience goods with a different target group (Lemon & Verhoef, 2016). Furthermore, the research conducted has sever

This thesis investigates the impact that ESG-ratings have on valuation uncertainty. Because of the increased importance of sustainable investing, understanding the potential effect of a sustainability metric like ESG-ratings becomes increasingly important. This thesis uses an accounting-based valuation model to determine the valuation uncertainty. Using data from multiple ESG rating agencies a new

Den digitala utvecklingens framfart, liksom globaliseringens många påföljder, banar inte bara väg för otroliga möjligheter utan sätter även en ständig press på moderna och internationellt etablerade företag. Inre såväl som yttre slitningar kan dock lätt uppstå när en ständigt accelererande utveckling forcerar fram förändringar. I samband med förändring väcks frågan om det råder en övertro till tek

Since its foundation, one of the main purposes of the European Union has been to create a single market where goods and services, as well as people, can move freely between Member States without internal borders nor other regulatory obstacles. Common intellectual property legislation is necessary as most goods and services indeed rely on intellectual property. This is particularly true for trade m

The Aviation industry is ultra-safe. Rules and procedures have been attributed as a contributory factor for attaining this high level of safety. The complexity of the aviation system has risen dramatically in the last few decades due to the development and introduction of modern aircraft and on-board technological innovations. Every day pilots encounter situations they did not expect. During those

Family firms play an important role in the global economy. Family firms are defined as firms owned and managed by a family constellation. While their governance structure is different from non-family firms, family firms face similar questions of internalisation as their non-family counterparts. This study aims to determine how non-financial aspects may motivate the choice of internalising in f

The identification of a permanent establishment is the principle used by the Member States of the European Union to determine whether a company is subject to the tax jurisdiction of a State. In the digital context, the notion of permanent establishment is often questioned by States, as companies can provide services remotely without having any physical presence in the territory of a State. This th

This thesis examines the impact of recent global shocks, namely the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, on food security in countries reliant on agricultural commodity imports from Ukraine and/or the United States. By analyzing both the supply and demand sides, the study aims to understand the implications of import dependency on food security. The comparative analysis of exporter countries