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Flera rapporter antyder att autoimmun (typ 1) diabetes har ökat hos barn under och efter Covid-19 pandemin. I TEDDY studien följdes 4586 forskningspersoner som var 9–15 år gamla och kom från USA, Sverige, Finland och Tyskland. Blodprov togs från och med januari 2020 innan pandemin och sedan under pandemin fram till och med december 2021. Ett blodprov togs var tredje månad på 440 barn som utveckla
Tom Tyler’s theory of procedural justice argues that police may foster legitimacy by acting “procedurally just”. This can be done by granting citizens opportunities to partake in decision-making, by making decisions impartial and unbiased, and by showing dignity, respect and honesty in public interactions. Legitimacy depends on people’s assessments of fairness, Tyler argues. His psychological theo
What significance does Sense of Belonging hold in workplaces? Studies on Belonging are extensive and have revealed numerous positive effects. Despite this, there has long been a gap in the research focusing on the impact of Belonging in the workplace. The aim of this study was to investigate Sense of Belonging and its potential influence on Organizational Identification (OID), Self-Efficacy, and w
The aim of this thesis is to identify archivists’ attitudes towards crowdsourcing to see how they relate to modern archival theory and science. The study focuses on reliability, functionality and potential in user generated metadata. Crowdsourcing in the archival profession is connected to our increased internet use and the general digitalization of society, but it is also a result of a paradigm s
This thesis examines how the European Commission depoliticises TTIP, the free trade agreement currently negotiated by EU and the US government and what the consequences are. Taking on a discourse theoretical perspective on power, inspired by Chantal Mouffe and Ernesto Laclau, where language plays a central part, this thesis regards depoliticisation as a discursive phenomenon. As language according
The higher education system has since the 2000s changed fundamentally in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. One reason behind this is so-called managerialism as a part of NPM, which means a shift towards more managerial forms of leadership, business-oriented aspects, and neoliberal university policies. Managerialism in all the Nordic countries conflicts with decades of collegial institutional tradition.
The aim of this study was to examine how the staff at an orphanage a southeast European country described their work with orphans and how this affects their professional identity. To implement this study I used a qualitative method, which was based on semi structured interviews with six staff members about their views on their work. The interviews were analyzed with Goffmans concepts about dramatu
Upon marketing the system in Europe and the USA cost savings generated from reduced work force have been prevailing. Since the cost of labour is much lower in the Asia Pacific region other factors have to be stressed. The parameters of flexibility and quality assurance may however cover any initial investment in a production system. Our purpose is to value flexibility and quality in a manufacturin
The purpose of this study is to identify if a relationship exists between excess cash and stock returns analysed across periods of boom and bust. Our findings document an overall positive relationship between excess cash holdings and stock returns. In regards to the specific period this paper documents a negative relationship in boom times and a positive relationship in times of downturn. From the
Sustainability has begun to be embraced by more competitive and modern businesses. We believe that the issue of sustainability cannot be avoided today by any company. Organizations that are in leading positions are already trying to take advantage of sustainability and integrating it into their business models. The concept of sustainability will be introduced and a discussion is made about the cur
