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AbstractBreast cancer incidence is increasing, and despite major progress in the treatment, breast cancer is still the leading cause of death from cancer among women. Thus, there is a constant need for new treatment options. Statins are peroral drugs that have been widely used since the early 1990s, due to their well-documented effect of lowering plasma cholesterol levels and preventing cardiovasc

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This study examines the effects of automotive fuel taxes on technoloical innovation in the field of motor vehicle fuel efficiency. The analysis is conducted using patent data on a panel of OECD countries over the period 1978-2007. A complementary analysis is also conducted using the average level of CO2 emissions from newly registered passenger cars in EU countries over the period 2001-2007, so as

Background When projects and programmes are becoming ever more present in many of today’s organizations, these are also playing an increasingly important role in implementing the corporate strategy. This thesis is focusing on internal change initiatives, named BT initiatives, which aims at implementing substantial changes to the current organization. Due to the size of the initiatives and their im

There is a growing political consensus in the European Union (EU) to move away from the current resource intensive “linear” economic system, towards an innovative system aiming at closing material loops – the so-called circular economy. An array of new policy proposals targeting all stages of the life-cycle of a product are needed to facilitate the transition to a circular economy in Europe. While

Mediatisation is one of the central concepts by which to understand how the intensifying media and communications environment constructs our social world. The aim of research is to examine the conditions of sustainability communication in a media economy of visibility and recognition. To this end, we focus on how the phenomenon overtourism is constructed as a social sustainability challenge in new

Popular Abstract in Swedish Denna avhandling bygger på ett studium av romerska glaskärl funna på icke-romerska/inhemska fyndorter — huvudsakligen tillhörande den romerska järnåldern (0–400 e.Kr.) — bortom Hadrianus mur i norra Britannien. Romerska glaskärl har påträffats på inalles 60 fyndorter, varav en stor del utgörs av bosättningar av skilda slag, och endast en liten del härrör från gravar. SoThis thesis is based on a study of Roman glass vessels found on non-Roman/native sites - chiefly of Roman Iron Age date (AD 0-400) - beyond Hadrian’s Wall in northern Britain. Roman glass vessels have been discovered on 60 sites in total, the majority of which are settlements of various types, and only a minor part are graves. As a consequence of this, the greater part of the material is strongly

This study is about the extent of how church law (of 1571, 1686 and 2000) in Sweden has affected and still affects the church's welfare administrations such as schools, hospitals and care institutions. Recent studies seem to indicate that the Church of Sweden is aiming to start expanding its organisation to include more social welfare activities to meet increasing demands from the general publ

I studien framkommer det att kvantifierad information inte nödvändigtvis är den bästa metoden för att öka den sociala redovisningens användarvänlighet. Viktigt är att inte fastna i tidigare existerande metoder utan att se till alla valmöjligheter vid utvecklandet av den sociala redovisningen. Vidare visar vår undersökning att en standard bör utvecklas för att fastslå vad redovisningen skall innehå

Freedom of expression, including media freedom and pluralism, are at the core of the democratic processes. Media pluralism requires transparency, freedom and diversity in Europe’s media landscape. The broad perception and definition of the terms are based upon the willingness to charge media freedom and pluralism with expectations of very significant and sometimes even unachievable social and poli

Begrepp som kreativitet och innovation har aldrig varit så viktiga som de är idag. Ökad innovationskraft tros bidra till Europas konkurrensförmåga på världsmarknaden liksom till hållbarhet och fler arbetstillfällen inom Unionen. Enligt EU nås framgång genom att skapa ideala förutsättningar för innovation och att främja kreativitet med politiskt stöd. En patentpool är ett arrangemang där ett flertConcepts such as creativity and innovation have never been more important than they are today. Increased innovativeness is believed to contribute to Europe’s competitiveness on the world market as well as sustainability and job creation within the union. According to the EU, the way to success is to set up ideal conditions for innovation and nurture creativity through political support. A patent

This thesis aims to describe two most prominent cost accounting systems originated in Germany, Japan, and the U.S. respectively from the background, theoretical and empirical aspects, thereafter through comparison amongst the examined costing systems of the three chosen countries, bring about discussions on cost accounting practices in general as well as the development of cost accounting practice

Marknadsföring används inte bara för att sälja varor och tjänster. Överallt stöter vi idag på budskap som försöker marknadsföra en idé, ett beteende eller en attityd. Detta område inom marknadsföringen är oerhört stort och mångsidigt. En studie av den befintliga litteraturen visar att området benämns med flera olika begrepp och dessa begrepp har flera olika definitioner. Ett av de vanligaste defin

The aim of this study has been to investigate the nurses’ perception of their work situation in home- help service for the elderly. We focused our study on the relationship the nurses have to their supervisor, colleagues and their patients and the influences these have on the nurses’ job satisfaction. Furthermore we wanted to learn the nurses’ view on their role as a nurse. We used a qualitative b

Purpose: The main purpose is to investigate a multinational corporation subsidiary established in a developing country and their current as well as their future work concerning CSR. Method: To carry out our research, we performed a theoretical study as well as an empirical. Our empirical study consisted of a qualitative case study performed at the company stated above. We used semi-structured inte