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Artificial intelligence challenges IPRs and patent is the legal field in focus for this thesis. The thesis examines if artificial intelligence can be the inventor of its own invention. Thereafter central questions to granting a patent by focusing on the second patent requirement in art. 56 EPC - the inventive step. The inventive step covers the technical character and non-obvious to a person skill
Vad är innovation inom en organisation, och varför kämpar så många företag med att förnya sig? Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka på vilka sätt etablerade företag lyckas bibehålla sin innovation och entreprenörsanda, genom att se till två huvudaspekter vilka berör ett företags kultur och struktur. Målet var också att bidra till ämnet entreprenörskap, och undersökningsfrågan besvarades genoWhat is organizational innovation, and why do so many companies struggle with their revitalization? The purpose of this thesis was to examine in which ways established companies are able to sustain their innovativeness and entrepreneurial spirit, by looking at the main aspects of the company’s culture and structure. The aim was also to contribute to the field of entrepreneurship and the question w
Numerous post-conflict states in contemporary Africa are run by individuals who derive their origins from rebellion. Some take over or even improve existing state structures when seizing power, whereas others contribute to the fragmentation of the state. By comparing four insurgent movements that have managed to wrest state power; the NRA, the EPLF, the NPFL, and the USC, this study finds that soc
According to international treaty law as well as international customary law, threats of (armed) force are considered as one of the gravest violations of international law. Yet, threats of force frequently occur in international relations, often lacking condemnation by the international community. There are a number of reasons to why threats of force are sometimes passed by unconsidered by the int
In light of high turnovers and low retention a growing interest in finding solutions to retain Millennials is occurring. The mismatch between Millennials’ value systems and the organisational values systems are high and one of the reasons for Millennials to leave the organisation. Yet, fundamental questions about the relation between value systems of Generation Millennials entering the workforce a
This thesis is a comprehensive analysis of the different regulatory designs and arguments shaping French law in order to hold French businesses liable for their human rights abuses occurring in global supply chains. It focuses on the innovative law proposal on the duty of vigilance for parent and ordering companies currently debated within the French Parliament, and France’s potential to make huma
Given the HIV/AIDS peak in the 1980s, Uganda has been hailed as a success story after having dramatically decreased the infection rate in the 2000s. However, the country’s HIV/AIDS rate has started to increase again in recent years. At the same time, homosexual males represent a key population whose needs must be taken into account if the pandemic is to be eradicated. Therefore, the thesis focuses
This thesis analyses the relation between working hours and four different economic outcomes, productivity, employment, wellbeing, and fertility. The first part of the analysis focusses on regressions of five different measures of weekly average working hours on the economic outcomes, while the second part deals with extensions that makes groups based on average income and mean working hours. Whil
Climate change affects us all through rising sea levels, environmental degradation and rising temperatures. The issue with climate change emerges from the fact that the discharge of carbon dioxide creates negative externalities, which causes the market to reach an inefficient allocation. The European Union has chosen to respond to the problem with a market-based policy and established an emissions
Estramustine (EM), a complex between estradiol-17 beta and nornitrogen mustard, is commonly used in the treatment of prostatic cancer. The exact mechanism of action is unknown but has previously been considered to be mediated through non-DNA targets, specifically with the mitotic spindle, and to be related to the intact EM complex. In the present study, using different cell-systems (monocyte phago
Background Patch test reactivity to nickel varies over time. To what extent this variation is associated with fluctuations in the T-cell reactivity to nickel is not known. Objectives Our aim was to investigate the relationship between variation over time in the patch test and the systemic T-cell reactivity to nickel. Methods Patients (n = 15) with a history of contact allergy to nickel were subjec
Background and purpose — Analysis of the revision-free survival of knee and hip prostheses has traditionally been performed using Kaplan–Meier analysis and Cox regression. The competing risk problem that is related to patients who die during follow-up has recently been increasingly discussed, not least with regard to the problem of choosing a suitable statistical method for the analysis. We compar
Cytochrome (CYP) 4A11 and CYP4F2 are responsible for renal production of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, a vasoconstrictor and natriuretic substance. The CYP4A11 F434S and CYP4F2 V433M polymorphisms reduce 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid production in vitro. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of these polymorphisms on blood pressure (BP) levels, hypertension prevalence, and r
The Corona pandemic is changing the way we live and function as a society for at least the coming weeks or months. While it is a virus that does not take into account race, sex, class or age, it is also quite brutally revealing and reinforcing socio-economic inequalities which reflect the distribution of power in our societies. This, at the same time as it is showing us the strength of empathy, re
My research centres on a topic that will be familiar to many of you – namely the proliferation of paperwork and documentation demands that characterises work in many contemporary organisations. More specifically, I take as my point of departure a crux from the Swedish education sector, namely that there is a broad will – from actors at all levels of the schooling system – politicians, the Swedish
In atrial fibrillation (AF), the ECG P-wave, which represents atrial depolarization, is replaced with chaotic and irregular fibrillation waves (f waves). The f-wave frequency, F f, shows significant variations over time. Cardiorespiratory interactions regulated by the autonomic nervous system have been suggested to play a role in such variations. We conducted a simulation study to test whether
