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Syftet med denna undersökning var att studera hur TikTok användande (TTA) påverkar det visuella arbetsminnet (VAM) jämfört med övrig sociala medier användande (SMA). VAM lagrar tillfälligt visuell och spatial information, och ligger underordnat i hjärnans uppmärksamhetskontrollsystem. Ingen tidigare forskning finns på den effekt som TTA har på kognitiva funktioner. Tidigare forskning gällande SMA
Digital technology has deeply influenced the social and business environment, and digital marketing is becoming a mainstream marketing strategy. The digital age has brought both benefits and challenges to the marketing teams. Faced with the increasing challenges, one way for marketing teams to improve their competitiveness is to acquire highly skilled talents. So far, research on the skill require
Today's rate and speed of disruption are more significant than ever, compelling firms to find innovative ways to meet ever-changing market demands. Aside from innovation in products and services, incumbent firms have been urged to create and offer new values by innovating their business models to meet these demands. Since minor changes to business models have proven insufficient for generating
This study’s purpose is to contribute to increased quality when measuring organizational wellness (OW) by exploring the potential of utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI). The concept of OW consists of several factors, for instance, safety, performance, and employee wellness. Measuring these factors too seldom may not generate profound and relevant data regarding the organization’s current state.
Purpose: In this study, the purpose is to explore how disruptive communication can be used as a means to overcome stigma. Methodology: This paper has analyzed four case studies in order to get a deeper understanding of the phenomenon stigma. A literature review is conducted where the concepts ‘stigma’, ‘disruptive communication’ and ‘brand identity’ is applied. The theoretical foundations were bas
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between alexithymia, exhaustion syndrome and well-being. The examination was designed as a crosssectional study in which the measures TAS-20, KEDS and BBQ was administered by a survey online. A total of 557 participants were recruited. The results showed that higher degree of alexithymia was connected to more severe symptoms of exhaustion s
Mental illness is one of the leading causes of global disease and is expected to increase in the near future. However, the unawareness of the issue is grave as the subject is highly affected by taboo. Countries’ economic situations are heavily dependent on the productivity of their population, which is directly affected by mental health issues. Hence, from an economic and humanitarian perspective
Twenty four participants, school principals (n=14) and school counselors (n=10), were recruited to perform a psychotherapeutic intervention, expressive writing. Booth groups consisting of non-clinical professionals. A pre and post-measurement was conducted regarding perceived stress, burn-out and motivation to perform the intervention as well as satisfaction with the intervention. The study found
Purpose: The overall purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the knowledge of how performance measurement and management control are designed and used within an art context. The research aims to answer how performance is measured within nonprofit art institution, how the performance measurement has implications for the use of other control mechanisms, and how and why the context affects the per
All students in Swedish schools are entitled by law to education of high and equal quality. This includes newly arrived (immigrant) students. However, earlier research and reports indicate large variations between schools in education quality for newly arrived students, and thus a lack of equity (Bunar, 2010; Skolinspektionen, 2014). Authority over Swedish schools lies at the municipal level, incl
It is a hotly debated issue whether second language (L2) learners can achieve target-like online syntactic processing of relations not instantiated in their first language (L1). The Shallow Structure Hypothesis (SSH) predicts that L2 learners will not process configurations with structural distance in a target-like online fashion (Clahsen & Felser, 2006 a,b,c), whereas some studies find that t
Den här uppsatsen handlar om hur sång kan användas som en språkutvecklande metod i SFI-undervisning. Syftet är att undersöka om det finns fördelar med att använda sång i uttalsundervisning för SFI-studenter samt hur studenterna upplever språkundervisning där musik integreras. Forskningsfrågorna som vi arbetat efter lyder: Vilken effekt har sång i SFI-undervisning på studenternas uttal? Hur uppleve
This study has investigated the usage of rescue chambers as an alternative to additional egress paths. The new underground facilities at CERN that are planned as a part of the HL-LHC project have two proposed designs with rescue chambers or additional egress paths. This report consists of two parts, a case study of the proposed designs for CERN and a literature review on rescue chambers. The resul
Due to the environmental impact of food waste and its implications on the economic performance of restaurants, the importance of reducing food waste has taken a central role in the management of restaurants. This paper examines the difficulties which arise in the restaurant industry in their efforts to reduce food waste. In addition the paper aims to answer the following questions: Is food waste p
