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During the last two decades a new administrative level between municipality and national has occurred, most referred as regions. Regions should work as a tool for intergrading and achieve growth in the concept of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental sustainable) in a specific area. In order to attain this and to integrate a whole region, even the areas in the periphery, it
Denna kandidatuppsats undersöker delaktighet i sociala medier. Detta görs genom kvalitativa intervjuer med medlemmar på en Facebooksida om deras upplevelser och perspektiv på delaktighet och sociala nätverk. Denna uppsats utgår från en interaktiv flervägskommunikationsmodell vilket vi menar är grundläggande för sociala medier som fenomen. Det teoretiska ramverket fördjupas genom att kopplas samman
Corporate cash holdings have an important role in the financial management of corporations. Firms hold cash for various reasons, Keynes (1936) states the reasons to be of transaction, precautionary and speculative nature, respectively, and firms’ cash policies differ both on an industry and firm level. Previous empirical studies mainly deal with the determinants and behavior of corporate cash hold
This master thesis relates to future trends within the field of Business Intelligence. The purpose is to create and share knowledge about Business Intelligence. A theoretical study is necessary for both readers as mandator. With no or limited understanding of Business Intelligence it will most likely be hard to follow the discussions and results of the study. The main purpose is to increase the un
This bachelor´s thesis concerns the solar energy systems in new small houses. First various terms of low energy buildings are explained followed by technologies that reduce energy demands are explained and the ways it is possible to recover heat energy. Thereafter a discussion in how solar energy can be exploited is raised, which solar technologies are available and how it is possible to use solar
This research stems from questions regarding people's relationships in the workplace, especially questions from the perspectives of minorities, such as cultural, visual, religious, and sexual minorities. The motive in pursuing this topic is illustrated by a few episodes about people whom I encountered in my life. They had difficulties being a minority in the workplaces, still the difficulties
Uppsatsens titel: Granskning av hållbarhetsredovisningar – Varför granskar endast ett fåtal icke-statligt ägda företag hållbarhetsredo-visningen? Seminariedatum: 30 maj 2012 Ämne/kurs: FEKN90, Examensarbete magisternivå, 30 hp. Författare: Therese Solem & Pauline Svensson Handledare: Amanda Tan-Sonnerfeldt Fem nyckelord: Hållbarhetsredovisning, triple bottom line, tredje-parts gransTitle: Assurance on sustainability reports – Why there are only a few non-states owned companies that assure their sustain-ability reports? Seminar date: May 30, 2012 Course: Master thesis in business administration, 30 University Credit Points (30 ECTS). Authors: Therese Solem & Pauline Svensson Advisor: Amanda Tan-Sonnerfeldt Five key words: Sustainability reporting, triple bottom
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the value creation for acquiring firms resulting from an M&A depending on which motive lies behind, revenue and/or cost synergies. Methodology: We have conducted a quantitative study including a quantitative content analysis of press releases to identify synergy motives. The event study methodology and the market model have been used to calc
Idag behandlas de flesta patienter som diagnostiserats med gliom, en otäck hjärntumör, med fotoner producerade i en linjäraccelerator på någon av landets strålbehandlingskliniker. Tumören växer inuti hjärnan på ett mycket aggressivt sätt, vilket gör den nästan omöjlig att bota. Det normala är att strålningen kombineras med cellgifter och kirurgi för att ge patienten så lång tid som är möjligt, til
Prostatacancer är den vanligaste cancersjukdomen bland män i Sverige och drabbar framförallt äldre. Eftersom sjukdomsförloppet normalt sett är långsamt hinner de flesta män avlida av någon helt annan sjukdom eller orsak. Dock finns där en grupp av män som drabbas av en betydligt aggressivare form av prostatacancer som i ett tidigt skede börjar sprida sig från prostatan till övriga delar av kroppen
In facultative partial migrants some individuals in a population are migratory and others are resident and individuals decide each year anew which strategy to choose. While the proportion of birds migrating is in part determined by environmental conditions and competitive abilities, the timing of individual departure and behaviours on route are little understood. Individuals encounter different en
C4BP (C4b-binding protein) is a polymer of seven identical α chains and one unique β chain synthesized in liver and pancreas. We showed previously that C4BP enhances islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) fibril formation in vitro. Now we report that polymeric C4BP strongly inhibited lysis of human erythrocytes incubated with monomeric IAPP, whereas no lysis was observed after incubation with preformed
PURPOSE: Colostomy irrigation (CI) is an effective method to achieve fecal continence in selected persons with a colostomy. The primary aims of the study were to find out to what extent the WOC nurses used CI in their practice and what kind of information the WOC nurses gave patients if they provided explanations and potential solutions when irrigation was not successful in preserving continence.
Obligate insectivorous birds breeding in high latitudes travel thousands of kilometres during annual movements to track the local seasonal peaks of food abundance in a continuously fluctuating resource landscape. Avian migrants use an array of strategies when conducting these movements depending on e.g. morphology, life history traits and environmental factors encountered en route. Here we used ge
Traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock is associated with blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown and edema formation. Recent animal studies have shown that fresh frozen plasma (FFP) resuscitation reduces brain swelling and improves endothelial function compared to isotonic NaCl (NS). The aim of this study was to investigate whether pooled and pathogen-reduced plasma (OctaplasLG® [OCTA]; Octapha
Background A growing body of literature on Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) has generated inconclusive results on the mechanism underlying the beneficial effects on weight loss and glycaemia, partially due to the problems of designing clinical studies with the appropriate controls. Moreover, RYGB is only performed in obese individuals, in whom metabolism is perturbed and not completely unde
Recent epidemiological studies have revealed novel relationships between low water intake or high vasopressin (AVP) and the risk of hyperglycemia and diabetes. AVP V1A and V1B receptors (R) are expressed in the liver and pancreatic islets, respectively. The present study was designed to determine the impact of different levels of circulating AVP on glucose homeostasis in normal Sprague-Dawley rats
Objective: To calculate costs for the management of deep foot infections and to identify the most important factors related to treatment costs. Design: Costs for in-hospital care, surgery, investigations, antibacterials, visits to the foot-care team, orthopaedic appliances and topical treatment were calculated retrospectively from diagnosis until healing or death. Multiple regression analysis was
Introduction: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasing in Iran. We assessed the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and Mets components in the Iranian population. Materi- als and Methods: The sample for this study comprised a random cross-section of men and women from two province districts who participated in the Isfahan Healthy Heart Program (IHHP) in 2007. Each part
