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Soft biological tissues and engineered hydrogels for biomedical applications are intrinsically multiphasic materials, consisting of solid, fluid and possibly fixed and mobile ions. Understanding their mechanical behaviour requires experimental methods and theoretical models that take their multiphasic nature into account and allow for quantification of material parameters related to the different

Europeiska unionens 28 suveräna medlemsstater har egna lagar som reglerar asyl- och invandringsfrågor. Däremot har medlemsstaterna på grund av gemensamma utmaningar avseende genom tiden olika flyktingvågor insett behovet av en gemensam asylpolitik. Det europeiska samarbetet kring asyl- och invandringsfrågor, som bygger på principen om solidaritet och rättvis ansvarsfördelning, har lett till etableThe 28 sovereign Member States of the European Union have their own laws governing asylum and immigration issues. The Member States have, due to mutual challenges concerning migrant crisis, identified the need for a common asylum policy. The European cooperation on asylum and immigration issues, based on the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, has led to the establishment o

Recent years’ political development in Europe as well as in the US reflects a growing support for anti-globalization movements, protectionism and stronger nation-states. The victory for the Leave option in the Brexit referendum further emphasized this development, since many of these views were promoted by the Leave side. Previous research has investigated the relationship between globalization in

An investigation into how the authors moods influences her piano playing. The methods has been used on this thesis were diary keeping, authors concert experiences and recordings as well as an interview, all in combination with literature on moods and concentration. As an result could say that the the author believes that her moods influences her piano playing if she is not capable of to switch he

Transport in and through biological membranes that consist of lipid bilayers has a crucial role in many applications in the food or pharmaceutical industries. How to deliver an enzyme through the membranes without damaging the enzymatic activity or the "shelf-life" of the enzyme has been of large interest since 1970 [29-30]. In this work, we have shown that a thin lipid sponge phase (L3)

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which a strongly identity driven (brand oriented) organization in the not-for-profit sector can meet the expectations of the market’s wants and needs and still stay true to its identity. Methodology: Literature review, case studies Findings: The paper finds that brand oriented organizations that are fully aligned with

Objective: The study explores office workspace design preferences, and their psychological antecedents (personality and gender), among a sample of professionals before they have commenced work in an office environment – an approach not previously undertaken. Background: The physical environment of an office workspace and its design characteristics are important to employees’ psychological well-bei

This thesis aims to increase the understanding of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) as means for the Swedish apparel industry to enhance their sustainable supply chain management (SSCM). Three MSIs that address environmental issues in apparel supply chains are explored as cases – Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), Sweden Textile Water Initiative (STWI), and Textile Exchange (TE), focusing on

Emotion regulation and emotional work can have both positive and negative effects. Previous studies have suggested that emotion regulation is taught through early life socialization, and that this socialization may be gendered. If this were the case, we learn to regulate our emotions differently, and for some to, for instance, be socialized into suppressing their emotions may lead to negative cons

Despite the fact that maternal postpartum depression has been extensively studied and addressed to be a significant mental health issue, the literature on paternal postpartum depression is limited, even more so for Asian countries. The present study aims to identify the psychosocial factors, as well as socio-demographic factors, that are associated with paternal postpartum depressive symptoms in S

As volumes of e-waste (WEEE) are increasing worldwide, the environmental and health impacts caused by this waste stream are leading to rising concern over how it is managed and disposed of. In the European Union this has been addressed by the WEEE Directive, a policy requiring all Member States to have a system for managing e-waste. The revised policy (Directive 2012/19/EU) sets increasingly ambit

Syftet med denna framställning är att utreda om lagen (1995:575) mot skat-teflykt kan sägas ha utvidgat 3:12-regleringen som återfinns i 57 kap. i in-komstskattelagen (1999:1229). Vidare syftar framställningen till att utreda om en sådan utvidgning är förenlig med krav på rättssäkerhet. Skatteflyktslagen kan sägas ha en utvidgande effekt på annan inkomstskat-telagstiftning eftersom ett förfarandThe purpose of this study is to examine if the Swedish regulation against tax evasion, lag (1995:575) mot skatteflykt, has an expanding effect on the Swe-dish specific rules for shareholders in closely held companies, known as the 3:12-regulation. The purpose of the essay is also to examine if such expan-sion fulfills the requirements of legal certainty. The Swedish regulation against tax evasion

This thesis is a qualitative case study of discrimination based on stigmatization towards transgender individuals in Brazil. The current President, Jair Bolsonaro has made some extreme statements about the LGBTQ+ community throughout his career in politics, starting when he was a congressman in Rio de Janeiro and keeps doing so today, normalizing stigma and discrimination towards the LGBTQ+ commun

This paper is an exploratory study of how destination images are projected in online travel vlogs. Destination image plays a significant role in influencing tourists’ purchase decision, therefore building and maintaining a desired image is important for destination marketing organizations (DMO). However, with the prevalence of social media, tourists’ perceived destination image is largely affected

In this study, Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) quality was analysed through its optical properties. Samples from the estuarine waters of the Beagle Channel and oceanic ones of the Burdwood Bank were examined in order to understand how DOM quality was changing. The focus of the study was to determine whether the environmental variables or the microbial community were the main driver in DOM compositi