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Three novel ways of producing small volumes of blood plasma for either a Point of Care or automated application were developed and evaluated based on their usability. Development was based on the trapping unit of the acoustofluidic AcouTrap system by AcouSort AB, Sweden. By trapping cells and clumping them together, increased sedimentation speeds of whole blood cells was achieved, based on the pre
This thesis aims to explore the interplay and clash of religious norms and Swedish divorce laws and the role of migration in shaping these processes. The case of Sweden deserves particular attention in this respect, as it has been more open than other EU countries in terms of accepting refugees and asylum seekers over the last two decades. This policy certainly has implications for cultural divers
The fusion-evaporation reaction 32S + 28Si at 125 MeV beam energy was used to populate high-spin states in the semimagic N = 28 nuclei 53Mn and 54Fe. With a combination of the Gammasphere spectrometer and ancillary devices including the Microball CsI(Tl) array, extensive high-spin level schemes are derived. They exhibit rotational-like collective structures and competing single-particle excitation
Over the last three years, the idea of a ‘post-truth society’ has become a common talking point. Politicians from around the world, from Europe to South America to the United States, have been labelled as ‘post-truth leaders’, with Donald Trump being portrayed as the standard bearer for this new kind of political discourse. This article suggests that post-truth leadership is nothing new. Ever sinc
Global environmental change is rapidly altering the dynamics of terrestrial vegetation, with consequences for the functioning of the Earth system and provision of ecosystem services. Yet how global vegetation is responding to the changing environment is not well established. Here we use three long-term satellite leaf area index (LAI) records and ten global ecosystem models to investigate four key
Anställningsbarhet är ett odefinierat, men värdeladdat begrepp, som bär upp vår arbetsmarknad. Men vad betyder det egentligen att vara anställningsbar? För att utreda utbildningens roll för att vara anställningsbar inom de generella akademiska yrkena, redogörs det i denna uppsats för begreppets uppkomst och utveckling fram till idag, olika perspektiv för begreppet samt hur dagens arbetsmarknad ser
This thesis discusses Ireland’s rapid economic growth in the 1990s, in order to place in in the context of contemporary globalization debate. A great deal of the growth has been cited to stem from the state’s encouragement of globalization, in terms of increasing exposure to global markets. I investigate the interactions between the state and market, in order to determine of the economic growth wa
Abstract Introduction: A great decline of wild pollinators has been observed, the decline is believed to be a result of many stressors, whereas pesticide usage being one of them. Wild pollinator insects are significantly important to maintain and preserve food production and biodiversity. Background: Pesticides are used to protect and enhance crop yield, by targeting insect and fungi pests. Imid
Change is the only constant; yet, as we step into the brave new world of taxing the digital economy, it might seem like the need and development of principles and rules for adequate profit allocation has only begun. This thesis discusses the profit allocation rules under the Unified Approach of the OECD Pillar One Proposal Amount A in relation to three identified principles of law in international
The Radical Right has seen a rise across Europe and the Americas. With parties positioning themselves against pre established political parties and structures. The issue of migration has become a central theme in political debates and policy with the radical right parties positioning themselves as anti-immigration parties. There have been claims that the radical right is growing in Japan as well,
Syfte: Att undersöka huruvida familjeägda företag presterar sämre än icke familjeägda företag från ett aktieägarperspektiv genom att jämföra med Nasdaq OMX index. Därigenom visa på att ”long-run underperformance” förekommer på den svenska marknaden varefter vi ämnar konkretisera de bakomliggande orsakerna till detta. Metod: Prestationsbedömning av företagen görs med hjälp av buy and hold abnormal
This research emerges from an ongoing debate about the plans of building a new Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. In 2009 the proposal Lambda won the architectural competition issued by Oslo Municipality, and since then a conflict has accumulated regarding the architectural design, if the building fulfills the normative functions of an art museum, and what role the art museum plays as a knowledge-based
In this study, the conflict between pro-whaling Japan and anti-whaling Australia is scrutinised. The political structure system, the political economics and the cultural explanatory factors are examined from how the conflict has emerged out of the 1986 International Whaling Commission’s moratorium (Baylis et al, 2008: 308). Further to this, the different state views of Japan and Australia are exam
Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate how the percentage of female directors on a company’s board affects the firm’s performance. The empirical results of this thesis will be used to help decide whether Canada should establish a quota for female board members. Theories: There are four main theories referenced in this thesis, they are; agency theory, signaling theory, resource dependen
