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In this thesis, I investigate the experience of physical pain. Through an analysis and assessment of the data in the form of qualitative interviews collected for this thesis, the aim has been to show that meaning-making is fundamental to our experience of (physical) pain. At its core, this thesis contends that physical pain can not be reduced to physiological stimuli and that an investigation must
This paper investigates if migration policy reforms have the ability to affect the trade enhancing effect of migration. Migration policies are one of the factors through which a country can control its migration. A shift in migration policy could therefore possibly alter or affect the effect that migration has on trade. In order to investigate this, the Swedish asylum policy changes of 2016 and it
The purpose of this research was to generate new insights of what causes consumers to recognise needs, how they search for information, and how they evaluate the alternatives during the pre-purchase phase of the customer journey. The selected topic is of relevance, as consumer behaviour has gone through significant changes in recent years as a result of developments in everyday technology. To fulf
Money illusion was for a long time believed by most economists to be non-existent, despite previous large support for it, because it did not fit the neo-classical model of the rational individual. Using a survey to test students’ understanding of inflation as proxy for money illusion, this thesis aims to establish the existence of money illusion and develop an understanding of why some students ex
BACKGROUND: It is still unclear to what extent the most common animal models of pain and analgesia, based on indirect measures such as nocifensive behaviours, provide valid measures of pain perception.METHODS: To address this issue, we developed a novel animal model comprising a more direct readout via chronically (>1 month) implanted multichannel electrodes (MCE) in rat primary somatosensory cort
Higher-achieving peers have repeatedly been found to negatively impact students' evaluations of their own academic abilities (i.e., Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect). Building on social comparison theory, this pattern is assumed to result from students comparing themselves to their classmates; however, based on existing research designs, it remains unclear how exactly students make use of social compar
Do women who have diabetes before menopause have their menopause at an earlier age compared with women without diabetes?
The reserves, production from mines, supply of aluminium to society and mass fluxes of aluminium in society was assessed using an integrated systems dynamics model (ALUMINIUM) in order to reconstruct the past and investigate potential future scenarios. The investigations for input data show that the mine- able aluminium reserves are large, but finite. We get an average value for the ultimately rec
This paper reports and analyzes the author’s own experiences of implementing a “joke starting” strategy into the lecture format of a given course. The “joke starting” strategy meant that every lecture in the studied course was (jump) started with a small joke. Thus, we investigate one particular approach to consciously use humor in teaching, an area well represented in the literature. The ambition
Organic solar cells (OSCs) consisting of an ultralow-bandgap nonfullerene acceptor (NFA) with an optical absorption edge that extends to the near-infrared (NIR) region are of vital interest to semitransparent and tandem devices. However, huge energy-loss related to inefficient charge dissociation hinders their further development. The critical issues of charge separation as exemplified in NIR-NFA
Background: Asthma and allergic airway inflammation are associated with persistent structural alterations in the bronchi, i.e. airway remodeling. Previous studies have shown that during allergic airway inflammation, similar structural alterations may also be evoked in the pulmonary circulation. However, it remained unknown whether remodeling of the pulmonary circulation is as persistent as airway
For a train speed close to the speed of elastic waves in the soil, often referred to as “critical speed”, largely elevated vibration responses occur. This can be a practical problem for soft soil sites, where the phenomenon may cause excessive vibrations in the track and also at distances far from the track. To ensure the running safety of the train, the long-term quality of the track and to reduc
This study investigates the effect on consumer trust for companies in the fashion industry as a result of working with transparent supply chains. Specifically, it investigates if increased traceability and transparency results in increased consumer trust. This research further investigates the potential of blockchain technology as an enabler to increase traceability and transparency. Previous rese
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the relationship between ESG and portfolio investment. More specifically, we investigate if sustainable portfolios that focus on good ESG performance requires sacrificing profit or if it is possible to maintain a sustainable portfolio with a high financial gain. The thesis focuses on the Swedish financial market and uses 56 different assets to investiga
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze whether the associations between perceived environmental and individual characteristics and perceived walking limitations in older people differ between those with intact and those with poorer lower extremity performance.METHOD: Persons aged 75 to 90 (N= 834) participated in interviews and performance tests in their homes. Standard questionnaires wer
