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India is forecast to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2023. Despite diligent efforts to gain independence from the British, today’s India faces new challenges: the creation of a national identity, achieving superpower status and the growth of Hindu nationalism. The aim of this essay is to investigate the use of political myths by Prime Minister Modi. Using speeches delivered
This thesis investigates informational asymmetry in an expert market through developing a base and an extended theoretical model. The example in focus is the case of driving schools. The asymmetry in information is of the nature that the seller knows more about how many lessons (quantity of the good) the buyer needs. A key point of interest is also the repeated nature of the buyer and seller’s int
Browning - increased water colour of freshwater, caused by rising dissolved organic matter and iron concentrations - has been widely reported and studied during the past 30 years. Browning has affected a wide range of organisms in aquatic ecosystems, however little attention has been given to macroinvertebrates in streams and especially regarding iron concentration. In this study, I include the ef
During the fall of 2023, the Palestine solidarity movement grew as a response to Israel’s war on Gaza. The student movement for Palestine was an important part of the Palestine solidarity movement. Palestinagård demanded LU to comply with their demands: to stand in solidarity with Palestine and Israel’s systemic destruction of the education system (scholasticide), cut ties with complicit academic
Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases (BVMOs) are valuable enzymes for specific oxyfunctionalization chemistry. They catalyze the oxidation of ketones to esters, but are also capable of oxidizing other chemical functions, namely aldehydes and heteroatoms such as sulfur, nitrogen, selenium and boron. The oxidation specificity and enantioselectivity of a newly characterized BVMO (BVMO4) from a strain of Di
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing interest in cognitive and functional outcomes in the respective stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in novel therapies particularly for the milder phases of AD. Our aim was to describe and compare various aspects of disease progression in patients with mild versus moderate AD in routine clinical practice of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) therapy. METHODS: Thi
The exchange of persistent organic pollutants (POPS) between different compartments of a typical mature boreal forest was investigated. The study focused on fluxes of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) between the atmosphere, vegetation and soil, and within the soil to assess whether this type of forest acts as a final sink-or temporary repository for POPs. The study, at a Swedish site, suggested to
Background: Subjects with non-O ABO blood group alleles have increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Glycosyltransferase activity is greater for the A(1) versus A(2) variant, whereas O01 and O02 variants are nonfunctioning. We hypothesized: 1) A(1) allele would confer greater risk than A(2) allele, 2) protective effect of the O allele would be equivalent for O01 and O02 variants, 3) secretor phenotyp
Contributing to a growing literature on democracy beyond the nation-state, this article draws on aspects of national democratization theory in order to analyse empirical processes of democracy. By combining insights from transition theory and the theory of political opportunity structures, the article examines the case of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). While the ADB for a long time has been des
Measurements of differential cross sections for J/psi production in p + Pb collisions at root S-NN= 5.02 TeV at the CERN Large Hadron Collider with the ATLAS detector are presented. The data set used corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 28.1 nb(-1). The J/psi mesons are reconstructed in the dimuon decay channel over the transverse momentum range 8 < PT < 30 GeV and over the center-of-mass ra
Purpose: The main purpose of our research is to create interesting theoretical and practical insights rather than developing empirical generalisations about the experiences of employees from Prestige Consulting and BigTech regarding the merger and subsequent integration of the two organisations. Methodology (Empirical Foundation): The research is based on an empirically driven case study within th
In the year of 2004, a tsunami struck the coast of Thailand. Around 30 000 Swedish tourist was present, and over 500 was killed. The Swedish government acted slowly in helping its citizens, which created a political crisis in Sweden when the support for the government declined. After the crisis management of the tsunami was over, the government started to reform Sweden’s national security. The mai
This thesis seeks to investigate what factors played a role when Sweden took the decision to lessen the amount of countries it should give aid to, commonly called the land focus. It seeks to do so using foreign policy decision making theories and the rational actor model commonly assumed by those. The study is made part through the study of official materials, part through interviews with people a
The purpose of this study was to investigate how social work professional’s reason about the ways in which childhood bullying have implications for mental health in adult life and how this reasoning is reflected in their work practice. It is a qualitative study conducted through five interviews. Their experience was essential for the purpose of the study. The theoretical framework used in the anal
It seems like Swedish municipalities are dominated by beliefs that all citizen participation is good for the development of local democracy. A critic of this certainty is rising among Swedish scholars of political science. However, a critic with an ambition of such generalization is harsh. Different democratic projects contents different qualities and thereby diverse problems in the democratic pro
I entreprenadprojekt är förändringar under kontraktstiden ofta nödvändiga till följd av projektens tekniska komplexitet, långa genomförandetid och de många osäkerhetsmoment som präglar bygg- och anläggningsarbeten. Det är sällan möjligt att i förväg förutse alla arbeten som kommer att behöva utföras. För att hantera behovet av flexibilitet innehåller standardavtalet AB 04 särskilda bestämmelser omIn construction projects, changes during the contract period are often necessary due to the technical complexity of the projects, their long duration, and the numerous uncertainties inherent in construction work. Foreseeing all the work that will need to be carried out is rarely possible. To accommodate the need for flexibility, the standard agreement General Conditions of Contract for Building an
The following thesis examines the representational function of Swedish lay judges based on Hanna Pitkin’s and Suzanne Dovi’s representation theories and Robert Dahl's democracy theory. It also examines how well the intended purpose of the lay judges representation function in the court corresponds to how the representation is carried out in practice, and how this affects the democratic legitim
Climate change constitutes a major collective action problem because it affects all of humanity, and an effective response to it is unlikely if individual actors prioritize their own interests independently. The international community has thus acknowledged that the issue requires a collective response. Climate change has also been considered a common concern of humankind. The concept of common co
