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The aim of this master’s thesis is to increase knowledge about how Swedish research libraries work with special collections, in aspects of preservation and user availability. Currently there is no general regulation in Swedish law regarding special collections, which may cause inconsistency in the management of collections. In order to illustrate this problem, and investigate what commission resea
The proportion of older adults in Sweden (aged 65 and older) is expected to be 25 % of the total population by 2060. Currently, the number of elders in Sweden who need help to prepare their meals are approximately 250,000. The creation of unique and customized food products and beverages targeting the health and nutritional requirements of the elderly population comes with challenges. New food-bas
As the demand for meat grows, meat analogs have been positioned as a way for consumers to switch their dietary protein sources to help reduce their global climate impact. Today, several meat analogs on the market can compete with traditional meat products in total impression, despite being made of various plant proteins. However, challenges to mimic mouthfeel and texture surrounding meat analogs c
This thesis investigates how the distinction between science and pseudoscience is mediated on Wikipedia as a proxy for how this is communicated to the general public overall. Currently one of the most visited places on the web, Wikipedia is increasingly considered trustworthy, although relatively little is known about its sources. The theoretical framework of the study is built around the notion o
“Affordable and clean energy” is EUs 7th Sustainable Development Goal and includes an increase of renewable energy generation in the global energy mix. A lot of the responsibility falls on the energy sector to transform and obtain solutions for a more sustainable future. The development is going towards decreased decentralized generation and an increased share of renewable energy sources like wind
En god anestesi beskrivs vara att försätta patienten i ett medvetslöst, smärtfritt och avslappnat tillstånd. För att uppnå anestesi används olika typer av läkemedel oftast i kombination. Med rätt kombination av läkemedel kan i regel biverkningar hämmas och önskvärda effekter framhävas. Syftet med denna studie var att granska och sammanfatta tillgänglig forskning om alfa-2 agonister (Dexmedetomidin
The overall aim of this paper is to understand why Swedish MNEs engage in cross-sector collaborations and what value is gained from it. The collaborative value creation framework by Austin and Seitanidi was used as a theoretical basis for comprehension and further analysis. To gain insights into the motives and values of current partnerships three semi-structured interviews were conducted with sus
India is and has always been an agricultural country. The country’s Agri-exports touched Rs 2.52 lakh crores (about USD 35 billion) in the financial year 2019-20 (Sally, 2021), out of a total income from exports of around USD 300 billion (Sally, 2021). This makes rural regions and agricultural lands incredibly important to the country. The urban regions in India are valued for their urban infrastr
Thesis Purpose: The present research investigates the relationship between five perceived benefits: environmental, hedonic, financial, functional, and social, as well as two perceived risks: hygiene and loss of ownership, with consumers’ intention to adopt peer-to-peer fashion rental services in the fast fashion segment. Theoretical Perspective: The Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use o
Distansarbetet har inneburit en förändring av arbetslivet. Då distansarbetet till stor del sker hemifrån resulterar det i att arbetssfären (första skiftet) och icke-arbetssfären i form av hushållsarbete (andra skiftet) integreras allt mer. Tidigare forskning påvisar att kvinnor upplever ett ansvar över både hushållsarbetet samt planerandet av detta (tredje skiftet), vilket i sin tur påverkar deras
This paper examines the how the radio program OBS! (or Kulturkvarten) operates as a public arena of knowledge from 1969 to 1972 – i.e, how it offers possibilities and sets limits for certain kinds of knowledge circulation. Drawing from theoretical discussions about “public circulation of knowledge”, the aim is to characterize OBS! and its role in the public sphere during the examined years. OBS! i
Folkbiblioteken i Sverige har ett lagstadgat uppdrag att bidra till en stärkt demokrati genom kunskapsförmedling och fri åsiktsbildning. Uppdraget med att bidra till den fria åsiktsbildningen tolkas ofta som att biblioteken ska förhålla sig opartiska till sina användare och sina samlingar. Nya förhållanden i informationsklimatet har skapat nya utmaningar för den fria åsiktsbildningen, såsom desinfPublic libraries in Sweden have a statutory task to contribute to a strengthened democracy through the dissemination of knowledge and the free formation of opinion. The latter is often understood as libraries being impartial to their users and collections. New conditions in the information climate have brought new challenges for the free formation of opinion, such as disinformation and polarizatio
The aim of this study has been to analyze how children to elderly parents (70+) perceive their role under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We were interested in how the children's relationships to their elderly parents were affected by the pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirteen persons. We have come to the conclusion that Covid-19 changed the norms in bot
Examensarbetets titel: Den senaste pusselbiten i nyemissionspusslet Seminariedatum: 3/6 - 2021 Kurs: FEKH89 - Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i Finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Amanda Bengtsson, Olle Saanum & Frida Wennberg Handledare: Maria Gårdängen Fem nyckelord: SEO, abnormal avkastning, operationell prestation, window of opportunity och pecking order theory. Fors
In this master thesis, I analyse a wide array of texts on children’s and youths reading and reading promotion in Sweden during 1980–2020, in order to assess how the concept of imagination is depicted and valued. The source material consists of official documents on reading promotion, such as commission reports, strategy plans, and surveys; a variety of texts dealing with children’s and youths read
Det är förbjudet för en arbetsgivare att utsätta en arbetstagare, arbetssökande etc. för diskriminering eller repressalier i samband med personens sexuella läggning. Detta framkommer både i EU-rätten och i den nationella rätten. Sexuell läggning definieras i diskrimineringslagen som “homosexuell, bisexuell eller heterosexuell läggning”. Definitionen togs fram till den tidigare lagen (1999:133) om It is forbidden for an employer to expose an employee, jobseeker, etc. to discrimination or retaliation in connection with the person's sexual orientation. This is reflected in both EU law and national law. Sexual orientation is defined in the Discrimination Act as "homosexual, bisexual or heterosexual orientation". The definition was developed in the previous law (1999: 133) on the
Background: In today’s consumption society, there is an endless amount of cosmetic brands to choose from. Moreover, the global consumption of cosmetics continues to increase, both among male and female consumers, and new cosmetic brands are constantly entering the marketplace. Despite this, little is known about the relationships between consumers and cosmetic brands (consumer-brand relationships)
Efforts of conservation create a conflict between the archaeological community and tourism industry. The following paper will discuss the tourism industry and the conflict between tourism goals and the conservation of archaeological material. The focus will be on open air museums and exploring the proposal that these open air museums are a valuable resource for archaeology to pursue alternative, i
The aim of this thesis was to explore how people with psychiatric disabilities experience interventions of supportive occupation, and how it affects their well-being, sense of meaningfulness, and participation in society. Since the thesis aimed to explore the individuals’ feelings and experiences, it was based on a qualitative methodological approach. Through semi-structured interviews, the contex
