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Formal education has been proposed to shape life-long cognitive development. Studies reporting that gains from cognitive training transfer to untrained tasks suggest direct effects of mental activity on cognitive processing efficiency. However, associative memory practice has not been known to produce transfer effects, which is odd considering that the key neural substrate of associative memory, t
The cosmogenic radionuclides 14C, 10Be and 36Cl allow us to trace solar variability several tens of millennia back in time. Different methods of reconstructing past solar variability based on radionuclide concentrations measured in ice cores will be discussed. The similarity in the variability of measurements of solar magnetic activity and solar irradiance over the
Using data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), this research uses a logistic probability model to determine the associations between maternal characteristics, such as the exposure to physical domestic violence and low women’s status, and the risk of develop problems of malnutrition in children under 5 years. Using anthropometric indicators of malnutrition such as stuntin
This thesis examines the impact of secular stagnation and increasing debt levels on real long-term interest rates by estimating a SVAR model for the US, UK, and Sweden between 1902 and 2020. The results of this thesis emphasize the impact of slow productivity growth in the decline of real long-term rates since the mid-1980s, with the evidence being quite strong for the US and UK, and somewhat weak
This thesis explores the dynamics of relationships, focusing on the themes of love, unpaid labour and unequal division. This research examines how traditional gender roles and societal expectations shape the experiences of individuals within heterosexual relationships in Sweden. Through a qualitative methodology, including semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, the study reveals the mul
This chapter sets the stage for the volume. Sustainable consumption has long been on the global agenda, yet prevailing consumption patterns continue to drive climate change, resource depletion and biodiversity loss. One of the key barriers is the persistence of myths – narratives that render unsustainable practices normal, desirable or even virtuous. The chapter situates myths historically, tracin
The study contributes to a body of research on a specific corporate taxation system, distributed profit taxation, by examining whether the system has affected corporate behavior in the long term and if it has, to what extent. The results partly corroborate previous literature but provide new evidence on the long-term effects of distributed profit taxation. We show that compared to classical gross
After decades of convergence, income inequality has increased substantially in many European countries, as well as in the US. Additionally, a similar pattern has been observed for regional income disparities as well. This thesis examines the extent to which the top income shares and regional income disparities have moved in tandem on a national level during the 1900-2010 period, in both Europe and
In recent years, the empirical literature on cross-national unions—marriages between migrants and members of the majority population—has experienced a shift in focus, with an increasing number of studies examining assortative mating patterns within these unions. This shift marks a significant development, indicating that the classic assimilation theory is no longer considered the sole explanation
Aims: To examine whether the decrease in the mean breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) and the rowdy social atmosphere reported after one month remained stable in the five-month assessment. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: University bars. Participants: The five-month assessment was based on 596 students visiting student bars during ordinary pub evenings. Intervention: Bartenders (n =
The New Swedish NHRI: What it is, What it Does & The Way Forward - The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Skip to content Search for: Search Button Home About Us Who We Are Our History About Raoul Wallenberg Our Theory of Change Staff Opportunities Annual Reports Whistleblower Our work What we do Multi-Disciplinary Research Higher Education Strategic Advice and Analysi
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Free movement of goods is regulated by Article 28 of The EC Treaty. The most important judgments of European Court of Justice (ECJ) in this field are Dassonville, Cassis de Dijon and Keck. The interpretation of Article 28 was very broad in Dassonville and Cassis cases therefore the national rules which were designed for social policy reasons, but not for controlling the trade between Member States
Should Machines Be Allowed To Do Everything They Can? - The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Skip to content Search for: Search Button Home About Us Who We Are Our History About Raoul Wallenberg Our Theory of Change Staff Opportunities Annual Reports Whistleblower Our work What we do Multi-Disciplinary Research Higher Education Strategic Advice and Analysis Outreach
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The objective of this article is to study the links between the financing of primary education, schooling and economic growth in France in the nineteenth century. To do so, we use information on the financing allocated by the State, the departments, the municipalities, and households over the period 1820–1913. Our analysis is in two stages. First, we analyse the evolution of these different types
Questions: Does intraspecific extension of Bergmann's rule - larger size within a species in cooler areas - hold true for ectotherms in general, and for the common frog (Rana temporaria) in particular? What is the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors (i.e. direct environmental induction) in determining latitudinal patterns of body size variation in common frogs? Methods: We tes
STUDY QUESTION What are the perspectives of oocyte and sperm donors 14-17 years post-donation on the release of their identity and potential contact with donor-conceived offspring (DCO)? SUMMARY ANSWER Most oocyte and sperm donors wanted to be notified about future releases of their identity and were positive towards contact with DCO, but more than half expressed a need for support in relation to
Att upprätthålla välfärden för konsumenter inom EU är en av grundprinciperna för EU:s konkurrensrättsliga regelverk och praxis, något som leder till att alla konkurrensrättsliga bedömningar som genomförs av Kommissionen bör genomsyras av ett tänk som ser till det bästa för upprätthållandet av just denna välfärd. Denna inställning till skydd för konsumenter är särskilt framträdande inom EU:s regelvThe consumer welfare standard is one of the fundamental principles of EU competition law and practice. This means that all competitive assessments conducted by the Commission should have the welfare of consumers in mind to make sure that it is not harmed. This approach to protecting consumer welfare is especially prominent within the EU framework for corporate concentrations, where it is an intrin
Single-crystal neutron diffraction reveals two distinct components to the magnetic ordering in geometrically frustrated SrEr2O4. One component is a long-range ordered k = 0 structure which appears below T-N = 0.75 K. Another component is a short-range incommensurate structure which manifests itself by the presence of a strong diffuse scattering signal. On cooling from higher temperatures down to 0
