The Business Intelligence (BI) systems are increasingly becoming an important piece of the puzzle for the success of organizations. That being so, it is important to acknowledge the benefits that can be obtained from the use of such systems. Furthermore, for those who hesitate in investing in BI systems this research presents how the organizations operating in different business fields are using t

Two major trends in scholarly publishing to have emerged in recent years are the increased demands on the availability of scientific publications (Open Access) and the evaluation of scholarly publishing by quantitative measures. On the one hand, scholars today have to conform to demands from funding agencies as well as other institutions to publish their findings Open Access. On the other hand, th

De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libris Tres, av Hugo Grotius, och den westfaliska freden, i 1600-talets Europa, har ofta betonats av forskare som födelseplatsen för den moderna folkrätten. Denna studie har ämnat granska validiteten i dessa påståenden genom en rättshistorisk undersökning av omständigheterna kring texterna och en komparativ utredning dem emellan. Arbetets huvudsakliga syfte har varit att utfDe Jure Belli ac Pacis Libris Tres, by Hugo Grotius, and the Peace of Westphalia, in 17th century Europe, has often been highlighted as the birthplace of modern public international law. This study aims to review the validity of such statements through research of the legal history concerning the topic and through a comparative examination of the two works. The main purpose of the study have been

Smart City is a paradigm for the development of urban spaces through the implementation of state-of-the-art ICT. There are two main approaches when developing Smart Cities: top-down and bottom-up. Based on the bottom-up approach, the concepts of Smart People and Smart Communities have emerged as dimensions of the Smart City, advocating for the engagement of citizens in Smart People initiatives. Th

The BRIDGE project is an initiative by the German Federal ex situ Genebank of Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben which aims to make the information stored in the genebank available in a one stop shop fashion for plant breeders and researchers. IPK hosts the biggest genebank in EU-27 and is undertaking a proof-of-concept study based on genotyping-by-sequen

The health effects of migration receive increased attention in Sweden and internationally, and involves both the effects on the health of migrants and the society. The field encompasses issues such as how migrants’ health is affected by the hazardous journey, if the health needs differ from the host population and if migration have any consequences for public health in the recipient country. These

Due to the expected knowledge of the management, actively managed equity funds are expected to have a competitive performance compared to the market. To investigate this expectation, two portfolios of American and German equity funds are examined for their performance compared to their respective markets. With monthly gross and net returns, both gross and net performances are analysed. For the per

I detta arbete genomfördes en brandteknisk riskvärdering av Söderslättshallen i Trelleborg. Syftet med detta arbete var att utvärdera personsäkerheten. Ett platsbesök genomfördes och scenarier sammanställdes. En grovanalys gjordes och en djupare analys gjordes av för utvalda scenarier. Lokaler som bedömdes intressanta var: Pingisfoajén, utrymningskorridor utanför omklädningsrum vid ishall samt spThe main purpose of this work was to examine the egress safety at Söderslättshallen in Trelleborg in case of fire. A visit to Söderslättshallen was performed and scenarios were made. A rough analysis was done and a deeper analysis was made for chosen sceneries. Rooms that was interesting: Pingisfoajén, storage outside the changing room and sports shooting venue. Further analysis was made with FDS

Bakgrund: Patienter på intensivvårdsavdelning (IVA) och postoperativ avdelning (postop) är en utsatt patientgrupp som ofta har svårt att förmedla sig verbalt. Efter vårdtiden har patienter beskrivit minnen av stress över att inte kunna förmedla smärta, dyspné och törst. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att identifiera förekomst och intensitet gällande smärta, törst, dyspné och ångest hos patienter

The aim of this thesis is to develop an understanding of how Swedish retailers selling goods on the consumer market and the competition among them have been affected by the growth of e-commerce between the years 2007-2015. Firm specific data from 133 firms have been used together with market specific data estimated from 6850 firms to analyse why some firms do better than others, and which decision

International students’ mobility has received increased appreciation for its role, and impact, in todays knowledge economy. This development has lead to an increase of tourism research aiming to understand student travel motives as such knowledge is paramount to the development of appropriate marketing strategies, services, and promotions. However, due to the increased complexity of mobility, reco

Bakgrund: I en operationssal arbetar ett intraoperativt team. För att kvaliteten på patientsäkerheten ska bibehållas krävs bra kommunikation och samarbete inom det intraoperativa teamet. Utifrån operationssjuksköterskans unika erfarenheter är det av betydelse att lyfta fram hennes/hans perspektiv av det intraoperativa teamarbetet för att beskriva kunskapen inom området. Syfte: Att beskriva opera

The purpose of the study was to examine how common exhaustion was among students of Lund’s University. An additional aim was to investigate to what extent the factors self-esteem, gender, social support, physical activity and being in nature could predict exhaustion in the sample. A cross-sectional web-survey consisting of Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale (KEDS), Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Scale

In autumn and winter 2015/2016, the Swedish government introduced a border control between the Danish and Swedish side of the Øresund region, which ended almost 60 years of free mobility between the two countries. The scope of the present study is to examine how the introduction of the border control has altered the conditions within the cross-border Regional Innovation System (RIS) of the Øresund

An analysis of the German translation of words and concepts belonging to swedish culture in children's literature.

The study aims to problematize the new marketing trend of non-stereotypical advertising from a postcolonial perspective and to contribute with knowledge on how Western power structures influence non-stereotypical advertising. Much of the research on the topic of advertising has focused on its effectiveness. The study, which combines the research fields of advertising, stereotypes, intersectionalit

The research on digitalisation has experienced a shift in the last decade, and animportant facilitator of the effects of business World digitalisation is the increased use of mobile devices. Furthermore, research on value creation has also gone through changes recently. Although much value research has been conducted, there is a gap in retail digitalisation research and the consumers’ interaction

The aim of this study is to generate a multichannel segmentation model for high involvement products and to compare it to the widely spread demographic segmentation. In addition, the study also aims to identify demographic and psychographic profiles to provide a rich descriptive picture of the new customer segments. The study combines the literature of the multichannel and segmentation fields. Mor

Social Engineering (SE) ses som ett stort hot mot organisationers IT-säkerhet. SE är en typ av icke-teknisk hackning som används för att manipulera individer att avslöja konfidentiell in-formation eller utföra handlingar som äventyrar person- eller organisationssäkerhet. En orga-nisation kan således inte skydda sig mot SE med enbart fysiska och tekniska skydd eftersom det är användaren som redan ä