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Research Problem: While research on rapid venture growth has mostly focused on high-growth firms in later stages of development, the topic has become increasingly important to understand for new ventures as well. With the establishment of crowdfunding as an alternative source of financing, companies have access to tools that enable quick expansion of their marketing, funding and distribution capa
Background: The IKEA Range & Supply organisation consists of business areas (BAs) and categories. BAs work with product development toward end-customers while the material-based categories work toward suppliers with purchasing and sourcing related tasks. There exists an internal cross-organisational interface between these units and IKEA recently created Sourcing Assignment as a tool to encour
Networking has been found to be ever more important in the economy of today’s globalised world. In recent years, public relations has started to pay attention to the process of networking and network theories. A branch which is understood to be based on networks and which is at the centre of current economic processes is that of creative industries. Creative industries consist of a diversity of sm
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective barrier separating the brain from the circulatory system. The physical barrier is built up by a monolayer of endothelial cells, which is the main component used for in vitro modeling. To create more physiologically relevant in vitro models, the field of organs-on-chips has recently been introduced, combining microfluidics and microengineering to
Den här studiens primära syfte är att jämföra och utvärdera två medborgardialogs metoder. De två metoderna är samrådsmöten och Public participatiory GIS (PPGIS). Samrådsmöten är en etablerad metod inom medborgardialog för samhällsplanering i Sverige. Uppsatser syftar till att pröva hypotesen om PPGIS är en effektivare metods för medborgardialog. Uppsatsen utvärderade först de två metoderna med hThe primary purpose of this study is to compare and evaluate two public participation methods. The two methods are public meetings and Public participatory GIS (PPGIS). Public meetings are an established public participation method for urban planning in Sweden. The thesis aims to test the hypothesis if PPGIS is more effective as a public participation method. The thesis first evaluated the two me
I takt med urbaniseringen och teknikens utveckling har ljudvolymen i våra städer ökat och idag utsätts omkring 2 miljoner svenskar för buller i sina hem. Trots att forskning har visat att långvarig exponering för buller är hälsofarligt har buller fortfarande inte någon större prioritet i planering av bostäder. Detta projekt syftar till att undersöka hur bostäder kan utformas för att dämpa obehagli
The continuously growing number of products containing nanoparticles makes their presence in the environment seem inevitable and given the well-known toxicity of dissolved metals, concerns regarding the toxicity of metal-based nanoparticles have been raised. Whether metal-based nanoparticles present similar or different toxicological effects compared to metal salts is a progressing field. In the p
Elförsörjningen som till huvuddel kommer från fossila bränslen uppfyller vanligen inte efterfrågan i Irak. Samtidigt som det finns goda förutsättningar och stor potential för att installera och utnyttja solel som en lösning för den bristande elförsörjningen men med omtanke som värnar om miljön. Idag har cirka 20 procent av den irakiska befolkningen ingen tillgång till el, de återstående 80 procentThe main supply of electricity from fossil fuels does not usually meet demand in Iraq. At the same time, there are good conditions and great potential for installing and utilizing environmental friendly electricity from solar energy as a solution to the lack of power supply. Today, about 20 percent of the Iraqi population has no access to electricity, the remaining 80 percent have no continuous el
An increase in large-scale agricultural investment in land has been going on since the global food crisis in 2008. Import-dependent countries have acquired large plots of land to secure food supplies. The investments had disastrous impacts on the local communities living on the land before the investment took place. Many have been expropriated and evicted from their lands, affecting their human ri
The world today stands at a cross roads when it comes to energy and electrical grids. A large part of the worlds population still lacks access to reliable working electricity 24 hours a day. Much of this is in remote and poor parts of the world. For much of the 20th century large centralized AC grids have been the norm to provide people with electricity. But for remote parts of the world including
Abstract: The importance of dietary fatty acids (FAs), in particular omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated (PUFAs), for immune system functions has been recognised and well-studied in mammals over the last decades. Recent studies suggest that similar positive/negative (e.g. strengthened/weakened immune com-petence) effects can be present in avian species. In this study, I explored these effects of ω
Framväxten av separatistiska organisationer för rasifierade i Sverige har periodvis erhållit stor uppmärksamhet. Förespråkarna ser det som ett sätt för strukturellt underordnade att stärka varandra, medan belackarna ser det som begränsande och destruktivt. Förståelsen för hur diskursiva praktiker struktureras inom separatistiska rörelser är emellertid begränsad. I denna studie har en diskursanalys
There is limited research conducted into the field of male victims of intimate partner abuse. Although, recent Swedish studies show that male victimization from female offender may be equally prevalent as female victimization of partner abuse. Previous international examples suggest that male victims may be less likely to acknowledge themselves as “victims” and therefore less likely to take legal
In this thesis a system for tracking the fingers of a user using sound waves is developed. The proposed solution is to attach a small speaker to each finger and then have a number of microphones placed ad hoc around a computer monitor listening to the speakers. The system should then be able to track the positions of the fingers so that the coordinates can be mapped to the computer monitor and be
Unemployment, underemployment and stressful working conditions in today’s Greece comprise common phenomena whose consequences are not only evident in the socioeconomic sphere but also in the individual psychological sphere. The present investigation combines mixed methods focusing on the psychological impact of unemployment and underemployment on individual mental health, and on the role of attach
Indonesia has implemented national policies and legislations to encourage biofuel production as means to achieve energy security and self-sufficiency and to reduce reliance of fossil fuel reserves. However, there is still no clear road-map for the socio-technological transition. While acknowledging economic impediments, this case study investigates social and political obstacles to bioethanol prod
The memory is by far one of the brain’s most important and fundamental functions, but perhaps also one of the most unreliable. In order for information to be retained in memory, the brain performs, in a few milliseconds, an outstandingly complex process that is also very sensitive to external disturbances. With the information technology available today, it is easy to be distracted by redundant in
In this thesis, I investigate the socio-legal experiences of ethnic Russians in Estonia and also review their practical implications. In particular, I explore the following research question – What are the main challenges and possibilities for socio-legal integration of Russian minorities in Estonia? For this purpose, I conducted sev
Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka om det finns något samband mellan ett företags branschtillhörighet och dess utdelningspolitik Metod: Studien använder ett deduktivt angreppsätt där insamlad empiri analyseras med hjälp av regressioner Teoretiska perspektiv: Studien grundar sig på grundläggande finansiella teorier samt tidigare forskning inom utdelningsteori Empiri Studien omfattar alla utdelande bo
