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The anaerobic moving bed biofilm reactor (AnMBBR) is a wastewater treatment process that has shown effective for the treatment of industrial wastewaters. As the AnMBBR is a biofilm process, nutrients, products, etc. must be transported through the biofilm. The thickness of the biofilm may, therefore, impact the process. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate the effect of the biofilm th
Title: Pride and Prejudice: a study on the various types of consumer-brand relationships that brand activism campaigns form. Date of the seminar: 5th June 2020 Course: BUSN39 Degree Project in Global Marketing Authors: Sarah Jørgensen and Zinar Omar Supervisor: Peter Svensson Keywords: Brand Activism, Marketing, Consumer-brand relationship, Societal issues, Political debates Purpose:
The aim of this research is to understand how consumers perceive nutrition labeling systems and whether the role of consumer self-confidence influences their behavior at the stages of evaluation of alternatives and purchase decision when purchasing food products. This study uses a qualitative methodology with semi-structured interviews; 11 Swedish young adults were interviewed in order to gain kno
Historically, technology has impacted the way leaders have led organisations, and today’s technology is no exception. The emerge of Artificial Intelligence creates possibilities and challenges for organisations, for which leaders need to prepare. This thesis aims to explore leaders’ expectations on how Artificial Intelligence will impact the leadership role in the future workplace. This thesis can
Internal combustion engines are continuously developed towards decreased hazardous emissions and lower fuel consumption. The homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine is a promising concept which combines the best features of the Diesel engine and the spark ignition (SI) engine. The efficiency is in the range of the Diesel engine and the emissions are low and comparable to the emission
This paper quantitatively analyzes the importance of taste versus health in food demand,as well as the effect on consumers’ experienced taste of the non-intrinsic value of healthy labels. Our analysis is based on taste experiments and Vickrey second price auctions on potato chips and bread. Our findings imply a large positive effect on demand for potato chips from higher taste scores: when consume
This study investigated the effect of experimental task on the processing of Central Swedish word accents. Both reaction times and response times were included as behavioural measures in a word accent/suffix (mis-)match paradigm. Results support the hypothesis that Accent 2 is associated with a heavier lexical functional load as compared to Accent 1. This effect was found to be relatively task-ind
Popular Abstract in Swedish Det övergripande syftet för den här avhandlingen var att identifiera miljöfaktorer som påverkar barn med ADHD, autism och Downs syndrom och deras förmåga att koncentrera sig i sin lärmiljö i skolan. Målet med den forskning som gjorts här är inte att avskriva några av de extraresurser som barnen ifråga behöver, utan i stället att ge förslag på hur man kan utforma deras lThe overall aim of this thesis was to identify environmental factors that affect children with ADHD, autism, and Down's syndrome and their ability to concentrate in their learning environment at school. The issue of this research is not to dismiss any of the additional resources these children are in need of; instead it is to suggest how to arrange learning environments in the most supportive way
Popular Abstract in Swedish I gröna växters kloroplaster finns ett s.k. sHsp-protein (small Heat shock protein) som betecknas Hsp21. Det tillhör en grupp av hjälpar-protein som kallas molekylära chaperoner. Chaperoner hjälper andra proteiner så att de inte klibbar ihop, aggregerar och blir inaktiva. Två vattenskyende ytor som sammanförs aggregerar. Genom att särskilt aggregerings-benägna (vattenskThe chloroplast-localized small heat shock protein (sHsp) Hsp21 belongs to the family of alpha-crystallin like sHsps which form large oligomeric structures and protect partly unfolded aggregation-prone proteins against aggregation. The main focus for this thesis has been on the highly conserved methionines in Hsp21. These methionine residues are situated on one side of an amphipathic alpha-helix.
Human cystatin C is a cysteine proteinase inhibitor belonging to the cystatin superfamily, which previously has been shown to inhibit bone resorption in bone organ culture. The aminoterminal segment, Arg8-Leu9-Val10-Gly11 (RLVG), of the single polypeptide chain of cystatin C constitutes an essential part of its inhibitory center. In the present study, the effect of benzyloxycarbonyl-Arg8-Leu9-Val1
Popular Abstract in Swedish Tillväxthormon (growth hormone, GH) har en central roll för reglering av tillväxt och ämnesomsättning hos däggdjur. Tillväxthormon frisätts från hypofysen, transporteras i blodet och utövar sina effekter på olika vävnader. Denna avhandling beskriver hur tillväxthormon påverkar ämnesomsättningen i fettceller från råtta, med särskild inriktning på de insulin-lika effekterGrowth hormone (GH) exerts growth-promoting and metabolic effects in mammals. The metabolic effects of GH in adipose tissue are insulin-antagonistic or insulin-like. Cells that just have been exposed to GH are insensitive to the hormone. This study addresses the question of how GH exerts its insulin-like metabolic effects, using primary rat adipocytes as a model system. It is shown that GH increas
Due to the recent advances in digital detector technology, there is an increasing trend in the use of digital mammography (DM) as a concurrent modality with screen-film mammography (SFM). In order to fully realize its potential, the components of a DM system should be optimized with respect to clinical image quality in order for clinicians to make accurate diagnoses. The studies in this work invol
We extend the Tasche (2007) model on the asset correlation bias caused by a currency mismatch between assets and liabilities to the more realistic situation where some assets, and some, but not necessarily all, liabilities, are denominated in a foreign currency. To test the significance of the remaining bias we rely on a unique data base constructed by The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) co
Women’s empowerment is thought to be one of the main issues when talking about gender equality, economic growth and poverty in the academic world today. In India many states are using a reservation bill to ensure women’s participation in the political decision-making at local level. Is this the right way to go and are women getting empowered due to this? This paper discusses the impact of the 73rd
The aviation industry has since its beginning had an accelerating growth. Simultaneously the emissions have increased, representing today 4.5 percent of the total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are not accounted for in the Kyoto protocol reduction targets. Present inventory estimations would be greatly affected if this sectors emissions where to be included and the set tar
This thesis examines the definition of the term 'self-contained regime', a term firstly used by the International Court of Justice in the Tehran Hostages Case and since then discussed and analyzed by international scholars of international law. The term has been used to label a treaty or set of treaties in international law that set up a system of norms that to some extent exclude the appl
This study stems from an opinion that the current approaches to the repatriation of articles of cultural heritage to their places of origin are inadequate. Attempting to find alternative ways to discuss the matter, I am using idea analysis to investigate if the museums of world culture can be problematised and criticized from a post-colonial perspective – if they can be found to be maintaining a h
