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Problem - Uncertainty greatly burdens innovation in tech-driven industries which has made decision-making an art-like navigation, especially within the Fuzzy Front End of operations. This has motivated previous researchers to study the effectual decision-making principles originated by Sarasvathy in regard to a wide variety of audiences such as entrepreneurs, start-ups and top management. Employee

This research investigates the contribution of local currencies to sustainability. I look at a specific local currency scheme (the Bristol Pound, in Bristol, United Kingdom) through a transitions perspective, employing a Transitions Evaluation Framework, Multi-Level and Multi-Phase Perspectives to conduct my analysis. I use a qualitative triangulation approach to collect data, namely semi-structur

Under de senare åren, har säkerhetspolitiska spänningar förhöjts till följd av bland annat Rysslands invasion av Ukraina samt utländska försök att genom direktinvesteringar tillgodose sig med svensk teknik för att stärka sin globala ställning. För att tillåta medlemsstater att komma till bukt med strategiska direktinvesteringar som genomförs på deras territorie införde EU genom stiftandet av FDI-fOver the past few years, tensions regarding national security have been on the rise due Russias invasion of Ukraina as well as attempts from foreign states to gain access to Swedish technology to further develop their international posi-tion of power through using strategic direct investments. In order to allow member states to combat the use of strategic direct investments made on their territory

Under de senaste decennierna har EU:s polissamarbete utvecklats i takt med att gränsöverskridande brottslighet, terrorism och organiserad brottslighet blivit alltmer komplex i sin karaktär. För att effektivisera samarbetet mellan medlemsstaternas brottsbekämpande myndigheter har EU därför genomfört ett flertal rättsliga reformer, däribland antagandet av en EU-kodex för polis- samarbete med tillhörIn recent decades, police cooperation within the EU has evolved in response to the growing complexity of cross-border crime, terrorism, and organized criminal networks. To enhance the efficiency of cooperation between na- tional law enforcement authorities in the Member States, the EU has intro- duced several legal reforms, including the adoption of an EU Police Cooper- ation Code and related lega

Abstract We studied the effects of UV-A radiation and predatory fish on mantle pigmentation of freshwater snails Radix balthica. The results showed that UV radiation and fish chemical cue induce larger ratios of pigmented area on mantle, respectively and when combined. UV radiation and predatory fish chemical cue seem to affect mantle pigmentation independently. The ratios (0~100%) of pigmented ma

Achieving climate policy goals and addressing the challenges of energy security requires very significant efforts from many private and public actors to bring immature technologies to competitiveness. Algae-based biofuel production is an emerging industrial sector that has great promise with regards to many sustainability aspects but faces many challenges in order to attain any meaningful market p

This master thesis studies a two-echelon distribution system for perishable items with two non identical retailers. Each location is managed following a standard continuous (R, Q) ordering policy. The demand occurs solely at the retailers and follows independent Poisson processes. Customers are backordered when the retailer is out of stock. The items are considered as fixed lifetime perishables. W

Avskiljning, transport och lagring av koldioxid (CCS) är en intressant teknologi med förmågan att minska klimatpåverkande utsläpp inom industrisektorn. Denna teknik framhävs regelbundet på både internationell och nationell nivå som ett nyckelbidrag i kampen mot klimatförändringarna, bland annat förespråkas CCS-teknikens nödvändighet av både EU och IPCC. Användningen av CCS har även uppmärksammats Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an interesting technology with the ability to reduce carbon dioxide emissions within the industry sector. It is constantly highlighted within the international community as a vital tool in the fight against climate change. Some of those who strongly advocate for the use of CCS include the EU and the IPCC. This technology has also been deemed useful by Swedish au

The purpose of the thesis work is to investigate how contractors can involve environmental certification in the tender phase of a project and provide a basis for solutions to problems that may arise in environmental certification with CEEQUAL. CEEQUAL (The Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment & Awards Scheme) is a certification system for assessing environmental issues and social

I situationer där vårdnadshavare inte är överens om ett barn ska få psykiatrisk utredning eller behandling finns det en möjlighet för socialnämnden att besluta i en vårdnadshavares ställe enligt 6 kap. 13 a § föräldrabalk (1949:381) (FB). Bestämmelsen aktualiseras exempelvis när vårdnadshavare är oense om huruvida ett barn ska utredas eller medicineras mot ADHD. Syftet med bestämmelsen är att tillWhen guardians disagree on whether the child should undergo psychiatric assessment or treatment, the Social Welfare Committee may decide in their stead under Chapter 6, Section 13 a of the Children and Parents Code (FB). The provision is applicable, for example, where guardians disagree on whether a child should be assessed or treated for ADHD. The purpose of the provision is to uphold the princip

Yeasts are unicellular fungi exhibiting a huge diversity of life styles and physiologies and their evolutionary span exceeds the one between mammals and unchordates. The recent advances in genome sequencing and comparative genomics accelerated genomic, evolutionary and physiological studies of yeasts, making them a very promising model to study eukaryotic cell, and also deepened our understanding

For some time, directional antennas have been considered to solve connectivity and interference issues in wireless networks. Several scenarios have been presented and often the conclusions drawn are positive, showing increase in capacity. However, to date there has been no effort to assess a holistic picture of the benefit/cost tradeoff and previous work mainly concerns either link scheduling or a

Many vertebrate animals are known to have multiple sites for photoreception that are not involved in vision. Extraretinal photoreception is indicated to play a crucial role in early development, physiology and behavior, as well as in later biological processes. This thesis encompasses four studies investigating the neuromorphological, neurochemical and molecular basis for extraretinal photosensiti

Over the last 15 years significant advancements in induced polarization (IP) research have taken place, particularly with respect to spectral IP (SIP), concerning the understanding of the mechanisms of the IP phenomenon, the conduction of accurate and broadband laboratory measurements, the modelling and inversion of IF data for imaging purposes and the increasing application of the method in near-

CONTEXT: The tension between service and training in pressured health care environments can have a detrimental impact on training quality and job satisfaction. Yet the management literature proposes that competing demands are inherent in organisational settings: it is not the demands as such that lead to negative outcomes but how people and organisations react to opposing tensions. We explored how

OBJECTIVE: Most earlier studies on occupational risk of COVID-19 covering the entire workforce are based on relatively rare outcomes such as hospital admission and mortality. This study examines the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection by occupational group based on real-time PCR (RT-PCR) tests.METHODS: The cohort includes 2.4 million Danish employees, 20-69 years of age. All data were retrieved from

Objectives: Health promotion is on the global agenda. The risks targeted include smoking, hazardous alcohol consumption, nutrition and insufficient physical activity. Implementation of clinical health promotion, however, remains a major challenge. While several processes, models and frameworks for strategic implementation exist, very few have been tested in randomized designs. Testing a strategic

Planeter är mycket vanliga i vår galax. De senaste 20 åren har man upptäckt att de flesta solliknande stjärnor har planeter kretsande omkring sig. Man vet också att det finns en stor variation av exoplaneter. Runt 50\% av alla solliknande stjärnor har superjordar (planeter med en massa eller radie mellan jordens och Neptunus) kretsande tätt intill sig vilket gör solsystemet otypiskt. Man har hittaOver the past 20 years we have discovered that exoplanets are common in the Galaxy, and are far more diverse than anyone expected. Half of all Sun-like stars are accompanied by at least one super-Earth (a planet with a size between Earth and Neptune), many planets have very high eccentricities indicative of a dynamical origin, and a small fraction of stars are accompanied by hot Jupiters, whose or

Background: Many women of childbearing age are occupationally active, which leads to a large number of pregnancies potentially exposed to occupational exposures. Occupational noise has been identified as a risk factor for hearing impairment in adults. However, very few studies have assessed the effect of occupational noise on the fetus. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether