Pillows are an important part of sleeping comfort. The goal of the master thesis was to get a better understanding of pillows for IKEA. To reach that goal, a customer study of 20 customers was performed. Information about and measurements of each customer were collected in order to find a pattern between data and opinions of pillows. Each customer laid on a mattress and tried five different pillow

As a result of the rapid population growth, the increasing economic interests and the global climate crisis, disputes over freshwater resources become more frequent and severe. Although many States pursue environmental cooperation to avoid or resolve water conflicts, such cooperation agreements often suffer from a weak political will to implement just cooperation mechanisms. This is particularly t

In case of a head injury or trauma a surgeon opens up the skull by removing a bone piece of the skull to either relieve pressure or get access to brain tissue. The first option is to follow up with putting back the same skull piece. In the circumstances this is not possible however, a surgeon must open up the skull and form a piece using bone cement that fits the whole during the surgery, which is

This research overall aims to ​investigate the GAP (Southern Eastern Anatolia Project) of Turkey and its approach in the years between 1989 and 2018 by answering the main question:'How can the GAP's(​Southern Eastern Anatolia Project)approach as a developmental state project on women in the region be understood by applying a critical feminist perspective? This question has been examined w

Rotavirus and the Neonate: Memories of infections gone by Despite advances made through vaccination, the disease burden of rotavirus in the developing world remains high, largely affecting children below the age of 5 and remaining the leading cause of death from viral gastroenteritis (Fig. 1). Socio-economic factors, as well as poor response to vaccination in the developing world are believed to

Calls to implement corporate reforms in South Korea reached its apex with the strong public outrage at 2016 Presidential corruption scandal involving the largest business groups within the country. In 2017, the newly elected President Moon Jae In promised to achieve corporate reforms that past administrations struggled to engage with. Considering the lack of progress in regulating unfair corporate

Methane metabolism in the peatland is an important step within global carbon circulation. It is essential to understand the functional composition of the microbial community related to methane metabolism in the peatland ecosystem. In this study, a bioinformatic workflow was built to analyze a capture metagenomic dataset of peatland soil at three depth groups (5cm, 10cm, 15cm) and visualize the fin

Bakgrund: Diabetes är en sjukdom som ökar i hela världen. Följdsjukdomar kan förutses till viss del och sjuksköterskor i vården bör ha kunskap om vilka dessa följdsjukdomar är och hur de kan bemötas. Sexuell dysfunktion är en av dem. Personer med diabetes typ 2 har en ökad risk för att utveckla sexuell dysfunktion. Syfte: Systematiskt granska hur den sexuella dysfunktionen upplevs av personer med

Conspicuous consumption has been steadily growing and possess considerable functions in creating and expressing consumers’ self-identities. Conspicuous consumption is something that plays a large part in the consumers lives due not only the visible exchanges but also the symbolic value that it brings and creates a reciprocity between consumers self-identity and conspicuous consumption. This study

Merger control in Sweden and the EU has done a prominent job in adapting to the special competitive aspects of digital platforms. Merger investigations by the Swedish Competition Authority and the European Commission include an assessment of the significant impediment to effective competition (SIEC test). The test is described in article 4(1) of the Swedish Competition Act and articles 2(2) and 2(

Abstrakt. Bakgrund: Med ökade krav på primärvården för att tillfredsställa ett allt större vårdbehov ökar också kraven på sjuksköterskans skicklighet. Det finns en efterfrågan av ett formellt introduktionsprogram för sjuksköterskor i primärvården. Nyanställda sjuksköterskor saknar vägledning och strategier för att få en god insikt i arbetet på en vårdcentral, brister i stöd från verksamheten gör

Bakgrund: Elever med HBTQ-uttryck löper större risk för psykisk ohälsa än heteronormativa elever. Genom att skolsköterskan möter samtliga elever har hen en unik position i att kunna upptäcka psykisk ohälsa hos elever med HBTQ-uttryck och därmed möjlighet att arbeta förebyggande mot psykisk ohälsa samt skapa en trygg och säker miljö för elever med HBTQ-uttryck. Syfte: Att undersöka vilka upplevelse

The thesis paper intends to perform a relevant study on the closed-end fund puzzle in the perspective of an emerging market. Quarterly data of 36 closed-end mutual funds traded in Dhaka Stock Exchange are collected over the sample period of 2016 to 2019. Dependent and Independent variables are mapped down by exploring previous research. Number of stocks, weight of top 10 investments, fund size, fu

Abstrakt Titel: Sjuksköterskors och verksamhetschefers syn på kompetensstegen för sjuksköterskor inom offentligt drivna vårdcentraler i Region Skåne Bakgrund: Svårigheter att rekrytera nya medarbetare, brist på effektiv användning av befintlig kompetens samt att säkerställa kompetensutvecklingen utgör en stor utmaning för vården. Tanken med implementering av kompetensstegen i primärvården i Region

Med moderna mikroprocessorer kan motorstyrning göras i mjukvara. Ett mer konkret exempel är möjligheten att köra tvåfasstegmotorer med strömreglering. Redan med en enkel regulator kan mycket bra resultat uppnås. Stegmotor är en elektrisk motor som har fått sitt namn för att ett varv är uppdelat i ett antal lika stora steg. Antal steg/varv varierar och väljs utifrån motorns användningsområde. En s

Purpose: The purpose of this study is trying to understand which elements are essential to obtain loyalty in the alcoholic beverage industry and how companies can focus their branding efforts on these drivers of loyalty. Methodology: A literature review is conducted to identify the key drivers which can influence brand loyalty. These drivers are then analysed by researching two case studies, Hein

A prerequisite for the effective conservation of species, is the accurate assessment of a species’ distribution and numbers. In order to look into the population sizes of birds, a quantitative atlas project from 1981 included a total count of the inland birds in the Faroe Islands. The aim for my thesis was to look at the population changes from 1981 until 2020, by repeating the 1981 atlas project,

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a highly heterogenous disorder characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, rest tremor and non-motor symptoms like cognitive impairment, anosmia, and sleep disturbance. The underlying pathological hallmarks of PD are the degeneration of dopaminergic pigmented neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, neuroinflammation and, alpha synuclein inclusions accumulating into

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand the strategic choices made to activate nostalgia in the relaunches of Igloo and Cuba Cola. Methodology: Qualitative research based on primary and secondary data. Primary data was created by three interviews. Two case studies were conducted and analyzed over two time periods by applying the ‘Corporate Brand Identity Matrix’ and ‘4A:s of r

Purpose – The key objective of this research is to discuss different restaurant strategies that emerged in Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark and Sweden in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and relate the respective restaurant activities to brand trust and reputation. Therefore, the restaurant industry is analyzed with respect to the pandemic and findings are put into context by explaining the countries’