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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are polysaccharides that are involved in many biological processes. Heparin and dermatan sulfate are highly sulfated GAGs that are involved in the coagulation cascade by regulating thrombin and are used as anticoagulatory drugs. Various peptides have been suggested to constitute the foundation of GAG mimetics to find alternative drugs. This bachelor thesis is focusing on
Performance management systems (PMSs) are tools that connect a company's strategy and daily operations, play an essential role in achieving company goals, and have received more and more attention. However, current studies on PMSs focus more on the macro company perspective and pay less attention to cost centers that do not directly contribute to the company's strategy implementation and g
This study aims at examining participants’ experience and knowledge gained from partaking in a mindfulness based group therapy. Further, the purpose is to understand how the gained experience and knowledge relates to the caregiver’s intentions with the group. In order to fulfill the purpose of this study seven semi-structured interviews were conducted. The respondents were patients that during 202
Denna studie behandlar kvinnliga gymnasieelevers individuella förutsättningar och upplevelser gällande skola och studier. Syftet med studien är att öka förståelsen för hur habitus och utbildningsmässiga och sociala faktorer påverkar elevers framtidssyn och upplevelser av utbildning. Studiens tre frågeställningar fokuserar på hur sociala förutsättningar och habitus påverkar val av skola, upplevelse
Abstract Title: Supporting the Innovation Process – An Exploration of Informal Control Mechanisms within Product Innovation Processes Seminar date: June 3, 2021 Authors: Oscar Månsson & Daniel Åhré Supervisor: Ulf Ramberg Course: BUSN09 – Degree Project in Strategic Management Purpose: This thesis aims to explore and understand the influence of informal control mechanisms within product
Today's society is in constant change and development where globalisation and technology have affected the labour market. As a result, the labour market is different and the employees set higher demands with new requirements for the employer to satisfy. It has thus become increasingly important for organisations to develop strategies to attract, develop and retain employees. The purpose of th
Digital space is a novel form of spatial expression which have been core to the business model of some of the largest firms within the 21st century. Mobilizing tools from geographical political economy, Facebook and the core function of its digital space is critically analyzed, along with how value is distributed along the advertising supply chain. Facebook, through its continual expenditure on us
Introduktion; Studiens syfte var att undersöka unga mäns upplevelser av att söka och gå i samtalsbehandling. Metod: Studien är kvalitativ med en fenomenologisk ansats. Vi genomförde 8 semistrukturerade intervjuer , 7 valdes ut för att ingå i studien. Deltagarna var unga män, 18-27 år, som hade gått i samtalsbehandling hos en kurator. Intervjuerna transkriberades och analyserades med tematisk analyIntroduction: The aim of this study was to examine young men’s experience of seeking out and participate in therapy. Method: The qualitative study used a phenomenological approach. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted, seven of which were chosen for the study. The participants were young men in the age of 18 to 27 years old, who had undergone talk therapy with a counselor. The interview
Mental illness among Swedish adolescents is increasing, which partly might be a result of an observed increase in stress. Consequently, the number of adolescents seeking and receiving psychiatric care from pediatric psychiatry is higher than ever, and has resulted in a worsened accessibility with longer waiting times for appointments and treatment. As such, preventive care and health promotion int
Syftet med denna experimentella studie var att rikta ett psykologiskt fokus på påverkansmetoden nudging genom att utforska dess förutsättningar, begränsningar och bakomliggande mekanismer. Studien undersökte effektivitet i förhållande till olika typer av nudging baserat på dubbelprocessteorin och olika nivåer av transparens samt dess förhållande till upplevelsen av frihet att välja. Experimentet aThe aim of this experimental study was to put a psychological focus on nudging as a method of influence by exploring its conditions, limitations and underlying mechanisms. The study examined effectiveness in relation to different types of nudging based on the dual process theory and different levels of transparency as well as how transparent nudging affects the experience of freedom of choice. The
What is often more important in the international investment agreements between a private investor and the host country is to ensure the investors' economic security in the host country. However, recently, one of the concerns in most of these agreements is human rights. Then one of the host country's obligations is the observance of human rights obligations. The problem is that investors a
This thesis examines how and for what purposes Swedish regional museums are using social media, how they are representing themselves and how they are adapting to the norms and informal standards on social media platforms. The study also examines how the materiality and authenticity of museum collections are portrayed by the museums through social media. By using thematic analysis to examine the s
The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of change in hospital social counselors counseling with patients during the Covid-19 pandemic, based on the topics “use of digital tools” and “the use of infection control equipment and infection control in general”. Furthermore, the study seeks to understand how the change in work methods caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the perceiv
Statistical comparison of single cases to small samples is a methodology that has been extensively used in, for example, cognitive and clinical neuropsychology. This is most often done to determine changes in cognitive processing after an individual has incurred some type of brain damage. In a clinical setting one often wish to infer whether a patient exhibit abnormally low performance on some cog
This master thesis elaborates on the issues of the secondary transfer pricing adjustments that are common yet not regulated in an efficient manner by the states. The core problem of the double taxation issues to follow is the unwillingness of the states to accept the administrative tax decisions of each other in such sensitive fields as transfer pricing. Even though the primary and correlative tra
Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka sambandet mellan mat och skapandet av en kollektiv identitet för svensk-iranier i Sverige. Forskningsfrågorna kretsar kring vad den iranska matkulturen omfattar enligt informanterna, vad den har för betydelse för informanterna, om svensk-iranier känner samhörighet till följd av delad matkultur och om de anser att det är viktigt att föra vidare den iranska
This paper investigates sin stock characteristics through relative return performance compared to the global market index MSCI World, defining stock defensiveness towards market movements (i.e. recession resistance) and abnormal amounts of excess returns. This was achieved by constructing a sin stock portfolio; SINDEX, containing stocks from the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons and defence, fos
This thesis looks at labour market mechanisms for 13 advanced countries and narrows down the focus to the Swedish labour market during the Covid-19 crisis. We concluded that short term unemployment benefits are correlated with a decrease in the unemployment rate while trade union density and public unemployment spending for a longer period is correlated with an increased unemployment rate. The the
