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Payment and bonus schemes based on seed quality used by the Swedish agriculture cooperative Lantmännen is evaluated. Results from a farm and region/time fixed effect model show that the linear payment scheme for pulses (peas and beans) has approximately 15 percentage points lower quality compared to that used for grains when a common quality measure constructed for this research is used. Germinati

Detaljerad genetisk analys av enskilda blodcancerceller Med hjälp av en nyutvecklad teknik, kallad singel-cell sekvensering, är det numera möjligt att karakterisera en enskild cell i ett prov bestående av tusentals celler och i detalj undersöka dess genetiska information. I denna studie utnyttjas tekniken för att studera celler i ett benmärgsprov från en patient som insjuknat i blodcancersjukdomAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a highly heterogeneous disease caused by sequential accumulation of mutations in the genome of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) or myeloid precursors, giving rise to formation of leukemia stem cells (LSC). More than 200 recurrent mutations have been described, although each patient will carry a small subset of these. The mutations are used as a basis for classificati

This thesis examines patient involvement in an open psychiatric ward in Denmark. It argues that patient involvement brings forth a contradiction within psychiatric care, where patients gradually learn how to position themselves as cooperative patients. In order for patient involvement to function as a meaningful force for all implicated parties, it demands a joint ground, where psychiatric treatme

Sammanfattning Artificiell intelligens (AI) är ett nytt fenomen som fått ett stort genomslag under de senaste åren. Faktum är att AI-forskning pågått under decennier och förväntas ersätta många arbetsuppgifter inom bland annat vården. Eftersom utvecklingen sker i rasande takt, står rättsväsendet inför frågan hur de allmänna skadeståndsrättsliga reglerna ska kunna tillämpas på AI-produkter. Syftet Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) is a new phenomenon that has had a penetration effect in recent years. The fact is that AI research has been going on for decades and is expected to be used in many areas, such as, healthcare. As the technical progress takes place in a groundbreaking way, the judiciary poses the questions as to how the general issues relating to civil liability can be applied t

Title: Burger artists and sensual lemons – an analysis of how societal individualization processes manifest themselves in cookbooks The aim of this bachelor thesis in ethnology is to examine in which ways the prevalent individualistic discourse of our time is visible in the cookbook genre. The analysis has been made with the help of five cookbooks and one diet book, ranging from the 1960s to the

Trade preferences used as a policy tool to promote exports from developing countries has been criticized for not being effective, as the increase in the share of imports to the European Union from developing countries has been disappointing. There has also been concerns regarding the underutilization of trade preferences among least developed countries. Both these arguments have led many to believ

DT-undersökning av huvudet på barn blir allt mer vanligt vilket ökar de potentiella risker för skador som exponering av joniserande strålning innebär. Syftet med studien var att beskriva den mängd stråldos barn utsätts för vid datortomografiundersökningar av huvudet. En litteraturstudie genomfördes för att svara på syftet genom en analys av resultatet från åtta artiklar. Det sammanställda resultat

Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur vuxna ser på sina kärleksrelationer idag och hur de uppfattar att dessa påverkas av erfarenheter av viktiga relationer i barndomen. Tidigare forskning har visat att redan vid ett års ålder lagrar barnet sina erfarenheter om hur det är att vara med andra i minnet. Dessa föreställningar benämns inom psykologin som inre arbetsmodeller och kommer sedan finnas mThe purpose of the study was to see if a person's perceived attachment style and experiences as a child affects how they behave in and look at relationships in adulthood. Previous research has shown that at the age of one a child already starts to store memories and experiences of how it is to integrate with others. Within psychology this is referred to as inner working models which stay with

Rekvisitet ”verksam i betydande omfattning” återfinns i bland annat 57 kap. 4 § inkomstskattelagen och är vagt formulerat. Den här uppsatsen har som syfte att utreda och analysera rekvisitets innebörd. Syftet uppnås genom att undersöka vilka faktorer som har betydelse för när verksamhet i betydande omfattning anses föreligga samt hur dessa faktorer förhåller sig till varandra. Studien har genomföThe legal criterion ”verksam i betydande omfattning” can for instance be found in 57 Ch. 4 § inkomstskattelagen and is vaguely formulated. The purpose of this paper is to examine and analyse the meaning of the criterion. The purpose will be achieved by investigating what factors are significant for when “verksamhet i betydande omfattning” is considered to be met, as well as investigating how these

Research of aid allocation deals with a dependent variable, received aid expressed in absolute or relative terms, that is equal to zero for numerous observations. This is because donor countries tend to target specific countries for their allocation, leaving the rest of the countries without any development assistance. The special characteristic requires non-linear methods with censoring, truncati

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between authenticity and symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and life satisfaction in the context of the theoretically related constructs of adult romantic attachment, reflective functioning and insight in a convenience sample of Swedish adults. One hundred and ninety-one participants were recru

In late 2007 and early 2008, the price of food on international commodity markets rose rapidly to unprecedented levels. This period of time has since been known as the global food crisis; a time characterised by growing poverty, malnutrition and political unrest. Food prices have since settled, though at a higher level than before, but during and directly after the crisis governments around the wo

This thesis tries to analyse the effects that the Lisbon treaty will have on the legislative influence of the European Parliament. Contrary from other studies in this field, this thesis focuses on how a stronger EP would change EU-legislation. By using a rational-choice approach and a specially designed research model, the EP’s impact is examined. To ensure that informal procedures are included in

This thesis examines the connection between previous experience of democracy and the inclination to democratic consolidation. Huntington predicted in 1991 in his famous book The Third Wave that countries which became democratic during the so called Third Wave of democratization would be more inclined to democratic consolidation if they had a historical experience of democracy. Other scientists hav

A sustainable development was defined by the Brundtlandscommission for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development as "... a development that meets present needs without compromising future generations to meet their own needs". The definition includes a broad consideration of economic, environmental and social aspects. The definition thus creates a good example of the

One important part of democratic consolidation is the institutionalisation of the party system and parties as they are central in that process. Party system institutionalisation in Africa has been a growing subject the last 20 years. In this paper I will present my theory and my findings from interviews with 24 interviewees including politicians, journalists and academia in Malawi during April and

Leadership can be expressed within the school system, managing the business and at home. Something that is essential and important in leadership research is the perception of male and female leaders/ managers. This essay addresses the question whether there are distinct differences between male and female leaders/ managers. This study is based on theories of leadership properties and leader styles

This is foremost an essay in international relations theory, where realism is a major school within the field and has been so for quite some time. A sub-field within realism is structural realism that can be said to begin with Kenneth Waltz and his Theory of International Politics. This essay takes a “great thinkers”-approach and compares and analyses three versions of structural realism as presen

This essay describes the will of states to cooperate in organizations so that they can respond towards relative power changes between them. The focus of the essay is Russia’s interests to cooperate in Central Asia in the organization Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). I use Kenneth Waltz theory about defensive realism and Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye’s theory about interdependence to descri

In recent years there has been an intensive discussion about how Sweden should be organized in the future. At the turn of 2010/2011six Halland communes formed Region Halland. In this thesis the changes of the Swedish state space are studied through a theoretical approach which focuses on the spatial selectivity. By the concept of spatial selectivity the political-economic aspects of spatial chang