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This paper examines the effect of Chinese OFDI on China’s bilateral trade with affected countries, to investigate the possible build-up of a Eurasian China-centric trade network. The main contribution of the paper is to have combined economics, war theory and geopolitics to analyse and produce a theoretical framework for it. Whereas there is a lack of consensus on the effect of FDI on trade in ge
Syftet med den här studien är att undersöka hur ett kommunikativt perspektiv, tillsammans med teorier om meningsskapande och meningsgivande, kan användas för att bilda en djupare förståelse för organisationslärande efter en kris. Organisationer försöker i allt större utsträckning kapitalisera på kriser genom att lära sig av dem, men forskning visar att de ofta misslyckas med detta. Genom intervjue
I snart 500 år har människan använt sig av diverse optiska instrument för att betrakta sådant som inte är möjligt att se med blotta ögat. Teleskop har använts för att studera himlakroppar och mikroskop för att exempelvis undersöka små biologiska beståndsdelar. Det finns idag många olika metoder inom optisk mikroskopi men samtliga följer en liknande grundprincip. Objektet som ska avbildas exponerasSeveral significant pathogenic bacteria exhibit surface proteins that bind human antibodies, preventing them from being recognized by the human immune system. These bacteria are thus protected from elimination and can survive in the host organism. One common such bacteria is the Streptococcus pyogenes that exhibits the antibody binding M protein on its surface. Streptococcus pyogenes causes more t
Storytelling have long been used by media and communication professionals to hit an emotional chord with the audience. Nowadays, the development of digital technologies opens new possibilities for conveying messages, and visual storytelling becomes a 'lingua franca'. Narrative visualizations are an emerging class of visual stories, primarily used by data journalists to share complex inform
The purpose of this study is to investigate the increasing specialisation of tasks in contemporary organisations and ensuing demand of expertise, and how these factors are affecting the leadership within virtual teams (teams in organisations working virtually with help of technology). Globalisation and a technological revolution has greatly transformed the business world during the last decades, w
As a millennial I’m used to buying almost everything Online, meaning I’m a big part of an ever growing problem for the logistics sector. An American poll from 2015 shows that close to 75% of the US population is now shopping online. That’s more than 200 million people doing the majority of there shopping Online. 1 Sweden’s e-commerce sector has an annual growth of 20% and a total turn ov
This thesis is a conceptual study focused on the relationship between populism and conspiracy theories to see if populism poses a totalitarian threat to democracy. Starting with a discussion on democracy and populism, this thesis examines the relations between conspiracy theories and populism as well as their respective constructions. Thereafter, departing from Hannah Arendt’s book the Origins of
This paper aims at exploring the effects of sustainability communication on luxury brand equity, in particular whether it can raise brand equity. The concept of sustainability has become more important for all types of consumers, which at the same time brings implications for businesses. Many mainstream brands have started to engage in sustainability practices and are willing to inform consumers a
När två parter formulerar ett avtal behandlas ett antal olika klausuler. I kommersiella avtal regleras ofta vilken tvistlösningsmetod som ska tillämpas på framtida tvister. Den dominerande metoden är skiljeförfarande. Skiljeförfarande är en typ av privat tvistelösningsform, där en skiljenämnd har behörighet att pröva tvistefrågor och meddela ett bindande dom. Skiljeklausulen anses vara ett självWhen two parties formulate a contract, several clauses are to be considered. In commercial agreements, a clause regulating which dispute resolution method should be applied on future conflicts is usually included. The dominating alternative dispute resolution is arbitration. Arbitration is a type of a private dispute resolution method, where an arbitration panel has the authority to try dispute qu
The Lunar Light House project was developed to provide a novel system of protection against cosmic radiation specifically for a surface Lunar base. It’s main target was to find a technical solution which would allow for more freedom in shaping the base structure and also potentially for introducing natural sun light. At the time of developing this project, there seldom were any ideas as to how t
The aim of this study is to investigate the working conditions for the cabin crew, if they are subjected to power oppression, like harassment, and how gender-coded practitioners and gender conceptions are made as processes within the organization. We have created this study as a feminist contribution to the labor market studies, gender studies and law studies since harassment crosses all these dis
The aim of this master’s thesis is to explore the interplay of commitment and empty labour in two widely different organisations. Empty labour can be described as when you are doing anything else than your official working tasks. Commitment on the other hand is how and in what way you feel obligated to the organisation, your boss, your colleagues’ etcetera. Depending on several factors such as col
3D-printad protesarm för ökad individanpassning och komfort Målet med en protes är att återställa så många funktioner som möjligt från en förlorad kroppsdel och skapa en naturlig känsla för användaren. Detta har vi jobbat mot i vårt examensarbete och med hjälp av både 3D-printerns och 3D-scannerns unika möjligheter har vi skapat en individanpassad och kroppsstyrd armprotes. Den enkla protesen är 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is a technology that uses a digital model to print a three-dimensional object, layer by layer. Today, it is widely used in many different fields and provides a manufacturing method with advantages such as precision and the ability to print complex shapes from many different materials. 3D printed prostheses have recently gained a lot of interest thanks to the
Fingerprint recognition is a well-known problem in pattern recognition and widely used in contemporary authentication technology such as access devices in mobile phones. The subject of this thesis is to investigate the applicability of convolutional neural networks for fingerprint recognition. This is accomplished by designing various network architectures for this task. Our starting-point is an a
During the Gorkha Earthquake in 2015 and its aftershocks, many schools have been damaged or collapsed in Nepal. Reconstruction of schools is still in progress. The lack of funding, resources, engineering skills, knowledge and accessibility makes it difficult for a lot of schools to reopen. My aim with this thesis project is to contribute to the resiliency of Nepal by proposing a design for a speci
By 2030, all countries in the World have agreed on fulfilling the 17 Sustainable Development Goals: being a tool for Sustainable Development Worldwide. To accomplish this, all countries need to find solutions how to reach these goals in their National contexts. In this regard, the thesis has examined whether legal pluralism can be a way to reach SDG16 in Ecuador, and if it complies with individual
Bakgrunden till denna studie grundar sig i egna erfarenheter kring pianoundervisning och hur lärares återkoppling har påverkat min utveckling. Denna studie undersöker därför hur pianolärare på musikestetiska programmet arbetar med återkoppling i sin undervisning och vad elevers uppfattning kring arbetet är. Det som är särskilt intressant är den återkoppling som främjar eller hämmar korttidsresultaThe background to this study is based on my own experiences in piano education and how teacher´s feedback has influenced my development. This study therefore analyzes how piano teachers at the musical program works with feedback in their teaching and what perception their pupils have of the work. Particularly interesting is the feedback that promotes or inhibits short-term results. Methods used to
En människa utsätts varje dag för smärta, vilken kan ha orsakats av exempelvis tryck, värme, kyla eller någon sorts kemikalier. Smärtan är nödvändigt för att kroppen ska förstå att den befinner sig i en skadlig situation. Så fort vi utsätts för ett hårt tryck, en extrem temperatur eller farliga kemikalier detekteras detta av speciella receptorer i nervtrådar som skickar vidare signaler till hjärnaThe Transient Receptor Potential, TRP, family is a group of non-selective ion channels which can be activated by harmful stimuli such as temperature, chemicals and mechanical stimuli. The channels play a crucial role in many physiological processes and it is therefore of great interest to know more about these proteins. The TRPA1 is one of many TRP channels, and a better knowledge of its function
The benefits of economic growth (e.g. capital accumulation) are mainly being enjoyed by people in the Global North, while its negative byproducts (e.g. pollution) are mainly being endured by people in the Global South. Our focus on economic growth has led to the erosion of social wellbeing. And continuing economic growth on this planet with finite natural resources could have even more severe cons
The aim of this thesis is to investigate information use, equilibrium behavior and social welfare in a duopoly market with anti-coordination. The analysis is conducted through the application of a game theoretic model first introduced in a 2002 seminal paper by Morris and Shin, to the Los Angeles stringer industry. In this setting, freelance journalists selling footage to news networks have a moti
