In Oslo, small-scale private landlords dominate the private rental sector (PRS). The characteristic ownership structure has given way to intermediary actors, such as letting agents and online platforms, operating between landlords and tenants. The findings of this thesis show that intermediaries in the Oslo PRS do not play the role as neutral middlemen, but on the contrary represent the market int

The fishing industry is vital for global food security, providing nutrient-rich food, supporting livelihoods, and contributing to economic growth. As the global population continues to grow, it is essential to approach fishing in a sustainable way and preserve marine ecosystems. The United Nations has recognized overfishing as a significant issue. For 2017, it was estimated that about 34% of fish

Audio Description (AD) is developing fast, becoming the norm for big streaming platforms. However, the research field remains largely underexplored. When comparing AD practices between countries, studies seem to focus on guidelines rather than how these are used, or not, by audio describers. Additionally, not enough emphasis is placed on cross-varietal differences of English AD, and in cases when

I provide evidence of social spillovers of personality by showing that being in class with motivated peers affects educational success. I first document that academic motivation, a key aspect of personality in the context of education, predicts own achievement, classroom behavior, high school GPA, and college-test taking among elementary school students. Exploiting random assignment of students to

A statistical combination of various searches for pair-produced leptoquarks is presented, using the full LHC Run 2 (2015–2018) data set of 139 fb−1 collected with the ATLAS detector from proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV. All possible decays of the leptoquarks into quarks of the third generation and charged or neutral leptons of any generation are investigated. Since

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was recovered from a solution by affinity binding to an N6-(6-aminohexyl)-AMP-Sepharose gel. An enzyme thermistor unit was employed to continously measure the activity of the unbound LDH. The enzyme activity signal from the enzyme thermistor was used in a PID controller to regulate the addition of AMP-Sepharose gel to the LDH solution. In another type of experiment, a d

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), spearheaded by China, represents a transformative global infrastructure and economic development strategy. This thesis investigates the intricate ramifications of the BRI in East Africa, with a focus on Kenya's and Tanzania's strategic engagements. Adopting a qualitative exploratory approach grounded in secondary data sources, the study examines how thes

This study investigates the impact of classroom conflict and social cap- ital on different measures of human capital accumulation in middle school and high school students from El Salvador. Using class-level measures of mutual enmity and friendship obtained through network analysis and exploiting exogenous variation in the proportion of students who have repeated the school year, I obtain consiste

Hållbar mobilitet innebär bland annat att prioritera aktiva färdmedel, närhet och tillgänglighet. Det handlar om mer än minskade utsläpp, det handlar också om att ”sätta människan i centrum”, om att skapa livskraftiga och välmående samhällen för alla, och samtidigt förbättra förutsättningarna för välbefinnande i ett rättvist och jämlikt samhälle, både inom och mellan generationer. Rapporten syftar

Den uppsats undersöker hur varumärken som Gymshark och Tala använder behind-the- scenes (BTS) innehåll för att framstå som mer autentiska, vilket visar en övergång från en felfri varumärkesbild till genuint engagemang. Den analyserar BTS-innehållets roll i att avslöja ett varumärkes verkliga verksamhet och främja starkare konsumentrelaterade relationer genom igenkänningsfaktorer och sårbarhet. DesThis thesis examines how brands like Gymshark and Tala use behind-the-scenes (BTS) content to appear more authentic, showcasing a shift from polished marketing to genuine engagement. It analyses BTS-content's role in revealing a brand's true operations and fostering stronger consumer connections through relatability and vulnerability. Additionally, it applies Erving Goffman's Self-Pres

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book examines how digital technologies interact with consumer society in a broad range of processes that can be termed the digitalization of consumption. It addresses the larger implications of digitalization processes for society and markets, including the social sciences, companies, co

Background: Young adults with autism often have problems with body awareness, also acknowledged by physiotherapists. This may interfere with various physiological and psychological responses, expressed in reduced movement quality. Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) may be suitable to address these difficulties, to enhance body awareness and movement quality to manage everyday life. Body Awareness

Ett undantagsavtal är ett avtal mellan parterna som tillåter dem att på förhand avtala bort vissa eller alla grunder för att klandra en skiljedom enligt 34 § la-gen om skiljeförfarande (LSF). Uppsatsen undersöker sådana avtal i skiljeför-farande och dess påverkan på legitimitet och effektivitet i tvistelösningen. Skiljeförfarande är en metod som har vuxit i popularitet, särskilt för kommer-siella An exclusion agreement is an agreement between the parties allowing them to waive certain or all grounds for challenging an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Swedish Arbitration Act (LSF). The thesis investigates such agree-ments in arbitration and their impact on the legitimacy and efficiency of dis-pute resolution. Arbitration has gained popularity, particularly for commercial disputes, due

The composition-dependent spin exchange interaction in a perovskite-structured Pb(Fe0.5−xNix)Nb1/2O3 system has been studied to understand its multiferroicity at room-temperature. Special emphasis was paid to the magnetic behavior in terms of magnetic moment, interatomic distance, and atomic ordering because they play a key role in the modulation of magnetic multiferroic behavior. We observed that

Our aim was to explore possible relationships between serum levels of biomarkers in patients with hand-arm vibration injury in relation to the severity of the vascular, i.e., Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP), and neurosensory manifestations, the current exposure level, and the duration of exposure. This study was of case series design and involved 92 patients diagnosed with hand-arm vibration injury. Jon

BACKGROUND: Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression on tumor cells is associated with poor prognosis in several malignancies, while partly contradictory and inconclusive results have been presented for colorectal cancer (CRC). This study aimed to evaluate PD-L1 as a prognostic biomarker in CRC by comparing three different antibody clones.METHODS: Patients surgically treated for CRC between Ja