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To sustain attention rather than getting caught by distractions is of utter importance for our working memory. The present study compared two techniques, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and white noise, as an attempt to enhance the attention of the test subjects. Attention was tested with a go/no-go test and working memory with an n-back test. The findings showed that the test subje
Spillover effects and systemic risk contribution of institutions, as measured by their CoVaR and delta-CoVaR respectively, is one way of assessing risk both for an institution in isolation, as well as for regulators and the economy as a whole. CoVaR is the q%-VaR of an institution conditional on another institution already being at its q%-VaR level, whereas delta-CoVaR measures each institution’s
Museums, as we know them, originate from the enlightened modernity with its emphasis on rationality and positivism. Today, however, modernity is highly contested, and the role of the museum has shifted. We argue that historical museum exhibitions operate in the boundary between didactics and experiences, which in turn affects the way exhibitions communicate with its visitors. The aim of this thesi
The culture proposal "Time for culture" emphasizes that the financial responsibility should not only be dependent on public funding, but private funders and non profit agencies should also take increased financial responsibility. The increasing demand for financial independency, has created a new position for cultural institutions. This has led to this study that wants to find out how th
During museum visits, I have reacted upon how antiquity is displayed in museums and how the mediation of antiquity’s cultural history often is absent. The display technique and the selection of the displayed materials enhance an arts historical perspective of the past. The aim of this master´s thesis is therefore to study why antiquity is mediated as art historical objects in museums and under wha
The concept of authenticity is hard to define and may vary in time, place, and between different cultures and societies. We have aimed to explore the emotional experience of authenticity, the fascination for the real things from the past. In this thesis we have approached the subject in a museum context, specifically in historical exhibitions. The emphasis is on how museum staff argues the use of
As Muslim communities have become more permanently established in Western European societies, debates around the public practice of Islam in these societies have become more prevalent, while the “global war on terror” rhetoric has aided the construction of Muslim minorities into “Others” along lines of religious and cultural differences. Based on theories of minority participation in the public sp
Title What Factors Contribute to Sales of Groceries Online? – A quantitative study of Swedish urban customers. Date of seminar 2014-06-02 Course BUSN39 Business Administration: Global Marketing Authors Kristina Carlsson & Amanda Larsson Advisor Jens Hultman Purpose The aim with this study is to investigate what factors contribute to Actual Purchases of online groceries. Methodology The s
Bakgrund: Andelen personer med övervikt och fetma har under senare år ökat inom operationsverksamheten. Det är huvudsakligen anestesisjuksköterskan som ansvarar för patientens hälsa och säkerhet perioperativt, varvid de specifika förhållanden som råder kring omvårdnaden av överviktiga patienter i samband med anestesi är viktiga att belysa. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva innebörder av
When a fire starts in a building a great threat against personal safety arises and this is especially true for the cases where people are unaccustomed to their environments. To diminish this threat it’s of great importance that adequate time for evacuation is available. In this paper students at the Fire Protection Engineering program examine the system that is currently in place to ensure the sa
The Article 2(1) of the Charter of the United Nations has clearly articulated the sovereign equality for all its Members, while the Article 2(7) states that the United Nations will not intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state unless the matters involve in the international peace and security. It seems that once the matters, which are essentially with
Title: The professional status of the communicator – A qualitative case study on how access to the dominant coalition is experienced by the communicator in the public sector. Purpose: The study aims to understand how professional status is experienced by the communicator in the public sector. Our intention with this study is to contribute to the field of strategic communication with increased kno
The aim of this study is to look at the discourses of European identity from two different angles. The first angle is European identity from an EU perspective which EU seeks to create amongst the European citizens. This is studied in the book European Foreign Policy, consisting of legislations and treaties connected to the Common Foreign and Security Policy. The second angle is the images of Europ
A brand is an immeasurable asset to organizations, which through substantial resources, develops and executes market communications that help facilitate the image the organization wants to establish. This thesis will be a case study into the company Fjällräven with the purpose of examining their brand identity. Further the thesis will explore how Fjällräven’s brand identity is challenged by a cont
This report is a fire safety evaluation of Uppsala University Children’s hospital which is the largest part of the course Fire safety evaluation VBR054 at Lund University. The report is focused on identifying the current risks. This was accomplished by using various computer programs, experiments and hand calculations. Different measures were developed in order to minimize the risks.
The rapid changes in internet technology, coupled with Web 2.0 have created new and exciting ways of how we interact, socialize, and express ourselves. These new forms of socializations have been highly facilitated by Social Networking Sites (SNSs). These SNSs work as platforms for all types of information and entertainment experiences, creating a distinct culture of consumption of information and
Thesis purpose: to develop theory that can explain the contradictions that we see in contemporary society in the choice of cooking salt. Salt consumption can cause severe health problems. Consumers in the middle and upper classes are health aware, but seem to have other motivations for their choice in cooking salt. As appears in the hype that we see around cooking salt and the increased specialisa
Background: Today, many companies use a cost-based and sometimes competition-based pricing approach. Since academia agrees that value based pricing is superior for creating profit, the problem is not in identifying an ideal pricing strategy, but to understand and facilitate the transformation process towards value-based pricing. Only a limited amount of research has so far been put on understandin
Denna studie undersöker problematiken med etiska dilemman som kommunikatörer ofta ställs inför, givet motstridiga intressen mellan organisationer och deras intressenter. Med hjälp av kvalitativa intervjuer har vi undersökt hur kommunikatörer i tre offentliga verksamheter hanterar dessa dilemman, i relation till hur de uppstår. Vi har även belyst varför etiska dilemman uppstår för kommunikatörer i This study examines problems regarding ethical dilemmas that communicators are facing, due to conflicting interests between organisations and their stakeholders. Using qualitative interviews, we have examined how communicators in three public organisations deal with ethical dilemmas, in relation to how they occur. Furthermore, our intention has been to illustrate why ethical dilemmas occur for the
