Background/Objectives: Recent decades have witnessed a sharp increase in research investigating the association between hearing loss and cognitive impairment. Few previous studies have stratified for sex when investigating this issue, where results were inconsistent and require further clarification. Thus, the objective was to investigate the association between self-reported hearing loss and leve

Increasing imperviousness in urban areas, and changes in rainfall intensity and return periods because of climate change increase urban flood risk. This study utilizes the hydraulic model Mike+ to assess the multifunctional use of existing roads and parking lots, which could serve to either retain or detain stormwater and accommodate trees, plants, and vegetation as part of a low-impact developmen

The climate crisis is upon us and our planet is crying out for help. This thesis is a story about the young people that have chosen to answer the call and take action. The purpose has been to explore how youth perform and internalize climate activism, by emphasizing emotions, activist performances, how they perceive their own movement or organization, other expressions of climate activism, the pot

Purpose: The purpose is to provide a nuanced understanding of organisational cultural differences, obstacles associated with the human integration process and management strategies to overcome them. Theoretical Framework: Organisational cultural differences are treated as stemming largely from the organisation’s task environment, influenced by industry and function. Human integration is the proce

Prevalens av värd för malariaparasit hos fåglar i de svenska fjällen Fågelmalaria orsakas av protozoer, en parasit som tillhör släkterna Haemoproteus, Plasmodium samt Leucozytozoon. Dessa parasiter har utvecklats tillsammans med fåglar i miljontals år och skapat olika varianter. Forskare har estimerat att det finns lika många malariavarianter som det finns fågelarter runt om i världen. Med en st

The entrepreneurship ecosystem in Skåne, Sweden is dynamic with many activities and support for new ventures, and it boasts a wide range of actors. However, there is a lack of empirical research on how the process leads to the success of entrepreneurs in terms of how productive ventures are, how beneficial it is to entrepreneurs and whether there is economic and social contribution to entrepreneur

Förhindra antibiotikaresistens – börja övervaka den! För snart hundra år sedan upptäcktes penicillin – ett antibiotikum som sedan dess har räddat miljontals människor från bakterieinfektioner. Idag ser vi hur antibiotika blir helt verkningslösa då bakterierna i ökande takt utvecklar resistens mot dem. Inom en snar framtid kan vi befinna oss i en era där vi återigen dör av infektioner som tidigar

Much work has established M&A capabilities and its impact on M&A performance, likewise, a great deal of research has investigated internationalization. However, little theoretical attention has been brought to the implications of M&A capabilities on firms formulating internationalization strategies. This study examines how M&A capabilities impact decision-making processes in strate

This study investigates the impacts of nuclear and renewable energy consumption on Sweden’s environmental quality from 1965 to 2022. The study employs an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach combined with a Bounds test to examine the validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and Load Capacity Curve (LCC) hypotheses simultaneously. This is conducted within the context of Sweden