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Rhetorical questions (RhQs) are a complex phenomenon at the interface of pragmatics, prosody and syntax, which requires reasoning on intentions and goals, and which involves a mismatch between literal and intended meaning. In Italian, RhQs can be marked by optional particles and verbal morphology. We investigated when children aged 6-9 acquire the relevant patterns of optional modification and exp

Marginal zone B cells (MZB cells) are innate like B cells that are predominantly located alongside memory B cells in the microanatomical region of the spleen of humans and mice termed the marginal zone. They circulate in humans but not mice, and in humans can be identified in blood and other lymphoid tissues, including the gut-associated lymphoid tissue, where they, as in spleen, form a zone surro

Since Perestroika, Russian journalism has gone through a liberalization. However, the short lived apex of journalistic freedom that took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s was followed by a setback in particular since Putin’s accession to power in 2000. The situation for the freedom of the daily press has stagnated. Despite this, the findings based on qualitative text analysis of news article

A potential mechanism to explain changes in cooperativeness in the presence of risk may be opportunities for informal risk sharing. Using a novel experimental design, we show that the presence of both independent and correlated risk prevents the typical decay of cooperation in a laboratory social dilemma game. Notably, this result seems to rule out risk sharing as a possible mechanism behind the c

The possible role of CORTISOL in development of the exocrine pancreas was investigated. In the first study, fetal pigs were removed from the uterus by caesarean section (pentobarbitone anesthesia) and the pancreas collected from 51 69 to 109-day-old fetuses (term = 114 ± 2 days). Of these, 15 88 to 90-day-old fetuses had been infused subcutaneously for 6 days with either saline, adrenocorticotropi

This paper explores the evolving landscape of regional innovation policy, focusing on the interplay between traditional cluster policies and emerging transformative agendas. Over the past decade, policy initiatives aimed at fostering place-based, collaborative innovation have proliferated. However, questions arise regarding the adequacy of existing policy tools in accommodating newer, transformati

In order to move, fish must perform muscular work to overcome the inertial forces exerted on them by the water. This requires energy, and fish have evolved two major muscle types to perform the work, which generate the energy either aerobically (the “red muscle”), or anaerobically (the “white muscle”), and which are used for different types of activity. The energetic costs of these activities have

The Covid-19 pandemic significantly influenced public discourse, particularly on the use of face masks, with social media serving as a platform for the public to express their opinions and share experiences. This study examines how the Swedish public supports their arguments when discussing their stance on face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic, split into three categories: (1) personal opinions,

Uppsatsens titel lyder: Lika men inte identiska, En jämförande studie av danska och svenska första linje chefer. Studiens syfte är att undersöka skillnader och likheter mellan chefer på förstalinjenivå på sex stycken företag med kontor på både den svenska och danska sidan runt Öresundsområdet. Vi fokuserar dels på deras upplevelser som första linje chef och hur deras medarbetare ser på sina chefer

Syfte: Syftet är att studera debatten om humankapital för att avgöra om debattörers respektive revisorers uppfattningar om redovisning av humankapital har förändrats, och i så fall anledningen till detta. Dessutom är syftet att beskriva och tolka debattörers respektive revisorers tidigare och nuvarande uppfattningar om redovisning av humankapital. Metod: Initialt har en litteraturstudie genomförts

Nedskärning är ett vanligt förekommande verktyg för att minska ett företags organisatoriska komplexitet och kostnader – ofta i syfte att snabbt höja företagets börskurs och eller sitt anseende. Denna typ av nedskärning är ofta förknippad med oönskade negativa konsekvenser bland personalen såsom oro och misstro till företagsledningen. Man har även observerat att motivationen minskar och de anställd

Sammanfattning Uppsatsens titel: Sustainability redovisning – en komparativ kvalitetsstudie. Seminariedatum: 2002-01-25 Kurs: FEK 591 Magisterseminarium – Redovisning 10 poäng. Författare: Markus Håkansson, Martin Sehag och Mikael Ullman Handledare: Fredrik Ljungdahl Företag: ABB, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, British Airways, BP, COOP, Föreningssparbanken, ITT Flygt, NCC och Shell. Nyckelord

Syfte: Denna studie syftar till att försöka undersöka hur avkastningen på eget kapital förändras på kort sikt då man väljer att utlokalisera verksamheten till låglöneländer, med motivet att sänka sina produktionskostnader Slutsats: Avkastningen på eget kapital är högre för de utlokaliserande företagen vilket dock är svårt att härröra till själva flytten. Andra faktorer spelar in, exempelvis produk

Law firms are defined as knowledge-intensive companies. Due to the dependency regarding the resource of knowledge among the firms employees and to the fact that they often are categorised as a type of professional service firm. The purpose of this study is to investigate the different types of profitsharingsystems as a form of reward with focus on the theoretical differences and effects of the Tru

Thesis purpose: The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate the expectations of roles between supplier sales representatives and retailer store personnel in relation to in-store campaigns, this in order to enhance effectiveness of these functions creating an increase in consumer response. Methodology: The researchers believe that social phenomenon and their meanings are continually being a