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We extend the notion of a spectral triple to that of a higher-order relative spectral triple, which accommodates several types of hypoelliptic differential operators on manifolds with boundary. The bounded transform of a higher-order relative spectral triple gives rise to a relative K-homology cycle. In the case of an elliptic differential operator on a compact smooth manifold with boundary, we ca
High-pressure homogenizers are used extensively in food and beverage processing. For design and operation optimization, it is vital to understand where breakup takes place. Using an experimental high-speed camera setup on a scaled model, this contribution shows that breakup events can occur inside of the gap of a homogenizer valve. This contrasts with many previous studies which only observe break
The concept of strategic communication represents a significant shift from that of corporate communication and, as several scholars have argued (Hallahan et al., 2007; Vercic and Zerfass, 2017), represents a new paradigm useful for interpreting the broadening content of communication and the evolving role it plays in complex organizations. Role which becomes strategic as it increasingly tends to s
We study stochastic interaction network models whereby a finite population of agents, identified with the nodes of a graph, update their states in response to pairwise interactions with their neighbors as well as spontaneous mutations. These include the main epidemic models, such as the Susceptible-Infected -Susceptible, the Susceptible-Infected-Recovered, and the Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Su
Den 24 oktober 2019 beslutade den svenska regeringen att en statlig offentlig utredning skulle genomföras med syftet att presentera förslag om hur ett medborgarskapstest skulle kunna fungera som ett lagstiftat krav för medborgarskap. Denna undersökning tillämpar WPR-ansatsen, och med hjälp av politisk teori och genom att problematisera texten i SOU 2021:2 syftar den till att spåra och frilägga de On 24th October, 2019 the Swedish government commissioned a state public inquiry to present proposals on how a civic integration test could enter into legislation as a requirement for citizenship. The following investigation utilizes the WPR-approach, and by applying political theory and problematizing the text in SOU 2021:2 its aim is to track and uncover the hypothetical non-intentional implicit
Syftet med vår studie är att identifiera vilka egenskaper, beteenden och mentala förmågor före detta elitidrottare har utvecklat och tagit med sig från sin aktiva idrottskarriär, och hur dessa påverkat den nya yrkesrollen som ledare. Utifrån en induktiv och kvalitativ ansats har vi genomfört ett flertal casestudier där varje studie representerar en individ. Vi har haft 16 öppna intervjuer som ligg
We aim to investigate the consumers’ perspective on what kind of values within loyalty programs with a one-to-one marketing approach, meaning personalized offers, which can be identified in a grocery retail setting. Our aim is to seek if there is any correlation between the potential value and consumers’ loyalty to a store. We find a lack of qualitative studies within the area of loyalty programs
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to do a comparison of the perception of auditing standards by auditors from different countries. Methodology: This study is based on quantitative analysis by a questionnaire sent to auditors in China, Kosovo and Sweden. A sample of 55 respondents with 25 auditors from China, 16 auditors from Kosovo and 14 auditors from Sweden was collected in order to analyze
SYFTE: Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka möjligheterna kring att skapa en best practice metod för försäljningsprocesser i konsultföretag. METOD: Vi har med en abduktiv ansats genomfört en kvalitativ fallstudie på försäljningsprocesser hos sju etablerade konsultföretag på den Svenska marknaden. Vid intervju har en semistrukturerad intervjumetod använts. TEORI: Uppsatsens teorier behandlar g
basement membrane (BM) assembly, which is required for pregastrulation development. Individual domains may have other functions, not necessarily structural. The cell binding C terminus of Lm {alpha}1 chain contains five Lm globular (LG) domains. In vitro, {alpha}1LG1–3 domains bind integrins, and {alpha}1LG4 binds dystroglycan, heparin, and sulfatides. A prevailing hypothesis is that {alpha}1LG4 i
BACKGROUND: Genuine Euro-Collins solution is calcium free. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the addition of calcium would improve its capacity to preserve the vasculature. METHODS: The infrarenal aorta of Sprague-Dawley rats was investigated in organ baths: as fresh controls, after 24 hours of cold (4 degrees C) storage in Euro-Collins solution, or in Euro-Collins solution with the
This thesis investigates the rhetoric of populist leaders during the Covid-19 pandemic. By examining statements from three different presidents, Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, Mexico´s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Nicaragua´s Daniel Ortega and explores whether they used rhetoric that downplayed the threat of COVID-19. Through a qualitative content analysis, the rhetoric of these presidents is ex
Automationslösningar i form av PLC-programmering ökar i rasande fart och PLC-tillverkare som Siemens och Rockwell Automation är bland de mest använda och erkända i Europa. PLC-enheterna från dessa tillverkare tillsammans med motsvarande utrustning som exempelvis HMI-paneler är standardiserade och löser komplexa problem inom industriell automation. Utöver skillnader i prestanda och kommunikation är
This thesis examines the synergies of post-growth policies that aim to decrease environmental pressure at the legislative level of the European Union. Motivated by the urgent need to mitigate global warming and the limitations of the green growth paradigm, this thesis focuses on three specific post-growth policies: restriction of large resource extractions, reduction of caps on pollution, and proh
Historically, since its inception in the late 1930s, the album cover has been an important platform for visual creativity that has enabled creators such as artists, illustrators, photographers and designers to experiment with different styles and concepts. The democratization of art through the album cover aims to analyze how this form of artistic expression has and continues to contribute as a me
Digitalization is part of the ongoing transformation for industries that are going through the fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0. The Fourth Industrial Revolution introduces significant advancements in digital technology, fundamentally transforming manufacturing environments through interconnected and intelligent systems. Organizations’ willingness to adopt and integrate various AI soluti
The interpretation of reflexive pronouns has been the topic of extensive linguistic research. This paper illustrates how different types of reflexive pronouns can be inter-preted and generated within the framework of Referent Grammar, a grammar which can be run directly on the computer. The rules illustrated are to be used in the machine translation project SWETRA
This paper contributes to the geography of transitions literature by conceptualizing transition trajectories from a multi-scalar perspective. It combines an institutional perspective of transitions with conceptions of scale from human geography to derive a framework which explicates how (de-)institutionalization and re-scaling mechanisms condition different transition trajectories. Our conceptual
