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In the thesis I begin with trying to clarify how we have understood our working time until today and how we ended up like we did, by looking back at the history of working hours and how people have evaluated and looked upon their time use historically. In the next chapter I try to answer whether or not we could shorten our working hours with a maintained, or even increased, quality of life, turnin
This research article addresses the discourse of the legalization of gambling in Thailand. Methodologically this article is a qualitative case study. It delves into the socioeconomic and political issues behind the dispute of legalizing gambling. A brief comparison between Thailand and other countries' handling of the problem of legalized gambling will be discussed. The institutional backgroun
A shareholder agreement is a contract between the owners of a company which regulates rights and obligations associated with being a shareholder. The contract differs from other contracts because it regulates corporate law issues. The purpose of the contract is often to avoid application of the freedom to transfer shares according to the Swedish Companies Act, by providing restrictions on the tran
Thesis Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to make a contribution to the existing literature on crowdfunding and elaborate on the different ways of marketing and promotion of crowdfunding projects for entrepreneurs. Hence, this thesis aims at revealing how entrepreneurial marketing can be applied to crowdfunding practices Theoretical Perspective: This study founds on the limited theory on the c
The purpose of the research was to enrich the understanding of the process of corporatization of higher education and to demonstrate the importance of studying identity work. We conducted an inductive case study research basing our methods and methodology on hermeneutics and an interpretive paradigm. We developed our argumentation on the basis of interpretive and critical theory regarding identity
Terrestrially-derived dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is transported to estuarine systems via river runoff, where it is largely degraded by microbial communities. I studied the combined influence of salinity (NaCl), microbial community (marine vs. freshwater) and inorganic nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability on DOC degradation rates in 10 major rivers in Sweden sampled during summer. The D
Physical activities such as long-distance running can form a habit and might be related to drug-induced addictive behaviors. We investigated possible modulations of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunits during voluntary wheel running in brain regions implicated in reward and addiction. It was observed that Lewis rats progressively increased their amount of daily running, reaching maximum l
This non-randomized prospective controlled study evaluates a daily school-based exercise intervention program of 40 min/school day for I year in a population-based cohort of 81 boys aged 7-9 years. Controls were 57 age-matched boys assigned to the general school curriculum of 60min/ week. Bone mineral content BMC; g) and areal bone mineral density (aBMD; g/cm(2)) were measured with dual X-ray abso
OBJECTIVES: Development of guidelines for quality assurance in head injury care has to be based on knowledge about how today's management is organized. To address the need for guidelines in minor head injury (MHI), the authors studied management practice in Sweden. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional mail survey including all 76 hospitals treating head-injured patients. The questionnaire outli
In spite of the importance of legumes in Latin American diets, nutritional features of carbohydrates in these seeds are scarcely known. The purpose of this study was to assess the in vitro digestibility of starch in cooked powdered black beans, a common type of product in Mexico and Central America. The properties of a commercial product were compared to those of an experimental material obtained
