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The polarizability and other properties have been studied for F(-), Cl(-), Br(-), and HCOO(-) in water using a combined quantum chemical statistical mechanics simulation model that explicitly takes into account the Pauli repulsion as well as the electrostatic coupling between the QM system and the classical surroundings. It is shown that the surrounding molecules significantly reduce both the pola
This study examines motives for using financial bootstrapping in new businesses. First, it identifies and labels groups of new business founders based on their motives for using bootstrapping. Second, it examines the relation between variables referring to the founder and the business and the motives. The data were collected in a questionnaire sent by post to 120 new business founders in Swedish b
Conducted in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state, this study focused on process of active political participation and empowerment of Dalit women at local self government. Three questions guided the study, 1) what factors facilitate and/or restrain political participation of Dalit women at grassroots level? 2) What indicators show active political participation and empowerment of Dalit women? 3)
An indication of the problematic consent in a private relationship was given by judge Pettiti in his concurring opinion in Laskey, Jaggard and Brown v. The United Kingdom. The applicants were accused and convicted for sado-masochistic acts on themselves and on other, consenting people in private. One of the applicants' claim was that those acts were conducted by willing adult participants. The
Food production, especially meat production, has a large impact on the environment and wastage of these products has an even greater impact (WRAP 2007). A lot of food is thrown away due to "safety scares" and consumers insecurity of the safety and quality of the food. If the microbiological state of meat can be identified and constantly updated, throughout the whole supply chain, includi
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the structural evolution and spatial pattern of regional unemployment rates in the EU for the period 1999-2009. Several previous studies have found large disparities across Europe’s regions, contrary to what neoclassic theory predict would be the effect of regional integration. Moreover, some literature finds that these differences seem to increase over tim
This paper aims at describing the drivers of long-run consumer price inflation in China as well as determining the role of imported inflation through changes in international food prices. The study was conducted with an OLS-regression on a Two-Pillar Phillips curve theoretical framework. Analysis of year-on-year growth data concludes that the main drivers of CPI inflation are: output gap, house pr
In the doctrine, Articles 7(1)(b) to (d) CTMR, which preclude the registration of non-distinctive, descriptive and generic signs, are considered to form a part of a single, indivisible concept of distinctiveness, which is one of the most fundamental concepts in trade mark law. When assessing the distinctiveness of trade marks under these provisions, the CFI and the ECJ insist that all categories o
In view of creating a common area of freedom, security and justice in the European Union, its Member States have increased their cooperation and coordination in the field of border protection and migration management. Over the last years they have focused on the 'external dimension' of border protection and have shifted their border controls away from their territories. They have put into
Development of a successful prophylactic or therapeutic treatment for active Tuberculosis (TB) has been hampered by the bacilli’s ability to evade, tolerate, subvert host immunity and persist in a hypoxic intracellular niche. Upon infection with M. tuberculosis (Mtb), there is an increased demand for metabolites by cells to respond to the robust immune activation, which is met with a shift of meta
Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic as improvements in available technologies previously considered science fiction, like image recognition, language processing, and self-driving vehicles, are becoming financially viable. Further, several studies point to how automation of processes will increase efficiency in a variety of white-collar sectors. The public sector is no exception, and the
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore and identify the factors leading to or inhibiting inclusion, and how these do so. Methodology: I conduct a qualitative case study using semi-structured interviews of respondents within an anonymous case company named Company X, and use pattern matching to both test factors of inclusion found in the diversity and inclusion literature, but also identi
The effect of temporal context in the encoding and retrieval of facial stimuli was examined based on behavioural and EEG data collection during a cued recall memory task. Participants were found to have greater accuracy in their recollection of serial list items encoded before a correctly retrieved facial stimulus in comparison to those encoded after a correctly retrieved facial stimulus. Addition
