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Innovations should create value for increasingly individualistic consumers with varying demands and for other stakeholders. Today, retailers have the power in the supply/value chain. This research investigates how Swedish food retailers view innovations, their role and that of customers and suppliers in the development process, and how they see future development. The study is based on open-ended
Popular Abstract in Swedish By building a strong brand that is favourably perceived by target customers, a firm can establish a competitive advantage that enables greater revenues and profitability. This is at least what the branding literature always has assumed, and something few marketing and brand managers seem to disagree with. When asked how exactly a brand can be charged with such great valBy building a strong brand that is favourably perceived by target customers, a firm can establish a competitive advantage that enables greater revenues and profitability. This is at least what the branding literature always has assumed, and something few marketing and brand managers seem to disagree with. When asked how exactly a brand can be charged with such great value, however, neither academi
Field studies to investigate the effects of Intelligent Speed Adaptation (haptic respectively auditory warnings) were carried out in Hungary and Spain. In a before/after within subject study, 20 test drivers in each country, tested both the Active Accelerator Pedal and an auditory warning system. Both systems had an effect on speed and the effect was greater for the Active Accelerator Pedal than f
This paper gives a brief summary of CFD (computational fluid dynamics) methods and turbulence modeling for applications in the design, research and development of heat exchangers. Some examples are shown to demonstrate how CFD methods can be used as engineering tools. Nevertheless, limitations and shortcomings as well as need for further research are highlighted. Copyright
Introduction: The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal cognitive outcome in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and analyze factors that affect the outcome, including the impact of different cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI). Methods: In an open, three-year, nonrandomized, prospective, multicenter study, 843 patients were treated with donepezil, rivastigmine, or galantamine in a routine cl
Popular Abstract in Swedish Astma är en folksjukdom, och i Sverige är 5 % av vuxna, och 10 % av barnen drabbade. Varje år dör flera hundra astmatiker av akuta anfall i Sverige, vilket visar att den befintliga medicineringen i många fall är otillräcklig. I denna avhandling har en grundvetenskaplig undersökning av ett fenomen, som kallas för spontantonus, genomförts. Spontantonus innebär att luftvägAsthma is a common disease, characterized by periods of bronchoconstriction of unclear origin. This thesis examines a specific behavior of airway smooth muscle, the so-called spontaneous airway tone. It was suspected that a defect regulation of this tone may be a cause of asthmatic bronchoconstriction. The experiments shows that tracheal preparations can display two types of spontaneous tone. In t
Popular Abstract in Swedish Dykresponsen Andningsuppehåll (apné) eller fridykning ställer stora krav på att så effektivt som möjligt disponera de förråd med syrgas som finns i kroppen. Känsliga organ såsom hjärnan och hjärtat kan inte klara sig utan syrgas någon längre tid. Huden, musklerna och magtarm-kanalen har däremot en större tolerans mot syrgasbrist. Kroppens syrgasförråd finns framför allThis thesis deals with cardiovascular and respiratory effects of apneas in humans. During apnea (breath-holding), a number of interacting cardiovascular reflexes are initiated, and together these reflexes are called the “diving response”. The main cardiovascular characteristics of the human diving response are reduced heart rate, decreased cardiac output, peripheral vasoconstriction, and increased
Auger-electron spectroscopy (AES) has developed to a major tool for chemical identification and for characterization of solid surfaces. As first emphasized by Lander[1], it can also be used a spectroscopy for gaining information on occupied electron states and their interactions. However, AES gives a far less direct picture of the occupied states than does, for example, angle-resolved photoemissio
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Several beneficial effects have been connected with dietary fibre. Insoluble fibre has a good faecal bulking capacity, whereas soluble and viscous dietary fibre has been shown to have beneficial effects on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Fruit and vegetables provide about one third of the dietary fibre intake in Northern Europe and more than half in Mediterranean countries. These food items are
