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The generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from differentiated cells is a process of great scientific interest due to the medical potential of such cells. This process (called 'reprogramming' of cells) is however notoriously inefficient and still not very well understood. Therefore studies that can help us understand the interactions and mechanisms governing the reprogramming p
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding of how different groups of consumers perceive a brand depending on whether they are exposed to influencer marketing or paid social media marketing. Methodology: A descriptive quantitative study with a between-subjects design was conducted using a digital survey. A combination of one-way ANOVA, independent samples t-test and Spear
When Sweden entered NATO in 2024, 200 years of alliance-freedom was upheaved. Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty states that an attack on any of the allied states is to be considered an attack against them all, which means that Swedish soldiers may be deployed in combat on foreign soil. Given that the Swedish Armed Forces have previously only been concerned with protecting their own borders, t
Syftet med denna uppsats är att belysa det arbete som sker i Göteborg med att utveckla staden som destination. Då mycket av den forskning som bedrivs inom destinationsutveckling beskriver vikten av samarbete för att lyckas med detta, har vi valt att titta närmare på Göteborg & Co´s arbete vars uppgift och syfte är att genom marknadsföring etablera och stärka Göteborg som destination i Europa s
Syftet med uppsatsen är att finna och konkretisera möjliga faktorer som bidrar till en framgångsrik nyemission hos onoterade företag i Sverige. De faktorer kan på förhand hjälpa onoterade företag att anpassa organisationen och emissionsvillkoren till att ha så bra förutsättningar som möjligt för att genomföra en framgångsrik nyemission. Vi har utifrån en deduktiv ansats gjort en kvantitativ unders
Detta examensarbete undersöker hur svenska banker kommunicerar och marknadsför gröna lån, samt i vilken utsträckning denna kommunikation riskerar att bidra till greenwashing, när företag ger en bild av att vara mer miljövänliga än vad som är fallet. Studien utgår från en kvalitativ metod och baseras på intervjuer med tre svenska banker, Swedbank, SEB och Sparbanken Skåne samt tre fastighetsbolag, This thesis investigates how Swedish banks communicate and market green loans, and to what extent this communication risks contributing to greenwashing, when companies portray themselves as more environmentally friendly than they actually are. The study employs a qualitative method and is based on interviews with three Swedish banks, Swedbank, SEB, and Sparbanken Skåne, as well as three real estat
Sveriges utveckling i form av ett mer digitaliserat och elektrifierat samhälle medför en högre belastning på elnätet. Samtidigt är elnätet inte dimensionerad för denna belastning. Nätets kapacitet är direkt kopplat till effektuttag och för att jämna ut och minska höga effekttoppar i nätet beslutades det därför att införa effektavgifter senast den 1 januari 2027. Under tiden arbetet skrevs beslutadSweden’s development towards a more digitalized and electrified society is increasing the load on the electricity grid. At the same time, the grid is not dimensioned for this level of demand. The grid capacity is directly linked to power demand, and to reduce and smooth out high-power peaks, it was decided that demand-based electricity tariffs would be introduced no later than January 1, 2027. Dur
Modification of the resonance fluorescence spectrum of a two-level atom driven by a monochromatic field in the close proximity of a plasmonic nanostructure (metal sphere) is studied in detail. It is shown that one can control this spectrum by varying several key parameters: (i) the radius of the nanosphere, (ii) polarization of the incident radiation, and (iii) the atom's location around the nanos
There still is a need for devices that allow reproducible stimulation of skin areas of the human body. We constructed a stimulation system and tested it by using brief pneumatic stimulation to the right thumb of nine healthy volunteers. BOLD-signals in response to tactile stimulation with frequencies of 1, 3 and 5 Hz were measured using a 3T MRI scanner. The stimulation device consists of syntheti
This paper presents the design and features of frequency-selective wallpaper-based on periodic and symmetric metallic hexagons-intended to be attached to standard walls for filtering out 5GHz signals (e.g., IEEE 802.11a systems)without blocking other selected radio communication services (e.g., cellular mobile communication signals). It analyzes the characteristics of the radio channel-as found wi
Preeclampsia, a common complication of pregnancy, contributes significantly to maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. It may lead to both quantitative and qualitative defects of maternal and neonatal platelets. In this prospective study, flow cytometry has been used to study expression of platelet-surface glycoproteins (GPs) on maternal and neonatal platelets of both healthy and preeclamptic
Propionic acid (PA) is a naturally occurring short chain fatty acid produced by microbial fermentation of the indigestible foods in the intestine, having a positive effect on the gastrointestinal health. PA inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria and molds; hence it is widely used as preservative for food, feed and grains. It is also used as a component in several industrial products like polym
Migraines constitute a common neurological and headache disorder affecting around 15% of the world’s population. In addition to other mechanisms, neurogenic neuroinflammation has been proposed to play a part in migraine chronification, which includes peripheral and central sensitization. There is therefore considerable evidence suggesting that inflammation in the intracranial meninges could be a k
A phenomenological study of the isolated photon production in high energy pp and pA collisions at RHIC and LHC energies is performed. Using the color dipole formalism, we investigate the impact of the saturation effects on the production cross sections considering three different phenomenological models for the universal dipole cross section. Predictions for the rapidity dependence of the ratio of
Mixed species charge and baryon balance functions are computed based on proton-proton (pp) collisions simulated with the PYTHIA8 model. Simulations are performed with selected values of the collision energy s and the Monash tune and the ropes and shoving modes of PYTHIA8 to explore whether such measurements provide useful new information and constraints on mechanisms of particle production in pp c
Constructions of woven graph codes based on constituent block and convolutional codes are studied. It is shown that within the random ensemble of such codes based on s-partite, s-uniform hypergraphs, where s depends only on the code rate, there exist codes satisying the Varshamov-Gilbert (VG) and the Costello lower bound on the minimum distance and the free distance, respectively.
