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  1. 1. The Role of Functional Traits and Trade-offs in Seasonal Succession of Phytoplankton Community Structuring : A numerical investigation of resource acquisition traits of Lake Constance

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Ayesha Nagahage; [2024]
    Keywords : Phytoplankton; resource acquisition; traits; trade-off; resource limitation;

    Abstract : Long-term ecological research in deep lakes offers valuable insights into understanding changes in trophic states and organization of phytoplankton assemblages. Utilizing five decades of phytoplankton taxonomic trait data from pre-alpine Lake Constance, a confirmed negative relationship was found between phosphate and light affinity at the annual community trait level. READ MORE

  2. 2. Communicating compliance : A qualitative research of safety information within blue collar industries in Sweden and Norway and an onboarding design proposal of a regulatory compliance app

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Karolina Meijer; [2023]
    Keywords : blue collar worker; construction industry; digital onboarding; re-design;

    Abstract : Which solutions exist within the blue collar industries in Sweden and Norway today for conveying safety information to its employees? How may one re-design an understandable onboarding process to a digital app for Swedish-speaking blue collar workers? This study set out to research these questions, collaborating with Inphiz Technologies AB, a SaaS company in Stockholm, Sweden who has created a digital service to manage and automate legislative and regulatory compliance data in blue collar industries. The objective of the study was to answer the research questions and to create a design proposal for the users first steps into the Inphiz app through an onboarding process. READ MORE

  3. 3. Sweden´s Affinity towards Czech Republic : - A Gravity Model Approach

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Agneta Olsson; [2011]
    Keywords : international trade; purchasing power paradox; transaction costs; gravity model; Czech Republic; affinity; familiarity;

    Abstract : Abstract It is well known that geographical distances between nations cause differences in cul-tural resemblances as well as affinity. Defined, affinity is inheriting similarities between nations in familiarity, language and mutual understanding. READ MORE

  4. 4. Trade Patterns in Europe : An assessment of EU and EMU memberships

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Jannice Söderström; Louise Buhre; [2008]
    Keywords : EU; EMU; Gravity model; Trade affinity; Common currency;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates in what way trade flows in Europe have been altered and differ for countries belonging to a preferential trade agreement as well as a common currency area. More specifically, how exports among the European countries are affected by memberships with the European Union and the EMU. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Dynamics of Trade Affinities : An Assessment of the Globalization of the European Continent

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Louise Buhre; [2008]
    Keywords : Trade Affinities; Globalization; Gravity Model; Trade Flows;

    Abstract : This thesis is an assessment of the dynamics of trade affinities and how they have influenced trade flows in the European continent. The focus is how trade affinities have altered over a time span of four time periods stretching from the 1970s up to today and how these alterations have influenced globalization. READ MORE