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1. 1. DEMOCRACIES WITHOUT DEMOCRATS A quantitative study of citizens’ preferences for autocratic regimes

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Petronella Ruben Hydén; [2023-12-06]
   Keywords : Autocratization; Autocracy; Outsider; Insider; Attitudes;

   Abstract : What decides whether a person prefers democracy or autocracy? Can the preference be narrowed down to one single influencing factor, or is it instead a combination of several phenomena that determines it? In order to understand the shifts in autocratic tendencies globally from a macro perspective, it is crucial to study the micro perspective behind it: individuals. This essay builds on previous research regarding citizens’ preference for different regime types to map out further why some people prefer autocracy over democracy. READ MORE

3. 2. DRIVER ENGAGEMENT User experience of static & dynamic interaction and engagement in Non-Driving Related Activities in Automated Vehicles - An experimental study

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Elin Johansson; Sara Börjesson; [2023-05-19]
   Keywords : Non-Driving Related Activities; Take-over Request; SAE Level 4; Engagement; Situational Awareness; Self Assessment Manikin; The Contextual Control Model; Take-Over Scenario;

   Abstract : The rapid development of automation in vehicles is reshaping the role of the driver and consequently changing driver behavior. This study is based on the SAE level 4 of automation, i.e the autonomous vehicle (AV) can drive fully autonomously in a conditioned area. READ MORE

4. 3. Decreases over time in shannon diversity of land snails

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Jens Hemming; [2023-02-15]
   Keywords : Climate change; global warming; land snails; species composition;

   Abstract : With rising temperatures as a consequence of climate change, suitable habitats for land snails in the northern hemisphere may be shifting northwards. However, there is a lack of studies that explore the latitudinal effects that climate change has on land snails. READ MORE

5. 4. Is sugar as sweet to the palate asseeds are appetizing to the belly? : Taste responsiveness to seven sweet-tastingsubstances in white-faced sakis (Pithecia pithecia)

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Mikel Redin Hurtado; [2023]
   Keywords : Food-associated carbohydrates; relative sweetness; seed predation; steviol glycosides; taste preference thresholds; taste responsiveness; white-faced sakis;

   Abstract : Differences in taste perception between species are thought to reflect evolutionaryadaptations to dietary specializations such as seed predation. By employing a two-bottlepreference test, the purpose of the current study was to evaluate the taste responsiveness forfive food-associated carbohydrates and two steviol glycosides in four adult white-faced sakis(Pithecia pithecia). READ MORE

6. 5. A Consumer Perspective on Reshoring Production: Insights from Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Madeliene Hedin; Yajun Liang; Witt Gustaf; [2023]
   Keywords : Reshoring; Swedish Consumers; Purchase Intention; Brand Attitude; Social Acceptability; Perceived Social Responsibility;

   Abstract : Background: Reshoring refers to the process of bringing back manufacturing activities from foreign countries to the home country. The phenomenon is receiving increasing attention from companies and academics for factors such as increasing labor costs in offshore locations, supply chain disruptions, and a growing preference for locally made products. READ MORE