Search for dissertations about: "Maria Oskarsson"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Maria Oskarsson.
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1. Towards Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Logistics
Abstract : Logistics is regarded as an area of high importance in business, contributing to profitability and competitiveness. Logistics is crucial also from a societal perspective, since logistical activities count for a big proportion of a country’s GNP, and since effective logistics systems can help reducing some of the environmental problems we face today. READ MORE
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2. Total Cost Analysis in Logistics : Practical Execution, Learning, and Teaching in Higher Education
Abstract : Cost is considered a crucial factor in much decision-making in private and public organisations. Therefore, the ability to calculate total estimated costs for different alternatives is important. However, such total cost analysis is a challenging task. READ MORE
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3. Making a Market out of a Welfare State : Swedish Local Politicians’ Perspectives on Elderly Care Marketisation
Abstract : Market reforms have quite notably been used as a solution to increase the quality of public services and efficiency since the 1990s. Sweden has also introduced marketisation in the field of elderly care since 1992 to cope with increasing care needs while maintaining costs at a reasonable level. READ MORE
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4. Steroid-Metabolizing Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Enzymes in the Maintenance of Cholesterol and Sex Hormone Levels
Abstract : The enzymes CYP27A1 and CYP7B1 are widely expressed in various human tissues and perform catalytic reactions in cholesterol homeostasis and endocrine signaling. We have investigated the metabolism of a synthetic oxysterol. READ MORE
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5. Growing into Voting : Election Turnout among Young People and Habit Formation
Abstract : This thesis contains an introduction and four essays that together address the issues of turnout and habitual voting. Although voting is less unequal than other forms of political participation, it is still biased in favour of more socially affluent citizens. One way to achieve more equal participation is to increase the general turnout. READ MORE