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2. 6. Searching the known, discovering the unknown : The Russian transition from plan to market as network processes

   Author : Martin Johanson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Transition; Russia; Network; Change Processes; Relationships; Search; Discovery; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The present study examines the transition from a planned economy to a market economy in Russia. In light of the fact that one of the main problems perceived by Russian firms during the transition is the management of their relations with the contexts, mainly customers and suppliers, a network approach is used as the theoretical framework. READ MORE

4. 7. The fuzzy front end of manufacturing technology development : Exploring the link between the known and the unknown

   Author : Mats Ahlskog; Jessica Bruch; Mats Jackson; David Rönnberg Sjödin; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : It is well known that a way of competing on a global market is through the introduction of new manufacturing technologies in the production system that can improve product quality as well as contribute to reducing manufacturing time, reduced product price and in the end increased profits. Manufacturing companies that develop and introduce new manufacturing technologies can differentiate themselves from others and thus achieve increased competitiveness. READ MORE

5. 8. Identity through the other : Canadian adventure romance for adolescents

   Author : Clarence Larsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Adventure romance; quest for identity; unit of the monomyth; Canadian North; polarized worlds; myths; first and second-order system; psychological discourse; cultural critique; vicarious rite of passage; Hughes; Monica Hughes; Houston; James Houston; Markoosie; Kanadensisk barn- och ungdomslitteratur; Kanadensiska äventyrsromaner; historia;

   Abstract : This study of Canadian adventure romance for adolescents seeks to demonstrate the cultural significance of the genre through close readings of James Houston's Frozen Fire and The White Archer, Monica Hughes's Hunter in the Dark and Ring-Rise, Ring-Set, as well as Markoosie's Harpoon of the Hunter. By means of a semiotic-structuralist approach I examine the texts as a signifying system conveying discourses that constitute a code of connection to the social context of contemporary young-adult readers. READ MORE

6. 9. The chloroplast talks : Insights into the language of the chloroplast in Arabidopsis

   Author : Peter Kindgren; Åsa Strand; Barry Pogson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Arabidopsis thaliana; chloroplast; photosynthesis; retrograde communication; Mg-ProtoIX; oxidative stress; gene expression; Molecular biology; Molekylärbiologi; Physiological Botany; fysiologisk botanik;

   Abstract : The chloroplast originates from an endosymbiotic event 1.5 billion years ago, when a free living photosynthetic bacteria was engulfed by a eukaryotic host. The chloroplastic genome has through evolution lost many genes to the nuclear genome of the host. READ MORE

7. 10. Designing for the unknown : Didactical design for process-based assessment in technology-rich learning environments

   Author : Peter Bergström; Brian Hudson; Gun-Marie Frånberg; Fredrik Paulsson; Anthony Rosie; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Process-based assessment; didactical design; technology; power; control; teacher; student; relationship; content; higher education; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on a study of the development of education through theinnovative use of process-based assessment in technology-rich learningenvironments in teacher and nurse education. The study of process-basedassessment addresses the aim of creating a better understanding of the shiftin emphasis from teaching to learning with regard to theory and practice. READ MORE