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This research study aims to examine the effects of economic growth on poverty reduction and income distribution in the Dominican Republic from 1992 to 2016; by employing a broad range of methodological tools used in previous country case studies on the basis of micro-level data, we develop a multidimensional approach that allows us to incorporate an inter-temporal dimension of analysis across the

“The majority of females are selfish and don’t want to help us lonely men out”- A netnographic study about men who are incels Incel, is short for and means “involuntary celibate”. The purpose of this study was to observe an Internet forum for incels and to examine incels self-images and social context in selected threads. Also, to see the men's perceived reality and how they describe themselv

Purpose: This thesis attempts to investigate (1) if Parasocial Relationships between users and Voice Assistants exist, (2) if product-related factors affect the formation of this Parasocial Relationship and (3) if the users’ Relationship Attachment Styles are moderating the influence of product-related factors on the formation of Parasocial Relationships. These aims were pursued by testing the inf

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 50,000 SNP-trait associations. Most of these SNPs or genetic variants map to noncoding regions, known as or gene desserts. This makes it challenging to describe the mechanism by which the variant confers susceptibility to the trait. Increasingly, there is an interest in characterization and interpretation of the effect of non-coding

Companies seem to be increasingly interested tapping into bottom-of-the-pyramid (BoP) markets, but only a few multinational corporations have managed to achieve a successful breakthrough. This paper aims to identify several critical aspects of BoP business models that have to be redefined in order to enable mutual value creation in low-income countries. A qualitative approach is adopted in the for

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to examine, which of those variables suggested by past research – i.e. consumer attitude, store image, perceived price, packaging and perceived quality - have a significant influence on the customer’s purchase behaviour of organic private labels. Methodology: A quantitative study with a deductive approach and a cross-sectional design was chosen to obtain qua

Problem – Even though existing research demonstrated why higher education and entrepreneurship are being pursued, it remained unclear what drives people towards studying entrepreneurship at university. Aim – The aim of this work was to integrate the literature streams of higher education and entrepreneurship by exploring the motives and environmental factors for choosing to study entrepreneurship

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether Japan achieves a competitive advantage through digital technologies in order to enhance its socio-economic prosperity in this highly connected world. The author analysed the competitive advantage of Japan’s ICT sector with a particular focus on IoT through Porter’s Diamond Model of National Competitive Advantage. The main motive behind choosing

This study uses multivariate regressions analysis to investigate the connection between business freedom and two, both monetary and non-monetary, measures of poverty in 83 countries. Business freedom is a policy that effectively means the absence of entry barriers for business to the formal economy. Entry barriers are the unnecessary costs of bureaucracy and formality that impedes the start of new

Genom att slänga bort viss information från en komprimerad video och sedan återskapa sekvensen i realtid kan vi minska behovet av lagringsutrymme för adaptiv videostreaming med 20–30%. Detta med helt bibehållen bildkvalité eller endast små försämringar. ==================== Adaptiv streaming Streaming är ett populärt sätt att skicka video över internet där en sekvens delas upp i korta segment soVideo content is the dominant traffic type on mobile networks today and this portion is only expected to increase in the future. In this thesis we investigate ways of reducing bit rates for adaptive streaming applications in the latest video coding standard, H.265 / High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). The current models for offering different-resolution versions of video content in a dynamic way

This thesis examines the development and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies in news media organisations. Here a framework is proposed to analyse new AI and digital technologies and their introduction within the news media and journalism sphere. The framework consists of three stages: applications and implications, and actors (AAI). The first stage of applications considers the tech

This bachelor thesis aims to examine the impact of income inequality on economic growth and assess whether the relationship differs between Europe and Latin America. Many studies have been performed to investigate the relationship between inequality and growth, and these have yielded a variation of results. As some research finds income inequality to positively impact growth, while others find the

Syfte: Syftet med studien var att belysa eventuella samband mellan narrativ hörförståelse, nonordsrepetition och ordförståelse hos elever i årskurs 2 och 3. Metod: Testning av nonordsrepetition, narrativ hörförståelse samt ordförståelse genomfördes med testmaterial Crosslinguistic Nonword Repetition Test, Lyssna, förstå och minnas samt deltest Ordförståelse från Diagnostisk screening för analys aPurpose: The purpose of this study was to elucidate possible correlations between narrative listening comprehension, nonword repetition and word comprehension in 2nd and 3rd grade pupils. Method: Nonword repetition, narrative listening comprehension and word comprehension were assessed using the respective assessment materials: Crosslinguistic Nonword Repetition Test, Lyssna, förstå och minnas and

In this thesis, several current and former trends of Japanese youth language are examined through the perspective of age-appropriate speakers, following previous scholarly arguments that youth language research is fraught with judgements made by non-members of the relevant age group. By the means of a quantitative online questionnaire, the study seeks to find examples of expressions that Japanese

In our research paper, we shed light on the various impacts of acculturation and changes in religious consumption in the lives of muslims, who have migrated from the east and are experiencing life in the west. We took into consideration the holy month Ramadan as a religious reference to our study where we examine muslims religious performance during this time. As Ramadan is considered the most spi

Date: May 15, 2023 Keywords: customer experience, customer journey, customer touchpoints, concept store, journey integration dimensions Project Purpose: The following study aims to enhance understanding of how customers experience different touchpoints within the concept store throughout each stage of the customer journey, as well as, explore existing and new dimensions of the customer journey i

Byggindustrin står inför nya utmaningar i form av skärpta krav när det gäller dess klimatpåverkan. En betydande faktor för byggindustrins klimatpåverkan är den cement som används i betong, eftersom det i samband med tillverkning av cement frigörs stora mängder koldioxid. Platta på mark är en vanlig typ av grundläggning i byggnader i mindre skala, såsom småhus. En typisk småhusplatta av betong ha

There is an increasing demand for responsible business conduct. Different mechanisms have been developed to promote and ensure such responsibility within corporate operations. Two of such mechanisms are the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These two UN mechanisms have been widely implemented into corporate operations with t

This study examined Vigilantism and Crime Control in Upper Sakponba Area of Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria A sample of 10 Upper Sakponba Area residents were drawn of which five where vigilante members and five were non-vigilantes from the 30,145 total population of the community. Two research questions were raised and answered in this study. A 100% response rate was obtained from the participants.