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Greta Magnusson Grossman : Från funkis till California Modern
No full textThis thesis explores the architecture, interior design and furniture design of Greta Magnusson Grossman (1906-1999), a pioneering Swedish Modernist who emigrated to the United States in 1940 and became part of the design movement California Modern in Los Angeles. Despite a productive and acclaimed career, her work was more or less forgotten until rediscovered in the early 2000’s.In this thesis, Greta Magnusson Grossman’s broader context is understood through literature studies of the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition, the introduction of Swedish Modern at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, the postwar design movement California Modern, and the International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1948. Similar needs for well designed, low cost housing and furniture in the two countries are found.To further examine the work of Magnusson Grossman, her 1949 residence at Waynecrest Drive in Los Angeles is visually analyzed and compared with contemporary Case Study House #8 by American design couple Charles and Ray Eames from 1949, and Swedish furniture designer and architect Bruno Mathsson’s Exhibition Hall from 1950. Several correlations between the three environments are identified, and confirms Greta Magnusson Grossman’s progressive contributions in the fields of architecture, interiors and furniture design.
Greta Magnusson Grossman : Från funkis till California Modern
No full textThis thesis explores the architecture, interior design and furniture design of Greta Magnusson Grossman (1906-1999), a pioneering Swedish Modernist who emigrated to the United States in 1940 and became part of the design movement California Modern in Los Angeles. Despite a productive and acclaimed career, her work was more or less forgotten until rediscovered in the early 2000’s.In this thesis, Greta Magnusson Grossman’s broader context is understood through literature studies of the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition, the introduction of Swedish Modern at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, the postwar design movement California Modern, and the International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1948. Similar needs for well designed, low cost housing and furniture in the two countries are found.To further examine the work of Magnusson Grossman, her 1949 residence at Waynecrest Drive in Los Angeles is visually analyzed and compared with contemporary Case Study House #8 by American design couple Charles and Ray Eames from 1949, and Swedish furniture designer and architect Bruno Mathsson’s Exhibition Hall from 1950. Several correlations between the three environments are identified, and confirms Greta Magnusson Grossman’s progressive contributions in the fields of architecture, interiors and furniture design.
Where are the black caimans, Melanosuchus niger (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae), in the Xingu River basin, Brazil?
No full textThe black caiman, Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825), which can reach a length of 6 meters (Medem, 1981), was considered endangered due to intense hunting for its skin in the 1970s (Rebelo and Magnusson, 1983), but densities in several areas have recovered after the implementation of environmental laws and conservation programs (Da Silveira and Thorbjarnason, 1999), as well as changes in contraband routes.Na publicação: Zilca Campos
Magnusson (Gudmundur) - Production under Risk. A Theoretical Study.
No full textLecaillon Jacques. Magnusson (Gudmundur) - Production under Risk. A Theoretical Study.. In: Revue économique, volume 21, n°3, 1970. pp. 485-486
Project social capital in biotech R&D: Its configuration and impact on knowledge development
No full textDrawing upon recent literature, which employs social networks in the field of project management, the aim of this research is to empirically investigate the importance of projects’ social capital for knowledge development in R&D projects. Primary data were collected via sociometric questionnaires on a population of 53 biotech R&D projects located at one of the most important science parks in Sweden. The analysis focused on the distinctive structural configuration of projects’ social capital, among which the roles of network diversity were emphasized. Our results suggest that certain structural configurations of project social capital maximize the level of effectiveness in knowledge development. More specifically, we found an inverted U-shaped relationship between projects’ network diversity and their level of knowledge development, demonstrating that intermediate levels of diversity maximize project knowledge development. Implications for innovation managers and policymakers are discussed
Magnusson (Gudmundur) - Production under Risk. A Theoretical Study.
No full textLecaillon Jacques. Magnusson (Gudmundur) - Production under Risk. A Theoretical Study.. In: Revue économique, volume 21, n°3, 1970. pp. 485-486
Erik Magnusson in Tumhult : A campaigner for Sunnerbo in the Riksdag?
No full textDenna studie diskuterar huruvida riksdagsmannen Erik Magnusson var en förkämpe för Sunnerboområdet. Jag har använt såväl kvantitativ som kvalitativ metod, med beskrivande statistik som jag sammanställt utofrån Magnussons motioner. Huvudfrågan för studien är i vilken utsträckning Magnusson agerat i lokala och regionala frågor i riksdagen. De andra frågorna som min studie ska söka besvara är i vilken utsträckning Magnussons motioner handlade om jordbruksfrågor och hur Magnussons agerande skilde sig i förhållande till två andra Sunnerbopolitiker, Karlssons och Johanssons insatser rörande lokala och regionala frågor. Resultatet visar att Magnusson endast hade åtta motioner i lokala och regionala frågor. Den visar också att Magnussons stora fråga var jordbruksfrågor, varav Magnusson hade totalt 51
Erik Magnusson in Tumhult : A campaigner for Sunnerbo in the Riksdag?
No full textDenna studie diskuterar huruvida riksdagsmannen Erik Magnusson var en förkämpe för Sunnerboområdet. Jag har använt såväl kvantitativ som kvalitativ metod, med beskrivande statistik som jag sammanställt utofrån Magnussons motioner. Huvudfrågan för studien är i vilken utsträckning Magnusson agerat i lokala och regionala frågor i riksdagen. De andra frågorna som min studie ska söka besvara är i vilken utsträckning Magnussons motioner handlade om jordbruksfrågor och hur Magnussons agerande skilde sig i förhållande till två andra Sunnerbopolitiker, Karlssons och Johanssons insatser rörande lokala och regionala frågor. Resultatet visar att Magnusson endast hade åtta motioner i lokala och regionala frågor. Den visar också att Magnussons stora fråga var jordbruksfrågor, varav Magnusson hade totalt 51
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A pro-inflammatory agent, Lipopolysaccharide, can mimic the effects ofaging on spatial reference memory
No full textA pro-inflammatory agent, lipopolysaccharide, can mimic the effects of aging on spatial reference memory
E. R. ESCOBEDO and K. R. Magnusson, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Coll. of Vet. Med., Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331
Humans and rodents experience declines in reference (long-term), working (short-term) memory, and cognitive flexibility during the aging process. Aging changes in GluN1 and GluN2B subunits of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors show a relationship to both reference and working memory deficits. Sulindac, an anti-inflammatory drug, enhances working memory and NMDA receptor subunit expression in rats. The hypothesis addressed in the present study was that inflammation plays a role in NMDA receptor aging and memory declines. The question addressed was whether a pro-inflammatory treatment in young mice would produce the same changes in memory and NMDA receptor expression as aging.
Male C57BL/6 mice (3 month old) were randomly assigned to 2 treatment groups, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or saline. Non-surgical (24 month old) mice were also included. Cannulas attached to osmotic pumps were implanted into the lateral ventricles of the brain for 3 weeks. One week after pumps were removed, behavioral testing was performed with the Morris water maze. LPS-treated young (cumulative proximity (cm): 6287 ± 625; RANOVA & Fisher’s LSD) performed significantly worse than saline young (Mean: 4565 ± 352) and similar to old mice (Mean: 7519 ± 389) in reference memory place trials. LPS treated young (average proximity (cm): 40 ± 1.4) performed similar to saline young (35 ± 1.3), and old (45± 1.5) performed the poorest in probe trials for reference memory. LPS didn’t appear to have any effect on reversals, working memory, or cued trials. The average swim speed for reference memory and cued trials showed that the LPS treated were the fastest swimmers, presenting that any deficits were not due to poor motor ability. Stimulating inflammation in a young brain produced only some of the memory deficits seen in aging.
Supported by NIH grant AG016322 to K.R.M
What matters for ideation? A cross-level investigation of individual, group, and network factors
No full textPaper I: The power of star ideators: Does star ideator alone drive the success of
ideas? The virtues and limits of star ideator presence in groups. Paper II: (with Magnusson, M.) The effect of diversity and group familiarity on performance in ideation groups. Paper III: (with Björk, J.) Temporary Network Structure and Group ideation
performance - the effect of centrality and structural holes.Paper I: The power of star ideators: Does star ideator alone drive the success of
ideas? The virtues and limits of star ideator presence in groups. Paper II: (with Magnusson, M.) The effect of diversity and group familiarity on performance in ideation groups. Paper III: (with Björk, J.) Temporary Network Structure and Group ideation
performance - the effect of centrality and structural holes.LUISS PhD Thesi
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