61 research outputs found
Can the Crowd Save the World? An Empirical Analysis of Investment-Based Crowdfunding and Sustainability
No full textHow environmental and social orientations influence the funding success of investment-based crowdfunding: The mediating role of the number of funders and the average funding amount
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Diversity matters: the influence of gender diversity on the environmental orientation of entrepreneurial ventures
No full textEnvironmental entrepreneurship bears great potential to promote sustainable development. Several influencing factors on the level of environmental orientation have been identified by past literature. In this respect, mixed results occur with regard to the influence of gender on environmental entrepreneurship. However, these studies simply investigated the level of a single entrepreneur by distinguishing between male and female individuals, although ventures are increasingly founded by entrepreneurial teams. Consequently, this study quantitatively addresses the research question how the gender of founding teams influences the environmental orientation of entrepreneurial ventures. Based on a dataset of entrepreneurial ventures from the US and Germany, our results indicate that the level of environmental orientation is not dependent on the share of female members, but rather on the gender diversity of the founding team. We conclude that gender diversity within the entrepreneurial team is necessary to address both ecological and economic goals of environmental entrepreneurship. Based on this finding, theoretical and practical implications are drawn, in particular for policy, entrepreneurial teams and entrepreneurship training
Effect of a gluten and milk protein free diet on gastrointestinal symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review
No full textAbstract
Title: Effect of a gluten and milk protein free diet on gastrointestinal symptoms in
children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review
Author: Isabell Stahlén and Mikaela Thelander
Supervisor: Andrea Mikkelsen
Examiner: Frode Slinde
Programme: Programme in dietetics, 180/240 ECTS
Type of paper: Bachelor’s thesis in clinical nutrition, 15 higher education credits
Date: April 5th, 2017
Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a collective term for neurodevelopmental
disorders which leads to a reduced or different way of perceive, process and understand
information. Hypotheses suggest that peptides originated from gluten and casein may have an
impact on behaviors typical of ASD, as well as an impact on gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms
which are frequent in children with ASD.
Objective: The aim of this study was to review and summarize the scientific evidence for the
effect of a diet free from gluten and milk proteins on GI symptoms in children with ASD.
Search strategy: Systematic literature searches were conducted during January 2017 in the
databases PubMed and Scopus. Keywords used were ”autism”, ”autism spectrum disorders”,
”gastrointestinal”, ”gluten”, ”casein”, ”free”, ”child, ”children”, ”wheat” and ”dairy” (free
text) and ”autism spectrum disorder”, ”diet, gluten-free” and ”milk proteins” (MeSH).
Selection criteria: Inclusion criteria were RCT and cross-over studies, interventions
consisting of a diet free from gluten and milk proteins, GI symptoms as outcome measures,
human studies in children (0-17 years) diagnosed with ASD and articles written in Swedish or
English.
Data collection and analysis: A total of three articles were audited using the template “Mall
för kvalitetsgranskning av randomiserade studier” by Statens Beredning för Medicinsk och
Social Utvärdering. Total strength of evidence was assessed using the audit model “Underlag
för sammanvägd bedömning enligt GRADE” by University of Gothenburg.
Main results: None of the studies showed any difference in GI symptoms between
intervention and control group. One study showed a significant difference in GI symptoms in
the intervention group.
Conclusions: The studies show a moderate strength of evidence (+++) that a diet free from
gluten and milk proteins has no effect on GI symptoms in children with ASD.
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorders, gluten, casein, milk proteins, gastrointestinal symptomsSammanfattning
Titel: Effekt av gluten- och mjölkproteinfri kost på gastrointestinala symtom hos
barn med autismspektrumtillstånd: En systematisk översiktsartikel
Författare: Isabell Stahlén och Mikaela Thelander
Handledare: Andrea Mikkelsen
Examinator: Frode Slinde
Linje: Dietistprogrammet, 180/240 hp
Typ av arbete: Självständigt arbete i klinisk nutrition, 15 hp
Datum: 2017-04-05
Bakgrund: Autismspektrumtillstånd (ASD) är ett samlat begrepp för flera neurologiska
funktionsnedsättningar vilket leder till ett nedsatt eller annorlunda sätt att ta in, bearbeta och
förstå information. Hypoteser antyder att peptider från gluten och kasein skulle kunna ha en
påverkan på beteenden typiska vid ASD, samt en påverkan på gastrointestinala (GI) symtom
vilket är frekvent förekommande hos barn med ASD.
Syfte: Syftet med denna systematiska översiktsartikel var att granska och sammanställa det
vetenskapliga underlaget för effekten av gluten- och mjölkproteinfri (GMF) kost på GIsymtom
hos barn med ASD.
Sökväg: Systematiska litteratursökningar genomfördes under januari 2017 i databaserna
PubMed och Scopus. Sökord som användes var ”autism”, ”autism spectrum disorders”,
”gastrointestinal”, ”gluten”, ”casein”, ”free”, ”child, ”children”, ”wheat” och ”dairy” (fritext)
samt ”autism spectrum disorder”, ”diet, gluten-free” och ”milk proteins” (MeSH).
Urvalskriterier: Inklusionskriterier var RCT- och cross over-studier, GMF-kost som
intervention, utfallsmått GI-symtom, humanstudier på barn (0-17 år) med diagnos ASD samt
artiklar skrivna på svenska eller engelska.
Datainsamling och analys: Totalt tre artiklar granskades med hjälp av ”Mall för
kvalitetsgranskning av randomiserade studier” utformad av Statens Beredning för Medicinsk
och Social Utvärdering. Sammanvägd evidensstyrka bedömdes med hjälp av
granskningsmallen ”Underlag för sammanvägd bedömning enligt GRADE” utformad av
Göteborgs Universitet.
Resultat: I samtliga studier kunde ingen skillnad i GI-symtom påvisas mellan interventionsoch
kontrollgrupp. En studie påvisade en signifikant skillnad i GI-symtom inom
interventionsgrupp.
Slutsats: Studierna visar måttlig evidensstyrka (+++) för att en GMF-kost saknar effekt på GIsymtom
hos barn med ASD.
Nyckelord: Autismspektrumtillstånd, gluten, kasein, mjölkprotein, gastrointestinala symto
The man, the myth, the legend – he who everyone has heard, but no one knows about : A discourse analysis of Johnny Bode´s memory
No full textAuthor: Isabell Sandahl Title: The man, the myth, the legend – he who everyone has heard, but no one knows about Under title: A discourse analysis of Johnny Bode´s memory Pages: 30 Key Words: Johnny Bode, Discourse analysis, Johnny Bode Appreciation Society Johnny Bode (1912 – 1983) was a Swedish singer and composer who lived a very scandalous life, where norm breaking, and crime played a big part. Bodes biggest scandal took place during the second world war, when he traveled to Norway, during the occupation, and worked for the Nazi regime. Since Bode was a public person and a man who constantly drew a lot of attention to him, the media often wrote about him during his career. However, after his stay in Norway, Bode became pariah in Sweden and the writing about him ceased. About 30 years later, Bode died almost totally forgotten. There are several biographies about Johnny Bode´s life and there is one research report that goes through his life. Something that does not exist however is an overview about what was being said about him during different periods of time. The purpose with this essay is to go through what was has been said about Bode between 1983 – 1987, and between 2009 – 2023, while then compare these periods. This will be done by discourse theory and discourse analysis. Since discourse theory is a very wide theory, a discussion about how discourse should be defined in this essay, will also take place. The material that is used in this essay are mainly articles from various newspapers in Sweden, as well as the Johnny Bode Appreciation Society and the book Swedish swindlers and cheaters (Svenska svindlare och fuskare) written by Fredrik Kullberg. The results shows that the parts of Bode´s life that where presented between 1983 – 1987 were the fact that he was a forgotten celebrity, his stay in Norway and his LP disc The brothel mother´s songs (Bordellmammas visor), while the parts of Bode´s life that where presented between 2009 – 2023 was mainly his scandalous life story and his title as the Father of the Genitalia rock
A systematic literature review of crowdfunding and sustainability: highlighting what really matters
No full textThis article systematically reviews literature at the intersection of crowdfunding and sustainability. It analyzes the extent to which the current research foci in crowdfunding and sustainability contribute to unleashing the potential of crowdfunding for sustainable development. The findings highlight that the research field has a relatively short history but already shows signs of growing maturity. With regard to the research foci, the results reveal misbalances between the relevance ascribed to various aspects in research and in practice. For example, the research primarily deals with the types of crowdfunding that make up the smallest shares of the crowdfunding volume. Likewise, a research gap related to the post-funding phase as well as to environmental oriented projects is identified. On this basis, it is recommended to focus future research on the impact of crowdfunding projects on staying within the planetary boundaries and on crowdfunding projects dealing with environmental issues or integrating the social and environmental dimension of sustainability. Additionally, the potential of crowdfunding as a legitimizing function for sustainable ventures needs to be researched
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No full textUser experience with smartphone repair activities and the impact of modular product design
No full textModular-focused re-design is a promising strategy for product lifetime extension and
recyclability of materials. Yet, sustainability benefits of modular product design do not automatically
come into effect, but require additional service activities. To achieve the intended sustainability effects,
such services have to be attractive and made use of by customers. This study investigates to what
extent sustainability-focused modular product design in the smartphone sector promotes (i) self-repair
compared to using a repair service as well as (ii) the effect of positive user experience with repair
instructions and services. It further analyzes how circular economy attitudes and perceived self repairability moderate these effects. The quantitative analysis, first, finds that users of modular
smartphones are more likely to choose self-repair than to use a repair service compared to users of
semi-modular smartphones. This effect increases the more the device is perceived as self-repairable.
Second, the analysis reveals that modular smartphone design supports positive experience with repair
instructions. Repair instructions of modular smartphones are perceived as necessary, helpful, easily
accessible, and sufficiently available. Consequently, successful implementation and management of
complementary product and service designs are key to promote product lifetime extension in the
smartphone industry. To leverage different attitudes, accompanying communication and user
customization could stimulate circular behavio
State of the art in technology-supported resilience training for military professionals
No full textCertain professions carry a risk of experiencing traumatic events and sometimes developing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Researchers have been working on strategies to prevent professionals in those fields from developing PTSD. Recently, there has been a focus on applying technology that supports these preventive strategies, especially in a military context. This chapter provides an overview of the state of the art in technology-supported resilience training for military professionals, which has considerable common ground with the interdisciplinary field of human computer confluence (HCC). The effectiveness of these technologies and the resilience strategies they support are reviewed through the literature
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