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1. 16. Toward an understanding of the barriers to and facilitators of dietary change

   Författare :Petra Rydén; Linda Hagfors; Ylva Mattsson Sydner; Lars Lindholm; Christina Bergh; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Dietary change; Healthy eating; Barriers; Facilitators; Dietary indexes; Diet cost; Food prices; Social relationships; Qualitative interviews; Mediterranean diet; Celiac disease; Children; Domestic science and nutrition; Hushålls- och kostvetenskap; Kostvetenskap; Food and Nutrition;

   Sammanfattning : Healthy dietary changes would be beneficial for society, as the economic burden of diet-related diseases is massive, and for the individual, who would reduce their risk of ill health. However, it is not easy to change dietary habits. LÄS MER

3. 17. Energy efficiency in Swedish SMEs : Exploring barriers, knowledge creation and the role of municipal energy efficiency programs

   Författare :Fredrik Backman; Jenny Palm; Patrik Thollander; Max Åhman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Policy programs; energy efficiency networks; Community of Practice COPs ; barriers; knowledge creation; Policyprogram; energieffektiviseringsnätverk; Community of Practice COP ; barriärer; skapande av kunskap;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to analyze how municipalities support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their work to improve their energy efficiency. The purpose of this study is to increase the current understanding of how the methods and tools used by municipalities to assist SMEs in improving their energy efficiency influence the end results in terms of achieved energy efficiency, and how knowledge related to energy efficiency is created within SMEs. LÄS MER

4. 18. Breaking information barriers through information literacy : A longitudinal and interventional study among small-firm managers

   Författare :Agneta Lantz; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information utilization; information barriers; information literacy; small companies; managers; libraries; librarians;

   Sammanfattning : The primary aim of this thesis is to contribute to an increased understanding of the information utilisation process through studying impeding process determinants, information barriers, and how they might be tackled by pedagogical means. This would be attained by studying the information situations of small-company managers. LÄS MER

5. 19. Bio-based barriers from wood hydrolysates : A pilot-scale approach

   Författare :Soheil Saadatmand; Ulrica Edlund; Youssef Habibi; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Wood hydrolysate; biorefinery; oxygen permeability; multilayer barriers; food packaging.; vedhydrolysat; syrgaspermeabilitet; barriärskikt; livsmedelsförpackning;

   Sammanfattning : Wood hydrolysates (WHs) are liquids extracted from the hydrothermal treatment of wood. They exist as the byproduct of forestry industries such as the dissolving pulp and fiberboard industries. WHs are hemicellulose-based with a large share of lignin in the chemical composition. LÄS MER

7. 20. Shifting Gender Dynamics In Multinational Ghanaian Mine Jobs : Narratives on Organizational and Sociocultural Barriers

   Författare :Rufai Kilu; Maria Uden; Mohammed-Amin Sanda; Eira Andersson; John Chandler; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; gender and technology; psychosocial structures; enrolment regimes; organizational barriers; stereotype notions on gender roles; shifting gender dynamics; sustainability; social innovation; multinational Ghanaian mines; Genus och teknik; Gender and Technology;

   Sammanfattning : Gender is one of the central organizing principles around which social and corporate innovation revolves. The multinational Ghanaian mining is dominated by men and masculinity cultures. To gain an adequate understanding of this phenomenon, it is prudent to explore its gendered nature. LÄS MER