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Author: Kristin Karlsson Title: “Sex won't make him yours, and a baby won't make him stay” A study of norms and values in campaigns to prevent teenage pregnancy Supervisor: Maria Bangura Arvidsson The aim of this study was to examine what kind of norms and values programs to prevent teen pregnancy communicate to teenage girls regarding giving birth, sex, contraceptives, abortion and gende
In year 2006 Carlings was named the most profitable chain, selling clothes, in Sweden. A year after they ended up on the podium once again. What is remarkable about this result is the fact the company does not exploit any direct marketing or offer a differentiated product compared to its competitors such as H&M and Gina Tricot. How did they manage to do this? The intention of this paper is to
In Delhi, as in many other large cities in developing countries, the inappropriate management of municipal solid waste is a significant flaw in the quality of life of its residents, and a serious threat to the environment. Taking the integrated approach to solid waste management as its point of departure, this thesis focuses on city residents as waste producers and their role in municipal solid wa
Female reproductive success in the unisexual perennial clonal moss Hylocomium splendens was examined by recording, if the segment was reproductive [produced sporophyte(s)] or not, together with several distance-to-male and male density variables, and segment size. This was done for every female segment in a population over a 5 year study period. A high fraction of the population could be sexed bec
This paper examines the professional and scientific views on the social, ethical and legal issues that impact on the provision of genetic services in Europe. Many aspects have been considered, such as the definition and the aims of genetic services, their organization, the quality assessment, public education, as well as the partnership with patients support groups and the multicultural aspects. T
An integrated product recovery system was developed to separate urokinase from the cell culture broth of human kidney cells HT1080. Supermacroporous monolithic cryogels provided ideal matrices with respect to surface and flow properties for use as cell culture scaffold as well as for affinity chromatographic capture step of the enzyme in the integrated system. The urokinase was produced continuous
Preference studies of many different collembolan species have categorised collembolans being selective in their food choice. To clarify whether collembolan food selectivity is related to fitness parameters, three species, Folsomia fimetaria, Protaphorura armata and Heteromurus nitidus, were fed three fungal species, Alternaria infectoria, Mucor hiemalis and Penicillium hordei, representing fungi o
We reviewed the literature on urothelial carcinoma in the prostatic urethra and prostate. We concluded that the incidence of urothelial carcinoma in the prostatic urethra and prostate is probably underestimated. This fact warrants thorough follow-up of patients with high-risk bladder cancers and also whole-mount examination of the prostate after cystectomy to recognize the true incidence and exten
The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is more than 1%omicron annually in the general population and increases further in cancer patients. The risk of VTE is higher in multiple myeloma (MM) patients who receive thalidomide or lenalidomide, especially in combination with dexamethasone or chemotherapy. Various VTE prophylaxis strategies, such as low-molecular-Weight heparin (LMWH), warfarin o
This paper presents measurement results of electricity use and lighting conditions in individual office rooms located in Lund, Sweden. The aim is to demonstrate the energy saving potential by using different lighting systems and the satisfaction of users. The measurements are carried out in one empty reference room and four fully occupied test rooms equipped with different electric light control s
Trigonal-planar, middle transition metal diiminato-imido complexes do not exhibit high-spin states, as might be naively expected on the basis of their low coordination numbers. Instead, the known Fe(III), Co(III), and Ni(III) complexes exhibit S = (3)/(2), S = 0, and S = (1)/(2), ground states, respectively. Kohn-Sham DFT calculations have provided a basic molecular orbital picture of these compou
Understanding factors that limit gene flow through the landscape is crucial for conservation of organisms living in fragmented habitats. We analysed patterns of gene flow in Elater ferrugineus, an endangered click beetle living in old-growth, hollow trees in a network of rural avenues surrounded by inhospitable arable land. Using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) data, we aimed to eval
The climate impact of new cars in Sweden 2009 has been evaluated by the Swedish Transport Administration. Their report takes into account reduction factors to attribute the positive impact of renewable fuels on CO2 emissions. The Swedish Transport Administration recommends the public to buy cars that can run on biofuels. Besides acknowledging prevailing uncertainties for many of the input paramete
This report is written during a Master Thesis carried out at Volvo Aero Corporation, VAC, in relation with the Division of Production and Materials Engineering at Lund Institute of Technology. The purpose with this report is to get a better insight in some of the problems occurring during the manufacturing of a space nozzle. At VAC a new kind of nozzle wall design has been introduced for their sp
Traditionsprincipen har successivt blivit gällande rätt i Sverige under 1800-talet utan att för den delen vara lagreglerad. Den innebär att en köpare uppnår skydd mot säljarens borgenärer först när köpt lösöre har traderats och kommit ur säljarens besittning. Tidigare var avtalsprincipen rådande i Sverige, den innebär att skyddet mot säljarens borgenärer uppstår direkt i samband med köpeavtalet. The doctrine of traditio has gradually became established law in Sweden during the 19th century even though it has not been laid down in law. The principle means that a buyer of property obtains protection against the seller’s creditors when the possession of the property have been transferred out of the seller’s possession. Prior to the doctrine of traditio, the doctrine of consensus was the law
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor which is very present in our surrounding environment. As a component mainly used in plastics and in the inner linings in cans, BPA can also be found in our bodies due to migration into food. Once the substance is reaching the components of the body it is biotransformed into a more water soluble molecule called monoglucoronide. Whether to measure the unco
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Satelliter används ofta för att studera markanvändning och vegationsutbredning. För att öka satelliternas möjlighet att kvantifiera vissa parameterar hos vegetationen har en strålningsmodell utvecklats. Dessa modeller simulerar den reflekterade strålningen som satelliten registrerar. På grund av att reflektansprocessen är så kompliserad kräver modellen en stor mCanopy reflectance models are used as a means of estimating vegetation parameters and simulating reflectance signatures of vegetation surfaces. A forest canopy reflectance model is tested on deciduous forest collections in southern Sweden. A sensitivity analysis is performed to study how large influence each parameter has on the simulated reflectance. Thorough field measurements of the forest coll
Sri Lanka has been a leading example among developing nations in the fight against poverty. Human development has been a priority of the Sri Lankan government, and many social indicators are today more in line with those of a developed country. Still poverty is a severe and widespread problem in the country. The economic growth has been under the country’s potential, and the unequal development ha
The trade relationship between the EU and the ACP countries are currently being renegotiated under the framework of European Partnership Agreements. These EPAs are not only concerned with traditional market access commitments but are also targeting the ‘Singapore issues’ and especially the area of government procurement. The reason for this is found in the economics of trade theory that illustrate
