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The aim of this thesis was to study maternal emotional impact on the fetus and on pregnancy outcome. The thesis comprises five papers, which emanate from a prospective study regarding life situation, the experience of pregnancy, anxiety (Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety),and life events in nulliparous women, conducted in Malmö during 1988-1989. Examinations of fetal hemo-dynamics, fetal movements,
A box graph is the intersection graph of a finite set of orthogonal rectangles in the plane. The problem of whether or not the maximum independent set problem (MIS for short) for box graphs can be approximated within a substantially sub-logarithmic factor in polynomial time has been open for several years. We show that for box graphs on n vertices which have an independent set of size Ω(n/logO(1)n
This chapter critically examines the role of networked advocacy groups in the policy making process of intellectual property rights reform. Through analysing the case of la Quadrature du Net, we question the assumption that political intermediaries or elites are dissappearing, leaving space for a more inclusive, direct democracy in which decision-makers interact more directly with citizens. Next t
Popular Abstract in Swedish Äggstockscystors förekomst, risken för kvinnor med cystor att utveckla äggstockscancer samt Plasminogenaktiveringssystemets uttryck i äggstockstumörer Äggstockscancer är ovanligt hos unga kvinnor, men den 4:e vanligaste dödsorsaken i cancer hos kvinnor i åldern 45-64 år i Sverige. Livstidsrisken är 1 på 70. På grund av få eller obefintliga symptom upptäcks äggstockscanThe aims were to assess the prevalence of ovarian tumors in fertile asymptomatic women and to evaluate the risk of ovarian cancer in women with a history of benign ovarian tumors and endometriosis. In order to search for biomarkers in ovarian tumors, the plasminogen activating (PA) system was studied. A random sample of women 25-40 years old was invited to a transvaginal ultrasonography examinati
We discuss the relation between a description of the van der Waals interaction between colloidal partic es based on a molecular picture of matter with the Lifshitz description based on quantum electrodynamics. The main observations are as follows: (i) Starting from the Lifshitz description one can derive the exact Hamaker result for the dispersion interaction by applying the Clausius-Mossotti
The interaction between starch and the whey proteins b-lactoglobulin and a-lactalbumin was examined in model systems. The change in thermal transitions (gelatinisation of starch, retrogradation of starch and melting of the amylose-lipid complex) on addition of various whey protein concentrations was studied with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The gelatinisation of starch was not influenc
The article analyses the theoretical and analytical problems related to historical culture, focusing on the Holocaust.
There are many different factors that influence our perception of products i.e. personal, product related and external factors. For designers to be able to address them all when creating new products, we need to deepen our understanding of the totality of perceptual experiences from non-instrumental interaction with products. One way of achieving this is by stimulating the creative process by util
Popular Abstract in Swedish Bukspottkörteln består av exokrin och endokrin vävnad. Den exokrina vävnaden utsöndrar en bukspottsaft rik på enzymer som hjälper till att bryta ner vår föda i mindre beståndsdelar. Den endokrina vävnaden insöndrar hormoner som hjälper till att reglera sockernivåerna i blodet. Det främsta hormonet som reglerar blodsockret är insulin, som bildas och insöndras från insuliThis thesis deals with the expression, localization and regulation of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans under normal and experimental conditions. NPY is widely distributed in the mammalian nervous system and belongs to a family of closely related petides also comprising peptide YY (PYY) and pancreatic polypeptide (PP). NPY exerts a variety of biological effects, such as s
We raise the question whether there is a rigorous argument favoring one jury system over another. We provide a Bayesian model of deliberating juries that allows for computer simulation for the purpose of studying the effect of jury size and required majority on the quality of jury decision making. We introduce the idea of jury value (J-value), a kind of epistemic value which takes into account the
