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Two studies investigated how decision makers characterize alternatives in important real-life decisions, which they themselves had made (to leave a partner, to choose an education and to choose a home). First, the participants indicated a very high degree of involvement in the decisions studied and about half of the participants gave maximum involvement ratings for the partner decision. Second, th
Postural control ensures stability during both static posture and locomotion by initiating corrective adjustments in body movement. This is particularly important when the conditions of the support surface change. We investigated the effects of standing on a compliant foam surface using 12 normal subjects (mean age 26 years) in terms of: linear movements at the head, shoulder, hip and knee; EMG ac
This paper presents a methodology to gain process knowledge and assist in the robustness analysis of an ion-exchange step in a protein purification process using a model-based approach. Factorial experimental design is common practice in industry today to obtain robustness characterization of unit operations with respect to variations in process parameters. This work aims at providing a better ins
Popular Abstract in Swedish Kroniskt Obstruktiv Lungsjukdom (KOL) är idag världens fjärde vanligaste dödsorsak vars dödlighetsfrekvens ökar. KOL är en lungsjukdom som nästan alltid beror på rökning och i hela världen är cirka 600 miljoner människor drabbade av sjukdomen. Detta gör KOL till världens vanligaste kroniska sjukdom. I Sverige beräknas sjukvårdskostnaderna för KOL att uppgå till ca 9,1 mProteomic analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from smokers at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and never smokers is described. COPD is currently the world's fourth leading cause of death and its prevalence is increasing. The leading cause of COPD is smoking and an estimated 600 million people in the world suffer from COPD which makes it the world's most co
Purpose To collect data for the development of a more universally useful logistic regression model to distinguish between a malignant and benign adnexal tumor before surgery. Patients and Methods Patients had at least one persistent mass. More than 50 clinical and sonographic end points were defined and recorded for analysis. The outcome measure was the histologic classification of excised tissues
PURPOSE: To investigate whether TT virus (TTV) viral load may be used as a surrogate marker for functional immune reconstitution in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).METHOD: Fifteen protease inhibitor-naïve HIV-infected patients were included in a longitudinal study. From each patient, three serum samples taken before HAART initiation and three samples ta
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited blinding disease, is caused by a variety of different mutations that affect retinal photoreceptor function and survival. So far there is neither effective treatment nor cure. We have previously shown that poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) acts as a common and critical denominator of cell death in photoreceptors, qualifying it as a potential target for future
BACKGROUND: Historically, intensive insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D) has improved glycemic control at the risk of adverse weight gain. The impact of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy (CSII) on weight in the current era remains unknown. We assessed changes in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and weight in adults with T1D transitioning to CSII at 2 diabetes centers in Denmark and the U
Objectives: To assess whether partial meniscectomy is associated with increased risk of radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA) and worsening cartilage damage in the following year. Methods: We studied 355 knees from the Osteoarthritis Initiative that developed ROA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade ≥ 2), which were matched with control knees. The MR images were assessed using the semi-quantitative MOAKS system.
Preclinical data suggest that chronic stress may cause cellular damage and mitochondrial dysfunction, potentially leading to the release of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) into the bloodstream. Major depressive disorder has been associated with an increased amount of mtDNA in leukocytes from saliva samples and blood; however, no previous studies have measured plasma levels of free-circulating mtDNA in a
Examensarbetets titel: Marknadsföringsetik - inte helt utan problematik - En kvalitativ studie om hur byråer i marknadsföringsbranschen hanterar etiskt beslutsfattande i traditionella och digitala medier. Seminariedatum: 2020-01-16 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Rebecka Bäcklin, Frida Lindgren, Elias Sovre Handledare: Burak Tunca NTitle: Marketing ethics - not entirely without problematics - A qualitative study of how agencies in the marketing industry handle ethical decision making in traditional and digital media. Seminar date: 2020-01-16 Course: FEKH29, Business Administration: Bachelor Degree Project in Marketing Undergraduate Level, 15 University Credit Points Authors: Rebecka Bäcklin, Frida Lindgren, Elias Sovré A
Non-native trees are common in urban environments all over the world. From a conservation viewpoint, it is essential to understand how these trees are affecting urban breeding birds. Non-native trees house fewer and smaller invertebrates than native trees do and are considered a poor food source for insectivorous birds. Still, studies are lacking on exactly how non-native trees affect birds’ feedi
The aim of the study has been to investigate how discriminatory factors interlink and are conceptualized in governmental policies and strategies, within the field of gender equality and anti-racism work in Sweden. The Study used WPR approach developed by Bacchi as the method of policy analysis, a theoretical lens of intersectionality has been used to understand who the documents are representing i
The aim of this study is to understand how individuals construct their workplace at home, while they work from home digitally during the corona pandemic. The method through which the study has been conducted in order to achieve its aim is qualitative interviews. These were constructed to be held in the digital format of a digital communication software. The same format in which all e-workers have
Att uppnå en god miljökommunikation inom kommuner Världen står inför såväl framtida som pågående klimatförändringar och vi människor måste arbeta med att minska hur illa det kan bli och anpassa oss för att bättre klara av vad det innebär. Men det kräver att vi, hela mänskligheten, samarbetar och inga samarbete fungerar utan kommunikation. Vi måste prata med varandra om miljön och om vad vi kan Environmental communication is essential for success in the efforts to prevent or adapt to climate change. This is important at all levels but municipalities often seem to fail at this task. Therefore the aim of this study is to find out what good environmental communication means, what factors affects the quality and whether it is the municipalities or the residents that are lacking in commitment
Förnyelsebar energi kan generera jobb i Tyskland Trots ökade elräkningar för hushåll och firmor kommer Tysklands satsningar att öka användandet av förnyelsebar energi kunna verka positivt för den tyska arbetsmarknaden. Fram till år 2030 kommer andelen förnyelsebar elektricitet i Tyskland att öka från dagens ca 30 % till ca 55 %, om republiken lyckas uppfylla sina ambitiösa mål. Även om detta koEmployment is a potential socioeconomic co-benefit of renewable energy deployment. However, renewable energy is often more expensive than conventional resources, putting pressure on the economy, and during an energy transition employments can be lost from the conventional energy sector, e.g. from phased out nuclear plants. The purpose of this study was to clear the field of whether a promotion of
Studien utfördes med anledning av en ökande popularitet av att hålla höns inom tätbebyggt område. Syftet med studien var att ta fram en riskprofil för urban hönshållning. En enkätundersökning genomfördes vid olika myndigheter för att utreda hur hanteringen av ärendena gällande urban hönshållning såg ut samt för att identifiera risker. Riskerna karakteriserades och värderades sedan i en riskanalys.In this study I examine the risks of urban hen keeping in small flocks. The risks were identified through a survey that was posted to different Swedish authorities. Handbooks regarding hen keeping was critically reviewed and a literature study was exerted. The risks were determined to be within four areas of concern. They were animal welfare, environmental protection, health risks and food safety.
Abstract Title Rethinking the balance sheet Seminar date 05 June 2015 Course FEKH89, degree project undergraduate level, Business Administration, 15 university credit points, ECTS Authors Victor Estwall, Hugo Oftedal and Andreas Åström Advisor Tore Eriksson Keywords Return on assets, firm performance, corporate finance, regression analysis, balance-sheet compositions Purpose The aim of this
The ambition of this thesis was to provide Scania with a program that can calculate power losses in hypoid gears from gear teeth mesh using the programming language Python. The program should be able to calculate power losses on different points on the gear flank to help designers and engineers in the development face of a new axle gear. Because of governmental requirement and costumers’ wish to m
This investigation will analyze how the genre historical fiction, more specifically the novel Falling Angels (2001) written by Tracy Chevalier, can be used in the EFL (English as Foreign Language) classroom in upper secondary school in Sweden. It will argue that the different themes approached by the novel are interesting points of departure to be used in the classroom for both language learning a
