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An expectation in soil ecology is that a microbial communities' fungal:bacterial dominance indicates both its response to environmental change and its impact on ecosystem function. We review a selection of the increasing body of literature on this subject and assess the relevance of its expectations by examining the methods used to determine, the impact of environmental factors on, and the expecte
Background: Extracellular-signal regulated kinase (ERK1/2) is activated by nerve damage and its activation precedes survival and proliferation of Schwann cells. In contrast, activation of caspase 3, a cysteine protease, is considered as a marker for apoptosis in Schwann cells. In the present study, axonal outgrowth, activation of ERK1/2 by phosphorylation (p-ERK 1/2) and immunoreactivity of cleave
Prostacyclin is the major arachidonic acid metabolite of the vascular endothelium and is produced mainly via the cyclooxygenase-2 pathway. By acting on the prostacyclin (IP) receptor on platelets and vascular smooth muscle cells, prostacyclin exerts vasodilatory and antiaggregative/antiadhesive effects. Previous studies have shown that prostacyclin production increases after brain trauma, but the
A submerged submarine is highly sensitive to fires since the fire residues cannot be directly ventilated to the atmosphere. Deadly outcome could be the result if the submarine does not reach the surface within time or manages to purify the air while submerged. Reasons for not reaching the surface could be enemies at the surface or system failure. No Swedish submarines are today able to purify fire
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to illuminate how assistant nurses experienced changes and challenges in work with the elderly and their loneliness during the covid-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, research shows that loneliness increased among the elderly, making for a social problem of interest for us to study. The perspectives of assistant nurses are relevant because of their close prox
This research discusses the adverse environmental impacts of plastic bag waste in Nairobi, Kenya, their root causes and remedial policy and technical packages for the short and long term. The need for such a study is justified as it is desirable to change the unsustainable pattern of consumption and production associated with these materials. Plastic bag waste appears in very high proportion in th
Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka diskussionen kring testamentsregister i Sverige. Den deskriptiva delen av arbetet inriktar sig främst på varför Sverige saknar ett nationellt testamentsregister och vilka argument som har framförts för och emot ett sådant. För att ytterligare belysa frågan behandlas rättsläget för testamentsregister i Danmark och Norge som båda har någon form av testamentsrThe aim of this thesis is to discuss if registration of wills in Sweden would be possible. The descriptive part focuses mainly on why Sweden does not have a national register of wills and the arguments put forward for and against such a register. To further highlight the issue the register of wills in Denmark and Norway will be dealt with. Both of these countries have different forms of testamenta
Denna uppsats undersöker införandet av jury i Sverige under 1800-talets första hälft. Jury infördes i tryckfrihetsmål år 1815 men aldrig i allmän domstol. Hur det sistnämnda gick till tenderar att infogas i en större forsk-ningsdiskussion om de så kallade kodifikationsstriderna mellan liberala aktörer och den tyska historiska skolans företrädare under 1800-talets första årtionden. Detta betyder inThis thesis examines the implementation of juries in Sweden during the first half of the eighteenth century. Juries were implemented in cases regarding breaches of the press law in 1815, but never in general courts. How the latter came to be tends to be inserted into a larger discussion regarding the so-called codification battles between liberal actors and representatives of the German historical
Prefabricated buildings were popularized in Eastern Europe due to a high demand for new housing after the World War II. They were based on the principles of modernism and are characterized by their large scale and being made of manufactured, concrete elements. In addition, the buildings were deprived of artistic elements, altogether resulting in them being monotonous and repetitive. They are locat
Dating the bottommost section of an ice core is often complicated by strong layer thinning and possible disturbances in the stratigraphy. The radioactive decay of atmospherically produced 36Cl and 10Be can provide age estimates, where traditional methods can no longer be used. In this study, we investigated ice from the bottom of the Skytrain ice core, which was drilled in West Antarctica next to
Studies from our and other laboratories have over the last 2 years implicated the existence of multipotent progenitors (MPPs) with combined granulocyte-macrophage, B cell, and T cell potential, but little or no megakaryocyte-erythroid (MkE) potential in the adult bone marrow Lineage (-)SCA-1 +KIT+ (LSK) compartment of multipotent stem and progenitor cells. The evidence for the existence of LSKCD34
In virtually every organization we find formally appointed managers, but nevertheless we tend to condemn the idea of formal hierarchy and celebrate alternative modes of governance that better respect the discretion of employees. This tension, that seemingly surrounds the vertical dimension of contemporary organizations, forms the backdrop of this study which examines how superiors and subordinates
