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Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common and potentially severe disease. Early identification of severity grade is crucial for the outcome of the patient. For study approaches and comparison of inter-institutional data the AP patients need to be uniformly classified.The aims of this thesis were to investigate the early stratifiation capacity of biomarkers in AP and to assess the morphologic

In complex biological systems (e.g. gels, cross-linked proteins and biological tissues), the longitudinal spin relaxation of water protons is primarily induced by exchange-mediated orientational randomization (EMOR) of intra- and intermolecular magnetic dipole-dipole couplings. The chemical exchange processes that dominate the magnetic relaxation dispersion (MRD) typically occur on a time scale of

OBJECTIVE To compare retinal function via full-field electroretinographic (ffERG) recordings in 6.5-year-old children born extremely preterm with children born at term. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A subcohort studywas conducted from July 1, 2010, to January 15, 2014, of the national Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden Study, including preterm children (<27 weeks' gestational age) and childre

Radon (222Rn) är en naturligt förekommande radioaktiv gas som i höga doser visat sig vara dödlig. Det handlar främst om de solida radondöttrarna som fäster på aerosolpartiklar vilka vi andas in och kan på så vis deponeras i näsa eller svalg, medan fria joner lägger sig på lungornas bronker och avger joniserande strålning. Epidemiologiska studier har visat att rökare löper högre risk än icke rökareRadon (222Rn) is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can be fatal in high doses. It is primarily the solid radon daughters that attach to aerosol particles, which we inhale and can thus be deposited in our nose or throat, while free ions settles on pulmonary bronchi and emits ionizing radiation. Epidemiological studies have shown that smokers are at higher risk than non-smokers to contract

Agricultural intensification and its effect on spiders and their prey Spiders are abundant predators that can be very useful for biological control, as they eat insects that can damage crops. To study the potential of this group as biocontrol agents it is necessary to understand the trophic relationships and the factors that affect the distribution of both spiders and their prey. For this purpos

Emma Holmberg Svensk miljöpolitik ur ett ekomarxistiskt perspektiv En jämförelse mellan Miljöpartiet, Feministiskt initiativ och Vänsterpartiet Syftet med denna uppsats är att utreda hur Miljöpartiet (MP), Feministiskt initiativ (Fi) och Vänsterpartiet (V), i intervjuer samt genom formuleringar i partiprogram, förhåller sig till miljöproblem relaterade till de tre ekomarxistiska fokusområdena ”This study aims to evaluate whether or not the Swedish Left Party, the Green Party and the Feminist initiative find it possible to operate a sustainable environmental policy within a capitalist system. The methods used for this study have been a literature review of ecomarxist theories as well as a qualitative text analysis of the party programmes of the three parties. The empirical data the study

Wheat bran is a by-product from the production of wheat flour. Nowadays wheat bran is mostly used as feed for animals, in the food and baking industry or it is simply burned in open air. However, wheat bran could be used in biorefineries for production of value-added products such as bioplastics, biofuels and chemicals as a substitute for fossil feedstocks as petroleum. Since wheat bran is an agri

While calls to reduce air travel have emerged in many high-income countries, Nepal, with only one international airport, is still striving to improve its air connectivity. In 2015, the government resumed its 1995 plan to build a second international airport near Nijgadh, a town in the southern plains. The project has since come under scrutiny from conservationists after plans emerged for extensive

Lysosomes are cell organelles in charge of degradation. Lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) causes the leakage of cathepsins and other digestive enzymes into the cytosol from lysosomal cavities. This usually causes the initiation of cell death. LMP can be triggered by many stimuli and this could potentially be used in new therapeutic approaches for removing cancer cells. However, excessive L

Högre verkningsgrader, stabilitet och minskad toxicitet; så skall framtidens solceller nå verkligheten. Många hoppas att solenergi ska ta över våra energibehov och varje dag närmar vi oss en grönare utvinning av elektricitet. Kommer våra bilar och byggnader täckas av solceller i framtiden? Inte helt omöjligt, om vi kan bemästra det fascinerande materialet perovskit. På EPFL, Ecóle Polytechnique FPerovskite research has quickly gone from non-existent to one of the biggest reseach areas in Photo- voltaics. There are still many questions to be solved regarding the stability, environmental impact, reproducible large area devices, efficiency and module fabrication cost of Perovskite Solar Cells, PSCs, before commercial up-scaling. Scientists all over the world are working towards solutions and

The eye as a window to the brain in heart failure. When the heart is injured such as after a heart attack, it may not be able to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body. This is especially dangerous for organs like the brain that need a lot of oxygen and nutrients to function. The lack of normal blood supply leaves patients more likely to develop progressive cognitive impairment (CI) and

Popular science summary: An MK-801 Hyperactivity Model in Zebrafish Larvae Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by psychosis, depression and cognitive impairments. The severity of this disease is easily underestimated, since the manifestations are not consequently lethal. Additionally, Schizophrenia is correlated with a 50 times increased risk of attempted suicide. Considering that a

Förbud mot karteller är likartade i de flesta länder. Om förbuden överträds är dock skillnaderna i de påföljder som kan utdömas, respektive i den eftergift som kan sökas och beviljas, värda att notera. Denna uppsats presenterar de påföljder för överträdelser av kartellförbud samt de eftergifter som erbjuds i EU, Storbritannien, Sverige och USA. Syftet med uppsatsen är att analysera vilka överväganWhile the cartel prohibition of most countries is quite similar, the differences in the sanctions imposed on cartel participants and the leniency available to such participants under national leniency programs are noteworthy. This thesis presents the sanctions for competition law infringements and the applicable leniency programs of the EU, the UK, Sweden and the U.S. The purpose of the thesis is

Occupational health and safety management systems are widely used as a systematic approach to managing occupational health and safety in organizations. One important element of which is the development of Standard Operating Procedures to ensure uniform written safety procedures throughout the organization. Such procedures are sometimes restrictive and inadequate to deal with the dynamic and changi

Kan kompensationsprojekt rädda Madagaskars regnskog? Några av de globala utmaningar vi står inför för en hållbar värld är klimatförändringar, fattigdom och utrotning av arter. FN har storskaliga projekt, sponsrade av världsbanken, där de försöker lösa flera problem samtidigt. Ett pilotprojekt sker i östra Madagaskars artrika regnskog, Corridor Ankeniheny Zahamena. Ett stort område av skogen har sClimate change, deforestation and poverty are big threats for today’s society. One way the United Nations has chosen to combat this is through a project named REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation). In short, REDD+ allows countries to be compensated if they change their way of using the forest into methods more likely to conserve the ecosystem and eliminate or minimiz

I Sverige infördes lagstiftning i syfte att motverka insiderhandel i början av 1970-talet. Rättsområdet har därefter varit föremål för omfattande reformer. Den senaste reformen vidtogs med anledning av en ny EU-förordning och ett nytt EU-direktiv. Insiderlagstiftningen har kritiserats för att den har innehållit vaga rekvisit, medfört bevissvårigheter och för att den inte har varit tillräckligt effTo counteract insider trading, legislation was introduced in Sweden in the early 1970s. Ever since, the legal field has been subject to extensive reforms. The latest reform took place following a new EU regulation and a new EU directive. Insider legislation has been criticized because of its vague requisites, the difficulties in applying evidence, and because it has not been sufficiently effective

Utsläpp av växthusgaser sedan mitten av 1800-talet har orsakat klimatförändring som bland annat leder till en ökning av både avsmältning i kryosfären och värmeutvidgning i haven, två faktorer som gjort att havsnivån stigit allt snabbare under det senaste århundradet. Havsnivåhöjning kan öka förekomsten av översvämningar av land, vägar och järnvägar samt påverka miljöobjekt, och på grund av detta iThis study uses GIS analyses to investigate the risk that increasing sea levels and highest projected highwater pose by increasing the risk of inundation on state-owned roads and railways as well as environmental objects in their side areas. This is done through an assessment of sea level rise projections and a risk analysis, which points out where vulnerable features are located and provides time

Understanding hope and its motivational generative force in the face of climate change is an imperative, especially in the contemporary context of climate anxiety, doom-and-gloom communication, and spread of hopelessness among the younger generations. Concomitantly, academic research has bloomed this last decade when it comes to demonstrating the potential of hope to draw on negative emotions to n

Skånska Travsällskapet (STS) har styckat av fastigheten som nuvarande Jägersro trav- och galoppområde är belägen på och kan genom försäljningen finansiera uppbyggnaden av ett nytt Jägersro Hästcenter (JH). STS:s målsättning är att JH ska bli en framtidsorienterad anläggning som tar miljö- och klimatutmaningarna på allvar och bidrar med samhällsnytta för en hållbar utveckling av Malmö stad. Som priSkånska Travsällskapet (STS, ``The Scanian Trotting Association``) has subdivided its property on which the current Jägersro trotting and galloping arena is located. They have thereby enabled the financial means to invest in a new horse racing arena. The project aims to reduce its negative impacts on the environment and climate by selecting and integrating technologies that contributes positively

Surrogatskap är en aktuell och omdebatterad fråga. Varken altruistiska eller kommersiella surrogatskap är tillåtna i Sverige. Surrogatskap är en relativt ny företeelse och diskuterades för första gången på 1980-talet i riksdagen. Till en början var de flesta partier restriktivt inställda och talade om surrogatskap som en främmande och osedlig företeelse. Med åren öppnades det dock upp för en diskuSurrogacy is a current and often debated issue. Neither altruistic nor commercial surrogacy is allowed in Sweden. When surrogacy was first discussed in the 1980s most parties were restrictive and spoke of surrogacy as a foreign and immoral phenomenon. Over the years, however, more parties have opened up for discussing the matter. In SOU 2016: 11, the possibility of surrogacy in Sweden was investi