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Popular Abstract in Swedish Vi har undersökt hur och varför streptokocker orsakar sjukdom. Vi började med att undersöka hur proteiner på bakterieytan interagerar med det så kallade kontaktsystemet, som är en del av immunförsvaret och blodlevringen. Vi fann att det bildades en inflammatorisk signalmolekyl och ett bakteriedödande proteinfragment men bakteriens ytproteiner skyddade mot det. Att bakteThis thesis explores streptococcal virulence from both mechanistic and evolutionary perspectives, where the mechanistic studies focus on interactions with the human coagulation system. We describe interactions between streptococcal surface proteins and components of the intrinsic pathway of coagulation and the kallikrein-kinin system in human plasma, as well as to how these surface proteins are pr

Green political parties are traditionally known to strive for radical systematic change in favor of the environment. The radical demands might limit the voter support and consequently the possibility of coalition collaborations. However, Green parties have permanently established themselves in various parliaments throughout Europe. This thesis argues that an ideological transformation has occurred

This work investigates the significance of the sentence-final particle 'ka' in modern Japanese by means of questionnaire and qualitative discussions with native informants. The Japanese language makes use of short words known as particles to indicate grammatical category. 'ka' is one such particle that can be used to indicate, among other things, the interrogative mood. Questions c

The aim of this thesis is to examine the effect changes in oil, coal, natural gas and electricity prices have on the stock market. Using a linear regression approach, we study nine market sectors in Sweden and Norway from January 1996 to November 2010. Previous research has in some cases shown that oil prices have a impact on the stock market. We expand this research by including more energy varia

This paper investigates the exchange rate movements for EUR/USD, EUR/SEK and EUR/NOK using an OLS regression. Movements are tested against traditional and nontraditional explanatory variables for exchange rate movements. Traditional variables consists of current account, inflation, productivity and interest rate differentials while the nontraditional are equity returns and risk appetite. Results i

This paper uses an autoethnographic approach to analyze the work of an entrepreneur on a the new venture, AirOhMail, in regards to intellectual property and product protection. By comparing AirOhMail with the failed start-up, SurPrise - both companies attempting to commercialize the same product - this paper demonstrates how a low-level innovation product can better achieve success in the start-up

Since Denmark's ?no? to the Maastricht treaty in 1992, public opinion and support for European Integration has been the subject of increasing study. Now that referendums play a greater role in the construction of the European Union, as demonstrated by the forthcoming ratification of the European Constitution, European leaders are finding it necessary to pay more attention to Eurosceptic factio

We leverage U.S. county-day temperature variation combined with daily time use data to examine the effect of temperature on the timing of work. We find that warmer (colder) temperatures increase (decrease) working time during the night and decrease (increase) working time in the morning. These effects are pronounced among workers with increased bargaining power, flexible work schedules, greater ex

This essay explores artistic expressions dealing with themes of nuclear weapons and radioactivity in Israel/Palestine. It brings together a variety of different sources representing critical interventions in the debate on Israeli nuclear weapons, particularly their opacity, and their absent presence in the country and in wider political debates. The artistic pieces demonstrate how the reactor is m

Nordic animation has experienced an intense development through digitalization which has led to wider proliferation and increased versatility. This chapter maps the development of Nordic animation in the 21st Century from feature film tentpoles to independent shorts and the thematic diversity it constitutes.

If hedonism is taken to be the view that all and only pleasures are the bearers of intrinsic value whilst also saying that complex things, such as states of affairs, can be ascribed intrinsic value, the hedonic thesis seems to be contradictory. Furthermore it has been argued that the hedonic thesis is inconsistent in its treatment of the notion of intrinsic value in another sense, namely that if t

The end of the Cold War marked the ending of an era of a bipolar rivalry, but it also brought about a new set of challenges for policymakers and national intelligence agencies. One of these new challenges is sharing sensitive information with states and actors outside comfortable alliances, whilst countering a myriad of asymmetric, often low-level type of security threats. Implementation of intell

Ecosystem services that people depend upon for their well-being are being lost at an alarming rate. These services include the provisioning of natural resources, food, medicine, flood protection, climate regulation, water purification, and biodiversity retention. In the U.S., the main threat to these services comes from the rapid pace of land conversion. In just a twenty- year period, an area the

Syftet med studien är att skapa en inspirerande kunskapsbas för att möjliggöra framtida samarbete mellan musiklärare och SO-lärare på högstadiet. I denna uppsats kommer följande frågor att behandlas: Vilka möjligheter finns det att kombinera So-ämnena (religion, historia, geografi, samhällskunskap) med musik? Vad har lärarna för tankar om ämnesintegrerande arbete? Metoden som används i denna uppsaThe purpose of this study is to create an inspirational knowledge base to enable future collaboration between music teachers and teachers of the social science subjects in secondary school. In this paper the following research questions will be processed: What are the possibilities of combining the social science subjects (Religion, History, Geography, and Civics) with music? What are teachers’ th