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The refugee crisis is also a crisis in education. While attention is frequently directed toward primary and secondary school levels, higher education is a strategic issue for refugees, both as individuals and for long term processes of post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding. Education prospects and content are drivers of onwards migration, but also affect economic structures on return. Higher ed
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third most common cardiovascular disease. Low amount of mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-CN) has been associated with arterial cardiovascular disease (CVD) and reflects mitochondrial dysfunctions. However, whether mtDNA-CN is associated with VTE has not been determined. To examine the association between mtDNA-CN and incident VTE among middle-aged women. 691
A procedure is described, in which two antigens are brought to interact during their electrophoretic migration in an agarose gel containing antiserum. Three fundamental precipitation patterns can be discerned. These patterns correspond to the three basic precipitation patterns obtained with the double radial immunodiffusion procedure of Ouchterlony. The procedure described here can thus be used in
Prevotella copri is a bacterium that can be found in the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The role of P. copri in the GIT is unclear, and elevated numbers of the microbe have been reported both in dietary fiber-induced improvement in glucose metabolism but also in conjunction with certain inflammatory conditions. These findings raised our interest in investigating the possibility of P. copri to
Introduction: Predicting the bleeding phenotype is crucial for the management of patients with moderate haemophilia. Global coagulation assays evaluate haemostasis more comprehensively than conventional methods. Aim: To explore global coagulation assays and the bleeding phenotype of patients with moderate haemophilia A (MHA) and B (MHB). Methods: The MoHem study is a cross-sectional, multicentre s
ObjectivesTo identify cytokines that can activate and expand NK cells in the presence of prostate cancer cells in order to determine whether these agents may be useful in future intra‐tumoural administration in pre‐clinical and clinical prostate cancer trials.Materials and MethodsLymphocytes isolated from normal donor blood were set up in co‐cultures with either cancer or non‐cancerous prostate ce
We present diagnostic criteria for motion sickness, visually induced motion sickness (VIMS), motion sickness disorder (MSD), and VIMS disorder (VIMSD) to be included in the International Classification of Vestibular Disorders. Motion sickness and VIMS are normal physiological responses that can be elicited in almost all people, but susceptibility and severity can be high enough for the response to
Miljöersättningar i landsbygdsprogrammet kritiseras för att inte vara kostnadseffektiva eller attraktiva för många jordbrukare,samt för att inte ta vara på jordbrukarnas kompetens och kreativitet för att lösa miljöproblem. Problemen beror i hög grad på attersättningen betalas ut oavsett storleken på miljöeffekten, bara den avtalade åtgärden utförs. Utvecklingen av ett effektivare system för miljöe
Examensarbetet frågar sig om det är möjligt att bygga attraktiva och ändamålsenliga bostäder för äldre i glesbygdsmiljö. Platsen för denna undersökning är byn Överturingen i Norrlands södra inland. Arbetet analyserar olika former av boendelösningar för äldre och boendeformen “trygghetsbostäder” används som grundmall för programmet till gestaltningsprojektet. Ledstjärnan genom hela processen harThe degree project asks whether it is possible to build attractive and appropriate housing for the elderly in sparsely populated areas. The place for this survey is the village Överturingen in the southern interior of Norrland. The work analyzes various forms of housing solutions for the elderly and the specific form “Trygghetsboende” is used as a basic template for the program of the design proj
In order to avoid jeopardizing criminal investigations, ensure that the perpetrator is prosecuted and avoiding further crime being committed it may be necessary to deprive a suspect of their liberty. If, given the opportunity, the suspect communicates with accomplices or intimidates witnesses what might have been a conviction could instead result in a criminal walking free. On the other hand, de
Denna kvantitativa studie undersökte förändringar i konsumentattityd då maskulint och feminint könade varumärken lanserar en odifferentierad varumärkesutbyggnad. Undersökningen fördjupas genom att se till skillnader i attityd beroende på individens biologiska kön samt psykologisk könsidentitet. Två separata AB-test, i form av enkäter, samlade data från 361 respondenter och analyserades genom multiThis quantitative study examined consumers’ attitudes towards undifferentiated brand extensions from feminine and masculine brands. Furthermore, differences in attitude depending on biological gender and psychological gender identity were explored. Two separate AB test surveys collected data from 361 participants and these results were then analyzed using multiple linear regression analyses, t-tes
The best interest of the child is a crucial factor when making decisions regarding custody, residence and visitation. This regulation can be found in section 6.2 a § of the Swedish Parental code. The paragraph also points out the child's need for close contact with both parents and the child's own will, which must be taken into account before making certain decisions regarding custody. Th
On the 1st of January 2019, new tax regulations within the Swedish corporate sector was set in motion. The regulations constitute a general restriction of interest deductions within a company. The main purpose of the new regulations was to prevent erosion of the Swedish tax base. The implementation was questioned in a number of bodies considering proposed legislation, as the legislative area has
Denna studie undersöker hur den svenska staten uttrycker sig kring nyttjande av mark för urfolk nationellt kontra internationellt med hjälp av teorierna postkolonialism, intern kolonialism samt saltvattenskolonialism. Således består materialet av uttryck från staten i form av regering, ministrar, Sida samt den statligt finansierade fonden the Tenure Facility. Analysen förs sedan genom metoden What
To encounter the ambiguity of the contemporary understanding of neighborhood, we must fundamentally view the concept from a broad historical and global perspective. A neighborhood should be understood as an organism; this whole organism is alive, constantly changing, and its structure is fluid. The way people live and create community has changed with all the social and technological changes in th
