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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been studied for their potential benefits in treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and have reported mild effects when trialed within human clinical trials. MSCs have been investigated in preclinical models with efficacy when administered at the time of lung injury. Human integrin α10β1-selected adipose tissue-derived MSCs (integrin α10β1-MSCs) have

Background: Reliable and valid assessment of paranoia is important in forensic psychiatry for providing adequate care. VR technology may add to current assessment procedures, as it enables observation within realistic (social) situations resembling the complexity of everyday life. VR constitutes a promising tool within forensics, due to the restricted nature of forensic psychiatric hospitals and e

BackgroundIn 2015, a selective decrease in the glomerular filtration of middle-sized molecules such as cystatin C compared to small molecules such as creatinine was first described and tentatively termed “Shrunken pore syndrome.” Numerous studies have thereafter found an association between this syndrome (defined by a low eGFRcystatin C to eGFRcreatinine ratio) and mortality and morbidity. In 2023

This study aims to investigate the possibility of creating template times for rail works. Furthermore the study identifies a few effects which template times could have on planning of rail works, traffic and economy. Template times are being considered by the Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, for the early stages of planning when there is a need to estimate the time required within t

Examensarbetet går ut på att analysera elsparkscykelns funktion utifrån de tre delarna som ingår i begreppet hållbarhet, ekonomisk, ekologisk och social. Då trafikslaget är relativt nytt i Sverige, är det många brister i reglering och kunskap kring elsparcykeln i landet. Syftet med examensarbetet är att fördjupa sig i de tre delarna som ingår i hållbarhetsbegreppet, för att i sin tur kunna analyseThe purpose with the thesis project is to analyse the function of E-scooters from the three parts that comes with sustainability, which is economic, environment and social sustainability. Because it is a new vehicle, it comes with a large amount of deficits when it comes to regulation and knowledge. To get a deeper awareness about the consequences is the reason why sustainability is applied in thi

Frågan om ett förbud mot rasistiska organisationer har övervägts vid flera tillfällen. Dels med anledning av Sveriges anslutning till FN:s Internationella konvention om avskaffandet av alla former av rasdiskriminering (ICERD) som ålägger konventionsstaterna att förbjuda rasistiska organisationer, dels med anledning av den organiserade rasismen i Sverige. I förarbeten har det argumenterats för attThe issue of a ban on racist organizations has been considered on several occasions. There are two main reasons for said consideration; firstly, because of Sweden’s association to the United Nations’ International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), which requires the States Parties to ban racist organizations; and secondly, because of the issue of organize

Ylva Larsson Klimatresilient utveckling av livsmedelssystem - ett agroekologiskt perspektiv på IPCCs Climate Resilient Pathways Människans påverkan på klimatsystemet utgör ett betydande hot mot ekosystemens långsiktiga förmåga att upprätthålla ekosystemtjänster viktiga för t.ex matproduktion. Den senaste rapporten från IPCC bedömer att alla aspekter av säker livsmedelsförsörjning kommer att påHuman interference with the climate system imposes a significant threat to the future capacity of ecosystems to sustain ecosystem services vital for food production. Agroecology is increasingly seen a way to meet these challenges. The aim of this study is to investigate if the IPCC conceptual model of Climate Resilient Pathways (CRP) could be adapted to a food system context, by illustrating an ag

This report investigates the possibility of implementing a high-quality, regional, rubber-wheled based public transport system with train-like features to a lower cost than that of a traditional raliway. In order to be regarded as fulfilling this goal, the system, hereafter called rubber-wheel trains, must both be similar enough to railways to be regarded as trains by the passengers – and also be

The computational power of hand held devices have increased significantly during the last years. Today it is possible to run advanced finite element simulations on these devices. This opens up new possibilities for creating software for the early design stage and for educational purposes. Touch devices such as the iPad has become increasingly popular, and the number of users are growing every day.

Ecosystem services are becoming increasingly important in today’s society, since they provide us with vital resources such as food and fuel. Even though this importance is evident, ecosystem services are often taken for granted. Because of this it is essential to shed light on the importance of ecosystem services. One way to do this is to valuate these services in monetary terms. The purpose of t

Under 1900-talet har stormskador på skog ökat vilket är en konsekvens av vårt skogsbruk, en ökad volym av skog, och äldre skogsbestånd. Denna ökning av stormskador har konsekvenser för ekonomi, infrastruktur, skogsägare och samhälle. Samtidigt ändras klimatet successivt, och detta kommer i framtiden att innebära högre temperaturer och ökad nederbörd. Långsamt närmar vi oss ett nytt slags klimat, sDuring the 20th century storm damage in Sweden has increased as a consequence of how the forest has been managed, an increased proportion of forest and older tree stands. The increase of storm damage has consequences for the regional economy, infrastructure, foresters, and the society. At the same time the climate is gradually changing, which means increased temperatures and higher precipitation r

Background: General practitioners (GPs) often fail to correctly adhere to guidelines for the treatment of hypertension. The reasons for this are unclear, but could be related to lack of knowledge in assessing individual patients' cardiovascular disease risk. Our aim was to investigate how GPs in southern Sweden adhere to clinical guidelines for the treatment of hypertension when major cardiovascul

The work presented here aims at producing hydrogen for proton-exchange fuel-cell applications from hydrocarbons. This thesis describes an integrated catalytic converter comprising a steam-reforming reactor (heat of reaction supplied by catalytic combustion), a water-gas shift reactor and a preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide reactor, and the work performed on the fuel processing catalysts th

This thesis combines corpus-based, experimental and instrumental methods to investigate how professional speakers of English use prosody to signal important textual boundaries above the sentence level. In an initial study, prosodic features included in the transcriptions of the Spoken English Corpus, or readily derivable from these, are investigated. These include minor and major tone-unit length

Popular Abstract in Swedish Avsikten med detta arbetet har varit att utveckla kärnmagnetisk resonans, NMR, tekniken, applicerat på gel-emulsioner. Gel-emulsioner är viktiga i många tekniska formuleringar så som i livsmedel, i kosmetika, i läkemedelsformuleringar och i sprängmedel för att nämna några applikationer. Vi har arbetat med en teknik som kallas NMR diffusometri, som utvecklats av StejskalThe aim of these studies has been to investigate what information that can be obtained on gel-emulsions with nuclear magnetic resonance, NMR, as the investigating tool. The gel-emulsions are important in many technical applications such as in food products, in cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations, and in emulsion explosives, just to name a few applications. We have worked with the NMR diffusom

Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded polyglutamine repeat in the huntingtin protein. Neuropathology in the basal ganglia and in the cerebral cortex has been linked to the motor and cognitive symptoms whereas recent work has suggested that the hypothalamus might be involved in the metabolic dysfunction. Several mouse models of HD that display metabol

To avoid incorrectly manufactured components, the modern quality development focus towards preventive actions and process improvements. Therefore, a function as acceptance control is not of particular interest. This report treats the activities that have to take place at Gambro Lundia Monitor Division, GLAB MD, in order to get satisfactory quality of purchased components. The Incoming Inspection i

Denna uppsats berör gränsdragningen mellan mord och dråp. I Sverige regleras uppsåtligt dödligt våld av två lagbestämmelser; 3 kap. 1 § BrB avseende mord och 3 kap. 2 § BrB avseende dråp. Det följer dock inte av lagtexten vilka omständigheter som ska beaktas vid gränsdragningen, utan den enda vägledningen domstolarna får av lagen är att brottet ska rubriceras som dråp när det föreligger förmildranThis essay deals with the established boundary between murder and manslaughter (in Swedish mord and dråp). Intentional deadly violence is in Sweden regulated in two articles; chapter 3 § 1 of BrB regarding murder and chapter 3 § 2 of BrB regarding manslaughter. The articles do not say what circumstances the courts should take into consideration when classifying the deed in question – the only guid

Authors: Lisa Grönlund and Jenny Jalvelius Title: Body & Mind – A discourse analysis of two participants’ constructions of transsexualism within the frame of a public investigation [translated title] Supervisor: Mats Hilte Assessor: Anna Meeuwisse Lately transsexualism and transsexuals have received increased attention in media and in the field of research and we have aimed to contribute t