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Context. A number of large spectroscopic surveys of stars in the Milky Way are under way or are being planned. In this context it is important to discuss the extent to which elemental abundances can be used as discriminators between different (known and unknown) stellar populations in the Milky Way. Aims. We aim to establish the requirements in terms of precision in elemental abundances, as derive
Background noise and room acoustics may impede social interactions by interfering with oral communication and other cognitive processes. Accordingly, recent research in school environments has showed that social relationships with peers and teachers are described more negatively in rooms with long reverberation times (RT). The purpose of this study was to investigate how RT and hearing ability (i.
Traditional, pre-industrial farming was adapted to the natural environment-topography, geology, hydrology, climate, and biota. Traditional land use systems are still to be traced in Scandinavia as an "infield/outland landscape", and in Japan as a "Satoyama landscape." There are obvious similarities and differences in land use-the main difference being that pasturing of cattle and sheep has been le
Efficient pretreatment is necessary to make the wood-to-ethanol process more feasible. In this study, chips of different sizes were impregnated with SO(2) and steam-pretreated. Dilute-acid pretreatment together with subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis resulted in solubilization of between 69% and 73% of the fermentable sugars (glucose and mannose) in the raw material for the combinations of impregnati
BACKGROUND: The two-gene expression ratio HOXB13:IL17BR has been proposed to predict the outcome of tamoxifen-treated breast cancer patients. We intended to examine whether this ratio can predict the benefit of 5 years vs. 2 years of tamoxifen treatment of postmenopausal patients. A further objective was to investigate any prognostic effects of the ratio in systematically untreated premenopausal p
The overall aim of the thesis was to investigate and explore job satisfaction, strain and stress of conscience (SC) among nurse assistants (NAs) working in residential care for older people. The thesis had a descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational design and consisted of one paper where qualitative methodology was used and three where quantitative methodology was used. The qualitative study
Here we report the first survey of galectin binding to glycoproteins of human serum. Serum was subjected to affinity chromatography using immobilized galectins, and the bound glycoproteins were analyzed by electrophoresis, Western blotting, and mass spectrometry. Galectins-3, -8 and -9 bound a much broader range of ligands in serum than previously known, galectin-1 bound less, and galectins-2, -4
Hormone-mediated maternal effects play an important role in the formation of a differentiated phenotype. They have been shown to influence a wide array of offspring traits, both early in life and in adulthood. One important offspring trait that is under the influence of maternal androgens is the immune system. In birds, a growing number of studies show that yolk androgens modulate immune function
Climate change brings new burdens to people working outdoors. Migrantpopulations working at brick kilns in India are one such group facing dangerouslyoverheated working conditions. Many migrate to the kilns from rural areas underbonded labor conditions. We argue that solutions need to go beyond industry oriented technology-based solutions and focus on the social problem and take apeople focused st
We report a search for first generation scalar leptoquarks using 1.03 fb(-1) of proton-proton collisions data produced by the Large Hadron Collider at root s = 7 TeV and recorded by the ATLAS experiment. Leptoquarks are sought via their decay into an electron or neutrino and a quark, producing events with two oppositely charged electrons and at least two jets, or events with an electron, missing t
Denna uppsats syftar till att ge en rättshistorisk redogörelse för tvångsvården av alkohol- och narkotikamissbrukare i Sverige, från den första lagen om behandling alkoholister 1913 till 1981 års LVM. Studien fokuserar på lagstiftningens målgrupp, gränsdragningen mellan lagstiftning om tvångsvård av missbrukare och psykiatrisk tvångsvård samt ansvaret för att ansöka om och finansiera tvångsvåThis thesis aims to descibe the legal history of cumpulsory care of alcohol and substance abusers in Sweden from the first Act on the Treatment of Alcoholics in 1913 up until the Care of Abusers Special Provisions Act of 1981. Specifically, the study centers around the definition of the target group of said legislation, the demarkation between legislation on compulsory treatment of abusers an
The development of Mälaräng in the southwestern part of Stockholm aims to bridge the social and economic gap in between neighboring areas Mälarhöjden and Bredäng. Theories of the Just City by Susan Fainstein and the Lively City constructed by Jane Jacobs are applied to investigate the planning of Mälaräng regarding social, economic and physical environment-factors through the lens of justice and l
The rapid expansion of the plant-based beverage sector has increased the demand for high-performance, barista-grade oat drinks that are capable of withstanding the thermal and acidic stresses of coffee applications. This master’s thesis, conducted in collaboration with Cerealiq AB, evaluates the efficacy of six specific enzymatic treatments in modifying the structural and physical properties of oa
ABSTRACT Author: Aferdita Haxha, Anna-lena Hulander Title: ”Man måste brinna för att bli bränd” – en studie om en grupp kvinnors upplevelse av utbrändhet Supervisor: Anders Lundberg Assessor: Mats Hilte The aim with this essay was to examine seven women’s experiences regarding burn-out. Furthermore we looked at what emotions these women experienced during their burn-out period and how their rec
Domestic violence against women is a problem. The purpose of this study was to examine why that is by looking at possible background sources. We have also looked at what kind of support that is available for the abused women and men with this kind of violent behavior. More specifically our aim was to find out how the socialworkers and one abused women think about the support available for these me
I avsikt att öka patientsäkerheten inför allt fler vårdgivare i Sverige Världshälsoorganisationens, WHO:s, checklista för säker kirurgi. Syftet med studien var att belysa operationssjuksköterskors upplevelse av WHO:s checklista för säker kirurgi. Metoden var kvalitativ intervjustudie. Materialet analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. I studien ingår tretton intervjuer. Resultatet i studien v
This thesis discusses the potentials of application of the EU Trade Barriers Regulation (TBR) to EU-Russia trade relations. In light of the forthcoming and long-awaited Russia's WTO accession (expected to be completed in mid-2012), the theoretical analysis suggests that the TBR would become functional and useful for EU companies in tackling obstacles to trade on the Russian market. Also, this
