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Introduction: Patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) have a dismal prognosis. The majority of patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, and for these patients, the only possible treatment is palliative chemotherapy. There are increasing data from retrospective studies indicating that a subgroup of patients with liver-limited metastases may benefit from surgical treatment of liver
In November 2010 the largest outbreak in Sweden, and the second largest worldwide, of the parasite Cryptosporidium in public water supplies happened. The cause is still unknown, but the effects of the outbreak were that 27 000 inhabitants in the city of Östersund got infected. This study is a research of how other municipalities in Sweden are working with, preserving healthy drinking water, and ho
This project was performed in collaboration with CellaVision, a company that provides digital solutions for medical microscopy in hematology. Together with a hardware for blood analysis, CellaVision provides a software where cell images are displayed for further analysis. The user interface of this software was the focus of this research. With the aim to provide a suggestion of improvement for the
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are lifelong illnesses that include psychosis and difficulty maintaining stability. These illnesses are also characterized by limited abilities to self-assess and seek treatment when necessary. Informal caregivers of people living with a serious mental illness are often relatives or spouses. The objective of this study was to determine what strategies were used b
Authors: Anselm Ahlström and Josefin Jervelycke Title: The Treasure at the End of the Rainbow - About Trans People’s Experiences of Belongingness and Otherness in the Lgbtq-community. Supervisor: Kristina Göransson Assessor: Norma Montesino The aim of this study was to explore trans people's involvement in the lgbtq-community in order to create a deeper understanding of the processes that cr
Användningen av DNA-släktforskningsdatabaser i brottsutredande syfte är en nyfunnen utredningsmetod för svensk brottsbekämpande verksamhet. Utredningsmetoden innebär att gärningsmän kan spåras genom jämförelser mellan DNA-spår från brottsplatser och uppgifter i kommersiella släktforskningsdatabaser. Metoden introducerades för första gången i Sverige år 2018 i samband med utredningen av ett av landThe use of genealogical databases in purposes of criminal investigation is a newfound method in Swedish law enforcement, meaning that a perpetrator can be traced and identified by searching the DNA profile found at a crime scene against DNA profiles in commercial genealogical databases. The method was introduced for the first time in Sweden in 2018, in connection with one of the country’s most com
The General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, trädde i kraft den 25 maj 2018. GDPR innebar ökade krav på personuppgiftsbehandlingen inom EU och EES. För att säkerställa regelefterlevnad infördes kraftiga sanktioner och långtgående skadeståndsansvar vid överträdelser av GDPR. Denna uppsats handlar huvudsakligen om hur de svenska reglerna kring principalansvar och arbetstagares skydd mot skadestånd The General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, was implemented the 25th of May 2018. GDPR entailed a legal framework that strengthened the protection for personal information within EU and EES. High penalties and burdensome rules about compensation was introduced to make sure that everyone complied with the new regulation. This thesis focuses mainly on how the Swedish rules about the vicarious liab
Hets mot folkgrupp är ett lagrum som reglerar uttalanden som är av hotande eller missaktande karaktär som riktats mot en folkgrupp med anspelning på någon av en rad uppställda förhållanden. Uttalanden kan sin form som verbala uttryck men även i form av ”annat meddelande”, till exempel en symbol. I praxis tillskrivs symboler allt som oftast sin betydelse utifrån åklagarens gärningsbeskrivning, i viIncitement to racial hatred (Hets mot folkgrupp) is a legal space that regulates statements of a threatening or disrespecting nature directed against a group designated by the law, alluding to any of a number of criteria’s. Statements can be expressed as verbal expressions but also in the form of "other message", for example a symbol. In legal practice, symbols are usually attributed the
This thesis makes use of a freely available platform based on multi-physics simulations, named WUI-NITY, to model WUI fire evacuation. This simulation platform includes three sub-models addressing fire spread, pedestrian movement and traffic movement allowing the representation of their interaction to produce outputs useful for dynamic vulnerability assessment. The goal of the thesis is to test th
The purpose of the study was to gain an increased knowledge and understanding of women's pathways into prostitution and the experiences and feelings that coexist with being in this life situation. To find relevant empirical data for what we intended to investigate, we used our questions as guidance when we searched for autobiographical works depicting the life stories of prostituted women. We
Flood is the most common natural disaster globally, affecting human health and assets. The work with the Swedish ordinance of flood risk is connected to the sustainment of vital societal functions. This thesis examines how direct and indirect effects of floods are considered in Swedish legislation and when the County Administrative Boards produce flood risk maps and management plans. Moreover, it
In recent years, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda have paid a higher degree of attention to the gaps in implementation and lack of financing that have characterized the agenda since the adoption of UNSCR 1325 in 2000. This development has also included more attention given to implementation through civil society organizations, and the establishment of a new financing instrument – Global
This thesis will be concerned with one of the main concerns and highly discussed topics in the relationship between Article 102 TFEU and Intellectual Property Rights. Predominately, it will focus on the enforcement of IPR(s) as an abusive practise of dominance and whether a dominant undertaking has the ability to protect its IPR by refusing to licence its IPR to a third party. The main purpose wi
I och med min utbildning till lärare i musik- och svenska som andraspråk vill jag låta dessa ämnesområden sammanfläta i mitt examensarbete. I och med den flyktingström som påverkat hela vårt land har skolsituationen i Sverige förändrats. Antalet nyanlända elever i skolan har ökat och många av dem ska få undervisning i musik. Detta är ett uppdrag som musiklärare inte varit beredda på. Därför är syfIn my education, to be a teacher in music and Swedish as a second language, I want these subjects intertwine in my degree project. With increase of refugees in our country, the school situation has changed. The number of new arrivals in school has increased and many of them will be taught in music. This is an assignment that music teacher has not been prepared for. Therefore, the aim of the study
As commodities are becoming more popular and accessible assets for speculative and hedging purposes, the limited research regarding risk management for said asset-class justifies further contribution to the deficient output. Many previous studies have highlighted the extraordinary high volatility, with non-linear and clustering characteristics associated with commodities. Hence, incorporating vola
Human activity in the form of unnecessary consumption is one of the reasons to why we have come to experience climate change. A circular economy is an alternative to the linear economy that promotes consumption, and is based on a theory where waste is turned into resources again in a closed loop. In an ideal circular economy there is no waste and consumption is less dependent on extraction of virg
This study aims to provide further knowledge on the social interaction between the sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression (SOGIE) asylum seekers and their asylum adjudicator from the Swedish Migration Agency (SMA) by applicating Erving Goffman’s (2014) dramaturgical perspective. The study used the following two research questions; (1) How can the asylum seeker use different type
The aim of this study was to explore how student’s alcohol consumption looks in different environments. The aim was also to explore if there was a connection between student’s alcohol consumption and environment´s indicators. The method used in this study was of a quantitative nature and the data was collected through surveys. The surveys were given out in six lessons and 279 students participated
Academia is vertically gender segregated, where women are underrepresented in senior positions in all fields (Allbright, 2019; Curtis, 2011; European Commission, 2016; Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ), 2017). This study investigated research self-efficacy and social belongingness expectations as social cognitive mediators of research career interest in a sample of 239 Swedish social scienc
