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Introduction The Problematic Experience of Therapy Scale (PETS) identifies barriers to home-based exercise programs but has not been validated in hand therapy populations. This study aimed to translate the extended PETS into Swedish and evaluate its content and construct validity in patients undergoing early sensory relearning following peripheral nerve injury.Methods The PETS was translated into
Background SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease with a large number of common risk gene variants, but several rare gene variants can cause monogenic SLE. The relationship between common and rare variants in SLE is unclear. We therefore investigated the occurrence of rare deleterious variants in patients with childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) and adult-onset SLE (aSLE) and compared the frequency of these
Rising populations are placing significant strain on traditional waste management, prompting the need for circular systems in urban projects to recycle valuable nutrients from wastewater. Introducing a biorefinery framework, microalgae cultivation on digestate effluents produces pigments for natural dyes, reducing nutrient release and offering eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic products. Succe
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm abnormality and is a leading cause of heart failure and stroke. This large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies increased the power to detect single-nucleotide variant associations and found more than 350 AF-associated genetic loci. We identified candidate genes related to muscle contractility, cardiac muscle development an
The aim of this work is to redefine the concept of sensorimotor augmentation, extending it from wearable devices to supernumerary robotic upper limbs that are grounded and can be placed out of the physiological peripersonal space of the user. While the wearability of the supernumerary robotic limb (SRL) is not mandatory, the human-robot connection must be maintained through a wearable interface th
Leaning on feminist abolitionist theory and Transformative Justice practice(s) this thesis seeks to contribute to practical knowledge on how to solve conflict and violence in communities, without the use of carceral logics, state punishment and police. Laying ground for the purpose of the thesis, I bring up central theory on carcerality, abolition and feminism to show the contested relationship be
This thesis examines how gender operates as a central discursive and hegemonic organizing principle in the construction of Danish radical right populism, with particular focus on the Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti) and the Citizens’ Party (Borgernes Parti). Drawing on Norman Fairclough’s three-dimensional model of Critical Discourse Analysis, the study investigates how textual, discursive
This study examines the underexposed standpoints of young leftist women* and nonbinaries at a time when the public conversation tends to focus on young men’s political shift to the right. The study seeks to explore how this group embodies resistance and hope in neoliberal times, through conversations about activism, the future and social justice, by which I hope to help outline alternatives to rig
This thesis examines contemporary Danish public discourse on fertility and demography, where anxiety over declining fertility among women of Danish origin coexists with anxiety over immigrants and their descendants becoming a future demographic majority. The empirical material consists of documents from and adjacent to Danmarks Statistik (2019–2025) and news coverage from Politiken and Danmarks Ra
L1_0-ordered thin-film FePd was measured using AFM, MFM, TEM, XRR and GISAXS to determine what defects were present and how they affected the X-ray scattering. In AFM it was found that there was a terrace structure, with surface steps going along the <110>-direction. These steps originated in dislocations moving from the Pd-FePd interface to the surface, which could be seen in the TEM. The layer t
This thesis examines how residential buildings from different construction periods perform during extended outages of heating, electricity, and ventilation. The purpose was to evaluate building robustness during crisis or war situations and identify technical measures that may improve building resilience. The study combined literature review with engineering calculations related to heat retention,
Självhandikappning är en försvarsstrategi som är relativt outforskad och sannolikt underminerar en persons möjlighet att lyckas. Den aktuella studien undersöker samband mellan självhandikappning och HEXACO-personlighetsdragen; Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Xtraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, och Openness. Ett mål med studien var att belysa varför vissa personer är mer benägna än andraSelf-handicapping is a poorly understood defense strategy that plausibly undermines a person's chance of success. The present study examines relations between self-handicapping and the HEXACO-personality traits; namely, Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Xtraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness. An aim is to shed new light on why some people are more prone to debilitating self-
Monitoring animal populations has several purposes in ecological sciences, including the study of animal behaviour, population dynamics and biodiversity. The common guillemot, known in North America as the common (or thin-billed) murre (Uria aalge), is an important indicator species for the Baltic Sea ecosystem. Stora Karlsö, Sweden, is the most prominent breeding location for guillemots in the B
Urban pluvial flooding threatens transport accessibility, yet the spatial factors such as elevation, vegetation, and road density associated with accessibility loss remain insufficiently understood. This study assessed changes in nearest-facility travel time to hospitals, clinics, schools, supermarkets, and fire stations under a 100-year return period flood scenario in Stockholm, Sweden, for both
A total of 24 UAV flights in the vicinity of integrated sensing and communications-enabled (ISAC) antenna systems, called base stations, were selected to investigate whether tracking can be improved using machine learning methods. This was done by inputting time series of range-Doppler (r-D) maps created from continuously calculating channel estimates of the bistatic environment around base statio
Toxic behavior refers to verbal and behavioral forms of cyberaggression within online multiplayer gaming environments, often attributed to anonymity, player interdependence, competitiveness, and the availability of direct communication channels. This study systematically examined predictors of toxic behavior, including (1) descriptive and injunctive normative beliefs, (2) HEXACO personality traits
