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Guilt and Identity. An Autobiographical Incentive in Christian Tradition with Special Emphasis on the Female Moravian Lebenslauf

En väsentlig drivkraft i företaget att skriva en självbiografi är erfarenheten av skuld - som kan bekännas eller avvisas, och i båda fallen kan denna förbindas med en bestämning av identiteten. Man försvarar sig eller bekänner genom att visa vem man är - detta via berättelsen om ett liv. Mekanismen är vanlig i kristen tradition (Augustinus, Pierre Abélard) och återfinns bl a hos kvinnor, bland ann

Influence of the rotor configuration on the electrostatic charging of helicopters

A helicopter flying through an atmosphere containing particulates may accumulate high electrostatic charges that can challenge its operational safety. In this paper the influence of the helicopter configuration on its electrification is reported. The current study is based on a recently developed numerical approach in which the turbulent airflow around the rotorcraft is estimated via large-eddy si

Seasonal variation in the thermal responses to changing environmental temperature in the world's northernmost land bird

Arctic homeotherms counter challenges at high latitudes using a combination of seasonal adjustments in pelage/plumage, fat deposition and intricate thermoregulatory adaptations. However, there are still gaps in our understanding of their thermal responses to cold, particularly in Arctic birds. Here, we have studied the potential use of local heterothermy (i.e. tissue cooling that can contribute to

Evaporation of sulfate aerosols at low relative humidity

Evaporation of sulfuric acid from particles can be important in the atmospheres of Earth and Venus. However, the equilibrium constant for the dissociation of H2SO4 to bisulfate ions, which is the one of the fundamental parameters controlling the evaporation of sulfur particles, is not well constrained. In this study we explore the volatility of sulfate particles at very low relative humidity. We m

A systems biology analysis connects insulin receptor signaling with glucose transporter translocation in rat adipocytes

Type 2 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance, which arises from malfunctions in the intracellular insulin signaling network. Knowledge of the insulin signaling network is fragmented, and because of the complexity of this network, little consensus has emerged for the structure and importance of the different branches of the network. To help overcome this complexity, systems biology mathem

Factor graph based simultaneous localization and mapping using multipath channel information

Radio-based localization has the potential to provide centimeter-level position information. In this paper we apply joint probabilistic data association to multipath-assisted simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) for this purpose. In multipath-assisted localization, position-related information in multipath components (MPCs) is exploited to increase the accuracy and robustness of indoor tra

Hypogonadism in testicular cancer patients is associated with risk factors of cardiovascular disease and the metabolic syndrome

More than 95% of testicular cancer are cured but they are at increased long-term risk of cardiovascular disease. The risk of cardiovascular disease and treatment intensity was reported, but it is unknown whether this effect of cancer therapy is direct or indirect, mediated through androgen deficiency. Our aim was, therefore, to evaluate whether testicular cancer patients have increased the prevale

Utilization of genetic data can improve the prediction of type 2 diabetes incidence in a Swedish cohort

The aim of this study was to measure the impact of genetic data in improving the prediction of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study cohort. The current study was performed in 3,426 Swedish individuals and utilizes of a set of genetic and environmental risk data. We first validated our environmental risk model by comparing it to both the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score and the T2D r

Shaping NPM : Social democratic values at work

In this chapter, New Public Management (NPM) reforms are discussed, with focus on the Swedish public sector. The purpose is to question assumptions concerning the emergence of NPM within a Swedish context. A historical review reveals that reforms within the Swedish public sector express a heavy influence from the private sector; the idea of letting business and commercial logics guide the rational

What about the boards? : Issues of transparency and accountability in board composition

Sweden is generally regarded as a country with little corruption, equal rights for men and women and a strong emphasis on democratic values. Still, the appointment of political representatives to the boards of municipal corporations occurs without consideration of these values. One step towards increasing our knowledge about the governance of municipal corporations in Sweden is to look at how curr

Forskningsrapport om kulturskolors verksamhet för barn och unga i behov av särskilt stöd

Forskningsrapporten undersöker i vilken omfattning barn och unga i behov av särskilt stöd inkluderas i kulturskolors verksamhet, enligt kulturskoleledarna. Resultaten, som bygger på kvantitativ data ur en landsomfattande enkätundersökning med kulturskoleledare, avslöjar att det finns sex stycken kulturskolor som inte inkluderar barn och unga i behov av särskilt stöd.

Leadership and strategy in a transforming academic field

The academic field in Sweden is in a state of transformation. Demands for change are facing universities and colleges. Drawing on empirical illustrations from the public debate in Sweden and from strategic plans of Lund University, analysis shows the prevalence of two dominant logics in the field - collegiality and managerialism. Leadership becomes a matter of handling these logics and making sens

The welfare state that wanted to keep track of its citizens : Personal identity numbers as administrative technology

The development of the Swedish welfare state is often characterized by several comprehensive social reforms and organizational changes. In previous research, as in the previous chapters of this book, scholars often tend to direct their interest towards these reforms. Often left out are the tacit administrative technological infrastructures that enabled these. The Swedish social security number, th

Memory Studies : The State of an Emergent Field

The article explores the degree to which memory studies has become established as an academic field. Although we acknowledge that there are drawbacks to formal institutionalization, we contend that it is useful to think strategically about the future of memory studies. We argue that three key developments must take place in order for a field to become institutionalized. First, individual scholars

Engaging with European Politics Through Twitter and Facebook : Participation Beyond the National?

Our chapter illustrates how citizens can enact varying styles and degrees of political engagement through social media. It also investigates if citizens engage with political content in ways unhindered by national boundaries. We distinguish between three primary types of content styles (factual, partisan and moral) and four degrees of engagement (making, commenting, diffusing and listening). Moreo

Experimental and Clinical Studies on Contact Allergy to Diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate and Related Substances

The exposure to isocyanates is more of an occupational problem than a consumer problem. The main route of exposure is assumed to be through inhalation. Isocyanates that have high vapor pressure, such as TDI, can be airborne at room temperature. Other isocyanates such as MDI are volatile only when heated. Industrial processes that can cause exposure to isocyanates are, for example, spraying or heat

Gender differences in subtypes of depression by first incidence and age of onset : a follow-up of the Lundby population

The Lundby Study is a prospective mental health survey in a community population (N = 3563), in which data were collected in 4 waves of field-work between 1947 and 1997. We investigated gender differences during the follow-up in overall first incidence rates, ages of onset, and incidence by age of onset patterns, in different subtypes of depression. The overall incidence rate in females was higher