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C3 nephritic factors are autoantibodies that prolong the half-life or prevent regulation of the alternative pathway C3 convertase, resulting in uncontrolled complement activation. They are strongly associated with renal disease but their role in pathogenesis remains controversial. Here we optimized and compared a panel of assays to identify and interrogate nephritic factor activities. Of 101 patie
Det finns till dags dato inget entydigt svar på vad som ger ett bra utfall i psykoterapeutisk behandling, faktorer som anses gemensamma för alla sorters terapi, så kallade Common Factors (CF) eller den specifika terapimetoden. Definitionen av CF varierar och kan härledas till alla delar av terapi såsom patientfaktorer, förändringsprocess och terapeutfaktorer. Som en del av POSE-projektet undersöktUnderstanding what constitutes a positive outcome in psychotherapeutic treatment remains a challenge, whether attributed to Common Factors (CF) shared across therapies or specific therapeutic methods. The definition of CF varies and can be traced to all aspects of therapy, including patient and therapist factors and the process of change. This study, as part of the POSE-project, examined the psych
With aging populations, unequal access to care, and shortages of staff, healthcare systems today are facing many challenges. Technology advancements, with artificial intelligence (AI) in particular, have been one of the main drivers of innovation in multiple industries. Although the healthcare sector is moving slower compared to other industries, there is great potential for relieving healthcare w
Knowledge brokerage and science communication are roles prone to forming “certainty troughs” (MacKenzie, 1990) between scientists and science’s downstream consumers. This has been studied as pertaining to in particular the geoscience area of CO2/climate, with an eye for the security domain’s use of science’s knowledge vertical. As background, the areas of knowledge acquisition, undue politicizatio
Bisexuella personer är underrepresenterade i nuvarande forskning om sexualitet. Den forskning som finns om bisexuellas sexualitet visar motstridiga resultat. Syftet med studien var därför att utforska hur bisexuella upplever sin sexualitet och identitet, och på så vis skapa en bättre grund för framtida forskning. Studien genomfördes inom forskningsprojektet “Faktorer som påverkar den sexuella tillBisexual people are underrepresented in current scientific research on sexuality, with existing research showing contradicting findings. The aim of this study was to explore how bisexual individuals experience their sexuality and identity to build a better base of understanding for future research. The study was conducted within the research project “Factors affecting sexual satisfaction: An explo
The choice of which potential evapotranspiration (PET) model to use when estimating streamflow using a rainfall-runoff model have been the topic of many studies. The aim with this thesis was to assess the robustness of six different PET models using HBV-light as rainfall-runoff model over three catchments in Sweden. The robustness was evaluated by using a differential split sample test (DSST) base
One way of meeting the increasing demand for higher data rates is by building denser cellular networks in order to maximize the use of the frequency spectrum. The denser deployment leads to an increased probability of inter-cell interference, the phenomenon where the signal quality experienced by a user served by a cell is lowered because of the transmission from neighboring cells in the network.
Accidents with vehicles happen more often than they should, whether it is by road traffic accidents or maritime accidents out in the sea. One big contributing factor is human error. Distraction, influence of alcohol/drugs, carelessness and speeding are examples of factors that can lead to severe injuries for the passengers, the surrounding people and to infrastructure. By transferring human maneuv
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease and today more than 6 million people are living with PD world-wide (2018). PD is characterized by muscle stiffness, shaking at rest, and postural imbalance. The symptoms are caused by a decreased dopamine (DA) level in the brain due to a gradual loss of DA producing neurons. The cause and trigger of th
Problem: The Milky Way disk consists of two distinct components, the thin and thick disk, each with unique kinematical, elemental, and age-related properties. Among all the properties considered, age stands out as the only one that does not exhibit significant overlap, thereby offering clearer separation between the populations. Stellar ages, determined through isochrone fitting, are reliable main
Foodborne diseases are a growing global concern, and a shift in trends has occurred re garding salmonella infections in Sweden. The purpose of this study is therefore to inves tigate how nursing homes in Sweden work to prevent foodborne infections. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with staff at nursing homes and with representatives from inspection authorities to gather
Due to the increasing significance of moth species’ contributions to pollination, and the relatively new advancements of AI and LED within this field of study, there is interest in developing a light trap that is both easier to get a hold of and more adapted to the conditions of a northern country like Sweden. In this study I evaluate one such LED-based Light trap and compare it to a more well-tes
This thesis investigates the use of several acceleration schemes to improve the performance of the primal-dual hybrid gradient algorithm for linear programming (PDLP), a state-of-the-art first-order method for linear programming (LP). The three main acceleration schemes investigated are: Polyak heavy ball momentum, Nesterov acceleration, and steering vectors selected in a residual momentum directi
The report investigates whether ultra-high-frequency ultrasound at 30 MHz can distinguish healthy- from diseased intestinal tissue in infants with Hirschsprung's disease with the same accuracy as 50 MHz. Hirschsprung's disease is defined as the absence of ganglion cells in the distal parts of the intestine. During treatment, the affected sections of the intestine are surgically removed. Th
föreläsning 2 FÖRELÄSNING 2 FRITS GÅVERTSSON FILOSOFISKA INSTITUTIONEN, LUNDS UNIVERSITET Rum 312 Kungshuset, Lundagård, 222 22 Lund, SWEDEN e-mail: frits.gavertsson@fil.lu.se tel:+46768482707 Praktisk filosofi vt-14 FPRA11:2 (Kritiskt tänkande i värdefrågor) Välvillighetsprincipen När man skall ta ställning till andras resonemang behöver man allt som oftast tolka dem. Följande princip bör då
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English teachers in Swedish upper secondary school often focus on Standard British and American English, although they agree with the syllabus that different varieties of English should be included in teaching. This study aimed to investigate to what extent English teachers include different varieties of English in the classroom. Previous work has failed to provide a comprehensive overview of the
As there currently are not so many known studies which directly evaluate how diversity indices have been used in different contexts, following literature study was made with the purpose of investigating how three of the most commonly used diversity indices (including Shannon-Wiener’s and Simpson’s Indices as well as a certain index measuring taxonomic diversity) are representing different categori
Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar styrkan i ett företags strategiska position. Styrkan klassificeras som graden av svårighet konkurrerande företag har att inta det egna företagets position. Syftet uppnås genom att applicera en kvalitativ fallstudie på Rynkebys lansering på den svenska markanden. The Resource Based View (RBV) och dess isoleringsmekanismer samt ConsumerThe purpose of this study is to investigate which factors affect the strength of companies strategic position. The strength is defined by how hard it is for a competing firms to enter the strategic position. The factors are derived by applying the Resource- Based View (RBV) and it’s Isolation Mechanisms as well as Consumer Benefit Experienced (CBE) and it’s Human Capital based strategies on a case
Sammanfattning År 1987, kom Brundtlandkommissionens rapport med titeln Vår gemensamma framtid. Enligt rapporten så kan hållbar utveckling definieras som: En utveckling som tillfredsställer dagens behov utan att äventyra kommande generationers möjligheter att tillfredsställa sina behov. Begreppet hållbar utveckling har ända sen dess varit en central del av alla internationella miljörättsliga dokuSummary In 1987 the Brundtland commission presented its report entitled Our Common Future. According to the report, sustainable development can be defined as: A development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The term sustainable development has been a central part in all international environmental law documents eve
Abstract Authours: Kani Gaznaghi & Mindy Persson Title: ”The new stadium of Bullying - a Qualitative Study of School Counselors work against Cyberbullying" Supervisor: Yvonne Johansson Key words: Skolkuratorer, mobbning, nätmobbning, socialt arbete The purpose of this study is to lighten the phenomenon of cyberbullying based on the school counselors perspective by primarily investigat
