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BACKGROUND: Complement activation may promote atherosclerosis. Yet, data on the to which extent complement, and more specifically the alternative complement pathway, is activated in patients with carotid atherosclerosis and related to adverse outcome in these patients, are scarce.METHODS AND RESULTS: We measured, by ELISA, plasma levels of factor D, properdin, C3bBbP (C3 convertase), and factor H
Invertebrate embryos have relatively low fossilization potential; however, when preserved, they can offer crucial insights into the evolutionary developmental biology of extinct animals. Here we report new exceptionally preserved fossil embryos from the early Fortunian (early Cambrian) of China, which are assigned to two new taxa, Saccus xixiangensis gen. et sp. nov. and Saccus necopinus gen. et s
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effects of a 6-week osteoarthritis (OA) exercise and education intervention on metabolic health markers, including blood pressure (BP), glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), cholesterol levels and weight in individuals with both OA and diabetes.METHODS: Data originated from the Swedish Osteoarthritis and Diabetes cohort, which is composed
This thesis offers a cultural analysis of climate change, modernisation and sustainable development in the pastoral landscape of Baringo, Northern Kenya. For the majority of the pastoralists living there, life is defined by crippling poverty, ethnic violence and an increasingly erratic and unpredictable climate. In response, a growing number of people have moved away from the traditional reliance
The impact of islet neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) on glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) is less understood. We investigated this issue by performing simultaneous measurements of the activity of nNOS versus inducible NOS (iNOS) in GSIS using isolated murine islets. Additionally, the significance of extracellular NO on GSIS was studied. Islets incubated at basal glucose showed modes
Landscape-scale land use is important in driving species communities and interactions. However, despite increasing concerns regarding the ecological consequences of insect declines, our understanding of how the relative proportions of different land cover types influence insect herbivory in species-rich semi-natural habitats remains limited. This study assessed leaf, stem, and flower herbivory acr
High latitude mires are key ecosystems in the context of climate change since they store large amounts of carbon while constituting an important natural source of methane (CH4). However, while a growing number of studies have investigated methane fluxes (FCH4) at the plot- (~1 m2) and ecosystem-scale (~0.1–0.5 km2) across the boreal biome, variations of FCH4 magnitudes and drivers at the mesoscale
BACKGROUND: Mental health service users often experience difficulties interpreting and regulating sensory stimuli resulting in increased anxiety, decreased abilities to engage in activities and a hampered recovery process. However, there are limited studies on the implementation of such recovery-oriented interventions targeting sensory difficulties via sensory modulation techniques. Therefore, the
Water management tackles complexities within the interconnected social, political, economic and ecological systems across scales, while aiming to meet the needs of multiple stakeholders dependent on water. Many tensions and unsolved issues persist in water management regarding socio-political power structures, spatial scale, and relations between stakeholders who have different perceptions on prob
The current conflict in Syria has resulted in a major refugee disaster. The lack of legal refugee routes to Europe is forcing refugees to hire smugglers to escape war in their homeland. They are often forced to pay large sums of money for the hazardous journey across the Mediterranean Sea and further through Europe. These journeys are often far stretched and not many are successful. Due to the war
Questions: Earth observation is an important tool in biological monitoring. Previous studies have shown that variation in grassland canopy reflectance can explain gradients in plant community composition. However, there is a need for methods that allow the interpretation of the overall spectral signal of complex grassland vegetation in terms of existing knowledge about individual species' habitat
UNLABELLED: Affibody molecules are small (7 kDa) nonimmunoglobulin scaffold proteins with favorable tumor-targeting properties. Studies concerning the influence of chelators on biodistribution of (99m)Tc-labeled Affibody molecules demonstrated that the variant with a C-terminal glycyl-glycyl-glycyl-cysteine peptide-based chelator (designated ZHER2:V2) has the best biodistribution profile in vivo a
PM för studenter och handledare av examensarbeten i Miljövetenskap PM för studenter och handledare av examensarbeten i Miljövetenskap Nedan följer ett PM för genomförande av examensarbeten i miljövetenskap vid Lunds universitet. Examensarbete i miljövetenskap är obligatoriskt för kandidat- (15 hp examensarbete) magister och masterexamen (15+15 eller 30 hp) i miljövetenskap eller miljö- och hälsosk
https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/sites/cec.lu.se.sv/files/pmstudent_och_handledare.pdf - 2026-07-17
The aim of our study is to understand how milk is represented online, more specifically on the Swedish web. We are interested in how information is being produced and distributed online, and also how networks of information are interconnected. We choose to examine milk because of the current controversies that have flourished online between a Swedish oat milk company and a Swedish milk organisatio
In developing countries across the world people are depending on rivers as a source of water for drinking, cooking and bathing. This is also the case in the Indonesian part of the island Borneo where this study was made. The largest river is the river Kapuas which, together with its tributaries, supplies the area with water. The hydrology of these rivers is changing and the quality of the water in
The ability of microgels to adsorb to the interface of emulsion oil droplets has previously beenn reported in the literature.1 The resulting emulsions carry the thermoresponsiveness of the adsorbed microgels, and can be destabilized on demand by increasing the temperature above the volume phase transition temperature of the microgels. This thesis describes the synthesis and characterization of cro
Gymnadenia conopsea s.l., the fragrant orchid is widely distributed over Europe and adjacent parts of Asia. It is frequently found in open grassland, woodland and rich fen habitats, particularly in calcareous regions. The species is characterized by a high variation in morphological and genetic characters including plant height, floral characters, flowering time, habitat preferences, allozymes and
Uppsatsen handlar om hur den svenska lagstiftningen påverkades av den nationalsocialistiska utvecklingen som skedde i Tyskland under åren 1920 – 1945. Den antar ett historiskt utvecklingsperspektiv och är uppdelad i två delar. Den första delen ger en allmän bakgrund samt pekar på de nazistiska rösterna i den svenska politiken vid den aktuella perioden och definierar begreppet nazism. Den andra delThis essay is about how the Swedish legislation was influenced by the development of the National Socialism in Germany during the years 1920 – 1945. The essay will take on a historical development perspective and is divided into two parts. The first part gives a general background and highlights the Nazi voices in the Swedish politics at this current period and defines the concept of Nazism. The s
The thesis deals with consumers behaviour in the use of online services and the cultures effect on it. It is a study of Swedes and Danes use of online job data bases. The thesis is based on a quantitative study. A questionnaire were used sent out to 80 Swedes and 80 Danes. The theory concerns areas of online consumer behaviour, decision making and services theory as well as theories within culture
