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Objective: The aim was to explore stem cell recipients’ perceptions of experiences of having a sibling donor from pretransplantation to one year afterwards in order to support their learning process.Methods: Ten adult recipients, five women and four men, with a mean age of 52 years (19-68 years) receiving stem cells from a sibling donor were included consecutively. We used a phenomenographic appro
We present high-order harmonic generation results obtained with different laser systems a 1 ps 1053 nm Nd-glass laser a 2 ps 616 nm synchronously pumped dye laser a 36 ps 1064 nm mode-locked Nd-YAG laser and the second harmonics (308 nm and 532 nm) of the latter two systems. We investigate the influence of the laser pulse width the excitation wavelength (from the near infrared to the ultraviolet)
Convenience food products tend to alter their quality and texture while stored. Texture-giving food components are often starch-rich ingredients, such as pasta or rice. Starch transforms depending on time, temperature and water content, which alters the properties of products. Monitoring these transformations, which are associated with a change in mobility of the starch chain segments, could optim
This Letter presents the measurement of differential cross sections of isolated prompt photons produced in association with a b-jet or a c-jet. These final states provide sensitivity to the heavy-flavour content of the proton and aspects related to the modelling of heavy-flavour quarks in perturbative QCD. The measurement uses proton–proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV record
Context.Gaia Data Release 3 (DR3) contains the first release of magnitudes estimated from the integration of Radial Velocity Spectrometer (RVS) spectra for a sample of about 32.2 million stars brighter than GRVS∼ 14 mag (or G ∼ 15 mag). Aims. In this paper, we describe the data used and the approach adopted to derive and validate the GRVS magnitudes published in DR3. We also provide estimates of t
Punctuality is a key factor in railway operations and is affected by both primary and secondary delays to differing degrees. Being able to separate these two types of delays is very important when simulating operations, and when conducting punctuality improvement efforts. However, it is not easy to estimate the relative proportions of primary versus secondary delays using historical data. In this
Background: Sexual dysfunction is common following a cancer diagnosis in young adulthood (18–39 years) and problems related to sex life are ranked among the core concerns in this age group. Yet, few studies have investigated to what extent adults younger than 40, receive information from healthcare providers about the potential impact of cancer and its treatment on their sex life. Methods: A popul
The World Health Organization’s age-friendly city initiative emerged as a response to the intersecting global trends of population ageing and urbanisation. However, a third global trend—digitalisation—has largely been overlooked in research and policy making relating to age-friendly cities and communities. Within the context of a general shift towards online civic participatory activities, this ar
Background: Weight gain and hypertension are well known adverse effects of treatment with high-dose glucocorticoids. Objective: To evaluate the effects of 2 years of low-dose glucocorticoid treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Design: Pooled analysis of 5 randomized controlled trials with 2-year interventions allowing concomitant treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Setting: 12
Hanna Matschke Ekholm ”Har vi med allt nu?” – En kvalitativ studie om hur strategiskt miljö- och klimatarbete integreras på kommunal nivå. En stor del av koldioxidutsläpp och miljöförstöring sker genom aktiviteter och beslut av individer och organisationer på lokal nivå. Sverige har ett starkt kommunalt självstyre och stora möjligheter att göra skillnad. Det strategiska miljö- och klimatarbetetThis study aims to illustrate the complexity when integrating environmental and climate strategic questions in local governments. The study gives an account for significant aspects when mainstreaming environment and climate consideration in municipality organizations, what obstacles there are and how it can be organized in order to be more successful. For this purpose a qualitative approach has be
Svällningsstudier med gelatin Av: Victor Norgren, Lunds tekniska högskola, 2015-06-15 Introduktion Gelatin är en genomskinlig proteinbaserad biopolymer, som tillverkas av kollagen. Kollagen är bindningsvävnaden som fäster musklerna till benen i kroppen. Genom att t.ex. koka benknotorna kan man utvinna kollagenet som blir gelatin när det tillåts sätta sig igen. Gelatintrådarna behåller den spiral
Det individuella valet av diversitetsindex och dess inverkan på det konkreta bevarandet av biologisk mångfald Värden för den biologiska mångfalden i ett område kan mätas på många olika sätt. För att uppnå detta brukar forskare därför ofta använda sig av en eller flera typer av matematiska modeller i form av så kallade diversitetsindex. Då konceptet biologisk mångfald spelar en stor roll i det koAs 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
Denna studie syftar till att undersöka vilken roll strategisk kommunikation har i arbetet att kommunicera klimatfrågan. Vidare intresserar vi oss mer specifikt för hur strategisk kommunikation kan användas för att överbrygga gapet mellan värdering och handling, det så kallade value-action gap. Kvalitativa intervjuer har genomförts med tio aktörer som arbetar med att kommunicera klimatfrågan i SverThis study aims to examine the role of strategic communication in today’s climate change communication. Furthermore, we attempt to understand the value of strategic communication more specifically in bridging the value-action gap. In order to accomplish this we have conducted qualitative interviews with ten Swedish organizations that specialize in climate change communication. The empirical materi
This research draws attention to the way undocumented Albanian immigrant women experience their everyday life in Greece. Which are the structural factors experienced by Albanian undocumented immigrant women that defines their everyday life in Greece and what strategies are used by these women in order to resist these macro-structural factors. Qualitative interviews were held with 11 undocumented A
Kina har de senaste åren uppfört artificiella öar i ett område i det Sydkinesiska havet där flera stater hävdar suveräna anspråk. Öarna har utrustats med bland annat landningsbanor, stridsplanshangarer, kommunikationsanläggningar, hangarer för krigsskepp, vissa fasta vapen och annan militär utrustning. Den fråga som ska utredas genom uppsatsen är huruvida Kinas militariserande utgör ett hot om vålIn the last couple of years, China has raised artificial islands in a disputed area in the South China Sea where multiple states assert sovereign claims. The islands have been equipped with, among other things, airfields, hangars, communication facilities, stationary weapons and other military equipment. The issue to be assessed in this paper is whether the Chinese militarization amounts to a thre
Domstolarna tolkar rätten för att behålla idealet om stabilitet i rättssystemet och samtidigt uppfylla kraven som ställs från the nuvarande samhällstillståndet. Eftersom rätten är nödvändigt vag så finns det en nödvändig kreativ komponent i lagtolkning. Och eftersom tolkningarna är nödvändigt baserade på lagen så finns det en nödvändig konserverande komponent i lagtolkning. Argumentationsmetoden In order to uphold the ideal of stability in the legal system while also accommodating the requirements the current state of affairs, the courts interpret the law. Because the law is necessarily vague, there is a necessary creative component in statutory interpretation. And because interpretations are necessarily based on the law, there is a necessary conserving component in statutory interpretati
The purpose of this research is to extend the theory of humor research and add a new nuance to humor theory. Additionally, the study intends to measure the effect different humorous content types have on ad likability and purchase intention, as well as the relationship between the two. A mixed method approach was applied, conducting focus groups and questionnaires in order to study and understand
