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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been identified as important mediators of cancer metastasis, especially in the establishment of organ-specific metastatic niches. These membranous vesicles secreted by tumor cells release diverse bioactive cargo, including proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids, thereby allowing for intercellular communication and microenvironment modulation. Recent evidence demonstr

The aim of this study was to examine how women who have been in an alcohol addiction describe their experiences of being a woman who has an alcohol addiction and the possible shame and stigma related to it. We used Goffman's theory about stigma, narrative theory, and Judith Butler's theory of gender. The study was to be carried out based on their narrative in the form of autobiographies. O

Användningen av Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale möjliggör undersökning av mening i livet i form av ett tredelat konstrukt. Syftet med föreliggande examensarbete var att undersöka huruvida mening i livet respektive personlighetsfaktorer har samband till livstillfredsställelse. Vidare undersöktes om personlighet har betydelse för relationen mellan mening i livet och livstillfredsställelseThe application of the Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale enables the assessment of meaning in life as a tripartite construct. The aim of this study was to examine how meaning in life and personality factors relate to life satisfaction. A second objective was to investigate whether personality had a significant impact on the relation between meaning in life and life satisfaction. A cross-s

The purpose of this study was to examine social workers' experiences with New Public Management (NPM) in social childcare and their experiences with practicing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child correlated with the effects of New Public Management. The method chosen for this study was qualitative semi-structured interviews with six social workers from two different cities in southern

The aim of this study was to investigate how nurses and counselors at an outpatient clinic in cancer care experience working with children as next of kin. This was done by examining how the nurses and counselors describes working with children who have a seriously ill parent. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with four counselors and three nurses from two oncology clinics

As intelligence-led law enforcement becomes more common, criminal networks have adapted and used various methods to disrupt law enforcement’s collection of intelligence. This dynamic has led to non-state actors’ use of counterintelligence as an emerging research field as it's critical to understand how criminal organizations can try to disrupt or neutralize the intelligence cycle This study ai

In contemporary time the usage of social media platforms amongst adolescence is a common part of the everyday life and has been increasing worldwide. Today most teenagers socialize through apps which keeps them connected to friends and relatives but can also be used to explore other people’s lives. Whilst these digital platforms have known beneficial effects, a large body of research indicate that

The aim of this research was to investigate how employees working in a continuously changing organization perceive their work engagement and what experiences they have of organizational change and its impact on their work engagement. Previous research suggests that employees who maintain high levels of work engagement during organizational change will adapt better to it. Based on the theoretical f