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Introduction: TH2-upstream cytokines (IL-33, IL-25 and TSLP) have emerged as key cytokines in the promotion of allergic asthma. Macrophages (Mϕs) play an important role in the pathogenesis of asthma both in the inflammatory and resolution phases of the disease. Mϕs can acquire different phenotypes depending on their microenvironment. Our aim was to investigate the difference in expression of TH2-u
Skyldigheten att skydda, eller “R2P”, är en princip som har skapat vild debatt sedan den först introducerades av the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) år 2001. Efter den positiva respons begreppet fick av FN:s medlemsstater under the World Summit Outcome 2005 verkade det som att FN rörde sig mot en ny tidsperiod, där arbetet för mänskliga rättigheter även skull
Digitalisation has had a profound effect on our society. Much of our daily lives revolve around digital errands that, providing we have the appropriate skills, provide us with innumerous conveniences. Unfortunately for those who do not have such competencies, these normal everyday tasks have become unmanageable and as a result of the McDonaldization of society there are very few places to which th
This thesis studies how Sweden’s state identity is constructed within the discourse on Swedish Migration Policy following the European refugee crisis in 2015. Identity is studied by seeing the constructions of identity and policy as discursively interlinked and by using the notion of processes of linking and differentiation. The material analyzed are statements made by the Swedish government in or
This thesis is a qualitative case study conducted in the context of the Swedish fashion retailer MQ. Due to the growing importance of sustainability the purpose of this study is to investigate how retailers’ sustainability work on corporate level is translated and communicated in the retail store environment. Further, it does also aim to explore how the physical space can be used to enable, encour
The interdisciplinary field of Comics Studies has developed since the late 20th Century, in response to the increasing, popular reach of comics as a mass phenomenon capable of addressing a wide range of subject matter and approaches, including journalism, (auto)biography, and academical papers. Still, these apparent innovations and, in turn, their scholarly dissemination are predicated upon genre
This paper studies the relationship between contraceptive adoption by women and three relevant predictors: women’s education, empowerment and religious affiliation. I employ recent information on women’s characteristics and the institutional environment for six Latin American countries, in the years 2013-2015, to perform a cross-section analysis with binary and multinomial logistic regressions, ha
Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur utbildning behandlas i förhållande till EU:s mervärdesskattelagstiftning. Vidare kommer denna uppsats att analysera rättsfall från EU-domstolen och hur domstolens tolkningar av begreppet utbildning relaterar till principen om neutralitet. Med detta som bakgrund kommer uppsatsen gå vidare och titta på hur Sverige har implementerat reglerna för denna typThe purpose of this thesis is to investigate how educational services is regu-lated for tax purposes under EU Law. Further, this thesis will analyse the case law considering educational services from the CJEU and consider how the Courts interpretation relates to the principle of neutrality. With the reg-ulation and case law as a basis, the thesis will then consider how the regula-tion of education
Although the topic of sustainability communication has been extensively studied since the 1970s, there remain gaps and contradictions, e.g. the effectiveness of communication strategies for influencing individual pro-environmental behaviour change. This study continues this discussion: the purpose was to identify what communication interventions are most effective for changing individual intention
Bakgrund: Övergången från arbetsliv till pensionärsliv kan påverka välbefinnandet genom att förändra aktiviteter och roller. Det är viktigt att göra meningsfulla aktiviteter för att bibehålla hälsan. Begreppet aktivitet kan definieras genom doing, being, becoming och belonging, och mening och välbefinnande relateras till upplevelser av att göra aktiviteter med egen hund. Syfte: Att undersöka hur aBackground: Transition from work to retirement can affect well-being through changed activities and roles. Meaningful activities are important to maintain health. Activities could be defined by doing, being, becoming and belonging, and meaning and well-being are related to doing activities with their dog. Aim: Investigate how activities with one's own dog affect the subjective experience of me
Ranked as the most disaster prone country in the world by the World Risk Index, the people of the Philippines have had their fair share of natural disasters and will probably continue to be affected by them in the future. With the help of The International Disaster Database the purpose of this paper is to analyze if the actual type of natural disaster has an impacct on the total direct economic da
In January 2018 the British government made a commitment to tackle the growing issue of loneliness. This thesis investigates how the problem of loneliness is represented within the British strategy to counteract this issue. This is done with help from Carol Bacchis’ theoretical and methodological WPR or “What’s the problem represented to be?” approach. The approach proposes analysing policy as an
It is well established that bumblebees play a vital role in the ecosystem, not only as pollinators but as providers of other ecosystem services. Thus, it is important to have a good understanding of their habitat requirements and ecology. Bumblebees can learn to associate floral cues with rewarding and unrewarding flowers. The availability of resources in flowers is very dynamic as it varies durin
Indonesia has implemented national policies and legislations to encourage biofuel production as means to achieve energy security and self-sufficiency and to reduce reliance of fossil fuel reserves. However, there is still no clear road-map for the socio-technological transition. While acknowledging economic impediments, this case study investigates social and political obstacles to bioethanol prod
During travels, people want to be able to move fast and smooth from point A to point B. Thereby, many people can relate to the struggles which occur when carrying several belongings simultaneously. This master’s thesis was performed in collaboration with Thule Sweden AB and the purpose was to develop a design concept which would make it easier to travel with a wheeled luggage in combination with
For non-binary people the law is not securing trans-specific healthcare in Finland. The current regulation is built on understanding of gender as binary and according to the Act on Legal Recognition of the Gender of Transsexuals (563/2002) a person can be confirmed to belong to the “opposite gender” if she/he fulfils the preconditions. One of the requirements is a mental health diagnosis prior to
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by alpha-synuclein (α-syn) aggregations and loss of dopaminergic neurons. The cause for PD is still being researched but neuroinflammation has gained increasing awareness. Polymorphism in class II, major histocompatibility complex, transactivator (Ciita), which regulates major histocompatibility complex II (MHCII) ex
Only recently has a geographical viewpoint on sustainability transitions opened up the containerized view on transition trajectories. Next to the important step of institutionalising niche logics transforming them into regime rationalities, the multi-scalar perspective reveals that niches, as well as regimes, can also upscale. This means that the socio-technical configuration of the niche or r
Den fysiska delen av att spela ett brassinstrument jämförs ibland med idrottsutövande i termer av muskelstyrka och uthållighet. Precis som för en idrottsutövare kan uppkomsten av en skada bli förödande för en musikers karriär. Med anledning av detta väcks flera frågor om vilka arbetssätt som kan användas i undervisningen för att förebygga skador samt vad som går att göra om skadeförloppet är långtThe physical aspects of playing the trumpet are sometimes compared to practicing sports in terms of strength and stamina. Just like injuries may cause big problems to athletes, an injury could be devastating to a musician's career. With this taken into consideration, several questions come to my mind about which teaching methods that can be used to prevent injuries and what a teacher can do if
