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Abstract When a child is hospitalized, the parents find themselves in an unfamiliar environment and their parental role changes. They are in a stressful and often anxiety-filled situation and it may be difficult for them to participate in decisions. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which parents participate in decisions during the course of events when their child is hospital

Prostate apoptosis response-4 (Par-4) is a tumor suppressor that induces apoptosis in cancer cells. However, the physiological function of Par-4 remains unknown. Here we show that conventional Par-4 knockout (Par-4-/-) mice and adipocyte-specific Par-4 knockout (AKO) mice, but not hepatocyte-specific Par-4 knockout mice, are obese with standard chow diet. Par-4-/- and AKO mice exhibit increased ab

The activities of cluster initiatives operating as systemic intermediaries and supporting networking activities have been discussed in prior studies. We integrate insights from the cluster theory and the literature on sustainability transitions to study the activities of clusters acting as systemic intermediaries in the different phases of the development of a forest-based bioeconomy, namely (1) p

The purpose of this essay is to investigate how female street artist experience being part of a masculine subculture. The theoretical framework is based on theories concerning patriarchy and gender roles, graffiti and masculinity and public space. Henri Lefvebre’s theory regarding the social production of space shows that female street artist do not face obstacles in the material room but in the s

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka och få ökad förståelse för elevassistentens upplevelse av sin arbetssituation. Studien har en kvalitativ ansats. Sju semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med anställda elevassistenter på kommunala låg- och mellanstadieskolor i Skåne län. Tematisk analys användes för att analysera intervjumaterialet och resulterade i följande teman: organisatoris

The established scientific reality of asbestos is that (a) asbestos is toxic at a minuscule dose, and (b) exposure should be avoided whenever possible, with the evidence expanding almost exponentially over the past century. The purpose of this research is to explore the historical and global socio-natural entanglements of the economy of asbestos and the resulting mechanisms at play to occlude and

Studien undersökte organisatoriska och demografiska faktorers förmåga att predicera utfall på beroende variablerna Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress och Compassion Satisfaction hos personal på kvinnojourer. I linje med tidigare forskning var studiens hypoteser att skyddande organisatoriska faktorer skulle predicera höga utfall på Compassion Satisfaction, som innebär den positiva påverkan arbetetThe study looked into the ability for organizational and demographical factors to predict outcome on dependent variables Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Satisfaction. In line with previous research, the study’s hypothesis was that protective organizational factors would predict a high result on Compassion Satisfaction, which stands for the positive aspects of the work, and low r

The public sector has approached the private sector, which can be seen in, for example, private public partnership (PPP). In this study, the relationship between democratic process and substance requirements within PPP is examined. The purpose of the thesis is to qualitatively examine what place democratic process and substance requirements possess in PPP and how it relates to institutional logic

Diel vertical migration (DVM) is performed by various zooplankton taxa. The general movement pattern of DVM has been well studied while the possible clonal differences of this movement largely remain unknown. My master thesis focus on investigating the effects of environmental stressors on Daphnia magna strains isolated from natural populations. Here I maintained 11 strains of Daphnia magna origin

Purpose: The purpose is to explore the phenomenon of utilizing corporate museums in internal branding, in order to understand what they are, how they are used and why in the context of strategic brand management in general and brands with a heritage in particular. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study with a constructionist and inductive approach has been executed. The case companies rep