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This study explores how community members in Nairobi slums perceive the health benefits of improvements of the physical environment with focus on water and sanitation, how it can be obtained, further sustained and how the community members can be involved. Location and socioeconomic status variations were also explored. A comparative, qualitative case study was done inspired by the theories of soc
Using a master’s-level human rights program funded by Sweden at Peking University, this case study sought to explore the connection between legal education and social change as influentially advanced by the Law and Development Movement (LDM) and now reflected in various donor-funded law and governance projects in China. To evaluate the program’s underlying assumptions of change, the study examined
This small-scale experiment was a first attempt at testing the theoretical framework of Processability Theory (PT), a well-established theory of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), against data from online brain imaging technology (Electroencephalography – EEG). Event Related Potentials (ERPs) were extracted for 15 advanced beginners/intermediate-level learners of Swedish who were presented with gr
In this thesis, I compare the economic development between one democracy, India, and one autocracy, China. The idea is to see whether democracy has anything to do with economic development in terms of growth and welfare. To my disappointment, I have found that democracy does not have a big impact on economic development. Instead, it seems that the economical development depends on the economical p
Micropollutant removal is a key component of the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and can be achieved with ozonation. During ozonation, the composition of the wastewater matrix and the targeted treatment level for individual micropollutants or groups of such compounds affect ozone consumption. In this work, it was hypothesized that nitrite scavenging, the point of dosing (befor
OBJECTIVES: Iron deficiency, anaemia, and menorrhagia - or heavy menstrual bleeding - are interrelated conditions that are highly prevalent and commonly underrecognised in exercising females of reproductive age. This study utilised a screening tool to identify risk factors and symptoms associated with heavy menstrual bleeding, iron deficiency, and anaemia in this population.DESIGN: An observationa
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease pathology can be accurately identified with blood biomarkers (core 1 biomarkers), including plasma p-tau217 tests. Biomarkers that change longitudinally after diagnosis (core 2 biomarkers) can increase confidence that Alzheimer's disease pathology is contributing to cognitive symptoms. Plasma eMTBR-tau243 reflects tau tangle pathology and is a promising core 2 bioma
High-altitude lakes and headwater streams of the Andes provide essential benefits to society, yet they remain among the least studied and most vulnerable freshwater ecosystems. These systems supply drinking water, support agriculture and grazing, regulate floods, store carbon, and hold deep cultural and spiritual value for local communities. However, climate change, land use change, water extracti
Studies of the surface chemistry of the first few cycles of atomic layer deposition (ALD) using in situ and time-resolved operando techniques are attractive for realizing, understanding, and obtaining true mechanistic information during the deposition. However, the latter techniques are yet to be applied to ALD of metal nitrides. Here, we present a surface-chemistry investigation through a time-re
Ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions produce a state of hot and dense strongly interacting QCD matter called quark-gluon plasma (QGP). On an event-by-event basis, the volume of the QGP in ultracentral collisions is mostly constant, while its total entropy can vary significantly due to quantum fluctuations, leading to variations in the temperature of the system. Exploiting this unique feature of
HVAC systems have the purpose of improving indoor air quality in buildings to enhance appropriate occupants- comfort, health and good productivity. Window airing may be one measure to consider in the absence of occupant control of the ventilation and by that, we mean occupants opening windows and doors. Approximating the volume of air exchanged during window airing is important in understanding th
This chapter critiques the widespread belief that technological innovations and green consumerism are sufficient to achieve sustainability. The authors show how techno-optimism creates lock-ins in policy and business and reassures consumers that superficial changes are enough, while ignoring structural drivers of unsustainable consumption. The chapter explores the consequences of techno-optimism a
Regime change is considered essential for sustainability transitions. An important source of regime change is pressure from alternative innovations developed in niches and the actors involved. Governments often play an important role in such niche-regime interactions and affect whether, and how, this results in regime change. However, an overview of the various roles governments can play with resp
Background All hospital laboratories in Sweden use the Owren prothrombin time (PT) method primarily to monitor anticoagulant treatment. Direct international normalized ratio (INR) calibration was introduced in 1999 under the supervision of Equalis, the national organization for external quality assessment (EQA) in laboratory medicine. Objectives We present 25 years of combined experience in develo
Bakgrund: Patienter med avancerad gastrointestinal (GI) cancer har en hög symtombörda, vilket ofta medför behov av akutsjukvård. Integration av tidig, hem-baserad specialiserad palliativ vård (SPV) tillsammans med tumörspecifik behandling kan påverka behov av akut sjukvård.Metoder: Vid initiering av palliativ kemoterapi randomiserades patienter med avancerad GI-cancer till tidig hem-baserad SPV inBackgroundPatients with advanced gastrointestinal (GI) cancer experience a high symptom burden which frequently necessitates emergency care. Integration of early home-based specialised palliative care (SPC) with tumour-specific treatments may impact emergency healthcare use.MethodsAt the initiation of palliative chemotherapy, patients with advanced GI cancer were randomised to early home-based SPC
Previous research on cardiometabolic risk has mostly used a variable-centred approach, assessing risk factors separately or in predefined combinations. This study used a probabilistic modelling approach to identify distinct cardiometabolic risk classes and estimate the predicted prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis. The analysis included 28,307 middle-aged adults from the Swedish CArdioPulmon
AimsSocial participation is an important determinant of health-related behaviours and health. Communication disorders such as stuttering may be associated with participation. Research concerning the association between stuttering and social participation among older adults is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this population-based cross-sectional study was to investigate associations between self-perc
Research on degrowth has developed a strong conceptual vocabulary for envisioning alternatives, centered on life-making and collective autonomy within ecological and societal limits. Looking into the past and engaging with anarchism, we argue, can further enrich the degrowth imaginary on transformation beyond the state. A historical approach to political ecology – where delving into the past recla
"The aim of this thesis is to study the implied volatility on certain warrants on the Nordic Derivatives Exchange and compare it to an EGARCH-forecasted volatility (which throughout the thesis is used as proxy for the true volatility by the authors) in order to see if the difference follows a specific pattern." The difference between the forecasted volatility and the implied volatility f
