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In this thesis recent data on trade between 23 OECD countries and the non-OECD countries, singling out six low or lower middle income countries (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand), is examined to detect possible technological diffusion which might, according to recent theories on economic growth, lead to an increased growth in the countries in question. Data on total trade
A necessary condition for the creation of a single European Market, was the abolition of all physical restrictions on, inter alia, the freedom of movement of persons and services within the borders of the European Union. Although freedom of movement initially was reserved for persons engaged in some sort of economical activity, such as workers or self-employed persons, it has subsequently been ext
Background: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2
The hegemony of the private car is increasingly challenged as new policies and technologies affect passenger mobility. This study investigates how car-sharing is emerging and unfolding amidst established urban mobility practices. We apply a conceptual framework with seven elements based on social practice theories and transition literature to deconstruct practices in order to reveal how such (rela
Drugs of abuse possess the seemingly paradoxical property of conditioning rats to avoid from drinking a saccharin solution that had been predictively paired with their systemic administration (conditioned saccharin avoidance, CSA). CSA is dependent upon an intact dopamine (DA) transmission but the locus, central or peripheral, and eventually the brain area from which this effect originates and its
This is presentation of a research project that investigates the learning and teaching of Swedish folk music as it unfolds across different contexts of transmission. Studies have shown that spaces for the transmission of Swedish folk music involves many aspects of social life (von Wachenfeldt, 2015, Eriksson, 2017, Eriksson, 2019). At the same time other pragmatic factors frame the transmission ta
Background Multiple myeloma cells uniformly overexpress CD38. We studied daratumumab, a CD38-targeting, human IgG1κ monoclonal antibody, in a phase 1-2 trial involving patients with relapsed myeloma or relapsed myeloma that was refractory to two or more prior lines of therapy. Methods In part 1, the dose-escalation phase, we administered daratumumab at doses of 0.005 to 24 mg per kilogram of body
Responding effectively to climate change requires an understanding of what shapes people’s individual and collective sense of agency and responsibility towards the future. It also requires transforming this understanding into political engagement to support systems change. Based on a national representative survey in Sweden (N = 1,237), this research uses the novel SenseMaker methodology to look i
Biological applications of ion beams have recently become a new important research field using single ion hit facilities to study individual living cells and their response to the hit of a counted number of ions. One motivation is the search for a better understanding of the fundamental processes taking place in cells and organs as a result of irradiation. Another comes from the increasing interes
Popular Abstract in Swedish Villkoren för utbildning och undervisning förändras i väsentliga avseenden i takt med samhällets tilltagande komplexitet. Det är många gånger svårt för både lärare och elever att veta hur man på bästa sätt ska orientera sitt pedagogiska handlande. Med utgångspunkt från tre pedagogiska kontexter - grundskolan, de särskilda ungdomshemmen och grundskollärarutbildningen - pPedagogical practice is, in several important considerations, contradictory in character. In this dissertation attenention is drawn towards the field of tension that prevails between pedagogical action, which can be descibed in terms of strategic processes and communicative pedagogical action. While the former places the preconditions for effective knowledge development of the individual at the ce
This work adds a quantitative description of distortion to the structured design method of negative-feedback amplifiers. It constitutes a power-series representation of the feedback amplifier, which may include dynamic (memory) effects, where the design parameters appear explicitly. These results have been incorporated into the systematic design method. It now includes design steps for calculating
This study focused on older patients participating in a team meeting (TM) in a hospital ward in Sweden. A process had taken place on the ward, in which the traditional round had developed into a TM and understanding what participating in a TM means for the older patient is necessary for the development of care that facilitates older patient's participation. The aim of this study was to describe th
Objective: To investigate how subjective perceptions of everyday occupations, activity level, day centre attendance, social interaction, self-mastery and clinical factors were related to how unemployed people with psychiatric disabilities (PD) envision a future worker role, also controlling for socio-demographic variables. Participants: 175 people with PD; 93 attended a day centre and 82 did not.
The lithology, age, geological setting, structural and metamorphic history of the granitic mylonites from the Mylonite Zone (MZ) in southwestern Sweden have been studied extensively. The deformation history, growth of microstructures, intensity of deformation, changes in mineral compositions, and pressure-temperature conditions of deformation have, however, not been addressed. In this study, powde
Knowledge on the factors influencing driver speed-behaviour, the relationship between speed and traffic safety and means to influence speed behaviour is systematised. Expert judgements and the high proportion of injury accidents show that improved speed adaptation has the largest safety potential in the following situations: - Road surface-, visibility and weather affected situations (e.g. slipper
Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingen består av fyra kapitel som behandlar olika aspekter av internationell handel och dess effekter på konkurrens och produktivitet. Särskilt behandlas effekterna av EU:s expansion och fördjupade integration. Första kapitlet använder den så kallade gravitationsmodellen för att analysera hur integrationsprocessen av de Central- och Östeuropeiska länderna i EU haThis thesis consists of four papers on trade, competition and productivity with particular emphasis on the effects of various aspects of the deepening and widening of the European Union. The first paper Trade Creation, Diversion and Displacement of the EU Enlargement Process provides an assessment of the effects of the EU enlargement process on trade. A new method of estimating the gravity model
The main aim of this article is to investigate the application of the Nudge theory within the field of sustainable mobility as a strategy to encourage more use of sustainable modes of transport. This line of research is of particular importance due to the high share of emissions in the transportation sector, which has been increasing over the years. Although there have been pro-environment policie
Personlig integritet innehar ett skydd vilket är grundlagsstadgat. För att besvara frågan vad det egentligen är som skyddas söker jag i denna uppsats svar med hjälp av, dels filosofiska definitioner och dels juridiska definitioner. En entydig förklaring av begreppet personlig integritet finns inte. Den personliga integriteten är inte absolut. En inskränkning får bland annat ske för att tillgodosePersonal integrity has the benefit of enjoying protection regulated by the constitutional law. In order to answer the question, what is being protected, I look for the answers in this paper, using on one hand, philosophical definitions and on the other hand legal definitions. An unequivocal explanation of the concept of personal integrity does not exist. The Personal integrity is not absolute. A
Under Covid-19-pandemin uppstod många frågor i relation till medicinsk rätt och mänskliga rättigheter. Sverige valde en väg som hade frivillighet och rekommendationer i fokus och senare valde regeringen att införa vaccinationsbevis för att få delta på allmänna sammankomster och offentliga tillställningar. Uppsatsen behandlar relationen mellan vaccinationsintyg och Europakonventionens skydd för hälDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, many questions arose in relation to medical law and human rights. Sweden chose a path that focused on voluntariness and recommendations, and later the government chose to introduce proof of vaccination in order to participate in public gatherings and public events. The essay deals with the relationship between vaccination certificates and the European Convention's
Frågan om utländska direktinvesteringar och främmande staters inflytande i Sveriges känsliga angelägenheter är en som aktualiserats mycket på senare år, inte minst på grund av det alltmer ansträngda omvärldsläget. Den första december 2023 antogs UDI-lagen, som ger möjlighet att granska investeringar i svensk skyddsvärd verksamhet, och eventuellt förbjuda dem, om de anses kunna vara potentiellt skaThe issue of foreign direct investments and the influence of foreign states in Sweden's sensitive affairs has been brought to the forefront in recent years, not least due to the increasingly strained global situation. On De-cember 1 2023, the Foreign Direct Investment Act (UDI-lagen) was adopt-ed, allowing for the audit of investments in Swedish companies preforming sensitive activities and th
