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Den 23 mars 2010 utfärdades “the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”. Lagen innebär en omfattande reform av det amerikanska sjukvårdsförsäkringssystemet. Enligt en viss bestämmelse i lagen är envar skyldig att inneha sjukvårdsförsäkring, vid äventyr av böter (26 U.S.C. § 5000A). Bestämmelsens grundlagsenlighet är omtvistad; lagprövning pågår i federala distrikts- och appellationsdomstolar
The sun is an important reason to why there is life on earth. To be able to predict future solar activity it is important to uncover past solar activity and its cyclicity. This thesis investigates the solar activity throughout the past 2000-years to the beginning of 21th century. Diagrams which contain relevant data from radionuclide and sunspot records have been constructed to get a better overvi
Sweden's public sector is drastically changing through reforms of privatization and increased market influences. The aim of this thesis is to examine these reforms' effects on political accountability. The object of study is the regional municipality of Scania, Region Skåne, and its elected officials' possibilities for accountability from the privatized primary care section of the regi
Considering the growing importance of environmental issues on the international political scene, the question arises as to how these issues are incorporated into the agenda and procedures of international organizations (IOs) and institutions. The World Trade Organization (WTO) - one of the largest IOs – has to handle a strong mandatory connection to global trade as well as an increasing environmen
The purpose of this thesis is to analyse how the Swedish newspapers' use of party-preference polls has changed over time. I study 246 articles published by Göteborgs-Posten, Dagens Nyheter, Aftonbladet and Expressen, and compare the time-period 1994-1996 with 2010-2012. Amongst other things, I look at the news-papers' reporting of basic statistical information in their polls, as well as th
This thesis aims to examine the link between socio-economic factors and persistent high fertility in Niger. A national comparison with Senegal – an early fertility transition country – serves as reference point to understand the phenomenon on the basis of associated fertility patterns and drivers. Expertise on child-bearing behavior can guide policy intervention, which in turn mitigates negative c
The past six years have seen the development of fast and accurate single-particle sources, with possible applications in metrology, nanoelectronics, quantum information processing, and single-electron quantum optics. These mesoscopic devices also enable us to gain more insight into the quantum mechanics of interacting fermions. In the present work, we study the energy spectrum of the emitted state
Allt fler organisationer vänder sig till sociala medier i hopp om att skapa, förbättra och bevara goda relationer till sina intressenter och syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka Twitter som relationsbyggande kanal. Med fallstudien som forskningsstrategi analyseras kommunikationen som sker på SJ:s Twitterkonto, och empirin ställs i förhållande till tidigare teori om relationsskapande för att g
The rising prices of fossil fuel, combined with increasing glycerol availability, thanks to increasing biodiesel production, have made glycerol more economically interesting to use as a starting material in various processes. This article will present and evaluate a new process developed by Biofuel-solutions for production of propionaldehyde from glycerol via acrolein. Aspen Plus® is used to simul
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Genen MYCN kodar för N-Myc, ett protein som fungerar som transkriptionsfaktor, det vill säga det kontrollerar vilka gener som transkriberas aktivt från DNA till RNA. Många neuroendokrina tumörer, speciellt neuroblastoma, uppvisar ofta onormalt höga nivåer av N-Myc, och eftersom N-Myc startar transkriptionen av många gener som är viktiga för cellens delning, tillvThe gene MYCN encodes a transcription factor with a fundamental role in many neuroendocrine tumors, especially neuroblastoma. The gene and protein are very similar to the closely related c-Myc protein, except for the 3´untranslated region (3´UTR), suggesting that it may be an important factor in determining their very different expression pattern at the post-transcriptional level. MicroRNA (miRNA)
In this project, three smaller projects were conducted, all utilizing the surface sensitive technique QCM-D, and for two of them neutron reflectometry was used as well. In two of the projects, adsorption of the intrinsically disordered peptides, Histatin 5 and Keif, to lipid bilayers was studies, whereas in the last project a protocol for forming bilayers of natural lipids using the vesicle fusion
The Swedish public sector has experienced an extensive change towards a more market-oriented structure since the latter part of the 20th century. This essay examines how ideas regarding welfare production in modern day Sweden can be linked to three different principles: a communitarian principle, an autonomous principle and an economic principle . By applying a theoretical framework in a descripti
En randomiserad kontrollerad studie användes för att undersöka effekten av självhjälpsbiblioterapi och kreativ biblioterapi på psykologisk flexibilitet, självmedkänsla och psykologiskt välmående, samt en jämförelse mellan självhjälpsbiblioterapi och kreativ biblioterapi. Deltagare randomiserades till självhjälpsbetingelse (n=17) eller bokcirkelbetingelse (n=21) och under åtta veckor läste de antinA randomized comparative study was used to explore the effect of self-help bibliotherapy and creative bibliotherapy on psychological flexibility, self-compassion and psychological well-being. Participants were randomized to self-help condition (n=17) or book circle condition (n=21) and during eight weeks they read either Harry Potter Therapy: an Unauthorized Book from the Restricted Section (Scarl
Investor sentiment is an important research object in behavioral finance, and its analysis has been one of the hot topics in stock market research recently. As an abstract concept, investor sentiment needs to be visualized by the construction of the investor sentiment index. In 2006, Baker and Wurgler proposed the Baker & Wurgler (BW) index, which can reflect investor sentiment in the American
Memory IPs are important components in SoC designs. Hence, making sure that the memory IPs are functioning as expected is crucial for any organization. In order to do so, memory IPs must be tested. In addition, the testing capabilities can be enhanced by integrating a processor to the memory test chip. In this project, an open-source PULPissimo platform based on RISC-V ISA(Instruction set architec
