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The purpose of this essay is, with the help of discourse theory presented by Laclau and Mouffe and with the methodological practice inspired by Ulf Mörkenstam, to find the dominating structure (hegemony) in discourse concerning meat consumption related to climate change issues in Swedish politics. In the reality of this new meat discourse, the suggestions of political measurements are differing co
The effects of insulin (10-1000 microU ml-1) on chylomicron remnant uptake and degradation were studied in hepatocyte monolayer cultures. Both uptake and degradation were stimulated by insulin. The degree of stimulation was influenced by cell density, being most pronounced in sparse cultures. The uptake was stimulated in a dose-dependent fashion and was noticed already at a physiological insulin l
Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att reda ut huruvida kritiken mot ISDS är befogad, hur kritiken har bemötts från politiker, och hur framtiden ser ut för detta kontroversiella tvistlösningssystem. ISDS har inkluderats, under nytt namn och med vissa påstådda förbättringar, i frihandelsavtalet CETA som EU förhandlat fram med Kanada och förväntas inkluderas även i ett eventuellt frihandelsavtal med USThe purpose of this essay is to find out whether the criticism of the ISDS is justified, how the criticism has been met by politicians and what the future holds for this controversial dispute settlement system. ISDS has been included, under the new name and with some alleged improvements, in the Free Trade Agreement CETA wich EU has negotiated with Canada and is expected to also be included in a p
BACKGROUND: Trimellitic anhydride (TMA) is a low molecular weight chemical that may cause occupational asthma in human beings. The objectives of this study were to determine the time course of immune and airway responses to TMA in guinea pigs and to relate the immunologic response to the immediate responses in lung resistance (RL) and plasma exudation induced by allergen challenge. METHODS: We stu
The influence of different nutrient conditions on the production of toxins was studied in certain fishkilling haptophytes (e.g. Prymnesium parvum and Chrysochromulina polylepis). The toxicity was strongly influenced by the nutrient status of the medium, resulting in a significantly higher toxicity when grown under nutrient limited conditions compared to nutrient replete conditions. This occurred i
Highly compacted bentonite has been proposed as the buffer material in the Swedish concept for the disposal of nuclear waste. To increase the knowledge of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated swelling bentonite a series of laboratory experiments was carried out. The main purpose was to conceptually model the hydro-mechanical behaviour of the bentonite. The influence of testing techniques
Culture-expanded mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are promising candidates for clinical cell-based therapies. MSC products are heterogeneous and we therefore investigated whether acoustophoresis, an ultrasound-based separation technology, could be used for the label-free enrichment of functionally different MSC populations. Acoustophoresis uses an ultrasonic standing wave in a microchannel which d
Introduction THE STRUGGLE FOR WATER IN JOHANNESBURG A case study of the socio-economic impacts of a corporatised water and sanitation service delivery regime in Phiri and Stretford Extension 4 November 21, 2005 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for Master’s degree in International Environmental Science, Lund University, Sweden Submitted by: Supervisor: Melissa Hansen Turaj S. Far
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In this thesis, the electronic structure and optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures are studied theoretically. Three types of nanostructures have been studied, silicon nanocrystals, free-standing III-V nanowires and free-standing GaAs/AlGaAs nanowire superlattices. The calculations have been carried out using an atomistic, empirical tight-binding approach. Silicon nanocrystals have at
Objectives: As mortality of septic shock decreases, new therapies focus on improving short-term organ dysfunction. However, it is not known whether short-term organ dysfunction is associated with long-term mortality of septic shock. Design: Retrospective single-center. Setting: Mixed medical-surgical ICU. Patients: One thousand three hundred and thirty-one patients with septic shock were included
The influence of three organic compounds and bakers' dry yeast on growth of external mycelium and phosphorus uptake of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices Schenck and Smith (BEG 87) was examined. Two experiments were carried out in compartmentalized growth systems with root-free sand or soil compartments. The sand and soil in the root-free compartments were left untreated or unif
Till följd av höga växthusgasutsläpp har klimatförändringarnas konsekvenser fastställts av FNs klimatpanel IPCC som ett omfattande hot mot både människans och planetens välbefinnande. För att Parisavtalets mål om att begränsa den globala uppvärmningen till 1,5 grader celcius ska uppnås, krävs snabba och resoluta utsläppsminskningar utan motstycke. Basindustrin, däribland stålindustrin som står för
Background: Late health consequences of treatment for childhood leukemia are well documented. Although individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have a substantially increased risk of leukemia, information on late effects in this group is almost nonexistent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mortality and morbidity among 5-year leukemia survivors with DS. Procedure: We compared 5-year leukemia s
Objectives: Celiac disease (CD) is associated with thyroid autoimmunity and other autoimmune diseases. Data are, however, lacking regarding the relationship between thyroid autoimmunity and thyroid function, especially in regard to CD. Our aim was to investigate the impact of thyroid autoimmunity on thyroid function in 12-year-old children with CD compared to their healthy peers. Methods: A case-r
Testosterone concentrations in men are associated with cardiovascular morbidity, osteoporosis, and mortality and are affected by age, smoking, and obesity. Because of serum testosterone's high heritability, we performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association data in 8,938 men from seven cohorts and followed up the genome-wide significant findings in one in silico (n = 871) and two de novo repl
Interactions between danger and pathogen-associated molecular patterns (DAMP and PAMP) and pattern recognition receptors such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are critical for the regulation of the inflammatory process via activation of NFκB and cytokine secretion. In this report, we investigated the capacity of LPS-free S100A9 (DAMP) protein to activate human and mouse cells compared to lipoprotein-
Despite advances in targeted therapies, the treatment of advanced melanoma remains an exercise in disease management, hence a need for biomarkers for identification of at risk primary melanoma patients. In this study we aimed to assess the prognostic value of TERT promoter mutations in primary melanomas. DNA from 300 patients with stage I/II melanoma was sequenced for TERT promoter and BRAF/NRAS m
Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingen studerar tillväxtfaktorernas reglering av uPA-systemet i endometriet, och betydelsen av uPA-receptorns (uPAR) aktivering i den endometriella angiogenesen. Tillväxtfaktorer är polypeptider, vilka fungerar som signalmolekyler i cellernas kommunikation. Tillväxtfaktorerna frisätts från sina ursprungsceller och binder sig till specifika receptorer på ytan av ceThe purpose of this thesis was to examine the role of growth factors and the urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) system in human endometrial angiogenesis. Growth factors as well as progesterone increased expression of the main inhibitor of uPA (PAI-1) in primary cultures of endometrial stromal cells. EGF, TGF-beta1 and bFGF increased gene transcription whereas progesterone increased mRNA stabili
Background The aim of this study was to investigate gene transfer to human umbilical cord blood (CB) CD34(+)/CD38(low) and NOD/SCID repopulating cells using oncoretroviral vectors and to compare the transduction efficiency using three different viral envelopes. Methods CB cells were transduced on Retronectin using an MSCV-based vector with the gene for GFP (MGIN), which was packaged into three dif
