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This thesis presents findings from a study about the challenges international master’s degree students have to undergo when they decide to study at Lund University, a university situated in the South of Sweden. The study involved interviews of 7 international students from different national backgrounds. Emerging from the analysis is the perception that respondents have to face several identity ch
Offentliga inköp av varor, tjänster och byggentreprenader som görs av statliga och kommunala myndigheter måste föregås av en offentlig upphandling enligt lag (2007:1091) om offentlig upphandling. Leverantören av varan, tjänsten eller byggentreprenaden som anser att en upphandling inte har gått rätt till, kan ansöka om överprövning av en upphandling till allmän förvaltningsdomstol enligt 16 kap. 4 Swedish contracting authorities purchasing public goods, services and public works contracts, are obliged to follow Swedish law on Public Procurement Act (2007:1091). If the procurement has not been correctly performed, an economic operator can apply for a review to the administrative court according to Chapter 16 § 4 in the Swedish law on Public Procurement Act. The regulation is based on Europea
This paper is arguing that China’s political and economic opening in 1978, also referred to as China’s open door policy, was initiated by a change within China’s institutions affecting the political as well as the economic system. Since the opening in 1978 up until today (2012), constant economic reforms and developments as well as political progress can be observed. Domestic examples of China’s p
Popular Abstract in Swedish Röntgen och isotopundersökning vid knäledsartros: en jämförelse med magnetkamera-undersökning Denna avhandling utgör en del av ett större forskningsprojekt om tidig artros (s.k. broskförslitning) i knäleden. Studien omfattar nästan 200 personer med knäsmärta, som när projektet startade 1990 var mellan 35 och 54 år. Vår avsikt är att under minst 10 års tid regelbundet uThe aim was to compare radiography of the tibiofemoral joint (TFJ) and the patellofemoral joint (PFJ), as well as bone scinigraphy with MR imaging in middle-aged individuals with chronic knee pain in the format of a prospective study of knee osteoarthritis. Individuals aged 35-54 years with chronic knee pain were identified. The prevalence of chronic knee pain was 15% (279/2000). Within this grou
Popular Abstract in Swedish Datorer har blivit en viktig del inom den moderna medicinen. Resultat från patientundersökningar såsom bilder, kurvor och mätvärden bearbetas ofta av datorer och presenteras sedan på ett överskådligt sätt för läkaren som grundar sitt svar på bland annat denna information. Denna doktorsavhandling beskriver hur datorn kan hjälpa till vid själva tolkningen av undersökningThe principal purposes of the studies reported in this thesis were to develop new methods to make computerised decision support systems in medicine both more reliable and fully automated. These aims were pursued in the belief that the solution to these problems will lead to an increased clinical use of such systems resulting in benefit to both patient and physician. In the first two studies, meth
Popular Abstract in Swedish Joniserande strålning används ofta som behandling vid olika tumörsjukdomar i bukhåla och bäckenregion men är ibland förenad med biverkningar. Dessa kan uppkomma tidigt/akut, dvs i direkt anslutning till genomförd behandling eller sent, efter månaderår. Besvären kan vara av mycket varierande och ofta lindrig övergående karaktär såsom buksmärtor, diarré och blödningar fråGastrointestinal tract damage is an insidious feature in patients undergoing radiotherapy. Microvascular inflammation, including leukocyte and platelet recruitment as well as epithelial barrier dysfunction, are considered to constitute key components in the pathophysiology of radiation-induced enteropathy. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the basic mechanisms behind leukocyte-platelet-end
Sustainability, resilience and safety are features of a society that are more affected by sound environments than is generally acknowledged, even if other environmental threats may appear more prominent. But when noise levels reach the limits of sustainability in society, it´s resilience to destructive processes of many kinds will be challenged. In an interdisciplinary symposium in 2014 arranged b
This master thesis project proposes methods for individualizing closed-loop controlled anesthesia. One of the largest challenges with closed-loop anesthesia is the variation between patients in the sensitivity to the anesthetic drug, here propofol. Due to limited excitation in the process dynamics together with a high measurement noise level is it not possible to determine a full reliable model de
Since the introduction of the co-decision procedure in the European Union (EU), the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have become more interdependent in order to reach an agreement on a legislative file. The interdependence has led to a significant increase in the number of trilogues, which is problematic as these informal meetings are secluded and have no references to the treaties. D
Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among women in Sweden, with 9 000 diagnoses during 2023. While the five-year survival rate reaches 92.5% due to national screening programs, transitioning from 2D Digital Mammography to 3D Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) could further improve early detection. However, the high volumes of data increases the examination times, preventing it from
Classrooms are becoming increasingly digital. One novel digital technology that might enter classrooms soon is eye tracking. This is a method to estimate a person’s gaze direction and infer the point of visual attention. This technology has already provided insights into how students process computer-based instructional material. Moreover, it has been used to enhance pre-recorded video instruction
Denna studie ämnar att behandla förhållandet mellan Bilia Jägersros ledning och medarbetare under perioden 2012 till 2017, då företaget genomförde en organisationsförändring. Det som intresserade oss var hur ledningens och medarbetarnas kommunikation och interaktion påverkade denna förändring. Vårt fokus ligger med andra ord i att integrera de båda perspektiven vid en organisationsförändring. För This study aims to describe the relationship between Bilia Jägersro's management and employees during the period of 2012 to 2017, when the company conducted an organizational change. We were interested in studying how the management and employees' communication and interaction affected this change. In other words, our focus is to integrate the two perspectives within an organizational chan
Due to its history, Germany holds a vast number of industrial sites that have long been abandoned and thus, have fallen into oblivion. Albeit their indisputable qualities, they also bear obstacles which entails that greenfield development projects are still dominating Germany’s urban planning processes and the construction industries, thus causing a severe land consumption each day. This project d
The Transient Receptor Potential, TRP, family is a group of non-selective ion channels which can be activated by harmful stimuli such as temperature, chemicals and mechanical stimuli. The channels play a crucial role in many physiological processes and it is therefore of great interest to know more about these proteins. The TRPA1 is one of many TRP channels, and a better knowledge of its function
The following thesis is examining compliance with EU-law from a member state perspective. The variation in the compliance level between the member states from 1995 to 2005 is analyzed to prove the fact that the Nordic member countries during the measured time period experienced a low number of infringements. The infringements that did occur were resolved faster and more efficient in the Nordic cou
The global climate is changing, mostly due to human impacts of greenhouse gases emissions. These changes in climate have lead to an increase in global warming, increasing extreme storm events and an increase in sea-level etcetera. Areas located along the coast will suffer from coastal erosion and flooding as a result of the impact from the climate changes. These impacts can lead to major socio-eco
Denna studie fokuserar på agila projektmetoder men utesluter inte traditionella metoder, då de fortfarande används och de kan ställas mot det agila. De tre vanligaste agila metoderna (Scrum, Kanban och XP) samt den mest välkända traditionella metoden (Vattenfallsmetoden) behandlas. De agila metoderna fokuserar på att leverera värde till kunden och ett projekt anses avslutat när användaren är nöjd,
Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur ett företag kan hantera sin valutarisk- och exponering. Vi kommer att genomföra undersökningen genom att kartlägga ett fallföretags nuvarande situation, för att därefter försöka finna ett effektivt sätt för det att hantera densamma. Som metod för att uppnå syftet har en kvalitativ fallstudie genomförts. Denna har gett oss möjlighet att studera vårt pro
I Sverige är bevisvärderingen fri, vilket innebär att den inte är bunden av legala regler. Vid bevisvärderingen använder sig domaren av vad lagstiftaren benämner allmänna erfarenhetssatser, som möjliggör att bevisningen kan sättas i en kontext. Erfarenhetssatser utgör en generalisering beträffande hur omständigheter vanligtvis förhåller sig till varandra och baseras på allmän bildning och livserfaIn Sweden, the evaluation of evidence is free which means it is not governed by legal rules. When evaluating evidence, the judge uses what the legislator refers to as common knowledge theorems (“allmänna erfarenhetssatser”), which enables the evidence to be put in context. Common knowledge theorems constitute generalizations about how circumstances usually relate to each other and are based on gen
