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Anorexia nervosa is a psychosomatic eating disorder that involves self starvation and fear of gaining weight. Our purpose was to study the methods of treatment available and the function of them. Another part of the purpose was to find out what kind of goals the treatment has and if an anorectic person can be cured. To understand the methods of treatment we also wanted to find out what the causes

The purpose of this essay is to examine cost-benefit-analysis as a method of evaluation of labour market policy. To illustrate the possibilities and difficulties of the method chapter four contains a partial cost-benefit-analysis of the results of a labour market project in Kävlinge. The questions this essay strives to answer are the following: What possibilities and difficulties do cost-benefit-a

In the political world of today the discussion of Just wars are very present, since the international law and the UN Charter provides certain rules about when it is justified to go to war (jus ad bellum) and how a justified war should be conducted (jus im bello). The discussion about jus ad bellum and jus im bello derives from the theory of Just war. Both in international law and the Just war theo

De kommunala bostadsaktiebolagen, tillsammans med vissa stiftelser, är vad som utgör Sveriges allmännytta och är ett av kommunernas viktigaste verktyg för att främja bostadsmarknaden. Allmännyttan regleras av lagen (SFS 2010:879) om allmännyttiga kommunala bostadsaktiebolag, förkortad Allbolagen. Bolagen ska i allmännyttigt syfte främja bostadsförsörjningen i kommunen genom att erbjuda goda hyresbReal estate companies owned by Swedish municipalities, together with certain foundations, constitute what we call Allmännyttan. Allmännyttan is one of our municipalities’ most important tools for promoting public housing and is regulated by the law, abbreviated Allbolagen (SFS 2010:879). For purposes of public benefits, the municipal real estate companies are obliged to promote housing supply in t

This thesis tries to examine how today’s Russian disinformation campaigns can be related to the Soviet strategies of active measures by analyzing newspaper articles from the Russian state owned media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik News. The news articles are related to Swedish domestic policy, and this thesis uses a narrative analytical approach to find narratives that Russia tries to form about

Popular Abstract in Swedish Under kvartärtiden (den geologiska period som omfattar de senaste ca 2,6 miljoner åren) har klimatet på Jorden varierat dramatiskt. Långa perioder (ca 100 000 år) av istid med stora inlandsisar som täckte Skandinavien, Ryssland, Sibirien, Grönland och Nordamerika har periodiskt avbrutits av kortare perioder (ca 10 000 år) av varmare klimat, så kallade interglacialer. HoThe aim of this thesis was to study annually laminated (varved) Holocene lake sediment in Sweden, their formation and their potential as chronological and palaeoecological archives. Five lakes with continuous Holocene varved lake sediment sequences in northern (Västerbotten) and west central Sweden (Värmland) were investigated. Three of these sequences were discovered during this study, which iden

PURPOSE: To determine the effective time window for MR imaging of tumors with blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage after injection of Gd-containing contrast media. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eleven patients with 15 brain lesions (metastasis, glioma, abscess) were studied with a T1-weighted spin-echo sequence repeated over periods of up to 43 min after contrast injection. A quotient was calculated between t

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) remains one of the most common cancers in the US, with survival dependent on the type and stage of disease. B-cell lymphomas account for similar to 85% of all cases of NHL, and are commonly treated with chemotherapy, or monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that t arget CD20 antigens on the surface of malignant tumors. The use of mAbs, either as single agents or in combination wi

The transparency regulator hypothesis (TRH) proposes that ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a main driving force behind diel vertical migration (DVM) of zooplankton in clearwater systems. While previous studies have mainly studied DVM in relation to the TRH on a spatial scale across systems we here focus on long-term trends in a single system in order to assess if UVR explains observed patterns in DV

Abstract Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are involved in many diverse biological functions. In this thesis, my objectives were focused on the functional evaluation of two types of ncRNAs. First, the functional consequences of miR-944 regulation were evaluated in HeLa, a cervical cancer cell line. Results showed a reduced cell proliferation on miR-944 overexpression by using the WST-1 assay. In addition,

This study will try to determine the volatility of the stock returns of various financial institutions in Germany during the time period 1998-2007. The reasoning behind targeting Germany is that it is commonly known as one of the most stable and reliable economies in Europe, where Germany has been chosen as a representative case. The study employs a multifactor model, which incorporates interest r

The aim of this study was to evaluate athletics and employees in organizations based on projectstrategies attitude to a shared leadership. Our ambition was to see similarities and differences between the two groups. We used a qualitative approach based on semistructured interviews. The interview guide was designed after Multidimensional Model of Sport Leadership, which describes the complexity of

Alpha-1-microglobulin (A1M) is a small protein found intra- and extracellularly in all tissues of vertebrates. The protein was discovered 40 years ago and its physiological role remained unknown for a long time. A series of recent publications have demonstrated that A1M is a vital part of tissue housekeeping. A strongly electronegative free thiol group forms the structural basis of heme-binding, r

The spatial distribution of genetic markers can be useful both in estimating patterns of gene flow and in reconstructing biogeographic history, particularly when gene genealogies can be estimated. Genealogies based on nonrecombining genetic units such as mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA often consist of geographically separated clades that come into contact in narrow regions. Such phylogeographic

The diurnal hummingbird hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum can learn the achromatic (intensity-related) and the chromatic (wavelength-related) aspect of a spectral colour. Free-flying moths learn to discriminate two colours differing in the chromatic aspect of colour fast and with high precision. In contrast, they learn the discrimination of two stimuli differing in the achromatic aspect more slowl

This thesis examines the effects of a low real interest rate environment on household savings. It specifically analyses whether there can be an increased importance of the income effect relative to the intertemporal consumption substitution effect and whether there can be an increased potency in the wealth effect of the stock market due to the financial assets substitution effect in this environme

Within Peace Research, there is a long tradition of studying the creations and conditions of peace. Within this, Hybrid Peace Theory has constituted a more critical strand, emphasising the importance of the interactions between international and local actors. This thesis has aimed to contribute to critical peace research by arguing for the importance of including a gender perspective on the Hybrid

The boat life is very popular in Sweden with over 880 000 registered boats. For the safety of the people out at sea the Swedish coast guard is working hard with preventing crime and accidents. Drink-driving at sea is one of the crimes the coast guard works very hard with to prevent and they have gotten extended authorities to do that. The law about drink-driving at sea got sharpened in 2010 which