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After the introduction of a conjugate vaccine that provides immunization to Haemophilus influenzae type b, an increase in the number of infections caused by Non-typeable H. influenzae (NTHi) has been reported. NTHi mostly affects children under the age of 1, causing cases of otitis media and conjunctivitis, and it is also associated with respiratory tract infections such as exacerbations of chroni
About 25,3 % of the Mozambican population is suffering from undernourishment even though a sufficient amount of food and specifically fruits are produced. Post-harvest losses are estimated to 25 % to 40 % and part of the production is not even harvested due to a short season. A solution has to be found to improve fruit preservation and allow the population to consume what is harvested later. Dryin
Mammalian cells are frequently under stress leading to DNA damage because of UV exposure, ionizing radiation or genotoxic chemicals. Cells have evolved a DNA damage response (DDR) mechanism to ensure survival and pass on the correct genetic information to the next generation. MITF is a melanocyte-specific transcription factor. It has been shown to accumulate in the vicinity of DNA damage and its e
Restoring and meandering straightened streams is an important part of the Swedish environmental objective “Live lakes and water courses”. Restoration improves the living conditions for plants and animals that reside in or near the stream, and increases the uptake of excess nutrients leaking from nearby farmland. In this study, I have examined two restored streams; Glomsbäcken and Trollebergssträck
Under copyright law, the originator has the exclusive right to his or her work, which includes reproduction as well as the right of communication to the public and the right of making it available to the public. The exclusive right means that others may not use the work in a way that infringes the exclusive right without the rightholder’s consent. The framework has caused uncertainty as to whether
When we refer to the countryside, we associate it with the city. In the path of urbanization, the countryside developed in the direction of eventually becoming a city. In 2017, China began to implement the rural revitalization policy to avoid the erasure of the characteristics of the Chinese countryside. The rural revitalization policy involves many aspects, such as politics, economy, and culture,
I Sverige förvaltar upphovsrättsorganisationen Sveriges Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå (STIM) rättighetsinnehavares musikaliska verk så som de framkommer i 2 § lagen (1960:729) om upphovsrätt till litterära och konstnärliga verk (URL). En del av förvaltningen går ut på att övervaka rättigheterna och licensiera dem till användare mot en ekonomisk ersättning. Sedan en lång tid har upphovsrättIn Sweden, the exclusive rights to musical works such as presented in § 2 Act (1960:729) on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works (URL) are managed by the collecting society Sveriges Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå (STIM). STIM monitor the right holder’s works and licenses them to users in return for economic compensation. Collecting societies such as STIM have long been considered to con
The versatile energy carrier hydrogen has the potential to reach otherwise hard-to-abate sectors and is of importance for the energy transition and the full decarbonisation of the energy systems. In the meantime, the offshore wind power is predicted to increase where large amounts of electricity can be produced. Using offshore wind power as an energy supply for water electrolysis enables a large-s
This thesis investigates how urban street design can be reimagined to increase livable public space and improve residents’ perceptions of safety in dense urban neighborhoods. Focusing on the districts of Högaborg, Eneborg, and Söder in Helsingborg, Sweden, the study examines how streetscape design interventions can address persistent negative perceptions of these areas, which residents often regar
Blue carbon, defined as carbon fixed by marine plants, has gained attention as a climate change mitigation strategy. Coastal ecosystems play an important role in blue carbon storage due to their high carbon burial rates. Although the dynamics of the partial pressure of CO2 in seawater (pCO2) are closely related to blue carbon processes, studies investigating pCO2 variability in coastal areas remai
This thesis examines contemporary heathland management in Western Jutland, Denmark, focusing on how diverse forms of knowledge – embodied, institutional, and scientific – shape management and conservation practices. Based on ethnographic fieldwork with shepherds and interviews with municipal staff, and Nature Agency officials, the study analyzes the negotiations that underpin the governance of the
Energy efficiency in buildings can be understood elaborately by evaluating its operational and embodied energy. Embodied energy is the sum of all the energy that is used to produce materials in a building construction. This study assesses various building parameters e.g. U-value of the materials, Window to Floor Area Ratio (WFR), location, etc. that affect the operational and embodied energy and u
The Solar energy is playing a fundamental role in the transition to a low carbon electricity production system. Driven by rapidly decreasing prices for solar installations in the last years, the solar energy market in Europe is currently undergoing a transformation. Subsidies such as feed-in tariffs are being phased out and replaced with the possibility to self-consume solar energy, earning a prof
Denna uppsats behandlar anställnings- och diskrimineringsskyddet för arbetstagare med funktionsnedsättning i en uppsägningssituation. Skydd för arbetstagare med funktionsnedsättning finns i såväl arbetsrätten som i diskrimineringsrätten. I LAS (Lag (1982:80) om anställningsskydd) finns regler som begränsar en arbetsgivares möjlighet att säga upp sina arbetstagare. För att en uppsägning ska vara fThis thesis examines the employment protection and the protection against discrimination for a disabled person facing dismissal. Legal protection for disabled employees can be found both in labour law and in anti-discrimination law. The Employment Protection Act (SFS 1982:80) contains paragraphs that limit employer’s possibilities to dismiss his or her employees. A valid dismissal according to th
Vilken roll Hippocampus har i det episodiska minnessystemet är hett omdebatterat. En nylanserad teori, Competitive Trace Theory, stipulerar att strukturen ”kontextualiserar” minnen genom att skapa nya, multimodala minnesspår vid varje reaktivering av dem. Alla olika minnesspår har en gemensam, överlappande komponent samt en unik icke-överlappande komponent, och spåren konkurrerar om att slutligenThe role of the Hippocampus in episodic memory has been fervently discussed for a long time. A new model, titled ”Competitive Trace Theory”, holds that the role of this temporal lobe structure is to “contextualize” memory. This is achieved by the establishing of new, multi-modal memory traces every time the memory is reactivated. These distinct memory patterns all share a mutual component of the m
