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Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with more severe and chronic OCD. However, findings regarding treatment effectiveness of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP) with this comorbidity are mixed. Research aimed at understanding the precise barriers to OCD treatment effectivene

In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that promiscuity plays a key role in the evolution of new enzyme function. This finding has helped to elucidate fundamental aspects of molecular evolution. While there has been extensive experimental work on enzyme promiscuity, computational modeling of the chemical details of such promiscuity has traditionally fallen behind the advances in experim

Syftet med denna avhandling är att undersöka diffusionen av den fjärde industriella revolutionen inom livsmedelsindustrin i södra Sverige. Intresset för begreppet Industri 4.0 har ökat stadigt sedan det infördes av den tyska regeringen 2011. Men diffusionen verkar låg. Om Industri 4.0 är en revolution är införandet av den nya tekniken avgörande för konkurrenskraften. Detta faktum har resulterat i The aim with this thesis is to investigate the diffusion of the fourth industrial revolution in the food manufacturing industry in southern Sweden (FMISS). The interest of the concept Industry 4.0 has increased steadily since the introduction by the German government in 2011. However, the diffusion seems slow. If Industry 4.0 is a revolution, adoption of the new technologies will be crucial for co

In the future posts from social media will, without a doubt, be a very important source for researchers who seek to gain knowledge and understanding about human activity and life in the early twenty first-century, the society we live in and the communicative patterns that distinguish the relations between humans ! today. This 2 master thesis aims to examine how Swedish heritage and memory institut

The Sveconorwegian orogeny (c. 1 Ga) lead to the recrystallization of large parts of southwestern Sweden, with widespread metamorphism as well as local migmatization. The Idefjorden Terrane, which has been studied less extensively than the nearby Eastern Segment, is divided by the Göta Älv Shear Zone and the Dalsland Boundary Thrust into two main units; the Western and Median Segments. A garnet am

Brand owners protect their brands by setting policies through their public relations departments. The PR policies control how magazines communicate their brands to the public. This study examines the aesthetical values and impact of a brand owner’s public relations policies on fashion editorial images. In particular, fashion editorial images are analyzed to detect and assess the influence of high

Hur människor rör sig genom staden till vardags spelar roll. Inte minst inom stadsplanering har fysisk mobilitet kommit att bli en viktig fråga, då denna sägs ha potential att motverka segregationsprocesser. Trots detta råder det brist på akademisk forskning inom området. Denna uppsats kombinerar ett intresse för hur mobilitet respektive den vita medelklassen påverkar städers socio-spatiala uppdelPeople’s everyday movements across the urban space matter. Indeed, for city planners looking to counter urban segregation processes, the issue of physical mobility is of prime concern as it bears the potential of overcoming ethnic and socio-economic divisions in the city. Yet, there is a lack of academic research matching this interest. In examining the role of mobility and the white middle-class

Det övergripande syftet med detta examensarbete är att sammanställa en utvärdering av de utmaningar som det innebär att arbeta med utländsk arbetskraft på svenska byggarbetsplatser. Vidare ämnar arbetet också kartlägga huruvida huvudentreprenörens arbetsledning påverkas av arbetssättet. Studien initierades med en litteraturstudie för att få en utökad teoretisk bakgrund. Vidare genomfördes en fallThe overall purpose of this thesis is to compile an appraisal of the main challenges of working with foreign subcontractors on Swedish construction sites. Furthermore, the thesis also aims at describing the effects of how the main contractor’s management is influenced by the work method. This thesis was initiated through literature studies to gain an extended theoretical background. A case study

Within the dissertation I want to examine the extent to which organizations which are present in an Original Equipment Market (OEM) have to change their organizational configuration and strategy development systems to be able to compete profitably within the retail market. I have chosen to analyze Logitech International S.A. as the subject matter of analysis as these have been able to successfully

Tackling the challenge of adaptation to climate change in developing countries will require the mobilization of new and additional funding. Like other adaptation approaches, Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is threatened by a growing adaptation funding gap. Further private sector involvement, for instance in the context of innovative direct financing models for EbA, is one way to help bridge the g

Illegal timber harvest and trade is one of the main challenges in the context of global deforestation and sustainability. Different governance and self-governance initiatives throughout the history with the aim to regulate global forest commons have received plenty of criticism. This research investigates the potential of genetic timber tracking technologies as a tool to enhance existing systems a

This study investigates the barriers that high-skilled Asian immigrant entrepreneurs have in the process of starting their entrepreneurial ventures outside of Asia. The study interviewed eight high-skilled Asian immigrant entrepreneurs from Sweden, Germany, France, and USA. The study uses five theoretical frameworks to investigate the barriers, which are: cultural barriers, social capital, human c

An environmentally hazardous activity, where surface water management exists, can be bound by Swedish law to apply for an environmental permit or has a duty to report its activity. In recent years, the environmental permitting regulations have undergone comprehensive changes where old practices and environmental quality standards are phased out and new ones introduced. In this study, a previously

Journalism profession and journalists’ practices are usually critiqued when a new shift happens. Currently, digitalization of the newsrooms, economic state of journalism and changing labour conditions have an impact on shaping the models according to which newsrooms work and journalists understand their professional roles and identities. The aforementioned changes within the profession are usually

Bile duct injury is an important unsolved problem of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, occurring with unacceptable frequency even in the hands of experienced surgeons. This suggests that a systemic predisposition to the injury is intrinsic to cholecystectomy and indicates that an analysis of the psychology and heuristics of surgical decision-making in relation to duct identification may be a guide to

Under 1680-talet trädde Sophia Elisabet Brenner fram som poet och blev snart känd och uppskattad för sina dikter vid olika tillfällen i livet. Tillfällesdiktningen var en flexibel genre som gav henne möjligheten att resonera om tidens aktuella frågor, till exempel kvinnans ställning i äktenskap och samhälle eller värderingen av det som var gammalt och fornt och det som var nytt. Hennes rykte spred

Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingen handlar om de personliga följderna av de tidiga konsekvenserna av kronisk ledgångsreumatism, hur det påverkar personernas arbetsliv och hur de hanterar detta. I denna kvalitativa studie har tematiserade intervjuer använts. Tjugotre personer, vilka nyligen diagnostiserats med kronisk ledgångsreumatism, var intervjuade två gånger med två års mellanrum. StudieThis dissertation discusses the personal implications of the early consequences of rheumatoid arthritis, how they effect the person's working life and how they are dealt with. In this qualitative study thematized interviews are used. Twenty-three persons, recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, were interviewed twice, two years apart. The study is influenced by an interactionist perspective

Popular Abstract in Swedish Bakgrund Streptococcus pyogenes, eller grupp A streptokocker, är en av de vanligaste sjukdomsframkallande bakterierna hos människan. De orsakar ofta relativt harmlösa och lättbehandlade ytliga infektioner i hals (halsfluss) och hud (svinkoppor) men kan också ge djupare och livshotande infektioner. Dessutom förekommer följdsjukdomar efter infektioner med grupp A streptoPathogenic bacteria often produce potent proteases capable of destroying host tissue thereby providing the bacteria with tools for spreading and nutrient access. This thesis describes how group A, C and G streptococci can acquire surface bound protease activity through an alternative mechanism, namely by binding and activation of the human protease precursor plasminogen. Group A streptococci of c

Methane (CH4) emission from boreal, arctic and subarctic wetlands constitutes a potentially positive feedback to global climate warming. Many process-based models have been developed, but high uncertainties remain in estimating the amount of CH4 released from wetlands at the global scale. This study tries to improve estimates of CH4 emissions by up-scaling a wetland CH4 emission model, PEATLAND-VU