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Bakgrund För att mäta styrkan i höftmuskulaturen kan en handhållen dynamometer användas. Mätningar med handhållen dynamometer kan dock begränsas av individuella faktorer hos testledaren såsom vikt, greppstyrka och kroppsstyrka. För att undvika att dessa faktorer påverkar resultatet kan den handhållna dynamometern fixeras externt. Trots att mätmetoderna separat (handhållen/förankrad dynamometer) ha

Agricultural transformation is regarded as a prerequisite for economic growth and development to be sustainable in the long run. However, agricultural workers are among the most disadvantaged workers as well as they are a distinct occupational group that forms an important part of sustainable agricultural development in terms of skills, knowledge, and experience. This paper explores how the ongoin

Climate change adaptation is taking a more visible role in the planning agendas of countries, cities, and communities. With increasing attention being paid on the different approaches and practicalities of selecting and implementing adaptation strategies and interventions to cushion the risks and impacts of climate change. Globally, there have been calls to strengthen adaptation especially among v

α-Synuclein is an intrinsically disordered protein implied in still not-well-known healthy function and also found as the main component of aggregates in Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, hallmarks of the Parkinson’s disease. In both of cases, the interaction with lipid membranes is crucial. In this study we propose the investigation of the interaction between α-Synuclein and model systems made of DO

Smartphone technology has found its way into our lives and homes, from children to elders. Most of us use it frequently and even when we are on a screen break, the phone is still at arm’s reach. We nowadays find ourselves glancing or tapping the screen in awe. For pre-teens and specially teens, the use of this social networks has become and essential tool for them to be seen and heard. At the beg

Bakgrund: Fysisk aktivitet i klassrummet har visat sig ge ökat fokus och förbättrar skolresultat bland elever. Att ägna en kort stund av lektionstiden åt fysisk aktivitet minskar också stillasittandet och dess negativa effekter, där så lite som två minuter är tillräckligt. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att kartlägga integreringen av fysisk aktivitet under lektionstid för att minska stillasitt

Risk-informed development aims to include complex risks into all levels and phases of decision-making. Going beyond the integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, risk-informed development emerged after the 2015 global agreements (Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals) and represents a rationale to consider m

Litium-jonbatterier är ett laddningsbart batteri med en hög energitäthet som sedan 90-talet blivit en allt viktigare batteriteknologi allt eftersom den utvecklats och använts i allt från mobiltelefoner och datorer till både bilar och bussar. Efterfrågan på Li-jonbatteri har alltså stegvis ökat och gjort det möjligt att skapa en enorm tillväxt på marknaden och därmed ökat andelen Li-jonbatteri som Li-ion batteries are rechargeable batteries with a high energy density. The demand for this kind of products has gradually been rising in Sweden, which has increased the proportion of Li-ion batteries available in people’s homes. Due to the high energy density of the Li-ion batteries in combination with the toxic gases that can be emitted from them if ignited there is a risk that this kind of bat

Revision är en viktig funktion i samhället och näringsliv för att försäkra den information som företag lämnar ifrån sig. Syftet med denna uppsats är att utreda vilka begränsningar som föreligger för en revisor i samband med hans eller hennes utövande av revisionsverksamhet. För att kunna redogöra för det har det varit av vikt att också fastställa vad som avses med revisionsverksamhet och vad revisAuditing is an important function in society and businesses. It is important in order to ensure that the information which companies provide to the public is a correct rendering of the company’s economic position. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the limitations that exist for an auditor in connection with his or her exercise of auditing. In order to be able to account for this, it ha

This study aims to predict saving behavior using Artificial Neural Network (ANN), XGBoost, and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithms. First, 25 variables were chosen from the original 217 questions asked by the National Financial Capability Well-Being Survey (2018) NFCS, using exploratory data analysis. K-means clustering was applied to determine the optimal number of saving classes (k=5) to inc

The human immune system responds to a wide variety of pathogens and microorganisms to defend the body. Investigating the cell types and molecular markers of the immune system are critical for the understanding of diseases and finding treatments. Antigen presenting cells (APCs) are sentinels of the immune system that sample the surrounding environment and educate the components of the adaptive immuCan parts of the immune system be utilized for new effective cancer treatments? The immune system is a defense network for our body to respond against outside invaders including bacteria, fungi and viruses, and protect us from diseases by, for instance, removing infected or abnormal cells. The innate immune system acts as a rapid response system for recognizing foreign, potentially dangerous age

To the ensure continuity and protection of critical infrastructures in society, it is necessary to study infrastructure dependencies. This thesis focuses on critical infrastructure dependencies in Sweden and aims to increase the knowledge of how municipalities in Sweden analyze critical dependencies in municipal risk and vulnerability analyses (RVAs). The study adopts a framework of risk governanc

A major area of research in neuroscience is the effect of stimulating nerves into activation from extrinsic stimuli. This is commonly done with electric currents and external skin-contact electrodes. Research has shown that this method is efficient for producing muscle activation and that different current waveforms produce differing levels of activation and discomfort. This report aims to augment

När man tänker på hemoglobin tänker man vanligtvis på det protein som finns i blodet och som hjälper till att transportera syre från lungorna ut till kroppens alla delar. Men det är inte alla som vet att varianter av hemoglobin också finns i växter, där det hjälper till med att bland annat reglera halten kväveoxid eller transportera syre hos växten. Hemoglobin är ett proteinkomplex med en järnatPeople who don’t eat meat can suffer from iron deficiency due to the lower efficiency of absorption of non-heme iron compared to heme iron. The aim of this master thesis was to explore the possibilities of producing a plant-based alternative of heme-iron by evaluating the efficiency of expression of sugar beet hemoglobin in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. The gene from sugar beet hemog

Syfte: Den här pilotstudien hade syftet att undersöka svårighetsgraden av ett urval affix inför en kommande interventionsstudie (huvudstudie) och därmed få en ökad kunskap om barns förståelse för morfem. Studien syftade även till att undersöka samband mellan morfologisk kunskap och ordförståelse samt lärarskattning av kommunikationsförmåga. Metod: Språklig testning genomfördes med hjälp av två tePurpose: The following pilot study attempted to explore the level of difficulty in a sample of selected affixes for an upcoming intervention study (main study), to acquire knowledge regarding children’s understanding of Swedish morphemes. The study also attempted to examine the relationship between morphological knowledge and word comprehension as well as teacher ratings of communication skills.

This study performs a descriptive analysis of the potential effects of intermarriage on children of the immigrants arrived to the US in the Age of Mass Migration. To do this, we use a novel dataset, the Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel Project from IPUMS, that uses US full-count Census data to link people across censuses. This allows us to estimate the effect of intermarriage on children in a

Human Capital is deemed as an imperative factor for economic growth, however, it is argued the extent of this interrelation. Acemoglu, Gallego and Robinson (2014) claim that the institutional framework of a nation, in specificthose of private property are deemed as pivotal for a nation’s development. In this sense, in order to contectualise this argument, the current thesis focuses on the case of

This work studies the practice of school trips to the memorial sites of the Holocaust with the aim of investigating how history is used in order to form tolerance among the participating students. The study employs a theoretical foundation of practice theory and literature on the academic debate on learning from the past. Thematic analysis is used for analyzing commonalities and differences in 7 i