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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Environmental and genetic factors, as well as microbial products from yeasts and bacteria, play a role in triggering the disease. A cohort of 619 adult patients with AD was screened for severity of AD, sensitization to Malassezia sympodialis, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. Serum

Herbivory is an important part of most ecosystems, and grazing alone can have a considerable impact on the ecosystems carbon balance with both direct and indirect effects. Removal of above-ground biomass by consumption of herbivores will change the below-ground carbon stock; the reduction of litter that goes into the ground will influence the total ecosystem carbon content. Little is however known

While necessary to protect human lives, many of the measures implemented by governments to contain the COVID-19 pandemic imposed significant costs on the population. Drawing on an original representative survey fielded during the first wave of COVID-19 in April–June 2020 in Sweden and Denmark, we examine how members of different occupational groups evaluated their government's pandemic strategies.

This study evaluated the transition rates from schizotypal disorder to non-affective psychosis and schizophrenia in particular aiming to identify clinical and demographic factors associated with these transitions. We conducted a nationwide cohort study using data from the Swedish Patient Register and the Cause of Death Register, including patients aged 18 and older diagnosed with schizotypal disor

In recent years, increased attention has been given to the role of women in preventing and countering violent extremism (CVE). This potential role of women has been included in the United Nations Security Council’s follow-up resolutions to Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, as well as in the CVE policies of other intergovernmental organizations and governments. This policy development h

Background: Women's fears and attitudes to childbirth may influence the maternity care they receive and the outcomes of birth. This study aimed to develop profiles of women according to their attitudes regarding birth and their levels of childbirth related fear. The association of these profiles with mode and outcomes of birth was explored.Methods: Prospective longitudinal cohort design with self

The aim of this study is to provide understanding on how the discursive construction of mental health and illness in politics relates to health policy and in turn to inequalities in mental health. Based on Carol Bacchis discourse analytical framework WPR, I analyze policy documents from the Swedish parliament in fall 2022 in order to investigate how mental health and illness is represented in the

This study investigates why certain EU member states, notably Sweden, are underrepresented among civil-servants employees in EU institutions, with a focus on the influence of economic factors. Using a quantitative approach with linear regression analysis and secondary data from eurostat, the study examines how national average wages, civil-servant salaries, and unemployment rates relate to a repre

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to examine if two investment strategies, Magic Formula and Momentum strategy, are capable of generating an abnormal return on the european stock market according to four asset pricing models during the time period between July 2000 and July 2018. A secondary purpose is to investigate the investment strategies’ performance in relation to the market portfolio. M

To give a relative a competence to represent a member of the family directly with legal authority is new in both Sweden and Norway. The rules came into effect 1 July 2013 in Norway and 1 July 2017 in Sweden. The effect of the new rules is that a relative can help a member of the family manage financial affairs which concerns the daily living when the family member is unable to do so due to health

https://www.lu.se/sites/www.lu.se/files/arkivbeskrivning-lunds-universitet-2018-dnr-v-2018-1637.doc - 2025-12-18

Sheep's fescue, Festuca ovina, is a common grass found all over Eurasia. In populations in southern Sweden some individuals were found to have two copies of the gene for cytoplasmic phosphoglucose isomerase, PgiC. The second copy, PgiC2, was first believed to be a duplicate of the original gene, PgiC1, but comparisons showed that this is not probable. The PgiC2 locus comprises two PgiC2 genes that

The purpose of this thesis is to examine if the new rape-legislation strengthens every individual’s right to personal and sexual integrity and sexual self-determination. The study is mainly aiming at if the number of convictions has changed as a result of the new legislation, however the number of reported crimes and other effects are also examined. The 1 July 2018 the new rape-legislation came in

This article focuses on media engagement within the industry. The article takesthe form of a dialogue between industry and academic researchers involved ina collaborative project on production and audience research on engagement(funded by the Wallenberg Foundation and in collaboration with Endemol ShineGroup). Speakers from the film and television industry, and academic researchersworking on media

Environmental exposures and avoidable risk factors account for a large proportion of cancer burden. Exposures and lifestyle vary over time and between populations, which calls for updated and population-specific quantification of how various avoidable risk factors influence cancer risk to plan and design rational and targeted prevention initiatives. The study considered 12 risk-factor groups categ

Water related problems are characterized by complexities, uncertainties, and conflicting interests and there is no single “optimal” way to approach these “wicked” problems. Model-assisted participatory processes have been suggested as one way to meet these challenges. However, the use of models as ascenario tools for local planning of mitigation and adaptation strategies addressing environmental c

With an accelerating climate crisis, Russia as an aggressive military force, a changing American presence in the international community, and the move of Sweden and Finland to enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato), the geopolitics of the Arctic bear increasingly larger implications for global geopolitical trends. The Nordic states have large interests in how the Arctic region develop