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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion and/or insulin action. Increasing evidence suggests that inflammation played an important role in the pathogenesis of T2DM. Prospective studies on the link between immunoglobulins concentrations and the risk of T2DM in adults are limited. We developed a cohort study in

This data package contains high accuracy CO2 dry air mole fractions from 58 ICOS and non-ICOS European observatories at in total 132 observation levels, collected by the ICOS Atmosphere Thematic Centre (ATC) and provided by the station contributors. The package is part of the Globalviewplus v8.0 data product, released in 2022 and is intended for use in carbon cycle inverse modeling, model evaluati

Risk assessment of pesticide impacts on remote ecosystems makes use of model-estimated degradation in air. Recent studies suggest these degradation rates to be overestimated, questioning current pesticide regulation. Here, we investigated the concentrations of 76 pesticides in Europe at 29 rural, coastal, mountain, and polar sites during the agricultural application season. Overall, 58 pesticides

Rural gentrification, amenity-led in-migration and displacement in more attractive parts of the countryside are taking up more of the rural discourse. Along this, the centrality of landscape, as a driver for gentrification and as something affected by the same notion, is establishing. This paper explores the paradox of how people move to a certain area because they find that particular landscape a

The growing implementation of sustainable urban infrastructure, utilizing solar energy for heat and power generation, daylighting, and thermal comfort, has intensified the focus on sustainability standards and guidelines. Nevertheless, a noticeable deficiency persists in regulations that specifically address solar energy access and protection, posing a barrier to the diffusion of solar-centric nei

Psykisk ohälsa ökar i dagens samhälle och användandet av digitala medier likaså. Få studier har gjorts på hur organisationer kommunicerar kring psykisk ohälsa online. 1177.se, Sveriges samlingsplats på nätet för information och tjänster inom hälsa och vård, har skapat en temasida om psykisk hälsa med anledning att sprida kunskap och förändra attityder kring ämnet. Denna studie ämnar att öka förstå

Title: ‘Mobile Commerce App Adoption: Consumer Behavior Differences between Europe and Asia’ Research Question: 1. What are the differences between European and Asian consumer behavior of adopting m-commerce apps? 2. Why is there a different level of m-commerce app adoption between European and Asian consumers? Research Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the reasons why consum

This thesis aims to explore social work practices in relation to sex work. It addresses the research question of what challenges, trends and implications evolve for professional social work in Germany once effective practices in response to prostitution have been identified. These issues are explored through the method of qualitative interviews. The study uses social stigma theory as a theoretica

Bedrägeri är ett brott vars förekomst har ökat stadigt under de senaste åren. Reaktionen från lagstiftarens håll har resulterat i nya brottsrubriceringar och utredningar om huruvida ännu fler borde införas. Syftet med uppsatsen är att kartlägga den reglering av bedrägeribrottslighet som på senare år utökats med nya brottskonstruktioner både inom den allmänna straffrätten och specialstraffrätten. Fraud is a crime that has become more and more frequent lately and the reaction from the legislator has been to introduce new crime classifications and investigate the need for even more. The purpose with this essay is to map and investigate the different kinds of fraudulent crimes that have been introduced the last couple of decades. The possible resulting effects the introduction of different c

Debates of where and how religion should function within secular societies have intensified during the last decade as a result of immigration and a renewed visibility of religious markers and practices. Although religious freedom is a human right, there have been many incidents of perceived friction between religious and secular values. This case study aims to provide further knowledge of religion

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur cellolärare i kulturskolan arbetar för att utveckla musikaliskt uttryck hos nybörjare i undervisningen, samt vilka faktorer som påverkar dem att lägga vikt vid musikaliskt uttryck för nybörjare. Förhoppningen är att genom studien belysa vikten av diskussion inom musikpedagogik kring musikaliskt uttryck i undervisning av nybörjare. Tre cellolärare på oli

Syftet med studien var att undersöka om man kan predicera elevers studiemotivation utifrån deras self-efficacy och deras uppfattning av lärares och vårdnadshavares förväntningar på dem samt att utforska sambandet mellan dessa variabler. Ett annat syfte med studien var att undersöka om det fanns skillnader sett till dessa variabler utifrån skolornas socioekonomiska status (SES). Stickprovet bestod The aim of this study was to examine whether you could predict students’ academic motivation on the basis of their self-efficacy and their perceived teacher and parental expectations as well as analyzing the relationship between these factors. Another aim of this study was to explore if the students differed on these variables based on the socioeconomic status (SES) of their schools. The sample co

Den här studien undersökte hur självmedkänsla och självkänsla förhåller sig till psykisk ohälsa och livstillfredsställelse hos ungdomar. Studien undersökte dels sambanden mellan ovanstående begrepp men också huruvida självmedkänsla och självkänsla kan förutsäga psykisk ohälsa och livstillfredsställelse hos ungdomar. Deltagare var 303 elever från tre olika gymnasieskolor i Skåne (70.6 % flickor, 28