This thesis, which is based on four original papers, deals with human dendritic cells (DCs) in immunity and allergy. DCs play a key role in the regulation of immune responses by acting as the sentinels of the immune system, specialized in the uptake of a diverse range of antigens. These cells migrate to local lymph nodes and become highly efficient in inducing T cell proliferation, thus inducing a

Abstract in Romanian În lucrarea de faţă realizăm o prezentare a unicului lectorat de limba română din Regatul Suediei sub următoarele aspecte: scurtă istorie a prezenţei limbii române în cadrul Universităţii din Lund; organizarea și funcționarea lectoratului, activitatea didactică; realizarea de materiale didactice și auxiliare; dezvoltarea lectoratului pe parcursul anului universitar; activitățiThe essay comprises a presentation of the single Romanian language lectureship from Sweden, focusing on the following: a brief history of the existence of the Romanian language at Lund University; the organization and the functioning of the lectureship, the didactic activity; the making of the didactic and auxiliary papers; the development of the lectureship along the academic year; activities for

Opera improvisation at The Malmö Academy of Music has been a pedagogical and artistic experiment. This is the final account concerning this pedagogical and artistic research project. Singers who are studying classical singing at the bachelor and master programmes of theacademy have participated. The account includes historical and theoretical reflections on the subject and comments on the work in

A combined experimental and theoretical effort has been made to identify the most important contributors to equilibrium ionization in the post-flame gas. In the past, nitric oxide (NO) has always been assumed to be the main electron donor in the compressed hot post-flame gases. However, correlations observed between the amount of NO in the exhaust gases and the current amplitude may be deceiving d

Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingen behandlar substitutionsprincipen som den är formulerad i utbytesregeln i lagen om kemiska produkter. Denna lagregel tolkas med utgångspunkt i dess kontext i kemikalielagstiftningen. I avhandlingen klarläggs vad utbytesregeln innebär för den som hanterar kemikalier. Myndigheternas förvaltningsrättsliga befogenheter att genomdriva substitutionsprincipen underThe principle of substitution is, in national and international contexts, regarded as an important instrument when striving towards sustainable development and sustainable handling of chemicals.This thesis deals with the principle as it is formulated in the Swedish Act of Chemical Products. The implementation of this rule of substitution is studied from several aspects. The rule of substitution is

De multilaterala handelsförhandlingarna har bidragit till att sänka EU:s tullar till historiskt låga nivåer. Flera kvantitativa handelshinder har tagits bort och den hämmande effekten av andra icke-tariffära hinder, såsom tekniska standarder, har också minskat, delvis som en följd av införandet av den europeiska inre marknaden. Det återstår dock betydande handelshinder av en mer administrativ kara