ABSTRACT Background: Approximately 15 % of all couples in the Western countries experience infertility. Up to half of these cases are thought to solely or partly depend upon the male factor. In most cases male infertility is unexplained. During the last decade there has been a growing focus on sperm DNA damage as a cause of male infertility. Sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) is increasingly

At Tetra Pak the liquid packages are constantly developed and refined to fill the customer’s needs. A powerful tool is simulation, to evaluate the design of a new package early in the development process. To determine the performance of beverage packages at Tetra Pak different tests are made in different ways to make secure that they meet the requirements. The pouring performance of a package is a

Västra Hamnen är ett av de dyraste bostadsområdena i Malmö. Det lyfts även fram internationellt som ett exempel i framkant i fråga om social, ekonomisk och ekologisk hållbarhet. Intresset till undersökningen uppkom i tanken på om hur det sociala livet ser ut i området. Syftet är att undersöka hur de som är och har varit med och planerat bostäderna i Västra Hamnen tänkt kring målgrupper och skapand

Sjuksköterskor yrkesverksamma inom barnonkologi löper stor risk att utsättas för arbetsrelaterad stress. Syftet med studien var att i kritiska vårdsituationer identifiera upplevelser och reflektioner hos barnsjuksköterskor som vårdar cancersjuka barn. Datainsamlingen var critical incident inkluderande tio deltagare. Analysbearbetningen har gjorts genom innehållsanalys. De kategorier som framkom v

The use of radio-labeled somatostatin analogs, such as 177Lu-labelled DOTATATE, in PRRT, has based on the studies performed until now, shown to be promising for RNT disseminated neuroendocrine tumors [1]. In this regard, the aim of treatment is to assure the delivery of the highest possible absorbed dose to the tumor cells, while saving the normal tissues [1], meaning, to achieve a higher activity

This bachelor degree essay is an attempt to evaluate four interpretations within the Church of Sweden of the doctrine on original sin and their relation to a Lutheran tradition. I have tried to see if it is possible to assess the degree of loyalty to the Lutheran tradition in the Church of Sweden present in the works of the theologians Bengt Hägglund, Anna Karin Hammar and Eva-Lotta Grantén and in

Ett första steg i arbetet att uppskatta kolflödet mellan landbaserade ekosystem och atmosfären är att så precist som möjligt analysera kvantiteten ovanjordisk biomassa. LiDAR teknologi har i detta avseende visat sig vara ett värdefullt verktyg. Det överlöpande målet med denna studie är att utveckla en förenklad metod, baserad på fjärranalys, för att uppskatta ovanjordisk biomassa för individuella As a first step in the assessment of carbon flux between the terrestrial environment and the atmosphere it is important to accurately quantify the carbon stock of forest ecosystems. LiDAR technology, in this respect, has proved to be a valuable tool, able to provide accurate estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB). The overall goal of this study was to develop a simplified method for assessing AGB

Authors: Fanny Carlström - Lina Hansson Title: The collaboration within the transition of young offenders who serves a sentence at the closed institutional youth care (translated title). Supervisor: Anna Rypi The Swedish social service and the closed institutional youth care are obligated by law to cooperate during the execution of young offenders who serves a sentence at an institution. The aim

Drinking water is the most important part of our food that we need in everyday life. It is estimated that over one million permanent residents and nearly as many second homes in Sweden uses its own well as the only source of drinking water supply. For example we can point to Landskrona municipality in the south of Sweden where there are about one thousand households that use their drinking water f

Author: Therese Ekheim and Staffan Jansson Title: The needle syringe debate in Swedish newspaper – in search of a user perspective. [Translated title] Supervisor: Frans Oddner Assessor: Mats Hilte The aim of this study was to examine how syringe drug users are produced in Swedish newspaper in the needle exchange debate. More specifically its aim was to identify how the user perspective is given a

Foodstuff leads too pollution of the environmental and is also a big economic issue for the municipalities in Sweden. In my study I research how different foodstuff causes different emissions of greenhouse gases. My study shows that it differs a lot between different foodstuffs but it’s hard to say how much it differs though the study’s uses different methods. I also compare different action progr

Salico AB is a food company located in Helsingborg. For the moment they lack a certification according to the ISO 14001 standard but are planning on getting certified in the fall of 2012. By the help of two students from the University of Lund an initial environmental review has been made. The implementation of the initial environmental review and the valuation of the environmental aspects are bas

Problem definition: The production, sale and consumption of ready to eat-vegetables and salads have increased at a frantic pace over the last decade and this trend shows signs of continuing. This very much depends on that ready to eat-salads are minimally processed and contain no artificial additives. They also retain a large amount of their nutrients after harvest and do not require any preparat

En hållbar utveckling är något som har strävats efter redan innan begreppets definition 1987 (Utting 2000). Men tyvärr tillhör orättvisor och jämlikhetsklyftorna en global normalbild och vägen till en hållbar framtid är tyvärr full av flertalet hinder (Blowfield & Murray, 2008:10-11). Företagens roll i den här utvecklingen har på grund av detta analyserats och har trots dess dubbelsidiga natur

Många har behov av sjukvård i hemmet. Distriktssköterskan ansvarar för vården. För att kunna ge bra vård behövs ett samarbete mellan olika yrkeskategorier och vårdgivare. Syftet med studien var att beskriva distriktssköterskans upplevelser av sin yrkesroll i samarbetet med övriga yrkeskategorier inom hemsjukvård. Distriktssköterskor som arbetat i hemsjukvården minst två år deltog i intervjustudien

A critical examination of a proposed Kantian defence of John Rawls' Fair Equality of Opportunity principle.

In forensic psychiatry the supervisory role is held by the nurse and he/she has the overall responsibility for the patient welfare and allocation of daily tasks between his/her colleagues. Risk analyzes of different patients’ behavior demand years of experience, a type of experience that a newly graduated or newly hired nurse within forensic psychiatry rarely has. The purpose with this study was t

Denna studie undersöker hur tidigare kriminella förklarar sina våldshandlingar samt vilka förklaringar de ger till sitt utvecklande av normbrytande beteende. Studien bygger på samtalsintervjuer med före detta kriminella män som är verksamma inom kamratföreningen Kriminellas Revansch i Samhället. Analysen utgår från Sykes och Matzas teori om neutraliseringstekniker, stämplingsteorin av Howard Becke

The purpose of this study was to explore how nursing home managers relate to sexual needs of the elderly in the nursing homes. The empirical data consists of a vignette study followed by interviews with three nursing home managers. The aim was to involve six managers in our study but due to a major loss of respondents, we chose to complete our data collection with a review of the values which the