Kan virus skydda oss från tarminflammation? En generell uppfattning är virus gör oss sjuka, men faktum är att vår tarm alltid är fylld av biljontals mikroorganismer, allt från bakterier till virus och svamp. Hur kommer det sig då att vi inte är konstant sjuka? Anledningen är att vi lever i symbios med mikroorganismerna. En störning i denna balans kan göra oss sjuka, det kan till och med resulteraIn recent time the prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) has increased, especially in developed countries. In these diseases the gut homeostasis is disturbed due to multiple factors such as the hosts own immune system, environmental factors, as well as genetic predisposition. The microbiome has previously shown to be important for the maintenance of the gut homeostasis. Despite being le

The aim of this study was to evaluate and describe the landscape development in an area located in the municipality of Upplands-Bro, Sweden. The main hypothesis was that the landscape patterns in the study area have changed, as I expected to discover that the landscape has undergone structural changes, in form of both changed land use and changed landscape patch composition. The hypothesis was bas

When hearing the word ‘terrorism’ something will come to mind, whether it is images from 9/11, 7/7 or any other attack, pictures from terrorist camps in Syria, or something else related to terrorism. But what is terrorism, and can the word be defined sufficiently enough to be used by courts of law? This thesis examines the Swedish courts’ interpretation and application of the legal definition of t

Cerebral Palsy (CP) has an impact on muscles and movement. This happens due to brain damage before the age of two years. Either sometimes before birth, during childbirth or after birth. According to hjarnfonden.se, 200 children are added annually in Sweden with CP. People living with CP have these weaknesses for the rest of their lives. CP is not progressive disorder, that means brain damage can’

Prior to the accomplishment of this research, the compatibility of the classic e-servicescape conceptual model in the context Taobao and TMall in China were rarely found among existing e-servicescape literatures due to the standardization taken by both online platforms towards the establishment of individual webshops. Meanwhile, the conceptualization of social factors as social dimension of e-serv

I denna uppsats analyseras hur en ”äldrevänlig kommun” skapas i en svensk kontext, med Uppsala kommun som exempel. Begreppet äldrevänlighet har vuxit fram genom WHOs arbete och nätverk Age-friendly cities and communities, som syftar till att bemöta en globalt ökande andel befolkning över 60 år. I detta nätverk är idag sex svenska kommuner medlemmar, bland annat Uppsala, och fler än 750 städer delt

The purpose of this study is to explore the way that aspects of the external shopping environment form consumers’ perception of safety, in order to improve our understanding of how consumers experience safety issues in the high streets. Besides, this thesis aims to understand the role of safety in the consumers’ perception towards the shopping environment of high streets and the importance of safe

Tack vare dagens extremt känsliga kriminaltekniska DNA-analyser kan det räcka med att en person endast vidrör ett föremål eller en annan person för att göra det möjligt att återfå denna persons DNA från den berörda ytan. DNA från enstaka celler som hittats i ett biologiskt spår på en brottsplats kan räcka för att få fram en DNA-profil som kan användas som mycket stark bevisning och slutligen leda Detectable amounts of DNA may be left behind when an individual touches a surface and research in the forensic science field has shown that some individuals have a higher tendency to transfer their DNA to surfaces than others, a phenomenon known as shedder status. However, there is little evidence to support an unconditional shedder status, and the anatomical origin of deposited DNA and what preci

Title: Comparing single- and multi-echelon methods for inventory control of spare parts at Volvo Authors: Jakob Bengtsson & Alexander Larsson Supervisors: Johan Marklund, Lund University | Christian Beckers & Johan Lid- vall, Volvo Background: Spare parts logistics is an area particularly concerned with challenges related to inventory control. The parts are vital to secure the functionalit

Segregation är ett vanligt fenomen som uppstår över hela världen. De negativa konsekvenserna av boendesegregation har visat sig vara många för de som bor i mindre välbärgade stadsdelar. Bland konsekvenserna finns bland annat hälsorelaterade motgångar, men även sämre förutsättningar under skolgången och i det framtida arbetslivet har konstaterats. Sydafrika lämpar sig väl för att studera segregatioSegregation is a common phenomenon arising worldwide. Residential segregation has been shown to have several negative consequences for people living in less wealthy neighbourhoods, such as health-related setbacks and being less likely to cope with school. South Africa is an especially well-suited country to study segregation and methods to counteract it to achieve better integration and more harmo

The Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is a highly infectious alphavirus responsible for severe outbreaks and epidemics in the Americas. The nonstructural protein 2 (nsP2) cysteine protease plays a fundamental role in the VEEV replication process, and is therefore, an attractive drug target for structure-based drug design using x-ray crystallography. Generating protein crystals of suffi

Mörk materia, som det ofta kallas, utgör den största delen av materian i Universum. Då den inte interagerar med synligt ljus, är det omöjligt att observera dess närvaro direkt. Istället får man tillta indirekta metoder, där man kollar på hur objekt som är synliga påverkas av den mörka materiens närvaro. Ett exempel på en sådan metod är att studera egenskaper hos så kallade stellar streams, eller `Satellite galaxies on bound orbits around the Milky Way (MW) are constantly subject to tidal forces from the MW. If the tidal forces are large enough, they may strip the outermost stars of the satellite, that in turn distribute themselves in long elongated stellar streams. These stellar streams are good probes of the Galactic potential due to the constraints they place on the structure of the pote

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka sambanden mellan prokrastinering och flera psykologiska variabler; stress, coping, akademisk motivation, self-efficacy och känsla av samhörighet. Syftet var även att undersöka skillnader mellan universitetsstudenter som läser olika program och fristående kurser i en svensk population. Slutligen ämnades predicering av prokrastinering utifrån ovan nämThe aim of the present study was to examine the correlations between procrastination and several psychological variables; stress, coping, academic motivation, self-efficacy and sense of coherence. Furthermore, the purpose was to examine differences between university students who are studying different educational programs and independent courses in a swedish population. Lastly the aim was to exam

Despite the fact that a great majority of experts predicted that religion would lose its power and influence, we are currently experiencing a worldwide revival of religious sentiments. The purpose of this study is to investigate how religion, politics, and security impact identity construction in France and Turkey. This study used critical discourse analysis and thematic narrative analysis to exam

The Syrian crisis has forced around five million Syrian refugees to flee their homes and cross the borders to seek asylum in other countries. Most of those refugees live in neighbouring countries, and their only viable option is local integration and full participation in the economic and social life in the host countries. This thesis is a comparative study between Amman and Istanbul to examine ho

Cancer är en av de vanligaste dödsorsakerna och står bakom 10 miljoner dödsfall varje år. De vanligaste och mest studerade behandlingarna av cancer inkluderar kemoterapi och cellgifter, men det finns även andra sätt att behandla cancer. Ponera att kroppen själv kunde ta hand om cancer. Människans immunförsvar kan besegra både virus och bakterier, så intuitivt borde det inte vara mycket svårare föAccounting for 10 million deaths and 20 million new cases every year, cancer is one of the most common causes of death. The interest in trying to understand this lethal disease using mathematical models has increased steadily for many decades. Methods for boosting the immune system to better fight cancer (immunotherapy) have also been long present. However, the full potential of immunotherapy me

Studiens syfte är att ur ett sociologiskt perspektiv belysa nutida föräldrars upplevelser av föräldraskapets normer och förväntningar. Den syftar också till att belysa eventuella upplevda skillnader mellan förväntningar mot mammor respektive pappor. Studien görs mot en bakgrund av tidigare forskning, statistik och föräldraskapslitteratur som belyser förekomsten av föräldraskapsnormer, att mammor o

The current Lithium Era of Chile shares many similarities with the Saltpetre Era that took place in the country decades ago. To understand whether there is a historical mirror between both, this paper uses a synthetic control method to carry out a regional comparison of the effect of saltpetre mining, and several forecasts to anticipate what to expect from the development of the lithium sector in

Title A quantitative study on the buying behaviour of Generation Z Keywords: Consumer credit, BNPL, consumer behaviour, generation Z, impulsive buying Background: The Buy now, pay later service has been developing rapidly in recent years and is being regarded as one of the fastest-growing modes of digital payments. There is an increasing number of online retailers and platforms partnering with p