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A hip fracture is probably one of the most fatal fractures for the elderly and estimated worldwide to reach 5 million cases annually by the year 2050. Thus, continuing efforts in preventing fractures, with more research and improved treatment strategies for those who do fracture, seem crucial. The primary aims of this thesis, which comprises seven original papers, including a total of 656 patients

Background: Palliative care is not a priority in developing countries. Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU), where nurses complete a course in clinical palliative care, is considered a model for other African countries. Aim: To explore the role of the palliative care nurse specialist (PCNS) in Uganda. METHODS: This ethnographic field study uses observations, interviews, and group interviews. Participants:

Twenty-eight haemodialysis patients were randomized to L-carnitine, 2 g i.v. three times a week, and saline over a 6-week period. No obvious deficiency of carnitine was found in vastus lateralis with a median value of 12.9 mmol/kg dry weight; range 6.2-21.4. Female patients had lower total plasma carnitine compared to female controls, p less than 0.002, whereas no decrease was found in males. No r

The main objective of software inspections is to find faults in software documents. The benefits of inspections are reported from researchers as well as software organizations. However, inspections are time consuming and the resources may not be sufficient to inspect all documents. Sampling of documents in inspections provides a systematic solution to select what to be inspected in the case resour

The influence of crowdfunding on financing entrepreneurial ventures and projects have been increasing in recent years. It allows founders of crowdfunding projects to achieve investments from a relatively big crowd using the internet. The recent rise of the crowdfunding phenomena attracts more project founders to establish it as a new entrepreneurial finance method, between bootstrapping and tradit

The company that this project takes place at has most of its production facility in Halmstad. A little more than a year ago this plant was exposed to a fire that destroyed the facility completely. The company is now planning to build a new plant on the same spot as the old was situated. Purpose The purpose of this project is to analyse the company´s material flow and based on the result make decis

This thesis explores the currently most common ways of exegetically approaching the so called Imprecatory psalms, based on post WWII commentaries regarding Ps 58, 109, 137 and 139 – all known for their harsh language. Imprecations are seldom included in modern Christian worship – exemplified by (for example) the Roman-Catholic prayer book Liturgy of the Hours (1970) where several psalms have been

Present thesis concerns one of the controversial topics of this era - the embryonic stem cell debate, more precisely in connection with their patents, ethics and human rights. The thesis deals with various alternative opinions that make this issue a hot topic. While different viewpoints will be discussed, I bring up human rights issues into this debate, which will emphasize a possible conflict bet

The energy demand in China is steadily growing and large hydropower dams become more and more common. A major dam failure could cause large environmental, economic and social effects, and work concerning safety in dams is therefore essential in order to keep the utilization of hydropower at as low risk level as possible. This master thesis analyzed Longtan Dam under static and dynamic conditions w

Rainfall frequently triggers shallow landslides in mountainous areas worldwide. Landslide susceptibility maps express the probability of occurrence of landslides based on terrain conditions; they are useful for disaster prevention and land use planning. This report is about val- idating a qualitative approach to map global landslide susceptibility, based on the weighted linear combination (WLC) of

Design of a concrete column with biaxial moments and normal force is unpractical without the aid of a computer program. It is very time consuming to go through all calculations and to find a suitable layout of a cross-section and positioning of reinforcement for the final design. The goal of this thesis is to create a user friendly computer program for this problem. A critical pier in the Öland B

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka de narcissistiska dragen hos tre romankaraktärer: Dorian Gray i Oscar Wildes Dorian Grays porträtt (1890), dvärgen i Pär Lagerkvists Dvärgen (1944) och Marcel i Björn Larssons Drömmar vid havet (1997). Narcissism definieras som ett personlighetsdrag som utmärks av grandiositet, behov av beundran och bristande empati, och som bottnar i en inre känsla av skaThe purpose of this paper is to explore the narcissistic traits in three fictional characters: Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), the dwarf in Pär Lagerkvist’s The Dwarf (1944), and Marcel in Björn Larsson’s Dreams by the Sea (1997). Narcissism is defined as a personality trait characterized by grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy, stemming from an inn

Ever since corporate social responsibility (CSR) became a prominent school of thought, this subject has constantly upgraded itself to keep pace with the fast-changing world. However, given that CSR is largely a market-driven, top-down response, it has entered into a bottleneck where downstream stakeholders are out of the picture. Speaking of improving labour standards via CSR, when business and no

Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka om det finns skillnader i prestation mellan aktivt förvaltade Sverigefonder och ett jämförbart index under perioder av uppgång och nedgång på Stockholmsbörsen. Kan eventuella skillnader som tyder på irrationalitet bland investerare förklaras med beteendevetenskaplig finansiell teori? Metod: Med en deduktiv ansats kommer den månatliga avkastningen på 34 svenska aktivt

Handeln var den främsta orsaken till utvecklingen av godstransporter till sjöss. I samband med teknikens utveckling, ökade mängden transporterat gods. Tidigt i handelns historia seglade ägarna till godset med sina varor till destinationsorten. Denna sedvänja blev omöjlig att fortsätta tillämpa, eftersom tekniken utvecklades och det blev möjligt för skepp att segla fler och längre resor. Det lönadeTrade was the main reason for the development of transportation of goods by sea. With the evolution of technology, the amount of goods transported increased. Early in the history of trade, traders would sail with their goods to the port of destination. As the technology allowed more frequent and longer trips, this practice was seen to be impossible to continue. Thus, the bill of lading was invente

Syfte: Syftet är att analysera och beskriva styrsystemets användbarhet utifrån vald organisationsstruktur i ett decentraliserat företag. Problem: Eftersom strategin utgör en grundtanke som ska förena och skapa en gemensam riktning för individer eller organisationer är det en central del av en chefs roll att sträva mot att skapa framgångsrika strategier och att implementera dessa. Enligt forskning

Syfte Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka och analysera hur läkemedelsföretaget AstraZenecas verklighet förhåller sig till begreppet first-mover advantage. Vi ämnar även undersöka hur AstraZeneca agerar för att behålla de first-mover advantages som företaget tillskansat sig. Det teoretiska syfte är inte att utveckla en helt nya teori utan att med ett konceptuellt tillvägagångssätt studera va

The purpose of this study is to explore how the cultural and geographical distances between the home and the host country influence the location decision of a foreign direct investment. Further, the purpose is also to investigate how this influence has changed during the last eleven years. The research is based on secondary data and existing theories concerning FDI, cultural distance and geographi

Syfte: Huvudsyftet med vår uppsats var att testa om ett antal utvalda oberoende variabler påverkar skuldsättningsgraden i svenska börsnoterade industriföretag från 2003 till 2007. Detta utförde vi med hjälp av ett antal utvalda teorier och modeller. Vidare använde vi oss av respektive företags årsredovisningar. Metod: Variablerna undersöktes i två olika steg. Först genomfördes en enkel regression