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A method is described for the assay of lipoprotein lipase, using a stable, radioactive substrate emulsion. Fatty acid-labeled trioleoylglycerol was emulsified by homogenization in glycerol with lecithin as detergent. This anhydrous emulsion was stable for at least six weeks. Substrate solutions for enzyme assay were prepared by diluting the emulsion with buffer containing serum and albumin. The fa
This paper investigates the potential of an infant intervention to improve life expectancy, contributing to emerging interest in the early life origins of chronic disease. We track individuals from birth to death, and are able to identify age and cause of death. The intervention was pioneered in Sweden in 1931–1933, and appears to have been pivotal in the emergence of universal infant care program
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) is a neuropeptide implicated in a wide range of functions, such as nociception and in primary headaches. Regarding its localization, PACAP has been observed in the sensory trigeminal ganglion (TG), in the parasympathetic sphenopalatine (SPG) and otic ganglia (OTG), and in the brainstem trigeminocervical complex. Immunohistochemistry has shown
Mitochondrial open reading frame of the 12S rRNA-c (MOTS-c) is a mitochondrial-derived peptide that attenuates weight gain and hyperinsulinemia when administered to high fat-fed mice. MOTS-c is therefore a potential regulator of metabolic homeostasis under conditions of high-energy supply. However, the effect of insulin resistance and obesity on plasma MOTS-c concentration in humans is unknown. To
To address global sustainability challenges, major investments are required in sustainable businesses that deliver triple bottom line results. Although interest in sustainable businesses is on the rise, these businesses are not yet widespread. Venture capital investment has a key role to play in the development of sustainable start-ups. The research area of 'sustainable' venture capital is still e
In this paper, a distinctly subjectivist analysis of the nature of relational goodness or goodness for is proposed. Like the generic subjectivist analysis of value, the proposal is to analyse value in terms of attitudes. Specifically, the proposed analysis of goodness for appeals to a special kind of attitude: namely, so-called for-someone’s-sake attitudes. Unlike other analyses in the literature
A passive system is one that cannot produce energy, a property that naturally poses constraints on the system. A system in convolution form is fully described by its transfer function, and the class of Herglotz functions, holomorphic functions mapping the open upper half plane to the closed upper half plane, is closely related to the transfer functions of passive systems. Following a well-known re
The aim of this population-based study was to (1) describe living conditions and actual health care utilization among 85 year olds; (2) determine factors that affect hospital admissions in this age. The study was conducted on 85-year-old residents in Linköping municipality, Sweden. The data collected included medical records, health care utilization during the preceding 12 months and a postal ques
Machine learning techniques have gained ground in macroeconomic forecasting in recent years. Estimations with the elastic net technique have yielded good results. There is currently not much research on how statistical techniques can be used to estimate the financial result in Swedish municipalities. This study adds to the current body of research by investigating how the elastic net technique can
Fueled by the maturity of digital infrastructures and intelligent technologies, the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) plays a pivotal role in transforming the scope and pattern of international production. The platform as a service market (PaaS) as a major field of the industrial IoT has emerged only recently and enables factory operators with smart connected machinery to access data-driven clou
Den 2 augusti 2018 sköts en ung man ihjäl av polis i centrala Stockholm. Skottlossningen var väldigt dramatisk och skulle senare visa sig bero på ett antal missförstånd. Härigenom aktualiserades emellertid än en gång debatten om tillåtet och otillåtet våld från polisens sida. Vid en genomgång av statistik över dödsskjutningar av polis visar det sig också att antalet ökat de senaste decennierna. MOn August 2nd 2018, police shot and killed a young man in central Stockholm. It would later be shown that this had been due to a cluster of misunderstandings but none the less it sparked a national debate about police use of force and its limits. Moreover, statistics show that in the last three decades, the use of deadly force by police have risen. With this in mind, the purpose of this paper has
This thesis investigates whether state capacity furthers a country’s educational goals by scrutinising the effects of state capacity on the literacy rate in India. This is fundamentally studied through the theories of good governance and state capacity. Further, data from the Quality of Government between 1984-2011 and literacy rate between 1981-2011 are observed to discover whether state capacity
The aim of this study is to provide understanding on how the discursive construction of mental health and illness in politics relates to health policy and in turn to inequalities in mental health. Based on Carol Bacchis discourse analytical framework WPR, I analyze policy documents from the Swedish parliament in fall 2022 in order to investigate how mental health and illness is represented in the
Funktionsimmunitet innebär att en person som begått en brottslig gärning i en annan stat, men på uppdrag av hemstaten, blir immun mot straffrättsligt an-svar. Ett kontemporärt problem på området är dock att kretsen individer som kan erhålla funktionsimmunitet är oklar. I detta examensarbete studeras frågan i vilken utsträckning indi-vider kan undgå straffansvar för gärningar begångna å statens väFunctional immunity shields individuals from criminal responsibility when they commit a criminal act in a foreign state, on behalf of their home state. However, a prevailing issue in this domain is the ambiguity surrounding the scope of individuals that are eligible for functional immunity. This thesis examines the extent to which individuals can evade criminal responsibility for acts perpetrated
In this project the concept of digital power was examined. Though not a new phenomena, the concept was new to Micropower. The company develops a wide array of battery chargers and wanted to include this concept in future generations of their products. The reasoning behind the decision is the possibilities of smoother development, better error handling and more communication. As a first step differ
Purpose: To evaluate the Nordic IPO markets from an academic perspective taken from an investor's point view. Methodology: Quantitative research Theoretical perspective: Majority of previous research suggest that in the long run newly listed companies underperform comparable companies on the market when comparing changes in stock prices. However, there have been some studies that have f
