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The papilloma- and polyomaviruses are small DNA viruses that infect humans. Some members of these virus families can cause cancer in experimental animals and some are also established as carcinogenic to humans. Detection of specific antibodies to these viruses allows tracking past and present infections to elucidate natural history and association of infection with subsequent disease. As there are
The past two decades have brought worrying increases in severe Streptococcus pyogenes diseases globally. To investigate and compare the epidemiological patterns of these diseases within Europe, data on severe S. pyogenes infections were collected through an EU FP-5 funded programme (Strep-EURO). Prospective population-based surveillance of severe S. pyogenes infection diagnosed during 2003 and 200
Popular Abstract in Swedish Populärvetenskaplig svensk sammanfattning Har allvarliga infektioner orsakade av bakterien Haemophilus influenzae försvunnit? En undertyp av H. influenzae, typ b (Hib), var tidigare en fruktad orsak till struplocksinflammation, hjärnhinneinflammation och svår blodförgiftning hos små barn. Problemet var så stort att allmän vaccination mot Hib infördes i många länder i böWhat is the current status of Haemophilus influenzae as an agent of invasive infection in Sweden? H. influenzae type b (Hib) used to be a common cause of meningitis, epiglottitis and severe sepsis in young children. In the late 1980’s an effective conjugated vaccine against Hib was developed and a dramatic fall in Hib incidence was observed in countries that implemented vaccination. This includes
Background: The evidence that individual dietary and lifestyle factors influence a person's weight and waist circumference is well established; however their combined impact is less well documented. Therefore, we investigated the combined effect of physical activity, nutrition and smoking status on prospective gain in body weight and waist circumference. Methods: We used data of the prospective EP
This thesis concerns the nature of the gestures performed by five Swedish children. The children are followed from 18 to 30 months of age: an age range which is characterized by a rapid succession of developmental changes in children's abilities to communicate by means of both spoken language and gesture. There are few studies of gesture in children of these ages, making it essential to ask a numb
Abstract The water-scarcity diverts states to protect their national interests through engaging with hydro-politics and a noticeable strategy realized by capable states is hydro-hegemony. Although it is an effective response, hydro-hegemony entails unfair resource allocations and aggrieves the relatively weaker riparians. The purpose of this thesis is to illustrate the hydro-hegemony on a prominen
Several studies have been made regarding if there is discrimination towards the Roma on the South Eastern European labour market. The main result in previous studies has shown that the salary difference between the majority population and the Roma is to a great extent explained by difference in attained education. This study looks at what factors effects education attainment with the aim to explai
Genome sequencing can identify individuals in the general population who harbor rare coding variants in genes for Mendelian disorders1-7 and who may consequently have increased disease risk. Previous studies of rare variants in phenotypically extreme individuals display ascertainment bias and may demonstrate inflated effect-size estimates8-12. We sequenced seven genes for maturity-onset diabetes o
Popular Abstract in Swedish Diabetes är ett samlingsnamn för sjukdomar som ger förhöjt blodsocker (glukos) som gemensam nämnare. Diabetes ökar stort runt om i världen och ”International Diabetes Federation” (IDF) meddelade att det år 2014 fanns 387 miljoner individer med diabetes globalt och att denna siffra förväntas öka till 592 miljoner individer till år 2035. Ungefär 77% av alla som insjuknar Today type 2 diabetes is a common disease with a worldwide prevalence of 8.3%. The disease is characterised by hyperglycaemia which is a result of insufficient insulin secretion from the beta-cells in the pancreatic islets as well as an insulin resistance seen in the target tissues. Type 2 diabetes is a multifactorial disease with genetic, epigenetic and environmental background. In study I we in
This thesis explores the strategic interaction between mainstream parties and the Sweden Democrats (SD), a Swedish radical right-wing populist party (RRP-party). The purpose is twofold: (1) to identify strategic difficulties in responding to SD, and (2) to problemize and simplify the results in order to deepen the strategic understanding. Ten qualitative and explorative interviews are conducted wi
Uppsatsen inleds med en genomgång av ramverket för Black-Scholes-Merton-modellen. Bl. a. härleds Black och Scholes partiella differentialekvation genom att replikera avkastningen från en köpoption med hjälp av en självfinansierad portfölj bestående utav aktier och obligationer. Även en kort introduktion till risk-neutral värdering ges. Optionens känslighetsmått (”grekerna”) presenteras i form av 3
Sammanfattning Titel: Facebook som verktyg för relationsmarknadsföring - En fallstudie om resebranschens möjligheter att bygga relationer med sina kunder via Facebook. Seminariedatum: 2011-05-30 – 2011-05-31 Ämne/kurs: SMKK01 Examensarbete kandidatexamen, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Andrea Appelqvist, Josefin Bengtsson och Martina Lundin Handledare: Birgitta Olsson och Eva Åström Fem nyckelord:
The ongoing trade conflict has received much attention, and many politicians, as well as economists, wonder what the consequences will be. To shed some light on what the trade effects might be, we empirically analyse the trade effects of a very similar trade conflict. This paper examines the trade effects of the US safeguard of 2002 on Swedish steel exports. While the main focus of the analysis is
