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This thesis analyzes how Denmark and Sweden frame and respond to men’s violence against women in national action plans from 2020–2025. The study is significant because Denmark and Sweden are internationally recognized as highly gender-equal societies while simultaneously experiencing persistent levels of gender-based violence, a phenomenon known as the Nordic Paradox. Using Feminist Security Studi
This thesis, informed by feminist security studies, decolonial theory, and governmentality, critically examines how women’s security is discursively conceptualized, governed, and operationalized within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). It argues that UNMISS protection regimes do not merely respond to pre-existing insecurity, but actively construct women’s security through gendere
This thesis initially highlights the broader context of tech elites and far-right movements emerging within outer space as political space. The issue that this thesis addresses is how tech elites’ imaginaries tied to outer space not only extend Earth politics but also could challenge society on Earth. The aims are to critically examine how tech elites over time construct the need for outer space t
The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 brought an immense destruction to the latter. Hence, the issue of post-war reconstruction is placed in the development agenda. At the same time, the Government of Sweden has stated its commitment to support the post-war efforts in Ukraine, and its interest to involve the private sector in the process. Thus, the justification of the Swedish state r
This thesis explores how men’s irregular migration from the coastal community of Munnakkara in Negombo, Sri Lanka, to Europe reshapes the everyday lives of families left behind. The study is situated within the social and economic context of post-2022 Sri Lanka. It focuses on household insecurities among families where men initially migrated legally to Eastern European countries but later moved th
A B S T R A C T: In Sweden, the number of single women increased during the 19th century. Legal changes partly aimed at giving women more ways to earn a living were enacted, which gradually opened up the artisan trades to female entrants. By using establishment censuses, this paper examines how the number of women engaged in the artisan trades changed in four towns in southern Sweden during the se
AIMS: To study the associations of dietary intake of A and E vitamins, as well as plasma retinols, carotenoids, and tocopherols in relation to development of islet autoimmunity and progression to T1D.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) Study followed 7659 newborns with genetic susceptibility to T1D for 6 years in the USA, Finland, Germany, and Swe
Migraine treatments that target calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) are widely used, but questions remain regarding their mechanisms and sites of action. Re-examination of the effects of CGRP in the trigeminovascular system has now refined our understanding of nociceptive CGRP signalling and underscores the importance of early therapeutic intervention.
Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood, yet the relationship between rehabilitation exposure and motor development remains in- completely understood. This thesis investigates factors associated with functional improvement in children with cerebral palsy using longitudinal data collected through a life-mapping questionnaire. The questionnaire captured retrospect
Magnetomotive ultrasound (MMUS) is a developing imaging modality using magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as contrast agent. MNPs are accumulated at a tissue target and set in motion by a time-varying magnetic field. The resulting displacement spreads to surrounding tissue and is detected with ultrasound. The objective of this modality is to transition medical ultrasound from structural to molecular sp
Popular Abstract in Swedish Dagligen produceras hos en vuxen människa det helt otroliga antalet av 300 miljarder (300.000.000.000) blodkroppar. De flesta är röda blodkroppar som ansvarar för att transportera syre från lungorna till alla celler i kroppen samt koldioxid i andra riktningen. Vidare finns olika sorters vita blodkroppar som skyddar oss från infektioner samt blodplättar (eller trombocyteHematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are responsible for the daily and life long production of large numbers of mature blood cells through highly regulated self-renewal and multilineage capabilities. Leukemias on the other hand, are characterized by a clonal, dysregulated, lineage skewed proliferation and impaired differentiation as the result of multiple accumulated genetic events. In acute myeloid le
In certain buildings such as synchrotrons and large ground telescopes, strict requirements are stated regarding the vibration levels. Both external and internal vibration sources, for example traffic and indoor water pumps, can have an appreciable effect on the vibration levels in the buildings. The synchrotron research facility MAX IV, which is currently under construction in Sweden, serves as an
Popular Abstract in Swedish P2 receptorernas roll vid utvecklingen av hjärt-kärlsjukdom I västvärlden orsakar hjärt-kärlsjukdomar mycket lidande och är den vanligaste dödsorsaken i befolkningen. Till gruppen hjärt-kärlsjukdomar kan man räkna hjärtinfarkt, kärlkramp, högt blodtryck, hjärtsvikt och slaganfall. En gemensam komponent i sjukdoms-utvecklingen är en förändring i blodkärlsväggen som gör Extracellular nucleotides induce dilatation and constriction of blood vessels by activation of P2 receptors. In this thesis the vasomotor effects of P2 receptor activation were studied in the rat mesenteric artery, and their changes in congestive heart failure (CHF) were evaluated using in vitro pharmacology, electrophysiology and competitive RT-PCR. Vasodilatation was induced by activation of P2Y
Popular Abstract in Swedish Intensifieringen av jordbruket sedan 1950-talet har lett till en ökad matproduktion men också orsakat miljöproblem så som förlust av biologisk mångfald, jorderosion, övergödning, ökade utsläpp av växthusgaser samt föroreningar av bekämpningsmedel. Det är därför nödvändigt att utveckla ett mer hållbart jordbruk samtidigt som vi upprätthåller den globala matförsörjningen Agricultural intensification has raised the global food production but also caused major concerns about environmental and health effects, including contamination by pesticides. Pesticide applications may induce toxicity not only on the target pest species but especially on non-target species. Hence we need to replace pesticides with management that promote organisms that suppress pest population.
This report focuses on critical metals in Waste from Electrical Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and their recycling possibilities. The criticality is defined in terms of demand. The EU needs access to these metals and recycling can be an important part of the supply-strategy. The report covers assessments of (1) the potential amount of critical metals in the selected product groups, and (2) the actual
The plutonic rocks in the Western Segment of the Southwestern Swedish Gneiss Complex show a distinct geochemical evolution. The 1.6 Ga Åmål granitoids and Slottsbron migmatites are a quartz dioritic to granodioritic, calc-alkaline rock suite with smooth, but somewhat fractionated, REE and other trace-element patterns. The younger microcline granites of the 1.5 Ga and 1.3 Ga generations are evolved
The aim of this part of the RightTimePlaceCare study (WP2) was to describe and analyse the European health, social care and welfare systems, advocacy and informal caregiver support systems for patients with dementia. The description and analyses covers the continuum of care from diagnosis, informal care, contributions from civic society, public home care and the intermediate forms of care, to the
