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Foot problems complicating diabetes are a source of major patient suffering and societal costs. To prevent, or at least reduce, the adverse effects of foot problems in diabetes, the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF; www.iwgdf.org) was founded in 1996, consisting of experts from almost all the disciplines involved in the care of patients with diabetes and foot problems. An im
Objective: The auditory brainstem response (ABR) is often affected in neurodevelopmental disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate gender differences in ABR between young females and young males with ADHD, compared to control subjects. Method: We studied 63 females with ADHD (mean 13.8 years), 26 female controls (mean 13.8years), 48 males with ADHD (mean 13.1 years), and 20 male controls
Water is a finite resource and should be given the attention it deserves to reduce its depletion through leakages in pipe systems. The authors implemented pressure management strategies linked to fixed and variable discharge (FAVAD), the burst and background estimate (BABE), and orifice principle methodologies to analyze a two-phased comparative method for applying optimal pressure management and
Background: The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is rising with ageing population and constitutes a major health problem globally. A common complication of HF is pulmonary hypertension (PH) which negatively impacts survival. A pathophysiological association between HF and PH with tumorigenic processes has been suggested. We aimed to identify the plasma levels of, and the association between tumour
Africa is largely influenced by fires, which play an important ecological role influencing the distribution and structure of grassland, savanna and forest biomes. Here vegetation strongly interacts with climate and other environmental factors, such as herbivory and humans. Fire-enabled Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs) display high uncertainty in predicting the distribution of current tropi
Background: Both lifestyle and genetic predisposition determine the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and studies have indicated interactions between specific dietary components and individual genetic variants. However, it is unclear whether the importance of overall dietary habits, including T2D-related food intakes, differs depending on genetic predisposition to T2D. We examined interaction
SAMMANFATTNING Examensarbetets titel: Expertis, välvilja och integritet. Kontextens inverkan på hur förtroende uppfattas vid köp av konsulttjänster Seminariedatum: 2013-01-17 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i Marknadsföring på Kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Fredrik Svensson, Martin Erlandsson, Patrik Johansson Handledare: Lars Carlman Fem nyckelord: Förtroende, konsulttjänster, ABSTRACT Title: Ability, benevolence and integrity. Contextual impact on how trust is perceived in the purchase of consulting services. Seminar date: 2013-01-17 Course: FEKH29, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS‐cr) Authors: Fredrik Svensson, Martin Erlandsson, Patrik Johansson Advisor: Lars Carlman Key
På den antarktiska kontinenten finns värdefulla och i princip oexploaterade naturtillgångar. Dess geostrategiska betydelse och potentiella rikedomar gör Antarktis attraktivt för både forskare och företag. Storbritannien gjorde som första land suveräna anspråk på en del av Antarktis år 1908. Flera andra länder följde exemplet, vilket resulterade i ett ökat internationellt intresse för kontinenten.Antarctica is a continent full of natural resources, still almost untouched of the human hand. Geostrategic implications and potential economic wealth make the Continent relevant for researcher as well as profit-seeking industries. In 1908, United Kingdom made claims of a sector of Antarctica. After that, several countries followed, leading the eyes of the world to this remote place. To calm dow
I jakten på förnyelsebara energikällor är solceller en av de mest lovande teknikerna. Idag dominerar kisel-solcellen marknaden men även den har begränsningar och därför är det motiverat att utveckla andra sorters solceller. En solcellsteknik på utvecklingsstadiet som försöker efterlikna fotosyntesen är Grätzelsolcellen. Precis som i fotosyntesen är det en färgämnesmolekyl i solcellen som ska absorIn the hunt for fossile-free energy-harvesting techniques, solar cells constitute one of the most promising techniques. Today, silicon-based solar cells are the dominant technique on the market but even the Silicon solar cell has limitations which means that there is a motivation for developing new solutions. One of those techniques is the dye-sensitized solar cell. Just as in photosynthesis, the
Background The Master’s Thesis Case Study Company is a premium brand automotive OEM. In the Swedish fleet car (or company car) market, the company is lagging behind its main competitors in terms of market share a fact that is not true for several other European markets. Concurrently, the automotive industry is set to go through radical changes the next few years. The speedy development of digitali
This dissertation considers two different aspects of health economics; (i) stated preference methods and (ii) empirical analyses of equity. The first essay deals with the issue of the choice of econometric models when analysing data from a closed-ended contingent valuation survey in health economics. The features of provision, either compulsory or voluntary, and the fact that certain individuals m
Införandet av ombud för barn i vårdnadstvister har varit omdiskuterat under en mycket lång tid. Frågan har diskuterats av sakkunniga, behandlats i flera utredningar samt varit föremål för flertalet riksdagsmotioner. Än har frågan inte resulterat i någon ny lagstiftning. Uppsatsens syfte är att, ur ett barnrättsperspektiv, utreda om ett införande av ombud för barn i vårdnadstvister kan stärka barThe question of whether a legal representative for children in custody disputes should be introduced in Swedish legislation has been discussed for a long time. Despite this, the discussions have not yet resulted in any legislation. The purpose of this essay is to, from a children’s rights perspective, investigate whether the legislation of representatives of children in custody disputes could st
Bakgrund: Distanslöpare beskrivs som en grupp som utsätts för hög risk att drabbas av överbelastningsskador som till största del är lokaliserade i den nedre extremiteten. En svag abduktormuskulatur förmodas vara en bidragande faktor till att utveckla överbelastningsskador hos löpare. Det är i dagsläget vanligt med muskelstärkande träning för höftabduktorerna både som rehabiliteringsåtgärd samt i p
Many of the coastal areas in Vietnam have elevations below one meter making them vulnerable to salt water intrusion, flooding, and erosion. The Red River Delta (RRD) located in northern Vietnam has suffered severe erosion along certain stretches of coastline during at least the last hundred years. At Hai Hau Beach in the RRD, a land area of 16 km in length and 2.5 km in width has been lost during
The ability of thermoresponsive, amine-functionalized microgel particles to take part in microgelmicrogel inter-cross-linking has previously been reported in the literature, in connection to applications such as for example the formation of stimuli-responsive colloidal gels and colloidosomes [1]. This thesis deals with the synthesis of such thermoresponsive, cross-linkable microgels and their subs
In this master´s thesis I seek to explore the concept of restorative justice, an ideological approach to justice which aims to repair the harm caused by crime through means of communication, cooperation, participation and restoration. By involving all parties affected by crime, restorative justice seeks to address crime through empowering victims, increasing community cohesion and making offenders
Title: The relevance of knowledge transfer - A qualitative study of labour-intensive organisations with high employee turnover Seminar date: 2015-06-05 Course: FEKH19, Degree Project in Strategic Management, Undergraduate Level, 15 ECTS Authors: Elina Jonsson, Hanna Sjöstrand, Linnette Ericsson Advisor: Anna Brattström Key Words: Knowledge transfer, Labour-intensive organisations, Employee turnove
Bakgrund: Hälsoläget och dödligheten bland schizofrena patienter är i jämförelse med normalpopulationen klart försämrad. Patientgruppen dör i genomsnitt 10-20 år tidigare och kardiovaskulära sjukdomar (CVD) är särskilt utmärkande. Patientgruppen lever stillasittande liv i högre utsträckning, men fysisk aktivitet, fysisk träning och ökad fysisk fitness har i flera studier visat sig ha goda hälsoeff
Lojalitetsplikten i kommersiella avtalsförhållanden kan definieras som skyl-digheten för parterna i relationen att tillvarata motpartens intressen utöver sina egna. Lojalitetsplikten kan härledas långt tillbaka i historien men det är först under 1900-talets andra hälft som saker började hända och denna utveckling tog rejäl fart under de senaste ca 20 åren. Lojal samverkan mellan parterna står iblaThe principle of loyalty in commercial relations can be defined as an obliga-tion for the parties to safeguard the other party’s interests in addition to their own. The principle of loyalty can be derived far back in history, but it was only during the second half of the 20th century that things started to happen, and this progress took off in the last 20 or so years. Loyal collaboration be-tween
