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The purpose of this article is to survey current knowledge concerning the consequences of a ligament injury on neuromuscular function and its relevance to rehabilitation, in relation to clinical practice. Although it deals with the ACL-injured knee, these views may also apply to other joints. The effects of a ligament injury on neuromuscular function are first considered - i.e., proprioception, po
Rationale, aims and objectives To evaluate if an integrated medicines management can lead to a more appropriate drug use in elderly inpatients. Method The study was an intervention study at a department of internal medicine in southern Sweden. During the intervention period pharmacists took part in the daily work at the wards. Systematic interventions aiming to identify, solve and prevent drug-rel
BACKGROUND: To investigate, in a rabbit model, the effect of two different doses of vigabatrin (VGB) on retinal function and morphology. METHODS: Twenty-nine rabbits of mixed strain were divided into two groups, receiving either high-dose (n = 15) or low-dose (n = 14) oral VGB treatment (cumulative dose 29.8 +/- 2.9 g and 14.2 +/- 0.6 g respectively). Ten rabbits receiving water served as control
Upon maturation of the HIV-1 virion, proteolytic cleavage of the Gag precursor protein by the viral protease is followed by morphological changes of the capsid protein p24 which will ultimately transform the virus core from an immature spherical to a mature conical structure. Virion infectivity is critically dependent on the just right semi-stability of the capsid cone structure. We have earlier r
Purpose of thesis: The main objective of this study is to evaluate the most salient store attributes that influence store choice of Vietnamese grocery consumers. The store choice phenomenon herein is analyzed under the fierce competition between traditional grocery channel and modern retailers. The research also aims to discover underlying reasons why Vietnamese grocery consumers choose traditiona
This thesis examines the impact of European Union’s (EU’s) financial assistance in reinforcing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH’s) compliance with Copenhagen economic criteria for membership in the EU. Since 1995, the EU has exerted a considerable political effort and extended substantial financial assistance to reconstruct and stabilise a war-torn BiH. Between 2000-2006 financial assistance was deli
The development of modern enterprises goes toward more complex supply chains with many links and worldwide transportation. The trend of using centralized warehousing as logistic setup has grown more popular during the last years. This development has created new risks and implied increased vulnerabilities for many enterprises. To manage these issues the area of Business Continuity Management has g
The purpose of this thesis was to investigate how rural women and girls’ menstrual hygiene management (MHM) affects their life-quality and performance in everyday life. The thesis analysed the opportunities, abilities and motivation they had in performing MHM and how it affected their social and economical opportunities. From this, conclusions were drawn on how MHM affects their life-quality. A co
As Muslim communities have become more permanently established in Western European societies, debates around the public practice of Islam in these societies have become more prevalent, while the “global war on terror” rhetoric has aided the construction of Muslim minorities into “Others” along lines of religious and cultural differences. Based on theories of minority participation in the public sp
Background: Anaemia is frequently recorded during preoperative screening and has been suggested to affect outcomes after surgery negatively.Objectives: The objectives were to assess the frequency of moderate to severe anaemia and its association with length of hospital stay.Design: Post hoc analysis of the international observational prospective 'Local ASsessment of VEntilatory management during G
Denna magisteruppsats diskuterar kvalitetsfrågor med utgångspunkt i elva svenska portaltjänster. En portaltjänst är en webbtjänst vilken samlar och länkar till fritt tillgängliga webbresurser inom en viss ämneskategori. Tjänsten erbjuder även någon form av kvalitetskontroll av de webbresurser som ingår. Författarna tittar även på definitioner av termen portaltjänst. Syftet med uppsatsen är att dis
This is a thesis on women's right to reproductive choice and the implementation of this right on the Indonesian island of Lombok. As this is a graduate thesis on the Master Program in Human Rights Law, the point of departure is the regulation of the right to reproductive choice in international human rights law. To establish the content and scope of the right to reproductive choice, the materi
Sammanfattning I takt med en ökad betydelse för IT-inriktade lösningar har den svenska lagstiftningen i flera avseende uppdaterats allteftersom det har funnits behov. Urkundsförfalskningsparagrafen i 14 kap. 1 § BrB har däremot haft samma ordalydelse sedan 1948. Uppsatsen har syftat till att genom en egen utredning klarlägga ifall det föreligger ett behov av förändring även för 14 kap. 1 § BrB. FrSummary The legislation of Sweden has gradually been updated in order to keep up with changes in IT. The paragraph relating to forgery in chapter 14 § 1 of the Penal Code has not been changed since 1948 and has also survived various revisions. The purpose of this paper is to make clear that there is a need to modify chapter 14 § 1 of the Penal Code in order to accommodate developments in IT and to
This essay investigates influence of obesity on labour market outcomes – earnings per hour and hours worked per week - across two geographical groups of European countries in a sample of elderly people of 50 years old and over. A method of lagged BMI with control for unobserved country specific effects is used. Results obtained are statistically insignificant, which could be due to a small sample
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study the relationship of firm and industry characteristics as well as media exposure with CSRD based on the Swedish corporate setting. Second purpose was to find out which system oriented theory or combination of theories best explain the differences in practices among companies. Third purpose was to compare the results with studies previously done in o
