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Objective: Citrate is widely used in dialysis, either as an acid in dialysis fluids or as a regional anticoagulant. In both cases, the concentration of citrate in the plasma of the patients will increase above physiological levels, up to 5-foldes in some cases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of citrate on the transcriptional level, as well as on the metabolic level and elucida
The focus of this master’s thesis has been getting a six-legged robot to autonomously navigate around a room with obstacles. To make this possible a time-of-flight camera has been implemented in order to map the environment. Two force sensing resistors were also mounted on the front legs to sense if the legs are in contact with the ground. The information from the sensors together with a path plan
Marine protected areas (MPA) have been widely used the recent years, as an alternative to the traditional management tools, in order to increase the yield and the health of a stock. The present study shows how cod population in Öresund would respond under different spatial and temporal MPA and how they will affect the gill-net fisheries in the area. For that reason, a simple model, based on logist
Sanddyner är landformer som bildas av vinden. Deras inre uppbyggnad utgörs av korslagringar och begränsningsytor som kan ge väsentlig information om det lokala klimatet och miljön vid dynernas bildning. Georadarundersökning som är en snabb, enkel och ickedestruktiv reflektionsmetod, ger en god bild av sanddynernas inre struktur eftersom korslagringar och begränsningsytor ger upphov till reflektoreDunes are landforms formed by the wind. Their internal architecture consists of cross beds and bounding surfaces that provide important information about the local climate and environment during dune formation. GPR is a quick, easy and non-destructive reflection method that provides an illustration of the dunes’ inner structure because crossbeds and bounding surfaces gives rise to re-flections tha
Does economic globalization impact sexual beliefs, contributing to the rise of right-wing parties? Although voters may not discern threats from trade shocks, individual economic insecurity theoretically impacts cultural attitudes and sparks a backlash towards outgroups, in turn contributing to right-wing candidates that campaign leveraging intolerance. Considering that scholars provide evidence fo
In the past decade, micro-enterprise development has gained popularity as an intervention in the Global South, including Colombia, a country where more than 90% of businesses are micro. For decades, this country has endured an internal conflict that has left millions of victims of forced displacement, who live in vulnerable situations and, in many cases, resort to creating micro-enterprises to mak
Despite prayer being one of the most central tenets of Islam, this subject has drawn the attention of surprisingly little scholarship, especially when it comes to studying its origin against pre-Islamic analogues. Thus, this thesis proposes a reconstruction of the very early history of the fivefold daily Islamic liturgy, attempting also to weigh the extent of the influence that pre-Islamic religio
The purpose of this paper is to speak on the similarities and differences between the Traverso and the Boehm-flute, specifically on interpretation and focusing on the embouchure, sound colour, and tuning systems. The written format of this study allowed me to express better and be more specific on the information selected to be more concise and beneficial to what I intended from this research. As
This thesis focuses on the development of financialisation and financialisation of everyday life in Sweden during the 1980s and 1990s. These years were turbulent for the Swedish economy and contains the so called turn to the market. This thesis uses the reports of NIER to analyse and describe the financialisation of everyday life and the genera l financial history of Sweden at the time. The NIER r
Denna studie syftar till att undersöka sambandet mellan hög mobiltelefonanvändning och allmänt mående bland gymnasieelever. Med stöd från två välgrundade teorier: självregleringsteorin och sociala inlärningsteorin, har studien presenterat intressanta korrelationer och samband kring mobilanvändning och allmänt mående. Studien är uppdelad i två olika studier, en kvantitativ och en kvalitativ. KvantiThis study aims to investigate the relationship between high mobile phone use and general well being among high school students. With support from two well-founded theories: the self-regulation theory and the social learning theory, the study has presented interesting correlations and connections around mobile phone use and general ill-health. The study is divided into two studies, one quantitativ
Denna kandidatuppsats fokuserar på införandet av AI inom e-handel i Sverige. En kvalitativ metod antogs genom att intervjua yrkesverksamma som arbetar inom e-handelssektorn. Resultaten presenterades med hjälp av TOE-ramverket. Denna studie syftar till att få insikter i hur e-handelsföretag använder AI-teknik och vilka utmaningar de stöter på. Därmed bidrar denna avhandling till forskningen genom aThis thesis focuses on the adoption of AI within e-commerce in Sweden. A qualitative approach was adopted, interviewing professionals working in the e-commerce sector. Results were presented using the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. This study aims to gain insights into how e-commerce companies adopt AI technologies and the challenges they encounter. Thus, this thesis contribu
This thesis focuses on predicting the usage efficiency of e-scooters through the application of a Spatio-Temporal Graph Neural Network (STGNN). The predictions made by the STGNN will be compared with classical machine learning (ML) methods, including Random Forest (RF), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), and Linear Regression (LR). To facilitate the prediction of usage efficiency, the Time to Bookin
The triple planetary crisis exerts high pressure on countries to transform their current economic system. The transition to a green economy is not only necessary to ensure sustainable development but also essential for countries to remain economically competitive. The neighbouring countries Panama and Costa Rica are both facing significant challenges under the green transition, despite their diffe
Armenia started the disability policy reforms since the ratification of the UN CRPD in 2010. The final laws however were adopted only in 2021 and are not fully in force till now. The objective of this study is to comprehensively investigate the influence of international development agendas on national policy-shaping. Additionally, the study seeks to gain a nuanced understanding of the complex pro
E-handelsindustrin har länge använt sig av third-party cookies för att spåra internetanvändare, men 2024 kommer dessa att ha fasats ut från de största webbläsarna. Det nuvarande kunskapsläget kan varken besvara vad e-handlarna anser vara alternativ till third-party cookies eller vilka faktorer som leder till acceptans av dessa. Syftet med studien är därför att kvalitativt beskriva vad svenska e-ha
Studien undersöker digital transformation inom den offentliga sektorn i Sverige, med fokus på domstolsväsendet och sjukvården. Digital transformation har blivit en central process för samhällsutveckling, beskriven i tre faser: datorisering, digitalisering och digital transformation. Trots att en lyckad digital transformation kan generera effektivitetsvinster och värde för olika intressenter, finns
Den här uppsatsen undersöker arbetsgivarens rehabiliteringsansvar och hur långt det sträcker sig. Ur arbetsgivarens perspektiv kan rehabiliteringsarbetet delas upp i tre distinkta delar med olika regleringar. Den första delen är undersökningsfasen där det viktiga är om arbetstagaren är sjuk och om arbetstagarens bristande prestation beror på sjukdomen, eftersom det endast är då rehabiliteringsansvEmployers have a responsibility when their workers become sick, to assist in the employee’s effort to rehabilitate and return to work, if possible. The objective for this student thesis is to take a closer look at the employer’s rehabilitation responsibility, by examining the legislation, the legislative history, and relevant court cases and precedents. The employer’s rehabilitation responsibiliti
Anteciperat avtalsbrott, även så kallat befarat avtalsbrott regleras i bestämmelserna 61-63 §§ KöpL. För att kunna hålla inne sin prestation krävs det att starka skäl ska föreligger följt av ett flertal rekvisit, till exempel att det ska röra sig om en viss väsentlighet. Det ska med andra ord finnas starka misstankar om att motparten inte kommer att uppfylla en väsentlig del av sina prestationer. Anticipated breach of contract, also known as feared breach of contract, is regulated in provisions 61-63 §§ KöpL. In order to be able to withhold performance, it is required that there must be strong reasons followed by a number of prerequisites, for example, it must be of a certain materiality. In other words, there must be strong suspicions that the counterparty will not fulfill a substantial p
Drought is projected to increase in frequency and intensity and impacts trees with increased water stress and increased mortality rate. Water stresses can cause hydraulic failure-related mortality or carbon starvation due to tree species having different strategies to deal with water stresses. LPJ-GUESS-HYD (Hydraulic implementation of a new plant hydraulics scheme in LPJ-GUESS) was developed to i
Development organisations that work to transform gender relations and power structures are bound to face resistance to change (RTC). While overt forms of RTC are becoming increasingly prominent in the context of the rise of the transnational «anti-gender» movement. Thus, this thesis aims to understand how RTC can be addressed through a gender-transformative approach (GTA) by focusing on the case s
