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Pancreatic beta cells play a critical role in type 2 diabetes (T2D) development and progression. Therefore, deciphering the full mechanism behind glucose-stimulated insulin secretion is of great interest. Glucose elicits insulin secretion by being metabolized to ATP, which closes the ATP-dependent K+ channel, leading to accumulation of positive charges inside the beta-cell, beta-cell depolarizatio

The aim of this master thesis is to investigate how the public libraries in the city of Malmö in Sweden, work with and towards babies under the age of one and their parents, with a specific focus on multilingual families. We also aim to investigate the awareness amongst the librarians in their meeting with this group. For this we use critical theory and an intersectional perspective using mainly t

Den här uppsatsen ämnade undersöka sambandet mellan en individs grad av autenticitet och intresse för Företag 1, 2 och 3. Autenticitet är en del av en människas personliga identitet och vi utgick från en sammanslagning av Kernis och Goldmans (2006) och Woods et al. (2008) definitioner av autenticitet: Ju mer medveten en individ är om underliggande känslor, tankar och tillstånd som vederbörande harThe intention with this essay was to investigate the relationship between an individual’s authenticity and workplace interest for Enterprise 1, 2 and 3. Authenticity is a part of a person's personal identity, and this essay was based on a merger of Kernis and Goldmans (2006) and Woods et al. definitions of authenticity: The more aware an individual is of the underlying feelings, thoughts and s

The issue of Chinese assertiveness has become a big focus area for International Relations scholars in recent years due to China’s growing global and regional impact in Asia, which is increasingly challenging USA’s hard and soft power in the region. The purpose of this thesis is to nuance the realist interpretation of the Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea by applying a Copenhagen School

Från ord till handling i miljömålsarbetet – Utmaningar och möjligheter för mindre kommuner Klimatet är vår tids stora ödesfråga och en hållbar utveckling av samhället är ett måste för att hantera den. För att en sådan omställning ska bli så effektiv som möjligt måste aktörer på alla nivåer av samhället bidra. Det här arbetet handlar om hinder som måste övervinnas på den kommunala nivån. StändigaIn Sweden, environmental policy is carried out through a system of environmental objectives adopted by Parliament in 1999. Although not without its’ shortcomings, this system provides a solid ground for increased efficiency and improved prioritisation in environmental policy. This master's thesis examines which challenges face smaller (in terms of population) municipalities when designing and

Fallskydd och multiplaner i Lomma släpper ut mikroplaster i Höje å! Ungefär var tionde lekplats i Lomma har en gummibaserad yta som släpper ifrån sig mikroplast. Vid en noggrannare undersökning av en skolgård upptäcktes att mikroplaster därifrån hamnat i ett närliggande vattendrag, Höje å, via dagvattenrören. Mikroplaster är ett problem som fått allt större uppmärksamhet den senaste tiden. FiskarMicroplastics have detrimental effects in marine, fresh water and terrestrial environments and is a pollution of growing concern worldwide. Microplastics originates from many different sources, e.g. from rubber granulates used in artificial turfs. In a recent study, artificial turfs (football fields) were identified as the second largest source of microplastics in Sweden (tyre wear being the large

The purpose of this thesis is to examine how different types of crime impact housing prices in Swedish municipalities. The thesis includes regression analyses of various types of crime’s relation to house prices. In addition, a difference-in-difference analysis of a joint action plan between municipalities and state authorities in Norrbotten County to counter organized crime is made, in order to i

The Erasmus exchange is a recent phenomena that has seen a steady growth in participation, and it seems that it is just a matter of time before it will be a fundamental part of students’ life. The participation of young Europeans to such exchange gives them the possibility to experiment a new, more direct way of living Europe. My thesis wants to analyse how study exchanges are shaping the percepti

This report is the result of a fire safety evaluation of the hospital in Trelleborg. The evaluation was limited to ward 22 on the third floor in building 22. Ward 22 holds patients that have had strokes or other neurological injuries. This ward is considered the most critical part of the building, because it is in the top patient floor in the building and because some of the patients are not able

Det finns ingen internationellt accepterad definition av terrorism. I korthet definieras terrorism i svensk rätt som vissa typer av brott som allvarligt kan skada en stat eller mellanstatlig organisation och som begås med intention att injaga allvarlig fruktan, otillbörligen tvinga eller allvarligt destabilisera eller förstöra. Uppsatsen behandlar Lag (2002:444) om straff för finansiering av särskThere is no internationally accepted definition of terrorism. In short, the Swedish legislation defines terrorism as certain types of crimes that could severely harm the state or an international organisation and which is committed with a certain intention to intimidate, compel, destabilise or demolish. This essay analyses two of the laws that the Swedish counter-terrorism legislation consists of.

The aim of this qualitative study has been to analyze how young adults with Yugoslavian background form and sustain relations across national borders. The study covers second-generation migrants (hereby titled as young adults with Yugoslavian background) who are born in Sweden, with Yugoslavian born parents that came to Sweden as refugees between the years of 1990-1998. Ten semi-structured intervi

Among all cancer types, liver cancer has the second highest mortality rate. HCC is the most common liver cancer and patients usually have a very poor prognosis. The standard-of-care drug Sorafenib extends the life expectancy with just two to three months, making the development of new drugs for the treatment of HCC an important area of research. Here, the pharmaceutical candidates SfA1 and SfA2 w

The purpose of this thesis was to investigate China’s role in global higher education. It did so through focusing the investigative lens on global student mobility. The thesis followed a mixedmethods case study design, using interviews with Nordic students about their motivations to illuminate some of the features of Chinese higher education in a global context. A framework drawing concepts from t

Den 2 juli 2014 infördes lagändringar om bygglovsbefriade åtgärder i syfte att förenkla plan- och bygglovsprocessen, minska bostadsbristen och att fastighetsägare skulle få mer handlingsutrymme utan att krav ställs från myndigheter. I samband med lagändringarna infördes regler om bygglovsbefriade komplementbostadshus i 9 kap. 4 a § PBL. En byggnad som får utgöra maximalt 25 kvadratmeter och som skThe Swedish Government has recently initiated additional permit-free buildings with the aim to simplify the Planning and Building act, reduce the housing shortage and increase a property owner’s proprietorship. According to the amendment it is possible to construct a complementary home with the size of 25 square meters in close proximity to an existing house. This building is known as an Attefall

Denna uppsats intresserar sig för yrkesgruppen budget- och skuldrådgivare som är en liten och relativt ny yrkesgrupp i Sverige. Sveriges kommuner är skyldiga att tillhandahålla budget- och skuldrådgivning men möjligheten till stöd och rådgivning varierar mellan kommunerna och budget- och skuldrådgivarna arbetar under olika förutsättningar. Detta beror på att det är upp till varje kommun att själv

I den här uppsatsen testas Fama-Frenchs trefaktormodell och ”Capital Asset Pricing Model” för att jämföra vilken av modellerna som bäst förklarar avkastningen på OMX-Stockholmsbörsen. Aktiedata från ett urval av Large cap och Small cap aktier analyseras under åren 2010-2015. Hur väl modellerna fungerar avgörs med en regressionsanalys, där riskpremierna RMRF, SMB och HML studeras. RMRF blev genomgå

The following is a fire-safety-risk-assessment with the purpose of evaluating the safety of the shopping center Punkt in Västerås, Sweden. The risk assessment is an assignment in the course Brandteknisk Riskvärdering given at Lunds Tekniska Högskola, Lunds University, Sweden. Punkt is a shopping center on floor 3 and 3.5 of a 9-story building. The assessment will focus on the possibility of safely

Stora invandringsflöden till Sverige under många år har gjort Sverige till ett av de länder som har störst andel invandrare per yta. En av de viktigaste frågorna är huruvida invandrare kommer in på arbetsmarknaden och vad det i så fall har för följder på svenskföddas arbetsmarknadsutfall. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur invandringen påverkar den svenska arbetsmarknaden då det gälle

Amphibian populations are declining globally due to several abiotic factors such as climate, pH, water permanence and biotic factors including predation by exotic species, competition and the spread of diseases. Habitat destruction caused by humans is also an important factor. Several species of amphibian have been declining in Sweden, and in most cases explained by habitat destruction and isolati