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Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka hur svensk policy och politiska diskurs kring preimplantatorisk genetisk testning (PGT) konstruerar och legitimerar dess tillämpning, samt hur detta påverkar synen på människovärdet och på vilka liv som anses värda att leva. Uppsatsen tillämpar en Foucauldiansk diskursanalys på lagen om genetisk integritet, tre politiska dokument och ett par internationella
Acute intracranial pressure spikes from bleeding or CSF obstructions are life-threatening, yet current intensive care relies on manual, periodic adjustments of external ventricular drains (EVDs). This time-consuming process risks severe under- or over-drainage due to varying drainage rates, highlighting the need for an automatic, volume-centered solution. This project demonstrates an automated sys
Scania is the most agriculturally dense region in Sweden, with half of its land surface made up of protected agricultural land. Scania holds a prominent role in Swedish food supply, accounting for a third of domestic food production. The region has historically struggled with the expansion of local electricity generation, with wind power and conventional solar facing development constraints. A
Klimatförändringarna och den stigande havsnivån innebär att stormfloder blivit allt vanligare och medför betydande kostnader och risker för kustnära samhällen. Tidigare forskning har genererat kunskap om förhållanden stormfloder bildas och hur spår bevaras, för att vidareutveckla forskningen och förbättra möjligheten att förutse framtida händelser krävs fördjupad kunskap om historiska stormflodersIn conjunction with climate change and rising sea levels, storm surges have increased leading to significant high costs and risks for our coastal communities. Previous research has provided insights into the conditions under which storm surges form and where their traces are preserved however, to better predict future events a deeper understanding of the magnitude and recurrence of historical stor
Crisis communication have conventionally been studied from a top-down and linear perspective. Instead, this thesis approaches crisis preparedness and civil defense handbooks as cultural media rather than mere information tools. Among many state-issued crisis preparedness handbooks that have emerged recently amid heightened geopolitical tensions and climate disasters around the globe, the selected
Introduction:Combined distal radius and distal metaphyseal ulna fractures (DRUFs) predominantly affect elderly women and remain relatively understudied, likely due to their low incidence. Approximately 5% of all distal radius fractures (DRFs) involve a concomitant distal ulna fracture (excluding ulnar styloid fractures). Prior research has shown that DRUFs are associated with poorer patient-report
Introduction: Combined distal radius and distal metaphyseal ulna fractures (DRUFs) are relatively uncommon, representing approximately 5% of all distal radius fractures, and predominantly affect elderly women. Previous studies have demonstrated that DRUFs are associated with poorer outcomes than isolated distal radius fractures, regardless of fracture classification, age, sex, or comorbidities. Op
An emerging question in Pauline studies, particularly in relation to the Paul Within Judaism perspective, concerns Jesus’ role as the Jewish Messiah and to what extent it matters to understand him as such within the letters of Paul, specifically in relation to the Jewish people. This study therefore examines the significance of Jesus as the Jewish Messiah and the messianic event for the Jewish peo
More than 98% of global plastics are currently derived from fossil resources. Among these, aromatic polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) pose severe environmental challenges, driving high greenhouse gas emissions and persistent global waste accumulation. Transitioning toward a sustainable plastics economy requires decoupling polymer production from traditional petroleum feedstocks i
The Posit number system features tapered precision, providing higher accuracy for values near unity while maintaining a wide dynamic range, making the format an attractive alternative to IEEE 754 for machine-learning workloads. This work presents CPAU, a unified and configurable Posit arithmetic architecture that integrates a quire-based MAC unit and a general-purpose execution unit supporting add
AimsCardio-oncology has emerged as a rapidly growing discipline of cardiology. Despite its clinical relevance, structured education remains limited across medical curricula. The Cardio-Oncologists Of tomorrow Leaders (COOL) group of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council of Cardio-Oncology conducted an international survey to assess the current state of cardio-oncology training opportuni
Introduction: Physical activity (PA) intensity can be expressed in absolute terms (metabolic equivalents, METs) or relative to individual capacity (percentage of maximal oxygen consumption, VO₂max), and these two approaches yield markedly different interpretations of health-related PA. This study examined how time spent at absolute and relative PA intensities relates to cardiorespiratory fitness (
The adeno-associated virus (AAV) alpha-synuclein (α-syn) overexpression model of Parkinson's disease (PD) shares many etiopathological features of the human disease, including the formation of aggregated α-syn, neuroinflammation, and nigral neurodegeneration. However, despite the high face validity of this model, it is notoriously variable, yielding inconsistent results with seemingly similar meth
Phenolic acid decarboxylases (PADs) convert bio-based hydroxycinnamic acids into valuable hydroxystyrene monomers under mild reaction conditions. These compounds are in high demand in polymer production, cosmetics, and flavoring. Especially 4-vinyl syringol, the decarboxylation product from sinapic acid, generates polymers with similar thermal stability and higher glass transition temperatures tha
Our perception of input from one sensory modality is malleable by inputs from other sensory modalities, also when they are non-coincident in time. This function has been critical for survival throughout evolution. How it arises may reveal fundamental principles of brain operation and inform the design of more intuitive human-machine interfaces and Virtual Reality (VR). Here we outline how the brai
Colloidal self-assembly is a powerful strategy to obtain materials with desired softness, porosity and biocompatibility. When soft building blocks are used, these properties can change dramatically, compared to materials produced using hard particles. However, the fate of individual colloids inside these assemblies is not fully understood. Here, asymmetric mixtures of soft microgels with opposite
Narwhal tusks are among the most intriguing structures in biology due to their immense size and unique left-handed helix. Whether this unique macroscopic homochirality originates in the structural arrangement of tusk building blocks has remained elusive. Therefore, we combined multiple structural techniques to reveal the hierarchical structure of the narwhal tusk from its building blocks (minerali
Highlights: Two visual effects attributed to visibility: loss of contrast and loss of detail. Smoke and fog density affected headway during driving in virtual reality. Some participants followed the lead vehicle while others lagged behind. Limitations of virtual reality could have an impact on driving behavior. Abstract: Understanding human behavior during wildfire evacuations helps to improve the
