During steady state, the intestinal immune system functions to maintain the bowel’s physiological function in the face of constant bombardment by environmental materials (potentially infectious agents, commensal bacteria and foreign proteins). Immune responses thus maintain a delicate balance between immunogenicity against harmful invading pathogens and tolerance of the harmless diet and commensal

Femtosecond pulse shaping is a versatile tool that enables the generation of ultrashort laser pulses with nearly arbitrary temporal shapes. Among others, the technique is of use in ultrafast spectroscopy experiments where it can be employed for dispersion control and the generation of well-defined laser pulse sequences. In this work, a Fourier-transform pulse shaper based on a pixelated liquid crys

This paper investigates the linkages between stock markets of the United States and the Greater China Economic Area including China mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In order to find the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis, we use the weekly stock market indices of Standard and Poor’s 500, Dow Jones China 88, Hang Seng and Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted for each stock market from January, 20

This master’s thesis is a discourse analysis of a media debate, which mainly took place in the summer of 2015, concerning disturbing situations caused by patrons in public libraries. In the early stages of the debate a lot of attention was spent on defining the patrons causing violent and threatening situations towards librarians and other patrons. Soon the media debate also came to focus on what

This thesis investigates the determinants of tax morale by assessing different channels of tax morale identified in the previous literature. Survey data from the World Values Survey and the European Values Study is combined, and complemented by aggregated data on governance, tax burden and GDP per capita. The data is analysed primarily using ordered probit estimation. Several other estimation meth

Bostäder och lokaler utgör 39 % av Sveriges totala energiomsättning. Enligt EU-direktiv; ”Direktivet om Energieffektivisering”, 2012/27/EU ska energiomsättningen i fastigheter minska med 20 % fram till år 2020. För att detta mål ska kunna nås behöver befintliga fastigheter och nyproduktion börja energioptimeras. I befintliga byggnader görs detta genom en energikartläggning följt av en energieffektToday, residential and facilities represents 39 % of Sweden’s total energy turnover. According to EU directives; "The Directive on Energy Efficiency", 2012/27 / EU the energy turnover shall decrease by 20 % until 2020. To achieve this goal, the existing properties and new construction need to be energy optimized. In existing buildings this is done by an energy audit followed by energy ef

En procent av alla barn i Sverige har ett medfött hjärtfel som ofta kräver en kirurgisk korrigering. De senaste femtio åren har vi sett en kraftig ökning i användandet av evidensbaserad medicin för att upptäcka och behandla medfödda hjärtfel. Detta har varit mycket lyckat men behandlingar är inte anpassade efter individuella behov. På grund av detta har patientspecifik medicin tillkommit som en föOne percent of children have a congenital heart disease, often requiring surgical corrections. The last fifty years have seen a sharp increase in the use of evidence based medicine to identify and treat congenital heart diseases. This has been highly successful but treatments are not customized for individual patients. Because of this, patient specific medicine has emerged as an improvement where

Purpose: To explore the phenomenon of silent dissatisfied customers in an online context. Theoretical perspective: In addition to the strategic brand management a customer perspective is grasped. Furthermore, the study explores areas related to service recovery and consumer behaviour. Methodology: We apply an explorative approach in the form of a case study of silent dissatisfied customers from

This research indicates that wellness initiatives at Improve Digital started as an experiment and evolved into a managerial strategy. Employees see wellness culture within the organization as a reflection of founders and as their strategy to attract and retain employees, create a strong brand image, to motivate employees, and to restrain them. We question if corporate wellness is a managerial stra

Du lyssnade säkert på Johan Rockströms sommarprat förra året. Hans radioprogram vände upp och ner på de flestas uppfattning om klimatkrisen. I samband med klimattoppmötet i Paris tog klimatet och miljön upp mycket plats i media. Vilket inte bara är bra, utan fantastiskt. Att kunskap om vad vi gör med vår planet sprids något av det viktigaste vi har att jobba med för tillfället. Med min studie påviOur planet is facing the largest loss of biodiversity since the extinction of dinosaurs (Chiante, 2016). This great loss will affect our ecosystems which in turn means that humankind and our needs are affected. It is therefore important to know what factors affect the allocation of resources between species. In the future this will decide how the conservation work for different species will turn o

Klockan fem på morgonen den 23 augusti år 1900 avrättades den dödsdömde fången Lars Nilsson på länsfängelset i Malmö genom halshuggning. Det var sista gången i Skåne och tredje sista gången i Sverige som staten ansåg sig ha rätten att verkställa det ultimata kroppsstraffet: att en dömd mördare fick plikta med sitt liv. Nilsson hade mördat butiksbiträdet Katarina Romare i Löderup utanför Ystad två

Denna studie undersöker och problematiserar kommunikatörers föreställningar om mångkulturell kommunikationskompetens. Begreppet tar sin utgångspunkt i det mångkulturella samhället, men det saknas diskussion om vad begreppet innebär. Med utgångspunkt i föreställningar om kulturbegreppet och genom en kvalitativ fallstudie har jag via intervjuer undersökt hur kommunikatörer i Malmö stad konstruerar mThis study examines and problematizes the perceptions of multicultural communication competence amongst communicators. The concept derives from the multicultural society, but there is a lack of discussion of what the term means. Based on the concept of culture I have through interviews examined how communicators in Malmö stad construct multicultural communication competence. Through a critical dis

Retrieval orientations refer to cognitive states that, if adopted, tonically orients episodic retrieval attempts towards the sought-after type of information. Such orientations can enhance episodic retrieval by modulating the processing and effectiveness of retrieval cues. The current study investigated if retrieval orientations are adopted volitionally and spontaneously, as previous studies have

Abstract Title: Project managers – The invisible leaders Authors: Stefan Karlsson and Christoffer Karlsson Supervisor: Radhlinah Aulin, Division of Construction Management, Lund Faculty of Engineering Problem: * What are the most important work tasks for a project manager * What are the most important skills in the role as a project manager * What kind of common problems and difficulties are a pro

Direct cell reprogramming converts fully differentiated cells into other cell types by forced expression of defined sets of cell-type specific transcription factors (TFs). This enables studies of biological processes and disease mechanisms in neural cells that today are hampered by limited accessibility of human tissue. Astrocytes are crucial for brain function and their dysfunction is associated

This study investigates the relationship between human capital investment opportunities in developing economies and cash holdings of foreign firms. Using a sample of 1838 foreign firms operating in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, I find a positive relationship between cash holdings of foreign firms and human capital investment opportunities, measured by human capital opportunities i

The aim of this study is to investigate the references to a national and/or a European identity in the news coverage of the terrorist attack in Paris, France on the 13th of November 2015. How does the news coverage of the second bloodiest terrorist attack to ever take place in Europe, after Madrid 2004, appear in terms of identity? Does the national identity overshadow a supranational identity, or

The current thesis aimed to explore the knowledge in the field of Healthy Eating Behavior with a particular emphasis on the consumers of Millennial generation. The main focus laid on the Millennial consumer healthy eating decision-making process and intention-behavior gap. Moreover, the authors of this thesis strove to understand factors influencing healthy eating intention, as well as the gap bet