The immune system is vital to the defense against external and internal threats to our health. Each immune cell subpopulation conducts specialized roles in relation to disease, thus making our understanding and characterization of these cells crucial in screenings, determining disease progression, and developing novel therapeutics. Protein biomarkers discovered through mass spectrometry (MS)-based

Som musiker arbetar jag dagligen med kontrabasen som mitt huvudsakliga instrument. Och jag hade en grundläggande förståelse hur instrumentet fungerade. Men vad är det som gör varje enskilt instrument så unikt i fråga om klang och utformande? I den kommenterande delen av mitt examensarbete redogör jag för mig själv hur mitt huvudinstrument, kontrabasen är uppbyggd genom att själv bygga ett instrumeAs a musician I’m working daily with the contrabass as my main instrument. I had a basic understanding of how the instrument worked. But what makes each individual instrument so unique in terms of sound and design? In the commentary section of my artistic research, I explain to myself how my main instrument, the contrabass is constructed by building one myself from raw material. And with this expe

The primary objective of this study was to validate the Swedish version of the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale-Short form (NSSS-S) in the Swedish population and explore its association with protective psychological factors, including self-compassion, body awareness, and body appreciation. The questionnaire survey method was used in this study, and a sample of Swedish-speaking participants (n = 164)

Syftet med denna studie är att utvidga forskningsorganet för kriskommunikation genom att undersöka hur en organisation kan använda kriskommunikationsstrategier för att navigera i en kris med sexuella övergrepp. Mer djupgående, använde studien en fallstudiemetod när det gäller den sexuella övergreppskris som den svenska tv-organisationen Viaplay mötte 2021 i det ökända programmet Paradise Hotel. SoThe aim of this study is to expand on the research body of crisis communication by investigating how an organization can employ crisis communication strategies in navigating a sexual assault crisis. More profoundly, the study used a case study approach with regard to the sexual assault crisis the Swedish television organization Viaplay faced in 2021 in the infamous program, Paradise Hotel. As such

Parental leave policies for fathers are introduced to promote father’s caregiving and gender equality in childcare. Even though the majority of father-friendly policy reforms were led by social democratic parties, a few conservative catch-all parties also proposed policies to promote father’s caregiving. How did conservative catch-all parties frame father’s caregiving when they propose policy refo

The study aims to explore the increasingly relevant and theoretically underexplored field of ridesharing as a solution for first and last-mile transportation, its success factors and challenges, as well as the process of integrating ridesharing into a public transport network. It utilizes a business model innovation framework as the theoretical basis to explore success factors as well as challenge

Målet med denna studie var att undersöka riskerna för koboltbrist och hur dess miljöeffekter kan se ut i framtiden. Detta gjordes genom att skapa tre scenarier baserade på olika framtidsprognoser gällande kobolt till år 2050. Business as usual (Scenario I), Recycling Rate Improvements (Scenario II) och Technological Advancements (Scenario III). Scenario III hade lägst koboltanvändning, 3,68 megatoThe aim of this study was to investigate future scarcity and environmental effects of cobalt. This was done by creating three scenarios based on different prognoses concerning the future use of cobalt up to the year 2050, Business as usual (Scenario I), Recycling Rate Improvements (Scenario II) and Technological Advancements (Scenario III). Regarding scarcity, Scenario III had the lowest overall c

Endometrios är en sjukdom som innebär att livmoderslemhinna befinner sig utanför livmodern vilket kan resultera i smärtor och infertilitet. En vanlig förklaring till uppkomsten av endometrios är att delar av livmoderslemhinnan pressas ut ur livmodern, exempelvis till äggstockarna, under menstruation. När detta sker känner kroppens immunförsvar inte igen vävnaden utan ser den som något främmande soEndometriosis is a benign gynecological disease affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age today. Emerging evidence shows that women suffering from endometriosis have an increased risk of developing endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC). Today, ovarian cancer is treated by cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy. However, recurrence and platinum resistance occur in pa

What incentives do Swedish University students have to pursue higher education? If and how are these incentives affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? This study aims to investigate incentives of Swedish university students and possible influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on said incentives. This research is based on a qualitative survey and interviews that will contribute with nuanced reflections of t

The identification of a permanent establishment is the principle used by the Member States of the European Union to determine whether a company is subject to the tax jurisdiction of a State. In the digital context, the notion of permanent establishment is often questioned by States, as companies can provide services remotely without having any physical presence in the territory of a State. This th

This thesis analyzes how the Communist Party of China (CPC) has used the Covid-19 pandemic to enhance its identity as a global actor. This builds upon theories of soft power and demonstrates the advantages of using strategic narratives to analyze soft power in the current global system. I analyzed articles on the subject published in the English online version of the CPC’s offical party journal Qi

This thesis examines how local residents in rural Japan navigate the phenomenon of vacant houses (akiya), to understand the impact it has on their sense of place. The study is based on fieldwork conducted in Kochi prefecture, and relies on data from interviews, documents, photographs, and participant observation. The theoretical framework consists of sense of place theory and ideas of non-human ag

Gluten-free products have gained great attention in the last few years due to the growing incidence of celiac disease and the intolerance to gluten. The project is aimed to investigate the effects of adding PromOat, a good source of B-glucan to increase the fiber content and Guar-Gum to overcome the textural deformities in the gluten-free wheat starch Pan bread. Different levels of beta-glucan and

This study aimed to examine if there are gender differences in health that vary by education after midlife (age 50 years) across 17 different European countries. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe in 2015, the study applied multilevel linear regression models to investigate gender differences in frailty index. The results showed that the protective effect of educ

This paper presents a novel approach to dynamic asset allocation using regime-based modeling and a diverse set of features. The objective of this study is to select the most important features that reflect the state of the market, apply an effective method for detecting market regimes using the selected features, and design an effective trading strategy that leverages the identified sequence of ma

CellaVision’s digital hematology systems are designed to analyze blood and pre-classify different types of blood cells. Some abnormal white blood cells are rare, which can cause imbalanced datasets. This can lead to a decrease in pre- classification performance and a need to carry out more time-consuming data gathering. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the possibility of using deep learnin

This master thesis project has been conducted in cooperation with Lantmännen AB who are producers of PromOat® - an oat β-glucan powder concentrate. The main objective of this thesis was to investigate the properties of emulsions containing PromOat® oat β-glucan, focusing on the viscosity, stability, and molecular weight before and after high pressure homogenization (HPH) at pressures of 100, 150 a

The aim of this research is to explore motivators and barriers that customers balance when it comes to co-creation in marketing activities undertaken by brands on social media. A qualitative research strategy was decided, with semi-structured interviews as the research method. The coding was thematic, and eight different themes of motivators and barriers to co-creation were found. Furthermore, the

Uttrycket av en biomarkör i mantelcellslymfom och dess biologiska betydelse Nästan alla känner någon som har diagnostiserats med cancer. Det är en sjukdom med komplexa och svårbehandlade subtyper, varav mantelcellslymfom är ett exempel. Mantelcellslymfom är en typ av cancer som angriper våra immunceller och drabbar framförallt män över 65 år. Konventionella behandlingsstrategier är ofta generalisMantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma with poor response to generalized treatment regimens. Tools for stratifying patients based on molecular profiles of the tumor, such as the expression level of a biomarker, are needed to enable more targeted therapies. A potential biomarker for MCL patient stratification is the surface protein CD25. This study aimed to assess the frequency