This report presents the results of a user study regarding the discovery tool used at Lund University, EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), locally in Lund called LUBsearch. The aim of the study was to gather data from real users to use as a foundation for evidence based development. The study focused on aspects of usability, user satisfaction and usage. The two main methods used in the study were user

The Swedish consumer magazine Råd & Rön (”Advice and Results”) has been available to Swedish consumers since 1958. For a major part of this time the Swedish state, represented by Konsumentverket (the Swedish Consumer Agency) and its predecessor, Konsumentinstitutet (the National Institute for Consumer Information), was the owner of the magazine. In 2006 Råd & Rön was sold to the independen

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Popular Abstract in Swedish Denna avhandling är en s.k. sammanläggningsavhandling och innehåller fyra delarbeten (I-IV). Dessa delarbeten är publicerade i vetenskapliga tidskrifter, utom arbete IV som är föremål för slutlig granskning inför publikation. Syftet med mina studier har varit att undersöka hur metabolismen i kroppens fettceller (adipocyter) regleras, med fokus på ett insulinkänsligt enzInsulin stimulation of rat adipocytes results in phosphorylation and activation of the cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3B (PDE3B), a key enzyme in the antilipolytic signalling pathway of this hormone. In this thesis, the site phosphorylated in PDE3B upon stimulation of rat adipocytes with insulin and/or the beta-adrenergic agonist, isoproterenol is identified. In addition, upstream components

The previous round-robin (RR) study on clothing evaporative resistance (Ret) has shown that the repeatability and reproducibility of clothing Ret measurements on sweating manikins were rather low. To further examine and enhance the measurement accuracy, a new strict but feasible test protocol was proposed and thoroughly examined in a new round-robin test. Eight laboratories participated in this st

The cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R) has a well-established role in appetite regulation. Central CB1R antagonists, notably rimonabant, induced weight loss and improved the metabolic profile in obese individuals, but were discontinued due to psychiatric side-effects. The CB1R is also expressed peripherally, where its effects include promotion of liver fat accumulation, which consumes ATP. Type 2 diabe

The development of new materials for use in fuel cells is of importance for the probable replacement of the combustion engine by this technology in public vehicles in the future. The proton-conducting polymer electrolyte membrane is one of the main components in the fuel cell. The need for improved performance of the proton conducting membrane is large and has led to intensive research worldwide.