In case of a head injury or trauma a surgeon opens up the skull by removing a bone piece of the skull to either relieve pressure or get access to brain tissue. The first option is to follow up with putting back the same skull piece. In the circumstances this is not possible however, a surgeon must open up the skull and form a piece using bone cement that fits the whole during the surgery, which is

Rotavirus and the Neonate: Memories of infections gone by Despite advances made through vaccination, the disease burden of rotavirus in the developing world remains high, largely affecting children below the age of 5 and remaining the leading cause of death from viral gastroenteritis (Fig. 1). Socio-economic factors, as well as poor response to vaccination in the developing world are believed to

Methane metabolism in the peatland is an important step within global carbon circulation. It is essential to understand the functional composition of the microbial community related to methane metabolism in the peatland ecosystem. In this study, a bioinformatic workflow was built to analyze a capture metagenomic dataset of peatland soil at three depth groups (5cm, 10cm, 15cm) and visualize the fin

Purpose – The term signature story was explored by David Aaker in his book published in 2018. The purpose of this paper is to further investigate, examine and build upon his concept. This will be done by examining and defining Aaker’s four criteria of signature stories for non-American brands to improve the criteria’s definition, explanation and usage. Design/methodology/approach – The research is

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in young individuals. Following TBI, the initial injury caused by the head impact is exacerbated by a complex cascade of secondary injury factors leading to increased tissue loss. TBI is an established risk factor for neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer disease (AD). In long-term survivors of TBI, increased aggre

Abstract Purpose: To examine how flagship stores might affect brand equity for brands in the fastmoving consumer goods industry. Methodology: This paper adopts a qualitative research method. The information about the two cases on the flagship stores of Swedish Match and Löfbergs was collected by observations at the physical flagship stores and secondary data from the brands web pages. Furthermore,

Denna kvalitativa studie undersöker hur hållbarhet kan kan främjas och utvecklas i kombination med Lean och dess metoder av ständiga förbättringar. Det empiriska materialet som samlats in och presenteras i studien har gjorts genom semistrukturerade intervjuer av individer som arbetar med Lean och/eller hållbarhet i olika verksamheter, men främst inom transportbranschen. Hållbarhet syftar i denna s

Asthma exacerbation is among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. Bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) are of interest because they represent not only a physical barrier against infections, but also a biological barrier between the inhaled agents, such as allergens, and the immune system. As known, systemic inflammation of the lungs, or dietary factors could have effects on lung disease wor

This thesis analyses the relationship between the presence of economic agglomerations and regional economic growth in Mexico during the period 2005- 2018. The focus is mainly toward understanding the influence of clusters in the service sector due to its increasing potential for driving the economy. The study also examines the effect of agglomerations on regional income inequality. To estimate the

This study aims to contribute towards the existing literature of volunteer tourism by evaluating the impacts that volunteering has on career progression. There exists a plethora of research on volunteer tourism, focusing on the various motivations to volunteer and the diverse positive and negative impacts that volunteering has on host communities. However, there is less research on the impact it h

The present study aimed to explore a proposed model of modern prejudice through the selected variables. Self-compassion, compassion towards others, psychological flexibility, and social dominance orientation were selected as intra-psychological variables (Dimension I) to explore, while ethnic and gender identity were selected as the inter-group relationship variables (Dimension II). 242 participan

The Syrian civil war began in 2011 after wide-spread protests were met with violence from the government, and since then both Russia and the U.S. have gotten involved in the conflict. Strategic narratives regarding the conflict and the involved nation’s actions and motives have been told, constructed to benefit the interests of these states. The purpose of this paper is to answer to what extent CN

I denna studie försöker vi besvara frågan leder en ökad etnisk och kulturell mångfald till följd av invandring till ett ökat stöd för högerpopulistiska partier? Studien samlar in data på populationsförändringen samt förändringen i röster på Sverigedemokraterna inom Sveriges samtliga kommuner mellan åren 2014 och 2018. Variablerna analyseras deskriptivt samt i en regressionsanalys. Vi finner en sta

Functioning as a core constitution for the global system, sovereignty is an important manifestation of discourse. This paper adopts a holistic post-structural framework and asks: how can global sovereignty shifts be understood? The answer is framed as a method for conceptualizing shifts, where we have been able to identify four concepts that each manifest those in different ways. They are: 1) Auth

The Australian immigration policy Operation Sovereign Borders is based on categorically denying access to Australia for boat migrants and instead detaining them in offshore processing on the islands Manus and Nauru. The policy has both been criticized by human rights organizations and seen as an inspiration for other countries. This essay looks into how the Australian state legitimizes this policy

This thesis aims to investigate if there is a correlation between Donald Trump’s political beliefs and his foreign policy behaviour towards North Korea during 2016-2019. By applying the theoretical framework Operational Code redesigned by Alexander George, Trump’s political beliefs are visible through ten questions. These political beliefs which are divided into philosophical and instrumental beli

This research overall aims to ​investigate the GAP (Southern Eastern Anatolia Project) of Turkey and its approach in the years between 1989 and 2018 by answering the main question:'How can the GAP's(​Southern Eastern Anatolia Project)approach as a developmental state project on women in the region be understood by applying a critical feminist perspective? This question has been examined w

Calls to implement corporate reforms in South Korea reached its apex with the strong public outrage at 2016 Presidential corruption scandal involving the largest business groups within the country. In 2017, the newly elected President Moon Jae In promised to achieve corporate reforms that past administrations struggled to engage with. Considering the lack of progress in regulating unfair corporate

Abstrakt Titel: Sjuksköterskors och verksamhetschefers syn på kompetensstegen för sjuksköterskor inom offentligt drivna vårdcentraler i Region Skåne Bakgrund: Svårigheter att rekrytera nya medarbetare, brist på effektiv användning av befintlig kompetens samt att säkerställa kompetensutvecklingen utgör en stor utmaning för vården. Tanken med implementering av kompetensstegen i primärvården i Region