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The subject of this thesis is the nature of evaluative terms and concepts. It investigates various phenomena that distinguish evaluative discourse from other types of language use. Broadly, the thesis argues that these differences are best explained by the hypothesis that evaluative discourse serves to communicate that the speaker is in a particular emotional or affective state of mind.

This thesis contributes to the ethical discussion on how to handle incidental findings in biomedical research using sequencing technologies from a theoretical and an empirical perspective.

Jennifer Viberg Johansson defends her PhD thesis. Opponent: Marion McAllister, Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, Cardiff University

In aerospace applications, but also in manufacturing, mining, energy industry and natural hazards, high temperature, corrosion, erosion and radiation, challenge the performance and being of hardware.

Large-eddy simulation (LES) is a highly accurate turbulence modelling approach in which a wide range of spatial and temporal scales of the flow are resolved. However, LES becomes prohibitively computationally expensive when applied to wall-bounded flows at high Reynolds numbers, which are typical of many industrial applications.

Title: "New biomarkers for neuromuscular function and myasthenia gravis"

Title "Exposure to xenobiotic chemicals disrupts me-tabolism, rhythmicity and cell proliferation in Drosophila melanogaster".
The opponent is Prof. Jan Larsson from the Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University.

This PhD thesis focuses on probabilistic methods of approximation of pluricomplex Green functions and is based on four papers.

Most species are constantly exposed to xenobiotic chemicals through multiple routes. Among all categories of xenobiotics, phthalates and bisphenols are two of the most widely used plasticizers and can be found in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials, medical devices and even drinking water.

In the last fifteen years, the Division of Electricity at Uppsala University has been developing a wave energy converter (WEC) concept. The concept is based on a point-absorbing buoy with a directly driven linear generator placed on the seabed.

In this thesis, I studied the evolution of reproductive isolation in the sister species Silene dioica (L.) Clairv. and S. latifolia Poiret.

The objective of this research was to facilitate the use of quantitative cardiac molecular imaging by developing and validating methods and applications.

Disputation: Olivier Donzel-Gargand, avd för fasta tillståndets elektronik, “The multiple faces of interfaces – Electron microscopy analysis of CuInSe2 thin-film solar cells”. 28 september kl 9.30, Polhemsalen. Opponent: Dr Daniel Abou-Ras, Department of Nanoscale Structures and Microscopic Analysis, Helmholz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Tyskland.

"Role of nuclear receptors in human adipose tissue metabolism"

This thesis explored the role of nuclear receptors, mainly, glucocorticoid and estrogen receptors (GR and ER, respectively) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), and their interplay in the regulation of metabolic function and dysfunction in human AT.

Using mainly electron microscopy characterization techniques, this thesis has explored the questions related to the interface control in thin-film photovoltaic solar cells based on CuInSe2 (CIS) absorber materials.

The purpose of the thesis is to identify, describe and interpret two series of terracotta objects from southern Ghana originally donated by Robert P. Wild to the British Museum in London between 1933 and 1936.

The purpose of this thesis is to present state of the art in radial basis function generated finite difference (RBF-FD) methods for pricing of financial derivatives. This work provides a detailed overview of RBF-FD properties and challenges that arise when the RBF-FD methods are used in financial applications.

Confirmation bias is a tendency to selectively search for and emphasize information that is consistent with a preferred hypothesis, whereas opposing information is ignored or downgraded. This thesis examines the role of confirmation bias in criminal cases, primarily focusing on the Swedish legal setting. It also examines possible debiasing techniques.

In this thesis we present some explorations within supergravity, a low energy limit of string theory, studying non-supersymmetric vacua, its stability, and the possibility of finding dS.

Disputation: Jun Luo, avd för tillämpad materialvetenskap, “Calcium phosphate based biomaterials for bone augmentation”. Opponent: Professor Marc Bohner, RMS Foundation, Bettlach, Schweiz.

Basic (apatite-based) calcium phosphate cements (CPCs), and acidic (brushite and monetite-based) CPCs are used as bone replacement materials because of their bioactivity, mouldability and ability to harden in place. However, their application is limited by their inherent brittleness and difficulties related to their handling. The current thesis aimed to provide solutions to these limitations.

The Amboseli ecosystem, home of Amboseli National Park, is renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity, and has long drawn the attention of conservationists and ecologists hoping to safeguard the healthy functioning of this Kenyan rangeland and the pastoral traditions that have brought this landscape into being.

The overall aim of this thesis was to expand the current knowledge regarding the advantages and limitations of computed tomography (CT) for patients with acute diverticulitis and evaluate outpatient treatment for uncomplicated diverticulitis.

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This thesis explores the interaction between people and technology by looking at the daily use of a business intelligence (BI) system in an automotive company’s sales process, where sellers use the system to analyze, report, and measure sales performance. The thesis is based on a single case study, and the data sources are in-depth interviews, observations, and archival data.

Environmental interactions, including both abiotic and biotic factors, are key drivers of life-history and population dynamics. Despite this, most population studies do not explicitly link variation in environmental factors and vital rates.

This thesis is devoted to the study of synthesis of causal filters for generating personal sound zones. Personal sound zones, personal audio or personal sound is the theory and practice of steering sound in such a way that it is amplified in one region and suppressed in another.

In university physics education, unequal student participation has always been an issue. An example is the fact that men constitute 70–80% of the student body in most countries. In recent years, physics education research has started to explore issues of participation, diversity, and identity, but more research and theoretical and methodological development is needed.

The overall aim of the current work was to expand knowledge of preeclampsia pathophysiology, with a main focus on the relationship between BNP and NT-proBNP, and early- and late-onset preeclampsia.

The external environment is complex: Antibiotics, metals and antimicrobials do not exist in isolation but in mixtures. Human activities such as animal husbandry, fertilization of agricultural fields and human medicine release high amounts these compounds into the environment.

The formation of successful physics students: Discourse and identity perspectives on university physics

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The aim of this thesis is to understand the influence of the deposition process and resulting film properties on Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells. Two main aspects are studied, namely formation of absorber precursors by sputtering, and alternative Cd-free buffer materials with improved band alignment.

The relationship between pet ownership and human health has been studied extensively; however, the effect of dog ownership on human health has had conflicting results. The overall aim of this research project was to investigate the impact of dog ownership, and the death of the dog, on human cardiovascular health and all-cause mortality.

Dissertation Le Fu, avd för tillämpad materialvetenskap, “Spark plasma sintered ZrO2-SiO2 glass ceramics and Si3N4 bioceramics”. Opponent: Professor Jérôme
Chevalier, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, Frankrike.

We study the low-energy sector of the strong interaction which is the least understood part of the Standard Model, the theory that describes the interactions of all known particles. The ideal particles for this study are the proton and the neutron, collectively called the nucleon.

This thesis focuses on elaboration and characterization of two types of bioceramics: one is ZrO2-SiO2 nanocrystalline glass ceramic (NCGC) for dental application. The goal is to develop new ZrO2-SiO2 NCGCs with a combination of high strength and high translucency; the other is biodegradable Si3N4 ceramics for spinal fusion.

Headquarters of multinational corporations are presented with a diverse range of stimuli that influences the issues that they pay attention to and ultimately get involved in. However, headquarters have to prioritize since their attention and resources are limited, and they cannot pay attention to all issues and get equally involved in all subsidiaries.

Amalia Nilsson defends her doctoral thesis: A Lighter Shade of Dark:
Exploring the Value Adding and Value Subtracting Effects of
Headquarters Attention and Involvement in Subsidiary Activities

Aim of the present thesis is to examine the outcomes of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles, a new tracer based on magnetism for the detection of the sentinel nodes.

Disertation Oscar Janson, avd för tillämpad materialvetenskap, ”Bioactive coatings and antibacterial approaches for Titanium medical implants”. 12 oktober kl 9.15, Häggsalen. Opponent : Professor Pentti.
Tingvall, Göteborgs universitet.

The aim of this thesis was to characterize and manufacture coatings and surfaces with antibacterial properties and retained or enhanced bioactivity and biocompatibility. The aim was also to study the optimal composition and parameters of mixtures for debridement of bacterial biofilms on titanium surfaces.

Rational use of antibiotics–using antibiotics only when needed and in the right way–is a prioritized goal in policy aimed at preventing antimicrobial resistance. A vast body of research is devoted to understanding why unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed. However, this research tends to treat the definition of rational prescribing as an unproblematic fact, which is given by evidence.

Numbers are present everywhere, and when they are collected and recorded we refer to them as data. Machine learning is the science of learning mathematical models from data. Such models, once learned from data, can be used to draw conclusions, understand behavior, predict future evolution, and make decisions.

The Digital Cherenkov Viewing Device (DCVD) is an instrument used by authority safeguards inspectors to verify irradiated nuclear fuel assemblies in wet storage based on Cherenkov light emission. It is frequently used to verify that parts of an assembly have not been diverted, which is done by comparing the measured Cherenkov light intensity to a predicted one.

Why are flowers so diverse? Much of floral evolution is thought to be driven by pollinator-mediated selection. However, the connection between macroevolutionary patterns of floral diversity and microevolutionary processes remains poorly understood.

This thesis closely examines the Great Copper Mine in Falun in the first two decades of the eighteenth century. It uses a micro-historical approach to investigate the economic discourse of agrarian oeconomy, a complex idea tied to the early modern agrarian society.

Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) is revolutionizing genomics. In this work we use, refine, and develop new tools for the discipline.

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Species differentiation can be a consequence of evolutionary forces including natural selection and random genetic drift. Patterns of genomic differentiation vary across the tree of life. This variation seems to be dependent on, for example, differences in genomic architecture and molecular mechanisms.

The aim of this dissertation is to investigate how this notion of a threatening global crisis was visualized in Swedish public media during the 1970s.

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The diabetes disease panorama affects more than 400 million people world wide – a number projected to rise above 640 million in the next 20 years. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are associated with adverse complications, resulting in severe morbidity and high healthcare costs exerting substantial strain on society.

This thesis examined the health systems effects of implementing the integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) intervention for paediatric febrile illnesses in a retail health market in South Western Uganda.

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On Tuesday, October 30th, Ronnie Mogensen will defend his licentiate thesis entitled "Solid electrolyte interphase stability in sodium-ion batteries" at 15.15 in 2005 at Ångström Laboratory.

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In this thesis, I have taken a population genetics approach; evaluating how the distribution of genetic variation in the human genome has been shaped through the actions of natural selection on functional genomic elements.

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Ubiquinones are a group of fat-soluble molecules present in many biological membranes. The most abundant version in humans, ubiquinone-10 (Q10), plays an important role in the mitochondrial respiration chain and also functions as a powerful antioxidant. Accumulating evidence suggests that Q10 also could have other functions in the membrane.

The present thesis examined whether disorganized attachment is a specific risk-factor for symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), or a non-specific risk factor for both types of problems.

From framing private homes as museums, to sitting for life masks and appointing biographers, new forms of self-monumentalizing emerged in the early nineteenth century. In this study I investigate the emergence and configuration of such practices in Romantic Britain.

Thesis: ”Obesity, Sleep and Sleep-disordered Breathing”

Main supevisor: Eva Lindberg
Opponent: Ludger Grote, Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset, Göteborg

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The HER3 receptor plays a strong role in disease progression and resistance to therapies in several cancer types. Due to its endogenous expression and low overexpression in malignant tumours, it is a particularly challenging target. The primary aim of this thesis project was to develop, evaluate and characterize affibody molecules for theranostic applications in HER3-expressing malignant tumours.

Monika Rystedt Nyman will defend her doctoral thesis "Organizational Lessons Learned: Natural Hazards Affecting Critical Infrastructure."

This thesis presents an exploration of the resistance evolution in Escherichia coli towards the antibiotic ciprofloxacin. High level ciprofloxacin resistance is typically acquired by an accumulation of mutations and plasmid borne genes reducing drug target binding, increasing drug efflux, and modifying the drug.

In this thesis, the question of why a large number of small, modest, public baths (saunas) were built on the Swedish countryside during 1920–1949 has been analysed. The specific research question has been: How did the idea of the need for the baths, as well better personal hygiene among the Swedish population, develop?

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The objective of this thesis is to provide new understanding at a molecular level of important adsorbate species on the TiO2 surfaces.

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All their life, individuals have to make decisions that may strongly affect their fitness. To optimise their decisions, they can use personally acquired information but also information obtained from observing other individuals (“social information”).

The aim of this thesis was to explore women’s acute and longstanding experiences of taxane-induced pain, to evaluate the pain intensity and distribution using different assessment methods, and to study nurses´ perceptions of taxane-induced pain in people with breast cancer.

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To answer major evolutionary questions, we need a better understanding of the effects of mutations on specific functions and organism fitness. The aim of this thesis was to elucidate how new functions evolve and potential trade-offs with the original function.

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Public defence of doctor’s thesis (in Swedish)

The overall aim of this project was to investigate the clinical and ethical aspects of DNR decisions from the perspectives of nurses and physicians working in hematology and oncology care.

This is a thesis about expansions of consumer choice, their causal effects on political engagement, and the democratic implications that follow.

The overall aim was to describe and measure experiences among women and men after a miscarriage.

The overall aim of this thesis was to study post-operative complications in patients with rectal cancer.

The research summarized in this thesis focuses on synthesizing aldehyde and aldol compounds as substrates and products for the enzyme D-fructose-6-aldolase (FSA). Aldolases are important enzymes for the formation of carbon-carbon bonds in nature.

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Microgels as Carriers for Antimicrobial Peptides: Surface-bound microgels, and factors affecting peptide interactions

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Dynamic modelling of physical processes i magnetic systems: Dyke emplacement and flow-induced crystal rotations.

The main motivation for this thesis is to develop and improve numerical tools and methods that help further our comprehension of the volcanic plumbing system and its dynamics.

Even the most obvious actions require justification. The need for justification of peacebuilding involvements is always present. This thesis argues that justification is particularly needed when there is a prevalent power asymmetry between an external state and a host community.

On November 30, Ms. Ohlsson will be defending her dissertation "On the Ethics of External States in Peacebuilding – A Critical Study of Justification". Faculty opponent is Associate Prof Pamela Slotte (Helsinki University). Grading Committee: Assosiate Prof Elisabeth Gerle (Lund), Prof Helena Lindholm (Gothenburg), and Prof Ruben G. Apressyan (Moscow). Chair: Prof Elena Namli.

Titel: Towards new tools for clinical evaluation and visualization of tumor growth in patients with glioma

This book investigates the argument from queerness against moral realism, famously put forward by J. L. Mackie in Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong (1977).

This thesis encompasses theoretical and computational studies of strongly correlated electron systems. Understanding how electrons in solids interact with each other is of great importance for future technology and other applications.

The aim of this thesis was to explore the associations between perinatal complications and perinatal maternal health, with emphasis on postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) and neuroticism taking into account potential confounding or mediating factors such as history of depression, antenatal depressive symptoms and delivery experience.

The aim of the thesis was to evaluate and hopefully define tumoral predictive markers for treatment with the common TKIs sunitinib and sorafenib.

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Seismicity and crustal strukture in Iceland: some studies of the Tjörnes Fracture Zone

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Lingshuang Kong defends her doctoral thesis: The Modern Journey to the West: Exploring Key Factors Influencing Reverse Knowledge Transfer in Emerging-market Multinationals

The dynamics of felsic magma emplacement in then upper crust.

This thesis had three major aims: 1) investigate regional permeability in human and rat intestines and evaluate two different rat models, 2) investigate the mechanisms behind absorption in nanosuspensions, and 3) investigate the effect of food on the absorption of drug molecules in solutions and suspensions, and also food’s effect on absorption modifying excipients (AMEs).

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This dissertation evaluates and compares when the assessment of mental abilities to refuse – or consent to – somatic medical intervention is required in England, Russia and Sweden, and what criteria must be applied to assess the ability to decide about somatic medical interventions in these legal orders.

Ocean energy is a growing field when it comes to renewable energy thanks to its high density of energy per unit area, and to the high predictability. Conversion of hydrokinetic energy, found in marine currents, is the utilization of the energy in free-flowing water for conversion to electric energy. This thesis presents experimental data from a test site with a marine current converter.

Johan Forslund, Department of electricity, “Studies of a vertical axis turbine for marine current energy conversion – Electrical system and turbine performance”. Opponent: Professor Cameron Johnstone, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Storbritannien.

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The overall aim of this qualitative study was to explore the function of religion and volunteer workers in religious organizations in contributing to the reconstruction and development of existential meaning and psychosocial well-being regarding the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami.

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The overall aim with the studies has been to identify new biomarkers for cancer survival and potential therapeutic targets.

In this thesis, we evaluate the outcome of two faster implant protocols, in patients with compromised alveolar bone.

The overarching purpose of this thesis was to improve early recognition of both disability and ability in young autistic children. Three studies were conducted in a largely overlapping sample of 3-year-old high-risk-for-ASD siblings, either with or without ASD, and low-risk-for-ASD siblings.

Title: Anxious personality traits in pregnancy - associations with postpartum depression, delivery complications and Health care consumption

Anxious personality traits, including those encompassed by negative emotionality (neuroticism) and the tendency to worry about close relationships (attachment anxiety) during pregnancy were the focus of this thesis. The overall aim was to examine perinatal correlates of these characteris-tics in terms of psychiatric and obstetric health as well as antenatal care (ANC).

This thesis investigates the electronic structures on several perovskite oxide and halide materials with a focus on light harvesting applications.

In this thesis the links between housing tenure, income and selective, segregation generating, residential mobility are explored. The development of these links is analysed against the background of housing regime changes in Stockholm between 1990 and 2014.

This dissertation is a study of modern Indian philosophy.

Acute limb ischaemia (ALI) is a frequent emergency associated with high rates of amputation and death. Traditionally, patients with ALI were treated with open surgical removal of the occlusion or bypass surgery. During the past few decades, new endovascular techniques developed.

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In vitro evaluation of formulations used in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Neuroblastoma (NB) is one of the most common childhood cancers. Patients with low stage tumor have high survival rate, while those with advanced stage and/or unfavorable molecular biology have poor prognosis.

The purpose of the study was to explore the role of religion in the development of a meaning system among Swedish adolescents by examining the interactions of their: sense of coherence (SOC), identity process (U-MICS), moral development (SRM-SF), and views on existential and religious questions.

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Flood Prediction in data-scarce basins - Maximising the value of limited hydro-meteorological data.

Titel: "Metabolic health and cognitive function: the roles of lifestyle and shift work"