Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet: Recent submissions
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Under the influence? Understanding media’s coverage of opinion polls and their effects on citizens and politicians
(2021-01-14)News media’s use of horse race polls is a defining feature of contemporary political reporting. This thesis investigates how the news media use these opinion polls and how this coverage can influence two of the most central ... -
Neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction - incontinence and life situation in adolescents and adults with spina bifida
(2021-01-07)Neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction - incontinence and life situation in adolescents and adults with spina bifida Magdalena Vu Minh Arnell Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Sahlgrenska ... -
Tick-borne encephalitis - clinical and virological aspects
(2021-01-05)Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), an important central nervous system infection in Europe and Asia, is caused by the TBE virus (TBEV), which is mainly transmitted to humans through tick bites. This thesis studied data from ... -
Active Matter in a Critical State: From passive building blocks to active molecules, engines and droplets
(2020-12-19)The motion of microscopic objects is strongly affected by their surrounding environment. In quiescent liquids, motion is reduced to random fluctuations known as Brownian motion. Nevertheless, microorganisms have been able ... -
Media Echo Chambers: Selective Exposure and Confirmation Bias in Media Use, and its Consequences for Political Polarization
(2020-12-17)The new digital media landscape has created a high-choice media environment that has made it easier for people to find news and information that support their political beliefs and attitudes, and avoid news and information ... -
Governing the European Asylum System at the Greek Border Islands
(2020-12-17)This thesis provides an understanding of the governance of the European asylum regime at the Greek border islands from a multi-level governance perspective. Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Kos, and Leros are the islands which, over ... -
Konsten att förvalta. Bevarandets utmaningar och möjligheter – värderingar och beslutsprocesser i 1900-talets Sverige rörande offentlig byggnadsanknuten konst
(2020-12-16)Denna avhandling har tillkommit i syfte att förbättra förutsättningarna för bevarande av byggnadsanknuten konst i offentlig miljö. Bakgrunden är de stora utmaningar samhället står inför när det gäller att bevara det ... -
Mass spectrometric analyses of proteoglycans - Novel tools for studying prohormones in insulin-producing cells
(2020-12-15)Proteoglycans (PGs) are proteins that carry one or more negatively charged glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains. Proteoglycans have been identified in essentially all multicellular organisms, and are implicated in a wide range ... -
On the mortality of patients treated with dental implants: Association to age, degree of tooth loss, and treatment modality
(2020-12-15)Rehabilitation of partially or completely edentulous patients with implant-supported prostheses is a common treatment in dentistry. Clinical studies evaluating this type of treatment have largely focused on technical and ... -
Commercialization Done Differently: How Swedish university incubators facilitate the formation of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms
(2020-12-11)This PhD thesis investigates how university incubators impact the formation of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial (KIE) firms in Sweden, which is interesting due to its unusual institutional regime for commercializing ... -
Patient empowerment during the transition to adulthood in young persons with chronic conditions
(2020-12-08)During the transition to adulthood and adult care young persons with chronic conditions (CCs) are in need of developing the skills necessary to manage their condition, communicate with the healthcare provider, participate ... -
Polycystic ovary syndrome in a lifetime perspective
(2020-12-08)Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is common, affecting 9-18% of women. PCOS is associated with symptoms due to hyperandrogenism and ovarian dysfunction, but is also associated with the metabolic syndrome including ... -
Efficiency and Automation in Threat Analysis of Software Systems
(2020-12-04)Context: Security is a growing concern in many organizations. Industries developing software systems plan for security early-on to minimize expensive code refactorings after deployment. In the design phase, teams of experts ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of Vaccination and the Value of Prevention
(2020-11-27)The overall aim of this thesis was to analyse the cost-effectiveness of vaccination of infectious diseases and to investigate the value of prevention, in a Swedish setting. This thesis consists of five studies. In Study ... -
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase activity, a therapeutic target, suppresses neuroblastoma cell differentiation
(2020-11-27)Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial pediatric solid malignancy caused by the failed differentiation of precursor cells of the developing sympathetic nervous system. NB accounts for about 15% of childhood ... -
Exposure to household air pollution among women and children in Ethiopia: Socio-cultural factors and the association with airway health
(2020-11-27)Abstract Using solid fuel generates emissions of many health-damaging pollutants including inhalable fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Such exposure is known to cause morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income ... -
THE INITIATION OF A NORM FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH Rwanda’s Gacaca, Pioneering the “Traditional” Transitional Justice Norm
(2020-11-27)This thesis investigates the pre-emergence phase of an internationalized norm by focusing on Rwanda’s creation of Gacaca. It argues that the Gacaca pioneered the “traditional” transitional justice norm. It thus, addresses ... -
Transcriptomic and functional studies of fusion oncogene-driven salivary gland tumors
(2020-11-25)Fusion genes are potent oncogenic drivers resulting from exchange of regulatory/coding sequences between two genes. They were originally identified in leukemias but are now recognized as key oncogenic events also in many ... -
Functional outcome and experiences concerning daily life after malunion of the distal radius and corrective osteotomy
(2020-11-25)BACKGROUND. Distal radius fractures are common injuries that occur at all ages. The commonest complication is that the fracture heals in malunion. This can negatively affect function and the ability to perform activities. ...