Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet: Recent submissions
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The fight against time in prehospital cardiac arrest - a true medical emergency
(2020-08-18)ABSTRACT Background: The chances of survival after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are one in ten. The majority of survivors have no or relatively mild neurological sequelae. Interventions are time critical and ... -
Understanding, Measuring, and Evaluating Maintainability of Automotive Software
(2020-08-17)Context: The importance of software maintainability is well-addressed by software engineering research, in general. Particularly for object-oriented and open-source software, measurements as a means to represent maintainability ... -
Improving software traceability tools and processes
(2020-08-17)Context: Development of large and complex software leads to a large number of interconnected artifacts such as requirements, design models, code and implementation. Traceability enables understanding and managing these ... -
Spectroscopic studies of the negative state of atoms
(2020-08-13)Negative ions are of fundamental interest in atomic physics due to the enhanced importance of the electron correlation. In this thesis new spectroscopic methods have been developed and then applied to study the nature of ... -
Membrane Fluidity Regulation: From C. elegans to mammalian cells
(2020-08-12)Biological membranes are primarily an assembly of lipids and proteins. Collectively, these constituents within a phospholipid bilayer determine the physical membrane properties such as fluidity, viscosity, thickness, packing ... -
Paracrine control of glucagon secretion in the pancreatic α-cell: Studies involving optogenetic cell activation
(2020-06-12)ABSTRACT The mechanisms controlling glucagon secretion by α-cells in islets of Langerhans were studied. We generated mice with the light-activated ion channel ChR2 specifically expressed in β-, α-, and δ-cells, and ... -
A Podocyte view on RhoGTPases and actin cytoskeleton regulation
(2020-06-11)Proteinuria is a hallmark symptom of chronic kidney disease, that if left to persist constitutes a risk for progression of disease. Symptomatic treatment aiming at decreasing proteinuria is therefore standard practice. ... -
Recombinant mucin-type proteins as tools for studies on the interactions between Helicobacter pylori and its carbohydrate receptors
(2020-06-11)Glycan-protein interactions are important in pathogen adhesion and infections. H. pylori has adhesins which enables it to bind to glycans on the gastric mucosa and, in the long run, cause gastric cancer. The reported current ... -
Natural Language Processing for Low-resourced Code-switched Colloquial Languages – The Case of Algerian Language
(2020-06-09)In this thesis we explore to what extent deep neural networks (DNNs), trained end-to-end, can be used to perform natural language processing tasks for code-switched colloquial languages lacking both large automated data ... -
Skinny white bitches: Female sexual agency in contemporary advertising
(2020-06-05)ABSTRACT This is a story about female representations in contemporary advertising. Following up on Rosalind Gill’s (2003; 2007; 2008) critical discussions on the shift in contemporary advertising from the sexual object ... -
Comprehending the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. Feasibility, outcomes and experiences of frail older people
(2020-06-04)ABSTRACT Despite existing knowledge on how to approach frail people in health care, the care they receive is commonly not designed to meet their complex needs and support them in maintaining their activities of daily ... -
On Cyclodeviation - Strategies for Investigation, Management and quality of Life
(2020-06-04)Introduction: Cyclodeviation is a form of strabismus that is not externally visible. It is measured subjectively and in degrees, as incyclotorsion or excyclotorsion. The perception of subjective tilting does not always ... -
Aspects on the use of slowly degradable mesh in inguinal hernia surgery
(2020-06-04)Background: Synthetic non-degradable mesh used in inguinal hernia surgery can cause chronic inflammation, which in turn can lead to chronic post-operative pain (CPP). Theoretically, a degradable mesh could reduce the risk ... -
Det frivillige fartøyvernet i Noreg - Historisk bakgrunn, omfang og motivasjon
(2020-06-03)Voluntary Ship Preservation in Norway: — Historical Background, Scope and Motivation Introduction: Today historic ships are recognised and publicly valued as an important part of Nor-way’s cultural heritage, with ... -
Reconfiguring the Hero’s Journey – The Monomyth in Contemporary Popular Culture
(2020-06-02)Den här avhandlingen analyserar hur den så kallade hjälteresan eller monomyten gestaltas i samtida texter och media. Det övergripande syftet är att undersöka vilken giltighet och relevans strukturen som skapades av Joseph ... -
Obesity, Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk
(2020-05-26)Background: The global prevalence of obesity is on the rise, contributing to increased incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Obesity has adverse effects on cardiac structure and function, ... -
The Economics of Coercive Institutions, Conflict, and Development
(2020-05-26)This dissertation is a compilation of three papers that put together my research interests on the effects of institutions on development outcomes with inequality as the connecting thread. The first chapter concerns ... -
Ålderdom, omsorg och makt. Gamlas situation och omsorgsrelationer i nyliberala tider
(2020-05-22)This dissertation examines the status of old age and the nature of elderly care in Sweden, where the welfare state is being transformed through neoliberalism. The overall aim is to study old age as identity and lived ... -
Preharvest Conditions Affecting Apple Quality, Antioxidant Responses and Susceptibility to the Infection by Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea)
(2020-05-20)Apple fruits are rich in vitamin C and other antioxidants, which are beneficial for human health. During postharvest storage, there are losses as a result of diseases such as grey mould, caused by the fungus Botrytis ... -
Enacting ambidextrous IT governance in healthcare
(2020-05-20)With digitalization, Information Technology (IT) has become an integral part of digital business strategies and future solutions and this calls for organizations to prioritize the governance of IT if they are to succeed ...