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1. 6. Det var en lyckad semester! : Semesterfirande svenskars preferenser år 1938-1959

   Författare :Aurora Lewén; Mats Morell; Fredrik Sandgren; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vacation; holiday; preferences; ekonomic history of Sweden; 1900s; consumption; consumer attitudes; tourism history; semester; preferenser; ekonomisk historia; Sverige; 1900-talet; konsumtion; konsumenter – attityder; turismhistoria; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Sammanfattning : This licentiate thesis analyzes preferences among Swedish vacationers during the period of 1938-1959. The aim of the thesis is to closely examine these preferences in order to contribute to a more fully developed understanding of holiday-related consumption during the period. LÄS MER

3. 7. Tid, rum och självbestämmande : Möjligheter och hinder i vardagen för äldre personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning på gruppboende

   Författare :Mia Jormfeldt; Magnus Tideman; Pia Bülow; Cecilia Kjellman; Marta Szebehely; Jönköping University; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autonomy; elderly; intellectual disability; daily life; group homes; interaction; time-geography;

   Sammanfattning : People with intellectual disability are living longer, which creates new demands for the support and care of this target group. Participation and autonomy at all ages, regardless of functional capacity, are cited in legislation and among the key objectives of disability policy. LÄS MER

4. 8. Sculpted through Time : Evolution and Function of Serine Proteases from the Mast Cell Chymase Locus

   Författare :Maike Gallwitz; Lars Hellman; Lars Pilström; Urban Gullberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Immunology; immune system; mast cell; chymase locus; serine protease; evolution; gene duplication; Immunologi;

   Sammanfattning : Immune cells like NK cells, T cells, neutrophils and mast cells store high amounts of granule serine proteases, graspases. Graspases are encoded from the mast cell chymase locus. The human locus holds four genes: α-chymase, cathepsin G, and granzymes H and B. In contrast, the mouse locus contains at least 14 genes. LÄS MER

5. 9. Household Decision Making, Time Preferences, and Positional Concern: Experimental Evidence from Rural China

   Författare :Xiaojun Yang; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; individual decisions; ; joint decisions; ; intertemporal choices; ; Convex Time Budget; ; relative influence; ; patience; ; time-consistency; ; choice shifts; ; own decisions; ; predictions; ; decisions for spouse; ; positional concern; ; gender; ; household expenditures; ; visible goods; ; rural China; ;

   Sammanfattning : For abstracts, see full text thesis.... LÄS MER

7. 10. Carpe Diem or Seize your Health? The Economics of Time Preferences, Health, and Education : Carpe Diem eller fånga din hälsa? Nationalekonomisk forskning om tidspreferenser, hälsa och utbildning

   Författare :Lisa Norrgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; time preference; early mortality; long term health; illness; behaviour; lifestyle; medication adherence; field experiment; educational investments; inter-generational preferences; education; cognitive ability; educational plans;

   Sammanfattning : Who is more likely to follow medical recommendations, invest in their health and pursue higher degrees of schooling? Behavioral economic theory provides a clear answer to this question: more patient individuals (who discount future outcomes less heavily) should be more likely to choose costs and forgo utility now, in order to get better long-run outcomes. But does this behavioral theory match up with peoples' real choices? If so, can it be used to predict important future life events? In four different chapters, this thesis shed new light on education, illness, and death outcomes. LÄS MER