Dissertation--Göteborg, 2005. / Bibliogr. p. 439-456. Résumé en anglais.

Thèse--Stockholm, 1991. / Résumé en anglais. Bibliogr. p. 309-318. Index.

Avhandling--Filosofie--Umeå, 1990. / Résumé en anglais.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 217-229).

Zinc is an essential mineral that has many biological and structural functions in the cells. In Sweden, zinc analysis is performed with different methods and test tubes. The recommended value of zinc is between 11-17 µmol/L together with normal albumin rate. The aim of this study was to validate the colorimetric method for analysis of S-Zinc by comparing the results from two Beckman Coulter AU680 instruments for the insertion of these at the Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Country council of Kalmar. Precision study, correlation study and comparison study was made between the kinds of test tubes BD Vacutainer® Blood Collection Tubes, one consisting of a gel separator, one without contents and the last type contained silica particles. A correlation study was made by comparing patient samples obtained from the department of clinical chemistry, Country council of Jönköping. In the comparison study, serum probes were provided by the staff at the Department of Clinical Chemistry, Kalmar. The blood samples were taken in two kinds of blood collection tubes without contents (one containing silica particles) and one blood collection tubes with gel. The serum tests were analyzed for 4 days and the test results were studied and compared between the collection types. The conclusion of the study was that S-Zink on the Beckman Coulter AU680 instrument with reagents from Sentinel Diagnostic was acceptable. Both Beckman Coulter AU680 instruments provided equivalent results. The correlation between Beckman Coulter AU680 and Thermo Konelab Prime 30i was acceptable. The correlation coefficient showed a high correlation rate between the different methods (r=0, 93). The sustainability of the serum samples, that was poured in new tubes and stored in 2-8°C for 4 days, was good. The study showed distinct differences when analyzing different blood collection tubes, were the collection tube containing gel showed a higher zinc rate. When insertion of the new method, S-Zink, it is recommended that blood collection tubes without contents are used, because of the risk of zinc contamination from collection tubes with gel and plastic stoppers.

Kolesterol transporteras i blodet med hjälp av lipoproteinpartiklar. Höga nivåer av low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-kolesterol i blodet är en riskfaktor för kardiovaskulär sjukdom. Koncentrationen av LDL-kolesterol kan beräknas med hjälp av Friedewalds formel men det finns även metoder där LDL-kolesterol kan analyseras direkt. Syftet med arbetet var att verifiera metoden direkt LDL-kolesterol på analysinstrumentet Beckman Coulter AU680. Metodens inomserie- och totalimprecision analyserades. Två korrelationsstudier utfördes mellan direkt LDL-kolesterol och beräknat LDL-kolesterol, en med 43 patientprover med triglycerider < 4,5 mmol/L och en med 11 patientprover med triglycerider > 4,5 mmol/L. Friedewalds formel ska egentligen inte användas vid triglycerider > 4,5 mmol/L, men i detta fall användes formeln ändå för att utvärdera eventuella skillnader mellan metodernas resultat vid höga triglyceridkoncentrationer. Vid analys av metodens inomserieimprecision blev variationskoefficienten (CV) omkring 0,5 % vid analys av både den låga kontrollen (A1) och den höga kontrollen (A2). CV för totalimprecisionen blev 1,21 % vid analys av A1 och 1,11 % vid analys av A2. Korrelationsstudierna visade ett linjärt samband mellan metoderna men den direkta metoden gav något högre resultat vid lägre koncentrationer och något lägre resultat vid högre koncentrationer jämfört med beräknat LDL-kolesterol. Vid triglycerider > 4,5 mmol/L gav den direkta metoden betydligt högre resultat än beräknat LDL-kolesterol. Slutsatsen blev att metoden hade god precision. Överensstämmelsen mellan metodernas resultat var relativt bra för proverna med triglycerider < 4,5 mmol/L. Vid triglycerider > 4,5 mmol/L var differensen mellan metoderna stor, troligtvis på grund av falskt för låga resultat från beräknat LDL-kolesterol. / Cholesterol is transported in the blood by lipoproteins. High levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol in the blood is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The concentration of LDL-cholesterol can be calculated using the Friedewald formula but there are also methods that measure LDL-cholesterol directly. The aim of this study was to verify the method P-LDL-cholesterol on a Beckman Coulter AU680 analyzer. Within-run imprecision and total imprecision were analyzed. The correlation between direct LDL-cholesterol and calculated LDL-cholesterol was examined using 43 patient samples with triglyceride levels < 4,5 mmol/L and 11 patient samples with triglyceride levels > 4,5 mmol/L. The Friedewald formula is not supposed to be used on triglyceride levels > 4,5 mmol/L, but in this case the formula was used anyway to evaluate differences between the methods at high triglyceride concentrations. The coefficient of variation (CV) for the within-run imprecision was about 0,5 %, both for the low control (A1) and the high control (A2). Total imprecision had a CV of 1,21 % for A1 and 1,11 % for A2. There was a linear relationship between the methods, but the direct method gave slightly higher results at low concentrations and slightly lower results at high concentrations compared to calculated LDL-cholesterol. At triglyceride levels > 4,5 mmol/L the results from the direct method was considerably higher than calculated LDL-cholesterol. The conclusion is that the precision of the method was good. The correlation between the results from direct LDL-cholesterol and calculated LDL-cholesterol was relatively high for samples with triglyceride levels < 4,5 mmol/L. At triglyceride levels > 4,5 mmol/L there was a big difference between the methods, probably because of falsely low results from calculated LDL-cholesterol.

Erik Beckmans roman Inlandsbanan (1967) har, tillsammans med hans hela författarskap, både kritiserats och hyllats som obegriplig, med en berättarstruktur som aktivt bryter mot ett konventionellt, episkt berättande och anammar en försvårande, gestaltande skriv- och läsakt. Derrida diskuterar i Of Grammatology (1967) funktionen hos den skrivna texten som betecknande det betecknande, det vill säga betecknande det talade språket som betecknar den refererade betydelsen, och hur relationerna dessa sinsemellan förskjutits. På ett liknande sätt har Inlandsbanans textfunktion förskjutits från en episk berättartradition till en icke-muntlig, materialistisk struktur. Med hjälp av en inomkompositionell, intermedial begreppsapparat, och en hypotes kring ett musikaliserat berättande, där gestaltande former tar sig runt den muntliga språktraditionen inom litteraturen, ses Inlandsbanan här i ett nytt ljus och en del av dess påstådda obegriplighet redes ut. Allt detta sker integrerat i en diskussion av en intermedial metod för analys, som hela tiden har sitt stöd i Erik Beckmans roman. Slutligen manifesteras en diskussion i form av en analys av romanen med uppsatsens teoretiska diskussioner som grund. Detta fungerar både som inblick i ett i mångt och mycket förbisett författarskap, och i en terminologi för att hantera skarpt avvikande texter inom litteraturvetenskapen.

This dissertation consists of three parts: the fourth chapter in my book Fotboll och frihet«. Studier i Max Lundgrens författarskap (Football and Freedom. Studies in Max Lundgren's Authorship), 1987, and the two studies that this volume contains: En undersökning av tillvaron. Gunnel Beckman's ungdomsroman Tillträde till festen (An analysis of existence. Gunnel Beckmans novel for young people, Tillträde till festen /Admission to the Feast/) and Barnbokskritik i förvandling. Debatt om litteratur och ungdomsläsning 1966-1970 (The transformation of children's literature reviews. The debate concerning literature and young people's reading 1966-1970). The time of the youth revolt, the late 1960s, with the year 1968 as an almost mythical period, is portrayed as part of an explanatory model for the three studies. In 1968, Max Lundgren received the Nils Holgersson Plaque for his books for young people Pojken med guldbyxorna (The Boy With the Golden Trou­sers) and Åshöjdens bollklubb (Åshöjden Football Club). I show through my interpretations of the above mentioned and Max Lundgren's other books of this time, that the texts hold an existential concept of freedom; life is not totally determined, man has a certain amount of choice. Through my interpretation of Gunnel Beckman's well-known youth novel from 1969, Tillträde till festen (Admission to the Feast) I show how the content of the story changes, in the same way as in the work of Max Lundgren, from that of the fear of death to that of the conditions and possibilities of existence. The late 1960s can be described as a golden age for Swedish literature aimed at young people thanks to Max Lundgren, Gunnel Beckman, and other authors like Hans Eric Hellberg and Sven Wernström. The debate centered a- round children's literature was at this time affected by the ideologies that were prevalent, but the critics of children's literature also showed a con­tinuous interest in aesthetic and educational aspects. / <p>Författaren beskriver sin avhandling som en sammanläggningsavhandling.</p><p>Till avhandlingen hör även kapitel 4 i boken Fotboll och frihet : studier i Max Lundgrens författarskap (Nr 25 i Skrifter utgivna av Svenska Barnboksinstitutet) författad 1987 av Lena Kjersén Edman.</p> / digitalisering@umu

The works of Erik Beckman (1935-1995) are quite unique within the Swedish literary scene. His texts convert the experimental language of the concretists of the sixties into a new form of fabulation that undermines our understanding of what literature can be, ranging from novels and poetry to theatre pieces and radio theatre. His literary style has been discussed by critics, but the depths of it are yet to be fully explored. There is a lot to gain from combining contemporary theories of materiality and corporeality with his self-proclaimed materialistic poetics. The novel Inlandsbanan (1967) is a fragmentary account of an inland train going through Sweden, with characters coming and going in a frustrating tempo. The text is filled with word games, narrative constructs and a language that brings forth the material aspects of communication that push the boundaries of literary interpretation. This thesis examines Beckman’s novel through the lens of theoretical concepts of thingliness and corporeality developed by the likes of Judith Butler, Karen Barad, and Andrew Pickering in order to elaborate an analysis that goes beyond the surface of its experimental and materialistic use of literary language. Using bodily themes, I analyze specific passages in the novel in order to find a new understanding of its semantic functions. By doing this through the concept of performativity, not only can I identify a thematized corporeality, but beyond that a literary form and a language that problematizes the very notion of the written text as a body and highlights a material agency in literature. This method enables an interpretation of the novel that can illuminates important aspects at play that previously have not been explored.