Proefschrift Universiteit van Amsterdam. / Met lit. opg. - Met samenvatting in het Nederlands.

Thesis (doctoral)--Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Mainz.

Thesis (Ph. D. in Missiology)--Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 470-479) and indexes.

Beslutskonsolidering är en process som sker i beslutsfattarens huvud och innebär att det valda alternativet fortsätter att särskiljas från övriga alternativ även efter att beslutet fattats. Detta kan ske genom att den subjektiva värderingen av fakta förändras eller genom att minnet av själva fakta förändras. Studiens syfte var att undersöka om beslutskonsolidering uppstår hos en individ även när denne själv inte fattat beslutet. I en beslutssituation mellan två bostäder fick hälften av de 196 deltagarna välja bostad själva medan hälften informerades om vilken bostad deras partner valt. Effekten av beslutskonsolidering bedömdes för båda grupperna genom att mäta hur mycket deltagarna förvrängt fakta till vald bostads fördel. Studien gav ej signifikanta effekter, dock var effekterna hos gruppen med partners val närmre signifikansnivån. En för kort tid mellan studiens presentationsfas och återgivningsfas tros vara anledningen till avsaknaden av signifikanta konsolideringseffekter.

Background: This paper examines contemporary changes and challenges within the Swedish private equity industry and reasons of their existence. Our research stems from the past years’ industry reports pointing out substantial inflows of capital on financial markets as one of the drivers behind high valuations and extended holding periods. Aim: The aim of this paper was to examine and analyse changes on the Swedish private equity market and how Swedish private equity participants experience how demand from investors have transformed and affected the industry. Completion: For this paper, we conducted semi-structured interviews with twelve actors at twelve different private equity firms operating on the Swedish private equity market. The participants were asked about their experiences regarding changes within the Swedish private equity market. Results: Through in-depth interviews we found that there are different views on whether there is too much capital on the private equity market. Frequent opinions were that demand for private equity investments from limited partners have increased, successful general partners see greater access to funding, the funds have increased in size, holding periods have extended and competition for portfolio companies has increased. We also found that some general partners think that the industry is at the top of a private equity cycle and faces a correction in the near future. / Bakgrund: Denna uppsats undersöker samtida förändringar och utmaningar i den svenska private equity-branschen samt orsaken till att dessa finns. Vår undersökning utgår från de senaste årens branschrapporter som pekar ut kraftiga kapitalinflöden på finansiella marknader som en av drivkrafterna bakom höga bolagsvärderingar och allt längre innehavsperioder. Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka och analysera förändringar på den svenska private equity-marknaden och hur svenska private equity-aktörer upplever att efterfrågan från investerare har förändrats och påverkat sektorn. Genomförande: För studien har vi genomfört semistrukturerade intervjuer med tolv aktörer på tolv olika private equity-bolag verksamma på den svenska private equity- marknaden. De medverkande tillfrågades om hur de upplever förändringar på den svenska private equity-marknaden. Resultat: Genom djupgående intervjuer fann vi att det råder delade meningar om huruvida det finns för mycket kapital på private equity-marknaden. Återkommande åsikter var att efterfrågan på private equity-investeringar hos limited partners har ökat, att framgångsrika general partners har lättare att få finansiering till sina fonder, att fonderna har vuxit i storlek, innehavsperioderna har förlängts och konkurrensen om portföljbolag har ökat. Vi fann även att vissa general partners anser att branschen befinner i toppen av en private equity-cykel och står inför en korrigering inom en snar framtid.

Multiple sexual partnerships are associated with greater risk of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and intimate partner violence. Namibia has an HIV prevalence of 18% and surveys have shown that up to 40% of men in parts of the country have multiple sexual partners; however, no studies have evaluated characteristics associated with this behavior. We evaluated the relationship between education, occupation, and migration and multiple sexual partnerships among people tested for HIV in Lüderitz, Namibia. Data are taken from a cross-sectional study of 570 men and women conducted in a Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center from September-November 2009. Multinomial logistic regressions adjusted for relevant confounders suggest that employment other than manual labor is associated with a three-fold increase in the odds of having 4-6 partners over the lifetime (OR=3.44 95%CI: 1.29-9.15) and a non-significant two-fold increase in the risk of having 7 or more partners over the lifetime (OR=1.93 95%CI: 0.57-6.57). Stratification by gender shows that among women, employment other than manual labor is associated with almost a five-fold increase in the odds of having 4 or more sexual partners over the lifetime (OR=4.58 95%CI: 1.48-14.23). Women with an education of grade 12 or higher also have increased odds of having 4 or more sexual partners over the lifetime (OR=3.78 95%CI: 1.26-11.36). Results show no significant associations with migration, or among men for any exposure variables. Although further studies are warranted, results suggest that programs for HIV and STI intervention and family planning among women should be aimed at workplaces.

Physical activity is one approach that may help manage the symptoms experienced by personswith MS and the burden faced by their care-partners. This thesis examined: i) the efficacy of aphysical activity intervention for increasing physical activity in dyads affected by moderate-to-severe MS; and (ii) the interdependence in physical activity in MS-care-partner dyads. A 12-week, randomized pilot feasibility trial was conducted in five (two intervention; three control)MS-care-partner dyads. Participants self-reported physical activity and wore an accelerometerfor 7-days at baseline and 12-weeks (i.e., follow-up). A large effect of the intervention wasobserved on self-reported physical activity (d= 0.98) and time spent sedentary (d= -1.26). Mostcorrelations in physical activity within dyads were moderate-to-strong at baseline (rs range=0.33-0.72) and over time (rs range= 0.40-0.80). The results from this pilot case study lay thefoundation for larger physical activity interventions in dyads affected by MS

Local factors have the potential to generate genetic structure within species if populations respond differently to varying environmental conditions across their geographic range. In this project, spatial genetic structure was examined in the legume, Chamaecrista fasciculata, its symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria, and rhizosphere microbiomes. In the first chapter, the aim was to test for genetic structure among populations of C. fasciculata in the Southeast and to evaluate whether phenotypic variation in leaf pubescence is associated with genetic divergence among populations, which would be consistent with local adaptation. My results did not detect a significant association between genetic structure and phenotypic variation in leaf pubescence, but the role of environmental variables in generating the observed patterns of spatial genetic variation in C. fasciculata was demonstrated. In the second project, I analyzed genetic structure within a single population to test for the presence of fine-scale genetic structure of the host plant and to determine if genetic structure of symbiotic nitrogenixing rhizobia is influenced by host plants. Neighboring plants are expected to be more genetically similar than distant plants. If this expectation is supported and genotype x genotype interactions are important in this system, then I anticipated that spatially close host plants would show more genetically similar microbiota in their nodules and rhizospheric soil than distant host plants. The results indicated fine-scale genetic structure for both host plants and nodulating rhizobia, suggesting that the both organisms are influenced by similar mechanisms structuring genetic diversity or shared habitat preferences. In the third project, I characterized fine-scale structure and diversity of microbial communities of the rhizosphere of host plants within a single population. The results revealed significant differences in bacterial and fungal communities among host plants and a significant association between genetic distance of both microbial communities and spatial and plant genetic distances. These data confirm the importance of plant genotype and physical distance in shaping the genetic structure and diversity of bacterial and fungal communities of the rhizosphere. Overall, this study enhances our understanding of the degree to which intraspecific genetic variation in plants influences the diversity and structure of soil microbial communities.

Bakgrund: Cancer påverkar patienten och deras partner. Sjuksköterskan har en viktig roll i att se hela patienten vilket inkluderar deras partner, därmed måste sjuksköterskan bemöta och stötta partnen i hens behov för att hantera sjukdomsperioden. Syftet: Syftet var att beskriva upplevelser av att vara partner till någon som har cancer. Metod: En sammanställning av upplevelser baserat på fem självbiografier som analyserades enligt Hällgren-Graneheims et al. (2023) genom en manifest innehållsanalys. Resultat: Tre teman presenterades under arbetet. En förändrad vardag, Att behöva stöd och Att se framåt med åtta tillhörande subkategorier. Det första temat fokuserar på partnernas upplevda vardag och förändringarna som cancerbeskedet bidrog med. Det andra temat fokuserar på partnernas behov av stöttning och lugnet som detta kan bidra med. Det tredje temat fokuserar på behovet av att finna hoppet och den inre styrkan för att klara av att se framtiden. Slutsats: Att vara partner till någon som har cancer resulterade i upplevelser som pendlade mellan hopp och medlidande. Sjuksköterskor behöver utgå ifrån systemteorin för att involvera och stötta partnerna i deras upplevelser under sjukdomen.