Background: Sepsis, a leading cause of US deaths, is associated with high mortality, although advances in early recognition and treatment have increased survivorship. Many aspects of sepsis pathophysiology and epidemiology have not been fully elucidated; the heterogeneous nature of infections that lead to sepsis has made fully characterizing the underlying epidemiology challenging. Methods: The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) from 2011-2014 and the Cerner HealthFacts® database from 2008-2014 were used. We examined associations between infection source and in-hospital mortality in the UHC dataset, stratified by age and presenting sepsis stage. We examined recent temporal trends in present-on-admission (POA) sepsis diagnoses and mortality and predictors of 30-day sepsis readmissions following sepsis hospitalizations using the HealthFacts® dataset. Results: Patients with sepsis due to genitourinary or skin, soft tissue, or bone sources had lower mortality than patients with sepsis due to respiratory sources regardless of age or presenting sepsis stage. Overall diagnoses of sepsis increased from 2008-2014; however, POA diagnoses and case fatality rates decreased. Factors that predicted re-hospitalization for sepsis included discharge to hospice, admission from or discharge to a skilled nursing facility, and abdominal infection. Conclusion: Further investigation will reveal more detail to explain the impact of infection source on in-hospital sepsis mortality for all age groups and sepsis stages. Decreasing mortality rates for all POA sepsis stages and all age groups suggest current approaches to sepsis management are having broad impact. Sepsis survivors are at significant risk for re-hospitalization; further studies are needed to understand the post discharge risks and needs of survivors.

This study involved a dendrochronological examination of oak (Qeurcus.sp) and Scots pine (Pinus.sylvestris) in the nationalpark Blå Jungfrun, by measuring annual ringwidth data from tree-cores from the island, data from the national forest inventory and climatedata from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). Using the analysis program Windendro an annual ringwidth analysis was performed. Trends that occured were that pine respondend more to precipitation than temperature and that oak respondend more to temperature. Ringwidth were higher for Scots pine than oak and for both species lower than on the mainland.

Name: The influence of the current trends on the determinants of sports performance in triathlon. Aim: Main aim of the diploma thesis was to find out the influences of current trends in triathlon and how they can influence the determinants of a sports performance and predict in which direction the triathlon will go in the future. Methods: According the historical method by Hroch it was used to determine the historical context. The results were properly interpreted in the context of a problem definition, data collection and analysis based on inductive- deductive reasoning. The research deals with the search, processing, and analysis of data for various types of triathlons within the International Triathlon Union (ITU). The results from several selected triathlon races of the world championship are also analyzed, from the shortest format (super sprint) to the longest, which is a long triathlon (Ironman). The research also included an interview with an employee of the Commission of the International Triathlon Union (triathlon development committee) Outcome: According to the analysis of historical development, triathlon competitions are shortening, and the share of triathlons is rising at the expense of Olympic triathlons. There is no fundamental difference in BMI values between the best super sprint...

The diploma thesis deals with the evaluation of hydrological drought in the Bouřlivec and Loučenský stream basins, located in the northwest of the Czech Republic in the Ore Mountains. Available hydrological and climatological data series from two limnographic and four climatological stations were used to characterize the hydrological drought. The intensity of the occurrence of hydrological drought in the stream basins of interest was assessed using the method of threshold values and the method of insufficient volumes. According to the results of the work, the hydrological year 2020 was marked as extremely low in water on both monitored profiles, which points to the accumulating causes of drought from previous years. In terms of hydrological drought, the year 2018 was also significant. The diploma thesis also aims to detect trends in data series of precipitation, air temperature and inflow into the Všechlapy reservoir using the Mann-Kendall test. The results of statistical testing of the trend point to an increasing trend of air temperature and a decreasing trend of the inflow into the Všechlapy reservoir. A significant trend in the precipitation data series was not confirmed. Trend testing was preceded by an assessment of the homogeneity of the available data sets. Last but not least, emphasis is...

This exploratory and descriptive study examines research articles published in ten of the top journals in the broad area of educational technology during the last 20 years: 1) Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D); 2) Instructional Science; 3) Journal of the Learning Sciences; 4) TechTrends; 5) Educational Technology: The Magazine for Managers of Change in Education; 6) Journal of Educational Technology & Society; 7) Computers and Education; 8) British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET); 9) Journal of Educational Computing Research; and 10) Journal of Research on Technology in Education. To discover research trends in the articles published from 1995-2014, abstracts from all contributing articles published in those ten prominent journals were analyzed to extract a latent semantic space of broad research areas, top authors, and top-cited publications. Concepts that have emerged, grown, or diminished in the field were noted in order to identify the most dominant in the last two decades; and the most frequent contributors to each journal as well as those who contributed to more than one of the journals studied were identified.

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Uppsatsen utgår från den aktuella trenden tidlöst mode som utspelar sig på sociala medier, framförallt på Tiktok och Youtube. Modeindustrin har på grund av sociala medier förändrats avsevärt och har möjliggjort en ökad hastighet för förändringar och spridning av mode. Att det tidlösa modet vuxit i popularitet och blivit en form av "trend" på sociala medier skapar en paradox. Detta eftersom tidlöst mode anses vara oberoende av tid och trender till skillnad från mode som definieras som något föränderligt och tidsenligt. Syftet med denna studie är därmed att undersöka fenomenet tidlöst mode på sociala medier. Detta för att få en förståelse av sociala medier-användares uppfattning om tidlöst mode på sociala medier, samt huruvida tidlöst mode är en tidsspecifik modetrend eller om det är en indikation på ett paradigmskifte som förkastar modets förändringar. Ett kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt användes för att genomföra denna studie i form av en nätnografisk metod. Vidare användes en kvalitativ innehållsanalys av rörliga bilder samt kommentarer som relaterar till tidlöst mode, insamlade från sociala medierapplikationerna, Tiktok och Youtube. Analysen är baserad på litteratur och teori om mode, trender, sociala medier, tidlöst mode, hållbarhet genom långvarighet samt konsumtion. Resultatet visar på att det tidlösa modet för med sig delade åsikter hos användarna. Tidlöst mode kan delvis anses vara en statusmarkör för exklusivitet, en personlig stil som ämnar att bäras för evigt, men också som ett koncept som uppmuntrar till konsumtion på grund av exponeringen på sociala medier. Slutsatsen är att många har en negativ attityd till dagens snabba och föränderliga modebransch och den tidlösa trenden reflekterar det. Till exempel genom att det blir allt viktigare att inte följa trender och att istället vara säker på sin egen stil för att på så sätt uppnå genuinitet. Däremot är det svårt att vara helt opåverkad av den ständiga förändringen av preferenser som sociala medier medför. Många kan ha en känsla av att man har hittat “rätt” med sin klädsel men samhället kommer att fortsätta att förändras vilket är varför många anser att ingenting kan vara tidlöst. Studien ämnar att bidra med utökad forskning om fenomenet tidlöst mode samt ökad kunskap om trender på sociala medier och hur användarna uppfattar och tolkar mode på olika sätt. Studien förväntas därmed vara användbar både för modevetenskap och för företag. / This study is based on the current trend of timeless fashion that takes place on social media, especially on Tiktok and Youtube. The fashion industry has changed significantly due to social media and has enabled an increased speed of change and diffusion of fashion. That timeless fashion has grown in popularity and has become a form of "trend" on social media creates a paradox. This is because timeless fashion is considered to be independent of time and trends, unlike fashion which is defined as something changeable and up-to-date. The purpose of this study is thus to investigate the phenomenon of timeless fashion on social media. This is to gain an understanding of social media users' perception of timeless fashion on social media, as well as whether timeless fashion is a time-specific fashion trend or whether it is an indication of a paradigm shift that rejects fashion's changes. A qualitative approach was used to conduct this study in the form of a netnographic method. Furthermore, this study uses a qualitative content analysis of moving images and comments relating to timeless fashion. The material was collected from the social media applications, Tiktok and Youtube. The analysis is based on literature and theory about fashion, trends, social media, timeless fashion, sustainability through longevity and consumption. The result shows that the timeless fashion brings divided opinions among users. Timeless fashion can be considered partly as a status marker of exclusivity, a personal style meant to be worn forever, but also as a concept that encourages consumption due to exposure on social media. The conclusion is that many people have a negative attitude towards today's fast changing fashion industry and the timeless trend reflects that. For example, by the fact that it is becoming increasingly important not to follow trends and instead to be sure of one's own style in order to achieve authenticity. However, it is difficult to be completely unaffected by the constant change in preferences that social media brings. Many may have the feeling that they have found the "right" style with their clothing, but society will continue to change, which is why many users believe that nothing can be timeless. The study intends to contribute with extended research on the phenomenon of timeless fashion as well as increased knowledge of trends on social media and how users perceive and interpret fashion in different ways. The study is thus expected to be useful both for fashion science and for companies.

Fastighetsfinansieringsmarknaden är i ständig förändring. Bolag söker kontinuerligt nya sätt att anskaffa kapital och på senare år har trenden att finansiera sig genom obligationer slagit på bred front i Sverige. På senare år har även diskussionen om klimathotet intensifierats och inte bara stater försöker vara hållbara och arbeta för en bättre omvärld. Med bakgrund av detta ämnar uppsatsen undersöka finansieringstrender på den svenska fastighetsmarknaden med fokus på gröna obligationer.För fastighetsbolag kan det finnas flera nyttor i att vara mer miljövänlig. De kan dels sänka driftkostnader och i förlängningen höja driftnettot och lönsamheten i deras fastigheter, men de kan också emittera gröna obligationer. De som emitterar gröna obligationer kan åtnjuta en något lägre premie än om den varit icke-grön och de får även möjligheten att kommunicera detta i sin hållbarhetsrapportering vilket ger företaget viss good-will. Det råder dock en viss oro på marknaden för bolag som kan utnyttja bristande information och kunskap för att emittera gröna obligationer och på så sätt ”åka snålskjuts” på denna förmånliga trend.Till denna kandidatuppsats har vi intervjuat företagsrepresentanter från fem stora svenska fastighetsbolag samt en från SFF som emitterar obligationer åt fem fastighetsbolag (varav ett vi intervjuat). Vi har även samlat in data om hur svenska fastighetsbolags kapitalstruktur förändrats sedan 2012. / The Capital Market for Real Estate is ever changing. Companies continuously try to find new ways to obtain financing and for the past years the trend has been for companies to go to the capital market and finance their projects with bonds. Furthermore, the climate-question has been intensified lately and companies are taking more responsibility when it comes to working towards a sustainable future. In view of this, this research paper aims to examine financing trends on the Swedish Real Estate Market with special focus on green bonds.The benefits that real estate companies can enjoy from being more environmentally sustainable are many, but the main benefits are that more sustainable buildings often result in lower operating and maintenance costs which in turn has a positive effect on the net operating income. Furthermore, companies that issue green bonds can enjoy a lower interest rate compared to those issuing regular bonds. Issuing a green bond also allows the company to communicate their sustainability work in a more natural way which in turn gives the company some good-will. Though some companies worry that there are other firms out there trying to capitalise on this green trend thus taking advantage of the work of others and attracting investors for the wrong reasons.The research has been conducted by interviewing representatives from five large Swedish real estate companies in addition to Svensk Fastighetsfinansiering, a bond issuer co-owned by five real estate companies, one which we have interviewed. Moreover, we have collected historical data of 26 Swedish real estate companies aggregated capital structure since 2012.

Bioprinting is one of the most promising technologies for future healthcare as it may benefit the repairing of wounds and injuries, disease modeling and development, transplantation of organs and reduce animal testing. This thesis aim to investigate this industry further, as there is no excessive literature on how to handle the innovation in regards to entrepreneurial and biotechnological knowledge. Hence, a research gap can be spotted and the purpose of the conducted research questions should contribute to this gap. In order to fully understand the bioprinting industry, an outline of the technology is made as part of the research. In addition to this, secondary data for patents, market valuation and annual growth rates are collected to support arguments from previous literature. Also, interviews are conducted to gather specific knowledge. As a result, bioprinting may be presented as a disruptive innovation in an uncertain market, which places certain demands on companies to act more in line with the complexity of the technology. Such companies must think more strategically and design more complex and long-term strategies. The patent data shows that there has been a decline in the technological development as patent applications have decreased significantly. Even though the technology (regarding the patents) has started to slowly decline, there is still hope for some technological improvements to come. It can be concluded that developments in bioink, scaffolds, expansion of cells and diffusion is expected, and that the use of bioprinting is increasing and will most likely continue to do so.

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