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2. 1. Pension Eligibility and Retirement Behavior : Did the 1979 Swedish pension reform affect immigrant retirement behavior?

   Author : Mikael Ohlson; Mårten Palme; Olof Åslund; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Retirement; Disability; Immigrants; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : We examine the effects of changed eligibility rules to disability pension by the 1979 Swedish pension reform on immigrant retirement behavior. The reform made disability pension in the form of basic pension available to a wider group of immigrants. READ MORE

4. 2. Philosophical Issues in Medical Intervention Research

   Author : Jesper Jerkert; Sven Ove Hansson; Tor Sandqvist; John Cantwell; Nils-Eric Sahlin; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; scientific method; study design; methodology; alternative medicine; medical research; individualized treatments; eligibility; confounders; evidence; evidence-based medicine; mechanistic reasoning; hierarchy of evidence; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of an introduction and two papers. In the introduction a brief historical survey of empirical investigations into the effectiveness of medicinal interventions is given. Also, the main ideas of the EBM (evidence-based medicine) movement are presented. READ MORE

5. 3. Differentiating the Poor : Patterns of Discrimination in Decision-Making on Social Assistance Eligibility

   Author : Klara Hussénius; Hugo Stranz; Åke Bergmark; Helena Blomberg-Kroll; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bias; deservingness; discrimination; ethnicity; gender; social assistance assessments; social policy; social workers; street-level bureaucrats; socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Abstract : Access to the Swedish welfare state’s last safety net, social assistance, is ultimately determined through discretionary decision-making by social workers. This dissertation examines intersectional patterns and discriminatory bias in social workers’ assessments about social assistance eligibility. READ MORE

6. 4. Modeling Biochemical Network Involved in Striatal Dopamine Signaling

   Author : Anu G. Nair; Jeanette Hellgren Kotaleski; Omar Gutierrez Arenas; Upinder Singh Bhalla; Jakob Kisbye Dreyer; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dopamine signaling; Striatum; Reward learning; Acetylcholine; Mass-action modeling; FRET biosensor; Adenosine; Eligibility trace; Computer Science; Datalogi;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I studied the molecular integration of reward-learning related neuromodulatory inputs by striatal medium-sized projection neurons (MSNs) using mass-action kinetic modeling.It is known that, in reward learning, an unexpected reward results in transient elevation in dopamine (peak) whereas omission of an expected reward leads to transient dopamine decrease (dip). READ MORE

7. 5. Biomarkers for eligibility and surrogate endpoints in heart failure trials

   Author : Gianluigi Savarese; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: In heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), randomized controlled trials have provided effective treatments, but prognosis still remains poor. HF with mid-range EF (HFmrEF) has no evidencebased therapy and represents a newly characterized and relevant population for future trials. READ MORE