The paper discusses the concept of explanation in metaphysics. Different types of explanation are identified and explored. Scientific explanation is compared with (alleged) metaphysical explanation. The comparison illustrates the difficulties with applying the concept of explanation in metaphysics.

Complex SOCs areincreasingly tested in a modular fashion, which enables us torecord the yield-per-module. In this paper, we consider theyield-per-module as the pass probability of the module smanufacturing test. We use it to exploit the abort-on-fail featureof ATEs, in order to reduce the expected test application time. Wepresent a model for expected test application time, which obtainsincreasing

In this study we approach the recent decline in income inequality in Latin America from the perspective of structural change with a focus on the relative performance of the agricultural sector. Our focus is on the underlying forces implied by Kuznets (1965). We zoom in on the relative performance of agriculture in the development process and the rural-urban duality and pay particular attention to

The need for control of the influent load to a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is becoming more important. One reason for this is that there are a number of things that cannot be achieved with plant-focused control. For instance it is hard to avoid sludge loss as a result of poor settling or reducing a too high influent flow rate by in-plant control actions. It is also difficult to reduce the ef

In group work roles play a role. (Swedish: Vid grupparbete spelar rollerna roll) In Handbook for group work – how to form functioning group work in education (Swedish: Handbok för grupparbete – att skapa fungerande grupparbeten i undervisning) Types and functions of roles in work groups are presented in overview followed by a discussion of relations between roles, personality and team roles. Role

Emergent behaviour has become a plague of automation systems based on communication networks. Centralized monitoring of the network comes generally to late to sup-press unwanted behaviour. It is required to mark the ten-dency towards state changes in a decentralized manner. The paper discusses the role of local awareness by inspection of the model learning behaviour of feed-forward networks. The c

Purpose of this paper The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of using the smart goods on traceability information and consequently on the carried out activities for different actors of the fresh food supply chains. Identification of the valuable traceability information types in fresh food supply chains is conducted as the first step to reach the purpose. Design/methodology/approa

The author sets out to analyse a number of representations of the biblical Hagar figure in African American and white American culture. Spivak (1988) has problematized the marginalization concept with regard to the study of the third world subject, arguing that knowledge always expresses the interests of the knowledge producers, and that Western academic research is always colonial. The aim of the

Popular Abstract in Swedish Magnetresonanstomografi med faskontrast (PC-MRI) är en icke-invasiv metod för att mäta hastigheter och blodflöden i kroppens större blodkärl, och är ett viktigt verktyg för att diagnosticera och avbilda onormala fysiologiska förlopp. Under de senaste två årtiondena har PC-MRI utvecklats från hastighetsmätningar i enskilda riktningar och snitt till avbildning av komplettIn the last two decades, phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) has evolved from two-dimensional velocity and flow measurements to volumetric, time-resolved depictions of velocity fields (4D PC). The acquisition of time-resolved velocity fields allows flow visualisations that might provide better understanding of the dynamics of the cardiac system. Because 4D PC is increasingly being u

This paper focus on quality indicators for lifelong learning and the learners’ choices. The main issue for the paper is indeed to highlight the Swedish response to some of the initiatives from the Commission concerning LLL and the eAction plan. The paper will also give a short overview, mainly of the Swedish Net University.

Due to increasing oil demand and serious global warming, a green power generation system is urgently requested in transportation. Electric/hybrid vehicles (EV/HEV) have been considered as a potential solution with great promise in achieving high energy/power efficiency and a low environmental impact. The important electric and electronic equipment in EV/HEV are the battery, inverter and motor. How

We discuss some results in coding and decoding for multiple-access channels. A new approach to choosing codes and users' energies for that channel is described. For the case when a bit error probability and a decoding complexity are fixed we construct a region of achievable code rates.

Since the Internet is developing rapidly in size and in complexity as well, it is very hard to adjust quality of service (QoS) parameters. In order to guarantee service quality, efficient resource reservation is needed. The allocation of resources requires a dynamic reconfiguration mechanism that configures a switch, taking into account the incoming traffic fluctuations. This paper presents a new