Nematode-trapping fungi are soil-living organisms that have the ability to form infection structures, traps to capture nematodes. Many nematode species are parasites on plants and animals, which have resulted in an interest to use the nematode-trapping fungi as biological control agents. In order to understand more about the genomic diversity and evolution of parasitism among these fungi, several

The possibility of using the proton microprobe (PMP) in the elemental analysis of dermatological material, under conditions where the spatial resolution can be restricted to a few micrometers, was demonstrated. Comparison with the electron microprobe (EMP) technique using duplicate sections from the same human skin biopsies revealed that the PMP and EMP techniques are complementary and yield close

The load of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is considered high in the Baltic ecosystem. The Baltic Sea spans over 12 latitudes and the regional differences in climate affect the behavior of POPs. Therefore spatial and temporal variability of the concentrations of POPs in air and precipitation within this area has been investgated at 16 (mostly rural) stations around the Baltic Sea between 199

To predict the service life of a structure, a model where the exposure of a structure is compared to its resistance can be used. Which exposure and resistance parameters that are relevant depend on which materials the structure consist of. This approach, with an exposure and a resistance parameter, is similar to the one used in structural engineering where a load (exposure) is compared to the bear

When the Swedish construction code in 1994 allowed wooden multi-storey buildings, this type of lightweight structures became popular due to low cost and ease of construction. A drawback in those buildings is disturbing vibrations and noise propagating in the construction, especially through the junctions - for example between floor and wall. These structures should not just meet the demands of str

Almost every day between one and two school fires occur in Sweden. In most cases arson is the cause of the fire. The losses for these arson fires are considerable. A multidisciplinary research project has been launched in Sweden with the long-term goal to reduce these arson trends. As a part of this project a smaller project has been conducted where cases studies of arson fires in schools have bee

I kapitlet beskriver vi religionens plats i dagens svenska samhälle genom ett civilsamhällsperspektiv. Vi börjar med att visa hur civilsamhället beskrivits i förhållande till religion i Sverige samt i internationell forskning. Detta för att ge en bakgrund för att presentera och diskutera olika förklaringar till vad som avses med termen civilsamhälle. Vi tittar även på vad den offentliga administra

Det är mot bakgrund av globaliseringens demokratiska underskott man bör se uppkomsten av det som kommit att kallas den globala rättviserörelsen. När denna rörelse blev synlig i slutet av 90-talet var det oftast genom demonstrationer under de globala och regionala maktinstitutionernas toppmöten. Under senare år har rörelsen dock allt mer förknippats med det som kallas ”sociala forum” – breda och vä