Confocal fluorescence microscopy is an optical imaging technique that has high resolution and can be used to detect individual fluorescing molecules. It is commonly used in biology, medicine and materials research. A confocal microscope system contains scanning mirrors, objective lens, laser and detector. The laser beam is directed by 2 scanning mirrors and it will be focused by an objective lens

As developed democracies experience a decrease in political engagement and a rise in the adoption of new communication technologies, new forms and models of citizen participation continue to emerge. This research paper has the objective of understanding how citizen participation is being affected by the widespread use of the Internet. In order to do so, a case study of the Americans Elect initiati

Previous research has shown that stereotype congruent information is related to more recognitionbias than stereotype incongruent information regarding the beautiful is good stereotype. The purpose of this study was to examine the memory effects of the beautiful is good- stereotype by using an experiment testing the implicit and explicit attitude and recognitionbias. In addition the experiment seek

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) has become popular in many research fields for the past two decades. NIRS technology uses near infrared light for measuring changes in the concentration of deoxygenated hemoglobin and oxygenated hemoglobin. Noninvasive near-infrared absorption measurements in tissue have many invaluable applications in the medical field. Today NIRS is a very attractive technique w

Uppsatsen behandlar Oscar Wildes The Picture of Dorian Gray ur ett queerfeministiskt perspektiv, med utgångspunkt i Eve Kosofsky Sedgwicks teorier om framför allt erotiska trianglar och homosociala relationer män emellan. Uppsatsen behandlar även hur "maskulinitet" och "femininitet" representeras i romanen och hur dessa representationer påverkar de tre huvudkaraktärernas hierar

Although education is considered as one of the most effective approaches in terms of addressing sustainability challenges and formulating solutions, traditional education methods remain inadequate in this regard. This is because these methods are based on passive and teacher-centred approaches to learning. In this context, the experiential education and active learning framework, grounded in John

Abstrakt Maria Sennefelt Titel: Blodet hade knappt hunnit torka – En diskursanalys av Malmö och Stockholms brottslighet i media Kandidatuppsats: SOCK01, 15 hp Handledare: Klas Gustavsson Sociologiska institutionen, VT12 Bakgrunden till denna uppsats är den frekventa medierapporteringen kring Malmös brottslighet det senaste året. Malmö har i media framstått som en i synnerhet brottsutsatt stad me

The main goal of this thesis is to initiate a set of experiments on high-order harmonic generation (HHG) in hollow core waveguides and to verify a higher conversion efficiency of HHG in waveguides compared to classical HHG schemes. High harmonics are in this context electromagnetic waves generated by focusing laser light into a dilute noble gas. The frequency of the thereby generated waves is q t

This thesis presents a decomposition of Ireland’s manufacturing industry with respect to technological change, addressing productivity improvement and how these changes affect the regional system during transformation. This work is primarily based on the technology shift thesis, encompassing improvements in productivity arising from technological advancement and their associated divergence/converg

Abstract: This thesis treats the subject of rural development and nonfarm development in particular with a focus on community-based tourism. With support and examples from old development theories the aim is to explore how rural development in today’s world differs from the time of the industrial revolution and what that shift looks like. A case study of Buliisa district Uganda, stands as example

Undersökning syftade till att ta reda på om studenter vid Lunds universitet (N=139) skattade uppgifts- och relationsorienterade ledare olika effektiva och tilltalande beroende på om de beskrevs som kvinnor eller män. Två enkäter utformades med identiska beskrivningar av fyra olika fiktiva chefer, två uppgiftsorienterade och två relationsorienterade, där endast kön manipulerades. Till exempel beskr

China is a mega-diversity country with abundant natural resources, and the richness of these resources is demonstrated to be relevant with the local people’s historical interactions between biophysical and sociocultural systems. If we are to maintain biodiversity and strike a balance between human well-being and ecosystem service, it is important to incorporate the local people and their tradition

This research explores the project Stuttgart 21, which is going to reconstruct the main station of Stuttgart city and build new tunnels to connect the node with the high-speed line. This project has been triggering controversies over issues such as cost, risk, ecology, and public participation, and thus raised intense conflicts between supporters and opponents. Thus, this research aims to explore

Uppsatsen undersöker hur Katarina Frostenson i diktsamlingen Tankarna använder sig av myterna om Orfeus och Eurydike och om Philomela för att uttrycka en språkskepsis, likväl som en väg ur språkets problematik.

What do people think about privately financed culture? Are the opinions about it generally negative? With it’s background in the controversial exhibition Abstract Possible, the aim of this bachelors thesis is to investigate how people think private financing could affect culture, sorting out which arguments that are used in the debate and how people would prefer culture to be financed. My thesis i

The purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of profitability’s relationship to leverage by presenting evidence of Swedish non-financial firms listed on the OMX Nordic Stockholm stock exchange. The thesis will discover how the relationship differs across firm size as well as how the relationship differs between different market conditions. The study takes a deductive approach with a

The aim of this study was to examine which norms and values of gender and sexuality that counselors at youth clinics want to convey to their visitors. The study builds on the assumption that sex and sexuality are constructed socially and culturally, and in relation to each other. My assumption was that the youth clinic visitors are affected by the norms that are mediated by the counselor. I believ