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Knowledge of the forest biomass and its change in time is crucial to understanding the carbon cycle and its interactions with climate change. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology, in this respect, has proven to be a valuable tool, providing reliable estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB). The overall goal of this study was to develop a method for assessing AGB using a synergy of low poin

This document describes the technical layout and the expected performance of the Straw Tube Tracker (STT), the main tracking detector of the PANDA target spectrometer. The STT encloses a Micro-Vertex-Detector (MVD) for the inner tracking and is followed in beam direction by a set of GEM stations. The tasks of the STT are the measurement of the particle momentum from the reconstructed trajectory an

Objective:To compare the diagnostic accuracy of CSF biomarkers and amyloid PET for diagnosing early-stage Alzheimer disease (AD).Methods:From the prospective, longitudinal BioFINDER study, we included 122 healthy elderly and 34 patients with mild cognitive impairment who developed AD dementia within 3 years (MCI-AD). -Amyloid (A) deposition in 9 brain regions was examined with [F-18]-flutemetamol

Learning from incidents is considered a very important source for learning and improving safety in the process industries. However, the effectiveness of learning from reported incidents can often be ques-tioned. Therefore, there is a need to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of learning from incidents, and for that purpose we need methods and tools. In this paper, a method is described for eva

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one of the most interesting methods of photo treatment. In general, PDT is a modality for the treatment of non-muscle invasive tumors. PDT is very well suited in managing bladder cancer, as the bladder is accessible by endoscopy and the tumors are most often limited to the mucosa or sub-mucosa. PDT is likely more useful for patients with recurrent tumors after convent

Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore key challenges of adopting, designing and managing performance-based contracts (PBC) for advanced logistics services, as seen by providers. The shift towards performance-based solutions has proved challenging since providers often struggle to link performance to their payment. Despite such managerial challenges, empirical research in this area has been l

SNP allelic copy number data provides intensity measurements for the two different alleles separately. We present a method that estimates the number of copies of each allele at each SNP position, using a continuous-index hidden Markov model. The method is especially suited for cancer data, since it includes the fraction of normal tissue contamination, often present when studying data from cancer t

The late Eocene may have been a period with an enhanced flux of extraterrestrial matter to Earth related either to a comet or an asteroid shower. The evidence comes from two very large and several medium-sized impact craters, at least two microtektite-microkrystite layers, and a stratigraphic interval with enhanced extraterrestrial He-3, all within the period ca. 36.3-34.3 Ma. Here, we show that t

The options of procreation, reproduction or bringing into existence a child of a particular parentage, including motherhood, are related to the advancement of science. Nowadays it is possible for a woman to become pregnant and afterwards give birth to a child which, by using medical assistance, is actually made from other womans oocyte. The term gestational carriage refers to being pregnant and th

Ett av målen med den Europeiska Unionen är att skapa en fri inre marknad genom att avskaffa alla hinder för den fria rörligheten för varor, tjänster, personer och kapital. På skatterättens område kan sådana hinder ofta uppstå då medlemsstaternas beskattningssystem inte är harmoniserade. EUD har dock i sin praxis under många år avskaffat en stor del av dessa hinder genom sin tolkning och utvecklingAchieving a free internal market by abolishing obstacles to the free movement of goods, services, persons and capital is one of the fundamental objectives of the European Union. Such obstacles often appear within the field of income taxation, due to the lack of harmonization of the member states' tax systems. The CJEU has during the recent years managed to abolish a large number of restriction

I denna uppsats har jag undersökt vilket skadeståndsrättsligt ansvar som kan åläggas en konkursförvaltare. Ett särskilt fokus har lagts på frågan om rättegångskostnader och under vilka förutsättningar en konkursförvaltare genom skadestånd kan bli tvungen att ersätta dessa. Uppsatsen innehåller inledningsvis en introduktion till obeståndsrätten, skadeståndsrätten samt de processrättsliga regler somIn this essay, I have examined which liability that may be imposed on the official receiver of the bankruptcy in regard of damages. A particular focus has been placed on the issue of legal costs and the conditions under which an official receiver may be forced to compensation the cost in the form of damages. The essay initially contains an introduction to the Swedish insolvency law, tort law and w

Titel Försäljningskanalernas roll för varumärkeskapitalet – en kvantitativ studie om modeföretags val av försäljningskanaler Seminariedatum 2013-06-05 Ämne/Kurs FEKH29 Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare Carolina Laurén, David Nilsson & Maria Rangin Handledare Clara Gustafsson Nyckelord Varumärkeskapital, Brand Resonance MoTitle The sales channels role of brand equity - a quantitative study of the fashion companies choice of sales channels Seminar date 2013-06-05 Course FEKH29 Business Administration: Degree Project in Marketing, Undergraduate Level, 15 University Credits Points (ECTS) Authors Carolina Laurén, David Nilsson, Maria Rangin Advisor Clara Gustafsson Key words Brand Equity, Brand Resonance Mo

Sammanfattning Provokativa åtgärder är en effektiv metod som polisen främst använder vid grov organiserad brottslighet. Det finns flera olika varianter av provokativa åtgärder, dock ingen så omdiskuterad som brottsprovokation. Otillbörlig brottsprovokation innebär att en polis eller en privatperson, som på uppdrag av polisen, har provocerat fram ett brott av gärningsmannen som denne utan polisens Summary Provocative action is an effective policing method used against serious organized criminal activity. There are several variations of provocative action, however, none as controversial as entrapment. Entrapment is considered to have occurred when a Police Officer, or a private person acting on behalf of the police, incites the committing of an offence that the offender otherwise would not h

We’re living in a time where more and more evidence of our impact on the environment appears every day. A lot of resource and time have been spent in order to identify and inform about the ecological footprint us humans enlarge day by day. The realization of human impact on the environment introduced large scale research and UN reports on the subject and a definition and goal to strive after was e

A field study was conducted in Fisantekraal, one of 20 high-risk communities in Cape Town, home to both a formal part consisting of low-cost government housing and an informal settlement. People in Fisantekraal are exposed to several different types of hazards and have problems with reoccurring disasters, especially in the informal settlement. Face-to-face interviews with people living in the two

Metodutveckling för analys av cellulärt upptag av nanopartiklar Cancer är idag en utbredd sjukdom som tusentals människor världen över diagnostiseras för dagligen. Möjligheterna att få en korrekt behandling ökar om tumörer upptäcks i ett tidigt skede tidigt vilket ger en större chans att tillfriskna. Men detta har visat sig vara en utmaning då nuvarande metoder som används inte är av tillräckligAbstract MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, is used for disease detection such as assessing blood flow, detecting tumours and diagnosing many forms of cancer. Contrast agents are chemical substances that increase the MRI sensitivity. One class of contrast agents are the so called nanoparticulate contrast agents. Since tumour-associated formation of new blood vessels often results in highly permeab