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To date, it is widely accepted that several disorders of the male and female urogenital tract, such as erectile dysfunction, bladder overactivity, urinary stone disease and the benign prostatic syndrome, can be therapeutically approached by influencing the function of the smooth musculature of the respective organs. In order to achieve a pronounced drug effect without significant adverse events, e

Vitreoscilla is an obligate aerobic bacterium found in oxygen-poor environments such as stagnant ponds and decaying vegetable matter. Vitreoscilla induces the production of a homodimeric hemoglobin (VHb) when subjected to oxygen-limiting conditions. It is thought that VHb facilitates oxygen delivery to the respiratory apparatus of its host by increasing the local oxygen concentration under oxygen-

A highly optimized Monte Carlo (MC) code package for simulating light transport is developed on the latest graphics processing unit (GPU) built for general-purpose computing from NVIDIA - the Fermi GPU. In biomedical optics, the MC method is the gold standard approach for simulating light transport in biological tissue, both due to its accuracy and its flexibility in modelling realistic, heterogen

In Statistical Shape Modeling, a dense correspondence between the shapes in the training set must be established. Traditionally this has been done by hand, a process that commonly requires a lot of work and is difficult, especially in 3D. In recent years there has been a lot of work on automatic construction of Shape Models. In recent papers (Davies et al., Medical Image Computing and Computer-Ass

Ethnography has become something of a buzzword in recent years. It is talked about and invoked in disciplines ranging from anthropology and ethnology to literature, history, business administration and design studies. Textbooks that teach ethnography tend to imbue students with the impression that ethnography is a mode of systematic investigation by which the researcher gets closer to the realitie

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and first principles theoretical calculations have been used to gain insight into the fundamental processes involved in the adsorption and self-assembly of oxalic acid on Cu(111). The experimental data demonstrate that several reaction pathways are involved in the chemisorption of oxalic acid on Cu(111), one of which lead

Background: Patients treated for Pediatric Brain Tumors (PBTs) often experience a decline/stagnation in their cognitive functioning.Anumber of potential risk factors for cognitive decline have been identified including gender (female), young age-at-diagnosis, higher baseline IQ, hydrocephalus at diagnosis, treatment with Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT), and larger radiation field and/or dose.

BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) can cause impulsivity with premature responses, but there are several potential mechanisms. We proposed a distinction between poor decision-making and the distortion of temporal perception. Both effects may be present and interact, but with different clinical and pharmacological correlates.OBJECTIVES: This study assessed premature responding during time percept

Charge transfer interactions between C60 and the metal surfaces of Ag(111), Cu(111), Au(111) and Pt(111) have been studied using synchrotron-based photoemission, resonant photoemission and X-ray absorption spectroscopies. By placing the X-ray absorption and valence band spectra on a common binding energy scale, the energetic overlap of the unoccupied molecular orbitals with the density of states o

Most organisms that ever lived on Earth lacked skeletons and have therefore escaped preservation in the geological record. This fact makes it hard to accurately trace the evolution of multicellular organisms and the tree of life. However a handful faunas did get exceptionally well-preserved, including their soft-bodied members, just when complex lifeforms diverged 550 million years ago. Geochemica

In boreal and nemoboreal forests, tree frost hardiness is modified in reaction to cues from day length and temperature. The dehardening processes in Norway spruce, Picea abies, could be estimated to start when the daily mean temperature is above 5 degreesC for 5 days. Bud burst will occur approximately after 120-170 degree-days above 5 degreesC. dependent on genetic differences among provenances.

BACKGROUND--Continuous epithelial shedding and restitution processes may characterise the airways in diseases such as asthma. Epithelial restitution involves several humoral and cellular mechanisms that may potentially be affected by inhaled anti-asthma drugs. The present study examines the effect of a topical steroid on epithelial restitution in vivo in the guinea pig. METHODS--The airway epithel

A protective coating is often used on the cladding of wooden facades to limit the absorption of moisture. Low wood moisture content (MC) is essential to obtain satisfactory durability performance. Wood density is known to influence the water sorption and crack formation of uncoated wood. However, the effect of density on the aforementioned behaviors of coated spruce is not yet fully understood. Si

Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur nyanställda socialsekreterare upplevde sin introduktion vid början av ett nytt arbete och att få en uppfattning om hur introduktionens upplägg kan påverka arbetsmotivationen. Även det psykiska välbefinnandets påverkan av stress under introduktionen har granskats. Till detta användes en kvalitativ metod och semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes på sex socialsThe purpose of the study was to research how newly hired social service workers experience their introduction at the beginning of a new employment, and to get a notion of how the setup of the introduction may affect the work motivation. Also, how the mental well-being is affected during the introduction has been researched. The study uses a qualitative method and semi-structured interviews with si

Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur nyanställda socialsekreterare upplevde sin introduktion vid början av ett nytt arbete och att få en uppfattning om hur introduktionens upplägg kan påverka arbetsmotivationen. Även det psykiska välbefinnandets påverkan av stress under introduktionen har granskats. Till detta användes en kvalitativ metod och semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes på sex socialsThe purpose of the study was to research how newly hired social service workers experience their introduction at the beginning of a new employment, and to get a notion of how the setup of the introduction may affect the work motivation. Also, how the mental well-being is affected during the introduction has been researched. The study uses a qualitative method and semi-structured interviews with si

Examensarbetets titel: Från sluten till öppen innovationsprocess - En fallstudie av Stora Ensos öppna innovationsprojekt i Hyltebruk Seminariedatum: 2016-06-03 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Examensarbete i Strategic Management, kandidatnivå̊, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Sara Albihn, Sofi Bondeson, Clara Melander Handledare: Niklas Hallberg Nyckelord: Öppen innovation, selektivt avslöjande, problemrelaterad Title: From a closed to an open innovation process - A Case Study of Stora Enso's innovation project in Hyltebruk Seminar date: 2016-06-03 Course: FEKH19, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS Authors: Sara Albihn, Sofi Bondeson, Clara Melander Advisor: Niklas Hallberg Key words: Open innovation, selective r

I art. 4 OECD:s modellavtal fastställs begreppet hemvist och i artikeln anges att en person anses ha hemvist om denne enligt lagstiftningen i denna stat är skattskyldig där på grund av hemvist, bosättning, plats för företagsledning eller annan liknande omständighet. Art. 4 fastställer därmed avtalets tillämpningsområde och artikeln är även av betydelse för ett antal andra artiklar som hänvisar tilArticle 4 of the OECD Model Tax Convention establishes the term ‘resident’ which refers to a person who, under the laws of that State, is liable to tax therein by reason of his domicile, residence, place of management or any other criterion of a similar nature. Thereby, article 4 defines the scope of the tax treaty and the article is also relevant for a number of other articles which refer to the