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This paper assesses the potential changes in the demand for forest-based biomass for various energy purposes in Sweden in 2030 and 2050, respectively. The assessment is based on a review of scenarios and predictions of how the Swedish energy system may develop, taking into account techno-economical conditions. It includes potential changes in district heating, electricity production in combined he

Much of biology happens at the protein-water interface, so all dynamical processes in this region are of fundamental importance. Local structural fluctuations in the hydration layer can be probed by 17O magnetic relaxation dispersion (MRD), which, at high frequencies, measures the integral of a biaxial rotational time correlation function (TCF) - the integral rotational correlation time. Numerous

BACKGROUND: Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis with a rising prevalence around the globe. While educational inequalities in incidence and prevalence of gout have been reported, no previous study investigated educational inequality in mortality among people with gout. The aim of this study was to assess absolute and relative educational inequalities in all-cause and cause-specific morta

Importance: Mitochondrial disease is being diagnosed with increasing frequency. Although children with mitochondrial disease often have severe, life-limiting illnesses, many survive into adulthood. There is, however, limited information about the impact of mitochondrial disease on healthcare utilization in the U.S. across the lifespan. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of inpatient hospi

Syfte: Syftet med rapporten var att granska Sveriges fem största revisionsföretag för att avgöra hur långt de kommit i processen integrerad rapportering, samt identifiera vilka faktorer som kan ha påverkat. Teoretiska perspektiv: De perspektiv som har utgjort rapportens teoretiska grund är primärt intressentmodellen, legitimitetsteorin och . Detta för att täcka hållbarhetsperspektivet studien

On January 1, 2010 Transportstyrelsen became responsible for withdrawing taxi driver licenses, which before was a responsibility of länsstyrelsen. In the process of a withdrawal, bureaucrats at these public authorities implement a law, made by lawyers, probably meant to be used by lawyers. The objective of the law, which the decisions of withdrawal are founded on, has proven to be that no improper

From 2002 to 2015, the Iranian nuclear program was a central issue of U.S. foreign policy. This issue was addressed by the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama who had significantly different approaches to said issue. Consequently, the discourse used to address the issue was also different. This study argues that in addressing the issue of the Iranian nuclear program, ther

This paper highlights the complexity and ambiguity regarding the phenomenon of so called honour-related violence and oppression and explores how these matters are taken into consideration in the field of social work. In order to explore this field of study we used qualitative research as the method of inquiry. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six female social workers working with pe

Föreliggande uppsats är ett examensarbete på juristprogrammet. Uppsatsen är skriven inom området familjerätt och avser att belysa problematiken av beslutanderättens utformning vid gemensam vårdnad. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka bestämmelsen i 6 kap. 13 a § första punkten FB och hur paragrafen förhåller sig till när vårdnadshavare inte kan nå konsensus Enligt svensk vårdnadslagstiftning äThe present essay is an examination paper for a degree of Master of Law. The essay is written in the area of family law and intends to highlight the problem of decision-making for joint custody. The purpose of this paper is to examine the provision in Chapter 6. 13 a § first point FB and how it relates to when the guardians can not reach consensus. According to Swedish custody laws, it is the be

This study was motivated by the current vulnerable status of Chinese taught as a second language in Swedish gymnasium education, calling for further knowledge on how theories on second language (L2) acquisition can benefit instruction on L2 Chinese. Since language textbooks often constitute the curriculum in Swedish classrooms, two Chinese textbooks were targeted for analysis in terms of the seque

Detta examensarbete är ett samarbete mellan Institutionen för Industriell Produktion på Lunds Tekniska Högskola och Trelleborg AB. Målet med arbetet är att analysera polymerhanteringen i Trelleborgs mixing-avdelning utifrån ett lean perspektiv, samt att komma fram till ett nytt förbättrat produktionsflöde. Det nya flödet ska vara effektivare när det kommer till kapacitet, operatörstid, trucktranspThis thesis is a collaborative project between the division of Production and Materials Engineering and Trelleborg AB. The aim of the thesis is to analyse the current pre-batch polymer handling process, assess the current process from a Lean perspective, and provide a new handling process which is more effective in terms of capacity, operator time, forklift transportation and traceability. The cur

A well-known maxim defines politics as "the art of the possible". This definition implies that the nature of politics is relative to specific circumstances and derives from an adoption of the line of action possible under given circumstances; correlated to this is a rejection of political activities whose realisation is impossible while being subjected to these circumstances. This essay

Cooperative and reciprocal practices within agriculture have been widely discussed as important strategies in order to reduce risks and costs of labour and capital acquisition. Within the Andes reciprocal norms appear to be particularly institutionalized due to their historical rootedness in Andean culture. With the present case study I sought to examine reciprocal exchange practices in agricultur

Popular Abstract in Swedish Det finns tre typer av makromolekyler som är grundläggande för allt liv på jorden: DNA, RNA och proteiner. I varje cell i kroppen finns en kopia av vår arvsmassa, DNA. Denna består av gener som avkodas först till RNA och sedan till tiotusentals proteiner. Alla gener är inte aktiva i varje cell eller i varje tidpunkt. Proteiner kontrollerar nästan alla aspekter av det viProteins are complex structures and years of research have been spent on attempts to understand their complexity. The non-covalent interactions involved in protein folding are: hydrophobic effect, electrostatic interactions, van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonding. It has been of great interest to address the importance of each of those interactions in proteins. While hydrophobic effect is

Popular Abstract in Swedish Ett glas mjölk innehåller ungefär tusen miljarder små oljedroppar. Varje droppe är en tusendels millimeter stor. Dropparna är suspenderade i en blandning av vatten, proteiner och lösta molekyler. Små droppar av olja i vatten brukar kallas emulsioner. Emulsioner är vanliga beståndsdelar i livsmedel och finns exempelvis i allehanda mjölkprodukter, såser, smeter och dressiDifferent approaches and sub-models for the modelling of emulsification in a high-pressure homogenizer are reviewed and compared in terms of both practical aspects and how well they describe what is currently known on the emulsification process in general and on high-pressure homogenization in particular. Special effort is devoted to comparing the model developments presented in the appended paper

This thesis consists of five parts, each of which considers methods based on filter banks for different applications in signal and image processing. In Part I, a non-parametric estimation method is proposed using filter banks to estimate signals with varying waveforms and arrival times. This method, which provides a linear, robust estimate of the signal, is based on a series expansion by a set of

Materialets andra liv - Återanvändning och återvinning av polyAl Tetra Paks ständiga strävan att utveckla sina förpackningar inom ramarna av en cirkulär ekonomi ligger till grund för utvärderingen av alla möjligheter till återvinning och återanvändning. PolyAl, materialet som skyddar både förpackningen och dess innehåll, tillhör ett område där ett större fokus inom detta behövs. För att utforska

Research question: How can business-to-business companies utilize social media in order to manage their established customer relationships? Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the theoretical framework and case studies in order to gain an understanding for the advantages and disadvantages of social media in a relationship perspective. To be able to answer how business-to-busine