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The introduction of new technology in the complex and safety-critical obstetric setting represents a notoriously difficult process. The changes of working practice brought about by a new device can challenge and affect professional boundaries. Consistent with the epistemological pluralism of medical social science research we decided to explore and celebrate the partially overlapping and sometimes

Africa has suffered two traumatizing events in history that have helped shape the present day individual, be it on the continent or in the diaspora. First there was the transatlantic slave trade that spanned from the 15th century to the late 19th century and saw the inhuman and forceful transportation of Africans to plantations and homes in the Americas. Then came colonialism immediately after sla

Indonesia is a country with a growing economy and in pararrel with economic growth, energy demand in the country is increasing rapidly. However, energy supply in the country is becoming an issue since Indonesia’s energy supply mainly depends on fossil fuel resources which is non-renewable and the national reserve of fossil fuel itself has been decreasing. At this rate, Indonesia will have to impor

Recent research indicates that several neurological diseases that affect motor functions could be diagnosed using analysis of detailed arm and hand motion. This analysis has earlier been carried out manually by looking for certain mo- tion patterns in patients and animals performing a skilled reaching task. In this thesis we investigate the possibility of performing these tests in a more auto- mat

This study is about diplomatic recognition, and why some states have not received full diplomatic recognition from the international community. The central research-problem focuses on the factors that affect a state's foreign policy decision not to recognize other states. Taiwan and Kosovo are chosen as research-cases through a strategic case-selection. The theoretical framework used in this s

The corporate governance mechanism should be evaluated by both region and company levels, since legislation setting and regulatory enforcement are equally critical. It is found that Hong Kong outperforms than Mainland China at both levels, hereby more converge towards OECD Principles. There are root causes contributing to the differences and similarities of corporate governance in the regions, whi

With the aim to study how to establish a strong brand, this thesis use Sony Ericsson as an example to find out how did the brand identity influence on the customer loyalty, and then investigate what¡¯s relationship between them. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to support research. The analysis results show that there is a positive relationship between brand identity and custome

We employ a VAR-model to study the dynamics of inflation and the role of inflation expectations and other macro economic variables to the inflation process with annual data over the period 1880-2005 in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, The UK and The US. We divide the period into four sub-periods following the Lucas critique (1976). The periods under examination are: 1880-1913, 1914-1939, 1

For the dosimetry of interstitial photodynamic therapy (IPDT), the fibre positioning and the distributed light fluence that activates the treatment are essential. With sufficient supply of oxygen and photosensitiser, the treatment effect depends entirely on the distributed light. By proper dosimetry, the illumination is limited to the tumour and adjacent sensitive tissues are spared. The fibre po

The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the change in the likelihood of M&A activity (dependent variable) in a European and a Latin American cluster due to changes in independent variables,demonstrating the ability of macroeconomic (GDP per capita, exchange rate, and commodity price) and firm-specific factors (Leverage ratio, cash reserve ratio, and company size) to influence business

The influence of the co-solutes TMAO, urea, and NaCl on the hydration repulsion between lipid membranes is investigated in a combined experimental/simulation approach. Pressure-hydration curves obtained via sorption experiments reveal that the repulsion significantly increases when the membranes are loaded with co-solutes, most strongly for TMAO. As a result, the co-solutes retain additional water

Five neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptor subtypes have been cloned in mammals. The degree of sequence conservation differs considerably between subtypes as well as between evolutionary lineages. To shed further light on this, we have cloned the five NPY receptors in the guinea pig. Here, we report the cloning of the guinea pig Y2 receptor. The Y2 receptor is generally highly conserved, with 90-95% ident