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The Troubles in Northern Ireland have played a prominent part in modern European history. Despite the success of the Peace Process in the 1990s and subsequent stabilisation of the conflict through the introduction of power-sharing and paramilitary decommissioning of weapons, tensions still dominate the province. This thesis uses the Copenhagen School of Security Studies to investigate processes of
Antimicrobial peptides are effector molecules of the innate immune system. We recently showed that the human antimicrobial peptides alpha-defensin and LL-37 bind to glycosaminoglycans (heparin and dermatan sulphate). Here we demonstrate the obverse, i.e. structural motifs associated with heparin affinity (cationicity, amphipaticity, and consensus regions) may confer antimicrobial properties to a g
The current institutional framework for sustainable development is by far not strong enough to bring about the swift transformative progress that is needed. This article contends that incrementalism-the main approach since the 1972 Stockholm Conference-will not suffice to bring about societal change at the level and speed needed to mitigate and adapt to earth system transformation. Instead, the ar
Recurrent copy number variants (CNVs) are found in a significant proportion of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and some of these CNVs are associated with other developmental defects. In some syndromic patients, CHD may be the first presenting symptom, thus screening of patients with CHD for CNVs in specific genomic regions may lead to early diagnosis and awareness of extracardiac symp
While knowledge theorists urge attention to knowing in practice, two common habits in the empirical literature, which we call knowledge inherency and skepticism, function to re-center certain practitioners. The sites in which we study knowing thereby remain limited, hindering a fuller practice turn. We argue that this enduring tendency is problematic because it inhibits our understanding of ‘commu
The initiative to unite the economies of the Americas into a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is increasingly threatening the survival of the indigenous people making them coalesce into transnational coalitions with people throughout the region. The aim of this thesis is to examine how the threats posed by the proposed FTAA and the opportunities of transnational activism opposing it has infl
Internationell rättslig hjälp i brottmål är ett komplext institut av särskild natur. Det finns en mängd konventioner på området. I svensk nationell rätt gäller lagen om internationell rättslig hjälp i brottmål (LIRB). LIRB innehåller bestämmelser för Sverige i egenskap av såväl anmodad som ansökande stat. LIRB förbjuder inte en svensk åklagare att ansöka om tvångsmedel som är otillåtna i Sverige.
Friction modelling is a delicate problem which poses several challenges to control engineers. This work focuses on two recent models which describe friction with nonlinear dynamical systems: The Lugre model, and the model of Bliman & Sorine. Comparisons are made concerning friction phenomena captured, computational issues, identification of model parameters and behaviour at zero-crossings of t
Syfte: Det övergripande syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vad som förklarar förändringen i företags framtida utdelning. Mer specifikt ämnas undersöka om en förändring i kreditbetyg påverkar ett företags nästkommande års utdelning, samt om tidigare observerade samband och teorier håller på den europeiska marknaden. Metod: Denna kvantitativa studie har en explorativ inriktning med deduk-tiv an
A responsible and sustainable water resources management is important. It is also crucial to take the presence of watercourses into account during design of hydraulic structures such as small dams and bridges. Doing this requires knowledge of estimates of annual streamflow and extreme flows to be used for design purposes. This study is divided into two parts, both focusing on the departments of Sa
This paper looks at how China’s domestic development discourse creates and governs realities of objects, and subject. Using the works of Xi Jinping, the thesis uses the methods of governmentality by Mitchel Dean to analyze the data from the four analytical tools of epistheme, visibility, technical aspect, and identity to look at how the subject is positioned within collective mentalities, status o
The high spin states in the Ce-139 nucleus have been studied by in-beam gamma-spectroscopic techniques using the reaction Te-130(C-12,3n)Ce-139 at E-beam=65 MeV. A gamma detector array, consisting of five Compton-suppressed Clover detectors was used for coincidence measurements. 15 new levels have been proposed and 28 new gamma transitions have been assigned to Ce-139 on the basis of gamma gamma c
This discussion paper, by a Working Group of INTIMATE (Integration of ice-core, marine and terrestrial records) and the Subcommision on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), considers the prospects for a formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch. Although previous attempts to subdivide the Holocene have proved inconclusive, recent developments i
Syftet med denna undersökning var att undersöka en grupp hemlösa i Malmö med avseende på deras livskvalitet. Undersökningen omfattade 50 hemlösa personer varav sju kvinnor. Alla respondenter intervjuades med hjälp av Lancashire livskvalitetsprofil. Lancashire livskvalitetsprofil är ett strukturerat frågeformulär som används frekvent vid rutinmässiga uppföljningar och undersökningar i ett flertal l
