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Thinking with Performance: Research-Based Aesthetics in Times of Conflict and Crisis is an artistic research project in which I examine how to critically think with performance. My main thesis is that research-based performance uses research to respond to conflict and crisis and to create spaces for thinking where artist and audience can reflect on the represented material. As such the research-ba
This study investigated age-related changes in the human brain function using both traditional EEG analysis (power spectra) and the correlational dimension, a measure reflecting the complexity of EEG dynamics and, probably, the complexity of neurophysiologicaI processes generating the EEG. Assuming that the accumulation of individual experience is determined by the formation of functionally relate
A model of attack dynamics on a single tree under mass attack by the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus is developed from earlier studies of pheromone production and response of the flying population to the pheromone signal. The model is explored for different numbers and sex‐ratios of pioneer beetles and responding beetles. Both numbers of pioneers and responders were important for the dynamics,
Using tethered American cockroaches walking on a trackball in a spherical virtual reality environment, we tested optomotor responses to horizontally moving black-and-white gratings of different vertical extent under six different light intensities. We found that shortening the vertical extent of the wide-field stimulus grating within a light level weakened response strength, reduced average veloci
The motivation for the project is to investigate what happens if I add a second Earth in the Solar System and project it forward in time. I add an Earth mass planet (called Earth two) in the same orbit as the Earth on the other side of the Sun (i.e. six months ahead of the original Earth). I then investigate how the perturbation of the second Earth effects the Solar System in the short and the lon
Amid the many food safety scandals and rapid urbanization, China’s peri-urban areas have recently witnessed the emergence of alternative food systems (AFSs). Situated in a context different from that of the West, their impact has remained poorly understood and under researched. This paper explores how Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) can enhance food security in China’s cities. Based on Polan
The aim of the study was to examine parents’ experiences of personal assistance of their child's personal assistance in the home. The focus set on the relationship to the assistant. The material has been gathered through semi-structured interviews and the sample group consisted of four parents. The approach is ethno methodological. Furthermore, the concepts of backstage and frontstage from Gof
The question whether Sweden should ratify the UN Convention ILO 169 on indigenous people’s rights, is a central part of the discourse on Sami rights and policy today. In this study, we analyze an official report of the Swedish Government; SOU 1999:25, The Sami - an indigenous people in Sweden. The question of Sweden's ratification to the ILO Convention No. 169. The aim of the study, is to exam
The Modelica language supports reusable components throughout the design process. Using the Functional Mock-up Interface, system model built by reusable components can be transferred to different platforms. This can be done in a straightforward manner and makes it possible for different engineering divisions to use the same Modelica models. In this thesis, it is displayed how a Modelica model of
This thesis examines how asymmetric information causes issues in online markets and how it leads to mispricing between buyers and sellers. Asymmetric information and its negative effect on traditional markets have been examined by earlier studies but we strive to test the the theory on an online market. This is tested by looking at how review systems affects the market and whether this information
The Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is becoming increasingly popular in vehicles as a means to prevent spin-out and lane departure accidents, and is nowadays a standard feature in most cars. From 2012 the ESP will also be a standard feature in buses. As a first step, this thesis is dedicated to implementing an ESP for an articulated bus in simulation using Matlab/Simulink. The core of the ESP i
