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Osteoporosis and low bone strength in older people may be due to low bone mass accrual or elevated age-related loss of bone mass. The mechanisms underlying loss of bone mass have long been subjected to research. However, research has only started in the last decade to focus on strategies to increase bone mass:the current opinion is that childhood and adolescence are critical periods for building u
Abstract in Norwegian Hovudlina i forskinga på lesing og skriving byggjer på tanken om at talt språk på alle vesentlege punkt er primært i høve til skrive språk. Omgrepsapparatet for studiet av språk og lese- og skrivedugleik er også bygd kring denne tanken. Dette er problematisk frå eit vitskapsteoretisk standpunkt sidan tanken om det talte språket sin dominans ikkje er tilstrekkeleg empirisk undMainstream research on reading and writing is based on the assumption, common in modern linguistics, that spoken language is primary to written language in most important respects. Unfortunately, the conceptual framework for the study of language and 'literacy' (encompassing both reading and writing skills) is built around this assumption. This is problematic with regard to the philosophy of scien
This study in contemporary history describes the transformation of the public sphere in Sweden during the period 1969-1999, and analyses the role of information technology and politics in the process. The overall aim of the study is to explain how, and why, the public sphere in Jürgen Habermas sense has deteriorated during a period of rapid technological and political change, when increasing atten
Arabica coffee production in Africa has declined significantly over the last half century, partly due to Coffee Berry Disease (CBD), caused by the fungus Colletotrichum kahawae. This disease results in substantial economic losses, estimated at USD 350- 500 million annually. Recent advancements in machine learning (ML) and computer vision offer powerful tools for disease detection. However, annotat
The basis for this thesis work is derived from two sources, a new Swedish District Heating (DH) law and the internal operation of Landskrona Energi AB (LEAB). The law states that a DH company should present their customers with a comparison of relevant key figures to customers with similar user profiles. LEAB communicates pricing changes, a cost estimation for the coming year and newly calculated
We discuss four interconnected issues that we believe have hindered investigations into how language may affect thinking. These have had a tendency to reappear in the debate concerning linguistic relativity over the past decades, despite numerous empirical findings. The first is the claim that it is impossible to disentangle language from thought, making the question concerning "influence" pointle
Bioplastics are a promising alternative for petroleum-based plastics that today is on high demand in our contemporary lifestyles. They are made from biopolymers such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Producing biopolymers from waste material feedstock using microbes increases profitability and environmental benefits as well as sustainability for biorefineries. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a robust m
The focus of this master’s thesis has been getting a six-legged robot to autonomously navigate around a room with obstacles. To make this possible a time-of-flight camera has been implemented in order to map the environment. Two force sensing resistors were also mounted on the front legs to sense if the legs are in contact with the ground. The information from the sensors together with a path plan
Uppsatsen behandlar barns rättsliga ställning i familjerättsliga mål, LVU-mål och asylmål. Arbetet syftar till att undersöka de likheter och skillnader som föreligger mellan dessa typer av processer. Det förekommer att barn kan vara inblandade hos flera myndigheter och domstolar samtidigt. Det kan handla om en vårdnadstvist mellan vårdnadshavarna i tingsrätten, samtidigt som det finns en begäran oThe essay deals with legal status of children in family law cases, LVU cases, and asylum cases. This work aims to investigate the similarities and differences that exist between these types of processes. It happens that a child may be involved with several governments and courts at the same time. This may involve a custody dispute between the legal guardians, in the district court, while there is
Background Today many organizations convert from being a traditional functional organization to becoming more temporary project-based organizations in order to respond to the changing environment. As a result, project-based organizations have difficulties to learn from within the project and between projects which force project members to “reinvent the wheel” over and over again. If organizations
The pressure on businesses to “give something back to society” has increased considerably in the last decades and concepts like Corporate Social Responsibility gained enormous populari-ty. While for many years companies have been distributing cash and goods to charity, attach-ing to the CSR agenda a philanthropic nuance, many companies have recently started to shift away from philanthropic giving
Trafficking in human beings is a topic that has received a lot of attention the last ten years. It has been referred to as a modern form of slavery and a crime against humanity. There is a flood of actors working to fight trafficking and save its victims, occupied with different forms of victim assistance. At the same time the EU is augmenting restrictions on visas and asylum legislation, border c
When capturing digital video there is always some amount of noise in the resulting signal. This is more pronounced in low-light conditions. In this thesis we have evaluated five algorithms for motion detection and noise reduction. All algorithms produce a filtered image and a motion mask. One of the algorithms is based on block-matching, one on fuzzy logic and one on low-rank matrix completion. Th
Korruption är ett begrepp som inte har någon klar definition. Det är många vetenskaper som diskuterar korruption, dock görs detta med delvis olika synvinklar. Denna framställning visar att det finns många olika perspektiv att anlägga på korruptionsproblematiken, perspektiv som dessutom leder till olika slutsatser om problematikens orsaker och verkan. Fler tvärvetenskapliga perspektiv behövs, för aCorruption is a term that has no clear definition. There are many disciplines that discuss corruption, however, this is done with somewhat different perspectives. This essay shows multiple perspectives on corruption issues, perspectives which also lead to different conclusions about the causes and effects of corruption. More interdisciplinary perspectives are needed to be able to work against corr
When the law that allowed same-sex couples register as partners gained legal force, the possibility for being considered as adoptive parents also opened up. This raised the question of whether homosexuals should be treated differently during the adoption proceedings. In this essay we have chosen to investigate the adoption social workers perception regarding family and sexual orientation and how t
Aktieägaravtal är ett vanligt avtalsinstitut inom svensk och norsk aktiebolags-rätt och reglerar förhållandet mellan aktieägarna i aktiebolaget. En vanlig form av aktieägaravtal är röstbindningsavtal (på norska ”stemmerettsavtaler”) som tar sikte på att reglera den rösträtt som aktieägare erhåller med anledning av aktieinnehav i ett aktiebolag. Aktieägaravtalets räckvidd begränsas av den ak-tiebolShareholders’ agreements are a common contractual institution in Swedish and Norwegian company law and regulate the relationship between the share-holders of the limited company. A common form of shareholder agreement is the voting rights agreement, which aims to regulate the voting rights that shareholders receive because of holding shares in a limited company. The effect of a shareholders’ agree
Bevisföringen i svensk rätt förutsätter muntlighet, omedelbarhet och koncentration och har gjort det sedan den nya Rättegångsbalkens ikraftträdande på mitten av 1900-talet. Principerna har ansetts som förutsättningar för den fria bevisvärderingen och kan på många sätt förklaras som reaktioner på den tidigare gällande processordningen i Sverige. Brottmålsförfarandet delades med den nya RättegångsbaThe submission of evidence in Swedish law presupposes orality, momentum and concision and has done so since the new Code of Conduct entered into force in the mid-20th century. The principles have been considered as conditions for the free assessment of evidence and can in many ways be explained as reactions to the previous procedural system in Sweden. The criminal procedure was earlier divided int
I dagens marknad måste akustiktak vara både funktionellt och estetiskt tilltalande. För att uppfylla de behoven har Saint-Gobain Ecophon utvecklat en produkt som heter Focus DS som är ett demonterbart akustiktak med dolt bärverk. Även om Focus DS uppfyller marknadsbehoven har Ecophon upptäckt att där är problem med den nuvarande designen av Focus DS som ofta leder till skador på takplattorna. MåleAcoustic ceilings in today’s market has to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing. In order to fulfill those needs Saint-Gobain Ecophon has developed a product called Focus DS which is a demountable acoustic ceiling with a concealed grid system. Even though Focus DS fulfills the markets needs Ecophon has discovered that there are issues with the current design of Focus DS that often results
This thesis assesses two relatively new rule of law tools of two regional organisations in Europe – the European Union with the new EU Framework for strengthening the rule of law, and the Venice Commission with a new rule of law checklist, and puts them in relation with a concrete case. The rule of law is a principle worth safeguarding at any time, but its relevance increases as it is being questi
Uppsatsen syftar till att ge läsaren en god inblick i den generella rättsliga regleringen av asyl-och sexualbrottsrätten. Därutöver behandlas en rad frågor som korrelerar mellan dessa rättsområden med fokus på den gemensamma beröringspunkten beträffande momentet som vanligen blir avgörande för utgången i målen; tillförlitlighets- samt trovärdighetsbedömningen. En rad nya aspekter på den i praxis fThis paper aims to give the reader a comprehensive insight into the realities of the way sexual and immigration law are treated by the Swedish judicial system. In particular, it addresses key points to do with the evaluation of evidence that often prove conclusive in the trials. An area of focus has been the light new research in the domain of criminal psychology has shed on the evidentiary weakne
