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Objective: To assess the quality of reporting in observational studies in dermatology. Data Sources: Five dermatology journals-the Archives of Dermatology, the British Journal of Dermatology, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, and Acta Dermato-Venereologica. Study Selection: Cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies published as or

Aims. The aim of this paper is to explore and map the age and abundance structure of the stars in the nearby Galactic disk. Methods. We have conducted a high-resolution spectroscopic study of 714 F and G dwarf and subgiant stars in the Solar neighbourhood. The star sample has been kinematically selected to trace the Galactic thin and thick disks to their extremes, the metal-rich stellar halo, sub-

Addressing key environmental concerns during humanitarian assistance is critical to prevent additional hazards, reduce risks, and to not further increase the vulnerability of disaster-affected populations. However, the environment remains an underappreciated cross-cutting issue within the humanitarian sector and efforts to systematically integrate environmental concerns into humanitarian assistanc

This report describes the development and design of a new concept for a lifting device in Tetra Pak’s R1 filling line. It is important that the problems and challenges with the current design, the Tetra Pak R1 Elevator, is fathomed to get a better understanding of what was aimed to achieve in this thesis and why. The purpose of the Tetra Pak R1 filling line is to automatically fold, fill and seal

Computer-Assisted Language Learning, more simply abbreviated as "CALL", dates back to the 60s, 70s and 80s. Tested in language laboratories, pioneer CALL software was limited to very simply mechanical exercises on a stationary PC machine. By the year of 2016, product innovation has brought CALL software development into a new dimension. Today, we not only witness the growth of learning m

Gig-ekonomins intåg på den svenska arbetsmarknaden har väckt många arbetsrättsliga frågor. Den här uppsatsen behandlar en av de frågorna, nämligen hur de traditionella arbetstagar- och arbetsgivarbegreppen står sig inom ramen för gig-ekonomin. Att det uppkommer arbetsrättsliga problem vid tillämpningen av begreppen beror på att den rättsliga utgångspunkten för arbetsrättens tillämpningsområde är eThe rise of the gig economy in the Swedish labour market has lead to several legal questions concerning labour law. This essay aims to discuss one of these questions, namely how the traditional concepts of employee and employer are holding up in the gig economy. The reason for this legal issue is that the overall departure of the applicability of Swedish labour law is a bilateral labour market wit

Purpose – This study aims to enable robotic friction stir welding (FSW) in practice. The use of robots has hitherto been limited, because of the large contact forces necessary for FSW. These forces are detrimental for the position accuracy of the robot. In this context, it is not sufficient to rely on the robot’s internal sensors for positioning. This paper describes and evaluates a new method for

The applicability of using flat composite plates and hollow core composite cylinders for moisture absorption testing of unidirectional glass/polymer composites used in high voltage composite (non-ceramic) insulators was examined. Two main issues were addressed in this work. First, the effect of specimen geometry (cylinders vs. plates) on moisture absorption by the composites was investigated both

The focus of this work has been to implement a generic netlist reduction engine to speed up circuit simulations. The netlist reduction techniques are further optimized for Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM), wherein we exploit the repetitive pattern of the circuit. There are many driving factors for developing a netlist reduction engine for SRAM simulations. In today's System on Chip (SoC), S

This thesis purpose is to look at British media’s coverage of Chinese developmental involvement in Africa, particularly at how the most-read newspapers in the UK have written about the situation, and how they have used media framing when reporting on it. As media can have an enormous impact on people’s perception of certain situations, this paper’s aim is to analyse the media discourse and offer a

Det här examensarbetet är inspirerat av den samhällsutvecklingen som sker framför våra ögon, där alltfler samkönade relationer tillkommer men lämnas fortfarande utanför på grund av deras begränsade rättigheter i den fria rörligheten. Den fria rörligheten för personer och deras familjemedlemmar är en av EU:s grundläggande principer, rättigheten måste därmed vara omfattande genom att ge alla unionsmThis thesis is inspired by the societal development that is taking place before our eyes where, more and more same-sex relationships are added but are still left out due to their limited rights in free movement. The free movement of persons and their family members is one of the fundamental principles of the EU, and the right must therefore be comprehensive by giving all Union citizens and their f

Begreppet psykisk misshandel kan vid första anblick tyckas svår att greppa. En ojämn maktrelation kan förstås som kärnan av begreppet och för barnrätten blir därför relationen mellan barn och förälder central. Idag finns begreppet i 2 § LVU och kan leda till tvångsvård, under förutsättning att barnets hälsa eller utveckling påtagligt riskerar att skadas. Arbetets syfte har varit att närma sig begThe term psychological abuse may intuitively seem difficult to grasp. An uneven power dynamic can be described as the core of the term and relating to children’s rights it centers around the relation between a child and their parent. Today, the term is found in the second paragraph of the Care of Young Persons Act and can lead to compulsory care, if there is a significant risk to the child’s healt

With the transition towards an electrified vehicle fleet, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have come into focus for different stakeholders due to their high costs, resource, and energy demands for production as well as connected environmental concerns and supply risks. Circular economy (CE) strategies to slow and close resource loops and circular business models (CBMs) are discussed as solutions to th

BIM, byggnadsinformationsmodellering, är ett arbetssätt som blir allt vanligare. Det innebär att olika objekt bygger upp en övergripande 3D-modell där man kan finna mängder av information om dessa objekt. Ett objekt kan vara allt ifrån en bropelare till en elstolpe. Syftet med denna rapport är att utifrån Trafikverkets roll som beställare undersöka vilka för- och nackdelar det skulle innebära med BIM, Building Information Modeling, is an increasingly common way of working. This means that different objects build up an overall 3D-model where you can find lots of information about these objects. An object can be anything from a bridge pillar to an electric pole. The purpose of this report is to, based on the Swedish Transport Administrations’ as a client, investigate the advantages and disad

In the modern business environment, there is growing number of companies placing weight on sustainability-related issues, such as waste management, local communities, use of resources etc. At the same time such stakeholders as investors, consumers, employees and communities are increasingly interested in understanding company’s efforts and progresses in the area of sustainability. With that respec

Examensarbetet besvarar frågan om överföringar av asylsökande till Georgien som ännu inte fått sina asylskäl utförligt utredda skulle utsätta dem för en verklig risk för omänsklig eller förnedrande behandling och därmed vara oförenliga med Europakonventionens artikel 3. Asylrätten bygger på bedömningar av individuella asylskäl. I examensarbetet studeras därför problem i Georgien som är generella nThis graduate thesis examines if readmitting asylum seekers from EU member states to Georgia without first thoroughly assessing their claims would be illegal on the grounds that it would expose them to a real risk of ill-treatment contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The basis of asylum law is protection based on individual grounds. This graduate thesis therefore studi

An environmentally hazardous activity, where surface water management exists, can be bound by Swedish law to apply for an environmental permit or has a duty to report its activity. In recent years, the environmental permitting regulations have undergone comprehensive changes where old practices and environmental quality standards are phased out and new ones introduced. In this study, a previously

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur avvägningen mellan effektivitet och rättssäkerhet i förarbetena till skattetillägget kommit att påverka hur dagens skattetillägg fungerar i praktiken vid Skatteverkets kontrollverksamhet avseende tjänsteavdrag. Detta redogörs för genom att dagens regelverk och de förarbeten som legat till grund för skattetillägget analyseras i förhållande till effektivThe purpose of this essay is to investigate how the trade-off between efficiency and rule of law during the legislation processes for the tax surcharge has come to affect how today's tax surcharge works in practice regarding the Swedish Tax Agency's monitoring of tax deductions for work-related expenses made by natural persons. This essay will examine this through analyzing today's reg

I svenska djurskyddslagen konstateras att djur har en rad olika intressen och behov som ska beredas skydd. Samtidigt är djur rättsligt kategoriserade som objekt och kan till följd därav inte inta partsställning och få sina intressen representerade i rättsliga processer. En sådan ordning innebär svårigheter med att säkerställa djurskyddets efterlevnad. En möjlig lösning på detta, som också har lyftThe Swedish Animal Welfare Act states that animals have a number of different interests and needs that must be protected. At the same time, animals are legally categorized as objects and, as a result, cannot stand as a legal party and have their interests represented in legal proceedings. This entails difficulties in ensuring compliance with the Animal Welfare Act. One possible solution, which has

For many years the benefits of using stockings that exert a pressure on the legs, to prevent and treat a number of health conditions, have been well known. For just as many years carers and caretakers have been struggling to put on these stockings onto the legs. The high compression strength of the stockings makes it very difficult to put them on the way one does with ordinary stockings. Today, me