Filtyp
This review examines the current status of knowledge of sepsis and pneumonia in the elderly population and how the dynamics of the pulmonary challenge affects outcome and consequences. Led by an unprecedented shift in demographics, where a larger proportion of the population will reach an older age, clinical and experimental research shows that aging is associated with certain pulmonary changes, b
The alteration of release of calcium ions from biological tissue by electromagnetic stimulation has bien reported by several authors (Kaczmarec and Adey 1974:, Bawin et al. 1975, 1978; Bawin and Adey 1976; Blackman et al. 1979, l980a,å; Joines and Blackman 1980, l98l; Joines et al. l98O). Bawin etal. (1975) reported that 147 MHz radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation altered the release of The 'ion cyclotron resonance hypothesis' was explored by Liboff et al. (1987) in an experiment involving incorporation of calcium-45 (n5Ca2*) in mixed human lymphocytes. The geomagnetic horizontal field component was'adjusted to 2l pT. The experiment was first performed at an amplitude of the applied oscillating field of 150 pT and a sharp minimum was obtained at the frequency of l43Hz, which corr
Abstract in Undetermined This paper presents a new automatic algorithm for extracting properties of an individual artist’s style and applying those properties to other drawings. The algorithm can be used to ensure consistent artistic style across a project by automatically transferring a selected style to hand drawn images. We present an algorithm that uses multiple stages; subdivision of an imageThis paper presents a new automatic algorithmfor extracting properties of an individual artist’sstyle and applying those properties to other drawings.The algorithm can be used to ensure consistent artisticstyle across a project by automatically transferringa selected style to hand drawn images. We present analgorithm that uses multiple stages; subdivision of animage into selected geons, extraction
This paper is based on the keynote talk that I gave on the EAHIL+ICAHIS+ICLC 2015 Workshop in Edinburgh. A starting point for the talk was the theme for the Workshop: “Research-minded: supporting, understanding, conducting research”. Some features of qualitative research are presented and a number of methods are mentioned before zooming in on interviewing, discussing some aspects of that method wiThis paper is based on the keynote talk that I gave on the EAHIL+ICAHIS+ICLC 2015 Workshop in Edinburgh. A starting point for the talk was the theme for the Workshop: “Research-minded: supporting, understanding, conducting research”. Some features of qualitative research are presented and a number of methodsare mentioned before zooming in on interviewing, discussing some aspects of that method wit
OBJECTIVE: It has been proposed that remission should be maintained throughout the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, the evidence supporting this is limited. Physical function measured by the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) is a major outcome in RA, and HAQ is shown to be one of the strongest predictors of longterm outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the physic
Under tidigt 2000-tal, efter att olika företagsskandaler uppdagats både i Sverige och internationellt, kom flera betänkanden som alla behandlade bolagsstyrningsfrågor. Resultatet av dessa utredningar blev regelverket “Svensk kod för bolagsstyrning”. Den svenska Koden för bolagsstyrning är marknadens självreglering på bolagsstyrningsområdet och bygger på principen ”följa eller förklara”. Denna prinDuring the early years of the 21st century, after the revealing of various corporate scandals, several public reports were published in Sweden concerning corporate governance issues. These reports became the framework for the Swedish Corporate Governance Code, a soft law instrument established by the market. “Comply or explain” is the regulatory approach for the Code, meaning that a company, in it
In four different phases in the years of 1938, 1941 and 1944/1945 the medieval leper hospital in Lund was extensively excavated. The excavations revealed a church and two different types of living quarters. The archaeologists encountered a large amount of artifacts across a variety of categories. In this thesis I have selected seven categories of finds that are related to everyday life. These have
The American public libraries rest on a foundation that dates back into the mid-19th century and are often talked about as a democratic institution. In later years some of these libraries have been outsourced or privatized and are now run and operated by private, for-profit companies. The aim of this study is to examine the arguments for and against the privatization of American public libraries a
Den här uppsatsen är ett examensarbete för juristprogrammet på Lunds universitet. Uppsatsen är skriven inom rättsområdet familjerätt och behandlar gällande rätt om vårdnadstvister samt problematiken kring uppgifter om våld i vårdnadstvister. Juridiska vårdnadstvister är ofta mycket känsliga och domstolen har många bestämmelser att förhålla sig till för att avgöra en tvist. Ytterligare en dimensioThis thesis is a degree project for the law program at Lund University. The essay is written within the juridical area of family law and deals with the established law on custody disputes and the problems regarding information about violence in custody disputes. Legal custody disputes are often quite sensitive and the court has to comply with several regulations when resolving a dispute. Moreover
The concept of the “Security-Development Nexus” illustrates a friction between two wellestablished norms that constitutes the EU's normative identity in external relations. A normative conflict where EU's vision of forming a strategic and collective international security policy has threatened its commitment to international development policy and its agenda to combat global poverty. EU&
The aviation industry is perceived as being unsustainable in the long term due to foreseen continuous growth and the use of finite natural resources. To become more sustainable airlines need to address sustainability in their business model and business strategies. This research explores how the two airline carrier types, Ryanair, an LCC, and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), an FSC, have addressed sus
This paper examines the relationship between ultra-low interest rates and the amount of zombie firms using panel data for Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland over the period 2007-2020 in a multivariable regression model. Specifically, the questions addressed are: is there a relationship between the interest rate and the amount of zombie firms? Could it be concluded that the amount of zombie firms
A strong linkage between the political views of the public and political elites is a fundamental feature of the democratic process. This master thesis aims to analyze the congruence between politicians and voters regarding the proposal to prohibit private welfare companies to earn profit. By using a matched pair of surveys collected during the years of 2012 and 2017, this essay analyses how issue
This paper analyzes the existence of market power on the Nordic electricity market between 2018-2022, and if the energy market turbulence caused by covid-19, and later deepened following the war in Ukraine affected producers' bidding behavior. Market power was tested using Cournot assumptions to see if producers withheld output strategically when demand was more inelastic. Auction data on syst
The study is compiled into a composite index for assessing the climate vulnerability of African nations. By employing a multidimensional approach, the index comprises nine distinctive hazards to examine a country’s sensitivity to climate change. These hazards are divided into three categories; acute physical hazards, chronic physical hazards and systemic hazards. This index structure is based on t
Policymakers are increasingly demanding that their investments in research and knowledge production should yield returns. The interest of evaluating the societal impact of research has grown rapidly as research funders request evidence that their investments lead to public benefits. This thesis is a study of how the Research Council of Norway has operationalized such demands into new evaluation pr
In this thesis the inoperability I/O model has been used in a case study to evaluate if it is applicable to Swedish conditions and if it is a suitable approach of describing interdependencies. The inoperability I/O model can, given a perturbation from one or more sectors, estimate the ripple effects measured in terms of industry inoperability and economic losses. The model approximates physical in
