This thesis investigates a TEM cell (Transverse ElectroMagnetic cell) design for material characterization. The focus is to design a practical setup where the material measurement is straightforward to implement. A test sample is placed between the two ports in the setup to measure the scattering parameters. The impedance matching between the coaxial to microstrip transition and the TEM cell taper

Destruktiva skogsbränder är vanliga idag och genererar nyheter varje år. Förr i tiden var skogsbränder dock ett viktigt ursprung till förnyelse i många ekosystem. Många arter är anpassade och beroende av skogsbränder. Uppskattningen av skogsbrandstorleken är viktig för att återinsätta bränder i skogen med en naturlig rotation. Storleksuppskattning av dåtida skogsbränder har undersökts i många årtSize estimations of fires that occurred centuries ago have been the subject of study for many decades. More accurate spatial fire histories from tree rings were possible by either drawing the sample location on detailed topographic maps or using GPS receivers. A popular method of delineating fire sizes is to draw an outline around the fire-scarred samples considering topographic and landscape feat

Title: Practicing service work without a shield - A qualitative case study on employees’ experiences of interactive service works Submission Date: 23rd of May 2014 Course: Master Degree Project in Managing, Peoples Knowledge and Change Authors: Annie Hansson and Erica Samuelsson Supervisors: Jens Rennstam and Stephan Schaefer The department of Business and Administration School of Economic

Sambandet mellan mognaden av immunsystemet och mag- tarmkanalen Mognaden av mag-tarmkanalen tros vara sammankopplad med mognaden av immunförsvaret efter födseln. Nyligen gjorda studier indikerar att immunceller, framförallt T-celler, kan ha en roll i detta eftersom behandling med immunhämmande mediciner kan fördröja mognadsprocessen hos unga råttor. Råttor föds med en omogen tarm anpassad för uppBackground: Rat pups are born with an immature intestine adapted for the effective uptake of milk nutrients and with high permeability for bioactive molecules from the maternal milk until weaning. During weaning the immune system is activated after stimulation with e.g. dietary antigens, leading to an inflammatory response in the gut. This response is believed to be important for progress of gut m

This paper questions the relation between narrative and symbolic violence in a Japanese context. It stresses the importance of children’s literature for socialization into a specific sociocultural reality and it especially focuses on the role played by folktales and picture books with their representations of narrative violence. By assuming a structural perspective on the sociology of childhood, t

This study will show what particular elements, by using a digital tool such as Pluttra, in the practice of conducting pedagogical documentation in the Swedish preschools are profound. By conducting an ethnographic fieldwork and participant observation among the preschool teachers at one preschool, and in-depth interviews with two preschool teachers at another preschool, within the same town. The e

This thesis examines social media campaigns in the Austrian NGO sector, focusing on fundraising, awareness-raising and advocacy campaigns. Building knowledge on existing literature on social media and the theory of social marketing, as well as through conducting practitioner interviews success factors of social media campaigns of Austrian NGOs are identified. The main limitation of this study is,

The EU imposed targeted sanctions on Myanmar in 1996, which were later lifted in 2013. The sanctions were adopted because of the violation of human rights and the absence of democracy in the country. This study aims to examine the effects on Myanmar’s exports, due to the sanctions. The paper takes two approaches. First, it applies a gravity model to distinguish if the sanctions had an impact on th

With behavioural and electrophysiological data from 24 participants, the goal of the present study was to advance the understanding of memory interference and how it is resolved by cognitive control of memory. Previous work has shown that a retrieval cue can be processed in a goal-directed manner and that beforehand knowing what to expect further can facilitate the processing and thereby reduce in

The present thesis investigates motion-emotion metaphors in Estonian and compares them cross-linguistically with Finnish, English and Swedish. Motion-emotion metaphors (e.g. I fell into depression) are expression types that denote affective responses, which imply conspicuous bodily changes, using motion verbs and other linguistic expressions that typically express actual motion. Metaphor has been

Hungrig redan två timmar efter frukost? En kalori är inte en kalori. Frukostar med olika komposition påverkar hungerkänslor på olika vis, trots att de innehåller samma mängd energi. Det är inte heller den frukost som du först känner dig mest mätt av som sedan gör att du äter minst till lunch. Denna studie har undersökt fyra frukostar, Ägg & bröd, Ägg & frukt, Yoghurt & müsli och SyThis master thesis aims to examine the effect of isoenergetic but different composed breakfasts on satiety and satiation in a Swedish context. Four isoenergetic breakfasts were composed: egg & bread, egg & fruits, yoghurt & müsli and jam & bread. The breakfasts were composed pairwise where the first two consisted of the same distribution of glycemic carbohydrates, fiber, protein an

The aim of this study was to examine the Swedish prostitution law that makes it illegal to buy sexual services but legal to sell them. More specifically the aim was to find out the perceptions and attitudes of social workers in regards to the Sex Purchase Act which was enacted in 1999 and was first of its kind in the world. We carried out qualitative interviews in three larger Swedish municipaliti

Denna uppsats behandlar idrottskvinnor i nyhetssändningar i svensk respektive italiensk public service-tv. Undersökningen redogör för hur kvinnliga idrottare skildras i jämförelse med manliga i nyhetssändningarna som granskats. För att skapa en internationell uppfattning vad gäller representationen av damidrotten i tv valdes en komparativ undersökning mellan Italiens och Sveriges public service-ka

I den här studien har kvinnor som arbetar inom vård och omsorg intervjuats angående deras upplevelser av den psykosociala arbetsmiljön. Sjukfrånvaron bland vård- och omsorgsyrken står för flest sjukfall i Sverige, och den psykiska ohälsan är som mest utbredd generellt i Sverige. Ohälsotalet kan således tolkas som organisatoriska brister inom den utsatta yrkeskategorin. Syftet med studien har varit

All studied motivators had a positive effect on Attitude towards consumption events. The perception of Social interaction was stronger for offline shopping, whereas Usefulness, Convenience and Value expression were stronger for online shopping. For offline shopping a combination of Cost saving, Enjoyment and Value expression is optimal and Cost saving, Usefulness and Enjoyment for online. Hence, i

Malaysia, in order to achieve its objective and aspiration in Vision 2020 of being a developed country by 2020 and transforming the economy into a knowledge-based one, considers the human resource development as an important strategy. Despite of Malaysian government’s high investment in education, relative to GDP, the quality and competitiveness of labour force in Malaysia is debatable. The implem

Syftet med denna text är dels att kunna beskriva och förklara anledningen till förändringen i Welles estetik från debutfilmen Citizen Kane (1941) till hans återkomst till USA med Touch of Evil (1958) dels att redogöra för hur den berättarstruktur som utmärkte hans debutfilm förekom i flera av hans produktioner. Jag skall särskilt behandla uppkomsten av filmen Mr. Arkadin/-Confidential Report; och

I mitt exjobb har jag programmerat en partikelsimulator vid forskningsanläggningen ESS. Partikelsimulatorn håller reda på var partiklarna är och vart de är på väg i partikelacceleratorn.For this thesis I have programmed and tested a particle simulator. It was coded in the Python programming language. In this simulator, both linear and non-linear elements can be used. The design philosophy was to make the program object-oriented for easy addition of new element types with a modular result. The Python language allowed for a smooth implementation and kept the code clear. In order to

Sustainability research builds upon its mutual relationship with the society to find futureoriented solutions to deal with societal challenges. In other words, it is a matter of research to produce societal impact. Furthermore, funders and researchers themselves increasingly desire for accountability, to show if societal impact is achieved. To deal with that, two adaptive questions have to be answ