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Large eddy simulations of thermal plume in two different scenarios have been carried out using a self-developed parallel computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, SMAFS (Smoke Movement And Flame Spread), with subgrid-scale turbulence modeled using the Smagorinsky model. Two different initial conditions were used in the simulations, and the results were compared to show that the initial condition ha
Many visual cues for surface reconstruction from known views are sparse in nature, e.g., specularities, surface silhouettes, and salient features in an otherwise textureless region. Often, these cues are the only information available to an observer. To allow these constraints to be used either in conjunction with dense constraints such as pixel-wise similarity, or alone, we formulate such constra
There are several factors that influence the radiologist's ability to detect a specific structure/lesion in a radiograph. Three factors that are commonly known to be of major importance are the signal itself, the system noise and the projected anatomy. The aim of this study was to determine to what extent the image background acts as pure noise for the detection of subtle lung nodules in five diff
Riskanalysen har genomförts av institutionen för brandteknik, Lunds tekniska högskola, i samarbete med räddningstjänsten i Jönköping. Riskanalysen gjordes på uppdrag av Statens räddningsverk och ingår som en del i deras projekt om kommunal riskhantering. De inblandade har från brandteknik varit Göran Holmstedt (projektledare), och Jan-Erik Öst. Från räddningstjänsten i Jönköping har Clas Lövgren d
The transition rates of the intercombination lines 2s2p(3 5)S(2)(0)-->2s(2)2p(2 3)P(1,2) are computed using a systematic configuration interaction method (SCIV3). The calculated lifetime of the upper S-5(2)o, level is in excellent agreement with a recent experiment. The branching ratio of the two lines is very different from earlier, less accurate theoretical values.
An hepatitis A epidemic among 36 persons, mainly drug addicts, occurring over an 18-week period, is described. There were indications that smuggling and transportation of narcotic drugs in the rectum started the outbreak, either through direct contamination of the drug or manipulation of the drug resulting in contaminated fingers.
The LUCS Haptic Hand I together with a set of haptic models is the first in a series of projects aimed at studying haptic perception for building several robotic hands together with cognitive computational models of the corresponding human neurophysiology. The haptic systems have been trained and tested with a set of objects consisting of balls and cubes, and the activation in the modules correspo
The kinetics of dipolar nonradiative energy transfer (DET) between dyes confined to the core−corona interface region of poly(isoprene-b-methyl methacrylate) block copolymers (PI−PMMA) in acetonitrile was analyzed using a new distribution model for energy transfer in spherical micelles. The distribution of block junction points was described by the model of Helfand and Tagami (HT) for the strong se
This thesis deals with techniques for the full integration of radio frequency (RF) transmitter with CMOS technology. The theory and implementation of high performance digital-to-analog converters (DACs) for radio frequency (RF) transmitters have been studied. A linear interpolation DAC architecture is proposed. By employing the linear interpolation, the attenuation of DAC's image components is sig
Glucagon, secreted from pancreatic islet a cells, stimulates gluconeogenesis and liver glycogen breakdown. The mechanism regulating glucagon release is debated, and variously attributed to neuronal control, paracrine control by neighbouring beta cells, or to an intrinsic glucose sensing by the a cells themselves. We examined hormone secretion and Ca2+ responses of a and b cells within intact roden
The focus of this article is on the legal profession's visual self-image of legal authority. It takes a departure from the themes of visual legal communication and discusses the relationship between text and pictures in the legal domain. The discussion concludes with a reflection on the consequences of the modern pictorial evolution. Bearing this discussion in mind, will the development of the ICT
We investigate spin-dependent interband magnetotunneling processes in strained broken-gap resonant tunneling structures made from InAs, AlSb, and GaSb, which are promising materials for quantum devices. InAs/AlSb/GaSb/InAs/AlSb/GaSb double-barrier structures grown on both InAs and GaSb are considered. Transmission coefficients for interband tunneling processes from individual eigenstates in the In
Multiple windows have been used in spectrum analysis to reduce variance. In this paper, a multiple-window approach is suggested in cepstrum analysis, where the period of the system response should be estimated. The logarithm of the spectrum as well as the liftering are approximated by a division of two multiple-window spectra. The method is useful especially in the case of short periods of the per
Background Both gastrectomy (GX) and ovariectomy (OVX) induce osteopenia in man and experimental animals. The present study addresses the question - can alendronate, estrogen or parathyroid hormone (PTH) be used to treat established GX- or OVX -evoked osteopenia? Methods Rats were GX-, OVX- or SHAM-operated 8 weeks before starting the treatment with drugs. Each group was then treated for 8 weeks
Popular Abstract in Swedish I denna avhandling studeras korruption och mutor som i första hand sociala och moraliska, snarare än ekonomiska, fenomen. Vilka beskrivningar och tolkningar ger svenska och danska biståndsarbetare av sina möten med vardaglig korruption? Hur fördömes, ursäktas eller rättfärdigas användandet av mutor? Går det att tala om en etikett för mutor, och hur ser denna i så fall uIn this dissertation, corruption and bribery are investigated as social and moral, rather than economic, phenomena. The analysis concentrates on the ways in which Swedish and Danish aid workers describe their experiences of everyday or 'petty' corruption. How do they view their encounters with everyday corruption in developing countries? In what ways are bribes condemned, excused, or justified? Wh
