In iterative receiver structures, soft information becomes available after the decoding stage in the first iteration. This information is used to enhance the quality of the channel estimates for the next iteration. Channel estimation plays a crucial role in multi-user detection because the effective identification sequence for each user strongly depends on the channel characteristics. To combine d

This paper deals with knowledge flows and collaboration between firms in the regional innovation system of southern Sweden. It focuses on industries which draw on different types of knowledge bases. The aim is to analyse how the functional and spatial organisation of knowledge interdependencies among firms and other actors vary between different types of industries which are part of the same regio

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Hur upplever och hanterar vuxna personer med stora rörelsehinder sin situation och sig själva? Hur hanterar funktionshindrade sina kontakter med vårdbyråkratin och med allmänheten? Hur påverkas självbild och livssyn av att leva med stora rörelsehinder? Det bärande temat i Funktionshinder och strategival är en kritik av den medikalisering som beskriver och formar funktionshindrade människors tillva

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has recently been forwarded as a critical regulator of inflammatory conditions, and it has been hypothesized that MIF may have a role in the pathogenesis of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hence, we examined effects of MIF immunoneutralization on the development of allergen-induced eosinophilic inflammation as well as on lipopol

Olika religioners närvaro i det svenska samhället ökar och därmed växer också behovet av en konstruktiv och kritiskt reflektion kring religiösa idéer. Den här boken riktar sig till läsare som vill få en uppfattning om vad kristna teologer traditionellt har diskuterat, samt vilka teologer i kristendomens historia och traditioner som haft särskild betydelse. Boken ger också en uppfattning om vilka i

The notion of animal welfare and of how to define it has been widely discussed within the literature. However, an integrative model, regarded to mirror the scope of animal welfare science and the ethical aspects of human treatment of animals directly related to the animals, has won some popularity the last 10-15 years. Thus the subjective experience of the animal, the health or fitness of the anim

Space agencies are planning the next generation simulators in preparation for future human missions to Moon and Mars. Simulators serve as tools to test new technologies, habitat design, procedures, protocols, physiological requirements and psychological countermeasures. This paper focuses on simulator fidelity. Simulator fidelity, as defined by the research team, is: The degree to which a simulato

Popular Abstract in Swedish ABSTRAKT Titel: Organ improvisation - activity, action and rhetorical practice [Orgelimprovisation - verksamhet, handling och retorisk praktik]. Författare: Karin Johansson Språk: Engelska Sökord: Orgelimprovisation, kulturhistorisk verksamhetsteori, högre musikutbildning, västerländsk konstmusik, diskursiv praktik, retorisk praktik. ISSN: 1404-6539 ISBN: 978-91-976053-This thesis focuses on contemporary organ improvisation in Western European musical culture. The aim of the study is to explore organists’ descriptions, constructions and definitions of improvisation in words and music, with an interest in the interaction between receptivity, creativity and change. As a research object, the art of organ improvisation is defined as a source for exploring learning a