Recent developments in the field of optical clocks and quantum information have fueled the necessity for both fiber phase noise cancellation and laser stabilisation. The Quantum Information group at Lund University is conducting research on quantum computation experiments based on rare earth ion doped crystals and also application of slow light effects induced by spectral hole burning in these rar

This essay examined the connection between human experience and the interpretation of literature. The aims were to find out how expectations, experiences and knowledge colour our interpretations, and to get an understanding of how the meaning of literature is created and mirrored by the reader. Previous studies have been made on reader-response theory, but studies that focus on teacher-student rel

This research explores the promotional discourses the neoliberal experts and politicians use to legitimise the stipend shortages to the students, whose interests this policy contradicts. The thesis argues that the proponents of the reform established the dialogue with the opposition in order to avoid the large-scale protests against the policy. The study suggests that the policy promotion opens up

Heltäckande riskbedömning av kontaktallergiframkallande ämnen med cellbaserade metoden GARD®skin Metoden GARD®skin identifierar kontaktallergiframkallande ämnen med hög noggrannhet. Genom att sätta koncentrationen mot svarsvärdet av GARD®skin i en dos-responskurva kan metoden potentiellt utvecklas för att även klassificera styrkan och effektiviteten av ämnens förmåga att orsaka kontaktallergi. Allergic contacts dermatitis is a major health problem in the world and the disease is caused by a type IV hypersensitivity to a small chemical called a hapten. These substances are common in cosmetics, perfumes, pharmaceuticals and house-hold products, and risk factors include both inherent factors and frequent or high exposure. Hazard assessment and potency classification of sensitizers are ther

Structural transformation is a broad concept that has been widely argued to be of great importance for long-run economic growth. A common historical pattern highlights the labour shift out of agriculture towards manufacturing and industry sectors as the main characteristic of structural transformation. Today, large parts of the world are industrialized, as a result of a successful structural chang

We study the key properties of the quantum SU(2) Yang-Mills ground state and its possible role in the early Universe, in particular, as a driver of Cosmic Inflation. Using the effective action approach and separating the Yang-Mills field potential into homogeneous (condensate) and inhomogeneous (fluctuations) components, we reproduce the conformal-time solutions for the two different types of the

I detta examensarbete, som skrivits i samarbete med Svenska Turistföreningen (STF), beräknas och utvärderas de växthusgasutsläpp som driften av föreningens fjällstugor, belägna i väglöst land, ger upphov till. Beräkningarna baseras på de fyra fjällstugorna Alesjaure, Sälka, Kårsavagge och Nallo. I studien beräknas det att en gästnatt, det vill säga en övernattning av en person, på en av de studeraThis master thesis was written in collaboration with the Swedish Tourist Association and evaluates the yearly greenhouse gas emissions caused by the management of the association’s mountain huts. The hut’s are situated in roadless land. The calculations are based on the four mountain huts Alesjaure, Sälka, Kårsavagge and Nallo. An overnight stay at one of the studied mountain huts give rise to on

“Light creates ambience and the feel of a place, as well as the expression of a structure.” Le Corbusier With the current urban pressure and large waves of immigration, cities are facing an increase in population and therefore urban densification. This increase in building quantities affects daylight reaching the public space. City densification is easily readable in large metropolitan areas, wh

Det är ofta arkitekter får frågan “Varför ritar ni så fula hus nuförtiden?”. Majoriteten lekmän tycks föredra estetiken hos äldre hus framför det som byggs idag. Ämnet är aktuellt i olika medier, men problemet är att det sällan bedrivs en konstruktiv diskussion mellan de två sidorna. Förespråkarna för en mer traditionell arkitektur smutskastar arkitekterna och arkitekterna hånar kritikerna. I mittArchitects are often asked the question ”Why do you design such ugly buildings nowadays?”. The majority of laymen seem to prefer the aesthetics of, what might be referred to as period or traditional houses, to what we build today. The issue is being much discussed in the media, but in general, the discussions are not constructive. People that advocate a traditional architecture excoriate architect

As one of the largest economies in the world, Japan obtains great potential for foreign investors. Nonetheless, the Japanese market has been known to be difficult to penetrate for foreign companies. Research areas of adjustment regarding Swedish companies’ market presence in Japan were identified as; forming the organisation characteristics, culture and leadership approach, acquiring skills, manag

Trots att det idag är krav på vägledande markeringar finns det i dagsläget lite kunskap om i vilken utsträckning de faktiskt gör nytta. Det är därför av intresse att studera om människor verkligen tittar på dessa i en utrymningssituation. Denna studie undersöker huruvida människor observerar vägledande markeringar där tre olika skylttyper testats för att se om det finns skillnader. De tre skylttyThe use of exit signage is legally regulated even thought there is a lack of knowledge regarding the extent to which they help. It’s therefore of interest to study if people actually look at them in an evacuation situation. This thesis examines whether people observe exit signage, whereas three different sign types are tested to conclude differences. The three tested types were normal, illuminate

During the last few years the Swedish currency has depreciated against the Euro and the US-dollar, despite the Swedish economy growing faster than expected. Disagreement in prior research regarding exchange rate fluctuations among with the situation in Sweden, is the motivation behind this report. This paper examines the factors responsible for the depreciation of the Swedish Krona in 2018, based

I december 2015 skrev den svenska regering under FN:s Agenda 2030 bestående av 17 hållbarhetsmål med tillhörande 169 delmål. Mål 12, delmål 3 lyder: “Till 2030, halvera det globala matsvinnet per person i butik- och konsumentledet, och minska matsvinnet längs hela livsmedelskedjan, även förlusterna efter skörd.” Att fullt ätbar mat slängs belyser alla tre aspekter av begreppet hållbarhet på ett efIn 2015 the Swedish government signed the UN Agenda 2030 comprising of 17 Sustainable Development Goals and a total of 169 sub targets. Goal 12 target 3 reads as follows: “By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses.” Wasting eatable food effectively highlights all three param

Framtidens metod för pulsmätning utan direktkontakt Med hjälp av en ny metod att mäta puls, kan pulsen detekteras enklare och bättre på flera sätt. Metoden som presenteras i detta arbete använder en kamera för att i realtid kunna mäta patientens puls på avstånd. Detta leder till att patienten kan röra sig mer fritt under mätningarna. Det underlättar även för långtidsövervakning samt ger ett mer kMeasurements of heart rate without contact can be of much importance when the possibilities of skin contact for different reasons are limited, or for monitoring at distance over time. This is an emerging area in our time, and the idea to construct a working system to demonstrate the technique was therefore born. The work has been performed at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at LTH. The m

Motivation and identity have been vastly investigated within second language acquisition (SLA). These issues are restrained by their complex and dynamic natures, which indicate that they are far from easy to research. The purpose of this essay was to continue traditional areas of research in order to add to empirical knowledge. The attempt was to show that systematic research is necessary in order

Is experimental case study on how to design a modern adventure playground using 3D printing and Recycled materials, as a way of integrating minor newcomers.