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Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a new interface standard for connecting peripheral devices to personal computers. A USB system consists of a host (typically a PC) and a number of peripherals with USB interfaces.In this thesis, we have investigated an alternative approach to the PC based system. We have developed a camera server which connects a USB camera directly to Ethernet. The server is an indep
Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA is one of the most fundamental molecules of life as it encodes the basic structure of every living entity, including us. Not only is DNA responsible for precisely describing every single aspect that makes us, it also directly affects the world around us. Indeed, unlocking the genetic code embedded in DNA already enabled us to create new diagnostics that allow us to det
Global warming and its effects on climate are of great concern. Climate change can affect buildings in different ways, i.e. it can change the energy demand or the moisture durability of buildings in the future. In Sweden, most of the last 20 years have been mild and wet compared to the 1961-1990 climate reference period. Future needs and risks of the building sector depend on the future climate wh
The effects of possible climate changes on a cold attic performance are considered in this work. The hygro-thermal responses of the attic to different climate data conditions are simulated using a numerical model, which has been made using the IBPT. Cold attic, which is the most exposed part of the building to the environment, is classified as a risky construction in Sweden. Mould growth on intern
Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, has almost eradicated extreme poverty according to the Millennium Development Goals; however, official statistics show that by national standards poverty levels are still quite high, reaching up to half its population. This paper looks into how the determinants of poverty in Mexico have evolved after the last major economic crisis the country ex
This report deals with the identification of ATP/ADP translocase genes. In rickettsial species such as Rickettsia prowazekii, which is the cause of epidemic typhus in humans, the utilisation of host cell ATP is the major way that this bacterium employ its toxicity in the host cell. This obligate intracellular bacterium is an energy-parasite. In the genome of R. prowazekii there are five homologs o
I det här arbetet har de neurotoxiska effekterna av paraquat och roundup studerats, efter en neonatal lågdos-exponering. Paraquat förekommer i miljön och dess likhet med det neurotoxiska ämnet l-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin (MPTP) gör den intressant i neurotoxikologiskt avseende. Detta arbete omfattar tre olika försök. I försök 1) exponerades möss neonatalt for paraquat, dessa djur av
Polymer based nanometer to micrometer size fibers and tubes are the bases for a wide range of industrial and medical applications and various research branches. They are capable of guiding light, carrying electricity and liquid or exchanging heat. Two production systems were established and built. These systems enable us to produce a wide range of tiny tubes & fibers. Light, nano-micro tubes &
This study investigated the perceptions of the young citizens of Macau about volunteerism, and how this perception affected volunteer reruitment and retention, and the market strategies of the non-profits. The study covered implicitly the question of competition and substitution of volutneerism as perceived by the young people in Macau; how the non-profits competed with each other in recruiting vo
NTRU is a public-key cryptosystem, where the underlying mathematical problem is currently safe against large-scale quantum computer attacks. The system is not as well investigated, as for example RSA, and the company behind NTRU has created the NTRU Challenges, to remedy this. These challenges consist of 27 different public keys of increasing size, where the task in each challenge is to calculate
The popularity of smartphones and the related growth of mobile application markets created a need for mobile platform owners to open their software platforms up to third party developers in order to meet user demand for mobile applications. This external innovation provides a tremendous opportunity for mobile platform owners to develop a volume and diversity of products they could not develop in-h
It is generally accepted in international legal scholarship that the right of self-determination is limited by the principle of territorial integrity of states. However, many scholars suggest that an inverted reading of this principle in the Friendly Relations Declaration suggests that a state may not avail itself of the principle of territorial integrity if it does not possess a government repres
An increasing number of students of various minority and immigrant backgrounds makes greater knowledge of the sources of cross-linguistic influence among bilingual students not only of theoretical value, but also beneficial for improving language teaching and instruction. The aim of this thesis has been to investigate conceptual cross-linguistic influence in functional bilinguals with a focus on i
Increasing global production fragmentation allows for emission displacement, which may counteract advanced nation’s domestic reductions of production-related carbon emissions. Consequently, input-output analysis has become a common tool to measure countries’ carbon footprint and emission trade balances based on national consumption instead of domestically produced CO2 emissions. Nevertheless, trad
Input-output analyses have gained relevance in studies examining the value added distribution along globally fragmented value chains. However, their reliability to reflect true value added contributions has been challenged by biases identified by Nomaler & Verspagen (2014). In order to extend their analysis with an empirical component, we construct hypothetical input-output tables representing
This study revives a heavily debated relationship between government debt accumulation and economic growth. Although indebtedness levels stay high, current economic growth forecasts seem optimistic not only in the euro area but in other advanced countries, as well. 24 advanced OECD economies are investigated to understand if financial outcomes are detrimental to the real economic variables in the
Johan Ekeblad was a Swedish diplomat and nobleman during the period of the Swedish Empire in the 17th century who is mostly known for his letters, written in an impressionistic and highly modern style. This paper aims to treat Johan Ekeblad and his writing as a representative of a new form of mentality that emerged amongst Swedes when Sweden due to its new power reemerged on the European scene. Th
