Search results

In 2013, the previous Mexican federal government passed a constitutional reform of the energy sector that set the grounds for the use of fracking at a national scale. Less than two years later, a strategic policy document was published, mapping a whole set of areas whose deposits require the use of fracking to be exploited. Part of these endangered areas are located in the region of La Huasteca Po

Inflammation Profiling in Chemotherapy One of the methods used for treating leukemia and various types of cancer is chemotherapy that is spread over multiple cycles of treatment. The chemotherapy is toxic for the blood system and severely decreased cellular output and may leave the bone marrow (BM) impaired leading to myelosuppression. Myelosuppression is a state where the BM have problems to re

Uppsatsen undersöker temat längtan bort i Joakim Thåströms texter. Undersökningen omfattar hela det svenskspråkiga författarskapet, snarare än ett specifikt verk, i enlighet med den franska tematiska kritikens premisser. Temat konceptualiseras genom tre underkategorier: längtan till, längtan från samt rörelsen i sig. Vidare används verk ur litteraturhistorien för att exemplifiera hur temat kan man

Naturen är på många sätt avgörande för människans fortlevnad. På grund av mänsklig aktivitet och exploatering riskerar unika arter och naturtyper att gå förlorade. Skogen är en av de miljöer som är hårt drabbad. Intensivt skogsbruk har lett till en kraftig minskning i mängden skog världen över med förlust av biologisk mångfald som följd. En viktig skogslevande grupp som drabbas av habitatminskningNature is in many ways crucial for human survival. However, due to human activity and exploitation, unique species and habitats are at risk of extinction. The forest is one habitat that has been deeply afflicted. A massive loss of forests worldwide due to intense forestry has led to a defeat of biodiversity. Saproxylic beetles is one group of forest dwellers that has been affected by habitat loss.

Vår hud är hem för en stor grupp av mikroorganismer, hudens mikroflora, som påverkar vår hälsa och vårt välbefinnande. Ändå finns det många aspekter av detta ämne som ännu är outforskade. Detta projekt syftade till att optimera en metod för analys av hudens mikroflora och effekten av hudvårdsprodukter på hudens mikroflora, från provtagning och provberedning till analys med kvantitativ polymeraskedOur skin is home to a vast community of microorganisms, the skin micro flora, which affect our health and well-being. Yet, there are many aspects of this topic that are still unexplored. This project aimed to optimize a method for analysis of the skin micro flora and the effect of skin care products on the skin micro flora, from sampling and sample preparation to analysis with quantitative polymer

Software models can simulate hardware components to varying degrees of ac- curacy. On the extreme ends, there are purely functional models which have no concept of time and execute requests right away, and cycle-accurate models which capture all the implementation details and clock the time they take. In this thesis we study a model of an Arm Mali GPU which is a cycle-approximate model, meaning it

Det är viktigt att implementera strålskydd i olika situationer där allmänheten och patienter kan utsättas för joniserande strålning, bl.a. vid olyckor som involverar joniserande strålning, undersökningar i vården eller arbetsuppgifter i kliniken och kärnkraftverk. Optimering av strålskydd och begränsning av stråldoser är väsentligt för att motverka överexponeringar och för att reducera negativa häRadiation protection is of importance for the general public, patients and personnel in many different situations: rare accidents involving ionizing radiation, medical examinations or work tasks in the medical clinic or nuclear industry to name a few. Optimization in radiation protection and limitation of radiation doses are essential to prevent overexposure and for reducing negative health conseq

The aim of this paper is to analyze Peter Linde’s sculpture the Statue of Zlatan as a work of art in a public space and what kind of meaning is produced through its different kinds of expressions. Based on theories concerning public art, ancient Greek and Roman sculptural traditions and iconoclasm, this paper explains how the sculpture is drawing on older sculptural traditions to narrate the obser

Background: Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging is an imaging technique that visualizes the fetus during pregnancy. It is used for assessing and diagnosing disease, for monitoring high risk pregnancies, and for conducting research. By segmenting three-dimensional fetal magnetic resonance (MR) images, volume estimation of intrauterine structures is possible. The quantification of fetal body volume and

In this bachelor thesis, we appply the Hardy-Littlewood circle method to Waring's problem using Vinogradov's exponential sums approach. On the last section, we focus on the consequeces of the recently proved Vinogradov's mean value theorem.

Innovation, made possible through Research and Development (R&D) is a major driving force of economic growth. Due to its quasi-public good nature investments in R&D is usually below the social optimum. Governments use different policy instruments to correct this market failure. In this paper, the Westmore, 2014 paper is reexamined for the role of two fiscal policy instruments, Tax Incentiv

The forest fire that started in the vicinity of Sala in Västmanland 31 July 2014 ended up in being considered to be the biggest forest fire in Sweden for decades. Crisis management as we knew it got a punch on its nose so to speak. Municipalities, fire departments as well as governmental organizations got involved in something they never handled before and maybe for the first time they all had to

The Anthropocene is facing complex issues that require paradigmatic shifts in thought and action. In this context, systemic change and cross-sectoral partnerships have gained an exceptional wave of support through agreements such as Agenda 2030, shaping the landscape of international development cooperation sector. However, conceptual limitations and methodological gaps pose challenges to understa

The study examines pleasure-inclusive CSE within the case of RFSU and their partner organizations and their experiences of challenges and possibilities with CSE implementation and its cultural sensitivity. Experiences in both formal national CSE curricula such as in school- settings, and non-formal settings which reach out-of-school youth, such as in community centres or faith-based organizations,

Objectives. Armenia demonstrates disastrous environmental and human health outcomes in mining-reliant regions with high indicators of environmental pollution, loss if biodiversity, and degraded human health caused by mining and processing activities. The study investigates the negative environmental and health impacts of such activities in Lori, Armenia to understand the neglected aspects, whic

This thesis investigates the possibility of the mediated city providing a space for resistance in everyday life in a society where free speech channels are strictly controlled. The case studied in this thesis is the phenomenon of a group of fans of a singer who has been banned by the government in mainland China writing graffiti in public urban space on Rehe Road in Nanjing to express their love a