Semiarid Tunisia is characterized by agricultural production that is delimited by water availability and degraded soil. This situation is exacerbated by human pressure and the negative effects of climate change. To improve the knowledge of long-term (1980 to 2020) drivers for Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes, we investigated the semiarid Rihana region in central Tunisia. A new approach invol

This technical note presents a brief overview of the models available for the simulation of fire evacuation at the wildland-urban interface in touristic areas. Depending on the scale of the scenarios under consideration and the evacuation mode considered, models are split into macroscopic vs microscopic tools and 1) pedestrian models, 2) traffic models, 3) coupled evacuation models, 4) modelling u

Ratios for urban discharge and recipient flow during different time intervals are presented and discussed. The quality of the urban discharge is illustrated through pollutographs.-Authors

The National Swedish Environmental Protection Board recommends a standard value method for calculation of mass transport of pollutants via storm water sewer systems. In this paper mass transport calculations based on this method are compared with actual measurements. Measurements during one and a half years in the city of Lund show high amounts of leakage and drainage into the storm water sewer sy

This paper deals with propagation and channel modeling for physically large arrays. The focus lies on acquiring a spatially consistent model, which is essential, especially for positioning and sensing applications. Ultra-wideband, synthetic array measurement data have been acquired with large positioning devices to support this research. We present a modified multipath channel model that accounts

Addresses the issue whether computer modelling techniques developed for humid climates are applicable in runoff forecasting in the semi-arid zone. Four different simulation models were applied to a partly urbanized catchment in northern Tunisia. Two of the models used were developed for urban runoff simulation (SWMM and ILLUDAS) and two for typical rural application (HBV and VANMOD). -Authors

Kan man gestalta teologi i musik? Vi som kyrkomusiker spelar ofta musik som ska frambära ett teologiskt budskap i form av psalmer. Väldigt ofta spelar vi bara det som står i koralboken. Det är funktionellt, men jag tror att vi kan göra så mycket mer. I denna essä kommer jag undersöka hur man kan ta inspiration från J. S. Bachs orgelmusik och använda teologiska motiv i sitt eget liturgiska orgelspeIs it possible to portray theology through music? Church musicians often play music with a theological message, the hymns. Most of the times we play what is written in the hymnbook. It works fine, but I think we can do much more. In this essay I will investigate how you can be inspired by the organ music of J. S. Bach and use theological motives in the liturgical playing and through this strengthe

Denna uppsats beskriver både en subjektiv och en objektiv bild av sångarens bukstöd. Målet med studien var att kombinera min övningsdagbok som koloratursopran, med kunskap om andnings-/röst-fysiologi och skapa en bättre instrumentförståelse. Frågeställningen var: hur använder sångaren bukstöd för att fonera och hur kan det beskrivas utifrån ett funktionellt anatomiskt perspektiv, likväl från ett sThis paper describes the breath support of a singer, both subjectively and objectively. The aim of this study was to combine my practice journal, as a coloratura soprano, with knowledge of breath-/voice- physiology to create a better understanding of my instrument. The research question was: how does the singer use breath support to phonate and how can it be described from a functional anatomy per

Since around 2015 there has been a huge vinyl revival going on world wide. The group which is responsible for this resurgence is mainly gen- eration-z. When you ask someone of this generation what they associate with this format you will often hear the word “nostalgic”. This “nostalgic” revival comes, however, with consequences. The material vinyl record is made of is an highly unstable mater

OBJECTIVE: Some patients regain weight to a variable extent from 1 year after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB), though rarely reaching preoperative values. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether, when, and to what extent metabolic remission occurs.METHODS: Fasting metabolite and lipid profiles were determined in blood plasma collected from a nonrandomized intervention study

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att ta reda på om det har skett en utveckling i The Caribbean Communitys (CARICOM) regionala integrationsprocess mellan åren 2011 och 2019. Detta görs utifrån integrationsteorierna liberal intergovernmentalism och neofunktionalism. Uppsatsen är en teorikonsumerande, jämförande fallstudie. Det mesta empiriska materialet består av information om CARICOM:s arbete och u

Med bakgrund av den nuvarande situationen i världspolitiken, med nya geopolitiska utmaningar i Sveriges närområde och svenskt ordförandeskap i Europeiska rådet är det intressant att lyfta fram hur svensk utrikespolitik förs idag och hur det skiljer sig från tidigare år. Följande uppsats ämnar därför att undersöka hur alliansregeringens utrikespolitik med Carl Bildt som ansvarig minister 2010 sk

As climate change is becoming more of a concern for people, the number of issues considered to be related to environmental politics are also increasing. One of the most debated issues concerning environmental policy in Sweden is forestry, where the debate is torn between those concerned about cherishing the landowner’s property rights and those arguing that the forest is a shared responsibility an

In October 2022, under a new administration, the Swedish government made a historic declaration to abolish the established tradition of allocating one percent of the Gross International Income (GNI) to foreign aid. This pivotal decision, unprecedented in Sweden's history, has sparked considerable attention and raised questions about the motivation behind this notable shift in aid policy. There

Many scholars have studied the rising threat from terrorism and the different challenges for the intelligence community in the prevention of an attack. But little research has been done on countries' different preventive measures within counter-terrorism. One of those examples are between Denmark and Sweden, which have made largely different approaches to preventive measures regarding security

Denna undersökning tittar på sambandet mellan utbildningsnivå och nivån av liberal demokrati i 35 länder som har hela eller delar av sin landmassa på den europeiska kontinenten, för att ta reda på om utbildning är en lösning för ökad nivå av liberal demokrati. Hypotesen antar att det ska finnas ett starkt positivt samband mellan utbildning som oberoende variabel och liberal demokrati som den beroe

Sedan Viktor Orbán och Fidesz kom till makten i Ungern har landet förvandlats från en demokrati till en illiberal stat. Den här texten undersöker om högerpopulism kan förklara begränsningen av traditionell media i Ungern sedan 2010, året då Fideszpartiet ledd av Orbán fick majoritet i parlamentet. Ungern är idag ett högerpopulistiskt land med stora begränsningar vad gäller mediefrihet. Vi har valt

De första valen till Europaparlamentet 1979 beskrevs av Reif och Schmitt (1980) som nationella second-order elections, där väljarna lagt sina röster utifrån nationella angelägenheter, snarare än utifrån frågor som Europaparlamentet faktiskt behandlar. Genom att testa fem utifrån teorin formulerade hypoteser på fallet Malta, ett land med högt valdeltagande i valen till Europaparlamentet, undersöks