Developing an ability to independently formulate research questions is an important goal in doctoral education. During a seminar in the “Docent course”, accredited by Genombrottet at Lund University, the authors behind this paper ended up in a discussion on the actual conditions for developing such ability. During the discussions, the authors, based on their own experiences, identified several con

This summary critically analyses the legal regime that protects the ancestral lands and natural resources traditionally used, the so-called traditional communal property, of indigenous and tribal peoples in the Americas. It also analyses the legal regime’s connection with indigenous and tribal people’s right to cultural identity and the right to a dignified life.The Inter-American Court of Human R

From a historical perspective, this article analyzesthe dramatic politicalprocess in the 1990s when modern Sweden left its traditional dissociationfrom historical orientations by entering into a European context in which theSecond World War and the Holocaust were crucial historical landmarks.The political campaign Living History must be understood in terms of recent processes of both nationalizati

Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) development is widely known to be a challenging process owing to its complex and dynamic nature. Although great effort has been made to conceptually explain the complexity and dynamics of SDIs, few studies thus far have actually modeled these complexities. In fact, better modeling of SDI complexities will lead to more reliable plans for its development. A state-ofSpatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) development is widely known to be a challenging process owing to its complex and dynamic nature. Although great effort has been made to conceptually explain the complexity and dynamics of SDIs, few studies thus far have actually modeled these complexities. In fact, better modeling of SDI complexities will lead to more reliable plans for its development. A state-of

In this paper, we focus on solving the time delay as a separateproblem to the reconstruction of the microphone and sound locations.The time delay estimation appears as one of the main steps in sensorcalibration problem, once the time delays are known or estimated, wecan solve the time-difference-of-arrival problems by converting them totime-of-arrival problems. In this paper we make use of an alte

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature death. However, there is limited knowledge on specific causal genes and pathways. To better understand the genetics of blood pressure, we genotyped 242,296 rare, low-frequency and common genetic variants in up to 192,763 individuals and used -1/4155,063 samples for independent replication. We identified 30 new bloo

In this paper we present a novel, fast and accurate system for detecting the presence of cars in parking lots. The system is based on fast integral channel features and machine learning. The methods are well suited for running embedded on low performance platforms. The methods are tested on a database of nearly 700,000 images of parking spaces, where 48.5% are occupied and the rest are free. The e

Wildfires are a global problem that can require the application of fire-fighting chemicals for combating them. These compounds can have negative effects on forest ecosystems; however, there are few studies about their influence on the soil microbial community. The aim of this work is to analyse under field conditions the impact of a prescribed fire and the addition at normal field doses of three d

Interaction between the nomadic Saami and Germanic- speaking farmers in the northern part of Sweden is often seen as an intra-Scandinavian south-north phenomenon. In this paper, some artefacts from regions of the Baltic-Finnic Ves’ and mixed populations of Kievan Rus’ found in Norr- land are brought into the discussion. The first artefacts observed are two war axes of a suggested Kievan Rus’ origi

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder with a prevalence of ≈1% of general population. Available antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have multiple side effects and are ineffective in 30% of patients. Therefore, development of effective treatment strategies is highly needed, requiring drug-screening models that are relevant and reliable. We investigated novel chemogenetic approach, using DREADDs (designer rece

Svensk sammanfattningEfter mer än 50 år av utforskande av rymden och studier av ett växande antal kända nedslagskratrar på jorden så har bildandet av nedslagskratrar utvecklats från att anses vara en sällsynt geologisk företeelse till en fundamental del av jordens, och solsystemets, historia.I dag vet vi att nedslagskratrar är en av de vanligaste landformerna på himlakroppar i inre solsystemet, saImpact cratering was once considered a rare geological process of no, or little, importance to the evolution of the Solar System and planet Earth. After more than 50 years of space exploration and the discovery of numerous (~190 as of October 2016) impact structures on Earth, this view has changed, and it is now clear that impact craters are in fact one of the most common morphological features on

The paper reports on an exploratory study of researchers’ needs for effective research data management at two Swedish universities, conducted in order to inform the ongoing development of research data services. Twelve researchers from diverse fields have been interviewed, including biology, cultural studies, economics, environmental studies, geography, history, linguistics, media and psychology.

Sense of Coherence (SOC) measures an individual's positive, or salutogenic, orientation toward her/his capacities, environment, future, and life. SOC comprises three factors: comprehensibility (the sense of one's own life as ordered and understandable); manageability (the perception of available resources and skills to manage stressors); and meaningfulness (the overall sense that life is filled wi

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The disease course of acute pancreatitis (AP) ranges from mild and self-limiting to severe inflammation, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. At present, there are no universally accepted and reliable predictors for severity. Microproteinuria has been associated with the presence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome as well as trauma, although its associa

Ljus består av elektromagnetiska vågor som pulserar genom universum med olika frekvenser. Vanligt ljus, som det som kommer från solen och från våra lampor, innehåller ett spektrum av många olika frekvenser. De olika vågornas toppar och dalar svänger inte heller i takt, utan är förskjutna i förhållande till varandra. I laserljus däremot, svänger alla vågor samtidigt upp och ner och med samma frekveThis thesis adresses modeling of quantum cascade lasers using non-equilibrium Green’s functions. Focus lies on the quantitative modeling of the gain when the systems are exposed to strong laser fields, as under realistic opertional conditions. In the first part, an introduction to the general concepts is provided, together with a discussion on approximate analytic expressions. The second part cons

ABSTRACT. For programs that aim to promote forest conservation and poverty alleviation, such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), the participation of indigenous communities is essential to meet program goals. Using Ostrom's theory of collective action for common pool resource management, we evaluated the institutions governing indigenous participation in the Pr