Theoretical considerations of eye design allow us to find routes along which the optical structures of eyes may have evolved. If selection constantly favours an increase in the amount of detectable spatial information, a light-sensitive patch will gradually turn into a focused lens eye through continuous small improvements of design. An upper limit for the number of generations required for the co

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Popular Abstract in Swedish Karaktärisering av stärkelse: utveckling av analytiska metoderStarch, comprised of amylose and amylopectin, is a very complex biopolymer. Different methods are therefore needed for the investigation of the molecular structures of amylose and amylopectin. In this thesis analytical methods have been developed and various techniques were combined for the characterisation of starch. Microdialysis was used for sampling and sample clean-up coupled on-line with ani

The major part of the Swedish hydro power development took place between 1945 and 1975. At that point of time, significant progress had been made regarding the use of high quality concrete for hydraulic structures. In spite of the progress made, deterioration of concrete due to freezing and thawing is still frequent. Superficial damage at the waterline and spalling of concrete far below the water

Popular Abstract in Swedish För datorbaserade konstruktionsanalyser används traditionella CAE-verktyg såsom finita elementmetoden (FEM) inom strukturanalys, datorbaserad strömningsanalys och stelkroppsdynamik. Behovet av predikteringar i produktutveckling och konstruktion utgår ifrån det faktum att man i början av utvecklingsprocessen har liten eller ingen kunskap om den blivande produktens egenskThe rapid development of computer-based design analysis tools and methods such as the finite element method (FEM) within computational structural mechanics (CSM), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and multi-body systems (MBS) during recent decades has fundamentally changed the way in which products are designed and developed. Among the many advantages observed in industrial practice, one can men

Highly glazed buildings are often considered to be airy, light and transparent with more access to daylight than traditional buildings, but their energy efficiency is often questioned. This article deals with energy and indoor climate simulations of single skin office buildings in Sweden using a dynamic energy simulation tool. Different building alternatives were studied with 30%, 60% and 100% win

This is the fourth annual report of the Swedish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, a national monitoring programme coordinated by Lund University for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency since 2010. The programme is a partnership between the Entomological Society of Sweden, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Lund University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the Swedis

About the concept of pain in Lars Gustafsson’s novel "En biodlares död" (1978).

Theodor W. Adorno uttryckte en stor beundran för framför andras Arnold Schönbergs och Anton Weberns lieder. Även om Mahlers vokalmusik och sångproduktion har fått mindre utrymme i Adornos musikkritiska betraktelser än symfonierna utgör de dock ett viktigt moment i hans resonemang om ett musikaliskt ”värde”. Samtidigt som sångerna tolkades i förhållande till Mahlers och andra samtida tonsättares sy

In 1736, a volume entitled Polska Kongars Saga och Skald (Saga and Song of Polish Kings) was published at the royal printing house in Stockholm. The rulers of Poland, from the nation’s foundation up to the present day, are here portrayed in 51 individual chapters, each of which contains an engraving of the monarch, an historical sketch in prose, and a concluding comment in verse. Apart from discus

The properties of a white wheat bread could be changed by adding normal or heat-treated barley flour in small amounts (2 and 4%) to a white wheat bread recipe. Differences regarding gelatinisation as well as retrogradation properties were found when analysing the two flours in model systems. The heat-treated flour was fully gelatinised due to a prior time-, temperature- and pressure-treatment and

Introduction to anthology on thematic aspects of the interrelationships of the arts.