This study contributes to African state and fiscal history by presenting a detailed comparison of the evolution of fiscal capacity in four countries in francophone West Africa – Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger and Senegal - over both the colonial and independent periods. While common patterns and persistence can be observed it is instead the unique fiscal pathways of the individual countries that stan

This report gives a short overview of integration policies in Sweden, four EU countries (France, Germany, Portugal and the UK) and three transoceanic countries (Australia, Canada and the US) with a focus on mainstreaming, equal treatment and targeted measures. Firstly, the key concepts are introduced. Secondly, national models and immigrant populations in these countries are considered. Thirdly, r

In this study, an investigation was made on a heavy duty diesel engine using both conventional diesel combustion mode and a partially premixed combustion (PPC) mode. A segment mesh was built up and modeled using the commercial CFD code AVL FIRE, where only the closed volume cycle, between IVC and EVO, was modeled. Both combustion modes were validated using experimental data, before a number of hea

Den romerske poeten Publius Ovidius Naso föddes år 43 f.Kr. och dog 17 eller 18 e.Kr. Hans Metamorfoser från ca 8 e.Kr. är en världshistoria i mytens form som sträcker sig från kosmos skapelse till Julius Caesars död och apoteos. I en gigantisk samling med mer och mindre välbekanta sagor från den grekisk-romerska mytologin skildrar Ovidius naturens, människornas och gudarnas ständiga förvandlingar

In the search for renewable vehicle fuels several different gasoline additives have been discussed and reviewed. Today bioethanol is the most commonly used option, but isobutanol is being proposed as a better alternative by many stakeholders, due to its superior fuel characteristics, e.g. energy density, oxygen content and vapor pressure. The research project “Glycerol-based isobutanol” has invest

Popular Abstract in Swedish Då en struktur utsätts för varierande belastning kan brott uppstå vid väsentligt lägre last än vad som hade orsakat brott vid konstant lastnivå. Fenomenet kallas utmattning och berör många traditionella ämnen. För att kunna göra relevanta bedömningar av livslängden vid utmattningsbelastning krävs kunskap om materialets egenskaper, både mikroskopiskt och makroskopiskt, tThis thesis deals with different aspects of fatigue crack propagation in IN718. The ultimate objective of the work is to gain understanding of the fatigue process, from the macroscopic stress-strain relations to microscopic fatigue crack growth mechanisms. First, the stress-strain relations, which are fundamental in order to understand what the material encounter, are dealt with. The high temperat