The sea elevation at a fixed point is modeled as a sum of Gaussian process plus a quadratic random correction term. It is shown that the process can also be written as a quadratic form of a vector valued Gaussian process with arbitrary mean. The saddlepoint method is used to approximate the intensity μ(u), say, the sea level crosses the level u. The accuracy of the proposed method is studied. In e

The purpose of this paper is to explore in what way the place becomes important for those who are affected by disasters or sudden death. According to human geography people have affective bonds to the concrete physical places where they are living and moving in their everyday live. Places are also constructed as meeting places where people create social relations. In the discotheque fire in Gothen

Test and evaluation of wireless communication performance with cars can be done in many ways. One approach, for both vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) tests, is to use a multipath propagation simulator to achieve realistic signal environments for the different communication systems under test. Multipath propagation simulators have previously been shown to be useful for t

This study is about the relationship between normality and deviance, illustrated by the relation between ordinary people and deviants in the form of local characters.

Because of the low tensile strength of aerated concrete, the sealing of joints between such elements causes special problems. In this paper some main characteristics of sealants for use in aerated concrete joints are discussed. These properties are elongation resistance, elasticity, and ageing. The elongation resistance was examined at different rates and different temperatures. The elasticity wa

I Historia vid skiljevägen resonerar ett tjugotal författare på historiekulturella teman. Boken är en festskrift till Klas-Göran Karlsson och är uppdelad i fyra teman: Klas-Göran som historiker - historier om Klas-Göran, Historia, samhälle och vetenskap i förändring, Historia och minnespolitik samt Historiekulturella manifestationer - undervisning och medier.

Wizard of Oz methodology is useful when conducting user studies of a system that is in early development. It is essential to be able to simulate part of the system and to collect feedback from potential users. Using a human to act as the system is one way to do this. The Wizard of Oz tool presented here is called WozARd and it aims at offering a set of tools that help the test leader control the

BOOK SYNOPSIS: Throughout the industrialised world trade unionists are reforming their organisations as part of a strategy to adjust to new labour market, economic and political circumstances. This volume examines the role of merger activity in this process of reform. The book identifies the pattern of merger activity, the factors that promote its development and its impact on union structure and

This text shows how the use of archaeological evicence in reconstructing the past give different views of each period in the past, from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages. Reconstructing the past is an adventure based on both knowledge and experience.