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Under de senaste åren har trångboddheten minskat i de europeiska länderna, men i Sverige har trångboddheten istället ökat, framförallt i storstäderna. Det finns ett stående problem i det svenska samhället gällande trångboddhet som måste undersökas vidare, och hur dessa boenden påverkar konstruktionen av byggnaderna de bor i. Idag kan inomhusklimatet simuleras i datorprogram som WUFI Plus och IDA-IIn recent years overcrowding has decreased in European countries, but in Sweden overcrowding has increased, especially in the big cities. There is an ongoing problem in Swedish society regarding overcrowding that needs to be further investigated, and how these accommodations affect the design of the buildings they live in. Today, the indoor climate can be simulated in computer programmes such as W

The processes of meltwater storage in firn and the impact of refreezing on firn-coveredglaciers have been investigated on the Greenland ice-sheet. On Svalbard, climate changepromotes the disappearance of firn on glaciers. This thesis project aims to monitor theheat exchanges between the snowpack and the ice surface on a non firn-covered glacier,on Foxfonna, Spitzbergen, Svalbard, and to draw the p

Rooks hoarding in the spring Rooks are among the species of birds that hoard food for the winter. During autumn the rooks gather nuts, mainly walnuts and acorns, that they hide in caches. Hoarding starts in September and peaks in October. Some hoarding may also occur in November. Rooks are scatter hoarders, which means that they hide their nuts in many small caches, usually containing a single nu

Cancer genetics Our body consists of billions of cells. As new cells continuously are produced, some other are dying. This homeostatic balance is crucial for maintaining healthy tissues in any living organism. Different cells have different purposes, red blood cells for example transport oxygen around our body, while neural cells can send signals to and from our brain to ensure movement, and skin

Abstract We studied the effects of UV-A radiation and predatory fish on mantle pigmentation of freshwater snails Radix balthica. The results showed that UV radiation and fish chemical cue induce larger ratios of pigmented area on mantle, respectively and when combined. UV radiation and predatory fish chemical cue seem to affect mantle pigmentation independently. The ratios (0~100%) of pigmented ma

Frågor om brottslighet står högst upp på agendan bland Sveriges politiker och tidningsrubriker avlöser varandra med nyheter om de kriminella gängen och skjutvapenvåldet. Uppfattningen är att brottsligheten går ner i åldrarna, blir grövre och att kriminella gäng rekryterar unga personer för att utföra allvarliga brott. Det är enkelt att få intrycket att vi befinner oss i en tid av ökad brottslig-heQuestions about crime are at the top of the agenda among Sweden's politicians and news about the criminal gangs and gun violence dominate headlines. The perception is that crime decreases with age, becomes more serious and that criminal gangs recruit young people to commit serious crimes. It is easy to get the impression that we are in a time of increased crime and deadly violence. In recent y

Reproducibility of Re-Os molybdenite ages depends on sample size and homogeneity, suggesting that Re and Os are decoupled within individual molybdenite crystals and do not remain spatially linked over time. In order to investigate the Re-Os systematics of molybdenite at the subgrain (micron) scale, we report LA-ICP-MS Re-Os ages for an Archean molybdenite crystal from Aittojärvi, Finland, analyzed

Popular Abstract in Swedish Underhållsbehandling med neuroleptika minskar risken för nya skov av schizofreni. Ofta har patienter med kronisk psykos bristande sjukdomsinsikt och är därmed dåligt motiverade att följa medicinordinationer (bristande compliance). I sådana fall kan injektionsbehandling med depå-neuroleptika vara ett gott alternativ. Av de 89 patienter som behandlades med depåneuroleptikNeuroleptic maintenance treatment is effective to reduce the risk of further episodes of schizophrenia and other chronic psychoses, except affective. Lack of insight often lead to poor compliance to the prescripted medication. Then, neuroleptics might be given as depot injections. A group of chronic psychotic outpatients were assessed of clinical symptoms and side effects regularely during the th

Popular Abstract in Swedish De optiska egenskaperna i våra sjöar och vattendrag förändras kontinuerligt. Näringsrika sjöar blir grumliga genom algblomningar och erosion gör vattnet grumligt av lerpartiklar. De senaste årtiondena vattnet också blivit brunare genom att mer humusämnen läcker från omkringliggande mark. Både grumligt och humöst brunt vatten försämrar fiskens siktförhållande, men det skVisual conditions are changing in several different ways. Some lakes are getting turbid due to eutrophication or erosion while others are getting browner due to brownification. These two types of visual degradation results in completely different optical properties of lakes. Turbid water scatter light which degrades image quality severely while brown coloured humic water mainly absorb light making

Plant breeding is largely depending on the repeated selection for desirable traits. This process is both time and labour consuming, making the development of commercial plant varieties a slow and costly activity. By the use of molecular markers, analysis of the genetic constitution of plants can be performed at an early stage, providing a possibility to decrease the time and cost required for sele

Recent statistics and terror events testify an increased vulnerability of distribution networks. Antagonistic threats as theft, counterfeiting, contamination and terror are burdening supply chains with unexpected costs in form of lost cargo, production downtimes, lower customer satisfaction, and higher transportation costs. Society is also worried about the possibility for terrorists to exploit su

Popular AbstractDen nya världsordningen som Castells kallar för nätverksamhälle skapar en konflikt mellan globalisering och identitet. I detta avseende blir frågan om identitet och etniska gränser, i Barths mening, ett centralt tema för att förstå samhällsförändringar. Globaliseringsprocessen håller på att skapa en försvagning av det civila samhället och med detta försvagas också förhållandena melThe new world order, that Castells denominates network society, generates a conflict between the globalisation and identity. In this sense the questions of identity and ethnic boundaries,in Barth’s meaning, emerge as a central subject to understanding societal changes. Globalisation is causing a weakening of the civil society, the relationship between the nation state and the people is also debili

Popular Abstract in Swedish Denna skrift behandlar marklagring av värme, kyla och kärnavfall.

Over the last few decades, DNA sequencing has developed from costing billions of dollars to get the complete sequence of the human genome, to being a routine procedure performed in labs all around the world. This has transformed the field of experimental biology since measurements can be done at a level of detail that was not possible before. Still, the relationship between genotype and low-level

Ett koordinerat samarbete och tydlig kommunikation utgör grunden för en välfungerande projektering av ett byggprojekt. I det traditionella tillvägagångssättet utförs arbetet sekventiellt, där projektet passerar mellan de inblandade parterna i turordning. Detta linjära arbetsflöde leder ofta till fragmentering av projektdata och svårigheter att bibehålla en gemensam förståelse mellan inblandade parA coordinated collaboration and clear communication forms the foundation for a well-functioning construction project. In the traditional approach, the work is carried out sequentially, where the project is passed on from one involved party to the next. This linear work flow often leads to fragmentation of work data and difficulties in maintaining a common understanding of the project, which in tur

Det finns ett stort mörkertal vid våldtäkter, vilket betyder att väldigt få anmäler att de har blivit våldtagna. Överlag är det ett stort mörkertal vid sexualbrott och underökningar tyder på att endast 10-20 % av alla sexualbrott anmäls. Ett problem är att många inte vill erkänna att de blivit utsatta, vilket gör att det blir svårt att få reda på hur stort mörkertalet faktiskt är. För att få fram

The objective was to clarify whether and how it is possible to detect, track and identify with an EO/IR (electro optical/infrared) sensor. Moreover, the sight of robotic system 90 was tested in order to clarify the possibilities of using it as a sensor. The sight has a field of view of 3x4° with the TV camera and 4x6° with the IRV camera. Therefore, the project focused on a moving sensor, in order

Popular Abstract in Swedish Mjölk anses som det enda flytande livsmedlet som på naturlig väg innehåller de tre fundamentala byggstenarna, fett, protein och kolhydrater, vilket definierar ett livsmedel näringsmässigt. Majoriteten av världens vuxna befolkning är dock tvungen att ha en begränsad konsumtion av mjölk då toleransen för dess kolhydrat, laktos, minskar med vuxen ålder. Detta beror främst This thesis deals with the fermentation characteristics of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in oat-based suspensions, with formulation work of fermented products based on oat and with nutritional studies of these products. Changes in structure in terms of viscosity and ropiness were studied when exopolysaccharide (EPS)-producing LAB strains, namely, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus NCFB 2772,

Popular Abstract in Swedish Lars Ahlin har en central position i den svenska litteraturen. I forskningen framträder bilden av hans författarskap som ett litterärt projekt präglat av en jämlikhetsvision, ett motstånd mot språkliga, existentiella och politiska hierarkier. Det ahlinska berättandet är ett sällsynt gott exempel på hur ett litterärt projekt också kan vara etiskt bestämt. Detta samband bAs my title indicates, this dissertation is oriented towards two academic subjects: Ethics and Literature. Of late, the borderland between these two disciplines has attracted international scholarly attention. Within ethics, literary works are becoming a primary material; conversely, the study of literature has taken on ethical issues. As a result, the potentially referential character of fiction

A new palaeoenvironmental record of the post-glacial history of the southern Baltic Sea (~14 ka to present) is presented. During this period, large water level and salinity changes occurred in the Baltic Basin due to opening and closing of connections to the North Atlantic. Previous attempts to establish a detailed chronology for these palaeoenvironmental changes have been conducted mainly in coas