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Embedded control system design is a complex and error prone task, and there is a great need for better development tools. Today most real-time control systems are static systems, designed in an ad-hoc fashion. A more interactive way of working would give shorter development times, reduced costs for testing, and safer, more robust systems. This thesis presents an interactive prototyping tool called
A tender offer is basically a technique to attain corporate control. It could be characterised as an offer to acquire shares of a company, whose shares are not closely held, addressed to the general body of shareholders, usually at a premium, with a view to obtaining at least sufficient shares to give the offeror voting control of the company. In the United States tender offers are governed by the
This paper presents an integrated simulation-based methodology for considering the effects of weather on formwork removal times. An expert tool for estimating formwork removal times and weather data with high resolution are integrated into a discrete-event simulation model containing a process model of in-situ concrete wall operations. In addition, operational measures (denoted as curing strategie
Background: There is a call for valid and reliable instruments to evaluate implementation of evidence-based practices (EBP). The 15-item Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS) measures attitude toward EBP, incorporating four lower-order factor subscales (Appeal, Requirements, Openness, and Divergence) and a Total scale (General Attitudes). It is one of a few measures of EBP attitudes evalu
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Denna studie omfattar undersökningar av skogsskador, vattenflöden och höjdmodeller i Krkonose Nationalpark i norra Tjeckien. Nationalparken är belägen i ett område kallat Europas Svarta Triangel. Detta namn kommer av de kraftiga svaveldioxidutsläppen från stora kolkraftverk i Tyskland, Polen och Tjeckien under de senaste decennierna. Utsläppen har resulterat i eIn the 1970's, a widespread deterioration in forest health in Europe was observed, first for the European fir and, subsequently, also for many other tree species. Now a large portion of the forests in Europe is affected by forest decline to varying degrees. The first aim of the study is to investigate if forest damage and forest die-back have lead to a change in waterflow. The study area is t
Detta examensarbete ingår som en del i en större undersökning om avrinningsområden, där Naturvårdsverket är huvudman. I Sverige har ett antal avrinningsområden valts ut som typområden. Inom varje typområde finns ett miljöövervakningssystem inom vilket den förmodade mängden bekämpningsmedel som läcker ut till ytvatten och grundvatten ska beräknas. För att kunna göra detta i Vemmenhögsåns avrinningsThe Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) manages an environmental supervisor program in which they attempt to calculate the amount of pesticide leaching in various catchments in different parts of Sweden. In the present study, this kind of calculation was done for the Vemmenhög catchment in southern Sweden using the MACRO simulation model. The MACRO model is a non-steady stat
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Vår jordskorpa är uppbyggd av ett antal kontinentplattor som under hela jordens existens rört sig relativt varandra. Således har en och samma kontinentplatta vid upprepade tillfällen kolliderat med andra plattor under uppbyggnad av mäktiga bergskedjor - vid andra tillfällen har de splittrats upp i mindre kontinenter. Bergarter nära plattkanterna kommer vid dessaThe Protogine Zone is the easternmost major deformation zone in the southern part of the Sveconorwegian Province. Over the past 20 years discussions have concerned its tectonic significance, e.g. whether this zone is extensional or compressional. Several generations of mafic intrusives are situated along the Protogine Zone. The metamorphic and deformational history of these intrusions provides a k
Aims: We sought to develop descriptions of health states associated with daytime and nocturnal hypoglycemia in a structured fashion from the patient's perspective under different combinations of severity and frequency of hypoglycemic events. Methods: An expert meeting followed by two patient focus groups was used to develop comprehensive descriptions of acute consequences of severe and non-severe,
This aim of this research was to investigate possible reasons for the large gap between legal frameworks and policies in comparison to the practical implementation of Legal Aid Services in Zimbabwe. The responsibility of the state to provide legal aid, protection and civil legal aid necessary to ensure this provision for those who cannot afford such is affirmed by international legal instruments,
Title: Environmental antecedents and their influence on the tension between exploration and exploitation: The case of sustainability as a special example of environmental dynamism in the context of a technology-driven company Research question: How does sustainability as a special case of environmental dynamism influence managerial and organizational antecedents and thereby the tension of explora
Studies of palaeostorm surges provides background into at what frequencies storms of different magnitudes are expected to return and hit different areas. This information can be used when modelling, doing risk assesments and city planing. Using the marine equations of Nittrouer and Sternberg (1981; The formation of sedimentary strata in an allochthonous shelf environment: the Washington continenta
PurposeSelenium has been suggested to be protective against breast cancer, but the evidence remains inconclusive. Hence, it is important to further examine the potential protective effect. This prospective cohort study investigates pre-diagnostic selenium intake in relation to breast cancer risk. In addition, we analyze serum selenium as a marker of dietary intake.MethodsThis study includes 17,035
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to examine the association between primary care consultations and a Care Need Index (CNI) used to compensate Swedish primary care practices for the extra workload associated with patients with low socioeconomic status.DESIGN: Observational study combining graphical analysis with linear regressions of cross-sectional administrative practice-level data.SETTING: Three Swe
Background: The Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) is a self-administered hip-specific questionnaire intended to evaluate symptoms and functional limitations, and it is commonly used to evaluate interventions in individuals with hip dysfunction or hip osteoarthritis. The HOOS consists of 43 questions in five subscales: Pain, Symptoms, Function in daily living, Function in sport
To define fibre type grouping in terms of random and non-random arrangements of the two fibre types, type 1 (ST) and type 2 (FT), we adopted the measure of counting the number of "enclosed fibres". The statistical properties of the number of enclosed fibres, and the number and size of groups of enclosed fibres were studied in computer-simulated muscle cross-sections, using a model based upon hexag
he aim of this study was to explore aspects of the meaning of home as experienced by very old single-living people in Sweden. A grounded theory approach was used, and interviews were conducted with 40 men and women aged 80-89. The findings indicate that home has a central place in the lives of very old people because it is where they live and spend so much time. The significance of the home is bas
