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The title: Forum für Sprachlose (Forum for the Speechless) indicates the overall objective of this investigation. An attempt is being made to provide a defence for the accused recipients and designated opponents of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. In order to accomplish this objec-tive, I have chosen to engage in a variety of methodological procedures. Having identified, throughout the history of t
The overall aim of this thesis was to describe changes in the prevalence and severity of periodontal diseases and to identify risk factors for severe periodontal disease in adults living in Jönköping County, Sweden, by analysing the cross-sectional, epidemiological studies that had been carried out in the city of Jönköping in 1973, 1983, and 1993. Individuals were randomly selected from the follow
The overall purpose with this work is to study the flow past particles and droplets using numerical simulations. Especially the interaction among particles and droplets have been a main objective as the results are to be used in order to improve already existing spray models. In order to represent the particulate and droplet phase, the Volume of Fluid (VOF) and the Volume of Solid (VOS) methods ar
Background Previous trials of corticosteroid or antiviral treatments for Bell's palsy have been underpowered or have had insufficient follow-up. The aim of this study was to compare the short-term and long-term effects of prednisolone and valaciclovir in the recovery of the affected facial nerve in a large number of patients. Methods In this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentr
The contribution of the more than 500 hundred Spanienkämpar (“Spain fighters”), as the Swedish volunteers in theInternational Brigades were called in Sweden, has been analysed in quite a number of Swedish publications, most of which are unfortunately hardly known in Spain, where the subject has only sporadically been present in historical studies. This paper is based on a chapter about the Swedish
Popular Abstract in Swedish Den här avhandlingen handlar om utvecklingen av CARS som en diagnostikmetod för att studera förbränningsförlopp. CARS står för Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy och är en optisk laserbaserad metod för att mäta temperaturer och ämneskoncentrationer i gaser. CARS, och andra typer av förbränningsdiagnostikmetoder, bidrar till ökad förståelse för de processer som utgöDuring the last decades, coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) has been an important tool in combustion research. The focus of this thesis is the improvement of the capability of the pure rotational CARS (RCARS) technique for this type of applications. The technique is used to measure temperatures and relative species concentrations in the gas phase and thermometry is performed by fitting
Different factors influencing recycling and burial rates of organic carbon (OC) were investigated in the continental margin sediments of the Skagerrak (NE North Sea). Two different areas, one in the southern and one in the northeastern part of the Skagerrak were visited shortly after a spring bloom (March 1999) and in late summer (August 2000). Results suggested that: (1) Organic carbon oxidation
A 2-step 'semi-nested' enterovirus PCR was developed and applied to CSF and serum specimens from 27 consecutive patients with aseptic meningitis. CSF and sera from 8 patients with non-enteroviral diagnoses were included as negative clinical controls. Enterovirus RNA was detected in CSF by PCR in 15 of the patients with aseptic meningitis, compared with 6 by virus culture. Acute-phase sera proved p
Denna studie syftar till att undersöka sambandet mellan könsmångfald i styrelsen och utdelningsnivåer, med hjälp av data från 70 icke-finansiella börsnoterade företag i Danmark, Finland och Sverige mellan 2014 och 2023. Studien använder en dynamisk fixed effects-regressionsmodell med ett till två års släpande effekter. Data om styrelsesammansättning samt företagsspecifika variabler för 70 icke-finThis study aims to investigate the relationship between board gender diversity and dividend payouts, using data from 70 non-financial companies in Denmark, Finland and Sweden from 2014 to 2023. Using a dynamic fixed effects regression model with one and two lags, we analyze whether board gender diversity significantly affects dividend payout. We collect board- and firm-specific data from Eikon for
The terrestrial ecosystem stores up to 2400Gt of carbon in the upper 1m of the soil profile. However, this carbon storage is not stable and is vulnerable to loss. Agricultural soils with continuous heavy management drive a release of this soil carbon to the atmosphere. Recently, the implementation of perennial crops has been suggested as a method to facilitate a greater carbon sequestration. Howev
Two thousand and fourteen saw a drastic increase in asylum seekers knocking on Europe’s door. A great many arrived at Europe’s southern borders, with Italy as the main entrance gate, after having embarked on the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean. Due to the limited number of EU entrance countries and the growing pressure on these southern European countries, the Dublin Regulation, as the
Background and Problem Discussion: In order for companies to develop their businesses, it is vital to identify and select new market opportunities. Expanding into a new market and to develop a market entry strategy involves a great deal of market research, a thorough analysis and it takes an appropriate process to correctly assess the potential of each growth opportunity. To access and exploit the
The theme for this analysis comes directly as an assignment from Svensk Elitfotboll (SEF) with the purpose to analyze and compare violence crime rate between high risk football matches and festivals. The reason for this is that SEF has come to believe that football matches tend to be described as more dangerous to the public than festivals and therefore giving the whole experience of going to see
The main goal with this thesis was to investigate the possibility to reduce the number of blades in a high pressure gas turbine row. The reason for this study was the interest to reduce the amount of cooling air needed within the blade row by reducing the wetted area, hopefully without losing efficiency. Another reason for reducing the number of blades was to reduce the costs. A new design of an
Huvudsyftet med denna rapport är att förutsäga antalet spelare i nå- gon instans av DICE: s spelplattformar, t.ex. Battlefield 3 för PC, 15 minuter i framtiden. Denna förutsägelse kan användas av företaget vid köp av molnservrar on-demand för att visa dem hur mycket de behöver köpa. Flera olika prognosmodeller undersöks och utvärderas på historisk data från 2011 till 2015. En annan fokuspunkt är h
Background: Maternal mortality is still a key issue in public health. Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the main direct causes of maternal mortality in many countries around the world, including Kyrgyzstan where approximately half of all maternal deaths are due to this complication. Maternal mortality caused by PPH can be prevented through cost-effective interventions including active managem
Context: Scope management is a core part of software release management and often a key factor in releasing successful software products to the market. In a market-driven case, when only a few requirements are known a priori, the risk of overscoping may increase. Objective: This paper reports on findings from a case study aimed at understanding overscoping in large-scale, market-driven software dev
