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To elucidate the role of the gonadotropins in the multiple spawner Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) full length cDNAs encoding FSHbeta, LHbeta, and the common alpha-subunit were cloned from pituitary glands by RACE-PCR. The three cDNAs consisted of 614, 595, and 666 nucleotides encoding peptides of 131, 146, and 124 amino acids, respectively. Halibut FSHbeta and LHbeta showed unique st

Local agricultural emissions contribute significantly to the atmospheric reactive nitrogen loads of Danish terrestrial ecosystems. In the vicinity of the sources this may be up to 6-8 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) depending on location and ecosystem type. This contribution arises from dry deposition of gas phase ammonia derived from local livestock production. Long-range transport, however, often constitutes

Flertalet näringsidkare är i behov av krediter när verksamheten skall startas upp eller större investeringar skall göras. Borgenären kräver här inte sällan en säkerhet för sin fordran. Huvudregeln är att handpanträtter skall traderas till borgenären. Ett problem uppstår således i de fall då näringsidkaren behöver nyttja alla sina tillgångar i den löpande verksamheten. Av denna anledning finns det The vast majority of businessmen and manufacturers are not seldom in need of credits when starting up a new business, or when making larger investments. The creditor, usually a bank, commonly requires securities for debts. A problem occurs when a debtor needs to have access to all his assets in the ongoing business. He is therefore not able to transfer the assets that constitute the security. A so

Over the last decade the music festival sector grew enormously: in 2008 over a million festivalgoers gathered in the UK to share music and companionship. However in doing so musicfestivals generate large volumes of waste streams and consume large quantities of resources. Amusic festival of more than 40 000 people will produce in the order of 2000 tons of CO2e –with audience transportation and on s

Background: The use of in vitro cell cultures is a powerful tool for obtaining key insights into the behaviour and response of cells to interventions in normal and disease situations. Unlike in vivo settings, in vitro experiments allow a fine-tuned control of a range of microenvironmental elements independently within an isolated setting. The recent expansion in the use of three-dimensional (3D) i

The aim of this article is to reflect on the evolution of total quality management (TQM) as the most widespread quality management approach during the last 25 years. However, during the first 10 years of the new millennium, the term TQM seems to have lost its attractiveness in Western parts of the world and instead new terms such as Business Excellence, Organisational Excellence, Six Sigma, and Le

Popular Abstract in Swedish Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Målet med denna avhandling var att undersöka hur cancersjukdomar i barndomen och behandlingen av dessa påverkar olika aspekter av fortplantningsförmågan i vuxen ålder. Glädjande nog har andelen patienter som överlever cancer i barndomen de senaste decennierna ökat stadigt till nivåer som idag ligger på nästan 80%. Ökad överlevnad medf

Frågan om brukarinflytande inom välfärdssektorn har sin grund i de krav på humanisering, demokratisering och maktdelning som höjdes av den ideella brukarrörelsen på 1960- och 70-talet. I dag har tanken om brukarinflytande anammats av det offentliga och de krav på inflytande som tidigare höjdes av en social rörelse utifrån och underifrån, drivs nu politiskt inifrån och uppifrån inom den offentliga

Mitochondria are the main site for energy conversion in the cell. Under certain circumstances, such as excess calcium retention or production of reactive oxygen species, a pore forms at contact sites between the outer and the normally impermeable inner mitochondrial membrane. The ensuing osmotic mitochondrial swelling and loss of bioenergetic function is referred to as the mitochondrial permeabili

This thesis discusses the recent hot topic in the intersection of IP law and competition law; “pay-for-delay” agreements in the pharmaceutical industry. Such agreements arise in patent disputes where originator manufacturers (‘Originators’) claim patent infringement by the generic manufactures (‘Generics’). However, patent infringing defendants end up paying the plaintiff large sums of money, acco

Summary: This study deals with local vegetation and land use history contemporary with prehistory clearance cairns and stone walls in the area of Rösered, province of Västergötland, south-western Sweden. Pollen analysis of a humusrich layer buried below a stone wall was carried out. It revealed that: -the layer developed as mull, first in open woodland dominated by birch, later in grassland with

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Rassepautasjtjåkka är ett litet bergsmassiv beläget i norra Lappland. I massivet återfinns fyra stora nischer strax under glaciationsgränsen. Dessa nischer har en gång blivit uteroderade av glaciärer, men idag återfinns endast perenna snölegor i området. Skillnaden mellan en glaciär och en perenn snölega är att en glaciär har intern rörelse. En tjocklek på cirkaSince the mid 1970s the general retreating trend for glacier in Scandinavian have ceased and some glaciers have even started to advance. This is due to a more maritime influence on the climate, which means increased precipitation in winter and lower summer temperature. A more maritime climate can be said to be favourable for glacier growth. Under such climate conditions is it possible that new gla

The digital cellular systems era started about thirty years ago with the release of the first digital cellphones. These first digital cellphones were very different from today’s slim and esthetic cellular pocket computers. They were not mass-produced in million units a day, and they were designed for radio performance rather than appearance. Today, all components are integrated inside the mobile p

Pavement data collection is the most expensive and time consuming component of Pavement Management System (PMS). Thus, possible methods of minimizing the need of such data might be critical in reducing pavement condition monitoring costs. Also the ability to relate pavement performance prediction models (frequently roughness based) to hot mix asphalt field performance models (distress based) provi