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For years, it is an actuality in the poultry processing industry, that the body and the cardiovascular system of the chickens are not strong enough due to the shortened rearing time. This induces, that the quality of the chicken breast is not appropriate for selling, since during the processing procedure, frequently blood spots appear inside the meat. These damaged parts need to be removed, causin

In the first chapter we test if Purchasing Power Parity, PPP, is empirically valid and when that is not the case we test if productivity growth differences can account for the deviations from PPP by co-integration analysis. Interestingly, the results lend support in favour of PPP in several cases and when PPP is rejected GDP per capita growth rate differences seem to explain the long-run deviation

1. The ability to resist infection is an important component of survival and lifetime reproductive success. Mounting and maintaining an immunological defence is assumed to be energetically costly and nutritional resources expended on immune function may induce trade-offs with other energetically expensive functions, including reproduction. Resource limitation may even have transgenerational effect

New high-efficiency power cycles and environmentally friendly cycles have introduced combustion atmospheres that differ from the traditional hydrocarbon-air mixtures. Wet cycles, solid oxide fuel cell with a gas turbine (SOFC-GT), CO₂ separation/capture and biogas combustion are processes that involve high concentrations of inert gases such as H ₂O, CO₂ and N₂

Cholesterol synthesized in the body or ingested is an essential lipid component for human survival from our earliest life. Newborns ingest about 3-4 times the amount per body weight through mother's milk compared to the dietary intake of adults. A birth level of 1.7 mmol/L plasma total cholesterol will increase to 4-4.5 mmol/L during the nursing period and continue to increase from adulthood aroun

Background: The Swedish National Register for Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer (NREV) was launched in 2006. Data are reported at diagnosis (diagnostic survey), at the time of surgery (surgical survey) and at first outpatient follow-up (follow-up survey). The aim of this study was to evaluate data originating from NREV in terms of comparability, completeness, accuracy and timeliness. Methods: Coding

The main focus of the work presented in this thesis is on experimental studies oflaser acceleration of protons and other positive ions from solid targets. The topic is explored from three different angles: firstly, the development of diagnostics adapted to the ion pulses, secondly, the characterization of the source of the energetic particles and, finally, the application of laser-accelerated prot

Att spåra kunder i online-butiker har länge varit en självklarhet för branschen. Det de flesta inte vet är att det även är möjligt att spåra kunder i fysiska butiker, utan att den personliga integriteten går förlorad.

This process and material driven project was from the beginning focused on wast materials. The fact that the world population is rapidly increasing made me think of it as a possible source of material, instead of just an outlet of waste. With an interest in the controversial, I decided to work with human hair. The key structural material in hair is a protein called alpha-keratin. Early hopes of pr

Mängden vatten i markens ytskikt, markfuktigheten, är viktig för ekosystem, jordbruk samt vattnets- och kolets kretslopp. Markfuktighet är även en indikator för torka och eftersom extremt väder ökar på grund av de globala klimatförändringarna läggs allt mer resurser på dess övervakning. Övervakning av markfuktighet görs vanligen antingen via punktbaserad mätning direkt i marken eller via satellitSurface soil moisture (SM) is an essential climate variable that plays a key role in ecosystems and the energy, water, and carbon cycles. SM can be accurately measured using in situ measurements. However, these measurements are globally not densely located over large areas, which would be required for accurate large-scale SM estimation due to the high spatial variability of SM. Instead, global atm

I Socialstyrelsens rapport ”Vårdnadsöverflyttning i samband med våld i familjen” som publicerades 2013 framkom att det i många fall tog lång tid för vårdnaden att flyttas från en förälder som dödat den andra föräldern. Detta föranledde regeringen att utreda möjliga lösningar för att vårdnadsöverflyttningen i sådana fall skulle kunna göras snabbare, och resulterade i införandet av 6 kap 10 d § föräThe National Board of Health and Welfare presented a report in 2013 regarding custody transfers relating to violence in the family. The report showed that it took a long time for a custody transfer to occur in cases when a parent had killed the other parent. This led the government to investigate possible solutions to make such custody transfers happen faster, which resulted in chapter 6 section 1

The existence of a baryon number violating process is one of Shakarov's conditions to explain the observed baryon asymmetry in the universe. The Standard Model is nearly symmetric with respect to the baryon number, and hence we are motivated to look for physics beyond the Standard Model. In this thesis, we consider an effective field theory operator that couples the neutron to a proposed dark

Ytelektromyografi (sEMG) mäter skelettmuskelfunktionen genom att registrera muskelaktivitet från hudens yta. Tekniken kan användas för att diagnostisera neuromuskulära sjukdomar och som ett hjälpmedel vid rehabilitering, biomedicinsk forskning och för interaktion mellan människa och dator. En simuleringsmodell för sEMG-data kan bedöma avkodningsalgoritmer och hjälpa till att utveckla nya diagnostiSurface electromyography (sEMG) measures skeletal muscle function by recording muscle activity from the surface of the skin. The technique can be used to diagnose neuromuscular diseases, and as an aid in rehabilitation, biomedical research, and human-computer interaction. A simulation model for sEMG data can assess decomposition algorithms and help develop new diagnostic tools. Such simulation mod

Unsupervised learning techniques are gaining traction in industrial applications due to the increasing volume of unlabeled data in manufacturing environments. This study explores whether such methods can help address two inefficiencies identified in a cheese production process: Uncovering hidden operational modes related to machine performance through clustering and detecting one-off anomalies tha

The Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX) is a planned missing momentum and energy experiment at SLAC, the purpose of which is to produce dark matter through production at an accelerator. A key theoretical process making this possible is called "dark bremsstrahlung," where an electron scattering off a nucleus produces a dark photon instead of a Standard Model photon. LDMX aims to detect da

Iggesund Paperboard Limited works in an increasingly competitive and cost-focused industry. The production is very customised and besides the different product variants some customers also have special requests, which mean activities that fall out of the normal process. The contribution system does not identify the additional costs that depend on the special customer requests. The purpose with th

Cell death plays a pivotal role in many physiological processes, such as cell homeostasis, embryonic development, immune defence and in the pathophysiology of numerous diseases, such as cancer, infections and degenerative diseases. However, the lack of a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on cell death regulators poses a significant challenge to researchers in the field. Existing databases are of

Reconciliation of Inconsistent Frameworks: An Analysis of the WFD and the Renewable Energy Directive By Jonida Abazaj Supervisor Dr. Anne Jerneck (LUCSUS) Co-supervisor Dr. Øystein Moen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) A Thesis Submitted to Lund University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE International Master’s Programme in Environmenta

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LUMES LUMES Lund University 2004 Regional Development in the East Nile River Basin - Exploring the concept of Virtual Water Trade Author: Elin Weyler elin@weyler.se Supervisor: Karin Bäckstrand karinb@MIT.EDU Summary Many developing countries face resource shortages in the form of water and food due to population growth. This will increase pressure on land and water to an even greater extent than

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