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To define the clinical presentation of aerococcal infective endocarditis (IE) and the prevalence of synergy between penicillin and gentamicin on aerococcal isolates.

Liposomes are closed spherical bilayered membrane structures in aqueous solutions, with an internal aqueous compartment entrapped by either a single or multiple concentric lipid bilayer(s). They can be used as a tool in research to mimic simple cell membranes, to study e.g. lipid-protein interactions, as well as they are extensively used as carriers of various molecules, especially for tumor targe

Multiple modern methods of statistical feature extraction and machine learning are applied to classification of encoding and retrieval of episodic memories using electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. Raw data, different time-frequency methods, and multiclass common spatial patterns are used for statistical feature extraction. For each type of feature extraction multiple machine learning algorithm

Commutation Failures in LCC HVDC converters is a topic that is normally addressed from the component perspective, looking at converters’ internal signals. How these commutation failures affect the outer AC network is not deeply understood yet. This thesis will provide proof of how commutation failures causes abnormal behavior in the AC network, and how PMU data can be used in order to distinguish

The building industry in Sweden is dominated by concrete today. However, this material has a greater impact on carbon emissions compared to wood. By examining some of the general properties of wood and specifically cross laminated timber we have explored the basic advantages and disadvantages of this relatively new and mildly used building material, as well as, investigated why it has not develope

Over the past two decades non-representational and affectual geographers have cited the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze to the point of exhaustion. In this thesis I read Deleuze’s interpretation of Spinoza through the weird tales written by the American horror author H. P. Lovecraft to argue for a radicalization of the former’s work within geography. To this end I examine the often recognized, b

This is a thesis on the Gê language of Xokleng and its means of subordination. This work is based on previous publication on the Xokleng language (Urban 1985, Gakran 2005, Gakran 2015). In this highly isolation language with almost no inflection, a large set of grammatical and lexical monosyllabic particles are used to express TAM(E). The most obvious grammatical particle is the sentence final mar

Corrugated galvanized iron (CGI), or corrugated sheet metal, is a lightweight roofing material that was invented in the early 1800s. The corrugation gives the steel an increased flexural strength in its installed direction and thus increases the amount of load the CGI-plate is able to carry and the span it can be effective at. Thanks to its light weight, corrugated sheet is one of the most commonl

Political trust in the EU has declined substantially in recent year and the growing divide between the Eurozone and the other member countries are at the heart of the scholarly debate. As a result, there is a growing body of literature on the determinants of political trust and public opinions in the EU. Existing research propose and test several explanations for the foundations of political trust

Previous research in the field of Environmental Federalism has not reached an agreement on whether fiscal decentralization leads to an increase in environmental pollution, i.e. a race to the bottom, or decrease in it, i.e. a a race to the top. Farzanegan and Mennel (2012) point out that this discrepancy may be due to institutions. Employing the OLS estimator, they find that fiscal decentralization

Concentration of wealth has received considerable attention in recent years, and research shows that it is not only a modern day phenomenon. This thesis contributes to the ongoing debate by presenting wealth inequality estimates for rural Finland from 1750 to 1900 in three regions – East, Southwest and North. The current study uses a rich dataset of probate inventories containing over 18 000 obser

In Germany, prisoners have a constitutional right to rehabilitation (“resocialization”). In the Lebach judgment of 1973, a landmark ruling that served as the basis for the 1976 Prison Act (Strafvollzugsgesetz [StVollzG]), rehabilitation was seen by the German Federal Constitutional Court as part of the guaranteed rights of prisoners to retain their human dignity (Dünkel & van Zyl Smit, 2007, p

Polymers of N-substituted glycine (NSG) or as they are also called, peptoids, have shown potential in biomedical applications due to proteolytic resistance, among other interesting properties. In this thesis project, two synthetic routes have been performed and evaluated to achieve a better understanding of large-scale syntheses of peptoids as a bioinert coating for nanoparticles. The primary fo

In October 2016, the IACtHR issued the judgment of the case of Hacienda Brasil Verde Workers v Brazil. The case concerns the subjection of 85 workers to slavery-like conditions in a private-owned livestock farm located in the north of Brazil. Brasil Verde Workers v. Brazil was the first judgment of the IACtHR on the prohibition of slavery of article 6 ACHR. Moreover, it was also the first time tha

Multiple modern methods of statistical feature extraction and machine learning are applied to classification of encoding and retrieval of episodic memories us- ing electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. Raw data, different time-frequency methods, and multiclass common spatial patterns are used for statistical feature ex- traction. For each type of feature extraction multiple machine learning algor

Regenerated cellulose fibres can become a sustainable alternative to cotton and polyester in textile applications. One method of producing such is dissolution of cellulose in an ionic liquid (IL) and regeneration through air-gap spinning. In this master thesis, the dissolution state of cellulose in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EmimAc) together with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO

Mixing in millimeter scale applications faces completely different challenges compared with the macro scale. A thorough understanding of the physics and mass conservation principles that are affecting the fluid dynamics, are therefore key for development and successful implementation of mixers, in an existing process. Only relying on molecular diffusion for molecules with very low diffusivities ca

This report consists of three main parts. The first part explores how the density of traffic on a road can be mathematically modeled as a partial differential equation: a relation between a function and its derivatives. The second part describes an algorithm which can find a numerical solution for the differential equation. This algorithm is used in the third part of the report where simulations a