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Descartes on Virtue Descartes on Virtue∗ By Lilli Alanen and Frans Svensson (Uppsala University) 1. Introduction In letters to Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia and Queen Christina of Sweden, as well as in parts of the Passions of the Soul, Descartes provide at least the outlines of an ethical theory.1 Most energy is devoted to the characterization of an ideal of moral virtue, which according to Desca

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Justifying Rational Planning: on the indeterminacy of pragmatic considerations Justifying Rational Choice: the role of success* Bruno Verbeek Leiden University, Netherlands §1 Introduction The theory of rational choice can be interpreted in several ways. One can regard the theory as a representing the choices of agents. The theory is interpreted as an empirical hypothesis for further research. Alt

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Today, between 8% and 16% of all individuals worldwide suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is becoming a growing public health issue. Creatinine and cystatin C are commonly used markers for kidney function, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and albuminuria are used to stage CKD. However, creatinine and eGFR are rather insensitive in identifying individuals at high risk of

Recent studies on Alzheimer's disease (AD) suggest that tau proteins spread through the brain following neuronal connections. Several mechanisms could be involved in this process: spreading between brain regions that interact strongly (functional connectivity); through the pattern of anatomical connections (structural connectivity); or simple diffusion. Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), we inves

Popular Abstract in Swedish Yttre faktorerna i omgivningen som UV-strålning från solen, rökning, läkemedel, maten och påfrestande livssituationer kan leda till att kroppens celler börjar överproducera molekyler som kallas syrefria radikaler. Dessa molekyler reagerar kemist mycket lätt med omgivande ämnen. När syrefria radikaler bildas i kroppen i normala mängder ingår de som en del av immunförsvarOxidative stress can cause damage to DNA, proteins and lipids and is associated with inflammation and various human diseases as cancer, atherosclerosis, and autoimmune diseases. Polyphenol-rich diet, such as fruits and berries, may act as antioxidants and prevent oxidative stress and, thereby, associated diseases. Administration of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can affect the microflora in the gastro

Looking at the success of certification schemes for energy use in residential housing Looking at the Success of Certification Schemes for Energy Use in Residential Housing The Case of the Klimahaus / Casa Clima Program in South Tyrol / Italy Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the International Master in Environmental Sciences Degree at Lund University, Sweden Submitted b

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Name 1 MDC 5yr Pharmacological agents - Individual based 2017-04-18 Contents: Intake of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs with a separate 0/1-variable for each atc code. The data file contains one data line per individual. # lines: 14 496 # variables: 610 Selection: All individuals who had participated in the MDC baseline screening, who were alive and not emigrated got the questionnaire about fi

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The transfer of 210Po and 210Pb between various compartments in the terrestrial environment has been analysed by using various published data. The average activity concentration of 210Po in soil is 61 ± 14 Bq.kg-1 d.w. with a median (50%) value of 44 Bq.kg-1 d.w. Ground water concentrations of 210Po in drilled wells might be as high as 6.5 Bq/l. But in regular drinking water it is just about 3-5

pnas201006568 11602..11607 Tracking differentiating neural progenitors in pluripotent cultures using microRNA-regulated lentiviral vectors Rohit Sachdevaa, Marie E. Jönssona, Jenny Nelandera, Agnete Kirkebya, Carolina Guibentifa, Bernhard Gentnerb, Luigi Naldinib, Anders Björklunda, Malin Parmara, and Johan Jakobssona,1 aDepartment of Experimental Medical Sciences, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center,

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pnas201006568 1..6 Tracking differentiating neural progenitors in pluripotent cultures using microRNA-regulated lentiviral vectors Rohit Sachdevaa, Marie E. Jönssona, Jenny Nelandera, Agnete Kirkebya, Carolina Guibentifa, Bernhard Gentnerb, Luigi Naldinib, Anders Björklunda, Malin Parmara, and Johan Jakobssona,1 aDepartment of Experimental Medical Sciences, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund Uni

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It has been reported from one field observation in Belgium that great tits can use conifer needles to extract larvae from bark crevices in trees. In a laboratory experiment I tested if great tits could use tools to extract mealworms in a similar way as in the field observation. I tested two different types of tools, sticks and hooks, in trials where the birds could extract a mealworm from a transp

Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: Studies of Immune Dysregulation Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a disease caused by two specific low-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV 6 and HPV 11. Benign tumors known as papillomas can grow in the respiratory tracts of patients afflicted with the disease. The papillomas growing in the respiratory tract can disrupt the vocal folds

Popular Abstract in Swedish Komplementsystemet är ett system bestående av cirka 35 proteiner i blodet och på cellytor, som ingår i kroppens medfödda immunförsvar. Det är ett mycket viktigt men också explosivt system, potentiellt skadligt för kroppens egna celler, som kräver strikt reglering. Denna avhandlings huvudaktör, C4b-bindande protein (C4BP), nedreglerar komplementsystemet. C4BP har en ovanThe subject of this thesis is plasma protein C4b-binding protein (C4BP). C4BP is an important regulator of the classical pathway of the complement system, a cascade-like system comprised of over 35 proteins, which partakes in the defence against micro-organisms and is involved of clearance of immune-complexes and apoptotic cells. C4BP contains two different types of subunits, seven identical alfa-

The use of Penman-Monteith (PM) equation in thermal remote sensing based surface energy balance modeling is not prevalent due to the unavailability of any direct method to integrate thermal data into the PM equation and due to the lack of physical models expressing the surface (or stomatal) and boundary layer conductances (g(S) and g(B)) as a function of surface temperature. Here we demonstrate a

In order to simplify and/or improve determination of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) the clearances of iohexol, 51Cr-EDTA and endogenous creatinine were simultaneously determined with different techniques in 21 anesthetized landrace pigs. Their GFR had been reduced to about 1/3 or less of normal GFR. After an intravenous bolus of the GFR markers, their plasma concentration curves were followed fo

The focus of the thesis is on selection and adaptation processes in bacteria with emphasis on denitrifying bacteria in groundwater. Other nitrogen transformation processes such as dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (nitrate ammonification) and nitrification of forest soil bacteria are briefly discussed. Intensive fertilisation of agricultural soils in southern Sweden have been performed

Cell Death Detection in Images What if we could kill cancer cells? The fact is that we already can, at least to some extent. Many cancer treatments targets cancer cells and kill them by causing them to commit suicide. To be able to do this even better, and minimize adverse effects, information about the biological regulation behind cell death needs to be known, and far from everything has been di

Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingen omfattar fyra artiklar inom empirisk finansiell ekonomi. Det första kapitlet är en kort sammanfattning av avhandlingens innehåll. Det andra kapitlet, Dynamic Portfolio Selection: The Relevance of Switching Regimes and Investment Horizon. (samförfattad med Birger Nilsson) undersöker dynamiskt portföljval och efterfrågan på tidsdiversifiering då aktieavkastnThis thesis consists of four empirical studies on financial economics. The first chapter contains a short summary of the thesis. The second chapter Dynamic Portfolio Selection: The Relevance of Switching Regimes and Investment Horizon (co-authored with Birger Nilsson) investigates the questions of dynamic portfolio selection and intertemporal hedging within a Markovian regime-switching framework.

The joint Swedish-Russian “Tundra Ecology-94” expedition during 1994 used the large Russian ice-breaking research vessel R/V Akademik Fedorov a platform and went along a coastline of 3500 km-from the Kola Peninsula 10°E to Kolyuchinskaya Bay 173°E. Radioactivity in air, seawater and sediment was explored at various locations along the route. The average of 7Be activity concentration in air over th

About 7000 concrete bridges in Sweden were built before 1965. The annual cost for maintenance of these bridges is about 0.6% of their total value. The cooling water tunnels at Swedish nuclear power plants have been exposed to seawater for about 30-40 years. The maintenance cost for these tunnels has been evaluated to be about one billion Swedish kronor. It is important to evaluate the risk of corr