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The aim of this masters’ thesis is to examine how libraries can better services for patrons with invisible disabilities. My hypothesis is that although libraries are legally obliged to pay special attention to persons with disabilities, in reality the special needs of persons with invisible disabilities are often ignored. Invisible disabilities are disabilities that are not immediately apparent. T

Den svenska lagen på upphandlingsområdet för den klassiska sektorn, lagen om offentlig upphandling (LOU), bygger på upphandlingsdirektiv grundande på EU-fördragets bestämmelser om fri rörlighet för varor och tjänster. Rättsmedelsdirektivet, direktiv 89/665/EEG, som syftar till att säkerställa efterlevanden av upphandlingsreglerna, tillkom i början av 90-talet. Direktivet lämnade dock stort utrymmeThe Swedish law on procurement is based on Community Directives on public procurement establishing fundamental EU Treaty principles such as the principles of free movement of goods and services. The Remedies Directive (89/665/EEC), entering into force in the beginning of the 90´s, was adopted to ensure that effective and rapid remedies are available to aggrieved bidders. However, the directive let

Utgångspunkten i svensk rätt är att våldtäktslagstiftningen ska skydda varje individs rätt till sexuell integritet och sexuellt självbestämmande. Dagens lagstiftning gör straffbart när gärningsmannen genom våld eller hot tvingat offret eller otillbörligt utnyttjat att offret befunnit sig i en särskilt utsatt situation. Den kritik som riktats mot våldtäktslagstiftningen är att en person är tillgängThe basis of the rape legislation in Sweden is the right of every individual's sexual integrity and sexual self-determination. The current legislation requires that the offender has used force, threat or a situation of exploitation. The critic against the legislation is that a person is available as long as he or she does not make any physical resistance. The presumption will be different with

This article outlines how conceptual spaces theory applies to modeling changes of scientific frameworks when these are treated as spatial structures rather than as linguistic entities. The theory is briefly introduced and five types of changes are presented. It is then contrasted with Michael Friedman’s neo-Kantian account that seeks to render Kuhn’s “paradigm shift” as a communicatively rational

Hyperresponsiveness and inflammation are major pathophysiological features of both allergic rhinitis and asthma. The mechanisms behind these are not fully understood. The aims of this thesis were to investigate if cytokines involved in the allergic response can induce airway hyperreactivity by affecting the airway smooth muscle directly and to identify novel mediators involved in allergic airway i

This paper discusses Fair Trade and analyses its impact on producers and producer organisations. Fair trade was developed in reaction to the situation on the market for conventional coffee. Coffee prices on the international market fluctuate sharply and have shown a decreasing trend. In 2001 prices reached their lowest level in 30 years. The decline in prices received by producers has increased ru

Background/Aim: To evaluate quality of life (QoL) in women treated for ovarian tumors one year after laparotomy. Patients and Methods: The validated quality of life questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-OV28) were sent to women who had undergone laparotomy due to ovarian tumors 12 months after surgery. The answers were analyzed and grouped according to the ovarian tumor histology (benign, borderli

Due to an increase in environmental awareness and an improved understanding on the impact of human activity on our planet’s climate, there is a strong desire both from governments and the general public to reduce harmful pollution and emissions. This requires action on different fronts, like decarbonizing electricity generation, industrial activity and not least the transport sector. This thesis a

BACKGROUND: The inability to observe relevant biological processes in vivo significantly restricts human neurodevelopmental research. Advances in appropriate in vitro model systems, including patient-specific human brain organoids and human cortical spheroids (hCSs), offer a pragmatic solution to this issue. In particular, hCSs are an accessible method for generating homogenous organoids of dorsal

In order to investigate whether oxidative damage is associated with differences in antioxidant intake, we measured the levels of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodGuo) in lymphocytes and α-tocopherol and several carotenoids in plasma of women with different dietary habits. We found that women from Granada (Spain), a region with a typically Mediterranean diet, had significantly higher leve

The plasma proteome can provide a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of different diseases and is a key source for detection of new biomarkers. Proximity extension assay (PEA), developed by Olink Proteomics (Uppsala, Sweden), detects proteins by using pairs of antibodies that are linked to oligonucleotides; upon target binding, the probes anneal when in proximity and the oligonucleotides

This paper presents a wideband quadrature radio receiver employing ΔΣ-based A/D-converting channel-select filters (ADCSFs). The output of the quadrature passive mixer is directly connected to the input of the ADCSFs, where a first-order ΔΣ modulator is incorporated into a fourth-order Butterworth channel-select filter (CSF) to provide sufficient dynamic range for a cellular system. A design method

The Devonian appearance of 1-10 meter long armored fish (placoderms) coincides with geochemical evidence recording a transition into fully oxygenated oceans.1 A comparison of extant fish shows that the large individuals are less tolerant to hypoxia than their smaller cousins. This leads us to hypothesize that Early Paleozoic O(2) saturation levels were too low to support >1 meter size marine, pred

Industrial robots typically require very structured and predictable working environments, and explicit programming, in order to perform well. Therefore, expensive and time-consuming engineering work is a major obstruction when mediating tasks to robots. This thesis presents methods that decrease the amount of engineering work required for robot programming, and increase the ability of robots to ha

Objective: To perform a comprehensive review of the literature from July 2011 until June 2015 on the virology and bacteriology of otitis media in children. Data Sources: PubMed database of the National Library of Medicine. Review Methods: Two subpanels comprising experts in the virology and bacteriology of otitis media were created. Each panel reviewed the relevant literature in the fields of viro

Time-dependent ensemble averages, i.e., trajectory-based averages of some observable, are of importance in many fields of science. A crucial objective when interpreting such data is to fit these averages (for instance, squared displacements) with a function and extract parameters (such as diffusion constants). A commonly overlooked challenge in such function fitting procedures is that fluctuations

De nickel-kadmiumbatterier som tillverkas vid Saft AB i Oskarshamn är uppladdningsbara och används vanligen som backup för strömförsörjning på sjukhus, flygplatser och till och med för hela städer. Ett problem för nickel-kadmiumbatterier är upplösning av kadmiumhydroxid, det aktiva materialet i kadmiumelektroden. Utöver förlust av aktivt material kan det upplösta materialet bilda ett tunt lager påIn this project, the properties of Cd(OH)2 in alkaline solution were studied. The processes of oxidation and reduction for Cd(OH)2 in alkaline solution are very complex and even though many studies have been done on the subject, it is not completely understood yet. It is from a Ni-Cd battery point of view, important to understand these processes to prevent loss of active material. The Cd-electrode

Kaskadeffekter inom samhällsviktig verksamhet Det är först när man rullar in trettio minuter försenad på perrongen, som man inser hur kritiska vissa infrastrukturer är för samhället. Ibland beror de här felen på störningar från andra system, så kallade kaskadeffekter. Alla som har växt upp på landet, speciellt innan Gudruns framfart ledde till åtgärder, är plågsamt medvetna om hur jobbigt allti