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The foreign exchange market is regarded as one of the biggest and most liquid market in the world. This should make a good foundation for finding profitable trading strategies. Currencies are seldom treated as an investable asset despite the good liquidity, however, within the hedge fund industry they are traded on regular basis based on a number of strategies. I have chosen to evaluate and if pos
Skånemejerier is a dairy cooperative in the region of Skåne in southern Sweden. It collects milk from roughly 500 farmers around the region on a daily basis. Skånemejerier has developed an IT system that allows end consumers to ‘trace’ their milk to a number of farms that each have contributed to the milk in a specific milk carton. There is a code on the top of Skånemejerier milk cartons which is
We verified an active uptake of kleptoplastids in the toxic and bloom-forming dinoflagellates of the genus Dinophysis from its preferred prey, the ciliate Myrionecta rubra, using a quantitative real-time PCR technique. During a 65 d starvation/feeding experiment with Dinophysis caudata, changes in plastid 16S rRNA, plastid autofluorescence and plastid/nuclear DNA ratio through the cell cycle were
This report summarises our efforts in deriving, characterising and banking of 20 different human embryonic stem cell lines. We have derived a large number of human embryonic stem cell lines between 2001 and 2005. One of these cell lines was established under totally xeno-free culture conditions. In addition, several subclones have been established, including a karyoptypical normal clone from a tri
Objective. The incidence of prostate cancer in Sweden is increasing rapidly, as is treatment with curative intent. Radical prostatectomy (RP) is currently commonly performed, either within or outside large high-volume centres. The aim of this study was to assess the 30-day mortality rate after RP in Sweden. Material and methods. In this nationwide population-based study, all men diagnosed with loc
Currently, there is increasing competition for waste as feedstock for the growing number of biogas plants. This has led to fluctuation in feedstock supply and biogas plants being operated below maximum capacity. The feasibility of supplementing a protein/lipid-rich industrial waste (pig manure, slaughterhouse waste, food processing and poultry waste) mesophilic anaerobic digester with carbohydrate
Terrestrial ecosystem models (TEMs) contain the coupling of many biogeochemical processes with a large number of parameters involved. In many cases those parameters are highly uncertain. In order to reduce those uncertainties, parameter estimation methods can be applied, which allow the model to be constrained against observations. We compare the performance and results of two such parameter estim
In the article, the Great Conflict of 1980 is compared with the general strike and great lockout of 1909 and the 1945 metalworkers’ strike. Depending on how they are measured, each of them could lay claim to be the largest labour conflict in Swedish history. While the strikes of 1909 and 1945 ended up in union defeats, the outcome of the 1980 conflict was a severe setback for SAF. The 1909 LO stri
Using a custom-made cDNA microarray, global transcriptional analyses were conducted to identify genes differentially regulated in the pheromone gland as compared to the remaining insect tissue of the moth Agrotis segetum (Noctuidae). A two-fold or larger difference in relative expression levels was found for 227 of 864 genes investigated comparing the two tissues. Unexpectedly, an antennal binding
Sammanfattning Aktiv eutanasi och assisterat självmord är två frågor som tidvis dyker upp i den allmänna debatten i Sverige. Det är dock få politiker som vill ta i frågan, detta trots att en betydande del av det svenska folket är positivt inställda till att tillåta aktiv eutanasi. Genom åren har ett antal rättsfall berört frågan om aktiv eutanasi men rättsläget över vissa typer av aktiv eutanasi ä
Kaapvaal kratonen består av ett välbevarat fragment av arkeisk jordskorpa som utgör ett värdefullt objekt vid palaeokontinentala rekonstruktioner. Syftet med den här studien var att visualisera vulkaniska händelserna i kratonen genom tiden med hjälp av ArcGIS och tillgängliga geokronologiska data. Detta gjordes genom att skapa ett antal så kallade ’time slice’ kartor som representerar tidsperioderThe Kaapvaal Craton comprises a piece of well preserved Archaean crust making it a valuable subject in the pursuit of palaeocontinental reconstruction. The aim of this study was to visualize the volcanic events of the craton through time using arcGIS and available geochronological data. This was done by creating a number of so called ‘time slice’ maps that represent time periods from ca. 3 Ga to 1
A critical discourse analysis about the portrayal of honour-related violence in Swedish newspapers In recent years there has been an increase in the number of articles written about honour-related violence in Swedish newspapers. The aim of this essay is to analyze and highlight how two major Swedish newspapers describe the subject of honour-related violence. More specifically the purpose is to in
Flexible parking requirements have been introduced in several Swedish city governments in recent years. Through qualitative interviews with traffic engineers, learnings from these years have been compiled and then compared with a literature review. The flexibility de-sign and required mobility management measures varies from detailed to free, and results show that different engineers prefer differ
The inclusion of car-sharing services into new residential areas has lately been introduced in several places around Sweden. This case study reviews car-sharing in new residential areas in the city of Malmö; in the central area of Fullriggaren and the more peripheral area of Kalkbrottet. The study seeks to explain the importance of local conditions and local policies for the establishment of car-s
This thesis focuses on flexible work, known as telework, that is done through the use of information communication technology (ICT) devices in the entertainment, new media and arts sector. Fieldwork was conducted with independent professionals who work either as a producer / director, editor or motion graphic artist for the entertainment, new media and arts sector in the Los Angeles area. When wo
This paper deals with questions of romanization of the Chinese language. It examines the history of phonetic Chinese transcription and writing systems, from the first occurrences of such systems in the 16th century to the present day. The paper’s main focus is on the two systems Gwoyeu Romatzyh and Latinxua Sinwenz which were in use from the 1920s to the 1940s and aimed at replacing Chinese chara
Over the past decades, the notion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been renowned and identified as being able to significantly contribute to poverty alleviation and development. Yet, research on CSR in developing countries remains rather scarce. This thesis presents a preliminary empirical assessment of the nature of CSR in Senegal. Through an embedded mixed method design, both broad n
Föreliggande examensarbete i Medical Humanities har utförts för att pröva lyrikens möjligheter i medicinsk utbildning och fortbildning. Skönlitteratur används i utbildningen av läkare i Sverige men lyrik är en hittills outnyttjad resurs i detta sammanhang. Med hjälp av ett begränsat urval dikter, som har tolkats, visas att lyriken har möjligheter att förmedla en fördjupad förståelse av sjukdom ur The present thesis in Medical Humanities have been conducted to examine poetry opportunities in medical education and training. Literature is used in the training of doctors in Sweden, but poetry is a hitherto untapped resource in this context. A selection of poems have been interpreted. Limited number of examples shows that poetry has the potential to convey a deeper understanding of the disease
The Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola is a globally threatened, long-distance migratory passerine that continues to decline in abundance and range. Studies throughout its annual cycle are needed, including during migration, when information on habitat availability and usage are important for conservation. Here, the autumn occurrence (distribution, abundance, phenology) of Aquatic Warblers in
In this work, we experimentally study the effects of the nitrogen concentration in laser wakefield acceleration of electrons in a gas mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen. A 15 TW peak power laser pulse is focused to ionize the gas, excite a plasma wave and accelerate electrons up to 230 MeV. We find that at dopant concentrations above 2% the total divergence of the electrons is increased and the high
