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Particle size distribution (size-range 3-900 nm) and PM10 was measured simultaneously at an urban background station in Copenhagen, a near-city background and a rural location during a period in September-November 2002. The study investigates the contribution from urban versus regional sources of particle number and mass concentration. The total particle number (ToN) and NOx are well correlated at
Background: COMP (Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein) is a matrix protein, which is currently studied as a potential serum marker for cartilage processes in osteoarthritis (OA). The influence of physical exercise on serum COMP is not fully elucidated. The objective of the present study was to monitor serum levels of COMP during a randomised controlled trial of physical exercise vs. standardised r
Natural light brings a sense of presence to the physical environment. The interaction between natural light and form puts us in connection with place in a way that can not be simulated or replaced with artificial light. This relationship has fascinated and engaged architects of all times, you could claim that the question of light and form lies at the core of architecture. It is hard to work with
Acknowledging, the research gap within sustainability transitions in analysing the local scale of transition processes, this work primarily, seeks to contribute to sustainability transitions studies by identifying the main factors that are enabling and hindering the materialization of low carbon mobility in Cuenca, Ecuador. The use of a case study as a research strategy and the nature of the rese
I syfte att skapa tryggare bostadsområden trädde nya regler i kraft i hyreslagen den 1 juli 2024. Reglerna syftar till att ge hyresvärdar ökade möjligheter att säga upp hyresgäster som är involverade i brottslighet och som skapar otrygghet. Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att utreda vad dessa nya bestämmelser innebär och om det finns skäl att införa dessa även för bostadsrätter. För att uppnå syftNew rules came into force in the Tenancy Act (Sw. hyreslagen) on 1 July 2024 to create safer residential areas. These rules aim to give landlords greater opportunities to evict tenants involved in criminal activity that creates insecurity for the other tenants. This paper investigates what these new rules mean, and whether there are reasons to extend them to also cover tenant owned apartments. To
In 2022, the Government of Lithuania approved the new Crisis Management and Civil Safety law to establish the National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC). This thesis was written during the initial phase of the NCMC creation process. The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the Lithuanian governance capacity and legitimacy within the emergency and crisis management (CM) system and investigate the foc
India is and has always been an agricultural country. The country’s Agri-exports touched Rs 2.52 lakh crores (about USD 35 billion) in the financial year 2019-20 (Sally, 2021), out of a total income from exports of around USD 300 billion (Sally, 2021). This makes rural regions and agricultural lands incredibly important to the country. The urban regions in India are valued for their urban infrastr
The debate on the inclusion of women in peacebuilding has hit the scholarship field and received wide attention in the last years. There is a greater understanding of the significance from including women in the peacebuilding process. Most existing research focuses on the inclusion of women in the peace process. This thesis also took the same direction but diverged in using postcolonial theories t
In large and/or complex buildings, which can contain a lot of people, it’s important to ensure that evacuation in case of fire or other threats can be performed safely. In this report, the possibility to use Microsoft Kinect v2 for evacuation is examined to determine whether it can be used to provide dynamic crowd management systems and rescue services with information. This is done by an initial
Generellt i samhället, såväl bland allmänheten som i rättssystemet, har det konstaterats att det finns en misstro mot kvinnor som anmäler våldtäktsbrott. En återkommande föreställning är att kvinnor ljuger om vad som inträffat när de anmäler dessa brott. Vidare har den svenska våldtäktsprocessen nyligen kritiserats för att innehålla negativa föreställningar om kvinnor. I denna uppsats undersöker jIn public opinion, as well as in the legal system, there is a general disbelief of those who report rape. This distrust is partially founded on a reoccurring perception that women often lie when reporting crimes of sexual violence. The Swedish legal process has recently been subject to critique for holding negative perceptions about women in rape related court cases. In this study I examine if and
The number of applications sharing the same embedded device is increasing dramatically. Very efficient mechanisms (resource managers) for assigning the CPU time to all demanding aplications are needed. Unfortunately existing optimization-based resource managers consume too much resource themselves. In this paper, we address the problem of distributed convergence to efficient CPU allocation for ti
The number of applications sharing the same embedded device is increasing dramatically. Very efficient mechanisms (resource managers) for assigning the CPU time to all demanding applications are needed. Unfortunately, existing optimization-based resource managers consume too much resource themselves. In this paper, we address the problem of distributed convergence to fair allocation of CPU resourc
Different material is used today for packaging; all of them have different environmental problems. Depending on your perspective one material might be more beneficial than the other. In this study an energy perspective is used when looking at production of the material, the manufacturing of the package and transport of the package in its lifecycle and recovery processes. The materials studied were
This thesis compares the performance of the first-differenced maximum likelihood estimator (FDML) and the Blundell-Bond continuously-updating system GMM estimator of the autoregressive parameter in an AR(1) dynamic panel model without exogenous covariates, particularly focusing on the close-to-non-stationary case. This case is far from trivial, as a high degree of persistence is the norm rather th
The aim of the study was to examine how symptom diagnosis are depicted and defined in different legal documents through a social constructionism point of view, with the help of a discourse analysis. The study also examined the standards that can be created with regards to symptom diagnosis and illustrates the different values that can contribute or counteract the creating of stigma. We will also r
Modern public transportation systems are required to be more efficient. The efficiency and the quality of the service is based on several aspects, such as availability, frequency, travel speed, reliability and safety. Stop spacing system is a significant part of the public transport service design and it deeply affects its efficiency. In particular, the stop spacing system has consequences on the
The purpose of this study was to investigate how risk and vulnerability reducing measures are described, treated over time and what characterizes implemented measures in municipal risk and vulnerability assessments (RVA). In order to do that, risk and vulnerability reducing measures were categorized, by use of a template for document analysis developed for this study. The document analysis was per
The wind energy industry is growing rapidly and as offshore wind expands in the Baltic sea, more and more clusters will be observed. The purpose of this work is to better understand the impact that wakes have on the electricity production for wind farm clusters in the Southern Middle Bank region. This report aims to answer the following research questions; 1) How big of an impact do wakes have on
