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Non-bee pollinators (NBP) are a group of species with very diverse ecology. Indeed, they inhabitvarious habitats, using these as nesting sites, for shelter, as source of food and as huntingground for prey. Depending on the life stage of species, NBPs can inhabit different areas andtheir overall contribution to pollination can be diverse. For example, adult butterflies mainlyforage on nectar, where

Background: Pressure from volatile fossil fuel prices, an increased awareness of climate change and technological advances has resulted in a changing relationship between utility companies and their customers and has created a demand for more efficient and controllable electricity products and services. Smart services are seen as a tool to meet the demands of the market and to encourage consumers

Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingen består av fem fristående uppsatser som utnyttjar tidsserieanalys för studerande av några olika makroekonomiska frågor. I kapitel två, tre och fyra används s.k. vektorautoregressiva (VAR) modeller för att studera privat konsumtionsbeteende i Sverige. Enligt den permanenta inkomst hypotesen väljer individerna sin konsumtion med hänsyn till sin långsiktiga ellAdvances in time series analysis during the last two decades have stimulated research in a number of areas in macroeconomics. This thesis is a compilation of five essays using cointegrated vector autoregressive (VAR) models, unit root tests and regime switching models to investigate the behavior of private consumption, public debt and the real exchange rate. Chapter two explores the empirical evi

Popular Abstract in English In earlier times, patients suffering from mental illness were nursed in large psychiatric institutions, often experiencing extended, sometimes life-long, institutionalization. These institutions were responsible for the patients during the entire course of their lives and provided housing as well as activities along with the care. The patients’ social contacts were mainThe overall aim of this thesis is to 1) investigate the prevalence of stigmatizing experiences and beliefs of devaluation and discrimination among persons with mental illness, and 2) to investigate the relationship between beliefs of devalua¬tion/¬discrimination, rejection experiences and sociodemographic/clinical patient characteristics, social networks, self esteem, empowerment and subjective qu

Popular Abstract in Swedish Syftet med avhandlingen är att studera och analysera en historisk epok och dess människor genom deras materiella kultur och hur de sociala relationerna har manifesterats i rummet. Som fokus fungerar den medeltida biskopsstaden Linköping, en plats som skiftat utseende, funktion och betydelse genom olika perioder, men hela tiden med starka ideologiska uttryck. Linköping Is it possible to understand a society and a certain place that is long since gone? The aim of this thesis is to study and analyse a historic period and its people through the remains of their material culture, the social relations and how these were materialized in an urban setting. The main subject of the empirical study, the medieval episcopal town of Linköping, has shifted out-look, function a

The kinetics and mechanism for substitution reactions on tetraaquapalladium(II) by an extended series of thioethers, a great number of carboxylic acids, and olefins have been studied by use of UV-VIS, stopped-flow, and high-pressure stopped-flow spectrophotometry and NMR spectroscopy. Second-order rate constants k and activation parameters (activation enthalpies, entropies, and volumes) for format

Buildings account for a signifi cant proportion of the energy use thatgenerates greenhouse gases and consequently drives the ongoing climatechange. As the population of the world increases, the need for buildingsincreases, while the energy use needs to decrease. A reduction in energyuse and increased use of renewable energy are important measures forclimate change mitigation. A fi rst step in decr

Gadolinium-148 is one of the radionuclides of most concern that will be produced in the tungsten target of the European Spallation Source (ESS), as a by-product of the spallation reaction used by the facility to produce neutrons. Since 148Gd a pure alpha emitter, it is both very radiotoxic and difficult to measure. With its half-life of 75 years, it will remain in the environment for a long time i

Modern wind turbines are designed to withstand approximately for a lifetime of 20 years [1]. However, a very long design life of 100 years or more can be expected for high-quality concrete foundations. Thus there is a big difference in lifetime between wind turbines and foundations. There is a significant economic benefit of replacing the out-of-date wind turbine with a new turbine of better power

Acetylcholine release in the frontal cortex of awake rats after acute or chronic lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis and grafting of cholinergic-rich basal forebrain tissue was studied by in vivo microdialysis. Three to four weeks and five months after a unilateral quisqualic acid lesion of the nucleus basalis, and five months after lesion and cortical implantation of a basal forebrain

Context. Until now, heavy interstellar extinction has meant that only a few studies of chemical abundances have been possible in the inner Galactic bulge. However, it is crucial to learn more about this structure in order to better understand the formation and evolution of the centre of the Galaxy and galaxies in general. Aims. In this paper, we aim to derive high-precision α-element abundances us

Den här uppsatsen behandlar trovärdighetsbedömningar och genuinitetsprövningar i asylprocessen. 1951 års konvention angående flyktingars rättsliga ställning med 1967 års tilläggsprotokoll (flyktingkonventionen) utgör grunden för den internationella flyktingrätten. För att en sökande ska anses vara flykting i konventionens mening krävs inte att han eller hon är trovärdig. Det är däremot sällan som This essay talks about credibility assessments in the asylum procedure and specifically claims based on religion and sexual orientation. The 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees constitutes the cornerstone of the international legal regime for the protection of refugees. An applicant does not need to be credible to obtain refugee status. Often, however, an applicant

Genetically modified maize, can it be trusted? In a world with a constantly growing population there is a need to find a way to cultivate enough food for everyone and one of the things that might help with that is genetically modified crops. Genetic modification means that a trait has been given to a plant that it does not normally have. These traits can be resistance to a pest, disease or an her

Djurrätt är ett växande ämne som engagerar många. Denna uppsats handlar om djurrätt och specifikt om djurvälfärd i den svenska djurskyddslagen. Den 1 april nästa år träder en ny, historisk, djurskyddslag i kraft. Den nya djurskyddslagen är historisk eftersom lagstiftaren för första gången uttryckligen erkänner att djur har ett egenvärde samt understryker att god djurvälfärd är av relevans. UppsatAnimal rights law is a growing academic field that engages many people all over the world. This thesis deals with animal rights law and specifically with the Swedish legislation on the field. On the 1st of April 2019, a historic animal protection law will enter into force. The new animal protection law is historic since the legislator, for the very first time, specifically states that animals do

Utmärkande för aktiebolaget som associationsform är att varken aktieägare eller bolagsledning bär ett personligt ansvar för bolagets förpliktelser. Enbart bolagets egna tillgångar kan därför tas i anspråk för dess skulder. För att balansera det begränsade personliga ansvaret mot borgenärernas intresse av att få betalt för sina fordringar innehåller aktiebolagslagen (2005:551) (ABL) bestämmelser soA characteristic feature of the limited liability company as a form of association is that neither shareholders nor directors of the board are personally liable for the company’s obligations. Only the company’s own assets can therefore be used to pay its debts. In order to balance the limited personal liability against creditors’ interest in receiving payment for their claims, Chapter 17 of the Sw

Allergic rhinitis is a common disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Biocare Copenhagen A/S, a Danish biotechnology company decided to screen a number of probiotic lysates, with the aim to identify suitable strains with potential anti-allergic properties, that could regulate production of cytokines and divert the immune system in a regulatory or tolerant mode. People suffering from aller

I Sverige, liksom i många andra delar av Europa, finns en romantiserande bild av ungdomsgäng. Genom medias rapporteringar får vi ibland ta del av olika berättelser om ungdomar som sysslar med brott och ställer till med trubbel ute i förorterna. Dessutom har vi alla någon gång sett amerikanska filmer som både glamouriserar gänglivet och framställer det ur ett mycket dystert ljus. Ungdomar i gäng In Sweden, as in many other parts of Europe, we have a romanticized notion of youth gangs. Through media reports, we sometimes come to hear different stories of youths who engage in criminal activity and cause trouble out in the suburbs. Moreover, we have all seen American movies that glamourize gang life as well as present it from a very gloomy light. Youths who are involved in gangs evoke a ce

Increasing heavy traffic on the roads raises demands on pavements and especially the binder of the pavements. The rutting and other deformations resistances are constantly improved. As a part of the development wax mixes and polymer modified variants are produced. These products are not anymore possible to classify with traditional test methods, requiring new measurement technique and new criteria

Popular science summary: Cancer is genetic disease arising due to mutations in our genome. Gene fusions are one type of mutation that has a strong impact on tumor development. They are often characteristic for specific tumor types and can therefore be used a diagnostic tool. The identification of new gene fusions have, in the recent years, been highly successful using a newly developed technique

Att Detektera en Neutrino I dagens Universum är allting vi kan se; alla varelser, alla planeter och alla stjärnor, uppbyggda av materia. Trots detta tror man att det i Big Bang skapades lika mycket antimateria som materia, men att all denna antimateria på något sätt har försvunnit. Ett steg på vägen att förklara detta kan vara att undersöka vissa skillnader mellan neutriner och antineutriner, vilAbstract Today, the neutrino oscillation is very well established by experiment. It is described by a theoretical framework similar to that of quark mixing. Here is included a CP violating phase, delta_CP, which is the only known possible source of CP violation in the lepton sector. So far, delta_CP is completely unconstrained by experiment, and the determination of the value of delta_CP could fu