The purpose of this article has been to examine the Swedish vocational education and training model with a special focus on basic education, within and outside the upper secondary school system. What can be said about the institutional structure of the educational system and how are new demands from working life concerning qualifications and mobility channelled through the system? The Swedish VET

Popular Abstract in English In our society powder is found to be a common state of material. Indeed, the powder state is found to be convenient to store and transport large quantities of material. One of the major techniques to produce powder is spray drying, also for thermally sensitive materials such as foods and pharmaceuticals. In spray drying a liquid is vaporized into a hot air stream, whichSpray drying is a preferred method to produce dry powder of thermally sensitive materials such as food and pharmaceuticals. Drying conditions and formulation determine primary properties such as morphology and composition that finally provide functionality such as dissolution, encapsulation and flowability. Even though spray drying is a well-established method to produce dry powder numerous challe

In a series of clinical studies regenerative procedures for periodontal disease treatment were evaluated. A reproducibility study of probing measurements using a manual periodontal probe and 3 pressure-sensitive probes showed that measurements obtained using the manual probe were the most repeatable. This probe was therefore selected for treatment evaluation. The outcome following surgical treatme

The current form-giving activity in industrial design is characterized by explorations that depend on the individual capability to mentally manipulate a solution space from which to select and express the intended result. Designers often rely on artistic experimentation, aesthetic inspiration, or product specifications. These approaches often lead to satisfactory results, but they could be augment

In this paper, problems related to depth, reconstruction and motion from a pair of projective images are studied under weak assumptions. Only relative information within each image is used, nothing about their interrelations or about camera calibration. Objects in the scene may be deformed between the imaging instants, provided that the deformations can be described locally by affine transformatio

Abstract is not available

A description of the cultural landscape in the Bjäresjö area during the Bronze Age.

Popular Abstract in Swedish Astma och allergisk rinit (hösnuva) är vanligt förekommande sjukdomar som karakteriseras av inflammation i luftrörs- och nässlemhinnor och ökad produktion av inflammatoriska proteiner t.ex. cytokiner. Cytokiner är små proteiner som fungerar som kemiska signaler mellan celler i kroppen och styr bl.a. inflammationer. Inflammation är kroppens normala försvarsreaktion mot vGlucocorticosteroids (GCS) are potent anti-inflammatory drugs, probably due to inhibitory effects on cytokine production. However, a small number of asthma patients seem GCS-resistant. Pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-2(IL-2) and IL-4, produced during allergic airway inflammation have been proposed to induce the resistance to GCS. IL-2 and IL-4 also induce GCS resistance in mononucl

Popular Abstract in Swedish Kalcium, det femte vanligaste grundämnet i kroppen är viktigt tex för signaleringen mellan nerv och muskel, blodkoagulering och skelettuppbyggnad. Att kalcium finns tillgängligt vid behov kontrolleras av olika hormoner som styr upptag (via tarmen), utsöndring (via njuren) och lagring (i skelettet) av kalcium. Mer än 97% av allt kalcium i kroppen finns i skelettet, övrigCalcium homeostasis involves mainly the interaction of PTH, vitamin D and CT. The stomach may be important for calcium homeostasis. Gastric acid is thought to mobilize calcium from the diet, thereby facilitating the absorption of calcium in the small intestines. In the rat, gastrectomy rapidly reduces the calcium content, the density and the trabecular volume of the bone. The gastrectomy-evoked bo

Rediscovering Grounded Theory is a bold re-evaluation of the origins of grounded theory, a philosophical clarification of its key ideas and a presentation of the most effective way to use its techniques in your research. It answers questions such as 'What should grounded theory look like?', 'How do I recognise grounded theory?' and 'How do I produce good grounded theory?' by returning to the origi

Vid lagerstyrning finns det behov av att dimensionera beställningspunkter och säker-hetslager med utgångspunkt från en önskad servicenivå. För att åstadkomma detta är det nödvändigt att kunna karakterisera hur efterfrågan varierar. Traditionellt har problemet lösts genom att anta att efterfrågevariationerna följer någon form av standardiserad ef-terfrågefördelning. Vid tillämpningar i företag är d