Major databases on western clothing and their thermal properties are available, but information on non-western clothing is lacking. A recent ASHRAE project 1504 TRP, Extension of the Clothing Insulation Database for Standard 55 and ISO 7730 dealt with the issue. Simultaneously, a co-operation study at Indian workplaces allowed us to acquire some sets of the traditional clothes used at construction

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Popular Abstract in Swedish I avhandlingen behandlas de rättsregler som kan tillämpas när banker erbjuder kunder att kommunicera via Internet och lämna betalningsinstruktioner avseende kredittransfereringar på detta sätt. Den här typen av banktjänster benämns i avhandlingen Internet Banking. Betalningar och betalningsinstruktioner är inget nytt fenomen men i avhandlingen behandlas de utifrån ett eThis thesis deals with legal issues arisen from consumer-activated payment orders, regarding credit transfers, which are initiated via the Internet under an agreement (about using Internet-services) previously entered into between the bank and the payer (or the originator). This Internet-service is in the thesis called Internet banking. More and more customers, both consumers and others, activate

Having attended the 2007 ASIS show in Las Vegas, the question beckons to some of us: Are we at the right show, or even worse, do the potential customers understand the value offered by a fully integrated security system? Do products and services have to have bells and whistles in order to attract attention and thereby customers, or is there a genuine thirst for knowledge of what fully integrated s

Popular Abstract in Swedish Upprinnelsen till denna avhandling finns i frågan: ”Till vilken nytta skrivs alla akademiska avhandlingar och forskningsrapporter?” Vikten och behovet av att forskningsbasera omvårdnaden har i internationell litteratur belysts i över 40 år. I Sverige började denna process i anslutning till att vårdutbildningarna genom 1977 års högskolereform kom att ingå i universitets-The starting point for this dissertation was the interest in dissemination and utilization of research-based knowledge in practice. The interest in research utilization in USA has spread to nursing from foremost the social sciences. In Sweden there are some studies in research utilization from different fields. The aim of the study was to explore, describe and understand midwives’ approaches to mi

Overall aim of the thesis The overall aim of the research was to explore dietary habits, physical activity and weight status of Somali immigrants in southern Sweden. Method Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Study I was a questionnaire-based, cross - sectional study containing questions about socio demographic data, physical activity (PA) and dietary habits. In study II a qualit