Minimizing the use of energy is a central task in sustainable building. Minimizing the use of natural resources and maximizing the recycling potential are other important tasks to take into consideration. In low-energy buildings, the embodied energy accounts for a considerable part of the total energy use of the building. Therefore, it is also imperative to pay attention to the choice of building

Background There have been few studies evaluating patient-reported quality of life outcomes after hip revision with impaction bone grafting. Patients and methods The inclusion criteria were aseptic loosening after primary arthroplasty performed for osteoarthrosis, and first-time revision with impacted morselized allograft bone and cemented Exeter stem. During a 4-year period, 35 patients were elig

An n-type InAs/InAsP heterostructure nanowire field-effect transistor has been fabricated and compared with a homogeneous InAs field-effect transistor. For the same device geometry, by introduction of the heterostructure, the threshold voltage is shifted 4 V, the maximum current on-off ratio is enhanced by a factor of 10 000, and the subthreshold swing is lowered by a factor 4 compared to the homo

We report on experimental transition probabilities for thirteenforbidden [Fe II] lines originating from three different metastable FeIi levels. Radiative lifetimes have been measured of two metastablestates by applying a laser probing technique on a stored ion beam.Branching ratios for the radiative decay channels, i.e. M1 and E2transitions, are derived from observed intensity ratios of forbiddenl

Background and aim Scandinavian Quality Register for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery is an on-line web-based database with the aim to improve the quality of thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Preliminary data from surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism are reported here. Materials and methods Fifteen departments registered 806 operations, with 639 women (79.7%) and 167 men. The median age of the pa

Objecives: To examine the short-term effect of nicotine on bone healing and osseointegration. Material and methods: Sixteen female rabbits were divided into two groups. The test group was exposed to nicotine tartrate for 8 weeks and the control group was exposed to placebo. Nicotine or placebo was administered via a miniosmotic pump and plasma cotinine levels were measured weekly. The pump deliver

This thesis is concerned with modeling of the cracking process in reinforced concrete due to imposed deformations. Cracking is investigated both at early ages, during hydration, and at mature age when the final properties of the concrete are reached. One of the most important material characteristics of the concrete at early ages, the Young’s modulus is determined by means of a dynamic method call

Green, blue, violet and ultraviolet upconversion luminescence is reported at room temperature in a YAG: 10.5% Er3+ crystal pumped by one-colour (647 nm) and two-colour (647 + 618 nm) laser excitation. The upconversion mechanism was studied by means of time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy and the energy flow pathways are described. Based on the results it appears that energy transfer upconversio

I denna rapport behandlas uppvärmning med golvvärme och hur man med datorns hjälp kan reglera ett golvvärmesystem. Rapporten innehåller också en beskrivning av olika golvvärmesystem, främst vattenburen golvvärme, samt hur värmeförlusterna i en byggnad påverkas med golvvärmesystem. De reglerprinciper som behandlas i detta arbete är framkoppling från utetemperatur, återkoppling från innetemperatur o

Detta arbete avgränsas till att behandla energianvändning i småhus. Studien omfattar tre småhus som byggts för utställningen Bo92 i Örebro. Syftet med studien är att beräkna och ta fram kunskaper om den totala energiåtgången under en byggnads hela livscykel. Användningstiden för husen är antagen till 50 år.This report deals with single-unit dwellings built in 1991 and 1992 in a city called Orebro, Sweden.The houses are prefabricated and the frameworks are made of wood. The aim of the essay is to present the total use of energy during the life-cycle of single-unit dwellings, taking their mode of construction into account. The life-cycle of a house is divided into the following periods: production (m

An obese patient with type 2 diabetes whose diet was changed from the recommended high-carbohydrate, low-fat type to a low-carbohydrate diet showed a significant reduction in bodyweight, improved glycemic control and a reversal of a six year long decline of renal function. The reversal of the renal function was likely caused by both improved glycemic control and elimination of the patient's obesit

Popular Abstract in Swedish Det övergripande området för min studie är lärararbetet. Initialt riktar jag blickarna mot lärare som verkar i den svenska grundskolan. Den övergripande forskningsfrågan lyder: Hur är lärararbetet? Även om det i grundad teori framstår som önskvärt att forskaren ska ge sig ut på fältet utan förutfattade idéer och perspektiv som tvingar data in i förutbestämda analyser, gThe aim of this study is to generate a grounded theory about the work done by teachers. The initial area of data collection was the work done by teachers in their non-regulated hours, in which the teachers are expected to carry out professional activities like planning, preparation, correcting and spontaneous contacts with students, parents and colleagues. Data was collected and analysed according

Many factors can ultimately lead to an increased blood pressure and it is a generally accepted view that an increase in the active tension of arterioles reflects an increase of the free calcium concentration in the cytosol of the vascular smooth muscle cells. Only recently, however, has the possibility been considered that blood pressure regulation could be influenced by calcium homeostasis. A bac

A Swedish translation of the Barrow Neurological Institute Screen for Higher Cerebral Functions was administered to 52 normal control subjects and 36 patients with well-documented brain dysfunction. Findings replicated those reported in American samples. Level of performance was strikingly similar between Swedish controls and American controls, especially in individuals between 15 and 39 years. Sw