Bone scintigraphy images are used to investigate the presence of metastases in patients with prostate cancer. An analysis of these images indicates the proportion of cancer in the bones; the Bone Scan Index (BSI). This value is an important prognostic factor used to predict the future for the patients. It is common to extend the examination with a combination of SPECT and CT images to be able to s

The thesis is concerning the lack of emphasis of human rights in the works and treaties of World Intellectual Property Organization. So, it looked at finding a human rights framework for World Intellectual Property Organization, which would provide greater accessibility and participation by the society. In order to frame it, the impacts of intellectual property on human rights were analyzed. The i

The Swedish Easter protest of 2011 against the losses of sickness benefits that were caused by the social policy reforms of the Swedish government was characterized by its decentralized network structure, its rapid progress and its use of the internet and social media for the spreading of information. It is the aim of this essay to use the Easter protest of 2011 to investigate how the Church of Sw

I Sverige följs 99 % av alla barn upp på Barnavårdcentralen (BVC), vilket ger BVC-sjuksköterskan en unik möjlighet att stödja nyblivna föräldrar i deras nya roll. Syftet med denna studie var att belysa BVC-sjuksköterskans upplevelse av att stödja nyblivna mammor och pappor i anpassningen till föräldraskapet. Intervjuer genomfördes med tio BVC-sjuksköterskor. Insamlat material analyserades med inne

This essay will discuss the narrative potential and structure imbedded in the video game Mass Effect. By adopting Lars Elleströms theory of media modalities I mean to integrate the concepts of the ergodic, of the processuell authorship and of the structuralist narrative functions in an analysis of the game’s storytelling strategies. Furthermore, I will place this analysis in the context of the pre

In order to better utilize the wind in urban areas, small-scale wind-turbines can be retro-fitted on existing buildings. However, wind-turbines are as structures very prone to oscillate. If the turbines would be mounted with a stiff connection, these vibrations would transmit to the building structure where high-frequency vibrations will transmit as structure-borne noise, and low-frequency vibrati

Preferred acoustic characteristics in a room can vary depending on the purpose of the room. A room adjusted to e.g. teaching may not be suitable for music practice and a room suitable for one type of instrument may not fit another. The judgement of what defines good and bad acoustics is subjective and differs among individuals. Practice rooms at music schools are good examples of rooms were the ac

Since the collapse of the Warszawa pact Central and Eastern European countries have changed their political agenda towards Western European countries (and the EU) by showing a political will to establish a (new) society based on Western principles and values. Simultaneously the Member states of the European Union have coordinated their foreign and security policy and shown an interest in solving d

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to better understand the early stage investment process, and with this deeper understanding provide Ideon Innovation with recommendations of how to improve the interactions between investors and entrepreneurs. Methodology: The thesis has been conducted with a mixture between a systems approach and an actors approach. An abductive research method has been chose

We propose an approximate scheme based on a saddle point approximation of propagators in higher order perturbation calculation. This scheme is applied to a general expression for one-loop scalar functions, and thereafter used to calculate the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron. The scheme is shown to be increasingly precise as the number of propagators increase, spanning a precision of 0.72

A Spark Discharge Generator is a versatile device which can be used to generate nanoparticles from any two conducting sources. The device constructed during this thesis project was to make metallic mono-disperse aerosol nanoparticles towards applications in catalysis and nanowire growth. The operating principle is two electrodes separated by a gap with an applied voltage above the discharge voltag

The master’s dissertation deals with finite element analysis of a quay sheet pile. The main aims are to calculate the deformation and section forces for the sheet pile at different construction stages, get the most realistic soil parameters for the stabilized clay soil and to find out the minimum possible steel section for the sheet pile wall. The sheet pile is built in order to expand the existi

Rapporten redovisar ett examensarbete vid avdelningen för Konstruktionsteknik vid Lunds Tekniska Högskola. Utgångspunkten är att studera möjligheterna att genomföra en beräkning av de utmattande påkänningarna i en slakarmerad betongkonstruktion med hjälp av finita element-metoden.

This thesis is supposed to form the basis for a future productian of a two-storey wooden house called "Villa Nöbbele". The house is designed for construction on si te. An estimation of cost of "Villa Nöbbele" has been made and to get an object for comparison regarding the construction procedure, bu t above all regarding the price, a house of the Modulent collection has been stu

A model for calculating crack widths in mesh reinforced shell structures with arbitrary directions of the reinforcement. The model is compiled into a spreadsheet for practical use. Comarative examples are made between new and traditional methods.

This report contains a study of thermal effects in concrete bridges. The purpose is to investigate the relevance of the temperature actions prescribed in the Swedish bridge standard, BRO 2002, for concrete bridges. The analyses are performed for a bridge cross-section model, exposed to climatic effects described by climate data for several Swedish locations. The program HEAT 2 was used to calculat

Using an inclined screw brings many advantages compared to traditional methods, e.g. high load-bearing capacity, fast and easy montage and high fire resistance. This report contains a study of the influence end- and edge distances have on the load-carrying capacity in joints with inclined screws. Tests were carried out in order to determine if a few of the end- and edge distances proposed by Kevar