When treating patients suffering from renal failure with hemodialysis, an obvious point of interest is the actual blood cleaning efficiency of the dialyzer (artificial kidney). This efficiency is called clearance or dialysance. The method currently used for estimating clearance is based on doing a step-change on the process. Due to the nature of the process, this method is slow and has a relativel

I Sverige överenskommes årligen tusentals uppdrag som kan hänföras till området för entreprenader. Entreprenaduppdrag kan vara alltifrån mindre åtaganden till omfattande arbeten med höga kontraktsbelopp. Eftersom dessa arbeten faller utanför KöpL tillämpningsområde uppkommer ett behov av reglering vilket görs inom ramen för den så kallade entreprenadrätten. Entreprenadrätten har i brist på lagreglYearly, thousands of transactions in Sweden can be related to construction of some kind. These constructions can be very various in scope, everything from small undertakings, to extensive long term assignments. Since general purchasing laws of Sweden are not applicable for constructions, there is a need for regulation concerning these assignments. Consequently, a standard agreement – ‘Allmänna Bes

Title: Forgotten Role Models - A Qualitative Study on Selection and Equality in 20th Century Popular Music History Education Author: Anna Edström This paper is a qualitative study based on interviews with four music history teachers working at different levels in the Swedish educational system. The intention of the study is to describe how teachers regard their role as mediators of a cultural heTitel: Bortglömda förebilder - en kvalitativ undersökning om jämställdhet i musikhistorieundervisning Författare: Anna Edström Detta examensarbete är en kvalitativ studie, baserad på intervjuer med fyra musiklärare som arbetar i olika delar av utbildningssystemet, och som alla undervisar i musikhistoria på olika sätt. Syftet med arbetet är att undersöka hur lärare ser på sin roll som förmedlare a

This thesis investigates the impact of foreign aid in 46 sub-Saharan countries. Furthermore, this study also examines what effect the interaction between policies and aid has on growth. This is done through a panel based OLS regression model on the years of 1996-2011. The main findings are that there’s not a clear answer to whether aid has a significant effect on growth and that the result depends

Antti Keksi (c:a 1622–1705), som levde i Övertorneås Torakankorva, anses vara den förste till namnet kände finske allmogeskalden. Hans Kvädet över vårfloden i Torneälven år 1677 har traderats till eftervärlden i fyra uppteckningar: den som gjordes för Giuseppe Acerbi under hans besök i Övertorneå 1799 (ACERBI), den som har hört till Henrik Gabriel Porthan (1739–1804) i Åbo (PORTHAN) och den som hö

Nuclear power has significantly improved performance over the last thirty years. This improvement has been based on a philosophy of control. That is, for each issue that must be managed to achieve safe performance, a pre-determined barrier must be established. In addition to the barriers that were designed into the plant, a large range of programs, processes and procedures have been developed to d

Can a more universal human rights protection be achieved through the concept of common heritage of mankind? Knowing that this concept is previously only known by its use with regard to the deep sea-bed or by the attempt the international community made for the application with reference to the moon and other celestial bodies, it might be hard to grasp that this unconventional theory can be applied

Abstract Rivers deliver substantial amounts of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to estuaries, but the effects of these inputs on the ecosystem depend on the degree to which the nutrients are bioavailable. The nutrient bioavailability is poorly known in northern regions of Scandinavia where most of the nutrients are organic. To simplify the measurements of nutrient bioavailability and

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Inom vissa delar av den kemiska industrin, exempelvis läkemedelsindustrin, är det viktigt att kunna de-signa och skräddarsy organiska molekyler så att de har precis den strukturen man eftersträvar. Till sin hjälp finns det en mängd olika organiska reaktioner som kan användas för att koppla ihop och bygga molekyler på olika sätt. En molekyl med en optimerad struktPincer complexes, bicyclic complexes between a tridentate pincer ligand and a transition metal center, have been known since the 1970s and possesses a lot of advantages. They have various applications, but they are mainly used as catalysts at this point. Their desirable catalytic properties can be explained by the rigid bicyclic structure and that the σ-bond between the transition metal and the an

The pattering of an optical surface with physical features like with very low reflectivity and high transmission of IR or visible light can be used e.g. for antireflective windows for solar cells and photodetectors. Here we present results on antireflective patterning of Si for back side illuminated InAsSb nanowire long wavelength IR (8-15 µm) photodetectors. Photolithography and dry etching techn

Utvecklandet av diabetes och ätstörningar sammanfaller ofta kring pubertetsåldern hos både unga kvinnor och män. Då prevalensen av både diabetes typ 1 och ätstörningar ökar kan det vara intressant att studera ett eventuellt samband. Syftet med studien var att sammanställa forskningsresultat kring ätstörningar hos unga personer med diabetes mellitus typ 1. Studien genomfördes som en litteraturstudi

Även om sjuksköterskan är medvetet om hygienens betydelse i sitt dagliga omvårdnadsarbete är följsamheten till handhygien fortfarande låg. Vårdrelaterade infektioner är fortfarande ett stort problem inom hälso-och sjukvården. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att belysa faktorer som påverkar sjuksköterskans följsamhet till handhygien. Metoden var en litteraturstudie som baseras på ett urval av

Smärta är problematiskt vad gäller personer med demens då deras kognitiva förmåga gör det svårt för dem att förmedla sina upplevelser av smärta. Detta ställer särskilda krav på sjuksköterskan och annan hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal eftersom upplevelse av smärta förmedlas på andra sätt och därför måste observeras. Syftet med denna studie var att belysa olika smärtskattningsskalor samt belysa faktore

The mast cell mediator histamine is involve in T2D pathogenicity Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disorder which is characterized by high glucose levels in blood and urine. Diabetes is one of the most expanding diseases in the world today. There are 2 major types of diabetes; type 2 diabetes (T2D) contributes with up to 90% of all diabetes subtypes. Patients with T2D compose up to 150 mill

In this thesis, I have attempted to understand how young people are using social media tools to increase capabilities. The primary fieldwork was carried out in Harare, Zimbabwe. A qualitative study was completed, employing Sen's (1999) Capability Approach, adapted by various authors to account for the role of information and communication technologies. After presenting empirical analysis, the

The thesis focuses on the perceptions and strategies of migrant’s wives in Tajikistan influenced by the male out-migration. We discuss how migrants’ wives view and bargain their positions in the family setting. We point to the power relations in the families and scrutinize the mechanism of misrecognition through which the domination is justified by the migrant wives. We also suggest how such perce

Through a case study of teachers’ reactions to inclusive education in Dar es Salaam, this thesis sought to answer (1) how teachers in Dar es Salaam perceive their ability to deliver inclusive education to their students and (2) how an understanding of their perceptions can be utilized to overcome the challenges of implementing inclusive education in Tanzania’s public schools. Using an abductive ap

Over two million people have returned from exile to South Sudan since peace was restored in 2005. Among them many young men and women who have mainly grown up in urban areas in Sudan. Northern Bahr el Ghazal state (NBeG) which borders Sudan receives the highest number of returnees. Yet NBeG is ill-prepared to absorb this influx of people. The discourse on postconflict return widely perceives retur

Abstract Author: Birgitta Nilsson Title: Council for the disabled – from curbstone to policy document. A survey of community councils for the disabled in Blekinge [translated title] Supervisor: Stig Linde Assessor: Torbjörn Hjort This is a study of community councils for the disabled in Blekinge County. The overall aim is to investigate the possibilities of representatives of the disability organi