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Spår av antidepressiva läkemedel i fisk Läkemedel hjälper till att behandla och förebygga sjukdomar hos både djur och människor. Rigorösa utredningar krävs för att kartlägga deras effekter och bieffekter, men när de inte bryts ner helt i kroppen hamnar de i sjöar och vattendrag. Här är deras påverkan på djur och natur inte alls lika kartlagd. Depression är bland de äldsta sjukdomarna kända för mänSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been found in waste water treatment plant effluents and surface water at detectable concentrations. Although the medical effects and side effects of pharmaceuticals and personal care products are investigated through safety and toxicology studies the potential environmental impacts are less studied, and information concerning ecotoxicological ri

Situation Awareness is defined as: “The perception of the elements in the environment within a volume of time and space, the comprehension of their meaning, and projection of their status in the future”. For a power system operator, sufficient Situation Awareness is achieved, when they know the current state of the system, why the system is in that particular state, and know if the power system wi

Illegal fildelning är en utav de mest genomgripande formerna av brott som sker över internet idag. Under det senaste decenniet har den enorma tillgången till internet och användande av datorer lett till stor ökning av fildelning och undersökningar tyder på att många människor fildelar i Sverige. I detta arbete är syftet att få djupare förståelse för fenomenet illegal fildelning, med fokus på att u

Denna rapport beskriver förfarandet vid utvecklingen av ett hydrauliskt manöversystem för manövrering av lamellkopplingar i en dieseldriven utombordsmotor. Arbetet omfattar konkurrentstudier, konceptframtagning, beräkning, simulering samt detaljkonstruktion. Arbetet har gjorts i samarbete med MarineDiesel Sweden AB i Ängelholm.

III-V nanowire transistors might provide a mean for extending Moore’s law, by overcoming the scaling limitations ultimately facing planar silicon CMOS. These high frequency capable transistors with cut-off frequencies in the terahertz regime are suitable for radio communication. In this project an active double-balanced gilbert cell mixer consisting of nanowire field-effect transistors (NWFETs) wa

The main aim of this thesis is to investigate how human errors become normalized so that a distorted perception of reality comes to represent the truth for a given group, field or other combination of people. With that, it also investigates whether it is possible for us to develop laws and implement regulations that aim to defend and secure human rights while, on a seemingly unconscious level, act

EUs anslutning till Europakonventionen har varit föremål för diskussion ända sedan slutet av 1970-talet. På grund av bristande rättslig grund i fördragen, har anslutning dock inte varit möjligt förrän ikraftträdandet av Lissabonfördraget år 2009. Artikel 6(2) FEU föreskriver nu en skyldighet för EU att ansluta sig till konventionen under förutsättning att avtalet om Unionens anslutning avspeglar nAccession of the EU to the ECHR has been subject to discussion since the late 1970s. Due to a lack of legal basis in the treaties, accession has not been possible until the entering into force of the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009. Article 6(2) TEU now stipulates an obligation for the Union to accede to the Convention under the condition that the agreement relating to the accession makes provisions for

Bangladesh became an independent country in 1971 and enforced a democratic governance system in 1991. The country has been witnessing a fairly steady economic and social growth processes during the past two decades. However, the political system in the country has not been seeing the same type of development. During four out of eight years in the time period 2001-08 Bangladesh was considered to be

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) images are used to investigate the heart for medical and research purposes. By injecting a contrast substance into the patient, myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) can be visualized in CMR image sets consisting of a number of image slices at different levels of the heart. Analysis of these images can detect an infarction, delineate it and estimate its size. This

Information about the level of corruption is today widely used in research, by aid donors and as decision support for investments. A rising demand for information has led to several new organizations’ attempt at measuring it. This study examines the issues that might arise when using a particular index since the indices might differ. By studying correlations between the indices we find that depend

This paper tries to contribute to the research on governance in Swedish municipalities. The investigation compares the relationship between Civil Society Organizations representing two different social groups and the municipality. Schneider & Ingram´s theory on social construction of target groups and the concepts of dependents and advantaged is used as an analytical tool. It is hence a compar

This study researches why some countries are better than others in reaching compliance in the EU. The analysis is based on quantitative infringement data which is compared to six variables about the countries structural and political qualities. The results will be evaluated by two main theories, which are liberal intergovernmentalism and neofunktionalism. Compliance is hard to study due to its wea

The thesis aims to offer an insight into how is Serbian identity re-constituted in the post-conflict period and what role does the European Union play in the process of identity re-construction. Specifically, it aims to discuss the issue of how is Serbian identity being reproduced in relation to the prospect of EU membership. How is the possibility of joining the EU changing the discursive constru

In this thesis, issued by Axis Communications AB, a CMOS-type image sensor with a logarithmic response and wide dynamic range capabilities was evaluated and char- acterized with respect to signal response and noise characteristics. The evaluation was performed in the context of the need for wide dynamic range imaging in video surveillance. Noise characteristics were thoroughly evaluated with measu

Studies on teachable agents (TA) have repeatedly demonstrated their benefits in primary school pupils’ learning, but no study has yet been devised to investigate whether the same effects can be observed in preschoolers. Preschool age is an important time for development of executive functions (EF) and theory of mind (ToM), and it can be argued that preschoolers might not be able to pay enough atte

Asylum seekers and refugees are one of the most demonised and marginalised social groups in Europe. Ireland's current agenda for dealing with refugees and asylum seekers is inadequate. The government of Ireland is aware of the inadequacy of response and has proposed to make a number of changes that will improve the standard of living for those who chose to apply for inclusion in Ireland. Howev

The Swedish authority kriminalvården runs modern criminal institutions, focusing on correctional treatment and motivational work. This paper presents a qualitative study aiming at examine the possibility of rehabilitating criminals centring on the main question: What chance of success, in order to prevent the recurrence of violations, has the treatment offered by the authority of kriminalvården. T

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Är klimatforskningen skev? En central fråga är om vi kan lita på att vetenskapliga tidskrifter återger en rättvis bild av aktuella forskningsresultat? Dessutom bör vi fråga oss hur rapporteringen påverkas då betydande händelser sker inom vetenskapsvärlden. I november 2007 och senare 2009 skedde två viktiga företeelser inom klimatforskningen som potentiellt kanAbstract The declaration of a scientific consensus concerning anthropogenic causes for climate change by the IPCC in their fourth assessment report (AR4), published in 2007, initiated a heated debate. During this debate, experts within the IPCC were accused of selective reporting and the AR4 got strong source criticism by politicians, stakeholders and climate skeptics in general. The debate furth

In an increasing number of Organizations for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, the quality of hospital care has been subject to various forms of health policies. Despite much research on the determinants of health care quality, there is no consensus on the underlying factors of health care quality. This thesis contributes to the previous works by analyzing the relationship be