Inbreeding depression is assumed to be a central factor contributing to the stability of plant mating systems. Predicting the fitness consequence of inbreeding in natural populations is complicated, however, because it may be affected by the mating histories of populations generating variation in the amount of purging of deleterious alleles. Furthermore, the level of inbreeding depression may depe

Euglossine bees (Apidae: Euglossini) have long been hypothesized to act as long-distance pollinators of many low-density tropical plants. We tested this hypothesis by the analysis of gene flow and genetic structure within and among populations of the euglossine bee-pollinated vine Dalechampia scandens. Using microsatellite markers, we assessed historical gene flow by the quantification of regional

In the context of biomedical researchinvolving human subjects, the reviewof research proposals by ethics committeesin virtually every country hastraditionally focused on informed consentand other protections for individualsparticipating in research (1). However,the substantial societal implications ofmodern biomedical research and the globalizationof scientific inquiry make it importantto understa

Magnesium (Mg) is a metal having a high structural efficiency and a very high chemical reactivity at the same time. Its potential areas of applications include the automotive industry, biomedicine, and energy storage and generation. Further developments in these very diverse application areas require a more detailed investigation of the behavior of Mg surfaces under oxidative conditions. The basic

Accurate estimates of trait evolvabilities are central to predicting the short-term evolutionary potential of populations, and hence their ability to adapt to changing environments. We quantify and evaluate the evolvability of herkogamy, the spatial separation of male and female structures in flowers, a key floral trait associated with variation in mating systems. We compiled genetic-variance esti

The sound decay curve, measured by either the interrupted noise method or the Schroeder method, can provide relevant information pertaining to a room’s acoustical properties. However, the relevant information is not always readily extractable from the measurements. In this study, measurements of the decay curves of the historically important Vadstena Abbey church in Sweden have been obtained using

The centroid, width and percentage of energy weighted sum rule of dipole resonances can be strongly affected by dynamical fluctuations and static deformations of the nuclear surface, deformations and fluctuations which, in turn, depend on pairing, and thus on Cooper pairs. Because of angular momentum conservation, such insight is restricted, to lowest order, to fluctuations/deformations of quadrup

AD730® is a new type of nickel-based superalloy, developed by Aubert & Duval, with high temperature properties exceeding conventional superalloys such as Alloy 718. This paper presents the tool life model for this superalloy for the purpose of process optimization and manufacturing cost estimation. The tool life modelling is based on comprehensive machining tests, using the Colding model. The

This chapter deals with ways in which digital technologies can be utilized to work with moving media in hybrid ways. It will resonate with practices of ethnographic film, but it will also attempt to move beyond traditional, representational notions of this practice, very much in line with the ideas of the “new world of ethnographic film and video” that Phillip Vannini outlines in the introduction

The proton has a substructure in terms of parton cascades, which in a high energy collision fills the whole rapidity range between projectile and target. In the Good–Walker formalism the fluctuations in the cascades will give rise to diffractive excitation. Within the Lund Dipole Cascade model, it is in this way possible to reproduce diffractive excitation in pp collisions and DIS. In central pp c

This is the report of the work for project Dagsljuskrav i miljöcertifierade byggnader" of the Swedish Energy Agency, project number: 39682-1. The study was focused on the energy use and daylight conditions in the multi-family building Greenhouse located in Malmö, Sweden. The aim of the study was first to analyze and develop innovative design solutions for multi-family dwellings with good daylighti

This is the report of the work carried out for project "Dagsljusanvändning i byggnader" of the Swedish Energy Agency, project number 41816-1. This research provides background scientific information on the daylight performance of multi family apartment blocks located in Stockholm, and Örebro, Sweden. A sample of 54 buildings that consist of 10 888 individual rooms was evaluated using advanced dayl