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The reconstruction of photons in the ATLAS detector is studied with data taken during the 2004 Combined Test Beam, where a full slice of the ATLAS detector was exposed to beams of particles of known energy at the CERN SPS. The results presented show significant differences in the longitudinal development of the electromagnetic shower between converted and unconverted photons as well as in the tota
The voluminous Kalkarindji flood basalts erupted in Australia during the Cambrian and covered >2 x 10(6) km(2). New U-Pb and Ar-40/Ar-39 age data from intrusive rocks and lava flows yielded statistically indistinguishable ages at ca. 511 Ma, suggesting a relatively brief emplacement for this province. A zircon age of 510.7 +/- 0.6 Ma shows that this province is temporally indistinguishable at the
U ranijim istraživanjima ratnog nasilja, tokom rata u Bosni i Hercegovini, naglašavana je važnost priča ŽRTAVA ali fokus analize nije bio usmjeren na priče o ratnom nasilju, niti su analizirani poslijeratni intervjui kao produkt međuljudske interakcije. Ovom studijom pokušava se popuniti ta praznina analiziranjem priča osoba koje su preživjele rat u sjeverozapadnoj Bosni i Hercegovini. Prvi cilj s
We have developed a new approach for implementing precise intraprocedural control-flow and dataflow analyses at the abstract syntax tree level. Our approach is declarative, making use of reference attribute grammars augmented with circular attributes and collection attributes. This results in concise executable specifications of the analyses, allowing extensions both to the language and with furth
Algorithms for solving systems of polynomial equations are key components for solving geometry problems in computer vision. Fast and stable polynomial solvers are essential for numerous applications e.g. minimal problems or finding for all stationary points of certain algebraic errors. Recently, full symmetry in the polynomial systems has been utilized to simplify and speed up state-of-the-art pol
Background Progression of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is partly heritable; knowledge of genetic factors may increase our understanding of the mechanisms underlying joint destruction. The activity of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway influences osteoblast differentiation. Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1) and sclerostin (Sost) are negative regulators and lipoprotein receptor-related protein-5 (LRP-5
Background: It is well established that drinking alcohol raises the risk of liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). However, it has not been sufficiently established as to whether or not drinking cessation subsequently reduces the risk of liver cancer and if it does reduce the risk how long it takes for this heightened risk to fall to that of never drinkers. This question is important for effecti
Scholars, philosophers, politicians, and citizens alike have been fascinated, since their first implementation in old Athens, with the conceptualisation of separation of powers principle, and the checks and balances mechanisms. Through a case study of the US constitution, this essay analyzes how the separation of powers principle and checks and balances mechanisms, with regards to foreign policy,
The thesis is a combination of both research fieldwork in sociology and documentary study on the historical development of Japanese animation (and manga) within China in the past two decades. The author tries to reveal some of the social changes taken place in Chinese society through a prevailing foreign culture that once did not even exist. The thesis examines the background, the initiation and d
The pressure from the contemporary globalizing world has put great stress on the nation-state and the institutions housed within it. The state has traditionally been legitimized internally either through the nation or through democracy. As a result of globalization new non-spatial based identities emerge that have other loyalties and access to networks outside the nation-state that the rest of the
This study seeks to investigate the nature of ownership of land and how the right to its control and use can be inferred from self-ownership as a premise. Hence, the question asked is how ownership (of land) can be justified considering the nature of man from a natural rights point of view. The starting point for the argument is self-ownership as being, where man is identified as an indivisible e
In this paper the characterisation and portrayal of northern europeans in Roman late Republican and Imperial literature is examined. It looks specifically at the employment by Roman authors of animal comparisons and analogies as part of this characterisation and explores the reasons for which they are used, including the choice of vocabulary and imagery. This also involves a broader examination of
Family policy and its role in increasing female employment is a concern for national governments as well as supranational organisations such as the EU. The purpose of this thesis is to examine recent developments in family policy in Sweden and the UK, such as the introduction of a home care allowance in Sweden and proposals for flexible parental leave in the UK, to see whether there is policy conv
It is frequently claimed that what is known as the “flying geese model” of dynamic comparative advantage has with few mistakes explained the East Asian catching up process. This paper offers a critical study on, especially from the prospect of South Korea, whether the flying geese model is acceptable to explain the economic relations among the three Northeast Asian countries, South Korea, Japan, a
The credit is a financial service which holds a vital role to the transactions between the financial and non-financial enterprises with their customers. The goal of credit is to aid the legal and physical persons to successfully face and thus to overcome their difficult economical situations. Due to the fact that the VAT exemption status of granting, negotiation and management of credit causes neg
