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Bumble bee compound eye sizes in different climates Bumble bees are important pollinators with over 250 species spread over the world. One could even argue that they are the cornerstones of life as we know it, considering their immense task of pollinating almost everything we eat, as well as everything that what we eat eats. But how does the bumblebee do all this, in all these vastly different p

The field of linguistic relativity has its origin in the thoughts of the German philosopher Humboldt. He considered the language to be the formative organ of thought, the thought becomes externalized through sound in speech and thus perceptible to the senses. Thought and language are therefore one and inseparable from each other. Other prominent names in the field of linguistic relativity are Sapi

This paper investigates whether the forecasting performance of Bayesian factor-augmented VAR (BFAVAR) models can be improved by incorporating an informative prior on the steady-state of the time series in the system. The BFAVAR model is compared to the extended steady-state BFAVAR in an application to forecasting Swedish inflation, making use of data from 1996 to 2016. Results show that the out-of

Uppsatsen behandlar frågan om det i svensk rätt finns ett humanitärt undantag från straffbarheten vid människosmuggling och organiserande av människosmuggling. Att något sådant undantag skulle finnas stöds inte av bestämmelsernas ordalydelse men däremot av vissa uttalanden i förarbeten och praxis. Det sägs på flera ställen i både förarbeten och praxis att den inte är straffbart att av endast ideelIn this thesis it is investigated if there, in the Swedish legislation, is a humanitarian exception concerning punishability in human smuggling and organization of human smuggling. That such an exception exists is not supported by the letter of the law but of certain statements in the preparatory work and the case law. It is said in both preparatory work and the case law that it is not punishable

Familjehemsplacering är en samhällelig vårdform som innebär att barn inte längre bor med sina vårdnadshavare utan placeras i ett annat hem. Ett familjehem är ett enskilt hem som på uppdrag av socialtjänsten tar emot barn för stadigvarande vård och fostran. Familjehemsplacering regleras i Socialtjänstlagen (2001:453) och lagen med särskilda bestämmelser om vård av unga (1990:52). FamiljehemsplacerFamily home placement is a form of social care that means that children no longer live with their parents but are placed in another home. A family home is an individual home that, on behalf of the social services, receives children for permanent care and upbringing. Family home placement is regulated in the Social Services Act (2001: 453) and the Act with special provisions on the care of young pe

Number theory is in a sense among the oldest disciplines of mathematics. A running theme is that many number theoretic problems are very easy to state and understand. However, actually solving these problems often requires much work or some very clever trick. An extreme case of this would be Fermat's last theorem: originally a conjecture by French lawyer Pierre de Fermat whose statement is und

A multitude of academic studies show that women have been, and still are underrepresented in journalistic products. A global study from 2020 covering the news content in 116 countries showed that women constituted only 25 percent of persons occurring in the content. The number for Sweden was 38 percent. Other studies show similar results. This study aims to shed light on the gender aspects of the

The main objective of this paper is to examine the role of equity research analysts as a source of information to investment decisions by analyzing the accuracy of consensus estimates in the Swedish stock market in 2011-2020. The study expects to provide an overview of the accuracy of consensus estimates and thus contribute to educating investors about when estimates are reliable. The ambition is

Uppsatsen tar sikte på en mycket specifik situation nämligen huruvida eventuella framtida fordringar som är uppkomna ur avtalsgrundade garantiutfästelser är föremål för preklusionsbestämmelsen i 6 § lagen (1981:131) om kallelse på okända borgenärer (”Kallelselagen”). Utredningen har visat att preklusionsbestämmelsen i Kallelselagen ytterst är en avvägning mellan olika intressen som mycket vitt sThis bachelor’s thesis aims at a very specific situation, namely whether any future claims arising from contractual guarantee commitments are subject to the preclusion provision (Sw. preklusionsbestämmelsen) in section 6 of the Notice to Unknown Creditors Act (1981: 131) (the "Notice Act"). The study of the issue herein has shown that the preclusion provision in the Notice Act ultimatel

For decades, manual scavengers – people cleaning and engaging with human faeces as part of the sanitation chain, most of whom are Dalits – in India have been protesting against the severe health risks and exploitation associated with their work. Despite the enactment of stricter laws and high-profile court cases and wins, manual scavenging persists rampantly. Yet, non-governmental organisations (N

Popular Abstract in Swedish Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning på svenska Sjukdom i hjärtat är mycket vanligt i västvärlden. I Sverige lider 12% av befolkningen av hjärt-kärlsjukdomar. Akut hjärtinfarkt är den vanligaste enskilda dödsorsaken. Sjukdomar i hjärtats kranskärl och deras komplikationer förorsakar totalt cirka 25% av alla dödsfall i Sverige. Hjärtsjukdom beror främst på förträngningar Evaluation of myocardial perfusion and function is important in management of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease. This thesis focuses on the use of common diagnostic methods, myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS) and electrocardiography (ECG), to enhance and validate the diagnostic information. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used

We study the reflection and transmission phase properties of two-terminal quantum structures coupled to a third lead. The systems are effectively three-terminal and current conservation is broken with regard to the original two-terminal systems. Two structures, a waveguide with an attached stub quantum dot and a waveguide with an inline, double-barrier confined quantum dot, are considered. The tra

Popular Abstract in Swedish Barn ar ofta bärare av luftvägsbakterien pneumokocker i de övre luftvägarna och det är barnen som anses vara den största reservoaren för bakterien i vårt samhälle. Vanliga pneumokockinfektioner såsom öron-, bihåle- eller lunginflammation föregås av att man bär på bakterien. De flesta barn som är bärare blir dock inte sjuka. Vuxna är mer sällan bärare av bakterien. PneuThe paediatric nasopharyngeal flora is regarded as the largest reservoir for Streptococcus pneumoniae, and the carrier state is always antecedent to infection and a prerequisite for dispersion of these bacteria. Pneumococci are the predominant aetiology of bacterial respiratory tract infections and a major cause of morbidity and mortality, in the most severe cases due to invasive pneumococcal dise

Most deterioration processes in cement based materials are closely related to moisture sorption and moisture transport properties. Therefore, it is important to study these properties, both theoretically and practically. This work is an experimental investigation in this field. Nowadays, the cement industry produces cements with increasing amounts of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to

The work within this thesis investigates Photodynamic therapy and Fluorescence imaging for therapeutics and visualization of deeply embedded lesions. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment modality that can eradicate tumors when light, a photosensible drug and oxygen are present. In recent decades there has been an interest in adapting this modality to deep-seated solid tumors. This req

In general the facade should be aesthetically appealing, but also its practical functions from a moisture control point of view are of importance. Two step sealed facades, where the outer part consists of a cementboard and plaster, are becoming increasingly common in the selection of type of facade. A specific tvåstegstätad facade that is becoming more established on the market is the facade, wher

Production companies are often exposed to rapid change and turbulent business environments, whilst the facilities and premises they conduct their business from are long term commitments with a lower turnover rate than most other assets. Decisions regarding real estate are complicated by nature and often yield long term consequences which could be hard to forecast. This dilemma between short- and l

Under de senaste 10 åren har ökningen av export från EU av farligt och ”ofarligt” avfall varit betydande. Rapporter visar att en övervägande del av EU:s el-avfall och elektroniska avfall exporteras till Asien och Afrika. ”Ofarligt” avfall, såsom plast och papper, transporteras främst till Asien och i synnerhet till Kina. I dessa länder finns emellertid ofta inte kapaciteten och tekniken att hanterOver the last 10 years exports from the EU of hazardous and ”non - hazardous” waste have increased significantly. Reports indicate that the majority of EU's electric and electronic waste is being exported to Asia and Africa. "Non-hazardous" waste, including plastic and paper waste, is being exported mainly to Asia and to China in particular. These countries, however, very often lack