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Agriculture in many African countries is characterised by large diversity in production and great variation in growing conditions, irrigation potential and access to markets. This variation has proved to be a difficult matter when adjusting national agricultural policies and development projects to local conditions. In the face of the recent trend of less support for agricultural extension servic

This study describes and validates a new method for automatic segmentation of left ventricular mass (LVM) in myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) images. This is important for estimating the size of a perfusion defect as percentage of the left ventricle. METHODS: A total of 101 patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease underwent both rest and stress MPS and MRI. A new automated algorith

OBJECTIVE: We assessed the relationship between pulse pressure and intermediate cardiovascular phenotypes in a middle-aged cohort with high prevalence of hypertension. BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that central pulse pressure (cPP) is a better predictor of cardiovascular outcome than peripheral pulse pressure (pPP), particularly in the elderly. Yet, it is unclear if cPP provides additional pro

Under 1990-talet genomfördes flera omdiskuterade humanitära interventioner. De som var kritiska hävdade att interventionerna var en oacceptabel kränkning av suveränitetsprincipen. Förespråkare menade att respekten för mänskliga rättigheter var ett viktigare intresse att skydda. 2001 släpptes en rapport som fick stor betydelse för den globala utvecklingen på området. I rapporten lanserades koncepteDuring the 1990s there were several controversial humanitarian interventions. Critics argued that the interventions were an unacceptable violation of the principle of sovereignty. Proponents argued that the respect for human rights was an interest of more importance. In 2001 a report that was of great importance for the continued global development was released. The report launched the concept of

Framställningens övergripande syfte är att analysera huruvida en utmönstring av rätten till ersättning vid omprövning av vattenverksamhet, i enlighet med Vattenverksamhetsutredningens förslag, är förenligt med egendomsskyddet i Europakonventionen. Huvudregeln i svensk rätt är att den enskilde är berättigad till ersättning om det allmänna, genom en sådan inskränkning som avses i 2 kap. 15 § RF, åsThis thesis aims to analyze whether a discarding of compensation in the review of water operations, in accordance with the Water Operations Committee's proposal, is consistent with the protection of property of the ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights). The principal rule in Swedish law is that the individual is entitled to compensation when the government, through a restriction referred

Prostata cancer är den vanligaste cancerdiagnosen bland svenska män och den tredje vanligaste i värden. Sjukdomen behandlas vanligen med kirurgi och/eller strålbehandling. För att kunna förbättra strålbehandlingen är det önskvärt med en biologisk markör som kan visa responsen på behandlingen tidigt, redan under pågående behandling. På så sätt kan behandlingen anpassas till patienten, genom att ändPurpose: to develop a robust protocol optimized for measurement of ADC and use it to determine the precision of ADC measurements of prostate but also to determine the accuracy and precision of volume measurements of the prostate. Materials and methods: Using measurements from three volunteers an optimal protocol for ADC measurement in the prostate was determined. The study included both phantoms

The aim of this study was to explore social workers' experiences and views of administrative tasks within the social services. Former research points to an explosion of administrative tasks for professions such as social workers, doctors and teachers, due to governance reforms and cutbacks in the welfare sector resulting in fewer assistants and secretaries. For this study, ethnographic fieldwo

Business intelligence (BI) has evolved from mere management reports to powerful decision-making solutions, analytics and rich visualizations that have made organizations to gain intelligence and competitive advantage. Many organizations have reported successful BI adoptions. However, there are also failure stories where managers and IT departments have faced undesirable attitude, reaction or behav

The purpose of this report was to study how two common types of wood stud walls in Sweden will handle the future climate in Sweden, Gothenburg, out of a hydrothermal point of view. These two walls were analyzed with simulations in the hydrothermal calculation software WUFI with varying parameters. The first cases of the simulations were the so called base cases where moisture- and heat-sources was

Deep learning is a machine learning technique inspired by the biological nervous system. The method has been used more and more over the last decades. Within this thesis, convolutional neural networks (CNN:s) are used for Gleason classification of prostate cancer in histopathological images. The data that has been used consists of digitalized microscopic images of prostate biopsies stained with ha

A poor air quality creates problems in growing and industrialized cities. It is known that there is a significant correlation between rising air pollutions and rising numbers of people getting sick of and killed by respiratory diseases. In this study, I investigate how it is possible to use green infrastructure to increase urban ecosystem services that reduce the level of air pollution within the

In 2006 a new legislation regarding prohibition of discrimination and violations in schools was formed. A new conception regarding this, and the right for pupils to get damages, was also included in this new law. The thesis of this paper is to analyze the courts argumentation surrounding this new area of legislation. 14 sentences, both from upper and lower courts, have been the underlying empirica

Enligt flyktingkonventionen har inte alla flyktingar rätt till flyktingstatus. Palestinska flyktingar, som åtnjuter skydd eller bistånd från UNRWA, hör till de som exkluderas från konventionens tillämpningsområde. Intentionen med artikel 1 D var inte att dem inte förtjänar samma skydd som andra flyktingar – tvärtom infördes bestämmelsen för att garantera palestinska flyktingar ett kontinuerligt skAccording to the Refugee Convention, not all refugees have the right to a refugee status. Palestinian refugees, who enjoy protection or assistance from UNRWA, are among those excluded from the scope of the Convention. The intention of Article 1 D, which was formulated in the travaux préparatoires to the Convention, was not to provide them of a lower level of protection than other refugees - on the

The purpose of this study is to provide a more profound knowledge of how routines impact creativity when studying a Symphony Orchestra. This includes the exploration of obstacles hindering individuals to be creative as well as enabling factors that enhance creativity within the context of routines. Following an interpretivist tradition, our qualitative study uses an abductive approach to a single

Denna uppsats syftar till att bedöma kvaliteten på övergångsställen i olika stadsdelar av Helsingborg, baserat på riktlinjerna och föreskrifterna i VGU, HIN och ALM. Fem stadsdelar i Helsingborg - Råå, Planteringen, Söder, Centrum och Tågaborg - valdes ut för att representera en bred socioekonomisk och kulturell bakgrund. Målet var att identifiera eventuella skillnader i kvaliteten mellan stadsdelThis thesis aims to assess the quality of pedestrian crossings in different districts of Helsingborg, based on the guidelines and regulations in VGU, HIN, and ALM. Five districts in Helsingborg - Råå, Planteringen, Söder, Centrum, and Tågaborg - were selected to represent a wide socio-economic and cultural background. The goal was to identify any differences in the quality of the pedestrian crossi

This paper aims to analyze individuals’ perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) and how they perceive the potential risks and benefits of AI. This study examines how information treatment effects change people’s attitudes toward AI. To analyze this, an experimental survey was conducted on April 27, 2023. A total of 120 respondents were obtained through the research platform Prolific and after

Algae exhibit different strategies to avoid predation by zooplankton. In green algae, which are generally not known for being toxic, colony formation or a protective mucilage cover can be such defence mechanisms. This study investigates the predation defence of Microglena globulifera (Chlamydomonadales), a unicellular freshwater green alga, against the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus. Rotifers gro

Ultrakorta laserpulser är bara några femtosekunder(10−15s) långa. De är alltså över på några miljondels miljardels sekunder. Många avändningsområden kräver ännu kortare pulser. Det kan röra sig om materialmodifiering på nanoskalan, ögonoperationer, datalagring, eller mätning av händelseförlopp som är över på bara några femtosekunder - eller mindre! Det finns olika tekniker för att ta en laserpuls

This thesis analyzes how the young public feels about communication efforts that seek to emotionally appeal to them, by investigating the example of brand activist campaigns. By applying narrative theory, the study examines how these campaigns are structured to evoke emotions and how the young public emotionally responds to them. This way, the thesis has a holistic approach to the emotional side o

Fire load, the total thermal energy released by the combustion of a material, is an essential part of determining a building’s fire performance and the associated fire protection strategies. Elements in a structure are typically categorized into two types of fire loads: permanent and temporary. Permanent fire loads represent the combustible materials in the building envelope. With the advent of en