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I understand patronage principally as a work of cultural and material support - the support shich was necessary to stage the performance of a piece of music in mayn different contexts. I focus on the fate of an opera, Richard Wagner's Parsifal, a work which was not performed at the Bayreuth festival between 1939 and 1944 because of its emphasis on reconciliation, non-violence and faith, but which

This paper concerns the unifying framework to strictly contractive extension problems, which is usually referred to as the band method. The solution to the so-called strictly contractive extension problem in this abstract framework, when applied to a certain concrete case, yields a complete characterization of solutions to the sub-optimal Nehari problem. The sub-optimal Hankel norm approximation p

A common approach to distributed control design is to impose sparsity constraints on the controller structure. Such constraints, however, may greatly complicate the control design procedure. This paper promotes an alternative structure, which is not sparse, yet might nevertheless be well suited for distributed control purposes. The structure appears as the optimal solution to a class of coordinati

Stad är, per definition, avstånd från natur. Detta kan ge upphov till mänskliga problem eftersom naturen kan vara bra för tankarnas mångfald samt för själens storhet och som konstnärlig inspiration. Civilisation är som en storskalig stad, den motarbetar ”fri” natur. Upplysningen skapar en ”överdriven” civilisation. En överdriven upplysning har lett till, och kan komma att leda till, diktatur. Litt

This thesis investigates similarities and differences between Emily Brontë’s Heathcliff and Anne Brontë’s Huntingdon. Moreover, their conduct is compared to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century masculinities. Neither of the two characters corresponds with ideal masculine behaviour. As the novels progress they become increasingly depraved. But the causes to their wickedness are not self-evident. Howe

The BSC is a widely used management tool that is turning the vision and strategy into operational goals. However, after analyzing the criticism received by the BSC, it seems as if its internal focus, rigidity, static-ism and mechanical mindset limits the company’s ability to create a strategy that takes important external factors into account. As we see it, the BSC’s limitations can create a risk

Statement of purpose: The purpose of this report is to enhance the understanding and knowledge of the collaborative destination marketing process. Questions of issues: How do Helsingborg and Stockholm collaborate and compete within the Cruise Baltic Project? What preconditions, motivations and outcomes related to the Cruise Baltic Project exist in Helsingborg and Stockholm? How do they differ? Met

A star’s luminosity increases as it evolves along the main sequence (MS), which inevitably results in a higher surface temperature for planets in orbit around the star. Technologically advanced civilizations may tackle this issue by installing artificial structures – starshades – which can reduce the radiation received by the planet. Starshades, if they exist, are potentially detectable with curre

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate what measures Baltic coastal States may take under international law to respond to the Russian shadow fleet and to the deliberate damage to submarine cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea. The thesis addresses three research questions concerning the available legal measures and the extent to which existing international legal frameworks are sufficient

In evaluating the effectiveness of a road safety treatment, the regression to the mean phenomenon is a cause for concern because of a possible overestimation of benefits. Therefore, Bayesian approaches are usually suggested as the most appropriate methodologies for before—after studies as they account for regression to the mean effects. The empirical Bayes (EB) methodology examines the estimation

Objective: To investigate the relationship between meniscus magnetic resonance (MR) relaxation parameters and meniscus degradation through quantitative imaging of ex vivo posterior horns of menisci from subjects with and without knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design: We sampled medial and lateral menisci from ten medial compartment knee OA patients (mean age 63 years) undergoing total knee replacement

This project consists of a thorough study of an energy efficient and moisture safe row-house, located in the Nordic climate of Sweden. Climate and site analysis, building scale design decisions and finally the evaluation and optimization of its energy performance were different steps of a holistic process aiming at the architectural quality, energy efficiency, comfort and the well-being of users.