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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) dual crop coefficient (FAO-2Kc) is one of the widely used formulation to estimate soil evaporation (E) due to its operationality and simplicity. The FAO-2Kc method could explicitly distinguish the contribution of E and plant transpiration, separately. However, systematic and random uncertainty in E observations still exist. In this vein, this paper attempts
COVID-19 is a systemic disease, frequently affecting kidney function. Dexamethasone is standard treatment in severe COVID-19 cases, and is considered to increase plasma levels of cystatin C. However, this has not been studied in COVID-19. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a clinically important indicator of renal function, but often estimated using equations (eGFR) based on filtered metabolites.
Legislative efforts for renewables-based energy decarbonisation hinge upon the support and commitment from different stakeholders holding often conflicting positions regarding disruptive processes of socio-technical transformation. However, the evolving acceptance of market actors on the policy-driven promotion of renewables over time remains under-scrutinised. Simultaneously, despite growing atte
OBJECTIVE: Access to effective treatments for adolescents with depression needs to improve. Few studies have evaluated behavioural activation (BA) for adolescent depression, and none remotely delivered BA. This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of therapist-guided and self-guided internet-delivered BA (I-BA) in preparation for a future randomised controlled trial (RCT). DESIGN: A si
β-Mannan is abundant in the human diet and in hemicellulose derived from softwood. Linear or galactose-substituted β-mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS/GMOSs) derived from β-mannan are considered emerging prebiotics that could stimulate health-associated gut microbiota. However, the underlying mechanisms are not yet resolved. Therefore, this study investigated the cross-feeding and metabolic interaction
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a growing focus of cancer genomics studies, creating the need for a resource of lncRNAs with validated cancer roles. Furthermore, it remains debated whether mutated lncRNAs can drive tumorigenesis, and whether such functions could be conserved during evolution. Here, as part of the ICGC/TCGA Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) Consortium, we introduce th
The introduction of a child day-care system is one of the early welfare interventions targeted towards mothers and young children that over time gained great prominence in the Swedish welfare state. Because quantitative research on day-cares in historical settings is generally scarce, in this study, we focus on the determinants of day-care enrolment in southern Sweden during the early twentieth ce
Den 1 januari 2009 trädde nya regler om avdragsbegränsningar för ränta på vissa skulder i kraft. Syftet med reglerna är att förhindra avancerad skatteplanering med s.k. räntesnurror. Denna uppsats syftar till att granska de nya reglerna om avdragsbegränsningar för ränta på vissa skulder ur ett formellt rättssäkerhetsperspektiv. För att möjliggöra en applicering av ett formellt rättssäkerhetsbegrep
In line with current tendencies of 'new modes of governance', this essay introduces judicial tools which strike a balance between the respect for national autonomy in individual assessments and the effective implementation of Community law. The balance is struck through the demands of structural guarantees&semic administrative safeguards, which weeds out arbitrary national decision-mak
Bestämmelser för att hindra skatteflykt finns både i svensk nationell rätt och i EG-rätten. EG-rätten är överordnad nationell rätt och medlemsstaterna är därför skyldiga att beakta EG-rätten vid utformning och tillämpning av lagar. I den här uppsatsen kommer jag att utreda och behandla vilka bestämmelser och metoder som finns i svensk rätt och i EG-rätten för att angripa skatteflykt. Jag kommer äv
Förslaget till direktiv om tjänster på den inre marknaden är en del i den Europeiska Unionens strävan att göra EU till världens mest konkurrenskraftiga och dynamiska kunskapsekonomi omkring 2010. Förslaget lades fram den 13 januari 2004 under det nederländska ordförandeskapet. Förslaget skall förtydliga och fullfölja EG-domstolens praxis på området. Direktivet skall genomföras på ett dynamiskt sät
This essay presents the most important legal regulations for protection of shareholders rights. The following work will concentrate on two legal systems, namely Swedish and Polish. The goal is to compare legal regulations concerning the protection of minority shareholders and finding the relevant similarities and, even more importantly, the differences characteristically for each country. The cont
It has been over 25 years since the AIDS epidemic was first recognised. HIV/AIDS has claimed more lives in South Africa than in any other country in the world. The pandemic has devastating impacts on society. Children infected or affected by the virus are hit particularly hard and the AIDS pandemic negatively affects children and their human rights in numerous ways: physically, emotionally and eco
Our objective is to describe and analyze the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and CSR dynamics in developing countries like Pakistan, with a focus on the role of Multinational Companies (MNC’s). We aim to provide an illustration for CSR initiatives taken by a multinational firm Nestle, in Pakistan, to understand the perceptions of the stakeholders concerning CSR and see how CSR can
Retaining β-mannanases are glycoside hydrolases (GHs) that can potentially be applied for synthesis of glycosides by catalysis of transglycosylation reactions. A novel active-site double mutant (R171K/E205D) of the catalytic module (CM) of the family GH5 Trichoderma reesei β-mannanase (TrMan5A) was expressed in Pichia pastoris and purified. TrMan5A, CM and CM-variants R171K and R171K/E205D had pH
NTRU is a lattice-based public-key cryptosystem that has been selected as one of the Round III finalists at the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization. Compressing the key sizes to increase efficiency has been a long-standing open question for lattice-based cryptosystems. In this paper we provide a solution to three seemingly opposite demands for NTRU cryptosystem: compress the key size, i
Objective Deconvolution is an ill-posed inverse problem that tends to yield non-physiological residue functions R(t) indynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI). In this study, the use of Bézier curves is proposedfor obtaining physiologically reasonable residue functions in perfusion MRI.Materials and methods Cubic Bézier curves were employed, ensuring R(0)=1, bounded-in
Microfluidics has emerged as an essential approach in the development of novel technological platforms to detect and isolate rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood of cancer patients. Micro-scaled fluidic systems offer means to precisely control fluid flow. This enables cell separation when combined with techniques for manipulating cells across fluid streams. Various microfluidic methods
