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Gluten in bread can cause severe health problems in patients with celiac disease. However, gluten-free substitutions often show impaired quality characteristic like a liquid dough because of a missing gluten-network or accelerated staling due to the high amount of gluten-free starch. Therefore, hydrocolloids are considered to improve gluten-free bread quality characteristics. The idea of this degr

In this thesis a system for tracking the fingers of a user using sound waves is developed. The proposed solution is to attach a small speaker to each finger and then have a number of microphones placed ad hoc around a computer monitor listening to the speakers. The system should then be able to track the positions of the fingers so that the coordinates can be mapped to the computer monitor and be

I dagens I-länder är neurologiska sjukdomar en av de främsta orsakerna bakom dödsfall. Enligt statistik från ”Disabled World” påverkas upp till 1 miljard människor världen över av någon form av neurologisk sjukdom, vilket inkluderar allt från epilepsi och migrän till Alzheimer och stroke. Till följd av detta är medicin för att såväl förhindra som att motverka skador från neurologiska sjukdomar enAQP4 is a protein in the brain which regulate the diffusion of water in and out of cells. Through studies using AQP4 null mice, a correlation between the regulation of AQP4 and the survival rate of cerebral edemas has been noted. Due to the fact that there are three different kinds of cerebral edemas, and that they require different kinds of regulation of AQP4 in order to lessen the problem, the r

Water is a necessity for human survival, and a lack of sufficient clean water can have severe negative impacts on human health, economic activity, food security and societal relations. Increasing demand on water resources around the globe often leads to conflicts between different water users who compete for available supplies. The Murray Darling Basin (MDB) in Australia is an area that faces many

Background: Current consumption levels of animal products (APs) are unsustainable but measures to reduce their consumption are lacking. Simultaneously, APs are widely perceived as healthy which hinders their substitution with other foods. The AP-industry might influence AP consumption as they have the necessary financial means, the interest and the organizational capacity. Objective: To investiga

Kering is a multi-player in the luxury industry, owning high-end brands such as Gucci, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, among others. A range of product lines of these brands use exotic skins as raw materials. Some argue that the use of such materials is too cruel and that the animal welfare cannot be guaranteed. On the other hand, exotic skins are presented as more sustainable than other types o

Uppsala University building was built in the 19th century. A larger renovation was conducted in 2016, when the buildings fire protection systems was improved. This report investigates and evaluates the existing fire protection with consideration to both human safety and economic damage. After conducting a risk scenario analysis, two scenarios where determined to be more crucial to investigate than

Following the UNHCR:s launch of the #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness by 2024 in November 2014, a Global Action Plan to End Statelessness: 2014 – 2024 was adopted urging states to undertake ten actions to end statelessness, including to facilitate the naturalization of stateless migrants. While the facilitated naturalization of stateless persons would certainly reduce the occurrence of statel

Sammanfattning Det är ett vanligt fenomen att webbplatser använder sig av cookies för att samla in information, vilken sedan säljs vidare till tredje part i marknadsföringssyfte. Denna teknik fungerar oberoende den fysiska personens geografiska placering i världen. Förfarandet väcker frågor om personlig integritet och individens möjligheter till skydd i ljuset av teknikutvecklingen. FramställningeIt is a common phenomenon that websites use cookies in order to collect information, which thereafter is being sold to a third party for marketing purposes. This technique works regardless of the natural person's geographical location in the world. The process raises issues in relation to privacy protection and the individual's protection in light of the technological development. The purp

Toyota Motor Company förändrade världen med sitt produktionssystem. Genom att ta bort aktiviteter som inte adderade värde till produkten, kunde företaget bli agilt med korta ledtider till kunden och till en låg produktionskostnad. För att bli konkurrenskraftiga tvingades företag världen över förändra sina produktionsprocesser och en västlig variant av Toyotas produktionsfilosofi uppstod. Denna varToyota Motor Company changed the world with their production system. By removing activities in the manufacturing process that were not adding any value to the product, the company could become agile and offer products to the customer with short lead time as well as to a low cost. Companies in other countries needed to change their manufacturing processes in order stay competitive and a western var

A new probiotic for the cure of diabetes Metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes are becoming increasingly common worldwide and are major causes of disability and death indicating an urgent need for interventions. Emerging evidence points to a central role of gut microbiota in metabolism, for example blood glucose metabolism and appetite regulation. Furthermore, intervention with

The Swedish labour movement archives are an early example of community archives. Despite this, they have never been examined as such before. This study aims to examine how the labour movement archives functions as community archives, and how that function has changed over time. Since the first labour movement archive opened in Stockholm in 1903, and the subsequent archives opened in smaller Swedis

The purpose of this thesis is to provide an in-depth analysis of the concept of protection-worthy activities under the FDI Act. The main research question is, consequently, what constitutes protection-worthy activities under the FDI Act. This question is addressed by examining the areas covered by the term and by comparing it to similar concepts in the EU framework and the FDI screening regimes of

I slutet av 2023 meddelade Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen (PMÖD) dom i mål PMT 4156-21 (Betssondomen). Målet rör P.L., som var beroende av spel på nätkasino. P.L:s spelande var omfattande, och efter en tid utsåg spelbolaget honom till VIP-kund. I samband med det intensifierades den marknadsföring som spelbolaget riktade till honom. Efter att P.L. slutat spela stämde han spelbolaget och anförde

What happens when open, informal spaces disappear – and specifically, what happens when these spaces disappear in a city that used to be full of them? My project is rooted in two things. The first is the highly debated ”Amazon Tower” in Friedrichshain, and the polarized urban conditions around it. The second is my love for Berlin. Berlin has always been a city in flux. However, the latest round

The goal of this research is to investigate how the use of provocative place branding, by companies, influences audience engagement with national identity, from a sensemaking perspective. The study specifically investigates how audiences, in the case of residents of Denmark, make sense of provocative content and how it influences their sense of place and national identity. The answered research qu

Den ökade användningen av artificiell intelligens inom sjukvården väcker flera rättsliga frågor. En av dessa är hur patientskadeersättning ska hanteras vid patientskador orsakade av AI-baserade medicintekniska produkter (MTP), exempelvis när dessa används för att analysera mammografibilder. Även om AI-tekniken visat på god förmåga att identifiera tecken på bröstcancer är det oundvikligt att fel nåThe increasing use of artificial intelligence in healthcare raises several legal issues. One of those is how patient injury compensation should be handled in case of patient injuries caused by AI-based medical devices (MTP), for example, when they are used to analyze mammography images. Although AI technology has demonstrated a satisfactory level of ability to identify signs of breast cancer, erro

Kulturella angelägenheter tillhör yttrandefrihetens kärnområde i Sverige. Rättstillämpare ska särskilt beakta vidaste möjliga yttrandefrihet i prövningen av fall som rör kulturella angelägenheter. Utgångspunkten för den här uppsatsen är ett brottmål där Högsta domstolen beaktade kulturella angelägenheter i sin bedömning. Rättsfallet heter Raplåten och handlar om en rapartist som åtalades för hot mCultural matters are at the core of freedom of expression in Sweden. Legal practitioners shall particularly take into account the widest possible freedom of expression in the assessment of cases concerning cultural matters. The starting point for this essay is a criminal case in which the Supreme Court considered cultural matters in its assessment. The case is called Raplåten (the rap song) and is

The study is compiled into a composite index for assessing the climate vulnerability of African nations. By employing a multidimensional approach, the index comprises nine distinctive hazards to examine a country’s sensitivity to climate change. These hazards are divided into three categories; acute physical hazards, chronic physical hazards and systemic hazards. This index structure is based on t

Under de senaste årtiondena har det skett en ökning av antalet anmälda sexualbrott, inte minst sexuella ofredanden. Därtill synliggjorde #metoo- rörelsen omfattningen av mäns sexuella våld mot kvinnor och gav nytt bränsle åt diskussionen om rättvisa för brottsoffer. Arbetet skrivs i ljuset av denna utveckling och syftar till att undersöka hur många anmälningar om sexuella ofredanden som leder tiIn recent decades, there has been an increase in the number of reported sexual offences in Sweden, including sexual molestation. Additionally, the #metoo movement highlighted the extent of men's sexual violence against women and created momentum for the debate on justice for victims. Considering these developments, this study aims to examine how many reports of sexual molestation result in a