Analysis and Measurement of Candle Flame Shapes

A combined analytical and experimental study was performed to produce and validate a method by which the lengths and widths of flames burning on wax candles can be predicted. Two ...

Nomadic Computing – Security assessment of remote access to workplace systems

Nomadic computing is about communication on an anytime anywhere basis. Security in this area is today not high enough and at the same time nomadic computing is increasing.In this thesis, ...

Neighbourhood Politics in Transition: Residents’ Associations and Local Government in Post-Apartheid Cape Town

This study focuses on the changing practices of South African residents’ associations and their relationship with political parties and local government from 1990 to 2006, with the aim to examine ...

Jackalope Hunting

A book which follows a kid who runs away and attempts to discover his family's origins and his place in the lineage. Contents Chapter I: Grand Canyon Chapter II: Monument Valley Chapter III: Apogee Chapter ...

Web links utility assessment using data mining techniques

This paper is focusing on the data mining solutions for the WWW, specifically how it can be used for the hyperlinks evaluation. We are focusing on the hyperlinks used in ...

Biodiversity and Species Extinctions in Model Food Webs

Many of the earth’s ecosystems are experiencing large species losses due to human impacts such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, climate change, species invasions, pollution, and overfishing. Due to the ...

Exchange rate risk and its determinants.: Evidence from international stock markets

This paper evaluates if international stock markets are exposed to fluctuation in the exchange rate and whether this exposure is related to exports, imports and inflation. Eight countries are studied: ...

The effect of agonistic encounters on aggressive response in socially isolated Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens

Male Siamese fighting fish were held for 7 to 10 weeks either in visually-social conditions (interact aggressively with a mirror image for 2 min, three times a week) or as ...

Molecular Evolution of Neuropeptide Y Receptors in Vertebrates

The three evolutionarily related peptides neuropeptide Y (NPY), peptide YY (PYY) and pancreatic polypeptide (PP) are ligands to at least five G-protein coupled receptors in mammals, which are denoted by ...

The Materiality of Media Discourse On Capitalism and Journalistic Modes of Writing

The purpose of the study is to analyse the relationship between the capitalist hegemonic order and the mass media, with the latter restricted to two elite newspapers and the selection ...

Education for Teenagers with Type 1 Diabetes

Education for teenagers with diabetes has had limited effects to date, especially regarding metabolic control. The development had been towards more patient-centred approaches, like empowerment, motivational interviews and family behavioural ...

Energy Strategies towards Sustainability

This thesis (Energy Strategies towards Sustainability: a comparative analysis of community energy plans from Sweden and Canada) examines community energy planning in Sweden and Canada with the aim of revealing ...