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HE, Ran. "Carry-over and interaction effects of different hand-milking techniques and milkers on milk." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statistiska institutionen, 1986. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-154641.
Full textCiccone, Vanessa. "The Effectiveness of Special Effects: Practical Effects vs. Digital Effects." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20500.
Full textColagiuri, Ben. "Expectancies in Double-Blind Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trials and Placebo-Induced Side Effects." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8595.
Full textBarry, Justin. "The Solvent Cage Effect: Using Microviscosity to Predict the Recombination Efficiency of Geminate Radicals Formed by the Photolysis of the Mo-Mo Bond of Cpʹ2Mo2(CO)6." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23713.
Full textBiard, Lucie. "Test des effets centre en épidémiologie clinique." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016USPCC302.
Full textCentre effects modelling within the framework of survival data often relies on the estimation of Cox mixed effects models. Testing for a centre effect consists in testing to zero the variance component of the corresponding random effect. In this framework, the identification of the null distribution of usual tests statistics is not always straightforward. Permutation procedures have been proposed as an alternative, for generalised linear mixed models.The objective was to develop a permutation test procedure for random effects in a Cox mixed effects model, for the test of centre effects.We first developed and evaluated permutation procedures for the test of a single centre effect on the baseline risk. The test was used to investigate a centre effect in a clinical trial of induction chemotherapy for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia.The second part consisted in extending the procedure for the test of multiple random effects, in survival models. The aim was to be able to examine both center effects on the baseline risk and centre effects on the effect of covariates. The procedure was illustrated on two cohorts of acute leukaemia patients. In a third part, the permutation approach was applied to a cohort of critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies, to investigate centre effects on the hospital mortality.The proposed permutation procedures appear to be robust approaches, easily implemented for the test of random centre effect in routine practice. They are an appropriate tool for the analysis of centre effects in clinical epidemiology, with the purpose of understanding their sources
Muntahi, Abdussamad. "NANOSCALE EFFECTS IN JUNCTIONLESS FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS." OpenSIUC, 2018. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1527.
Full textChen, Hang. "Modulation Effects on Organic Electronics." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7594.
Full textJaafar, A. Aziz. "Accounting harmonisation in Europe : country effects and sector effects." Thesis, Bangor University, 2004. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/accounting-harmonisation-in-europe--country-effects-and-sector-effects(1c582a11-9d1c-4ca1-9ffc-6240975802c6).html.
Full textClark, Brodie. "Side Effects May Depend on the Framing of a Warning: But Does this Framing Effect Depend on Absolute Risk?" Thesis, Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/28535.
Full textYu, Caroline, and Ann-Mia Zhang. "The different viewing experiences between special and visual effects." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-254786.
Full textDatorgrafik är ett ständigt växande ämne och tekniken kan appliceras så många olika sätt, speciellt inom film. Visuella effekter som är en del av ämnet som har blivit ett mer prisvärt alternativ i jämförelse till specialeffekter. Genom att använda mer visuella effekter, har säkerheten i filmandet ökat och användningen av resurser minskat. Men datagrafiksämnet är fortfarande relativt ny och det finns många brister att tänka på när det gäller att skapa en visuell effekt. Det är viktigt att CGI i filmer är skapad på sådant sätt att den inte stör tittarupplevelsen, såvida det inte är med mening. CGI i en verklighetstrogen miljö bör därför se verklighetstrogen ut. För att skapa CGI som är närmare verkligheten ska denna studien undersöka skillnaden mellan specialeffekter och visuella effekter baserad på tittarupplevelsen. För att undersöka denna fråga har vi utfört ett experiment med följd av en semi-strukturerad intervju. 13 studenter deltog denna studie där de har kollat på videoklipp med specialeffekter respektive visuella effekter. Under experimentet fick de fylla i en enkät där de utvärderar deras reaktion till klippen samt vad de tyckte om respektive klipp. En Valence-Arousal-modell användes för att undersöka deltagarnas emotionella reaktion. Resultatet visar att det inte är någon signifikant skillnad mellan de två effekterna när det gäller den emotionella reaktionen. Däremot indikerar att de visuella effekterna var för konstlad samt för perfekt i jämförelse till specialeffekter. Dessa nackdelar gjorde effekten mindre övertygande. Emellertid kan specialeffekterna inte överdrivas i samma skala som visuella effekter vilket gör den visuella effekten mer spännande. Denna studie löser inte de problem som visuella effekter har idag, men den tar fram problem som behöver fixas för att förbättra tekniken.
Bascoul, Ganaël. "Effets masqués en analyse prédictive." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013STRAB015.
Full textThe objective of this thesis is the development of two methodologies to reveal previously hidden effects in decision modeling. In the first part, we try to implement a method of local analysis in order to select criteria in the context of binary choices. In a second part, we highlight the effects of generations in the study of consumer behavior. In both parts, our research approach combines new predictive analytical tools (such as Support Vector Machines, FANOVA, PLS) to traditional tools of inferential statistics, to enrich the usual results by additional on the masked effects, which are the local effects in the binary choice functions, and the effects of generation in temporal choice behavior analysis.The proposed methodologies, respectively named AEL and APC- PLS are both applied to real cases in order to illustrate their operation and relevance
Sutton, Akil K. "Displacement Damage and Ionization Effects in Advanced Silicon-Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7217.
Full textRyu, Jae Hyung. "Reality & effect a cultural history of visual effects /." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-03292007-172937/.
Full textTitle from file title page. Ted Friedman, committee chair; Kathy Fuller-Seeley, Angelo Restivo, Jung-Bong Choi, Alisa Perren, committee members. Electronic text (249 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Oct. 29, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-249).
Ryu, Jae Hyung. "Reality & Effect: A Cultural History of Visual Effects." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2007. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/communication_diss/13.
Full textNasrallah, Iyad. "Investigating charge trapping effects in organic field-effect transistors." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.709425.
Full textPerrier, Jean-Philippe. "Epigénétique de la semence bovine : analyse moléculaire de la qualité de la semence et impact potentiel sur le développement embryonnaire." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017SACLA037/document.
Full textThe presence of subfertile bulls in the market of Animal Insemination negatively influences the efficacy of breeding farms. The evaluation of bull fertility, based on the combined analysis of genetic, morphological, kinetic and metabolic markers of the semen, is not sufficient to identify subfertile bulls before entering semen production. It suggests the implication of other factors, especially epigenetic ones. Within the epigenetic markers, DNA methylation holds a crucial position: indeed, its reprogramming is indispensable to the fundamental processes that are germinal cell differentiation, spermatogenesis and the embryonic development. Whereas several studies have showed that the alteration of spermatic methylation profiles are associated with subfertility in humans, only a little data exists concerning bovines. The aim of this thesis is the characterization of the methylome of bovine semen and the identification of new reliable markers of male fertility at an early stage. This study is part of a larger project called SeQuaMol (Molecular Quality of Semen) which rely on a common laboratory between INRA and the ALLICE federation. The characterization of the bovine sperm methylome was achieved by using a multiscale approach (global, pangenomic and sequencespecific). The analyses made it possible to observe the hypomethylation of the bovine semen. Hypomethylation affects genes that are crucial for the differentiation of the germline, spermatic functions, and also on satellite sequences.The identification fertility biomarkers was carried out by using a pangenomic approach (Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing, RRBS). The analysis has been performed on a cohort of 94 bulls, including subjects of the Holstein race and Montbeliard race, categorized according to the adequacy between a genetic indicator of fertility and their actual fertility. The process also includes bulls from 4 other breeds in order to obtain an estimate of the genetic variability linked to the breed. This analysis has required the optimization and the automation of the protocol for the high throughput preparation of RRBS libraries, as well as the development of the whole bioinformatic pipeline and data statistics. Several thousands of biomarkers of fertility have been identified, which allow to predict in a robust way the fertility status. Furthermore, a process of integration of genotype and epigenotype data has been started, which underlines the potential interaction between these levels of information. Finally, we have highlighted the influence of the age of semen production on the methylome. Altogether, theses data suggest that modifications of the semen methylome can affect genes that are involved in the process of early and late embryo development, and parts of the functioning of the sperm cell. The biomarkers identified will form a basis for the pursuit of the SeQuaMol project, of which the completion will be the development of technological and statistical tools that may be used routinely to improve male’s fertility prediction
Wang, Zhihong. "Kinetic isotope effects, dynamic effects, and mechanistic studies of organic reactions." Texas A&M University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4886.
Full textChu, Yu-Hsuan. "Custom Fluorophores for Investigating the Cellular Uptake Mechanisms and Side-Effects of Pharmaceuticals." PDXScholar, 2015. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2343.
Full textRahimov, Vugar. "Sectoral Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Host Country Economic Growth: Evidence from Emerging Countries." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Nationalekonomiska institutionen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-207410.
Full textNachawaty, Abir. "Propriétés électroniques du graphène épitaxié proche de point de neutralité de charge." Thesis, Montpellier, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018MONTS095/document.
Full textLocal and nonlocal magnetoresistances measurements on monolayer graphene grown on the silicon face of silicon carbide (SiC) are reported. The purpose of this work is to understand the physical phenomena appearing close to the charge neutrality point in these monolayers. The first issue to overcome was that graphene is generally strongly doped with electrons due to the interaction with the substrate. The control of the Fermi level has been realised using the corona discharge method. The disorder amplitude has been evaluated in these structures by : (i) fitting the resistivity dependence curve of the Hall coefficient obtained at room temperature; (ii) fitting the temperature dependence of the Hall density for samples that were prepared near the charge neutrality point. All these analyses gave a disorder strength equal to (20 ± 10) meV. It is then shown that for samples with low hole doping, the Hall resistance exhibits an ambipolar behavior as a function of the magnetic field. This behavior is accompanied by the appearance of a local maximum in the longitudinal resistance.This behavior is been explained by a charge transfer model between regions of different doping in graphene. Nevertheless, the microscopic origin of these regions is poorly known. Finally, nonlocal measurements carried out on these samples showed the appearance of important nonlocal resistances which in some cases exceed the corresponding longitudinal resistances. The analysis of these results shows that the contribution of spin current and thermal effects on the occurrence of these nonlocal voltages is neglegible. In contrast, the experimental data are reproduced quite well by a model based on counter-propagating edge states backscattered by the bulk
Shrader, Melissa. "PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF THE PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN BEAUTY AND FASHION MAGAZINES ON BODY IMAGE." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2007. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4156.
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Blennow, Mattias. "Matter and damping effects in neutrino mixing and oscillations." Licentiate thesis, Stockholm, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-301.
Full textKarkaba, Alaa. "Effets neurotoxiques et multigénérationnels d’une exposition périnatale aux faibles doses de polychlorobiphényles non-dioxin-like indicateurs (PCB-NDLi) dans un modèle murin." Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LORR0295/document.
Full textIn this study, we evaluated the multigenerational neurotoxic effects of gestational and lactational exposure of F0 female mice to a representative mixture of the six indicator non-dioxin-like-polychlorinated biphenyls (NDL-PCBs) at environmentally low doses, a profile that closely mimics human exposure to contaminated fish. The tolerable day intake (TDI) of 10 ng/kg/day and a higher environmental dose of 1000 ng/kg/day were administered by free access to F0 mothers during pregnancy and lactation. Afterwards, the development and behavior, including emotional responses and social interactions, of the two F1 and F2 generations of Swiss male and female mice at different phases of their ontogenesis, were assessed. Depending on the mode of exposure of F1 parents to PCBs, four F2 generation groups were obtained by crossing (i) F1 fathers perinatally exposed with unexposed F1 mothers, (ii) F1 mothers perinatally exposed with unexposed F1 fathers, (iii) both F1 parents perinatally exposed, or (iv) both F1 parents perinatally unexposed (controls), to PCBs. Our results showed that F1 adult males showed depressive-like behavior whereas F2 adult males, coming from F1 mothers, perinatally exposed to PCBs, exhibited anti-depressive-like behavior. This result suggested an induction of a multigenerational alteration that was of parental origin, on the resignation behavior in a sex-dependent manner. Similarly, sex-selective anxious behavior was detected in F1 middle-aged males perinatally exposed to PCBs, which was transmissible to F2 middle-aged males, via their F1 fathers. Furthermore, a multigenerational alteration of social behavior was found in F1 and F2 male and female mice. Remarkably, some behavioral alterations in F2 generation were found, despite of the absence of effects in their F1 parents, such as a significant decrease in the level of preference for social novelty in F2 male mice, coming from F1 mothers perinataly exposed to 10 ng/kg of NDL-PCBs. The biomarker assays in F1 middle-aged mice revealed an alteration in many biochemical markers, including increased corticosterone levels and acetylcholinesterase activity in male as well as females
MacPhail, Susan Helen. "Effect of intercellular contact on radiation-induced DNA damage." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27986.
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Sechoaro, Ernest Joshua. "The effects of rehabilitation on intellectually disabled people: a systematic review / Sechoaro E.J." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7563.
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Raine, Mélanie. "Etude de l' effet de l'énergie des ions lourds sur la sensibilité des composants électroniques." Thesis, Paris 11, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011PA112168/document.
Full textThis thesis studies the sensitivity of advanced electronic devices in radiative environments. The work deals with the detailed modeling of the deposited energy induced by heavy-ion in matter, and the influence of taking it into account in the tools simulating the response of irradiated devices. To do so, a simulation chain was developed, combining different calculation codes at various scales. In a first step, the particle-matter interaction code Geant4 is used to model the heavy ion track. These tracks are then implemented in a TCAD simulator, in order to study the response of elementary transistors to these detailed energy deposits. This step is completed with experimental measurements. Finally, the study is extended to the circuit level, by interfacing the heavy ion tracks with a SEE prediction tool. These different steps evidence the need for taking into account the radial extension of the ion track to all simulation levels, to adequately model the response of advanced devices under heavy ion irradiations
Kelly, Vincent. "β–alanine: performance effects, usage and side effects." Thesis, University of Queensland, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/180848/1/43068631.pdf.
Full textGenevrier, Kévin. "Sources laser de forte énergie à base d'YbCaF2." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SACLO006/document.
Full textThis PHD work is aiming at the development of a pump source for the nanosecond OPCPA of the 10 PW laser Apollon.First, we present the characteristics of the multipetawatt systems and the interest of OPCPA architecture for this type of systems. After detailing its characteristics, we then justify the choice of Yb:CaF2 as active media for the development of the nanosecond OPCPA pump source. We finally end the first chapter by the preliminary design of the pump source which is adapted to the specificities of the Yb:CaF2 crystal.The second chapter begins by the study of thermal lenses and thermal induced depolarization under high-power pumping in function of polarization or crystal orientation. The results allow us to validate the choice of [111] orientation for active media in the frame of high power laser systems. We then focus on ceramics because their mechanical isotropy appears to be interesting for high power systems. We study the ceramics made by wet route synthesis and highlight a strong heating, restricting their utilization. Several hypothesis are then investigated to explain this effect.In the last chapter we finished the design of the pump source with simulations of absorption, gain and energy extraction. We finally detailed the experimental results for two different architectures (regenerative and multipass), using Yb:CaF2 crystals in active mirror configuration
Lalucaa, Valérian. "Etude des effets singuliers produits par les particules énergétiques chargées de l’environnement radiatif spatial sur les capteurs d’images CMOS." Thesis, Toulouse, ISAE, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013ESAE0042/document.
Full textThis thesis studies the single event effects of space environment in CMOS image sensors (CIS). This work focuses on the effects of heavy ions on 3T standard photodiode pixels, and 4T and 5T pinned photodiode pixels. The first part describes the space radioactive environment and the sensor architecture. The most harmful events (SEL and SETs) are identified thanks to the scientific literature. The experimentally tested sensors agree with the theoretical work. SETs are compared to STARDUST simulations with a good agreement for all ions and sensors. The work explains why the SETs on 3T pixels are insensitive to the various photodiode designs, and they are decreased when an epitaxial substrate is used. A method using anti-blooming was successfully used in 4T and 5T pixels to prevent the spread of the SETs. The mechanism of latchup in 4T pixel sensors is described. All the identified mechanisms are very useful to provide hardening methods for the CISs
Leber, Kyle W. "PARK EFFECTS." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1149720032.
Full textGarnier, Pierre. "Etude des propriétés viscoélastiques d'un nitrile chargé sous sollicitations cycliques : application à la prédiction de la durée de vie des pompes à rotor excentré." Thesis, Clermont-Ferrand 2, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012CLF22274.
Full textThe study of the sustainability of the rubber, which is the main constitutive material of the Moineau pump stator, was carried out using finite element analyses, thermomechanical experiments and physic-chemical analysis. The numerical simulations were performed to identify the range and location of the maximal stress and strain within the pump stator. The experimental tests allowed to characterize the mechanical behaviour of rubber under cyclic solicitation at several temperatures. The first part of the study focused on the Payne effect during fatigue loading while the second dealt with the effect of a thermomechanical loading on the rubber microstructure evolution
Näsman, Margareta. "Effects of anti-neoplastic therapy on tooth and bone formation : clinical and experimental studies /." Stockholm, 1998. http://diss.kib.ki.se/1998/91-628-3282-4/.
Full textBuisset-Goussen, Adeline. "Etude des effets multigénérationnels d'une exposition chronique aux rayonnements ionisants chez un organisme modèle : le nématode Caenorhabditis elegans." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014AIXM4077/document.
Full textThe environmental risk assessment of chronic exposure to ionizing has become a major concern. The aim of this PhD was to study the multigenerational effects of chronic gamma radiation in an integrated manner (to the life history traits from the subcellular mechanisms) in a model organism, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. First, studying the effects of chronic gamma radiation on the life history traits of C. elegans was performed. For that, three generations have been exposed to different dose rates and two generations have been placed in "control" environment after parental exposure. The second part of this thesis aimed to characterize the different subcellular mechanisms that could explain the observed effects on the life history traits after multigenerational exposure. The results showed that (i) the reproduction was the most sensitive endpoint to gamma radiation, (ii) an increase in radiosensitivity was observed over three exposed generations and (iii) the effects of the parental generation were transmitted to the non-exposed generations. An increase in apoptosis, a reduction in the stock of sperm, and to a lesser extent, a decrease in the number of mitotic cells, could explain the observed decrease in reproduction for the exposed generations. Only a decrease in sperm number was observed in parallel with a reduction in the cumulative number of larvae in the non-exposed generations. This research contributes to our knowledge on the multigenerational effects of gamma irradiation and shows the importance of an integrated approach to better understand the mechanisms of action related to the action of a pollutant and improve the environmental risk assessment
Wasapinyokul, Kamol. "Effects of illumination on the properties of organic field-effect transistors." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.609509.
Full textMerkle, Andrea Hildegard. "Ecosystemic effect indicators to assess effects of agricultural landuse on ecosystems." [S.l. : s.n.], 2000. http://www.bsz-bw.de/cgi-bin/xvms.cgi?SWB9068825.
Full textNgo, Anh T. "Spin-orbit Effects and Electronic Transport in Nanostructures." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1292260134.
Full textDunlap, Thomas M. "Aquatic Priming Effects in the York River Estuary and Implications for Dissolved Organic Carbon Mineralization." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3624.
Full textMartinez, Ramon D. "Purification and characterization of Clostridium sordellii toxins HT and LT and comparison to toxins A and B of Clostridium difficile." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54238.
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Ananieva, V. V., and S. О. Petrov. "Justification of concentration of dry extracts from vegetable raw materials in the composition of dental gel." Thesis, Національний технічний університет "Харківський політехнічний інститут", 2019. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/45932.
Full textTaylor, Tamsen E. "Strategic effects in naming, effects of the time criterion." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0001/MQ32516.pdf.
Full textJackson, Eric D. "Cortisol Effects on Emotional Memory: Independent of Stress Effects." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/196155.
Full textSandström, Paul A. "The neural effects of palytoxinThe neural effects of palytoxin." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2000. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36765/1/36765_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.
Full textPhelps, Gretchen. "MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS AND PRECISION MEASUREMENT PHYSICS: ACCESSING THE MAGNETIC FARADAY EFFECT OF POLARIZED 3HE WITH A TRIPLE MODULATION TECHNIQUE." UKnowledge, 2014. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_etds/15.
Full textWirthmueller, Urs. "Priming effects of hemopoietic growth factors on mature effector cells /." Bern, 1991. http://www.ub.unibe.ch/content/bibliotheken_sammlungen/sondersammlungen/dissen_bestellformular/index_ger.html.
Full textWindvogel, Shantal Lynn. "An investigation into the effect of maternal exposure to nicotine and copper on neonatal lung development." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_3411_1194336120.
Full textIn the 20th century, where tobacco smoking continues to be the leading preventable cause of death, an alarming number of people continue to smoke, despite awareness of the implications of exposure for themselves and those around them. Campaigns for the promotion of effective tobacco legislation and awareness are continuously being confronted by the tobacco industry's reluctance to put the health of their consumers before company profits, leading to a ripple effect of misinformation, serious health risks and economic implications, at least for the consumers. Pregnant women are especially a concern, because exposure to tobacco smoke affects not only the smoking mother but has serious implications for the health of her unborn child. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of maternal exposure to nicotine during all the phases of lung development, or from the onset of the phase of rapid alveolarisation and, whether copper supplementation will prevent the adverse effects of maternal nicotine exposure, on lung development in the offspring.
Loftenius, Annika. "Effects of mercury and fluoride on human immune cells : elucidation of mechanisms /." Stockholm, 1998. http://diss.kib.ki.se/1998/91-628-3304-9/.
Full textMacedo, Patrícia da Silva. "The impact of financial development on stock market calendar effects." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/18102.
Full textTendo enfraquecido para algumas amostras, mas persistido para outras, os efeitos de calendário são ainda uma contradição relevante à eficiência de mercado. O seu declínio para alguns mercados sugere que as ineficiências responsáveis pela presença de efeitos de calendário tendem a desaparecer com um melhor desenvolvimento financeiro. Este trabalho procura ajudar a preencher uma lacuna na literatura existente, ao traçar claramente uma relação entre a presença de efeitos de calendário e o desenvolvimento financeiro. O objetivo é clarificar se os efeitos de calendário podem ser parcialmente explicados por um baixo nível de desenvolvimento financeiro. Neste trabalho, investigamos efeitos de calendário semanais e mensais em 46 mercados de ações internacionais, para um período de 25 anos, e relacionamos os resultados com o seu nível de desenvolvimento financeiro. Os resultados sugerem que algumas das anomalias - os efeitos de sexta-feira e de janeiro - claramente diminuem com o desenvolvimento financeiro, enquanto outras - os efeitos de segunda-feira, abril, e Halloween - são estatisticamente significativos, independentemente do desenvolvimento financeiro. Construímos três medidas agregadas para a presença e intensidade de efeitos de calendário nos mercados, e concluímos que os países menos desenvolvidos financeiramente têm não só mais anomalias de calendário em número, mas em intensidade também.
Having weakened for some samples, but persisted for others, calendar effects are still a relevant challenge to market efficiency. Their decline for some markets suggests that the inefficiencies responsible for the presence of calendar effects should disappear with improvements in financial development. This research aims to help fill a gap in the existing literature, by clearly drawing a relationship between the presence of calendar effects and financial development. The goal is to clarify whether calendar effects can be partly explained by a lack of financial development. In this work, we investigate weekly and monthly calendar effects in 46 international stock markets, for a 25 years-period, and relate our findings to their degree of financial development. The evidence suggests that some calendar anomalies - the Friday and January effects - clearly decrease with financial development, while others - the Monday, April, and Halloween effects - are statistically significant, regardless of it. We build three alternative aggregate measures for the presence and severity of calendar effects in markets, and find that less financially developed countries have more calendar anomalies, not only in number, but in intensity as well.
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Vaartnou, Manivalde. "EPR investigation of free radicals in excised and attached leaves subjected to ozone and sulphur dioxide air pollution." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29444.
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Gustavsson, Sara, and Jonas Helmersson. "Från Ronja Rövardotter till Hundraåringen : Kartläggning av hur specialeffekter och visuella effekter används inom svensk filmbransch idag och vad branschens inställning till det är." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avd för medier och design, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-9326.
Full text"Technology has been a key element in the changing creative possibilities available to filmmakers, but deep down the questions of staging, point of view, pace, suspense, time and psychology faced by filmmakers as they walk onto the set in the morning have remained remarkably consistent." Cousins, 2004, s13. The way of filmmaking has always been changing and it continues to change but as the quote leads up to it seems like the attitude stays the same. It is essentially about telling a story, which affects the audience. To tell a story with the different approaches the creators favors. Thanks to the technical development, many of these effects, both physical and digital have become practicable and who knows what the technique and digital progress will lead to in the future of filmmaking. After all, we are only in the beginning of the digital era. In the same time, the old and proven effect making techniques might inculcate as both classic and recognizable working methods. In this essay, we will talk about how the techniques of digital and practical effects are being used in the Swedish film industry. What does the decision makers in the business think about using effects in filmmaking and why are effects being used the way they are in todays film industry? We also wanted to examine what regulates he use of effects based on economical, technical and artistic considerations. We have collected our data from interviews with three representatives from production companies and three film financiers. We have also collected information considering the definitions of visual effects and special effects from six filmmakers who that works with effect making on a daily basis. It has become apparent that there are some confusion considering the definitions of the concepts of visual effects and special effects between the producers and financiers and the filmmakers. In order to ease future communication, we will in this essay define these concepts out of our results. Our result suggests that there is a will in the Swedish film industry to work with effects in filmmaking but in the same time parts of the industry lacks of resources and capability. Simultaneously, we can note that the ignorance around the concept of effects causes communication problems for digital artists and prop makers. For instance, on the Swedish film gala "Guldbaggegalan" they added a new category only a few years back and this year they took it away because of the problems of recognizing what's visual effects and what's not. It is interesting that there is an interest in developing effects in filmmaking and at the same time takes away the award. Instead of taking it away, they should focus on educating people about effects.
Quaas, Johannes, Olivier Boucher, and François-Marie Bréon. "Aerosol indirect effects in POLDER satellite data and the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique–Zoom (LMDZ) general circulation model." Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-177294.
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