Dois dispositivos de comunicação sem fio populares são considerados nesta pesquisa. Em primeiro lugar, o fone de ouvido que utiliza tecnologia Bluetooth, sendo um dos acessórios móveis mais econômicos do mercado e os óculos para dispositivos de comunicação que são uma representação da nova visão futurista. A absorção de ondas eletromagnéticas na cabeça humana durante um certo período de tempo, pode conduzir a problemas de saúde. A Taxa de Absorção Específica (SAR) foi simulada em quatro modelos diferentes para duas abordagens que realizam variações nos parâmetros dielétricos dos tecidos da cabeça. Estes resultados foram comparados com as recomendações internacionais (IEC 62209-2, 2010; ICNIRP, 2009; IEEE C95.1,2005; WHO, 2006; IEEE, 2002). O primeiro modelo utilizado foi o Manequim Antropomórfico Específico (SAM phantom), bem como três modelos realistas de cabeça humana (ou seja, um adulto de 34 anos e duas crianças de 10 e 6 anos). As simulações foram executadas utilizando o método de diferenças finitas (FDTD) e a frequência usada para alimentar as antenas foi de 2,45 GHz. Além disso foram feitas medidas experimentais de potência transmitida pelo dispositivo Bluetooth. / Two popular wireless communication devices are considered in this research. Firstly, the handset Bluetooth which is one of the most economic mobile accessories and the eyewear Communicating Device which are a representation of the new futuristic vision. It is well known that the absorption of electromagnetic waves on the human head for a certain period of time may lead to health problems such as headaches. The Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is simulated to four different head models for two approaches that perform variations in the dielectric parameters in the head tissues and compared with the available international recommendations (IEC 62209-2, 2010; ICNIRP, 2009; IEEE C95.1,2005; WHO, 2006; IEEE, 2002). The first model used is the Specific Anthropomorphic Mannequin (SAM phantom), as well as three realistic models of human head (i.e., a 34 years old adult and two children of 10 and 6 years old). The simulations were performed using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method and the frequency used to feed the antennas was 2.45 GHz. Experimental measurements of transmission power in Bluetooth device are also described.

I ett avsnitt av talkshowen Real Time with Bill Maher utbröt en spontan, hetsig diskussion mellan skådespelaren Ben Affleck och filosofen/författaren Sam Harris. Harris var inbjuden till programmet för att diskutera sin nya bok om spiritualitet, men kort efter att Harris anslutit sig till panelen med gäster så kom istället samtalet att kretsa kring islam och islamofobi. Affleck gick till verbal attack och anklagade Harris för att vara islamofob och rasist. Efter programmet sänts så blev debatten väldigt uppmärksammad i olika medier. Andra TV-program diskuterade dispyten och det skrevs artiklar om den i stora tidningar som The New York Times och The Atlantic. Klippet från programmet har i skrivandets stund (2017-08-18) nästan fem miljoner visningar på Youtube. Drygt tre år före debatten i Real Time with Bill Maher skulle den svenska tidskiften Sans publicera sitt premiärnummer. Temat för den första upplagan var kvinnoförtryck inom olika religioner, varav en av religionerna var islam. Detta i kombination med att premiärnumrets omslag pryddes av en kvinna iklädd burka väckte en del uppmärksamhet, om än inte i samma utsträckning som debatten mellan Affleck och Harris. En av dem som uppmärksammade och kritiserade tidskriften var prästen och journalisten Helle Klein. I ett avsnitt av SVT Morgon mötte hon Humanisternas ordförande Christer Sturmark för att debattera huruvida Sans artiklar och omslag var islamofobiska eller om det bara rörde sig om religionskritik. Vad som följde var även här en hetsig debatt. Denna uppsats ämnar analysera vad som gick fel i debatten samt vilka argument debattörerna använder som stöd för sin ståndpunkt.

Microarray platforms have been around for many years and while there is a rise of new technologies in laboratories, microarrays are still prevalent. When it comes to the analysis of microarray data to identify differentially expressed (DE) genes, many methods have been proposed and modified for improvement. However, the most popular methods such as Significance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM), samroc, fold change, and rank product are far from perfect. When it comes down to choosing which method is most powerful, it comes down to the characteristics of the sample and distribution of the gene expressions. The most practiced method is usually SAM or samroc but when the data tends to be skewed, the power of these methods decrease. With the concept that the median becomes a better measure of central tendency than the mean when the data is skewed, the tests statistics of the SAM and fold change methods are modified in this thesis. This study shows that the median modified fold change method improves the power for many cases when identifying DE genes if the data follows a lognormal distribution.

Cell adhesion is the first step of cell response to materials and the extracellular matrix (ECM), and is essential to all cell behaviours such as cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and apoptosis for anchor-dependent cells. Therefore, studies of cell attachment have important implications to control and study cell behaviours. During many developed techniques for cell attachment, the manipulation of surface chemistry is a very important method to control initial cell attachment. To control cell adhesion on a two-dimensional surface is a simple model to study cell behaviours, and is a fundamental topic for cell biology, tissue engineering, and the development of biosensors. From the engineering point of view, the preparation of a material with controllable surface chemistry can help studies of cell behaviours and help scientists understand how surface features and chemistry influence cell behaviours. During the fabrication, the challenge is to create a surface with heterogeneous surface properties in the micro scale and subsequently to guide cell initial adhesion. In order to control cell adhesion in a spatial and temporal manner, a photochemical method to control surface chemistry was employed to control the surface property for cell adhesion in this project. Two photocleavable derivatives of the nitrobenzyl group were tried on two types of surfaces: a model self-assembled monolayer (SAM) with alkanethiol-gold surface and biodegradable chitosan. Reactive functional groups on two different surfaces can be inactivated by covalent binding with these photocleavable molecules, and light can be further introduced into the system as a stimulus to recover their reactivity. By simply applying a photomask with diffe

Dans cette étude, nous examinons la trajectoire d’un migrant canadien-français au XIXe siècle, Sam Gravel, ainsi que les changements identitaires qu’il subit en fonction des lieux de migration qu’il atteint. Sam se rend en Nouvelle-Angleterre en 1882 pendant quelques mois. Il revient brièvement au Québec puis immigre dans l’Ouest canadien en 1883 et y demeurera jusqu’en 1891. Il s’établira ensuite dans le Midwest américain jusqu’en 1897. Il rentrera finalement au Québec et s’installera dans le village de Somerset en 1897. Il décède en 1899 d’une noyade à Québec. C’est en analysant son parcours migratoire, son mode d’établissement et son discours que nous pouvons déterminer comment s’insère sa migration dans les courants de migration du XIXe siècle. Est-ce que ses choix sont représentatifs de la majorité des migrants de l’époque ? Comment ces choix influencent-ils sa perception des autres groupes ethniques ainsi que ses valeurs religieuses et familiales? Sam tient un discours qui se rapproche beaucoup de celui des Canadiens français de l’époque alors qu’il se trouve dans l’Ouest canadien et tend à s’en dégager alors qu’il atteint le Midwest américain.

The thesis studied quantized conductance in nanocontacts formed between two thin gold wires with one of the wires coated by alkainthiol self assembly monolayers (SAM), by using the cross-wire junction. Using the Lorenz force as the driving force, we can bring the two wires in contact in a controlled manner. We observed conductance with steps of 2e2 / h. The conductance plateaus last several seconds. The stability of the junction is attributed to the fact that the coating of SAM improves the stability and capability of the formed contact.

Detta är en uppsats som handlar om Sun Studio under 1950 talet i USA, hur studion kom till och om dess grundare Sam Phillips och de tekniska tillgångarna och begränsningar som skapade ”soundet” för Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ike Turner och många fler. Sam Phillips producerade många tidlösa inspelningar med ljudkaraktäristiska egenskaper som eftertraktas än idag. Med hjälp av litteratur-, ljud- och bildanalys beskriver jag hur musikern och producenten bakom musiken skapade det så kallade ”Sun Soundet”. Ett uppvaknande i musikvärlden för den afroamerikanska musiken hade skett och ingen skulle få hindra Phillips från att göra den hörd. För att besvara mina frågeställningar har texter, tidigare forskning och videomaterial analyserats. Genom den hermeneutiska metoden har intervjumaterial och dokumentärer varit en viktig källa i denna studie.

The aim of the work is to develop an evaluation platform for comunnication on CAN FD bus. This evaluation platform is mainly intended to be used for the application support of the NCV7344 CAN transceiver on given module. The main part of the work is to develop firmware for SAM V71 microcontroller and a control application software for computer. This control application will serve to setup the communication parameters, send and receive data and control communication in the testing network. Attention is also paid to develop and test effectiveness of signal improvement circuits and their impact on bit error rate in real conditions on designed evaluation network.

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