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Diabetes is a significant health burden worldwide. The most common types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes are typically characterized by complete insulin deficiency and varying degrees of insulin deficiency, respectively. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), formed when hemoglobin and glucose combine through glycation, can be used to monitor treatment in diabetic patients, and thus prevent future complications of the disease. HbA1c can be measured using point-of-care (POC) instruments, providing rapid results and immediate feedback on HbA1c levels. Measurement with POC instruments can reduce the need for additional visits for blood sampling, thereby lowering costs for both patients and healthcare systems. The main purpose of this study was to verify HbA1c on the POC instruments QuikRead Go and DCA Vantage by comparing the results with the reference method Cobas Pro and by comparing capillary and venous blood samples. The study utilized 30 venous patient samples, including 20 samples already analyzed on Cobas Pro and 10 samples collected venously and capillary from volunteer individuals. The coefficient of variation (CV) for QuikRead Go fell within the quality goal, while DCA Vantage exceeded the goal. The results demonstrated good agreement between capillary blood samples analyzed on POC instruments and venous samples analyzed on Cobas Pro. However, a statistically significant difference was found comparing venous samples analyzed on POC instruments and Cobas Pro. The results suggest that capillary sampling should be used for analysis on POC instruments. Certain limitations of the study should be considered when using QuikRead Go and DCA Vantage in practice.

Diabetes is a significant health burden worldwide. The most common types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes are typically characterized by complete insulin deficiency and varying degrees of insulin deficiency, respectively. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), formed when hemoglobin and glucose combine through glycation, can be used to monitor treatment in diabetic patients, and thus prevent future complications of the disease. HbA1c can be measured using point-of-care (POC) instruments, providing rapid results and immediate feedback on HbA1c levels. Measurement with POC instruments can reduce the need for additional visits for blood sampling, thereby lowering costs for both patients and healthcare systems. The main purpose of this study was to verify HbA1c on the POC instruments QuikRead Go and DCA Vantage by comparing the results with the reference method Cobas Pro and by comparing capillary and venous blood samples. The study utilized 30 venous patient samples, including 20 samples already analyzed on Cobas Pro and 10 samples collected venously and capillary from volunteer individuals. The coefficient of variation (CV) for QuikRead Go fell within the quality goal, while DCA Vantage exceeded the goal. The results demonstrated good agreement between capillary blood samples analyzed on POC instruments and venous samples analyzed on Cobas Pro. However, a statistically significant difference was found comparing venous samples analyzed on POC instruments and Cobas Pro. The results suggest that capillary sampling should be used for analysis on POC instruments. Certain limitations of the study should be considered when using QuikRead Go and DCA Vantage in practice.

After having seen many shows, films and series, the author observed that there is a lack of representation of certain minority groups (queer, disabled, neurodivergent and poc, between others) or a bad one that portrays really negative stereotypes that affect the publics perception of these communities and therefore, their interactions with them if they cross paths. This project aimed to analyze the actual representation of these groups and gather opinions and experiences from people that fall under those identities on how to avoid bad representation and how to create the good one. After all the information was compiled, the author designed a set of characters by a silhouette method that followed the guidelines proposed, for a future web series that will be posted on social media that is aimed at teens between 14 and 20 years, parents and adults that like cartoons and/or identify with one or multiple of the identities treated. The project could have had more visual development if it had a bigger production or more time, since the amount of work that it would take, was underestimated. OBJECTIVES: 1.3 General objectives of the TFG Create a character bible Promote the social inclusion of marginalized groups 1.4 Specific objectives of the TFG Research what the standard format is for character bibles and create one based on the guidelines obtained Develop own characters and their interpersonal relationships Investigate the representation of queer, neurodivergent, disabled and other racial groups; analyze the current situation and apply the knowledge to the characters based on the opinions of people from these groups Produce educational content in a light and digestible way that can reach audiences and normalize the experiences they talk about

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tingkat dosis terbaik dari masing-masing pemberian pupuk kasgot, pupuk organik cair serta kombisasi dari keduanya terhadap pertumbuhan microgreens bayam hijau. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan berbasis kuantitatif dengan mengaplikasikan pupuk kasgot (K) dan pupuk organik cair (C) pada microgreens bayam hijau. Percobaan ini dirancang dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) Faktorial dengan empat kali ulangan dimana data hasil pengamatannya nanti akan di analysis lebih lanjut menggunakan uji Duncan pada taraf uji 0,05 dengan menggunakan Program SAS for Windows. Perlakuan K0C2 (pemberian pupuk organic cair 100 ml) memberikan hasil terbaik untuk untuk parameter tinggi tanaman dan jumlah daun. Perlakukan dengan hasil terbaik terdapat pada K3C1 (Pemberian pupuk kasgot 60 g dan pupuk organik cair 50 ml) untuk klrofil tanaman. Perlakukan dengan hasil terbaik terdapat pada K0C0 (control) untuk volume akar yang di amati. Perlu dilakukan uji kandungan nutrisi untuk mengetahui tingkat efektifitas pemberian dosis bayam hijau baik untuk perlakukan POC maupun pupuk kasgot

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tingkat dosis terbaik dari masing-masing pemberian pupuk kasgot, pupuk organik cair serta kombisasi dari keduanya terhadap pertumbuhan microgreens bayam hijau. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan berbasis kuantitatif dengan mengaplikasikan pupuk kasgot (K) dan pupuk organik cair (C) pada microgreens bayam hijau. Percobaan ini dirancang dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) Faktorial dengan empat kali ulangan dimana data hasil pengamatannya nanti akan di analysis lebih lanjut menggunakan uji Duncan pada taraf uji 0,05 dengan menggunakan Program SAS for Windows. Perlakuan K0C2 (pemberian pupuk organic cair 100 ml) memberikan hasil terbaik untuk untuk parameter tinggi tanaman dan jumlah daun. Perlakukan dengan hasil terbaik terdapat pada K3C1 (Pemberian pupuk kasgot 60 g dan pupuk organik cair 50 ml) untuk klrofil tanaman. Perlakukan dengan hasil terbaik terdapat pada K0C0 (control) untuk volume akar yang di amati. Perlu dilakukan uji kandungan nutrisi untuk mengetahui tingkat efektifitas pemberian dosis bayam hijau baik untuk perlakukan POC maupun pupuk kasgot

The mesopelagic layer of the oceans extends between ~200 and 1000 m depth and plays a fundamental role in global biogeochemical cycles and climate. In addition, it hosts a massive biomass of zooplankton and small fish, what is essential to regulate marine resources. However, scientific understanding and predictive capacity of biogeochemical processes in the mesopelagic zone are still underdeveloped. This lack of information has societal and economic costs because there is uncertainty in estimates of oceanic carbon storage (which inform policies for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions), and it hampers the management of mesopelagic biological resources. In this way, this thesis would address the study of the carbon cycle and the associated biogeochemical processes. The main objective is to analyse the variability of the transport and transformation of particles that carry organic carbon from the surface to the deep sea in the North Atlantic. For this purpose, this study will focus on the analysis of simulations from dynamical (NEMO4 (Madec & NEMO team, 2008)) and biogeochemical (PISCES-v2 (Amount et al., 2015)) models, together with observations from bio-ARGO floats and satellite data.

One of the plants that has the potential and is easy to cultivate is mustard (Brassica juncea L.) especially in hydroponic systems. This study identified the total N, P and K content in liquid organic fertilizer made from moringa, banana weevil, maja fruit, sugar water, and rice washing water. Next, look at the effect of fermentation time on the growth of mustard plants through a hydroponic system. The study used a randomized block design with 3 treatments and three replications and one control was made using AB Mix fertilizer. The research stages include: preparation of tools and materials, preparation of hydropinic buildings, manufacture of liquid organic fertilizer, seeding and planting, measurement of plant height, number of leaves, leaf length and leaf width, as well as identification of liquid organic fertilizer content and data analysis. The results obtained showed that the highest nitrogen content was found in f liquid organic fertilizer with a fermentation period of 21 days, which was 0.72% and the lowest was found in liquid organic fertilizer with a fermentation time of 7 days. Furthermore, the highest phosphorus content was found in liquid organic fertilizer with a fermentation time of 7 days and 21 days, which contained 0.02% phosphorus. Likewise, the highest potassium content was found in liquid organic fertilizer with a fermentation time of 7 days and 21 days with a potassium content of 0.10%. The results of the research on the effect of fermentation time on plant growth showed that the length of fermentation affected the growth of plant height, leaf width, leaf length, and number of leaves. POC with a fermentation time of 21 gave a better effect on plant growth when compared to POC fermented for 7 days and 14 days. POC fermented for 21 days showed no difference in plant growth when compared to the control.

One of the plants that has the potential and is easy to cultivate is mustard (Brassica juncea L.) especially in hydroponic systems. This study identified the total N, P and K content in liquid organic fertilizer made from moringa, banana weevil, maja fruit, sugar water, and rice washing water. Next, look at the effect of fermentation time on the growth of mustard plants through a hydroponic system. The study used a randomized block design with 3 treatments and three replications and one control was made using AB Mix fertilizer. The research stages include: preparation of tools and materials, preparation of hydropinic buildings, manufacture of liquid organic fertilizer, seeding and planting, measurement of plant height, number of leaves, leaf length and leaf width, as well as identification of liquid organic fertilizer content and data analysis. The results obtained showed that the highest nitrogen content was found in f liquid organic fertilizer with a fermentation period of 21 days, which was 0.72% and the lowest was found in liquid organic fertilizer with a fermentation time of 7 days. Furthermore, the highest phosphorus content was found in liquid organic fertilizer with a fermentation time of 7 days and 21 days, which contained 0.02% phosphorus. Likewise, the highest potassium content was found in liquid organic fertilizer with a fermentation time of 7 days and 21 days with a potassium content of 0.10%. The results of the research on the effect of fermentation time on plant growth showed that the length of fermentation affected the growth of plant height, leaf width, leaf length, and number of leaves. POC with a fermentation time of 21 gave a better effect on plant growth when compared to POC fermented for 7 days and 14 days. POC fermented for 21 days showed no difference in plant growth when compared to the control.

This study presents the development towards the optimization and manufacturing of a novel cost-effective fully polymer-based ultrasound actuated chip as a Point-of-care (POC) diagnostic platform for blood plasma separation and analysis. The chip was designed following multi-physic functional simulation to obtain optimal dimensions with respect to blood separation enhanced capacity. Initial dimensional guidelines showed most favorable performance to be achieved with design dimensions of 150 µm height, 375 µm width and 34 mm length. The chip encompasses a micro-fluidic channel with a relatively long length compared to the height and the width. As such, main manufacturability challenge is represented by the capability to maintain the channel dimensional conformance throughout the entire length. In order to tackle the challenge and optimize the results, developing a feedback loop was initiated for the device process development where the data of the preliminary micro-injection molding (µIM) production was exploited to implement a simulation-based full-factorial virtual design of experiment (DOE) for all the four materials of interest: polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), cyclic olefin copolymer (COC), polycarbonate (PC) and polystyrene (PS). The four essential µIM parameters namely, mold temperature, melt temperature, injection velocity and packing pressure were used as factors. Overall, simulations were performed based on the virtual DOE inputs for the four aforementioned materials. The input data for the utilized process parameters in the virtual DOE was provided by our first production batch. Ultimately, in the case of PMMA, parts were molded and characterized based on the process settings that had demonstrated the lowest linear shrinkage in our entire virtual DOE responses. For the linear shrinkage of these parts, a respective width and height difference of 1% and 3.3% between the simulations and production results were obtained. Moreover, as a secondary study sink marks

Background and Aim: The World Health Organization (WHO) goal of hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination by 2030 relies on the scaling-up of both identification and linkage to care of the infected population, worldwide. In Italy, the estimated burden of HCV carriers who are unaware of their infection amounts to 200 000 persons, a projection that reinforces the need for broadening population access to effective screening programmes. Methods: A pivotal screening programme targeting subjects born between 1969 and 1989 has been conducted in Lombardy, Northern Italy, where point-of-care (POC) testing was offered for free concomitantly to COVID-19 vaccination. Results: Amongst 7219 subjects born between 1969 and 1989 who underwent HCV screening through POC, 7 (0.10%) subjects tested anti-HCV positive: 5 (0.07%) had confirmed anti-HCV positivity (Table 1) and 4 of them (0.05%) were HCV-RNA positive by standard confirmation tests. Conclusions: This pivotal study demonstrated the feasibility of a POC-based anti-HCV screening programme in young adults undergoing COVID-19 vaccination. The prevalence of HCV infection in subjects born in the 1969–1989 cohort in Italy seems to be lower than previously estimated. Whether the extension of this programme to subjects born before 1969 could lead to improved screening effectiveness should be a matter of debate.

TransHuman Saunter is a geolocative artwork that documents the entanglements of four women artists with the multispecies ecosystem of the Indian Banyan Tree. These entanglements constitute re-created and re-imagined narratives of their relationship with the nonhuman colonised Indian Subcontinent being: Indian Banyan Tree. The work further builds its foundations on themes of multispecies relationships with the “nonhuman” Banyan Tree, colonialism, mythologies, migration, oppressions, the artists’ own micro-narratives of being ‘lesser’ humans and everyday living in Australia. This is further juxtaposed with human-planetary crises of climate change, forest fires, a pandemic: all psychosis of disjointed human/nonhuman entanglements. This artwork digitally locates itself in Australia and on the Indigenous land of the Turrbal and Yuggera people. In engaging with the Indian Banyan Tree, the artists hope to provide a space to transcend and disrupt colonial forms of knowing so as to heal and repair. The work is a contribution to the pluralistic ways of knowing through an evocation of the narratives of the unseen: the “lesser”-humans, the “non”-humans, and the “non”-beings.

article published in Journal of Global Buddhism; Vol 22, No 1 (2021)

article published in Journal of Global Buddhism; Vol 22, No 1 (2021)

article published in Journal of Global Buddhism; Vol 22, No 1 (2021)

The aim of the study was to analyze the interaction between the concentration of bamboo shoots of liquid organic fertilizer and cucumber plant varieties on the growth and yield of cucumber plants. This experiment used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with two factors. The first factor is the type of cucumber plant varieties, Wulan F1 variety and Mercy F1 variety. The second factor is the addition of Bamboo Shoots POC which consists of 4 levels, 0, 50, 75 and 100 ml/liter of water. The parameters observed were stem length, age of first flower appearance, age of first harvest, number of planting fruit, fruit diameter, fruit length, fruit weight of crop, fruit weight per plot and per hectare. Based on the results of the experiment, it can be concluded that giving bamboo shoots POC 100 ml/liter of water can increase the growth and yield of cucumber plants reaching 47.31 tons/ha.

Syftet i uppsatsen behandlar frågan om hur representation av etniciteter ser ut inom spelindustrin, med fokus på spel i genren RPG. Fokus för undersökningen är spel som tilldelats högst betyg sorterat efter User Score på hemsidan Metacritic.com. Två analysmetoder har använts för att undersöka i vilken grad som de utvalda speltitlarna är representativa för olika etniciteter. En kvantitativ innehållsanalys har genomförts för att undersöka de representativa möjligheterna inuti spelen, med fokus på spelbara karaktärer. Metoden använde sig av ett kodschema för att genomföra analysen och tydligt kunna redovisa resultaten. För att skapa en bild av hur representativ den visuella marknadskommunikationen är har en kvalitativ innehållsanalys genomförts genom en semiotiskt bildanalys av de utvalda spelomslagen. Analysen gjordes på en denotativ- och en konnotativ nivå utifrån ett analysschema med definierade frågeställningar. Resultatet från de båda analysmetoderna visar på en underrepresentation av POC, och en överrepresentation av vita karaktärer. En något bredare representation av olika etniciteter kunde ses i den kvantitativa analysen, medans en stor avsaknad av representation kunde ses i den semiotiska bildanalysen. Slutsatsen visade att spelindustrin i dag inte är tillräckligt representativ för den mångkulturella målgruppen., The aim of this essay deals with the question of how representation of ethnicities looks like in the gaming industry, with a focus on games in the RPG genre. The focus of the survey are games that have been given the highest rating sorted by User Score on the website Metacritic.com. Two analytical methods have been used to examine the extent to which the selected game titles are representative of different ethnicities. A quantitative content analysis has been conducted to examine the representative possibilities within the games, with a focus on playable characters. A code scheme was used in the method to carry out the analysis and be able to clearly present the results. To create an image of how representative the visual marketing communication is, a qualitative content analysis has been conducted through a semiotic image analysis of the selected game covers. The analysis was performed on a denotative and a connotative level based on an analysis scheme with defined issues. The results from the two analysis methods show an underrepresentation of POC, and an overrepresentation of white characters. A somewhat broader representation of different ethnicities could be seen in the quantitative analysis, while a large lack of representation could be seen in the semiotic image analysis. The conclusion showed that the gaming industry today is not sufficiently representative of multicultural communities.

Dataset: West Mata 2009 DOC,13C-POC, DON, DOC, POC, d13C-POC, PN from a diffuse vent in West Mata sampled in May 2009 using ROV Jason II deployed from R/V Thomas Thompson. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/844580, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-0929881

Dataset: West Mata 2009 DOC,13C-POC, DON, DOC, POC, d13C-POC, PN from a diffuse vent in West Mata sampled in May 2009 using ROV Jason II deployed from R/V Thomas Thompson. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/844580, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-0929881

Dataset: West Mata 2009 DOC,13C-POC, DON, DOC, POC, d13C-POC, PN from a diffuse vent in West Mata sampled in May 2009 using ROV Jason II deployed from R/V Thomas Thompson. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/844580, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-0929881

Penggunaan pupuk organik sebagai alternatif pengganti pupuk anorganik dapat mengurangi pencemaran lingkungan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh jenis dan konsentrasi pupuk organik cair (POC) terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil brokoli (Brassica oleracea). Penelitian dilaksanakan di IP2TP Berastagi pada bulan Mei sampai dengan September 2020. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan 3 kali ulangan dan 10 perlakuan. Perlakuan yang diuji adalah sebagai berikut: A: tanpa POC (Kontrol), B: POC kotciplus 10 ml/L, C: POC kotciplus 20 ml/L D: POC kotciplus 30 ml/L, E: POC kipait 10 ml/L, F: POC kipait 20 ml/L, G: POC kipait 30 ml/L, H: POC limbah buah 10 ml/L, I: POC limbah buah 20 ml/L, J: POC limbah buah 30 ml/L. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa POC yang terbaik adalah POC kotciplus. POC kotciplus 20 ml/L, dan POC kotciplus 30 ml/L menunjukkan diameter kanopi terlebar yaitu masing-masing (52,35 cm dan 51,71 cm). Pemberian POC kotciplus 30 ml/L mampu meningkatkan hasil brokoli dilihat dari diameter bunga, bobot bunga per tanaman, bobot kuntum dan bobot bunga per plot., Penggunaan pupuk organik sebagai alternatif pengganti pupuk anorganik dapat mengurangi pencemaran lingkungan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh jenis dan konsentrasi pupuk organik cair (POC) terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil brokoli (Brassica oleracea). Penelitian dilaksanakan di IP2TP Berastagi pada bulan Mei sampai dengan September 2020. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan 3 kali ulangan dan 10 perlakuan. Perlakuan yang diuji adalah sebagai berikut: A: tanpa POC (Kontrol), B: POC kotciplus 10 ml/L, C: POC kotciplus 20 ml/L D: POC kotciplus 30 ml/L, E: POC kipait 10 ml/L, F: POC kipait 20 ml/L, G: POC kipait 30 ml/L, H: POC limbah buah 10 ml/L, I: POC limbah buah 20 ml/L, J: POC limbah buah 30 ml/L. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa POC yang terbaik adalah POC kotciplus. POC kotciplus 20 ml/L, dan POC kotciplus 30 ml/L menunjukkan diameter kanopi terlebar yaitu masing-masing (52,35 cm dan 51,71 cm). Pemberian POC kotciplus 30 ml/L mampu meningkatkan hasil brokoli dilihat dari diameter bunga, bobot bunga per tanaman, bobot kuntum dan bobot bunga per plot.

Syftet i uppsatsen behandlar frågan om hur representation av etniciteter ser ut inom spelindustrin, med fokus på spel i genren RPG. Fokus för undersökningen är spel som tilldelats högst betyg sorterat efter User Score på hemsidan Metacritic.com. Två analysmetoder har använts för att undersöka i vilken grad som de utvalda speltitlarna är representativa för olika etniciteter. En kvantitativ innehållsanalys har genomförts för att undersöka de representativa möjligheterna inuti spelen, med fokus på spelbara karaktärer. Metoden använde sig av ett kodschema för att genomföra analysen och tydligt kunna redovisa resultaten. För att skapa en bild av hur representativ den visuella marknadskommunikationen är har en kvalitativ innehållsanalys genomförts genom en semiotiskt bildanalys av de utvalda spelomslagen. Analysen gjordes på en denotativ- och en konnotativ nivå utifrån ett analysschema med definierade frågeställningar. Resultatet från de båda analysmetoderna visar på en underrepresentation av POC, och en överrepresentation av vita karaktärer. En något bredare representation av olika etniciteter kunde ses i den kvantitativa analysen, medans en stor avsaknad av representation kunde ses i den semiotiska bildanalysen. Slutsatsen visade att spelindustrin i dag inte är tillräckligt representativ för den mångkulturella målgruppen., The aim of this essay deals with the question of how representation of ethnicities looks like in the gaming industry, with a focus on games in the RPG genre. The focus of the survey are games that have been given the highest rating sorted by User Score on the website Metacritic.com. Two analytical methods have been used to examine the extent to which the selected game titles are representative of different ethnicities. A quantitative content analysis has been conducted to examine the representative possibilities within the games, with a focus on playable characters. A code scheme was used in the method to carry out the analysis and be able to clearly present the results. To create an image of how representative the visual marketing communication is, a qualitative content analysis has been conducted through a semiotic image analysis of the selected game covers. The analysis was performed on a denotative and a connotative level based on an analysis scheme with defined issues. The results from the two analysis methods show an underrepresentation of POC, and an overrepresentation of white characters. A somewhat broader representation of different ethnicities could be seen in the quantitative analysis, while a large lack of representation could be seen in the semiotic image analysis. The conclusion showed that the gaming industry today is not sufficiently representative of multicultural communities.

Rivers transport carbon from continents to oceans. Surprisingly, this carbon has often been found to be centuries old, not originating from contemporary plant biomass. This can be explained by anthropogenic disturbance of soils or discharge of radiocarbon–depleted wastewater. However, land enclosure and channel bypassing transformed many rivers from anabranching networks to single–channel systems with overbank sediment accumulation and lowered floodplain groundwater tables. We hypothesized that human development changed the fluvial carbon towards older sources by changing the morphology of watercourses. We studied radiocarbon in the Elbe, a European, anthropogenically–transformed lowland river at discharges between low flow and record peak flow. We found that the inorganic carbon, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and particulate organic carbon was aged and up to 1850 years old. The ∆14C values remained low and invariant up to median discharges, indicating that the sources of modern carbon (fixed after 1950) were disconnected from the river during half of the time. The total share of modern carbon in DOC export was marginal (0.04%), 72% of exported DOC was older than 400 years. This was in contrast to undisturbed forested subcatchments, 72% of whose exported DOC was modern. Although population density is high, mass balances showed that wastewater did not significantly affect the ∆14C-DOC in the Elbe river. We conclude that wetlands and other sources of contemporary carbon were decoupled from the anthropogenically transformed Elbe stream network with incised stream bed relative to overbank sediments, shifting the sources of fluvial carbon in favor of aged stores.

article published in Journal of Global Buddhism; Vol 22, No 1 (2021)

The aim of the study was to analyze the interaction between the concentration of bamboo shoots of liquid organic fertilizer and cucumber plant varieties on the growth and yield of cucumber plants. This experiment used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with two factors. The first factor is the type of cucumber plant varieties, Wulan F1 variety and Mercy F1 variety. The second factor is the addition of Bamboo Shoots POC which consists of 4 levels, 0, 50, 75 and 100 ml/liter of water. The parameters observed were stem length, age of first flower appearance, age of first harvest, number of planting fruit, fruit diameter, fruit length, fruit weight of crop, fruit weight per plot and per hectare. Based on the results of the experiment, it can be concluded that giving bamboo shoots POC 100 ml/liter of water can increase the growth and yield of cucumber plants reaching 47.31 tons/ha.

article published in Journal of Global Buddhism; Vol 22, No 1 (2021)

article published in Journal of Global Buddhism; Vol 22, No 1 (2021)

In this paper, a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) architecture is constructed, and the effectiveness of mmWave overlay heterogeneous network (HetNet) with mesh backhaul utilizing route-multiplexing and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) utilizing prefetching algorithm is verified by measuring the throughput and the download time of real contents. The architecture can cope with the intensive mobile data traffic since data delivery utilizes multiple backhaul routes based on the mesh topology, i.e. route-multiplexing mechanism. On the other hand, MEC deploys the network edge contents requested in advance by nearby User Equipment (UE) based on pre-registered context information such as location, destination, demand application, etc. to the network edge, which is called prefetching algorithm. Therefore, mmWave access can be fully exploited even with capacity-limited backhaul networks by introducing the proposed algorithm. These technologies solve the problems in conventional mmWave HetNet to reduce mobile data traffic on backhaul networks to cloud networks. In addition, the proposed architecture is realized by introducing wireless Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). In our architecture, the network is dynamically controlled via wide-coverage microwave band links by which UE's context information is collected for optimizing the network resources and controlling network infrastructures to establish backhaul routes and MEC servers. In this paper, we develop the hardware equipment and middleware systems, and introduce these algorithms which are used as a driver of IEEE802.11ad and open source software. For 5G and beyond, the architecture integrated in mmWave backhaul, MEC and SDN/NFV will support some scenarios and use cases.

Diatoms in general, and Thalassiosira weissflogii (T. weissflogii) in particular, are among the most ubiquitous phytoplanktonic species while, phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient that limits productivity in many oceanic regimes. To investigate how T. weissflogii cultures grown under different P regimes are chemically altered before and during their prokaryotic degradation, T. weissflogii cells were cultivated under two contrasting P conditions, “P-stress” and “P-replete”. Biodegradation experiments were conducted in natural sea water comprising a natural prokaryotic community. The particulate fraction was monitored for 3 weeks for organic carbon (POC), nitrogen (PON), biogenic silica (bSiO2), total carbohydrates (PCHO) and individual monosaccharides, including prokaryotic counting. Our results indicated that P-stress induced changes in the chemical composition of the T. weissflogii cells, causing a decrease to the Si/N (1.1 to 0.46) and Si/C (0.17 to 0.08) ratios. The “P-stress T. weissflogii” cells were characterized by high amounts of galactose (23% of PCHO), xylose (21%), and glucose (19%) compared to the “P-replete T. weissflogii” cells, which were dominated by ribose (20% of PCHO), further indicating the exhaustion of ribose-rich molecules (e.g., ATP) in T. weissflogii under “P-stress” conditions. The degradation experiments showed that bSiO2 produced under “P-stress” conditions dissolved more rapidly than bSiO2 formed under “P-replete” conditions, whereas POC and PON exhibited higher degradation rate constants in the “P-replete T. weissflogii” than in the “P-stress T. weissflogii” experiment. Overall, these observations show that T. weissflogii submitted to P-limitation, results in changes in its initial biochemical composition, increases frustule dissolution rate, and decreases the degradation of T. weissflogii-organic matter by marine prokaryotes.

Every year infectious diseases are among the top major causes of death worldwide. Infectious diseases disproportionately impact resource-poor areas. While most developed countries have the ability to screen and quickly detect infectious diseases in humans, animals, and plants, developing countries lack this ability. In such areas, access to medical treatment and testing facilities is severely limited. Additionally, developing countries are more densely populated, which makes infectious disease surveillance exceedingly more difficult. As a result of this, infectious diseases tend to spread more quickly and outbreaks tend to occur more often in developing countries. Additionally, the increasing rate of antimicrobial resistant infections and emergence of novel infectious diseases increase the likelihood of global pandemic occurrence. It is evident that developing novel devices for detection of infectious diseases would be greatly beneficial to global health. It is important to note that developed countries would benefit equally from such a device. Pandemics tend to burden the economy and put strain on resources even in developed countries. The impact of such a device is determined by a set of criteria put forth by the World Health Organization (WHO). Based on the ASSURED criteria, an ideal device for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics must be affordable, sensitive, specific; and yet it must also be user-friendly, rapid and robust, equipment free, and deliverable to end-users. Additionally, this device must be easily adaptable for detection of novel pathogens. The nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) meets many of these criteria. However, NAAT’s current workflow involves many user liquid handling steps as well as a thermocycler. This thesis aims to address these issues by first automating isothermal nucleic acid amplification, followed by coupling the amplification step with the lateral-flow immunoassay (LFA), which is a paper-based diagnostic device. Thus, taking advant

[ES] En el presente trabajo se propone el estudio de la viabilidad de las microfibras de vidrio como soporte para reacciones de reconocimiento molecular, en un sistema de flujo lateral. Para ello se utilizará un modelo de inmunoensayo tipo sandwich no competitivo (biotina-antibiotina) como prueba de concepto. Para lograr que la Biotina se ancle a la superficie se modificará la hidrofobicidad de la superficie usando alcoxisilanos de cadena larga, se irradiará mediante luz UV para aumentar la mojabilidad y se fijará biotina tiolada (BT) a la superficie mediante la reacción fotoquímica del tiol-eno. Posteriormente, se llevará a cabo una reacción entre un anticuerpo policlonal antibiotina que reaccionará con la biotina tiolada que se ha fijado a la superficie. Finalmente, se aplicará un anticuerpo secundario anticonejo marcado con Alexa-fluor 647 y se obtendrá una imagen en una cámara CCD. La intensidad de la señal obtenida permitirá evaluar la influencia de los diferentes parámetros en la obtención de la señal (variación de la BT anclada a la superficie, tiempo de irradiación, volumen de anticuerpo primario y secundario, etc.). La información obtenida permitirá evaluar si este material es adecuado para su uso en tiras de flujo lateral.

[ES] En el presente trabajo se propone el estudio de la viabilidad de las microfibras de vidrio como soporte para reacciones de reconocimiento molecular, en un sistema de flujo lateral. Para ello se utilizará un modelo de inmunoensayo tipo sandwich no competitivo (biotina-antibiotina) como prueba de concepto. Para lograr que la Biotina se ancle a la superficie se modificará la hidrofobicidad de la superficie usando alcoxisilanos de cadena larga, se irradiará mediante luz UV para aumentar la mojabilidad y se fijará biotina tiolada (BT) a la superficie mediante la reacción fotoquímica del tiol-eno. Posteriormente, se llevará a cabo una reacción entre un anticuerpo policlonal antibiotina que reaccionará con la biotina tiolada que se ha fijado a la superficie. Finalmente, se aplicará un anticuerpo secundario anticonejo marcado con Alexa-fluor 647 y se obtendrá una imagen en una cámara CCD. La intensidad de la señal obtenida permitirá evaluar la influencia de los diferentes parámetros en la obtención de la señal (variación de la BT anclada a la superficie, tiempo de irradiación, volumen de anticuerpo primario y secundario, etc.). La información obtenida permitirá evaluar si este material es adecuado para su uso en tiras de flujo lateral.

[ES] En el presente trabajo se propone el estudio de la viabilidad de las microfibras de vidrio como soporte para reacciones de reconocimiento molecular, en un sistema de flujo lateral. Para ello se utilizará un modelo de inmunoensayo tipo sandwich no competitivo (biotina-antibiotina) como prueba de concepto. Para lograr que la Biotina se ancle a la superficie se modificará la hidrofobicidad de la superficie usando alcoxisilanos de cadena larga, se irradiará mediante luz UV para aumentar la mojabilidad y se fijará biotina tiolada (BT) a la superficie mediante la reacción fotoquímica del tiol-eno. Posteriormente, se llevará a cabo una reacción entre un anticuerpo policlonal antibiotina que reaccionará con la biotina tiolada que se ha fijado a la superficie. Finalmente, se aplicará un anticuerpo secundario anticonejo marcado con Alexa-fluor 647 y se obtendrá una imagen en una cámara CCD. La intensidad de la señal obtenida permitirá evaluar la influencia de los diferentes parámetros en la obtención de la señal (variación de la BT anclada a la superficie, tiempo de irradiación, volumen de anticuerpo primario y secundario, etc.). La información obtenida permitirá evaluar si este material es adecuado para su uso en tiras de flujo lateral.

A lot of children’s books in today’s society are meant to create diversity with a more including content but it often leads to a content full of stereotypes. The books become stigmatized rather than representative of the diversity in different people. This is an issue since children learn a lot from books even in the technological world we live in right now. That is why the book Pim & Purpurfolket was made. This is the master thesis by Louise Hannu, at Luleå University of Technology is about analyzing and defying the ongoing trend of stereotypical content in children’s literature, by using a norm creative approach., I dagens samhälle finns det många böcker som är avsedda att skapa mångfald med ett mer inkluderande innehåll men detta leder ofta till ett innehåll fullt av stereotyper. Böckerna blir stigmatiserade snarare än representativa. Detta är ett stort problem då barn lär sig mycket via böcker, även i den teknologiska värld vi lever i just nu. Det är därför boken Pim & Purpurfolket gjordes. Detta examensarbete, skapat av Louise Hannu vid Luleå Tekniska Universitet, handlar om att analysera och trotsa den pågående, stereotypa trend inom barnens litterära värld genom att använda en normkreativ strategi.

Mercury, Hg, is found in Arctic biota in alarming quantity, posing a potential health risk for the local population. It is believed that the large Arctic rivers contribute to this. The Mackenzie River annually transports approximately 325 km3 water to the Arctic Ocean, which is ca 10% of the freshwater received. The annual water flow also transports ca 2 ton of Hg. In order to investigate the source of Hg within the Mackenzie River Basin and the path of transport, a hydro-chemical river mixing model is constructed using field data gathered in summer 2018 and publicly available data. However, since the Hg concentration is very low in the river water and it is known that Hg binds very strongly to dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC), both DOC and POC are utilized instead as proxies for Hg. The purpose of the model is to allow for estimations to be made of the relative contributions of different sub-basins and effluents to the total outflow of (e.g.) DOC at the mouth of the Mackenzie River, based on limited hydrographic and riverine water quality data. The model was used to estimate the mixing of DOC and POC sources for summer 2018 as an initial test of its performance. It performs adequately as it can estimate the amount of water discharge and DOC/TOC (total organic carbon) load that each node contributes to the Mackenzie River. The results from the model suggest that the contribution of organic carbon from each sub-watershed is not solely dependent on either drainage area size or water discharge; additionally, it appears to be determined by the local environment and geology. Water from catchment areas containing peatlands have high DOC content, and water passing through regions with coal layers have high POC content. The loss of POC towards the end of the model coincides well with the expected deceleration of the water discharge entering the Mackenzie River delta. It is concluded that the model should be useful for the study of Hg origi, Varje år levereras stora mängder kvicksilver till det Arktiska havet. Kvicksilver är ett välkänt miljögift, tungmetall, och har kapaciteten att ackumuleras i näringskedjan.Kring Arktiska havet finns det ett flertal bosättningar där innevånarna får sin näring främst från havet och denna befolkning riskerar att bli påverkad av kvicksilverhalten i deras mat.Mackenziefloden mynnar ut i det Arktiska havet i norra Kanada. Med ett vattenflöde av ca 325 km3 vatten per år och ett avrinningsområde på 1.8 miljoner km2 bidrar Mackenziefloden med ca 10% av färskvattentillförseln till Arktiska havet. Det är också uppskattat att ca 2 ton av kvicksilver transporteras via Mackenziefloden.För att kartlägga flödet och ursprunget av kvicksilver används prover tagna i fält 2018 och allmänt tillgängliga data. Från det konstrueras en modell som kartlägger flödet och ursprung av partikulärt och kemiskt löst kol. Förekomsten av partikulärt och kemiskt löst kol är relaterat till förekomst av kvicksilver och är betydligt enklare att mäta.Tillsammans med data på flödeshastighet, tagna från existerande mätstationer, används provresultaten till att etablera en serie av punkter som kommer att representera de olika delarna av Mackenzieflodens dräneringsområde. På detta sätt kan de olika förgreningarna som mynnar ut i Mackenziefloden observeras var och en för sig, vilket gör det lättare att se vilka områden som tillför partikulärt och kemiskt löst kol och i vilka mängder.Det är föga förvånande att de stora floderna, så som Liardfloden och Peelfloden, är bland de största bidragarna av kol, både partikulärt och kemiskt löst. Nära Mackenzieflodens utlopp kan man se att mängden partikulärt kol i suspension avtar, i samband med att flödeshastigheten minskar och partiklar börjar att fällas ut då floden mynnar ut i deltat.Resultaten i den här studien visar en väldigt hög masstransport (i kg/km2/31d), gentemot tidigare observationer. Detta är dock orsakat av att fältproverna som använts här är tagna under

Concrete plants consume 10 billion tons of natural aggregates annually from quarries and gravel plants for produce concrete, this demand requires exploiting natural resources from mountains and rivers producing an ecological imbalance. One solution is to use Palm Oil Clinker (POC), which is eliminated in large quantities in the dumps and rivers without taking advantage of its puzolanic, binding and resistance properties as an aggregate in the concrete; another alternative is to apply rubber from abandoned and discarded tires as waste in landfills or burned, without taking advantage of its performance of improvement in concrete, increasing its resistance to impact and fatigue. Unable to find joint POC and rubber information, this research studies its influence replacing 2.5% rubber (grained and crushed) with 10%, 12.5% and 15% POC in the fine aggregate on traditional concrete; results indicate that with 12.5% of POC as the ideal percentage, the compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength rise between 2.16 - 9.54%, so the concrete obtained has a cost of less than 4.09% and has 3.65% less CO2 emission.

Concrete plants consume 10 billion tons of natural aggregates annually from quarries and gravel plants for produce concrete, this demand requires exploiting natural resources from mountains and rivers producing an ecological imbalance. One solution is to use Palm Oil Clinker (POC), which is eliminated in large quantities in the dumps and rivers without taking advantage of its puzolanic, binding and resistance properties as an aggregate in the concrete; another alternative is to apply rubber from abandoned and discarded tires as waste in landfills or burned, without taking advantage of its performance of improvement in concrete, increasing its resistance to impact and fatigue. Unable to find joint POC and rubber information, this research studies its influence replacing 2.5% rubber (grained and crushed) with 10%, 12.5% and 15% POC in the fine aggregate on traditional concrete; results indicate that with 12.5% of POC as the ideal percentage, the compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength rise between 2.16 - 9.54%, so the concrete obtained has a cost of less than 4.09% and has 3.65% less CO2 emission.

Every year infectious diseases are among the top major causes of death worldwide. Infectious diseases disproportionately impact resource-poor areas. While most developed countries have the ability to screen and quickly detect infectious diseases in humans, animals, and plants, developing countries lack this ability. In such areas, access to medical treatment and testing facilities is severely limited. Additionally, developing countries are more densely populated, which makes infectious disease surveillance exceedingly more difficult. As a result of this, infectious diseases tend to spread more quickly and outbreaks tend to occur more often in developing countries. Additionally, the increasing rate of antimicrobial resistant infections and emergence of novel infectious diseases increase the likelihood of global pandemic occurrence. It is evident that developing novel devices for detection of infectious diseases would be greatly beneficial to global health. It is important to note that developed countries would benefit equally from such a device. Pandemics tend to burden the economy and put strain on resources even in developed countries. The impact of such a device is determined by a set of criteria put forth by the World Health Organization (WHO). Based on the ASSURED criteria, an ideal device for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics must be affordable, sensitive, specific; and yet it must also be user-friendly, rapid and robust, equipment free, and deliverable to end-users. Additionally, this device must be easily adaptable for detection of novel pathogens. The nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) meets many of these criteria. However, NAAT’s current workflow involves many user liquid handling steps as well as a thermocycler. This thesis aims to address these issues by first automating isothermal nucleic acid amplification, followed by coupling the amplification step with the lateral-flow immunoassay (LFA), which is a paper-based diagnostic device. Thus, taking advant

Diatoms in general, and Thalassiosira weissflogii (T. weissflogii) in particular, are among the most ubiquitous phytoplanktonic species while, phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient that limits productivity in many oceanic regimes. To investigate how T. weissflogii cultures grown under different P regimes are chemically altered before and during their prokaryotic degradation, T. weissflogii cells were cultivated under two contrasting P conditions, “P-stress” and “P-replete”. Biodegradation experiments were conducted in natural sea water comprising a natural prokaryotic community. The particulate fraction was monitored for 3 weeks for organic carbon (POC), nitrogen (PON), biogenic silica (bSiO2), total carbohydrates (PCHO) and individual monosaccharides, including prokaryotic counting. Our results indicated that P-stress induced changes in the chemical composition of the T. weissflogii cells, causing a decrease to the Si/N (1.1 to 0.46) and Si/C (0.17 to 0.08) ratios. The “P-stress T. weissflogii” cells were characterized by high amounts of galactose (23% of PCHO), xylose (21%), and glucose (19%) compared to the “P-replete T. weissflogii” cells, which were dominated by ribose (20% of PCHO), further indicating the exhaustion of ribose-rich molecules (e.g., ATP) in T. weissflogii under “P-stress” conditions. The degradation experiments showed that bSiO2 produced under “P-stress” conditions dissolved more rapidly than bSiO2 formed under “P-replete” conditions, whereas POC and PON exhibited higher degradation rate constants in the “P-replete T. weissflogii” than in the “P-stress T. weissflogii” experiment. Overall, these observations show that T. weissflogii submitted to P-limitation, results in changes in its initial biochemical composition, increases frustule dissolution rate, and decreases the degradation of T. weissflogii-organic matter by marine prokaryotes.

Diatoms in general, and Thalassiosira weissflogii (T. weissflogii) in particular, are among the most ubiquitous phytoplanktonic species while, phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient that limits productivity in many oceanic regimes. To investigate how T. weissflogii cultures grown under different P regimes are chemically altered before and during their prokaryotic degradation, T. weissflogii cells were cultivated under two contrasting P conditions, “P-stress” and “P-replete”. Biodegradation experiments were conducted in natural sea water comprising a natural prokaryotic community. The particulate fraction was monitored for 3 weeks for organic carbon (POC), nitrogen (PON), biogenic silica (bSiO2), total carbohydrates (PCHO) and individual monosaccharides, including prokaryotic counting. Our results indicated that P-stress induced changes in the chemical composition of the T. weissflogii cells, causing a decrease to the Si/N (1.1 to 0.46) and Si/C (0.17 to 0.08) ratios. The “P-stress T. weissflogii” cells were characterized by high amounts of galactose (23% of PCHO), xylose (21%), and glucose (19%) compared to the “P-replete T. weissflogii” cells, which were dominated by ribose (20% of PCHO), further indicating the exhaustion of ribose-rich molecules (e.g., ATP) in T. weissflogii under “P-stress” conditions. The degradation experiments showed that bSiO2 produced under “P-stress” conditions dissolved more rapidly than bSiO2 formed under “P-replete” conditions, whereas POC and PON exhibited higher degradation rate constants in the “P-replete T. weissflogii” than in the “P-stress T. weissflogii” experiment. Overall, these observations show that T. weissflogii submitted to P-limitation, results in changes in its initial biochemical composition, increases frustule dissolution rate, and decreases the degradation of T. weissflogii-organic matter by marine prokaryotes.

Concrete plants consume 10 billion tons of natural aggregates annually from quarries and gravel plants for produce concrete, this demand requires exploiting natural resources from mountains and rivers producing an ecological imbalance. One solution is to use Palm Oil Clinker (POC), which is eliminated in large quantities in the dumps and rivers without taking advantage of its puzolanic, binding and resistance properties as an aggregate in the concrete; another alternative is to apply rubber from abandoned and discarded tires as waste in landfills or burned, without taking advantage of its performance of improvement in concrete, increasing its resistance to impact and fatigue. Unable to find joint POC and rubber information, this research studies its influence replacing 2.5% rubber (grained and crushed) with 10%, 12.5% and 15% POC in the fine aggregate on traditional concrete; results indicate that with 12.5% of POC as the ideal percentage, the compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength rise between 2.16 - 9.54%, so the concrete obtained has a cost of less than 4.09% and has 3.65% less CO2 emission.

Concrete plants consume 10 billion tons of natural aggregates annually from quarries and gravel plants for produce concrete, this demand requires exploiting natural resources from mountains and rivers producing an ecological imbalance. One solution is to use Palm Oil Clinker (POC), which is eliminated in large quantities in the dumps and rivers without taking advantage of its puzolanic, binding and resistance properties as an aggregate in the concrete; another alternative is to apply rubber from abandoned and discarded tires as waste in landfills or burned, without taking advantage of its performance of improvement in concrete, increasing its resistance to impact and fatigue. Unable to find joint POC and rubber information, this research studies its influence replacing 2.5% rubber (grained and crushed) with 10%, 12.5% and 15% POC in the fine aggregate on traditional concrete; results indicate that with 12.5% of POC as the ideal percentage, the compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength rise between 2.16 - 9.54%, so the concrete obtained has a cost of less than 4.09% and has 3.65% less CO2 emission.

Mercury, Hg, is found in Arctic biota in alarming quantity, posing a potential health risk for the local population. It is believed that the large Arctic rivers contribute to this. The Mackenzie River annually transports approximately 325 km3 water to the Arctic Ocean, which is ca 10% of the freshwater received. The annual water flow also transports ca 2 ton of Hg. In order to investigate the source of Hg within the Mackenzie River Basin and the path of transport, a hydro-chemical river mixing model is constructed using field data gathered in summer 2018 and publicly available data. However, since the Hg concentration is very low in the river water and it is known that Hg binds very strongly to dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC), both DOC and POC are utilized instead as proxies for Hg. The purpose of the model is to allow for estimations to be made of the relative contributions of different sub-basins and effluents to the total outflow of (e.g.) DOC at the mouth of the Mackenzie River, based on limited hydrographic and riverine water quality data. The model was used to estimate the mixing of DOC and POC sources for summer 2018 as an initial test of its performance. It performs adequately as it can estimate the amount of water discharge and DOC/TOC (total organic carbon) load that each node contributes to the Mackenzie River. The results from the model suggest that the contribution of organic carbon from each sub-watershed is not solely dependent on either drainage area size or water discharge; additionally, it appears to be determined by the local environment and geology. Water from catchment areas containing peatlands have high DOC content, and water passing through regions with coal layers have high POC content. The loss of POC towards the end of the model coincides well with the expected deceleration of the water discharge entering the Mackenzie River delta. It is concluded that the model should be useful for the study of Hg origi, Varje år levereras stora mängder kvicksilver till det Arktiska havet. Kvicksilver är ett välkänt miljögift, tungmetall, och har kapaciteten att ackumuleras i näringskedjan.Kring Arktiska havet finns det ett flertal bosättningar där innevånarna får sin näring främst från havet och denna befolkning riskerar att bli påverkad av kvicksilverhalten i deras mat.Mackenziefloden mynnar ut i det Arktiska havet i norra Kanada. Med ett vattenflöde av ca 325 km3 vatten per år och ett avrinningsområde på 1.8 miljoner km2 bidrar Mackenziefloden med ca 10% av färskvattentillförseln till Arktiska havet. Det är också uppskattat att ca 2 ton av kvicksilver transporteras via Mackenziefloden.För att kartlägga flödet och ursprunget av kvicksilver används prover tagna i fält 2018 och allmänt tillgängliga data. Från det konstrueras en modell som kartlägger flödet och ursprung av partikulärt och kemiskt löst kol. Förekomsten av partikulärt och kemiskt löst kol är relaterat till förekomst av kvicksilver och är betydligt enklare att mäta.Tillsammans med data på flödeshastighet, tagna från existerande mätstationer, används provresultaten till att etablera en serie av punkter som kommer att representera de olika delarna av Mackenzieflodens dräneringsområde. På detta sätt kan de olika förgreningarna som mynnar ut i Mackenziefloden observeras var och en för sig, vilket gör det lättare att se vilka områden som tillför partikulärt och kemiskt löst kol och i vilka mängder.Det är föga förvånande att de stora floderna, så som Liardfloden och Peelfloden, är bland de största bidragarna av kol, både partikulärt och kemiskt löst. Nära Mackenzieflodens utlopp kan man se att mängden partikulärt kol i suspension avtar, i samband med att flödeshastigheten minskar och partiklar börjar att fällas ut då floden mynnar ut i deltat.Resultaten i den här studien visar en väldigt hög masstransport (i kg/km2/31d), gentemot tidigare observationer. Detta är dock orsakat av att fältproverna som använts här är tagna under

A lot of children’s books in today’s society are meant to create diversity with a more including content but it often leads to a content full of stereotypes. The books become stigmatized rather than representative of the diversity in different people. This is an issue since children learn a lot from books even in the technological world we live in right now. That is why the book Pim & Purpurfolket was made. This is the master thesis by Louise Hannu, at Luleå University of Technology is about analyzing and defying the ongoing trend of stereotypical content in children’s literature, by using a norm creative approach., I dagens samhälle finns det många böcker som är avsedda att skapa mångfald med ett mer inkluderande innehåll men detta leder ofta till ett innehåll fullt av stereotyper. Böckerna blir stigmatiserade snarare än representativa. Detta är ett stort problem då barn lär sig mycket via böcker, även i den teknologiska värld vi lever i just nu. Det är därför boken Pim & Purpurfolket gjordes. Detta examensarbete, skapat av Louise Hannu vid Luleå Tekniska Universitet, handlar om att analysera och trotsa den pågående, stereotypa trend inom barnens litterära värld genom att använda en normkreativ strategi.