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OVERVIEW OF SWEDEN s weden is the largest Scandinavian country, similar in size to California, with 8.7 million people concentrated mainly in the coastal regions and the south. Sweden is 1,500 miles long, and its northern part is above the Arctic Circle. Stockholm (the capital) is on the east coast roughly midway between north and south at the level of southern Greenland. Because of the Gulf St...

Videogames have the potential to create ethical experiences and encourage ethical reflection. Usually, this potential is understood in the context of the dominant moral theories: utilitarianism and Kantianism. However, it has been argued that a complete moral theory must also include the concept of an ethics of care. This paper utilizes the ethics of care as an alternative lens for examining th...

This paper considers the fiscalization of land use in one state brought about by state regulation in a neighboring state. The idea that land use is ‘fiscalized,’ i.e. motivated by potential tax benefits, is well established in the literature (Chapman, 1988, 2008; Lewis, 2001; Wassmer, 2002; Pagano, 2004). The source of these motives is often attributed to a state’s control over the revenue stru...

This t)at)er presents a Bayesian lnodel for unsut)(;rvised learning of v(;rb s(;le(-t;ional t)refer(;nc('s. For each vert) the model creates a 13~Wo.sian n(~twork whose archii;e(:lan'(~ is (l(fl;(wmin(;d t).5' the h',xical hicr~m:hy of W()r(hmt mtd whos('~ 1)ar~mmt;(;rs are ('~sl;im;~l:(~d from a list; of v('d'l)ol)je('t pairs ]'cram from a tort)us. "lgxl)laining away", t~ well-known t)rop('xi;...

This paper provides a description of the nature of hospital sector, with an emphasis on private hospital sector, in Madras city. It highlights some of the characteristics of the hospital sector, namely its size, distribution, range of services offered, manpower employed, and price differentials for outpatient care. A preliminary comparison of 35 private hospitals suggests presence of price-comp...

The ethyl acetate extract of cultures of Janibacter limosus showed a high biological activity against bacteria, and fungi and delivered two new natural products, a tetrahydroquinoline derivative designated as helquinoline (1), and the N-acetylkynuramine (3a), along with other known secondary metabolites. The structure of 1 has been elucidated as 4-methoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-8-...

In recent years, resilience has become an important goal for cities, particularly in the face of political uncertainty, climate change and increasing urbanisation. Resilience theory has yielded informative lessons and brought new perspective when preparing for, and responding to vulnerabilities cities face today, such as natural hazards and social inequalities. However, critical questions on ho...

A unified scheme for quantum measurement processes is formulated on the basis of Micro-Macro duality as a mathematical expression of the general idea of quantum-classical correspondence. In this formulation, we can naturally accommodate the amplification processes necessary for magnifying quantum state changes at the microscopic end of the probe system into the macroscopically visible motion of...

This paper presents a thermal-hydraulic analysis of a helium-cooled ceramic breeder blanket for the ITER. It is found that the blanket can operate at moderate pressure and temperatures, which coupled to the use of an inert gas, makes it particularly attractive from a safety standpoint. Transient analysis of the manifolding flow distribution indicates that the introduction of a diffusive plate a...