The Role of the Commercial Bank

Med en stor central hall på över fyra våningar skiljer sig byggnaden från det klassiska konstmuseet. Rummet ger med sina vita betongväggar och massiva skala inte bara plats åt konsten, utan förstärker den också. Det diffusa ljuset från takfönstret ger en sakral stämning och hallen kan hålla allt från en enskild tavla till enorma statyer, men också filmvisningar och teater. Samtidigt finns möjligheter till mer traditionella utställningar i de mindre omgivande hallarna. I övrigt finns möjlighet till föreläsningar och undervisning i anslutning till entrén och shoppen.       Byggnaden är också mer än bara en konsthall för Uppsala och årummet. De sunkiga båtarna tas bort och istället skapas ett stadsrum där parken möts av terrasser och byggnader på andra sidan vattnet. En restaurang med uteservering i söderläge mot parken ramar in och skapar en ny mötesplats i ett idag outnyttjad vattenrum. Konsthallen vänder sig mot parken och försöker vara lagom iögonfallande i skarpa linjer, vit betong och svarta granit, utan att ta för mycket plats på kajen.The building differs from the traditional art museum with a large central hall with a height of over four stories.  The room with its massive white concrete walls does not only provide a place for art, but enhances it.  The faded light from the skylight creates an atmosphere of serenity and the room can give space for everything from the smallest painting to large statues, but also theatre and screenings.  The smaller surrounding rooms can house more traditional exhibitions.  In connection with the entrance and shop there are rooms for lectures and workshops. The structure gives more than just an art gallery to Uppsala and the river with its surroundings. The old boats are removed and the park is instead met with terraces at the opposite side of the water.  A restaurant in conjunction with the terraces frames the water and creates a venue in an otherwise unused water space. The entrance faces the park and attempts to be eye-caching in sharp lines, white concrete and black polished granite, without being too extreme

Pastoralism in the shadow of a windfarm: an ethnography of people, places and belonging in northern Kenya

This thesis develops an ethnographic approach that draws upon multispecies ethnography to provide insights into the lives of people living to the south and east of Lake Turkana. The thesis is based upon twenty-two months of fieldwork with Samburu, Rendile and Turkana communities in Samburu and Marsabit Counties. However, most time was spent with a community of Samburu pastoralists living at Mt Nyiro. Information was gathered during fieldwork through participant observation and various types of interviews. Through engagement with people’s perspectives, analyses, and where possible their cosmologies, the thesis provides insights into the ways historical context, (‘timeless’ notions of) identities, belonging and custodianship are inter-connected, emerge and are contested as a part of people’s lives and changing relationships (including violence) within and between communities, the state and investment companies - in an arena of political reforms, patronage networks and perceived rights to benefit from recent large-scale investments. The large amount of time spent with one Samburu pastoralist community at Mt Nyiro enabled me to gain insights into the ways their lives are entwined with the landscapes that they and their livestock live in and shape, through networks of relations and the associated cosmological ways of lkerreti, in which humans and non-humans (including ‘supernatural’ entities) are inter-dependent agents. The thesis exemplifies how these lived entanglements are a part of and inform this community’s ‘timeless truths’ relating to past and present lineage, ethnicity, belonging and custodianship. Also shown are the ways these ‘timeless’ portrayals and associated cosmologies emerge through contestations with, and analyses of, others’ portrayals of lineage, ethnicity, belonging and custodianship, and how these are forwarded as a part of, emerge from and inform patronage politics and contested ‘rights’ to benefit from investments. The thesis demonstrates how changing relationships between people living within the Samburu community at Nyiro and between people of this and other communities, in light of political and economic changes, can also only be understood as a part of people’s entanglements with humans and non-humans, and the associated cosmological ways of lkerreti

Cell type-specific functions of neuropsychiatric disease-associated gene CYFIP1 in the brain

The shape and connectivity of neurons underlies all higher brain functions and abnormalities in these features are a hallmark of many neuropsychiatric disorders. In the brain, functional neural networks arise through an interplay between intrinsic intracellular processes and interactions between neurons and other cell types, including glia. CYFIP1 is a neuropsychiatric disease-associated gene with established roles in actin remodeling and local protein translation. Previous studies have shown that altered expression of CYFIP1 regulates neuronal morphology, connectivity and synaptic plasticity, although it is currently unclear to what extent these represent cell-autonomous effects. Additionally, the embryonic lethality of CYFIP1 has precluded the study of complete CYFIP1 loss in vivo. This thesis aims to address some of these questions using transgenic mice harboring cell type-specific deletions of CYFIP1. Firstly, an excitatory neuron-specific CYFIP1 knockout was generated. Loss of neuronal CYFIP1 led to stunted dendrite growth in vitro and in vivo and to differential effects on axon growth. Migration of neuronal progenitor cells during embryogenesis was unaffected in this model. Investigation revealed normal synapse formation in cultured neurons lacking CYFIP1. However, several developmentally-dependent changes were observed in vivo, including immature spine morphology and an increase in post-synaptic inhibition in young adult mice. Lastly, a novel role for CYFIP1 in microglia was investigated. Using a live-imaging assay of acute slices, a role for CYFIP1-associated actin remodeling complexes in microglial motility was established. A microglia-specific CYFIP1 knockout mouse showed changes in microglial morphology and a specific defect in surveillance motility. These results provide evidence for novel functions of CYFIP1 in neurons and microglia that will inform our understanding of the cellular interactions underlying disorders such as autism and schizophrenia

Yucca Mountain Saturated Zone Carbon-14

This Scientific Investigation Plan (SIP) provides an overview of the work described in “Yucca Mountain Saturated Zone Carbon-14”, a proposal funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Repository Development under the UCCSN/YMP Co-op in support of the Science and Technology Initiatives. The objective of this work is to provide improved estimates of the time required for ground water to travel from the site of the proposed high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to the accessible environment

Development of a Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation Platform for Safety Critical Control System Evaluation

During the lifetime of a nuclear power plant (NPP) safety electronic control system components become obsolete [7]. It is difficult to find replacement components qualified for nuclear applications [50]. Due to strict regulations, replacement components undergo extensive verification and operational analysis [70]. Therefore, the need for a platform to evaluate replacement safety control systems in a non-intrusive manner is evident. Verifying the operation or functionality of potential replacement electronic control systems is often performed through simulation [71]. To enable simulation, a physical interface between potential control systems and computer based simulators is developed. System connectivity is establish using Ethernet and standard industrial electrical signals. The interface includes a National Instruments (NI) virtual instrument (VI) and data acquisition system (DAQ) hardware. The interface supports simulator controlled transmission and receipt of variables. The transmission of simulated process variables to and from an external control system is enabled. This is known as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation [49]. Next, HIL interface performance is verified and the following are identified; a measure of availability; the effect of varied configurations; and limitations. Further, an HIL simulation platform is created by connecting a NPP simulator and a programmable logic controller (PLC) to the interface, Canadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactor training simulator and Invensys Tricon version nine (v9) safety PLC respectively. The PLC is programmed to operate as shutdown system no. 1 (SDSl) of a CANDU reactor. Platform availability is verified and the response of the PLC as SDSl and is monitored during reactor shutdown. Proper execution of the steam generator level low (SGLL) logic on the PLC and variable transmission are observed. Thus, a platform and procedure for the evaluation of replacements for obsolete electronic control system components is demonstrated

Agricultural Research University of Alaska, Fairbanks, United States Department of Agriculture Cooperating: A Fiscal Summary of Research with the Agricultural Experiment Station, FY1984

The purpose of this report is to list the objectives of research projects at the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station for the 1984 fiscal year (from July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1984). In addition, the report summarizes the budgets of these projects in terms of the sources and distribution of funds, expenditures by major functions, state goals, national goals, and national research problem areas. The financial data given in this report represent the amounts expended for individual projects. In general, the financial data presented are based on the University's accounting system. The dollar amounts should not be taken as an official accounting, but rather as an index of the distribution of funds by research areas. The scientist years (SYs) are estimates of time committed by the professional staff for all projects and include SYs reported in the CRIS system. This research summary was compiled by Debra Shugert.INTRODUCTION -- INDEX OF STAFF AND DISCIPLINES, FY 1984 -- SOURCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, FY 1984 -- GRANTS AND CONTRACTS BY SOURCE AND AMOUNT, FY 1984 -- SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE BY MAJOR FUNCTION, FY 1984 -- RESEARCH PROJECTS: Summary of Research Project Expenditures by Source and Amount, FY 1984, Distribution of Research Project Expenditures by State Goals, FY 1984; Distribution of Research Project Expenditures by National Goals, FY 1984; National Goal I: Funding Sources, Research Projects; National Goal II: Funding Sources,Research Projects; National Goal III: Funding Sources, Research Projects; National Goal IV: Funding Sources, Research Projects; National Goal V: Funding Sources, Research Projects; National Goal VI: Funding Sources; National Goal VII: Funding Sources; National Goal VIII: Funding Sources; National Goal IX: Funding Sources, Research Projects -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS: Summary of Administrative Project Expenditures by Source and Amount, FY 1984 -- MAINTENANCE PROJECTS: Summary of Maintenance Project Expenditures by Source and Amount, FY 1983 -- PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT: Summary of Public Service Project Expenditures by Source and Amount, FY 198

Agricultural Research University of Alaska, Fairbanks, United States Department of Agriculture Cooperating: A Fiscal Summary of Research with the Agricultural Experiment Station, FY1986

INTRODUCTION -- INDEX OF STAFF AND DISCIPLINES, FY 1986 -- SOURCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, FY 1986 -- GRANTS AND CONTRACTS BY SOURCE AND AMOUNT, FY 1986 -- SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE BY MAJOR FUNCTION, FY 1986 -- RESEARCH PROJECTS: Summary of Research Project Expenditures by Source and Amount, FY 1986, Distribution of Research Project Expenditures by State Goals, FY 1986; Distribution of Research Project Expenditures by National Goals, FY 1986; National Goal I: Funding Sources, Research Projects; National Goal II: Funding Sources,Research Projects; National Goal III: Funding Sources, Research Projects; National Goal IV: Funding Sources, Research Projects; National Goal V: Funding Sources, Research Projects; National Goal IX: Funding Sources, Research Projects -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS: Summary of Administrative Project Expenditures by Source and Amount, FY 1986 -- MAINTENANCE PROJECTS: Summary of Maintenance Project Expenditures by Source and Amount, FY 1986 -- PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS: Summary of Public Service Project Expenditures by Source and Amount, FY 198