The most popular technique, so far, for biomass waste to energy conversion has been incineration, but this technique has raised a lot of objection among nature activists due to the release of particulate matter and pollutants like nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere. However, advanced non-incineration conversion methods like pyrolysis, thermal gasification, and plasma-arc gasification are ...

Application of automation in SMEs working in fish industry is not in advanced state as in other fields of production and manufacturing industries. Due to expensive equipment, high labor costs of engineers required to implement such features into production lines, and low-quantity contracts, introduction of automation technologies is in large part of these companies is absent. This paper analyses ...

Brucella pinnipedialis was first isolated from true seals in 1994 and from eared seals in 2008. Although few pathological findings have been associated with infection in true seals, reproductive pathology including abortions, and the isolation of the zoonotic strain type 27 have been documented in eared seals. <br> In this study, a Brucella enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the Rose ...

Analyse av arbeidsgiver sitt handlingsrom ved ansettelser i møte med retten til ikke-diskriminering, med et særlig blikk på alder som diskrimineringsgrunnlag i forbindelse med den kommende eldrebølgen.

Avhandlingens tema er håndhevelse av barnekonvensjonen ved norske domstoler. Den nærmere problemstilling er adgangen til å få fastsettelsesdom for brudd på barnekonvensjonen.

Det tas utgangspunkt i det endrede kriminalitets og trusselbildet som kan tilsi at behovet for skjulte politimetoder øker. Her fremkommer balansepunktet mellom kriminalitetsbekjempelse, personvern og rettssikkerhet. Ettersom samfunnet er i konstant utvikling og kriminalitet oppstår på nye arenaer, forutsetter dette at politiet har tilstrekkelige metoder for å ivareta samfunnssikkerheten. Mot denne ...

The objective of this thesis is twofold; partly it is to present the factors that define and affect the relationship between these fundamental rights in the EU and in the EEA Area on a European level (Chapter 2); partly it is to highlight the differences in protection guaranteed under each catalogue (Chapter 3). In the process the author hopes to provide grounds for further thought and consideration ...

Avhandlingen gjelder kravet om meldeplikt ved eierskifte av aksjer. Spørsmålet er hvilke krav til form og innhold som må være oppfylt for at en notifikasjon fra erverver eller avhender av en aksje skal være fristutløsende for styresamtykke eller forkjøpsrett.

Microbial communities in deep subsurface sediments are challenged by the decrease in amount and quality of organic substrates with depth. In sediments of the Baltic Sea, they might additionally have to cope with an increase in salinity from ions that have diffused downward from the overlying water during the last 9000 years. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of four novel bacteria ...

In the Northern Norway tundra, willow thicket along river valleys create a more productive environment than the surrounding open tundra and host a rich community of bird species by providing food, shelter from predators and nesting site. The state of Arctic ecosystem is expected to undergo long-term changes due to opposite effects of climate change and herbivory pressure. It is also the background ...