Wetland creation at large, regional scales is implemented as a measure to abate the biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes and the eutrophication of watersheds and coastal areas by non-point source nutrient pollution (mainly nitrogen). The consequences of creating many new wetlands for biodiversity conservation and nutrient retention (ecosystem functioning) in agricultural landscapes are sti

Abstract in UndeterminedPresumption of Equality enjoins that individuals be treated equally in the absence of discriminating information. My objective in this paper is to make this principle more precise, viewing it as a norm of fairness, in order to determine why and under what conditions it should be obeyed.Presumption norms are procedural constraints, but their justification might come from the

This chapter addressses the transformations within journalism that are engendered by the new digital technology. The basic claim is that in these circumstances journalists need to think about not only how to adapt the technology to their established ways of working, but also explore what new forms of professional practices can emerge. In particular the theme of interaction, invarious forms, with t

Popular Abstract in Swedish Malaria och tuberkulos är två av de mest dödliga infektionssjukdomarna i världen. Biologiskt är de två infektionerna mycket olika; malaria orsakas av en encellig parasit, en plasmodium, som sprids mellan personer med hjälp av myggbett, och tuberkulos av en bakterie som sprids via upphostade bakterier. Vidare drabbar malaria vanligtvis blodomloppet medan tuberkulos oftasMalaria and tuberculosis are two of the most deadly infectious diseases that exist. Both diseases predominantly affect the most vunerable parts of society. Additionally the treatment of both diseases are complicated by growing and spreading resistance against the drugs used to treat them. Chloroquine was once described as a wonder drug for its combination of efficacy, low price and tolerable side

In Dutch. Inaugural lecture, presented at the university of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1998. English translation of the article and book: The Kiss of God. A Psychological Interpretation of Mystical Death in Religion. On the Way to Tomorrow: Psychology of Religion in the Netherlands. See review in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Vol. 11 (2), pp. 137-140

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This thesis contains a description of the Lund-Potsdam-Jena Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (LPJ-DGVM) and its application to infer the role of vegetation dynamics on atmospheric CO2 content at different time-scales. The model combines vegetation dynamics and biogeochemistry in a modular framework. Individual modules describe ecosystems processes, including vegetation resource competition and prod