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Bioenergy is perceived to play a vital role in climate mitigation, transition to renewable energy consumption, energy security, and local and rural socio-economic development. However, exploiting renewable bioenergy resources may need to be more sustainable in the current predominant paradigm. In this study, we raise two broad research questions: (1) what are the significant challenges to the curr
Denna studie undersöker hur Vattenhallen Science Center kan bidra till rekrytering till Lunds Tekniska Högskola (LTH) genom att väcka och utveckla ett långsiktigt intresse för STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Studien utgår från ett ASPIRES-inspirerat teoretiskt ramverk där begreppen STEM-identitet och vetenskapligt kapital samt unga människors aspirationer används för att a
There is a belief that the pace of society is accelerating due to digital technologies, but there is also concern that these technologies will replace care staff and negatively impact the quality of care for older people. In 2023, a Swedish municipality began offering video visits to homecare users, yet little is known about the implications of this digital technology on the perception of time. Th
Over the past decade, the field of Inner Transformation for Sustainability has grown into a substantial and influential body of knowledge, providing much of the scientific foundation for the Inner Development Goals (IDGs). In this conversation, Professor Christine Wamsler and Tomas Björkman reflect on the current state of the field. They emphasize that any meaningful application of the IDG Guide r
Road verges can provide resources for pollinating insects, but it remains unclear if these resources are accessible to all species, or if some ecological traits can prevent certain species from using road verge habitats. We sampled wild bees and butterflies in 37 road verges in southern Sweden, with contrasting mowing regimes and along a gradient of traffic intensity. We compiled data on the pools
Drawing on social stratification and relative resource theory, and gender ideology theory, this article investigates how class and gender shape outsourcing domestic work patterns within the Swedish welfare state, a forerunner in terms of gender equality. Using full-population longitudinal administrative registers from 2007 to 2022, we include individual-level information on domestic outsourcing fo
Objectives To investigate how patients undergoing allo-HCT experience preparedness for self-care and the transition to post-hospital recovery, after using the Assessment of Rehabilitation Needs Checklist (ARNC) in combination with a conversation in a nurse-led intervention. Methods Patients were recruited between March and September 2023, at two allo-HCT centres in Sweden. A convergent parallel mi
Background: Previous studies on contact allergy to diabetes medical devices (MDs) are based on patients referred for patch testing due to suspected allergic contact dermatitis. Objectives: To present real-world data on contact allergy to MD allergens among diabetes MD users. To suggest a MD patch test series. Methods: Adults with type 1 diabetes using diabetes MDs followed up at two endocrinology
Purpose: To study the incidence and subtype of breast cancer in relation to incident and prevalent statin use in a contemporary Swedish prospective cohort, The Karolinska Mammography Project for Risk Prediction of Breast Cancer, KARMA. Methods: A total of 35,315 postmenopausal women attending mammography and included in the KARMA cohort (Jan 2011–March 2013) with data on statin use and potential c
Millimeter-wave Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar enables non-contact heartbeat monitoring by sensing micrometer-level chest vibrations; however, its performance is often severely affected by non-stationary interferences such as electromagnetic pulses and involuntary limb micromovements. These interferences exhibit transient and non-stationary characteristics that are fundamentally
Background and objective Bullying among adolescents is a growing public health concern with serious mental, emotional, and social well-being consequences. This study aims to assess prevalence of physical and cyberbullying among school-going adolescents (13–17 years) in Himachal Pradesh, India, and identify risky and protective factors using an ecological framework descriptively. Methods A cross-se
We present a generic way to obtain level lower bounds for (promise) CSP hierarchies from degree lower bounds for algebraic proof systems. More specifically, we show that pseudo-reduction operators in the sense of Alekhnovich and Razborov [Proc. Steklov Inst. Math. 2003] can be used to fool the cohomological k-consistency algorithm. As applications, we prove optimal level lower bounds for c vs. ℓ-c
Theoretical and empirical studies of reinforcement have advanced our understanding of speciation, yet its role in polymorphic species remains understudied. Because morphs differ in behavior, morphology, and reproductive strategies, reinforcement may act unevenly among them, generating asymmetric reproductive isolation. We tested this prediction in the polymorphic damselflies Ischnura elegans and I
Activation of the kynurenine pathway (KP) with resulting accumulation of neuroactive metabolites may be a downstream pathophysiological mechanism of inflammatory depression. The aims of this study were to investigate KP metabolites in inflammatory depression compared to non-inflammatory depression and healthy controls, and whether these metabolites change with nutraceutical interventions with pote
An experiment to search for new excited states in the proton-rich nucleus57Cu was performed at the Heavy Ion Laboratory of the University of Warsaw. This nucleus, with one valence proton outside the doubly magic56Ni core, offers a sensitive test of Shell Model predictions in interplay with collective effects, and its structure is essential for the production of heavier elements in the astrophysica
International research collaboration is essential for tackling global challenges, many of which disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), while scientific capital remains concentrated in high-income countries (HICs). Drawing on CRediT contributorship data from 2018–2023 and past and present author affiliations, we examine how labor is divided in teams between researchers
There are fungi whose delectability and even whose shift from toxicity to edibility depends on preparation in the kitchen. The milkcaps Lactarius rufus and Lactarius trivialis and the false morel Gyromitra esculenta are three such mushrooms. The former two will burn your tongue if nibbled raw, and may bring on stomach-ache if not boiled prior to further cooking. The latter could kill you if it is
