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This thesis examines how parody and satire are used in contemporary Americananimated television series. Through critical textual analysis, five television shows are examined. These are Archer, BoJack Horseman, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rick and Morty, and South Park. The study offers theoretical background and discussion on key concepts like parody, satire, comedy, animation, television
Study objectives: The impact of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep duration on long-term adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is unclear. This study aimed to assess the characteristics of individuals with short REM sleep and investigate whether reduced REM sleep is associated with lower CPAP adherence over a two-year period in t
This study investigates the practical integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Building Energy Modelling (BEM) for energy-efficient building design. This research explores the challenges and opportunities of openBIM-to-BEM workflows by drawing on a literature review and a real-world case study in Östergötland County, typical of the Million Programme, a large public housing initiativ
“Digital participation” refers to being actively involved in the digital society and using information and communication technology, above all the internet. However, not everyone has access to this global network and the ability to use it. The aim of the study was to explore experiences of using the internet and digital participation among people with aphasia (PWA) in Sweden by analysing data from
Glucuronidation is the major phase II biotransformation reaction that facilitates the clearance of exogenous compounds from the human body. Glucuronidated metabolites have been investigated in urine samples at a broad scale; however, their characterization in other human biospecimens is underexplored. Our study has now performed a comprehensive profiling of glucuronides in plasma, fecal, and cereb
Purpose: We aimed to investigate the association between overlapping threat to fixation (TTF) and vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) in patients with manifest open-angle glaucoma (OAG). Methods: Overall, 316 patients with manifest OAG were recruited from the glaucoma outpatient department of Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, between April and December 2018. VRQoL was assessed using the
A single zircon grain dated by ion probe with a minimum age of 3432±30 Ma was found in a microgranite dyke, which cuts norite of 916±11 Ma Hakefjorden Complex at Älgön on the Swedish west coast north of Gothenburg. Zircons are a rare accessory mineral in this dyke. They could be classified by morphology as orthocrysts and xenocrysts. Data from four orthocrysts show that the dyke originated between
Indonesia faces a severe plastic pollution crisis driven by extensive plastic usage and inadequate waste management. To effectively address this issue and promote sustainable circularity, it is crucial to understand the dynamics of plastic production, use, and end-of-life management, as well as the interactions among stakeholders throughout the plastics lifecycle. Without such a comprehensive unde
Rhesus macaques (RMs) are a vital model for studying human disease and invaluable to pre-clinical vaccine research, particularly for the study of broadly neutralizing antibody responses. Such studies require robust genetic resources for antibody-encoding genes within the immunoglobulin (IG) loci. The complexity of the IG loci has historically made them challenging to characterize accurately. To ad
This work is devoted to the development and comprehensive validation of a new interatomic potential for bcc and hcp refractory alloys based on the Wsingle bondMosingle bondNbsingle bondTasingle bondZrsingle bondTi system. The presented model allows the simulation of various structural transformations, as well as the behavior of crystal defects in several of the phases observed in this system. The
Particle packings are widely used in process applications, yet often have poor flow distribution due to random channel geometries. Regular channels can now be realised using 3D-printing, where tuneable channel morphology also offers the possibility of promoting vortices and fluctuating motion to enhance heat and mass transfer. Detailed visualisation experiments are required to understand hydrodyna
Standard ZYMO DNA/RNA miniprep extraction protocol written in a user friendly way to reduce in-process-decisions and process time
BackgroundSome patients scheduled for cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) only undergo explorative laparotomy (open/close procedure) due to extensive tumor spread or challenges in achieving complete cytoreduction (CC0). This study aimed to evaluate the surgical outcomes and overall survival in patients with peritoneal surface malignancy (PSM) who only
The presence of lipids after pea protein isolation was related to changes in protein structure and functionality. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the presence of lipids, specifically polar endogenous lipids (phospholipids), on pea globulins' (including legumin and vicilin) structure and functionality. Pea globulins were extracted by isoelectric precipitation from defatted an
Climate limits distribution of species and shows considerable regional variability. However, studies relating climate variation to species population growth rates in different climatic zones while accounting for species' ecological traits are scarce. We assessed species population responses to the main climatic constraints at a continental scale by studying how precipitation and temperature at dif
This article explores migrant precarity and class-sensitive nostalgia in the autofiction of Wioletta Grzegorzewska (Greg), a Polish-born writer whose work portrays the complexities of eastern European migration to the United Kingdom. Her narratives challenge idealized notions of transnational mobility by foregrounding linguistic displacement, economic insecurity, cultural alienation, and systemic
Background: Generating parasite genomes is challenging when little of the DNA in infected host tissue is from the parasite. We used selective whole genome amplification (SWGA) to generate genomic data from wildlife samples of the avian haemosporidian Haemoproteus majoris (lineage PARUS1) and its host, the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Methods: We used SWGA to amplify the parasite DNA in nine avi
The 2022 centenary of the ‘liberation of Izmir’ saw no less than three municipally organised exhibitions thematising historic events long avoided in official memory: the Great Fire of 1922, and the ensuing Turkish-Greek population exchange. Incongruent with the tale of national triumph and unity, such disasters and displacements have been systematically repressed in Turkish official memory, brough
The model of the operation of a froth flotation column is described by a nonlinear convection–diffusion partial differential equation that incorporates the solids–flux, and drift–flux theories as well as a model of foam drainage. The resulting model is novel and contains non-standard ingredients such as discontinuous fluxes and degenerating diffusion accounting for foam drainage. It predicts the b
