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A surge in societal and scientific discussion surrounds psychedelic research. One surprising fact keeps standing out: Many users report the psychedelic experience as a positive and lasting impact on their quality of life. The present study aimed to explore the quality and consequences of the most impacting psychedelic experience, with the user's Big Five personality in focus. This experienced samp
Membrane technology has proven successful for separating, concentrating, and purifying compounds from streams in the pulp and paper industry. A key stream is kraft black liquor (KBL) from which lignin can be recovered by nanofiltration (NF). However, membrane technology has not yet been implemented on large scale for this process. One reason is the lack of efficientunderstanding of membrane cleani
Galactoglucomannan (GGM) has been identified as a valuable resource and can be used in fields such as oxygen barrier films, food coatings or hydrogels. This hemicellulose can be extracted from softwood using steam explosion (STEX) under mild conditions. However, the GGM-solution also contains impurities such as lignin, lignin-carbohydrate complexes, organic acids, and salts, which require further
Asthma is a heterogeneous chronic respiratory disease affecting millions worldwide, and the prevalence is increasing. Although most patients achieve disease control using mainstay treatment with inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilators, a subgroup of patients suffers from uncontrolled disease. Developing novel therapeutic strategies for these patients is therefore of great importance. When trea
Magnetic Weyl semimetals have emerged as a fertile ground for exploring quantum phases of matter and quasiparticles. The latter includes unconventional fermions with larger Chern numbers than those of conventional Weyl fermions and topologically nontrivial band structures in bosonic excitations. They hold potential for further experimental exploration of emergent quantum matter, magnon-polarons, w
IntroductionThe pulp and paper industry is one of the most significant industrial sectors globally. Current pulp mills primarily focus on producing pulp fibers and electricity. By transforming traditional pulp mills into lignocellulosic biorefineries, they can become a cornerstone of a future circular bioeconomy. To achieve this, pulp mills must close their process loops and, in addition to fiber
IntroductionGlobal water scarcity necessitates innovative approaches to water treatment. Membrane technology has emerged as a key solution, demonstrating its effectiveness across a range of applications, from seawater desalination using reverse osmosis to wastewater treatment with membrane bioreactors. This presentation will introduce three novel water treatment concepts based on membrane technolo
Recycling industrial wastewater is a significant challenge due to its complexity. However, achieving the global sustainable development goal 6—clean water and sanitation—requires suitable treatment technologies to upgrade and recycle water, thereby reducing drinking water consumption and water stress. This presentation focuses on two challenging wastewater streams:carwash and oily wastewater, demo
The hippocampus, crucial in cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), shows early atrophy during disease progression. This study investigated 5-year trajectories of hippocampal volumes across AD stages, focusing on genetic predisposition to AD, captured through the polygenic risk score for AD (PRS-AD) and APOE, and their impact on hippocampal atrophy. Analyzing data from 1,051 participants in
The keystone species concept holds that certain members of an ecological community, despite their low abundance, exert disproportionately large effects on species diversity and composition. In microbial ecology, experimental validation of this concept has been limited because targeted removal of individual species remains technically challenging. Here, we developed a procedure to test the keystone
PurposeThis study aims to determine whether employees are satisfied with their connection to colleagues when working from home (WFH), whether their satisfaction is influenced by sociodemographic factors and home-based work settings and whether cross-country differences exist.Design/methodology/approachUsing survey data from 137,487 knowledge workers across 88 countries, collected during a real-wor
The concept of integrated risk management (IRM) has developed as a response to more interconnected and complex contexts. To investigate how the concept is used and what is meant with integration in the scientific literature, a research profiling was carried out across all kinds of risk management applications. 1094 publications from scientific journals, conference proceedings, and books were inclu
The Chambolle–Pock method is a versatile three-parameter algorithm designed to solve a broad class of composite convex optimization problems, which encompass two proper, lower semicontinuous, and convex functions, along with a linear operator L. The functions are accessed via their proximal operators, while the linear operator is evaluated in a forward manner. Among the three algorithm parameters
Objective: Assessing psychological pain is crucial for evaluating suicide risk. This study examined differences in psychological pain between patients with suicide attempts, those with suicidal ideation, clinical, and non-clinical controls using a newly translated German version of the Mee-Bunney Psychological Pain Assessment Scale (MBPPAS). Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with two i
Purpose: The PET Response Criteria in Solid Tumours (PERCIST) 1.0 provides a standardized framework for evaluating treatment response using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography – computed tomography (PET-CT), but its clinical use is hindered by manual complexity. This study presents coPERCIST, an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted module integrated into the RECOMIA pl
Introduction/Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly heterogeneous malignant tumor, characterized by elevated mortality rates and poor diagnostic outcomes. Accurate identification of cancer subtypes is crucial for guiding personalized treatment and improving patient prognosis. Methods: A method for precisely identifying HCC subtypes by integrating multi-omics data was presented. This
Drawing on a constitutive understanding of strategic communication [Falkheimer and Heide (Strategic communication: An introduction. Routledge, 2018), (Strategic communication: An introduction to theory and global practice. Routledge, 2022); Winkler and Schoeneborn (The research handbook of strategic communication. Edward Elgar, 2023)], this chapter examines how the municipality of Venice’s strateg
Rationale: A care bundle approach to the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been shown to benefit patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), but uncertainty persists over the specific components and its applicability in high-income countries (HICs). Aims: An international collaborative initiative aimed at determining whether implementation of a care bundle impro
