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This paper calls for an expansion of historical archaeology in both chronological and geographical scope. Moreover, it aims at a critical scrutiny of the use of prehistoric methods, perspectives, and theories in historical archaeology. The paper argues for a stronger alignment with humanities and cultural history through micro historic perspectives and theoretical perspectives of intersectionality

Olivia Peukert Stock visar genom exempel från den antika litteraturen att romarna tog eder på största allvar. Såväl i vardagen som i offentligheten – både i politiska och juridiska sammanhang – svor de ofta vid exempelvis en gud att ett påstående var sant. Många berättelser vittnar även om att det var förknippat med hårda straff att bryta mot en sådan ed.

BackgroundAdrenomedullin (ADM) is a vasoactive neurohormonal peptide involved in vascular integrity and fluid homeostasis. Even if elevated ADM is an established marker of acute vascular stress, it remains unclear how the ADM system should be measured and interpreted in the general population. In particular, it is uncertain which components of the pathway are most informative, when they should be

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem genetic disease characterized by chronic airway infection and progressive lung function decline. With increasing life expectancy, extrapulmonary comorbidities such as cystic fibrosis–related diabetes (CFRD) and hepatobiliary involvement have become important contributors to disease burden in people with CF (pwCF). Aim: The overall aim of this thesi

Psychiatric inpatient care for individuals who engage in self-injury involves tensions between preventing harm, respecting autonomy, sustaining relational care, and managing organizational demands. Staff may experience emotional burden and moral distress, while patients may experience care as invalidating, coercive, or insufficiently responsive to their needs. This article develops a theory-informPsychiatric inpatient care for individuals who engage in self-injury involvestensions between preventing harm, respecting autonomy, sustaining relationalcare, and managing organizational demands. Sta may experience emotionalburden and moral distress, while patients may experience care as invalidating,coercive, or insu ciently responsive to their needs. This article develops atheory-informed concep

The book presents a comprehensive overview of the seminal approach to speech rhythm and melody developed by the world-renown prosodist, Gösta Bruce. It examines prosodic phenomena (stress, tone, word accent, intonation) both from a phonetic and phonological point of view and at different levels of prosodic structure, from the word to text and dialogue with a focus on prosody’s different communicat

Social mobility research has explored race, class and gender ceilings to explain why certain groups cannot advance in politics or business. This article analyses how ceilings are formed in the charity sector and civil society, often associated with bottom-up organising, unselfish engagement and work for social progress. The research combines theories of social closure and cultural cloning as two i

This chapter introduces the World Elite Database (WED) project, which addresses the challenge of standardization and comparability across elite populations, starting with individuals and organizations that occupy positions of economic power. It provides a descriptive overview of two sets of early findings related to age and gender for economic elites across 16 different countries: Argentina, Chile

Urban food governance is expected to address food insecurity, waste, social exclusion, and resilience. Food sharing initiatives (FSIs) can contribute to these goals, but their capacity to operate depends on the governance arrangements in which they are embedded. This article examines how governance modes shape the conditions under which FSIs operate, endure, and contribute to urban sustainability.