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In teaching, analogies can be used to support the introduction of a new concept or idea with reference to a more familiar one. This relies on the learner’s correct understanding of the (supposedly) familiar situation, their identification of the relevant similarities (structural relations) between the two situations, and of the limits of the similarities. Without these, analogies may reinforce or
Behavioural insights are increasingly shaping the design, implementation and evaluation of energy policies. This Special Issue aims to broaden and strengthen the evidence base, and policy value of behavioural insights in the context of sustainable energy use. It showcases a plethora of behavioural issues that can help to improve our understanding of the decision-making ‘black box’ of energy users
A small, nucleotide-binding domain, the ATP-cone, is found at the N-terminus of most ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) catalytic subunits. By binding adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dATP) it regulates the enzyme activity of all classes of RNR. Functional and structural work on aerobic RNRs has revealed a plethora of ways in which dATP inhibits activity by inducing oligome
This is the second article in the psychological elements of palliative care (PEPC) series. This series focuses on how key concepts from psychotherapy can be used in the context of palliative care to improve communication and fine tune palliative care interventions. In this article, we introduce two foundational concepts: frame and formulation. The frame is the context in which care is delivered; i
“There is something to confess: your speaker likes to leave a movie theater. Back out on the more or less empty, more or less brightly lit sidewalk (it is invariably at night, and during the week, that he goes), and heading uncertainly for some café or other, he walks in silence (he doesn’t like discussing the film he’s just seen), a little dazed, wrapped up in himself…”In his 1975 essay, Leaving
This research study investigates the response of clay brick masonry with different crack widths before and after repointing subjected to water spray. In doing so, 3-course masonry prisms containing artificial cracks were exposed to a water spray during 23 hours of testing. Forty-nine cracked 3-course masonry prisms were prepared with a crack width varying between 0.3 mm and 0.9 mm, whereas thirtee
Objective: To evaluate the influence of implant and prosthetic components on peri-implant tissue health. A further aim was to evaluate peri-implant soft-tissue changes following surgical peri-implantitis treatment. Materials and methods: Group discussions based on two systematic reviews (SR) and one critical review (CR) addressed (i) the influence of implant material and surface characteristics on
Background: Patients with perioperative myocardial injury are at risk of death and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). The primary aim of this study was to determine optimal thresholds of preoperative and perioperative changes in high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) to predict MACCE and mortality. Methods: Prospective, observational, cohort study in patients ≥
Mattias Risberg is an organist, synthesizer player, pianist and composer who was living in Uppsala when we made this collaboration. We visited two churches several times outside of Uppsala, Vittinge Congregational Church in Vittinge and North Congregational Church in Tärnsjö, during the summer and fall of 2015, where we recorded three sessions of purely improvised music. We also had many conversat
There exist several datasets for developing self-driving car methodologies. Manually collected datasets impose inherent limitations on the variability of test cases and it is particularly difficult to acquire challenging scenarios, e.g. ones involving collisions with pedestrians. A way to alleviate this is to consider automatic generation of safety-critical scenarios for autonomous vehicle (AV) te
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal disease that leads to deterioration of articular cartilage, joint pain, and decreased quality of life. When OA develops after a joint injury, it is designated as post-traumatic OA (PTOA). The etiology of PTOA remains poorly understood, but it is known that proteoglycan (PG) loss, cell dysfunction, and cell death in cartilage are among the first signs
Den privatanställda arbetstagarens rätt att kritisera sin arbetsgivare etablerades inom arbetsrätten i början av 1980-talet genom Arbetsdomstolens rättspraxis. Sedan dess har det skett stora förändringar i samhället. Internet och sociala medier gjort det möjligt för anställda att fritt uttrycka och förmedla sina tankar och åsikter inför en stor publik. Därutöver har mänskliga rättigheter fått alltThe right to criticize one’s employer within the private sector was established by the Labour Court in the early 1980s. Since then, significant changes have taken place in society. Internet and social media have made it possible for employees to express and impart their opinions and thoughts to a large audience. Furthermore, human rights have gained an increasing impact on the employer-employee re
In the past, agriculture for development has proven an effective tool for developing countries to stimulate economic growth and development and hence alleviate the incidence of poverty. This paper puts a particular focus on Ghana´s recent agricultural transformation process and scrutinizes the effect of regional farm size patterns – expanding predominantly from small- to medium-sized – on poverty
In this thesis, the focus is on the trade relations between Estonia and selected Asian countries based on their importance, aiming to identify the current trade flows, changes within them over time and the reasons behind these changes. Furthermore, the comparative advantage of Estonia in relation to those countries should be revealed. The main research question is how the trade flows have changed
Tillgången till rent dricksvatten varierar mellan olika delar i världen. Till exempel är grundvat- ten en stor resurs i Sverige där det står för 50 % av dricksvattnet, både artificiellt och naturligt bildat. Den siffran är endast 6 % i Moçambique och med tanke på att 47 % av populationen i landet saknar rent dricksvatten kan artifici- ell grundvattenbildning vara ett bra alternativ. Det finns olikThe amount of clean drinking water varies across different parts of the world. For example is groundwa- ter a big resource in Sweden and stands for 50% of the drinking water, both artificially and naturally recharged. The corresponding fraction is only about 6% in Mozambique and considering that 47% of the population in Mozam- bique lacks clean drinking water artificial recharge might be a good op
Borgholms castle on Öland is a medieval fortification built on the eastern border of today's Sweden. But when it was built around 800 years ago the borders, power structure and ownership over the Baltic sea were split between several powers. During the 12th and 13th century the Baltic sea contained many wars, pirates and crusades, and in the midst of it Borgholm castle was built. Thus the ques
This paper explores the extent to which international and regional human rights law places obligations on States to protect the interests of undocumented migrant workers in countries of employment. The purpose of this thesis is to examine Italy’s immigration policies and work-related regulations, and determine whether or not Italy lives up to the international norms with respect to the labour-rela
Credit rating agencies’ influence on capital markets has been a highly debated topic in the last decades, as their power and impact have not been established with clarity. Different characteristics have been found especially between larger and smaller markets, which makes it interesting to investigate how the Nordic market as a smaller market reacts to credit changes. This study investigates how t
The purpose of this paper is to investigate what motivates the recidivism discrepancy between populations with: severe psychiatric disorder and non-severe psychiatric disorder. The aim is to introduce an argument for biopsychosocial influences as underlying an individual’s propensity to act, using Luhmannian systems theory. By making use of current research on social and neurological risk factors,
