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The smart city is a prominent urban development discourse that has been applied to urban policies and programs around the world. To date, there are limited empirical insights on how smart city policies and programs are leading to institutional change in urban local governance. Recent scholarship has mobilized the notion of institutional logics to unpack how the broader smart city discourse shapes
The medical profession plays a crucial role in tackling the health impacts of climate change and in promoting a green transition of society and the health sector. Despite this, opportunities for action are still quite unknown within the profession, and no mandatory education is required in interns' or residents' education. Medical schools, on the contrary, both in Sweden (due to legislation) and a
CSF concentrations of β-amyloid 42 (Aβ42) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) are well-established biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and have been studied in relation to several neuropathological features both in patients and in cognitively unimpaired individuals. The CSF p-tau/Aβ42 ratio, a biomarker combining information from both pathophysiological processes, has emerged as a promising tool for moni
Improved understanding of the mechanisms driving heterotrophic CO2 emissions after rewetting of a dry soil may improve projections of future soil carbon fate. While drying and rewetting (DRW) under laboratory conditions have demonstrated that heterotrophic CO2 emissions depend on DRW features and soil and environmental conditions, these laboratory insights have not been validated in field conditio
Climate change is already impacting our environment and health, with rising sea levels, extreme weather, and higher temperatures. Greenhouse gas levels are at their highest in three million years, making climate-related health risks increasingly urgent. Heatwaves, wildfires, and floods lead to mortality, trauma, and non-communicable diseases both in the short and long term. Climate change also alt
Scholarship in the last decades has increasingly paid attention to the rhetoric of race and peoplehood in early Christian literature. It has been shown how the construction of Christian identity took place through ethnic reasoning, with writers using metaphors of parenthood, kinship, homeland and descent to express what it meant to be a Christian. These studies have typically focused on pre-Consta
The rarity of preserved soft tissues in the fossil record has limited our understanding of the life appearance of extinct vertebrates. However, through examination of various osteological features and comparisons with extant ecomorphological analogues, we can predict some of the external characteristics of ancient taxa. Specifically, for the Cretaceous mosasaurians (a group of seagoing squamates),
Background: Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the most potent ligand to the androgen receptor, is synthesised from testosterone (T) by 5α-reductase type 1 and 2. While type 1 is expressed in several non-reproductive tissues in both sexes, men also express high levels of the high-affinity type 2 isoform in reproductive tissues; yet women have a higher circulating DHT to T (DHT/T) ratio than men. We hypoth
Research on cephalopod early ontogeny has significantly advanced in recent decades, including embryo organogenesis and neurogenesis and early behavioural adaptations, particularly in commercially important and coastal species. Within this context, here we compiled current knowledge on the collection, handling and care under experimental conditions and monitoring in the field of cephalopod eggs and
Direct reprogramming of somatic cells into induced neurons (iNs) has become an attractive strategy for the generation of patient-specific neurons for disease modeling and regenerative neuroscience. To this end, adult human dermal fibroblasts (hDFs) present one of the most relevant cell sources. However, iNs generated from adult hDFs using two-dimensional cultures are difficult to maintain in vitro
The arthropod exoskeleton consists of a chitin–protein meshwork that is reinforced by incorporated minerals, such as in decapod crustaceans. Such naturally biomineralized cuticle forms the bulk of arthropod bodily remains in the rock record. However, the extent to which this organic–inorganic composite material is transformed during the fossilization process remains incompletely understood. We exa
In an interconnected world, climate change impacts can cascade across sectors and regions, creating systemic risks. Here we analyse cascading climate change impacts on the EU, originating from outside the region, and identify critical intervention points for adaptation. Using network analysis, we integrate stakeholder-co-produced impact chains with quantitative data for 102 countries across foreig
The AU Microscopii planetary system is only 24 Myr old, and its geometry may provide clues about the early dynamical history of planetary systems. Here, we present the first measurement of the Rossiter–McLaughlin effect for the warm sub-Neptune AU Mic c, using two transits observed simultaneously with the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Very Large Telescope (VLT)/Echelle SPectrograph for R
Introduction Asthma may increase the risk of comorbidities and systemic inflammation, but population data are scarce. This study aimed to compare comorbidities and systemic inflammation between those with and without current asthma and to identify characteristics linked to comorbidities and biomarkers. Methods In a cross-sectional analysis of 28 828 people aged 50–64 in the Swedish CArdioPulmonary
Remission is emerging as a feasible treatment goal in moderate-to-severe asthma, driven by the success of biologic therapies in controlling inflammation and reducing exacerbations. Yet current definitions of remission—focused on symptom control, lung function, and corticosteroid reduction—lack precision, can only be ascertained retrospectively, and do not reflect the underlying mechanisms and path
Aims. We aim to observe the transits and occultations of WASP-33 b, which orbits a rapidly rotating δ Scuti pulsator, with the goal of measuring the orbital obliquity via the gravity-darkening effect, and constraining the geometric albedo via the occultation depth. Methods. We observed four transits and four occultations with CHEOPS, and employ a variety of techniques to remove the effects of the
Background and ObjectivesMyasthenia gravis (MG), an autoimmune disease characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness, is believed to result from complex gene-environment interactions, yet few risk factors have been identified. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of nicotine and alcohol on MG disease risk.MethodsThe Genes and Environment in Myasthenia Gravis study is a Swedish, n
When globular proteins fold into their characteristic three-dimensional structures, some amino acids are located on the surface, while others are situated in the protein core, where they cannot interact with molecules in the environment. Predicting the degree of solubility of amino acids provides insight into the function and relevance of residues. Residue accessibility is crucial for several prot
Objective A delayed diagnosis of pituitary adenomas (PAs) can lead to increased morbidity and reduced quality of life. The aim was to estimate diagnostic delay and investigate the concordance between patient-reported symptoms and the medical record documentation in patients with PA. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Seven university hospitals. Participants 654 patients: non-functioning PA (NFP
The design of iron complexes with long-lived charge transfer states suitable for applications as photosensitizers remains a formidable challenge. Here, we investigated the effect of an extended ligand π-system on the ground- and excited-state properties of iron(II) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands. For this purpose, three iron complexes based on the established [Fe(II)(pbmi)2]2+
