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Research shows that various aspects of environmental injustice can be found even on a local level in Sweden. Still, the topic of environmental justice is often disregarded in local planning processes and ecological and social concerns are often treated as two separate issues. To achieve just and sustainable planning, previous research emphasizes the importance of actively including and considering
Urban areas are increasingly exposed to extreme precipitation events, which can disrupt critical infrastructure and damage the built environment. While flood impacts are often assessed separately for buildings or road networks, this study analyses both flood-induced road inaccessibility and building flood risk in Gothenburg using a climate-adjusted 100-year rainfall at both the city scale and the
Active vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)], plays a pivotal role in calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism. Circulating levels of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) are thought to be dependent mainly on the activity of the renal cytochrome P450 enzyme 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3)-1alpha-hydroxylase (1alpha-hydroxylase), which is potently induced by PTH. However, 1alpha-hydroxylase activity or expressi
Cities exhibit a rich and complex heterogeneity in people and activities. This poses a sizable challenge for planners when planning new neighbourhoods or the reconstruction of old ones as well as when considering the allocation of supply of and demand for amenities, e.g. kindergartens or health facilities. However, individual preferences may also exhibit common denominators that may provide struct
Survey data on breeding wader densities and grazing intensity on coastal meadows on the Baltic island of Öland from 1988, 1998 and 2003 were used to evaluate density and density-changes of four common and widespread wader species, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, redshank Tringa totanus, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus and ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula in relation to grazing intensity. Populati
Despite their evidently different assumptions and operationalization strategies, the concepts of Circular Economy, Green Economy and Bioeconomy are joined by the common ideal to reconcile economic, environmental and social goals. The three concepts are currently mainstreamed in academia and policy making as key sustainability avenues, but a comparative analysis of such concepts is missing. The aim
Popular Abstract in Swedish SVENSK SAMMANFATTNING Den kliniska effekten av läkemedel som administreras till näsa eller lunga beror på läkemedlets egenskaper och på dess lokala deposition. Depositionsstudier är därför värdefulla för att kunna karakterisera olika beredningar. Depositionen påverkas av partiklarnas storlek och hastighet, genom att stora partiklar med hög hastighet ger upphov till en hThe local deposition, pharmacokinetics, and systemic activity of inhaled and intranasal glucocorticosteroids in different formulations and devices(ICSs) has been investigated. After nasal administration of the ICS budesonide (Bud), the systemic availability (F) was found to be significantly higher from an aqueous pump spray and from the powder inhaler Turbuhaler, than from a pressurized metered do
This policy brief looks into the role of social norms to fight corruption in the school system in the Cau Giay district in Hanoi. An ongoing research project has conducted multiple ethnographic field studies in schools and included parents, teachers, and other school personnel in the research data. Their experiences and reflections are the core of this brief. The results show the existence of info
Urban green and blue infrastructure (GBI) and associated ecosystem services (ES) are increasingly recognized for their potential to address urban sustainability challenges. This has resulted in an increase in studies quantifying ES in cities. In this review, we analysed 850 peer-reviewed publications to characterize urban ES assessment in terms of geographical location, urban GBI type and methodol
This thesis investigates whether historical trauma could influence societal perceptions of foreign humanitarian aid, with a particular focus on Poland. The study explores how collective memory and past experiences of occupation, repression, and conflict might shape trust towards foreign humanitarian actors. A mixed-method approach was applied, consisting of expert interviews and a public surve
The UK achieved the ambitious goal of becoming the first G7 country to phase out coal-firedelectricity, with its last power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar closing in 2024. Ensuring thisgeneration of transitioning communities does not follow in the footsteps of ‘left behind’ UKex-mining villages for example, is imperative. This study investigates and compares theimaginaries of place leaders and locals
Fennoscandian permafrost peatlands and palsa mires have exhibited pronounced thawing over recent decades, resulting in increased active layer thickness (ALT) and thermokarst formation. Consequently, open water areas have expanded in the well-studied palsa mire Stordalen, located in northernmost Sweden. However, long-term quantifications of open water dynamics remain limited and the relationship be
HTTP-klienter används för att hämta data från servrar över ett nätverk. Det existerar flera olika användningsscenarier för dessa klienter. Detta examensarbete fokuserar på och undersöker användningen av tre olika HTTP-klienter i ett Spring Boot-system ur ett implementerings- och prestandaperspektiv. Systemet som användes var en mock-up skapad av IKEA för att efterlikna deras faktiska produktionssyHTTP clients are used to gather data from servers over a network. Several different usage scenarios for HTTP clients exist. This thesis focused on and investigated the usage of three different HTTP clients in a Spring Boot system from the perspective of implementation and performance. This system was a mock-up made by IKEA to mimic their real live Spring Boot system. The research focused on compar
Do negative income shocks increase conflict risk? I study the relationship between desert locust infestations and conflict in 26 African countries. Combining geolocalized data on locust swarms and bands with information on conflict events, I construct two panel datasets at spatial resolutions 0.5◦ × 0.5◦ and 0.1◦ × 0.1◦, covering the years 1997–2017. I find a negative relationship between locust i
The need for information about climate change is great. This information is usually based on climate model data, which often have systematic biases. Furthermore, climate information is based on ensembles of climate models, which raises the question about how such ensembles are affected by the choice of models and emission scenarios. Here, we aim to describe climate change in Sweden and neighbourin
A double-swirler ammonia/methane co-flame burner was developed to enhance flame stability and reduce NOx emissions in ammonia combustion. In this system, a premixed ammonia/air mixture is introduced through the inner swirler, while a lean premixed methane/air flame from the outer swirler stabilizes the ammonia/air flame. Experimental results highlight that the Reynolds number of the outer methane/
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 interact with Rad51, one of the central components in the homologous recombination repair pathway. This study evaluates the prognostic and predictive role of BRCA1, BRCA2 and Rad51, individually and as a complex, in breast cancer.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Expression of BRCA1, BRCA2 and Rad51 was investigated using immunohi
Previous research has shown that language in job adverts implicitly communicates gender stereotypes, which, in turn, influence employees’ perceived fit with the job. In this way, language both reflects and maintains a gender segregated job market. The aim of this study was to test whether, and how, language in organizational descriptions reflects gender segregation in the organizations by the use
There is a clinical need for improved wound treatments that prevent both infection and excessive inflammation. TCP-25, a thrombin-derived peptide, is antibacterial and scavenges pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharide, thereby preventing CD14 interaction and Toll-like receptor dimerization, leading to reduced downstream immune activation. Here, we describe the de
The objective of the paper is to explore whether particular problematisations of cars and car use lead to sets of solutions that may not deal with all problems associated with car use, and whether this leads to any internal conflicts within the chosen policies. The paper is based on a review of local transport policy documents from 13 cities in four countries using the lens of policy problematisat
