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The aim of this study was to explore how the Environmental Health Department in Malmö Sweden can apply local recommendations to reduce systematic health inequities in their regulation and monitoring of the indoor environments at elementary and junior high schools, aiming ultimately at a more socially just society. The study was comprised of qualitative interviews exploring synergy possibilities be
I examine if participatory action research can be used to launch processes in women’s action groups in rural areas of a lower middle income country, which can lead to empowerment of the organization. Participatory action research conducted in Western Georgia was designed to investigate marginalization of rural women and whether a researcher can intervene by taking on a role of an external change-m
Mara–Loita wildebeest migration in Kenya has experienced a dramatic decline since the 1970s, primarily due to habitat fragmentation caused by livestock fencing, agricultural expansion, and urban development. These changes have obstructed seasonal wildebeest movements, leading to disrupted migration routes and increased human-wildlife conflict. In response, four conservation scenarios have been pro
Phytophagous insects, comprising over half a million species, depend on plants for survival and are broadly categorised as specialists or generalists based on the range of host plants they exploit. Host plant selection is shaped by environmental factors, such as local plant availability, and ecological pressures, including competition and predation. While patterns of specialisation and generalisat
The marine environment faces significant changes due to anthropogenic activities, with urbanisation and "marine sprawl" introducing artificial structures that disrupt natural ecosystems. Artificial reefs (AR) and nature-inclusive design offer solutions to enhance habitat complexity and foster ecological restoration. This thesis investigates how AR design and material properties can suppo
High-pressure blocking events are anticyclones that persist over a region for a long time. Such events prevent vertical mixing of air pollutants due to the subsidence inversion created by the anticyclone. This study investigates the relationship of aerosol concentrations during periods of high-pressure blocking events in southern Sweden for the rural location of Vavihill and the urban location of
Objectives: To identify serum and salivary gland proteomic biomarkers in primary Sjögren’s disease (SjD), evaluate their correlation with tissue inflammation, and relate findings to clinical, autoantibody, and genetic profiles. Methods: Paired salivary gland extracts and serum samples from patients with SjD (n = 81) and sicca controls (n = 19), and serum from larger Swedish (SjD n = 456; controls
A particularly well-studied evolutionary model is the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster, a cosmopolitan insect of ancestral southern-central African origin. Recent work suggests that it expanded out of Africa ∼9,000 years ago, and spread from the Middle East into Europe ∼1,800 years ago. During its global expansion, this human commensal adapted to novel climate zones and habitats. Despite much w
BackgroundColorectal cancer with overgrowth into urinary organs requires en-bloc resection of involved organs to achieve negative resection margins (R0). This study investigates survival and oncological outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery with resections of urinary organs.MethodPatients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery with urological resection in Sweden 2007–2018 were identified via the
This study presents an integrated simulation framework that combines agent-based transport modeling with probabilistic load-flow analysis to quantify power system loading of long-haul heavy-duty electrification. The approach is applied to a case study considering fully electrified road freight in the Skåne region in Sweden, using high-resolution transport demand data and the actual power grid mode
Sustainable bioenergy is central to climate change mitigation, yet biomass supply depends not only on biophysical and economic assessments but also on farmers' decision-making. Straw from cereal and oilseed crops can support renewable energy, but its availability is constrained by on-farm uses, management practices, and farmers' access to knowledge of sustainable soil management. Because straw rem
This thesis explores a range of control algorithms for multimodal acoustophoresis, the process of manipulating particles in a fluid by simultaneously using several acoustic modes. The aim of the algorithms is to precisely guide particle trajectories in acoustofluidic systems, motivated by the demand for non-invasive, scalable manipulation techniques in biomedical applications such as single-cell a
Material traceability is an important part of industrial manufacturing, especially in systems where quality, reliability, and documentation requirements are high. In many companies, traceability is often assumed to already exist because there are certificates, ERP systems, production documents, and established routines. However, during this study, it became clear that having information available
Accurate time synchronization is a fundamental requirement for industrial systems, particularly applications relying on deterministic communication and coordinated control. While the Precision Time Protocol (PTP), or IEEE 1588, can achieve a sub-microsecond accuracy in wired local networks, its performance over wireless networks such as Fifth Generation Mobile Network (5G) remains challenging due
1 2024 Review of the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies at Lund University Martin Cloonan, Director of the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Turku Britta Padberg, Managing Director, The New Institute, Hamburg Richard Taylor, Head of Physics, University of Oregon Summary The aim of our review was to assess the Pufendorf IAS’s recent activities and to provide specific recomme
https://www.pi.lu.se/en/sites/pi.lu.se.en/files/2024-10/Pufendorf%20Evaluation%20Report%20Final%202024.pdf - 2026-07-10
How does the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affect how you can use images or videos? When are you required to provide the photographer’s name in connection with an image? What do you need to bear in mind when using drone footage? Below is a summary of the legal issues that are relevant when working with images and videos. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)The General Data Protect
https://www.staff.lu.se/support-and-tools/communication-and-graphic-profile/images-film-and-music/images-film-and-law - 2026-07-10
Att vatten övergår till ånga när man hettar upp det är ett välkänt fenomen, men även materia som bygger upp atomkärnor kommer att genomgå en fasövergång om den hettas upp tillräckligt mycket. Det som då bildas är ett kvark-gluonplasma (QGP), en exotisk form av materia där atomkärnans minsta beståndsdelar - kvarkar och gluoner - mer eller mindre rör sig fritt, vilket radikalt skiljer sig från vanliBy colliding heavy nuclei at high energies, which is done at RHIC and the LHC, a strongly interacting Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) is created. This manifests itself through several different signatures, which until recently was thought to uniquely probe the QGP. Recently, however, similar signatures have been observed also in small systems, such as pp collisions with high charged-particle multiplicity
Proton therapy has the potential to improve the local control rates and reduce the risk of toxicity forlung cancer patients. However, the delivery of proton therapy is prone to uncertainties caused byanatomical changes and motion during the treatment and between the treatment fractions whichmay compromise its effectiveness. The dosimetric uncertainty of lung cancer proton therapy can beminimized t
Climate change is predicted to lead to an increase in the frequency and severity of climate extremes and variability (IPCC 2007). The result is an increase in climate-related disasters in a world where, even without climate change, the number of disasters is already on the rise (UNISDR 2010). Also Sweden will be severely affected by climate change as temperatures are expected to rise more in North
