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Introduction: Self-disorders designate a group of nonpsychotic, trait-like, anomalous self-experiences. The “gold standard” for assessing self-disorders is largely considered to be the Examination of Anomalous Self-Experience (EASE). The EASE must be conducted as a semistructured interview, and it requires substantial knowledge of psychopathology and excellent interviewing skills. To bypass these
Future-oriented environmental assessments—in particular, prospective life cycle assessments (LCAs)—are increasingly applied within the wastewater treatment (WWT) sector. This thesis contributes to this field of research by addressing how to estimate the environmental impact (improving LCA methodology) and what the impact amounts to (WWT-specific results) for a wastewater treatment plant not yet co
Purpose of the Review: Recent insights into extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from platelet (PC) and red blood cell concentrates (RBC), which form during blood product processing and storage. Recent Findings: EVs impact transfusion outcomes by modulating immune and inflammatory responses. Acting as lipid mediators and expressing adhesion molecules, EVs contribute to immune signaling via cytokin
PurposeAdvanced wastewater treatment (AWT) methods, such as the use of ozone (O3) and granular activated carbon (GAC), have been shown to mitigate toxic impacts on receiving waters. However, life cycle assessments (LCAs) on AWT technologies commonly evaluate toxicity through chemical analysis and conclude that the increased toxicity caused by operational inputs exceeds the reduction in toxicity vi
Poly-N-isopropylacrylamide-based microgels in aqueous dispersion exhibit a pronounced thermoresponse that allows to control their size and thus the volume fraction via temperature. Here, we study the phase behavior of aqueous dispersions of weakly charged microgels with small silica cores, employing different scattering techniques. From temperature- and concentration-dependent experiments in prese
In the physical product development context, agile practices, particularly agile teams, are seldom applied as originally intended. They are often equated with traditional project teams, which conflicts with the fundamental principles of agile teams, undermining several associated benefits. Unlike traditional project teams, agile teams are ideally stable, focusing on continuously delivering value t
This paper examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies on employee pay in the United Kingdom. We use matched nationally representative data from the Employers’ Digital Practices at Work Survey and an original survey of 6000 UK workers and apply machine learning techniques to uncover relationships between AI technology and employee pay across qualification and occupatio
The Nordic countries have been described as generous front-runners in their development assistance, making observers suggest the existence of a ‘Nordic Model’. They have been claimed to play a leadership role in a European and global context. Recently, however, this characterisation has been challenged due to changes in Nordic policies and in the external environment. We investigate the developmenThe Nordic countries have been described as generous front-runners in their development assistance, making observers suggest the existence of a ‘Nordic Model’. They have been claimed to play a leadership role in a European and global context. Recently, however, this characterisation has been challenged due to changes in Nordic policies and in the external environment. We investigate the developmen
Designkort för mobil utvecklingDesign cards supporting mobile development
Poster som illustrerar mobil användningPoster illustrating mobile user experiences
Biological neural network functionality depends on the vast number of connections between nodes, which can be challenging to implement artificially. One radical solution is to replace physical wiring with broadcasting of signals between the artificial neurons. We explore an implementation of this concept by light emitting/receiving III-V semiconductor nanowire neurons in a quasi-2D waveguide. They
The retail industry is transforming at an unprecedented speed and scale with the advent of omnichannel strategies, thus leading to growing concerns about its environmental impact. The purpose of this paper is to identify the requirements that affect the possibilities of obtaining environmentally sustainable omnichannels and the strategies to be used by retailers and logistics service providers (LS
Groundwater, as a vital water resource in arid and semi-arid regions, plays a crucial role in sustaining human livelihoods, agriculture, and industry. Over recent decades, these areas have witnessed rapid groundwater depletion, raising concerns about resource sustainability. This research provides a comprehensive analysis of the factors contributing to the decline in groundwater levels (GWL) withi
Background and aims: Targeted omics techniques can be used to identify systemic blood biomarkers associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Our aim was to study associations between plasma protein, metabolite biomarkers and subclinical CAD in a low and a high CVD risk population. Methods: The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) was used for i
Melanoma brain metastases (MBM) exhibit extensive intertumor and intratumor heterogeneity (ITH), driven by a complex tumor microenvironment. The aim of this study was to perform a detailed analysis of individual MBM patient tumors using a multiomics approach, integrating spatial transcriptomics with multi-region bulk exome, proteome, and transcriptome profiling for a small group of four patient sa
OBJECTIVES: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of immunosuppressants with or without corticosteroids compared to corticosteroid monotherapy for the treatment of IgG4-related disease in people 18 years or older.
A pervasive dilemma in brain-wide association studies1 (BWAS) is whether to prioritize functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan time or sample size. We derive a theoretical model showing that individual-level phenotypic prediction accuracy increases with sample size and total scan duration (sample size × scan time per participant). The model explains empirical prediction accuracies well a
Van der Waals heterostructures have become a rapidly growing field in condensed matter research, offering a platform to engineer novel quantum systems by stacking different two-dimensional (2D) materials. A diverse range of material combinations, including hexagonal boron nitride, transition metal dichalcogenides and graphene, with electronic properties spanning from insulating to semiconducting,
OBJECTIVES: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the comparative effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in children, and to evaluate the relative rankings for benefits and harms of mAbs for preventing RSV in children.
