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Monuments to Joseph Stalin and Felix Dzerzhinsky are constantly increasing in contemporary Russia. However, new monuments to Lenin are no longer being built. From the perspective of today’s strongmen, Stalin and Dzerzhinsky represent strength, war victory and domestic “iron order”. Lenin, on the other hand, is seen as a political adventurer and destabilizer. As a man who, according to Vladimir Put
December 20th is marked in the Russian calendar as a day dedicated to the workers of the "security organs". However, these are not just any "organs" that have security in their job description. In this case, the term “security organs” emphasises exclusively the importance of foundation of political police in the emerging Soviet Russia.On December 20, 1917, the Russian Communist Party established i
Putin kan välja att avsluta kriget i Ukraina – frågan är om han har råd med det. Fred är farligt, i alla fall om man är president i Ryssland. Och respekten för den som tappar makten försvinner snabbt. Att eskalera spänningar är därför en ren självbevarelsedrift. Ukraina är en huvudvärk för Putin, men den är inte hans värsta, skriver historikern Tomas Sniegon vid Lunds universitet.
BackgroundDespite the central role of forensic medical examinations in child physical abuse cases, evidence on how their findings impact prosecution is scarce.ObjectiveWe studied the association between the dependent variable, filing of formal charges, and independent variables related to the child, suspect, and case characteristics, the acts of violence, and forensic findings, such as cutaneous l
Lars Marcus’s book Städernas stenar (The stones of cities) presentsbasic concepts and the latest directions in the space syntax researcharea. Marcus’s presentation is based on the necessity of understandingthat urban planning as an area of knowledge is comprised of the materialreality of both the city and the “lived city”, human beings, and their useof the city as a tool, of being comprehended as
To address the absence of the comprehensive analysis of energy-water-carbon emissions nexus between large-scale economies and different industries and the inability to predict policy impacts across industrial hierarchies, this study develops a novel framework integrating environmentally-extended multi-regional input-output analysis with structural decomposition analysis and policy-driven scenario
Permafrost degradation and desertification have been identified as two major land surface processes occurring on the Qinghai‒Xizang Plateau. However, the effect of desertification on permafrost degradation remains poorly understood. In this study, land surface process simulations are used to demonstrate that climate change, characterised by increased warming‒wetting trends alongside reduced contin
China's rapid growth in electricity demand intensifies the twin challenges of water conservation and carbon reduction in a system where production and consumption are spatially mismatched. We develop a novel evaluation framework to quantify how electricity generation and interprovincial transmission redistribute “virtual” water and carbon. The method integrates national water/carbon footprints by
This article explores the theoretical origins of modern Russian anti-and decolonial discourse. It has been demonstrated that the roots of Soviet anti-colonial policy are to be found in discussions about the interpretation of the right of nations to self-determination that began among the left at the end of the 19th century. The Leninist interpretation of this concept determined the Bolshevik polic
Electrospun nanofiber membranes (ENMs) with unique porous 3D network structure exhibit properties such as high porosity and surface area, fine-tuned surface functionality and uniform pore sizes. This makes them candidates for water/wastewater applications with excellent flow. This study focuses on the fabrication of polymeric and composite ENMs from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and nanoclay (NC) and th
Introduction: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentration limits in drinking water have been decreased or are going to be decrease worldwide. Drinking water is the single largest input to our bodies, with 2-2.5 L/day for adults. However, current water treatment techniques are inefficient to remove PFAS from drinking water. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop sustainable inno
IntroductionThe DESOLINATION project, DEmonstration of concentrated SOLar power coupledwIth advaNced desalination system in the gulf regION, will demonstrate the efficientcoupling of a concentrated solar power (CSP) system to a membrane-based desalinationsystem at real environment. The waste heat from the CSP system will be used to drivethe membrane-based desalination processes. Therefore, the cos
Membrane technology has proven successful for separating, concentrating, and purifying compounds from streams in the pulp and paper industry. A key stream is kraft black liquor (KBL) from which lignin can be recovered by nanofiltration (NF). However, membrane technology has not yet been implemented on large scale for this process. One reason is the lack of efficientunderstanding of membrane cleani
Galactoglucomannan (GGM) has been identified as a valuable resource and can be used in fields such as oxygen barrier films, food coatings or hydrogels. This hemicellulose can be extracted from softwood using steam explosion (STEX) under mild conditions. However, the GGM-solution also contains impurities such as lignin, lignin-carbohydrate complexes, organic acids, and salts, which require further
Stormwater generated during heavy rainfall needs to be managed to prevent flooding and water pollution. In Sweden, drinking water is also used for non-food purposes like irrigation and toilet flushing. To address this, reusing stormwater for non-food purposes through rainwater harvesting can be a solution, which involves collecting and storing rainwater for later use from sources like rooftops, da
INTRODUCTION: As people age, frailty becomes increasingly prevalent and is associated with adverse outcomes, including higher risks of hospitalisation, institutionalisation and mortality. Early identification of frailty in ambulance and emergency department (ED) settings may support clinical decision-making and help predict outcomes for older patients. However, there is currently no consensus on h
BACKGROUND: Hospital readmissions are common among older multimorbid patients, and hospitalisation is associated with functional decline and reduced quality of life. Identifying patient characteristics and risk factors for repeated hospital visits following an emergency department (ED) encounter is important for guiding targeted interventions to prevent future revisits.AIM: To characterise multimo
