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The shift toward battery electric vehicles (EVs) represents the most profound disruption in the automotive industry in over a century, with far-reaching consequences for European automotive regions. For decades, incremental improvements in internal combustion engine (ICE) technologies have served as the dominant decarbonization pathway, and many regions have built strong innovation systems around

Research on episodic memory shows that people often direct their gaze toward locations where goal-relevant information was originally encoded, even in the absence of visual input. This “looking-at-nothing” (LAN) behavior has been demonstrated to strengthen maintenance of visuospatial configurations (Olsen et al., 2014; Wynn et al., 2018), enhance the accuracy and fidelity of episodic recall (Johan

Background Sweden’s National Strategy for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) emphasises equitable access to contraception and abortion services. Despite this, immigrant women in Sweden experience lower contraceptive use and higher rates of unintended pregnancies and abortions compared with native-born women. Midwives, as primary providers of contraceptive counselling and prescribing,

The Gaussian β-ensemble is a real n-point configuration {xj}n1 picked randomly with respect to the Boltzmann factor e− β 2 Hn, where Hn = ∑i≠j log |xi−1xj| + n ∑ni=112 xi2. It is well known that the point process {xj }n1 tends to follow the semicircle law σ (x) = 21π√(4 − x2 )+ in certain average senses. A Fekete configuration (minimizer of Hn) is spread out in a much more uniform way in the inter

BACKGROUND: Our aim was to explore the reasoning and experiences of women when offered a self-sampling HPV test.METHODS: This study implemented a qualitative study design and content analysis using an inductive approach. Data consisted of written narratives collected through open-ended questions from a total of 173 women. Women were included if they had been offered a self-sampling device since Se

The dominant narrative on equity, diversity, and inclusion in U.S. medical research emphasises the underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic participants in clinical trials, largely based on therapeutic phase 2 and 3 trials. Far less attention has been paid to phase 1 trials—particularly those involving healthy volunteers who assume health risks without therapeutic benefit, often for money. Focusi

Deaf and hard of hearing individuals encounter distinct barriers during building fire evacuations, yet empirical evidence on their evacuation behaviour remains largely absent from the Human Behaviour in Fire literature. This study addresses this gap through a mixed methods approach combining an unannounced evacuation drill conducted at an institution for deaf individuals (N = 21) with semi structu

This thesis aims to address a dual crisis. Globally, the construction industry relies on a linear “take-make-dispose” approach and a “tabula rasa” tactic in each novel project, draining the Earth’s resources. Locally, around a half of residential buildings in Riga, Latvia, are of Soviet mass housing typology. These structures are on the verge of structural expiration, at risk of progressive collap

I denna studie fokuserar vi på ett särskilt pedagogiskt förhållningsätt bland jazzpedagoger, vilket vi båda återkommande behövt förhålla oss till under våra jazzstudier. Detta förhållningsätt kännetecknas av stort elevinflytande och fokus på att studenten utvecklar autonomi. På grund av genrens historiska band med USA samt att ovannämnda förhållningssätt står i kontrast till amerikanska jazzpedagoIn this study, we put focus on a particular pedagogic approach among jazz teachers that we’ve encountered during our studies in jazz. This approach is characterized by giving students space to form their own studies and to develop the student’s independence through self-learning. Because of the historical bond that jazz shares with USA and because of the strong contrast within the character of the

Jordens resurser är begränsade och dagens konsumtion leder till att stora mängder material används under kort tid för att sedan bli avfall. Därför behövs lagstiftning som kan styra konsumtion och produktion mot mer hållbara lösningar för människor, samhälle och miljö. EU vill därför minska miljö- och klimatpåverkan genom att ställa om mot en mer cirkulär ekonomi. Produkter ska hålla längre, kunna The earth’s resources will run out if we do not start conserving the materials that have already been extracted. Today's production is dominated by linear business models that do not take this environmental problem into account. Circular business models have been developed as a solution to this problem and to encourage companies to make the transition, the EU has introduced stricter legal requ

Plant-based meat analogs (PBMAs) are defined as foods formulated from plant proteins that imitate meat structure, flavor and physical appearance. In the past decade, the market for PBMA has increased nearly threefold with global retail sales of $6,6 billion in 2024 compared to $2,2 billion in 2015, as part of a broader shift toward a more plant-based diet. However, knowledge of the microbiological

From the mid-2000s onwards, deep and comprehensive bilateral ‘new generation’ free trade agreements (NGFTAs) became the central instrument of the European Union’s (EU) Common Commercial Policy (CCP). The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada was initially praised for its innovative scope and design and intended to serve as an archetype for future EU trade agre

Mellan 2006 och 2026 har den svenska fastighetsmarknaden genomgått dramatiska svängningar. Vi har analyserat de 14 största börsnoterade fastighetsbolagen på Nasdaq Stockholm under hela perioden, och det tydligaste fyndet är hur avgörande ränteläget är. Under lågränteåren 2011 till 2021 slog fastighetsaktier den breda aktiemarknaden med 12 till 14 procentenheter per år. Men när Riksbanken höjde ränThis thesis examines the 14 largest listed Swedish real estate companies on the Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap segment as investment objects between 2006 and 2026. It analyzes their risk and return characteristics, identifies shared traits among the strongest performers, and tests whether an optimized portfolio of real estate shares can outperform both the sector index and the broader market on a ris

Abstract:Background Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is one of the most common childhood autoimmune diseases, with rising incidence worldwide with a male predominance. The etiology behind the disease is mostly unknown and it is essential to understand the factors that impact its development to prevent the disease and personalize the treatment. This thesis aims to examine sex-specific differences in T1D, expl

Remote sensing (RS) data provide large-scale observations to measure water quality parameters (WQPs) like turbidity (Turb), which indicates the haziness of the water. Accurately estimating these parameters solely from RS data is inherently complex due to various factors, necessitating the use of advanced models capable of capturing the intricate relationships between RS spectral bands as an input

Background: Biallelic variants in the major facilitator superfamily domain containing 8 gene (MFSD8) are associated with distinct clinical presentations that range from typical late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 7 (CLN7 disease) to isolated adult-onset retinal dystrophy. Classic late-infantile CLN7 disease is a severe, rare neurological disorder with an age of onset typically betwe

Hereditary ataxia is a heterogeneous group of complex neurological disorders. Next-generation sequencing methods have become a great help in clinical diagnostics, but it may remain challenging to determine if a genetic variant is the cause of the patient’s disease. We compiled a consecutive single-center series of 87 patients from 76 families with progressive ataxia of known or unknown etiology. W

Efficient scheduling is vital for railway maintenance, which is increasingly challenged by rising train traffic and infrastructure wear. Trackwork often necessitates the reduction of train speeds and the partial or complete closure of tracks. Despite advancements in maintenance technology, the efficiency of planning processes, especially the repetitive tasks of planners and the adaptation to unfor