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Den tekniska utvecklingen inom artificiell intelligens har under senare år gjort det möjligt att skapa digitala imitationer av en persons utseende eller röst med en hög grad av realism. Dessa så kallade deepfakes har använts i skiftande sammanhang, från underhållning till desinformation och integritetskränkande spridning av syntetiskt material. Den ökade tillgängligheten till generativ teknik har Rapid developments in artificial intelligence have enabled the creation of realistic digital imitations of a person’s appearance or voice, known as deep- fakes. These imitations raise significant concerns for personal integrity, particularly for private individuals who lack effective means to prevent the dissemination of manipulated material. This thesis examines whether Swedish intellectual prope

Non-invasive methods for measuring thermal tolerance and thermoregulation in large numbers of individuals under natural environmental conditions are useful to understand the capacity of species to adapt to future climate scenarios. Infrared thermography (IRT) is one such tool in research on thermal adaptation, but concerns have been raised about its reliability, specifically the correlation betwee

BackgroundMolecular subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) with varying prognosis and characteristics have been proposed based on one or two-dimensional studies but are not yet implemented into clinical routine. Epigenetic modifications in cancer cells are independent of sequence variants, directly linked to gene and genome regulation, and thus provide important information to guide subclassificat

Particle induced oxidative stress is a probable pathway for many of the detrimental health-effects caused by particulate matter (PM). Recent studies on the exposure to oxidative potential (OP) in ambient fine and coarse PM suggest that anthropogenic particle pollutants, especially vehicular wear, anthropogenic primary and secondary organic aerosols (SOA) are more toxic on mass basis and more relev

Hard-to-heal wounds are a growing human and financial concern, constituting approximately 1–3% of the healthcare budget. Wound care is not a medical specialty and is often not prioritized within healthcare. A large portion of the cost and suffering caused by wounds has the potential to be mediated through improved knowledge and effectivised workflows. One potential way to achieve this is through t

Understanding the atomic-scale interfaces in advanced semiconductor heterostructures is essential for controlling defects, optimizing material properties, and ensuring device reliability. In this work, we present a comprehensive study of the atomic structure at Al(Ga)N interfaces in N-polar GaN high-electron-mobility transistor structures (HEMTs) via aberration-corrected annular dark field scannin

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

This thesis investigates particle sorting in deterministic lateral displacement (DLD) microfluidic devices, with a focus on how particle size and shape influence sorting behavior. A broad range of synthetic and biological particles were studied, including polystyrene particles, fabricated silicon-based structures, and bacterial samples with diverse physical properties.While DLD has traditionally b

BACKGROUND: Ageing is associated with circadian rhythm sleep disorders, poor sleep at night, less physical activity and more time spent indoors, affecting the wellbeing of older adults. Their sleep and mood could benefit from daytime outdoor physical activity, exposure to daylight, better indoor lighting and sleep routines. However, changes to routines can be challenging depending on individual be

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

Context. Massive contact binaries (CBs) are crucial objects for understanding close binary evolution and stellar mergers. Study of these objects has been hampered by a scarcity of observed systems, particularly of B-type systems which are expected to dominate this class. Aims. We bridge this observational gap by mining a large sample of massive CB candidates from the OGLE-IV database, potentially

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,

Industrial and urban symbiosis (IUS) is increasingly promoted as a means to reduce resource use, lowerenvironmental impacts, and support local sustainability transitions. Municipalities are often assigned akey role in facilitating such arrangements, yet research has primarily focused on inter-firm collaborationand external coordination, paying limited attention to how municipal organizations thems

This thesis investigates core excited electronic states of molecules in gas phase. In particular, the resonanttransitions of ionised molecules, the site-selectivity surrounding Auger-Meitner decay, and the nuclear dynamicsthat may follow core excitation and ionisation.Background: Fundamental understanding of molecules and ions lay the groundwork for all future applicativescience and production. Fo

Highlights: What are the main findings? Motor neuron death in TIA1Δ mice occurs prior to detectable TDP-43 phosphorylation. TDP-43 accumulates and mislocalizes in the absence of phosphorylation in TIA1Δ mice, which may represent a speculative pre-aggregation-like disease stage. What are the implications of the main findings? The TIA1Δ mouse model provides a unique tool to dissect early, phosphoryl

UNLABELLED: We sought to investigate the inter- and intra-country variation in paediatric heart transplantation (HTx) and mechanical circulatory support (MCS) availability and practice in Europe. Data was obtained through a survey circulated to paediatric transplant cardiologists identified through the Association of European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology between November 2022 and March 202

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

Lung transplantation (LTx) remains the only curative treatment for patients with end-stage lung disease, yet long-term outcomes remain inferior to those of other solid organ transplantations, with a 5-year survival below 70%. Major contributors to this limited outcome include primary graft dysfunction (PGD), the leading cause of early mortality, chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), and low u

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 Öresund region, or Greater Copenhagen as it also is represented as, is a cross-border region connecting Skåne with Copenhagen. Political initiatives have forced development towards a more integrated region with one regional identity. This has been complicated by border controls, redefining the national borders in an inconvenient way, especially for everyday transnational commuters. Through sem