The construction industry plays a vital role in societal development but faces increasing demands to reduce its environmental impact, particularly the high carbon footprint associated with concrete production. Among the most widely used structural elements in buildings are concrete slabs, which are fundamental for load transfer and spatial integrity. However, these elements could be overdesigned,

The purpose of this paper was to highlight children’s experiences of compulsory care, more commonly known as LVU (Lagen med särskilda bestämmelser om vård av barn & unga), in the Swedish child welfare system. Drawing on the principles of the child’s best interests and the child’s perspective as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the study critically examines how ch

In today's society, there's a focus on the body, which advises us to take care of our bodies and keep them fit. In a sports environment, these expectations can be even stronger. This can make athletes an extra vulnerable group to suffering from an eating disorder. In this context, the sports coach can have an important role as they can identify and pay attention to eating disorders in youn

Youth delinquency is an international phenomenon that has an impact on different aspects of society. This study aimed to understand how social workers describe the causes of youth delinquency and their reflections on how they conduct the preventative work at social services. The chosen method was semi-structured interviews with six social workers in Skåne, all with a minimum of one year of working

High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most lethal subtype of ovarian cancer and remains a major clinical challenge due to frequent late diagnosis and limited treatment options. This study investigates the therapeutic potential of targeting the oncogenic interaction between metadherin (MTDH) and staphylococcal nuclease domain-containing 1 (SND1) which are proteins known to promote tumor p

This study investigated the birth prevalence of cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in Sweden between 2000 and 2020 using data from the Swedish National Medical Birth Register, which includes over 97% of children born in the country, and its subregister the National Register of Congenital Anomalies. The dataset included 2,230,771 anonymized children, with the variables year of birth, sex and diagnoses

Astrocytes are essential for maintaining neuronal health and regulating the brain's inflammatory environment. In this study, we developed an adeno-associated viral vector (AAV9) designed to selectively overexpress glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in astrocytes, using the astrocyte-specific GFAP promoter and TdTomato for transduction tracking. This approach yielded targeted GDNF e

ObjectiveTo identify factors associated with velopharyngeal competence at 10 years of age in children with cleft palate, and examine the longitudinal development of velopharyngeal competence.DesignRegistry-based cohort study.SettingRegional public care university hospitals in Sweden.ParticipantsA total of 507 children born with a cleft palate with or without cleft lip/alveolus.Main Outcome Measure

ObjectivesPatient perceived benefit of treatment for cleft lip and/or palate is of great importance since it is central to development of cleft care. CLEFT-Q is a cleft-specific questionnaire on health-related quality of life. Test-retest reliability, aspects of responsiveness and interpretability are yet to be established for CLEFT-Q. This study aims to investigate these psychometric characterist

Natural gas/diesel dual-fuel combustion is a novel technique that offers high thermal efficiency and reduced emissions without requiring extensive hardware changes or complex aftertreatment systems. Previous study conducted on the same setup has shown that increasing the diesel mass split ratio (SR) between two injections and advancing the start of first injection (SOI1) improved NOx, HC emissions

Lighting plays a crucial role in dairy production, impacting milk yield and cow well-being. In Sweden, where cows spend winters indoors, adequate lighting is essential for animal welfare, regulatory compliance, and stable milk production. This study explores how natural and electric lighting can be combined to optimize dairy farm environments and prevent heat stress. The research assesses the effe

Under de senaste åren har energigemenskaper som koncept etablerats inom EU, som ett verktyg för att stärka hållbara och robusta energisystem. Genom EU-direktiv som elmarknadsdirektivet och förnybartdirektivet har konceptet introducerats och medlemsländerna uppmanas att främja bildandet av energigemenskaper. Samtidigt har Sverige infört förändringar i IKN-förordningen, vilket öppnat upp för nya möjIn recent years, EU has introduced the concept of energy communities, encouraging member states to support the development of energy communities. At the same time, Sweden has updated the IKN-regulation, creating new opportunities for sharing electricity betweenproperties. As a result, several energy communities, such as Tamarinden in Örebro, have been established with the aim of sharing local ener

This thesis explores the potential of generative AI to recreate biological spatial systems, using termite mound structures as inspiration. Termite mounds, known for their unique internal networks and passive climate regulation, feature complex spatial logics that challenge traditional modeling techniques. This project investigates whether diffusion-based generative models can be trained to mimic s

It has been shown by Fano [1] that photoionization of a cesium atom by a laser pulse tuned to the vicinity of a Cooper minimum generates spin-polarized electrons. Here we show that while photoionization of rare gases does not provide large spin polarization in the vicinity of the Cooper minimum, the Fano resonances yield much higher overall spin polarization (≥40%). The spin polarization increases

This book emerged from an initiative to take the scholarly discussion on extraterritorial human rights a step further. The result is the first publication in the field that takes a point of departure in the standard legal building blocks of obligation, jurisdiction, causation, attribution and remedies, and it does so in the context of largely under-examined economic, social and cultural rights. Th

Introduction Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose… Kris Kristofferson Whereas thecurrent debate on holding States accountable for extraterritorial human rights violations tends to focus on ‘jurisdiction’ or related concepts (such as ‘effective control’), the analogous public international law discourse on State responsibility appears to take a different path, managing to cope witho