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In times of war, ‘heroes’ play a key role. The romantic construction of the ‘heroes’ that defend a righteous cause against a more powerful and unjust enemy often serves as a means to legitimise political narratives and violent actions. The iconic phrase ‘Russian warship, go fuck yourself!’ uttered by a Ukrainian border guard during an imminent Russian attack on Snake Island in February 2022 became

Romantic narratives of heroism in politics refer to the “hero” in warfare, the creation of the state and nationalism, the formulation of national myth and history. The hero in these situations contributes to the construction of emotionality and identification, the legitimation and glorification of violence, the silencing of misbehavior, the creation of (gendered) hierarchies, and the establishment

This chapter introduces the concept of emotional politics, emphasizing how emotions areused in political discourse to mobilize support, shape perceptions, and influence decision-making through emotional campaigning, polarization, and governance. Emotional cam-paigning shapes public discourse and electoral outcomes by evoking emotions like fear orempathy. It relies on personalization, storytelling,

Since its launch in 2015, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has attracted growing scholarly attention, yet public attitudes toward this elite-driven regional organization remain underexplored. This article argues that public perceptions matter for the legitimacy of international organizations even in authoritarian settings. Focusing on Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, it examines how the EAEU

Elevated carbon dioxide (eCO 2) acts as a fertiliser for photosynthesis, driving an increase in gross primary production (GPP). However, it is unclear how effectively increased GPP propagates along the 'carbon (C) cascade' to increase net primary production (NPP) and vegetation C stocks (C veg) in different plant compartments. Vegetation models were criticised for being overly sensitive to photo

The intensification of disturbance regimes due to climate change is a growing concern in boreal forests, yet the long-term consequences for forest recovery remain poorly understood, as boreal successional dynamics unfold over a century or longer and exceed the length of available observational records. To overcome this research gap we use the dynamic vegetation model LPJ-GUESS to investigate futur

The combination of symmetric positive definite (SPD) covariance matrices and affine-invariant Riemannian (AIR) geometry is a state-of-the-art approach for decoding motor imagery (MI) electroencephalography (EEG) data. However, standard covariance matrices capture only spatial correlations while discarding temporal dynamics like phase relationships and correlations over time. Capturing such temporaThe combination of symmetric positive definite (SPD) covariance matrices and affine-invariant Riemannian (AIR) geometry is a state-of-the-art approach for decoding motor imagery (MI) electroencephalography (EEG) data. However, standard covariance matrices capture only spatial correlations while discarding temporal dynamics like phase relationships and correlations over time. Capturing such tempora

Forest disturbances are rising globally due to climate change and land-use pressures, weakening the terrestrial carbon sink. However, declines in aboveground biomass from tree cover loss remain poorly quantified, limiting our understanding of the role of disturbances in global carbon dynamics. Here we present a spatially explicit estimate of aboveground biomass losses from natural disturbances and

This subsection comprises two main topics. It first assesses the evidence for the contribution of terrestrial animal source food (TASF) to household consumption, as well as the direct and indirect pathways between household TASF consumption and food security and dietary quality. It then discusses the connections between various forms of the direct marketing of TASF and topics such as household fo

Introduction – To foster a new generation who possess the knowledge, skills, and techniques to become agents of change for a sustainable and resilient food system is essential for food systems education. The aim of this article is to map and analyze existing curricula in the field of food systems science in Europe.Methods – A literature review identifying competencies for food systems transformati

Ag3BiI6 (ABI) is one of the most widely explored lead-free perovskite-inspired materials for eco-friendly solar cell applications. However, despite the intense research efforts, the photovoltaic performance of ABI-based devices remains very modest, primarily due to poor film morphology and ineffective charge extraction. This work aims at investigating the potential benefits of a thermally evaporat

Perovskite-inspired materials (PIMs) provide low-toxicity and air-stable photo-absorbers for several possible optoelectronic devices. In this context, the pnictogen-based halides Cu2AgBiI6 (CABI) are receiving increasing attention in photovoltaics. Despite extensive studies on power conversion efficiency and shelf-life stability, nearly no attention has been given to the physicochemical properties

The mixed-metal quaternary chalcohalides of group IV and V elements are a promising class of low-toxicity perovskite-inspired materials with tunable bandgaps and desirable defect tolerance. Sn2SbS2I3 is known for its broadband absorption, low exciton binding energy, ambient stability, and solution processability in thin films. However, its use in optoelectronic devices has so far been only limited

Growing oriented and monocrystalline layers of lead halide perovskites over device substrates helps to harness their outstanding optoelectronic properties. Epitaxial growth of lead halide perovskites for device fabrication is limited by the lack of lattice-matched substrates and the requirement of compact pinhole-free films. Most optoelectronic devices use amorphous substrates, hindering oriented