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Shrub range expansion, also known as shrubification, across arctic and subarctic ecosystems is expected to increase with climate change, with implications for vegetation structure, biodiversity, and soil carbon dynamics. Previous research has found a shrubification-induced decrease in organic matter stocks from tundra to forest in the organic horizon, prompting further investigation into whether t

Modebranschens tillväxt online har förändrat konsumenternas köpvanor, men har även bidragit till en ökning av deras returer. Detta har i sin tur medfört påtagliga miljömässiga konsekvenser för samhället. Konsumenter uppskattar företagens milda returpolicy, men detta har bidragit till en problematik där de beställer fler kläder än vad de faktiskt behöver. Allt fler företag har börjat implementera r

In times of rising inflation, global unrest and shifting societal values, much of the public and academic focus has been on how economically vulnerable groups adapt their consumption. However, less attention has been paid to high-income earners who are often assumed to remain unaffected by economic fluctuations. This thesis investigates how high-income individuals in Sweden navigate their everyday

Purpose: The Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden Study (EXPRESS) followed a national cohort of extremely preterm born (EPT, i.e. <27 weeks) children until 12 years of age. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal development of visual acuity (VA) in children born EPT, explore the predictive value of early visual assessments, and evaluate risk factors for visual impairment at the age of 12

Implicit motives, nonconscious needs that influence individuals’ behaviors and shape their emotions, have been part of personality research for nearly a century but differ from personality traits. The implicit motive assessment is very resource-intensive, involving expert coding of individuals’ written stories about ambiguous pictures, and has hampered implicit motive research. Using large languag

BACKGROUND: The strawberry tortrix, Acleris comariana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is a destructive pest of strawberry in Denmark and southern Sweden. The efficacy of pheromone-based communication disruption of the species was examined in crop fields in southern Sweden. Due to the high cost of purchasing or synthesizing the pheromone (E)-11,13-tetradecadienal, lower quantities were applied per ha c

Background: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) currently seeks to implement service models that are better suited for young service users with complex mental health needs. This study explored what adolescents view as the key components of a well-functioning contact with CAMHS. Methods: This study was conducted as part of the ongoing implementation of Flexible Assertive Community T

Genome-wide screens using CRISPR/RNAi can identify new therapeutic vulnerabilities in prostate cancer. In this study, we combine DepMap functional screen data with a large gene expression database (N = 1012) and clinical outcomes to identify potentially druggable targets. Eight genes (CYC, CYP51A1, DHFR, EBP, KIF15, PPM1D, SQLE, and UMPS) demonstrated strong dependency in cell lines and were also

The aim was to identify treatment-related risk factors for diabetes in 5-year survivors of childhood cancer (CCS). This case-cohort study within Adult Life after Childhood Cancer in Scandinavia (ALiCCS) included 140 CCS with diabetes and a subcohort of 390 randomly selected CCS. Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to assess the association between treatm

Hur påverkar en stad vattenkemi och alger i en å? Rönne å slingrar sig igenom det skånska landskapet från Ringsjön och mynnar till slut ut i havet vid Ängelholm. Jag paddlade kanot i Rönne å för att undersöka dagvattnet som rinner ner i ån. Jag ville också undersöka den ekologisk betydelsen dagvattnet har på ån genom att studera alger. Slutligen ville jag se om det finns skillnader mellan landsbyStormwater is runoff water from snow or rain events that enters a recipient shortly after the precipitations has reached the ground. Stormwater can contain heavy metals and nutrients depending on the type and size of the catchment area as well as the intensity and regularity of the precipitation. In high amounts, the pollutants can inhibit algal growth and have a negative effect in algal diversity

Life-history theory predicts a trade-off between immune defence and reproduction. If an individual needs to fight an infection during the breeding season, they may reduce their current reproductive effort and invest more resources into an immune response. Alternatively, they may invest their resources into increasing current reproductive effort at the expense of immune defence, which could reduce

Understanding how organisms allocate limited resources among competing traits is a central issue in evolutionary biology. In this thesis, I test whether butterflies have an energetic trade-off between the high-cost sensory traits, compound eyes and antennae. Such a trade-off would be predicted by the Expensive Tissue Hypothesis. We used high-resolution 3D micro-CT data from 233 museum specimens (r

Copepods play a central role in marine food webs, acting as an important link between primary producers and higher trophic levels. Predator-prey interactions between copepods and their prey drive the evolution of defense traits in phytoplankton, including chemically mediated inducible defenses. While our understanding of how predator alarm cues structure plankton communities is developing rapidly,

Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda när en praktikant är att betrakta som arbetstagare vid tillämpning av kollektivavtal, nationell arbetsrättslig lag samt EU-lagstiftning, samt att utreda hur förslagen till praktikantdirektiv vid ett anta-gande skulle kunna inverka på bedömningen av om en praktikant är arbetsta-gare. I uppsatsen har rättsdogmatisk metod använts. Arbetsdomstolen har vid flera tillThe aim of the thesis is to determine when a trainee is to be regarded as a worker for the purposes of collective agreements and Swedish national labour law, and as a worker under EU legislation, as well as to examine how the proposed directives on traineeships, if adopted, could affect the assessment of whether a trainee is an employee. The thesis uses a legal-dogmatic method. The Swedish Labour

Growing research on ecosystem subsidies has emphasized the connection between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, with changes in one triggering responses in the other. In high mountain lakes, emerging aquatic insects are considered key aquatic subsidies and serve as an important nutrient resource for surrounding terrestrial ecosystem. The introduction of alien fish into these lakes, known to caus

Purpose: To explore healthcare professionals' (HPs’) experiences of work-related challenges among people with inflammatory arthritis (IA). Methods: A qualitative, interview study using a hermeneutic approach was planned. HPs with different professional backgrounds working with people with rheumatic diseases were recruited. An interview guide was developed according to relevant literature. The anal

Electric scooters (e-scooters) have emerged as a fundamental component of urban micro-mobility, particularly in European cities during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study employs the Full Consistency Method (FUCOM) and Kendall rank correlation method to assess the preferences and priorities of university students in Catania, Italy, regarding e-scooter adoption. By analyzing influencing factors, this