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Sowing wildflower strips is a commonly applied agri-environmental scheme in agricultural landscapes used to mitigate the ongoing decline in pollinator diversity and abundance. Flower strips can be implemented as either annual or perennial plantings to promote biodiversity and/or ecosystem services. As different objectives may require different seed mixtures, this may impact how various pollinator
This paper uses nissological theory in order to ascertain the connection between Eurosceptic voting tendencies or lack thereof, and three elements often associated with island dwelling, those being physical, legal, or identity-based separation. The author has chosen four distinct island regions from around Europe, more specifically Sicily, Crete, Azores and Åland. After an explanation of the basic
Forced displacement is a growing issue worldwide, driving individuals to flee and leave their livelihoods behind. Many of those forced to flee in previous years are now undergoing repatriation, with the number of returns expected to rise. However, Afghanistan’s unstable conditions, particularly for women, pose economic challenges for returnees. It may restrict their ability to effectively cope wit
This study investigated the effect of polar lipids from different sources on the in vitro starch digestion rate of bread. Postprandial glycaemic response is strongly influenced by the rate of starch digestion, and polar lipids have been suggested to modulate this process, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Bread was used as a model food matrix, and five types of bread were prepared
This study assesses the suitability of large-scale greening projects in urban areas based on the Berlin Climate Adaptation Act in three study areas in Berlin, namely Mehringplatz, Treptower Straße Nord, and Drontheimer Straße, which were chosen through a selection process using multiple indicators. The reason for this study is to analyse the newly passed Berlin Climate Adaptation Act (KAnGBln), wh
How well an urban flood model performs in predicting water depth and flow depends on the quality and resolution of its input data. Yet, the sensitivity of the model, particularly the relative sensitivity to elevation data and land cover resolutions, remains to be sufficiently understood. This study evaluates sensitivity of the TFM-DYN flood model to varying spatial resolutions of its input digital
Introduction: Extractability of shea oil depends on its solubility and so the feasibility of upscaling the extraction method for industrial purposes can be understood by studying sample solubility. Background: Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is a greener technique than the current hexane extraction method but has not been utilized in shea oil yet and its solubility in supercritical carbon d
The exceptional breakdown field and ultra-wide bandgap of beta-gallium oxide (β-Ga2O3) position it as a promising material for next-generation high-power electronics. This thesis systematically investigates the growth behaviour, structural quality, and surface morphology of β-Ga2O3 thin films deposited via Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) on both c-plane sapphire (Al2O3) and MOCVD-grown GaN-on-sapphi
400 Background: Cells of the tumor microenvironment (TME) have been implicated in prostate cancer (PCa) progression. However, the specific TME cell subtypes and cell–cell interactions driving disease progression in patients remains unclear. Traditional tumor profiling techniques lack the resolution needed to assess complex single-cell and spatial biomarkers. Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC) can identi
Background: The number of new cases of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has increased substantially in recent years and it is now one of the most common long-term endocrine disorders in childhood. In Sweden the child and family are hospitalised in accordance with the national guidelines for one to two weeks at diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to describe parents' perceptions of the educatio
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) can interfere with male reproductive function, but evidence in humans is limited. Six hundred four fertile men (199 from Greenland, 197 from Poland and 208 from Ukraine) were enrolled in the study. We measured four PFASs in serum (PFOS, PFOA, PFNA and PFHxS) and concurrent DNA damage in spermatozoa by sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) and in situ terminal deo
The 1990s was the era of human rights awareness, democratic transitions, and growing involvement of international organizations and the nongovernmental sector in human rights education (HRE). The UN Decade for HRE from 1995-2004 was not only born out of the initiatives and pressures of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) but it also actively triggered many new private initiatives and commitments
A method of realigning the quadrupole magnets in storage rings to achieve minimum dipole corrector strengths is described. The corrector strengths after realignment are mainly determined by Beam Position Monitor offsets relative to the quadrupole magnets they have been calibrated against and the extent to which magnet dipole errors stay constant during the realignment. The accuracy to which quadru
Background: Rheumatic diseases commonly affect joints and other structures in the hand. Surgery is a traditional way to treat hand problems in inflammatory rheumatic diseases with the purposes of pain relief, restore function and prevent progression. There are numerous measures to choose from, and a combination of outcome measures is recommended. This study evaluated if instruments commonly used i
Background: Mass screening could identify those with unrecognized celiac disease (CD), but the experience of being detected through screening and living with screening-detected CD should be explored before considering this as acceptable intervention. For this study we invited screening-detected adolescents to describe their experience living with screening-detected CD five years after diagnosis wi
In epidemiological and twin populations, prior interview studies have identified an externalizing spectrum of disorders. Could this be detected utilizing objective registry data? In 20,603 twin pairs from the Swedish Twin Registry, we obtained information from national medical, criminal and pharmacy records on drug abuse (DA), criminal behavior (CB) and alcohol use disorders (AUD). Multivariate tw
Measurement of haemoglobin (Hb) adducts from acrylamide (AA) and its metabolite glycidamide (GA) is a possibility to improve the exposure assessment in epidemiological studies of AA intake from food. This study aims to clarify the reliability of Hb-adduct measurement from individual single samples for exposure assessment of dietary AA intake. The intra-individual variations of AA- and GA-adduct le
Cohorts comprising fishermen's families on the east coast of Sweden have been found to have a high consumption of contaminated fish as well as high body burdens of persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs). Their west coast correspondents are socio-economically similar, but with considerably lower POP exposure since the fish caught on the west coast is far less contaminated. The rationale for th
Background: In a screening study for silent atrial fibrillation (AF), which is a frequent source of cardiac emboli with ischemic stroke, the proportion of non-participants was considerable and their clinical profile differed from the participants' profile. We intended to geo-map the target population and non-participation in an attempt to understand factors related to screening uptake and, thereby
Models of small clutch sizes predict a number of invariant relationships between means and variances of measures of reproductive investment. However, empirical tests of the models have been lagging behind theoretical work. We tested the predictions using data on the mallee dragon, Ctenophorus fordi, a species where the basic assumptions of the models are likely to be fulfilled. Some, but not all,
