This thesis investigates how young women navigate flexibilization and informalization in the Taiwanese labor market, their motivations guiding the transition from formal to informal sector, and generational differences in terms of motivations and interpretation of informality. A qualitative approach was adopted, entailing thematic analysis based on a corpus of different data, including participant

This thesis investigates gender image in Sichuan based TV dramas supplemented with interviews with women from the region. This research focuses on the region of cultural Sichuan including Chongqing municipality and its perceived differing regional gender hierarchy. It utilizes Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis and Visual Analysis to examine the representation of Gender in two television dramas,

The thesis project explores how emerging technologies and Al Voice Assistants can enhance user understanding of electric vehicles by offering more intuitive, adaptive, and immersive experiences. Users often face challenges understanding how to interact with their vehicle’s autonomous features effectively. This project focuses on bridging that gap by integrating interaction design with Al and eXten

Low birthweight is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. We hypothesised that differential associations between birthweight and clinical characteristics in persons with and without type 2 diabetes may provide novel insights into the role of birthweight in type 2 diabetes and its progression. We analysed UK Biobank data from 9,442 persons with and 254,446 without type 2 diabetes. Associations between

Globally, freshwater ecosystems are threatened by multiple stressors, yet our knowledge of how they interact to affect food web structure remains scant. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a large-scale mesocosm experiment to quantify the single and combined effects of three common anthropogenic stressors: warming, increased nutrient loading, and insecticide pollution, on the network struc

Background: Adrenaline (ADR) is a cornerstone of advanced life support (ALS) in cardiac arrest (CA), although its neurologically favourable survival outcomes remain unclear. ADR increases coronary perfusion pressure (CPP), with levels >15 mmHg associated with successful defibrillation. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between ADR, myocardial microvascular blood flow, and resuscitatio

Women have always played a central role in smallholder agriculture in many farming systems of the Global South. However, they have had, and still have, low access to agricultural information, and even less ability to enact on training or advice received, in comparison to male farmers. The paper investigates what is needed for female smallholders to better benefit from agricultural advice and train

Typical analyses of otolith microchemistry use calcium, a major constituent, as an internal standard, setting its value as a constant and ignoring any potential variations. In fact, patterns do occur in otolith Ca deposition, as can be observed either by repeating the analysis, by creating two-dimensional maps of Ca, or both. Here we present evidence of Ca variations in fish otoliths from analyses

Despite the considerable amount of research devoted to speech act theory, relatively little attention has been paid to the cognitive foundations underlying different speech act classes. This article addresses this gap by introducing a framework of cognitive dimensions associated with the performance of expressives, directives and assertions. Drawing on empirical data, we argue that each class requ

Introduction: Adult acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD) is a disabling condition that may require complex surgical treatment. Little is known about the incidence of AAFD in the general population and specifically of AAFD requiring specialist care. We aimed to describe the incidence of AAFD referred to specialist care in the Swedish general population. Methods: We conducted a nation-wide epidemiolog

In a global retrospective assessment, this study quantifies the potential impacts of croplands on biodiversity using the UNEP-Life Cycle Initiative's recommended method for land use that was proposed by the GLAM consensus working group for Global Guidance for Life Cycle Impact Assessment Indicators and Methods. The findings show the importance of using tools that account for both occupied area and

In recent years, injectable cryogels have been frequently used in various biomedical applications such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, therapeutics, therapy, cell transplantation and immunotherapy. Cryogels, one of the biomaterials with injectable 3D scaffold structures, have important properties such as biocompatibility, physical resistance, macropore and sensitivity. In addition to being b

Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is distributed across various human tissues and plays a crucial role in lipid metabolism. Recent investigations have uncovered an additional facet of APOE's functionality, revealing its role in host defense against bacterial infections. To assess the antibacterial attributes of APOE3 and APOE4, we conducted antibacterial assays using Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia c

Context: Peptidylglycine-α-amidating monooxygenase (PAM) is a critical enzyme in the endocrine system responsible for activation, by amidation, of bioactive peptides. Objective: To define the clinical phenotype of carriers of genetic mutations associated with impaired PAM-amidating activity (PAM-AMA). Design: We used genetic and phenotypic data from cohort studies: the Malmö Diet and Cancer (MDC;

Objectives Peak exercise systolic blood pressure (SBP) is associated with future cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of different SBP patterns at the end of exercise with these outcomes. Methods We studied 6329 adults (45% women) referred for exercise testing, with test duration of 6-14 min, maximal effort and valid SBP measurements at the end of e