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port framstår gärna som något spontant, kroppsligt och i någon mening frikopplat från ekonomi: prestationer på planen, publikens jubel och dramatiken i en direktsändning. Men modern idrott är i själva verket nära sammanvävd med marknadsekonomins förutsättningar. Exempelvis är den utrustning som används av såväl amatörer som professionella idrottsutövare ofta resultatet av betydande investeringar i

Background: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are commonly used in patients with haematological diseases but are associated with infectious complications. The CVC Anti-infection Double Lumen Bundle was introduced in December 2020 to reduce this risk. The bundle included a double-lumen noble metal alloy–coated CVC and chlorhexidine-impregnated dressings. This study evaluated whether the bundle was as

This article aims to ‘dig for the roots’ of the entanglement between secularity and the Bible in Sweden. By employing the concepts “religionization” and “biblical assemblages,” this study identifies and analyzes the interplay between perceptions of secularity and the Bible in the public debate on women’s ordination in the Church of Sweden (CofS) in the 1950s – a crucial decade in the secularizatioThis article aims to ‘dig for the roots’ of the entanglement between secularity and the Bible in Sweden. By employing the concepts “religionization” and “biblical assemblages,” this study identifies and analyzes the interplay between perceptions of secularity and the Bible in the public debate on women’s ordination in the Church of Sweden (CofS) in the 1950s – a crucial decade in the secularizatio

Background Previous population-based studies suggest an increased risk of suicide in Parkinson’s disease (PD), but findings have been inconsistent and often limited by residual confounding. We examined the association between incident PD and suicide-related outcomes using extensive confounding control, including both suicidal attempts and suicide.Methods We conducted a nationwide matched cohort stBackground Previous population-based studies suggest an increased risk of suicide in Parkinson’s disease (PD), but findings have been inconsistent and often limited by residual confounding. We examined the association between incident PD and suicide-related outcomes using extensive confounding control, including both suicidal attempts and suicide.Methods We conducted a nationwide matched cohort st

Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) is the benchmark oxygen-ion conductor and is widely regarded as electronically inert under oxidizing conditions. Yet its electrical behavior at the nanoscale remains unsettled. While bulk YSZ exhibits predominantly ionic transport, electronic contributions have only been reported under highly defective, porous, or strong-field conditions. Here, we demonstrate that

Iridium pincer complexes are among the most versatile catalysts for bond‑activation chemistry, yet their performance is often governed as much by off-cycle speciation and inhibition as by intrinsic reactivity. This thesis investigates how pincer ligand design influences the structure, dynamics, and catalytic behaviour of iridium complexes and their relevance to acceptorless dehydrogenation.InitialIridium pincer complexes are among the most versatile catalysts for bond‑activation chemistry, yet their performance is often governed as much by off-cycle speciation and inhibition as by intrinsic reactivity. This thesis investigates how pincer ligand design influences the structure, dynamics, and catalytic behaviour of iridium complexes and their relevance to acceptorless dehydrogenation.Initial

We study a class of dynamical multi-commodity flows in transportation networks. These are modeled as dynamical systems describing the evolution of the densities of a number of different commodities across the cells of a transportation network. Each cell is characterized by commodity-specific increasing demand functions returning the maximum outflow of each commodity from the cell as a function of

Time-of-flight mass-spectrometry (TOF-MS) measurements of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate ([EMIM][OTF]) vapors have been conducted in order to gain insight into the VUV (vacuum ultraviolet) absorption thresholds. The experimental data were interpreted with hybrid density-functional theory (DFT), time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT), and several flavours of many-body perturbation theor

Behavioral, physiological, and life-history adaptations to the lunar cycle are global phenomena across trophic levels and ecosystems yet remain poorly understood because of the challenges of studying free-living organisms at night. We show that the lunar cycle regulates both daily foraging activity and foraging success in the red-necked nightjar-a nocturnal avian insectivore-and that moonless peri

The focus of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating Perlin noise, a method that has previously been used to model the tissue distribution of software breast phantoms, when creating a ‘compressible’ software breast phantom used in finite element analysis. Several compressible phantoms were created to represent different stages of aging in a virtual patient when younger, fibrogl

The introduction of a semiconductor–semiconductor junction is an effective strategy to enhance the photocatalytic performance of perovskite nanocrystal-based systems. Herein, we optimized the synthesis of CsPbX3/Pb4S3Y2 (X, Y = Cl, Br, I) perovskite/chalcohalide heterostructures, whose band alignment can be tuned by the halide composition. As a proof-of-concept, we evaluated the photooxidative cou

Coffee is the most common drink in the world, second only to water. This makes caffeine, the ingredient of coffee known for its wakefulness-promoting effects, one of the most used psychoactive substances. The psychoactive property of caffeine is well-characterized, and entails its interaction with the adenosine receptors, involved in sleep regulation. While studies have shown a deleterious immedia

Aluminum (Al), as a carbon-free energy source and energy carrier, features favorable characteristics regarding its production, transportation, utilization, and recyclability. However, the understanding of Al gas-phase combustion kinetics is still limited. The novelty of this work lies in presenting the first detailed and comprehensive analysis of the Al gas-phase mechanism in the air and steam env

The great tit Parus major is known for its wide range of innovative foraging behaviours, which have enabled adaptation to anthropogenic habitats such as gardens and city parks. Some of the behaviours are general and common whereas others are rare and seem to have been invented and used by single birds. Here we report on a male great tit that specialised in capturing large butterflies that were for