After cross-equatorial wintering, migratory birds reliably return to their natal grounds, but a population of cliff swallows recently switched breeding hemisphere. They inverted their annual cycle and migration directions almost instantaneously.

Contemporary smart cities have largely mirrored the sustainable development agenda by embracing an ecological modernisation approach to urban development. There is a strong focus on stimulating economic activity and environmental protection with little emphasis on social equity and the human experience. The health and well-being agenda has potential to shift the focus of smart cities to centre on

Urban policy increasingly positions smart urban development as a transformative approach to deliver sustain- ability. In this paper, we question the transformative credentials of smartness and argue that it is better un- derstood as a partial fix for the economic, environmental and social challenges faced by cities. Drawing on the urban sustainability and smart city literatures, we develop the con

In recent years, social housing providers in the UK have become influential actors in realizing the national government’s decarborization agenda. However, when decarbonization is considered in light of austerity measures and the privatization of public housing, a number of contradictions arise. From interviews and a workshop with policymakers and registered provi- ders in the city-region of Greate

Social housing providers have recently emerged as unlikely innovators of low carbon transitions in the UK residential sector. They tend to have a significant amount of influence over large housing stocks, op- portunities to access funding to retrofit on a large scale, can make explicit connections between reduced carbon emissions and improved quality of life for low-income residents, and foster a

Shifting flowering seasons is a global effect of climate change that can have important long-term evolutionary and demographic effects on plant communities. Life history optimization theory can be a valuable tool to assert the adaptive value and fitness effects of observed phenological shifts, but takes plant-plant competition rarely into account. Here we combine energy allocation models with evol

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattningEn byggnad innehåller många delar och olika komponenter som sammantaget ska tillhandahålla en funktion. För att en byggnad ska fungera som det är tänkt måste alla delar fungera tillsammans. Det finns negativa effekter som kan uppkomma om inte byggdelarnas sammantagna egenskaper beaktas, exempelvis fasadbränder. Detta medför i sin tur ett hållbarhetsproblem för denThe adverse consequences of building product performance pose sustainability problems for the built environment. Effective approaches to these problems require a clear understanding of building product information and its provision by manufacturers. This is an essential need for sustainable growth in industrialized construction, a system characterized by the expanded role of the manufacturing sect

In January 2012 a group of 15 South-Korean teachers of English participatedin a short term teacher training course at Palmenia. The course is an example of a pilot course within the new wave of education export within Finnish universities. As a case study, it also provides an educating example of export to an Asian country." p. 52

Trots att topikerna är centrala inom retoriken råder en viss oklarhet kring dessa. Efter en begreppsutredning jämför jag några akademiska läromedel på svenska. Vi ser en stor variation i hur topikerna presenteras och klassificeras. En översikt över den antika bakgrunden, tillsammans med ett plock bland ytterligare retoriklitteratur och forskning, tecknar olika vägar att gå i frågan. Mitt syfte är "Trots att topikerna är centrala inom retoriken råder en viss oklarhet kring dessa. Efter en begreppsutredning jämför jag några akademiska läromedel på svenska. Vi ser en stor variation i hur topikerna presenteras och klassificeras. En översikt över den antika bakgrunden, tillsammans med ett plock bland ytterligare retoriklitteratur och forskning, tecknar olika vägar att gå i frågan. Mitt syfte är

Gal. 3.6-14 is one of many passages in the letters of Paul which is difficult because of the argumentation it contains. An argumentation analysis is therefore called for to disentangle the arguments and to recover any implicit premisses. Such an analysis gives a more complete picture of Paul’s argumentation and helps us understand and evaluate it. The analysis indicates that Paul is attempting to Gal. 3.6-14 is one of many passages in the letters of Paul which is difficult because of the argumentation it contains. An argumentation analysis is therefore called for to disentangle the arguments and to recover any implicit premisses. Such an analysis gives a more complete picture of Paul’s argumentation and helps us understand and evaluate it. The analysis indicates that Paul is attempting to

"Finnish oral communication is often considered to be something of a minimalist exercise. A well-known expression of such communication is the so-called Proletariat Trilogy by the Finnish film-maker Aki Kaurismäki. This study presents an analysis of persuasive and argumentative dialogues in the manuscript to Shadows in Paradise. The approach is based on Searle’s speech acts, Grice’s conversationalFinnish oral communication is often considered to be something of a minimalist exercise. A well-known expression of such communication is the so-called Proletariat Trilogy by the Finnish film-maker Aki Kaurismäki. This study presents an analysis of persuasive and argumentative dialogues in the manuscript to Shadows in Paradise. The approach is based on Searle’s speech acts, Grice’s conversational

Based on an analysis of recordings of services during the first year (2008–2009) ofthe Nokia Missio Church, Finland, I analyse the verbal persuasion techniques thatare used to affect the audience to change their beliefs and behaviour. In thesemeetings, the rhetorical situation warrants special attention, which is achieved withthe help of Lloyd Bitzer’s theory. The analysis shows how persuasive tecBased on an analysis of recordings of services during the first year (2008–2009) of the Nokia Missio Church, Finland, I analyse the verbal persuasion techniques that are used to affect the audience to change their beliefs and behaviour. In these meetings, the rhetorical situation warrants special attention, which is achieved with the help of Lloyd Bitzer’s theory. The analysis shows how persuasive

The present invention relates to novel enantiomerically pure intermediary compounds containing specifically substituted tetrahydrofuran structures as well as a method for preparing such intermediary compounds of formula (I), in which the carbon atom in the 2-position has (R)- or (S)-configuration; the substituents in the 2- and 3-positions are trans-related; the substituents in the 3- and 4-positi

The present invention relates to the use of an ester of inositoltrisphosphate for the preparation of a medicament for preventing, alleviating or combatting inflammatory conditions in mammals including man. Injury or destruction of tissues should be understood as damage to an aggregation of specialized cells with a particular function both internally and externally in the body, such as different or

Both empirical and theoretical studies show that an individual's spatial position within a group can impact the risk of being targeted by predators. Spatial positions can be quantified in numerous ways, but there are no direct comparisons of different spatial measures in predicting the risk of being targeted by real predators. Here, we assess these spatial measures in groups of stationary and movi

Some of the most fundamental chemical building blocks of life on Earth are the metal elements. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is an element-specific technique that can analyse the local atomic and electronic structure of, for example, the active sites in catalysts and energy materials and allow the metal sites in biological samples to be identified and understood. A microfluidic device capabl

It is now well established that electrochemical systems can optimally perform only within a narrow range of temperature. Exposure to temperatures outside this range adversely affects the performance and lifetime of these systems. As a result, thermal management is an essential consideration during the design and operation of electrochemical equipment and, can heavily influence the success of elect