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The UK Athena SWAN (AS) Charter was extended to Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in 2015 to provide a catalyst for change towards gender equality and to transform institutional cultures, through AS Gender Action Plans. This paper charts: the journey of Athena SWAN to Ireland; its rate of adoption by Irish HEIs; and its impact on the sector. Drawing upon the perspective and contribution o

The vast clinical and radiological spectrum of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHc) deficiency continues to pose challenges both in diagnostics and disease monitoring. Prompt diagnosis is important to enable early initiation of ketogenic diet. The patients were recruited from an ongoing population-based study in Sweden. All patients with a genetically confirmed diagnosis who had been investigated

Reducing vulnerability is essential for adaptation to climate change. Compared to approaches that examine vulnerability to a specific hazard, our analysis offers an alternative perspective that conceptualizes vulnerability to climate change as a phenomenon that is independent of any specific type of hazard but relevant to multiple hazards. Vulnerability is thus a product of structural inequality a

Anthropogenic activities such as intensification of agriculture, animal husbandry and expansion of cities can negatively impact wildlife through its influence on the availability of high-quality food resources and pathogen transmission. The house sparrow (Passer domesticus), an urban exploiter, is undergoing a population decline. Nutritional constrains and infectious diseases has been highlighted

När skottskogsbruket/stubbskottsängsbruket upphörde i början av 1800-talet försvann även landskapet som humlesugan, Betonica officinalis L., var anpassad till. Från att ha varit allmän på sydvästra Lolland och i västra Mellanskåne blev den mycket sällsynt inom dessa kärnområden i humlesugans tidigare utbred- ning i Skandinavien. Ändå lyckades den överleva på sju lokaler. För att bevara dessa krävsWhen coppice forestry and the use of wooded meadows ceased in the early 19th century, the landscape to which Betony, Betonica officinalis L., was adapted also disappeared. From being common in southwestern Lolland and in western Mid­Skåne, it became very rare in these core areas of Betony’s earlier distribution in Scandi­ navia. However, the species has managed to survive at seven localities and t

In the event of an accidental release of radioactive elements from a nuclear power plant, it has been shown that the radionuclides contributing the most to long-term exposure are 134Cs and 137Cs. In the case of nuclear power plant fallout, with subsequent intake of radionuclides through the food chain, the internal absorbed dose to target tissues from protracted intake of radionuclides needs to be

The immigrants from China have generally taken over European immigrants to play important role in the North America since 1960s. Based on the human capital theory and neoclassical economic theory, this thesis examines the characteristics of Chinese immigrants who respectively arrived at the United States and Canada since 1990 (cohort 1990-1997 and cohort 1998- 2000). The data is coming from the 20

The purpose of this essay is to investigate the ecclesiological meaning of church buildings in the context of the Church of Sweden. In order to investigate views of ecclesiology and church self-understanding through history, based on the church building as a symbol, I have chosen to study how church buildings are presented in several Swedish sermons. In this essay I analyze and compare four sermo

Från och med den 1 juni 2023 är det straffbelagt att involvera en underårig i brottslig verksamhet genom 16 kap. 5 a § brottsbalken. Kriminaliseringen vidtas enligt propositionen Skärpta straff för brott i kriminella nätverk i syfte att skydda samhället från att underåriga involveras i kriminella nätverk samt att markera allvaret i detta. När en ny straffrättslig reglering utarbetas finns det föFrom 1th of June this year, it is punishable to involve a minor in crime, according to Chapter 16, Section 5 a of the Swedish Penal Code. The government enacted the criminalization with the aim of protecting society from minors being involved in criminal networks and emphasizing the seriousness of this issue. When a penal provision is composed, there are several factors that the legislator shoul

I denna uppsats diskuteras EU-rättens företrädesprincip, problemet med Kompetenz-Kompetenz och hur olika medlemsstater uppfattar företrädesprin-cipen. Analysen omfattar en granskning av hur principen har tolkats och till-lämpats av nationella domstolar, samt hur dessa tolkningar skiljer sig åt mellan olika medlemsländer. Dessutom undersöks problematiken kring Kompetenz-Kompetenz, det vill säga fråThis paper discusses the principle of the primacy of EU law, the problem of Kompetenz-Kompetenz and how the principle of primacy is viewed by mem- ber states. The analysis includes an examination of how the principle has been interpreted and applied by national courts, and how these interpretations vary among different member states. Furthermore, the issue of competence-com- petence, which concern

De senaste åren har den organiserade brottslighet i Sverige ökat markant. Landet pekas ut som skräckexempel i världen och antalet skjutningar och sprängningar ökar år för år. Samtidigt finns en utbredd tystnadskultur där allt färre svenskar vågar vittna mot den tilltalade vid ett misstänkt brott på grund av rädsla för hot och repressalier. Mot bakgrund av den otrygghet många känner i dagens samhälIn recent years, organized crime in Sweden has grown significantly. The country is pointed out as a warning example in the world, while the number of shootings and explosions increases year by year. At the same time, there is a widespread culture of silence due to which many witnesses do not dare to testify against the accused in the event of a suspected crime, partly out of a strong fear of threa

The Philosophy of Mind, which pertains to the study of mental properties and physical properties in relation to the world, has been around since the 4th century with philosophers like Socrates and Plato. The Mind and Matter Problem, also known as the Body and Soul Problem, deals with the issues of identifying and understanding the apparent difference between the mental mind or soul and the physica

Bakgrund: Det finns inte mycket skrivet om hur, när och varför en familjeterapi avslutas. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att öka kunskapen om familjeterapeuters teorier om och praktiska erfarenheter av avslut inom familjeterapi. Metod: Studien baseras på kvalitativa intervjuer med tio erfarna och legitimerade familjeterapeuter. Intervjuerna har bearbetats med hjälp av Hayes tematiska analys. Resultat:

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka barnets rätt till skydd i förhållande till den straffrättsliga garantläran. Uppsatsen har arbetats fram med hjälp av en rättsdogmatisk metod och ramas in av ett rättskritiskt perspektiv såväl som ett barnperspektiv. Genom barnkonventionen har barnet ett omfattande skydd. Principen om barnets bästa ska gälla i alla samhälleliga beslut och åtgärder. VidareThe purpose of this essay is to examine children’s right to protection in relation to the doctrine of omission responsibility (Swedish: garantläran). I have used a traditional judicial method to examine the upcoming problems. The perspectives chosen are a critical perspective as well as a children’s view perspective. The United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child states that all childre