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Study region: The Limpopo River Basin (LRB) is a transboundary catchment in Southern Africa, shared by South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. The basin is increasingly affected by climate variability, land-use change, and rapid population growth, with the Chókwe floodplain in Mozambique representing a hotspot of socio-economic vulnerability to floods. Study focus: This study applies the
Improving energy efficiency in agriculture is key to reducing environmental impact. Lighting in animal buildings is one of the most cost‐effective energy saving measures. Lighting retrofit offers a short payback period, enhances animal welfare and production, and aligns with regulations for phasing out fluorescent lighting. The purpose of this study was to investigate the energy-saving potential o
Background: The international multi-center randomized controlled STEPCARE-trial will investigate optimal management of sedation, temperature, and mean arterial pressure (MAP) during intensive care in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients due to various etiologies. The primary outcome is mortality at 6 months. This protocol describes an extended follow-up sub-study of the STEPCARE-trial wi
Background: Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a developmental cortical malformation and a leading cause of drug-resistant epilepsy that often requires epilepsy surgery. Some FCD patients experience acute postoperative seizures (APOS) following surgery. The relationship between APOS and long-term prognosis for patients with FCD is at present unclear. The primary aim of this study was to analyze the
Supplemental Instruction has worked very well in various settings all over the world. It should be of interest to see if SI works at earlier stages than tertiary education. There are examples of successful SI programs at upper secondary schools, but no reports from lower secondary schools. This study evaluates a pilot SI program in a 7th and a 9th grade class in a socially challenged area with reg
Välkommen till framtiden! Men vilken framtid? Framtiden som begrepp är både mångtydigt och politiskt laddat. Å ena sidan framställs den som en naturlig förlängning av det förflutna och som något som kan planeras, styras och förutses. Å andra sidan öppnar begreppet framtider i plural för en kamp mellan olika visioner och en omförhandling av de historieskrivningar som legitimerar vissa framtider fraVälkommen till framtiden! Men vilken framtid? Framtiden som begrepp är både mångtydigt och politiskt laddat. Å ena sidan framställs den som en naturlig förlängning av det förflutna och som något som kan planeras, styras och förutses. Å andra sidan öppnar begreppet framtider i plural för en kamp mellan olika visioner och en omförhandling av de historieskrivningar som legitimerar vissa framtider fra
Autonomy is central to thinking about democracy and human needs, but the question of how autonomy relates to growth is ambivalent. Is growth necessary to achieve a basic level of autonomy, or is autonomy, in fact, a pre-requisite for post-growth? In this study, we examine this question by focusing on how critical autonomy relates to growth within the domains of democracy, education, and work. Crit
The Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted at COP15, establishes a clear mandate to mobilize funding from diverse sources to address the escalating biodiversity crisis. Despite growing awareness and commitment to biodiversity conservation, a substantial financing gap persists, hindering efforts to protect and restore ecosystems effectively. This chapter provides an in-depth examin
The peak-hour travel demand is the most important operational cost driver for public transport in Sweden. Implementing staggered school starting hours as a measure to spread out the travel demand has proven to be challenging. This study focuses on overcoming barriers to collaboration between public transport authorities, municipalities, and schools concerning school transport planning and school o
Introduction: Neuromelanin containing cell loss, neuroinflammation and synaptic dysfunction are believed to contribute to Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis. [18F]DOPA PET reflects dopamine storage capacity in the putamen, while midbrain off-target retention of [18F]RO948 is hypothesized to reflect neuromelanin. Objectives: To investigate associations between disease duration, cerebrospinal flu
BACKGROUND: Excessive dietary salt intake is associated with elevated blood pressure and damage to organs including the heart, vasculature, and kidneys. Women are more prone to salt-sensitive hypertension, yet preclinical studies often focus on men.METHODS: To examine sex-specific responses to chronic salt loading, male and female C57Bl6/J mice were fed a high-salt diet (HSD; 8% NaCl) from 7 to 14
Determining the appropriate duration for traffic conflict observation remains a critical yet unresolved challenge in road safety analysis. Existing approaches lack a quantitative approach to determine adequate sample sizes for general conflict-based applications. This study addresses this gap by proposing an extreme value theory based framework to determine appropriate observation durations, based
Spectral electrical impedance tomography (sEIT) has attracted increasing interest in hydrogeology, biogeosciences, agriculture and environmental studies. However, broad-band sEIT measurements, particularly at frequencies above 50 Hz, have long been challenging due to electromagnetic (EM) coupling effects. Recent advances in instrumentation, data correction and filtering have improved sEIT measurem
Climate change can raise average temperatures and humidity and induce more frequent and stronger extreme weather events. This intensifies the need for studies on indoor climate and energy use in livestock buildings as it will affect animal welfare and farmers’ economy in terms of production, energy demand and needed investments. The aim of this review was to identify knowledge gaps and the need fo
This study analyzed daily temperature data from 114 meteorological stations in the Qinling-Daba Mountains from 1980 to 2017, focusing on core zones (CE I ≥ 2274 m, CE II 1321–2274 m) and peripheral zones (PE I 668–1321 m, PE II < 668 m). Using 15 extreme temperature indices computed with RClimDex, we assessed the spatiotemporal patterns, trends, and response to climate warming of extreme temperatu
Bakgrund: Neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar uppstår oftast tidigt i barndomen, vilket gör tidig identifiering viktig för att stödja hälsosam utveckling. Det saknas ett bredare screeninginstrument för neuropsykiatrisk funktionsnedsättning för barn under två och ett halvt år. SÖK-Observations instrumentet utvecklades för att identifiera atypisk utveckling och autism hos barn vid 8-månaders hä
Objective: The aim of this study is to describe how the use of diagnostic imagingfor prostate cancer (PCa) has evolved over time and to determine whether thereare any differences in access to diagnostic imaging, type of cancers detected, andmortality based on the education level of patients.Methods: 11,063 men were recruited between 1991 and 1996 and thenprospectively followed until 2020. All new
We report on the synthesis and characterization of polyesters and copolyesters derived from a rigid aromatic cyclobutane diester monomer, 3,4-dimethoxytruxillic acid dimethyl ester (DMDMTr), prepared via [2 + 2] photodimerization of 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid. Using an optimized two-step melt transesterification–polycondensation method, DMDMTr was polymerized with various aliphatic diols to yield
While extant research has identified numerous antecedents of turnover, our understanding of their relative influence on turnover behaviour remains limited. This article evaluates the predictive power of established turnover antecedents and determines which are most important for predicting turnover. Drawing on administrative and survey data from public employees in a large Danish municipality, we
