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In recent years, WUI fire evacuation models have started to be developed. Several now exist, although they are primarily research tools unable to be applied in practice or commercially available tools with limited functionality. For this step – moving from research to practice – such models need to build their credibility through data for their development, testing and application. The WUI-NITY to
Open-pit coal mine reconstructed ecosystems are ecologically fragile. Retained early stage topsoil is usually not enough to maintain plant growth. For this purpose, we used root exudates to fertilize the reconstructed soil and improve the functioning of the soil microorganism ecology. The roots’ exudates increased the concentration of organic matter and total nitrogen by 16–39%. Within a certain c
The Journal Digital Corpus (JDC) is a corpus comprising transcriptions of Swedish historical newsreels, primarily sourced from the SF Veckorevy newsreels produced between the early 1910s and the 1960s. JDC includes transcribed speech from 2,553 newsreels (over two million words) and intertitles from 4,333 videos. Utilizing custom-built Python libraries, SweScribe and stum, the corpus facilitates u
Background: Studies on national policies for biologics are warranted. Objectives: To map and compare national healthcare set-ups for prescription, start, switch, tapering, and discontinuation of biologic/targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in patients with psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis across Europe, and assess the healthcare set-ups in relation to c
Hypothesis: The structure and functionality of pea albumin can be described in detail as a combination of its main fractions, PA1 and PA2. Experimental: PA1 and PA2 were purified from a Pea Albumin extract (PA) using size exclusion chromatography, and characterized by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Their secondary structure was analyzed using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). T
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by disease-causing variants in the gene coding for arylsulfatase A, leading to deficient enzyme activity and subsequent accumulation of sulfatides. MLD is characterized by demyelination and neurodegeneration of the central and peripheral nervous system, manifesting as progressive motor and cognitive
Uncertainty in the mechanical properties and modal characteristics of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) significantly impacts its predictive design and analysis. While previous studies have focused on identifying sensitive mechanical properties of CLT using model updating, the uncertainty quantification of these properties and their influence on natural frequencies and modes remain underexplored. This
Uveal melanoma (UM) is a rare but frequently metastasizing cancer. Genome-wide association studies have identified three common genome-wide significant germline risk loci. Here, we perform a genome-wide association study on 401 new cases and conduct a meta-analysis with three independent previously published cohorts for a total sample size of 2,426 cases. We confirm the three previously identified
Accurately mapping crop types in smallholder farming regions is crucial for monitoring crop dynamics and estimating production but remains challenging, especially over large extents. Remote sensing based crop mapping studies in smallholder farming regions often focus on major crops and the challenge of mapping small fields. However, minor but possibly emerging crops are often overlooked, nor is th
It is by now a common trope that youth climate activism has become a ‘global phenomenon’. Yet, it also has significant regional variations. This literature review analyses eighteen academic articles on the topic of youth climate activism in Asia. We found that the literature from Asia overall had ambitions to contextualise and nuance international scholarship on youth climate activism. This was ac
BACKGROUND: Platelet transfusions are frequent in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), either as prophylaxis against bleeding complications or as treatment for bleeding. The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines for ICU patients generally recommend not using prophylactic platelet transfusions unless the platelet count falls below 10 × 10 9 cells/L in non-bleeding patients and make no re
Background: Guidance on managing acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI) is largely based on expert opinion and retrospective studies pooling different subtypes of AMI. In clinical practice, management strategy is often selected based on the patient’s severity of illness, whereas randomized controlled trials or even adjusted analyses comparing different strategies are rarely available. We aimed to perfor
Circuits of multiple deterministically positioned semiconductor nanowires (NWs) is the basis of many devices for photonic, quantum, or conventional transistor applications. To explore and iterate on the design of larger circuits, the means to quickly place and electrically evaluate NWs at target locations must be developed. We propose and demonstrate a multi-NW circuit building concept on SiO2/Si
