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Type 1 diabetes, formerly known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, results from the specific autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic islet beta cells. The subsequent loss of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose. The classical symptoms are polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (increased thirst), polyphagia (increased hunger), and weight loss. The disease may be

Helsingborg has a strong trading heritage and a unique strategic location within the Nordic region. It's no coincidence that these factors have combined in the digital age to position Helsingborg as a key player in the world of e-commerce.The city's natural geographic advantages, alongside significant investments in infrastructure, have established a strong foundation for Helsingborg to become a l

Despite the multidimensionality of knowledge and technology transfer (KTT), existing quantitative evaluations predominantly focus on a limited range of channels, often resulting from the availability of data rather than theoretical considerations. To address this gap, we leverage unstructured data from university websites to develop indicators that provide a comprehensive view of universities’ KTT

The South African forestry supply chain is a complex system that involves both the production of trees (site preparation, re-establishment, tending, and maintenance operations) and the production and distribution of wood products from plantation stands to the pulp- and sawmills. This paper reports on a study that investigated the suitability of discrete-event simulation for modelling forestry supp

Dyes are routinely used in the textile and pharmaceutical industries, causing serious environmental issues by decreasing water quality. Photocatalysts are used for dye degradation, and different acting mechanisms may occur during the photodegradation process. In this study, Ni nanoparticles were heated to selected temperatures up to 500 °C under an ambient atmosphere and subsequently supported on

During the last decade the intersection between social welfare research and the ecological crisishas been gaining increasing interest through discussions about sustainable welfare and eco-social policies. Less attention has been paid, however, to eco-social risks and to how climatechange “will impact the nature and distribution of social risks across di!erent parts of thepopulation” (Hirvilammi et

Presentationen rör barn och ungas vardagliga geografier samt det sociala arbetets etablerade förhållningssätt till desamma. Särskilt fokus kommer riktas mot hur erfarenhetsnära tolkningar av barn och ungas egna berättelser om ”den vanliga vardagen” kan utvidga det sociala arbetets förståelse för barn och ungas geografier, och hur dessa tolkningar kan berika såväl forskning som praktik i socialt ar

Nowadays, Pt-CeO2 interfaces are very popular in many applications. In particular, this system is widely used in catalysis for the reverse water gas-shift (RWGS) reaction aiming to stop the dangerous advancement of the global warming effect. Nevertheless, some complex atomic events occurring at this interface are still unclear. In this work, superhydrophobic Pt-CeO2 nanoparticles were used in the

Freshwater ecosystems in boreal and temperate regions are undergoing rapid change as increasinginputs of terrestrially derived dissolved organic matter (DOM) and nutrient enrichment alter ecosystemfunctioning. These processes, known as brownification and eutrophication, vary across space and timebut can profoundly reshape carbon cycling, microbial activity, and water quality. This thesis investiga

A classic in the field of Medical Humanities, the late Philip Sandblom's study of art and ill health first appeared in English in 1982. This is a new, extended version, based on the definitive Swedish edition of 2022.In riveting analyses of the interplay between illness and art, music, and literature, Creativity and illness shows how various diseases and disabilities have affected the works of famA pioneering work in the field of Medical Humanities, first published as Creativity and disease in 1982, Creativity and illness now appears in a fresh, extended version based on the definitive Swedish edition published in 2022. A renowned surgeon, Philip Sandblom was also a connoisseur of the fine arts, and throughout his life he was fascinated by the interplay between art and health. Having start

Adaptive control is often used for friction compensation in trajectory tracking tasks because it does not require torque sensors. However, it has some drawbacks: first, the most common certainty-equivalence adaptive control design is based on linearized parameterization of the friction model, therefore nonlinear effects, including the stiction and Stribeck effect, are usually omitted. Second, the

The conversion of CO 2 into high-value chemicals through a photoreduction reaction in water is a promising route to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. Enhancing selectivity toward hydrocarbons or alcohols can be achieved by Ag-Cu alloys. However, the stabilized surface state created by Ag-Cu interactions is still poorly understood. In this work, multi-modal in situ X-ray experiments reveals un

Parallel-elastic joints can improve the efficiency and strength of robots by assisting the actuators with additional torques. For these benefits to be realized, a spring needs to be carefully designed. However, designing robots is an iterative and tedious process, often relying on intuition and heuristics. We introduce a design optimization framework that allows us to co-optimize a parallel elasti

Estimating collision probabilities between robots and environmental obstacles or other moving agents is crucial to ensure safety during path planning. This is an important building block of modern planning algorithms in many application scenarios such as autonomous driving, where noisy sensors perceive obstacles. While many approaches exist, they either provide too conservative estimates of the co

The advent of tactile sensors in robotics has sparked many ideas on how robots can leverage direct contact measurements of their environment interactions to improve manipulation tasks. An important line of research in this regard is grasp force control, which aims to manipulate objects safely by limiting the amount of force exerted on the object. While prior works have either hand-modeled their fo

Response determinants to immunotherapy in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) remain unclear, limiting treatment advancements. We report a single-arm phase 1b/2 study (OPTIMIZE-1) evaluating the safety and efficacy of the cluster of differentiation 40 (CD40) agonist mitazalimab combined with modified FOLFIRINOX (mFOLFIRINOX), in chemotherapy-naive patients with mPDAC. Patients rece

Safety is one of the key issues preventing the deployment of reinforcement learning techniques in real-world robots. While most approaches in the Safe Reinforcement Learning area do not require prior knowledge of constraints and robot kinematics and rely solely on data, it is often difficult to deploy them in complex real-world settings. Instead, model-based approaches that incorporate prior knowl

The construction sector contributes around 37 % of global CO2 emissions, highlighting the need for de-carbonization. Part of the emissions originate in the use of diesel-driven heavy equipment. Considering the fast pace of transitioning from fossil fuels to electricity in other vehicle sectors, this may be a possible path for heavy equipment, considering the introduction of electric heavy equipmen