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Avhandlingen undersöker föreningar i Sverige som organiserar öppna verkstäder. Öppna verkstäder, vilka också kallas för makerspaces, är platser som möjliggör skapande. Verktyg, maskiner och kunskap är delade mellan användarna. Syftet med avhandlingen är att undersöka hur föreningar organiserar sina delade verkstäder, vilka svårigheter föreningarna möter samt vilka implikationer detta har för den bAlternative building as an interstitial mode of transformation plays a central role in the discussion of strategies for degrowth. In this debate the questions of how alternative projects can be scaled up and how degrowth politics can gain broad societal support have been identified as crucial. In this context open workshops – grassroots infrastructures for creative activities, such as repair, upcy

In cold regions, snow cover and seasonally frozen ground (SFG) exert a substantial influence on hydrological processes, yet their effects – especially at the scale of large basins – remain insufficiently understood due to limited observations and process-based analyses. To address this, we extended the widely used Grid Xinanjiang (GXAJ) hydrological model by developing two physically meaningful ye

From Seedlings to Solutions: Which Test Will Sprout Success? Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a condition in which the body attacks its own cells that produce insulin, a necessary hormone that allows us to use energy from food. People who do not have insulin are unable to process sugar effectively, which causes major health problems. Since there is currently no cure for this condition, affected individua

Denna studie analyserar tillämpningen av artikel 22 i Europaparlamentets och rådets förordning (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) på kreditupplysningsverksamhetens kreditbedömning i form av kreditbetyg. Fokus är att identifiera juridiska möjligheter och utmaningar i dessa processer. Särskild vikt läggs vid transparensbestämmelserna i artiklarna 13–15 i GDPR. Automatiserade verktyg för kreditupplysningar är baseThis study analyzes the application of Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR) to the credit assessment practices of the credit reporting businesses in the form of credit score. The main focus is on identifying the legal opportunities and challenges in these processes. Particular attention is paid to the transparency provisions in Articles 13–15

The European Green Deal (EGD) aims for agriculture to contribute positively to climate change mitigation and nature preservation while meeting growing societal needs for food, energy, and biomaterials. Delivering comprehensive policy action efficiently requires decision-support tools to assess the outcomes of interventions across multiple, and potentially conflicting, goals. By means of agent-base

This study explores the online communication strategies of anti-tourism movements to evaluate their potential contributions to place branding—a topic that has received limited scholarly attention. While prior research often views such movements as antagonistic to place branding efforts, we challenge this assumption. Through an analysis of nine movements across five countries, we apply the typology

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. In 2023, it accounted for approximately 1.25 million deaths, including 161,000 among individuals living with HIV, making it the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. The growing prevalence of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) further complicates treatment and contribu

A substantial external force transmitted to the brain may cause a severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) , resulting in structural brain damage and/or functional impairment. Despite progress in management, traumatic brain injury remains a major cause of severe disability and death. This thesis evaluates treatment strategies and novel interventions in children and adults with sTBI and comprises the f

We build on the predictive processing framework to show that intelligent behaviour is adaptive control, driven by accurate prediction and uncertainty reduction in dynamic environments with limited information. We argue that adaptive control arises through a process of re-concretisation, where learned abstractions are grounded in new situations via embodiment. We use this as an explanation of why A

Mitochondria are most known as producers of ATP and for their metabolic functions in eukaryotic cells. However, these are not the only roles of these organelles, as they also have the means to communicate with the nucleus. These signals going from mitochondria to the cell nucleus are termed mitochondrial retrograde signaling or regulation (MRR). In Arabidopsis thaliana, the master regulator of MRR

Sloth moths are highly-specialized for a life in a very close relationship with sloths – the adults live in the sloth fur and the larvae feed on the sloth faeces. They belong to the pyralid subfamily Chrysauginae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Although Pyralidae have been a focus of several molecular phylogenetic studies, including a few Chrysauginae genera, so far none of the three sloth moth

This paper contributes to ongoing debates on inclusive place branding by introducing a feminist ethics of care approach. While existing research often treats inclusion as a strategic or instrumental move, aimed at enhancing collaboration or democratic legitimacy, it is rarely framed as an ethical imperative. Moreover, prevailing human-centred perspectives tend to marginalize non-human and environm

Research aimThis paper examines place brand communication in marginalised urban areascharacterised by low levels of attractiveness to residents, visitors and investment. Most previous research on marginalised places has focused on issues such as crime prevention and securitydevelopment, rather than on branding and attractiveness. The aim of this research is to explore the roleof place branding eff

Corpus linguistic studies have shown that lexicon varies according to linguistic register, and cognitive studies have demonstrated that lexical aspects play a significant role in determining the veracity of people’s accounts. Both lines of research underpin the present study, where the aim is to explore how overall lexical properties (lexical density and lexical diversity, and noun, verb, and adje

This study explores how listeners use verb constructions to describe everyday sounds. It considers (i) how the verb constructions provide Gestalt to events in the form of activities, processes and states, and (ii) how the constructions correspond to different aspects of a soundscape (sound sources, acoustic properties, and listener reactions). We found that verb constructions primarily describe so

Heart failure is a global health concern whose burden is increasing as our population ages. Early diagnosis and accurate prognosis are critical for improving outcomes, highlighting the need for novel methods that can better identify and elucidate the pathophysiology of heart failure. The cardinal symptom of heart failure is exercise intolerance, yet most cardiac imaging is performed at rest, poten

The Council of Europe has very recently adopted the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. This article provides an initial analysis of the CoE AI Convention. It emphasizes the necessity of understanding the CoE AI Convention within the context of its adoption as an international treaty negotiated within the Council of Europe. This context

Based on more than thirty years' fieldwork, this book aims to increase the understanding of music played on elaborate wooden floats which form vital components in Japanese festivals with a religious dimension. The focus is on float-festivals in Aichi prefecture in central Japan; but wider perspectives, international as well as national, also come into play.Float-festivals date back several centuriThis book aims to increase the understanding of festival music in Japan. It is based on more than thirty years of fieldwork. Close study of one local festival in the town of Taketoyo is combined with a wider comparative analysis that covers most of the of the Aichi prefecture in central Japan. All these festivals are float-festivals. Charged with spiritual power, the floats serve as mobile shrines