Hybrid zones represent crucial areas where two populations meet, mate, and produce hybrid offspring, serving as natural laboratories for studying genetic mechanisms underlying ecological traits and reproductive isolation. In Sweden, the common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is represented by two subspecies: P. c. abietinus, which colonised northern Sweden through Finland at least 200 years ag

OBJECTIVES: Bacterial infections are common and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in multiple myeloma (MM). We have investigated the function of polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN), the immune system's first line of defense against bacteria, in peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM) samples from patients with newly diagnosed MM (NDMM), smoldering MM (SMM), monoclonal gammopathy of undeter

Despite a large literature on the importance of childhood neighborhoods for life course transitions, there is a lack of fertility studies combining a life-course perspective with detailed neighborhood measures. Addressing this gap, we use longitudinal data in which the entire population of a Swedish town is geocoded at the address-level, 1939–1967, and linked to national registers from 1968 to 201

The aim of this study is to analyze how female reporters portray veganism in the Swedish weekly press between the years 2018-2023. Through a qualitative analysis and a critical discourse analysis the result shows that the portrayal of veganism emphasizes its beneficial impacts on health, the environment, and morality. The health and environmental discourses are positive towards veganism and you ca

This thesis comprises four self-contained papers that rely on applied micro-econometric methods to understand which factors are important in shaping the gender wage gap in globalized firms and how firms innovate when exposed to trade-induced shocks. In the first paper, we study how the within-firm gender wage gap in Sweden is affected by the degree of gender inequality in the home country of forei

This study examines the integration of climate change and biodiversity into business strategies and governance structures of listed firms on the Swedish stock exchange NasdaqOMX Large Cap. The results show clear disparities in the level of integration and the factors driving the integration process. All, but a few small firms, have integrated climate change into business strategies, and are ahead This study examines the integration of climate change and biodiversity into business strategies and governance structures of listed firms on the Swedish stock exchange NasdaqOMX Large Cap. The results show clear disparities in the level of integration and the factors driving the integration process. All, but a few small firms, have integrated climate change into business strategies, and are ahead

Build a linear accelerator to demonstrate spallation – the source of high-energy neutrons used by the new European Spallation Source being built in Sweden.In this activity, we build a model of a linear accelerator (linac) called a Gauss cannon. It uses magnetic attraction and momentum transfer to accelerate a series of steel balls, representing protons. At the end of the track, one ‘proton’ will cBuild a linear accelerator to demonstrate spallation – the source of high-energy neutrons used by the new European Spallation Source being built in Sweden.In this activity, we build a model of a linear accelerator (linac) called a Gauss cannon. It uses magnetic attraction and momentum transfer to accelerate a series of steel balls, representing protons. At the end of the track, one ‘proton’ will c

Alla har vi någon gång behövt använda oss av GPS för att hitta vägen eller se var vi är. Då har man antagligen också upptäckt att GPS inte alltid fungerar som den ska. I detta examensarbete undersöker vi ett alternativ till GPS som använder mobilnätet för att positionera med hjälp av maskininlärning. GPS-positionering kan ha en precision på mindre än 5 meter i öppna miljöer, men som tidigare nämnGNSS is currently the most prominent method for outdoor positioning, providing an accuracy of approximately 5 metres in good conditions. However, for environments such as dense city areas or indoors, a GNSS signal reception might not be possible. An alternative method of positioning is the fingerprint-based method, which has been widely adopted for indoor positioning by sampling the signal strengt

This article argues that through the EU’s technology regulation, technological concepts permeate legal language. Such concepts may function as transplants, even irritants, causing tensions and uncertainties. As technology regulation is increasingly horizontal, i.e. obligating private and public actors alike, these newfound legal concepts remain disconnected from established public law vocabulary a

The contributions to this special section suggest that 9/11 is not necessarily the watershed between a pre- and a post-9/11 order that politicians and pundits continue to write about. Instead, the attacks have served as a catalyst for trends and trajectories in the global governance of religion that continue to have a significant impact today. Returning to 9/11, then, the contributions take stock

Combinations of theology and anthropology have been criticized for losing track of what theology ought to be about. Yet this loss might be precisely what enables scholars to understand political practices which point towards that which escapes both the theological and the anthropological grasp—a pointer which could be crucial to fashion solidarities that connect faiths in the pursuit of justice.

Denna studie undersöker hur arrangering och transkription fungerar som arbetsmetoder för gitarrlärare på gymnasiet samt hur gitarrelever upplever metoderna i gitarrundervisning. Undersökningen jämför hur arrangering och transkription använts av musiker historiskt, hur genrer påverkar arbetssättet och hur det presenteras i pedagogiska sammanhang. Studien har använt sig av forskningsmetoden aktionsfThis study examines how arranging and transcribing performs as teaching methods for guitar teachers in upper secondary studies and how guitar students experience the methods during guitar lessons. The survey compares how arranging and transcribing have been used by musicians historically, how different genres affect work processes and how it is presented in educational contexts. This study is base

Föreliggande rapport kan ses som en fortsättning på uppföljningen av nära vård och mobila team som redovisas i KEFU rapporten; Samordnad och personcentrerad vård i hemmet - En fallstudie av Mobilt team Närsjukvård Landskrona” (KEFU rapport 2023:1). Uppföljningen av pilotprojektets första fem månader i Landskrona visade på många positiva effekter. Föreliggande rapports uppföljning efter ett års erf

This review article describes microfabrication techniques to define chemical, mechanical and structural patterns in hydrogels and how these can be used to prepare in vivo like, i.e. biomimetic, cell culture scaffolds. Hydrogels are attractive materials for 3D cell cultures as they provide ideal culture conditions and they are becoming more prominently used. Single material gels without any modific

On April 1, Israel launched its latest attack on Iran in the two countries’ ongoing shadow war, with an airstrike that flattened a section of Iran’s embassy complex in Damascus and reportedly killed at least 12 people. Among the dead was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who headed Iran’s military operations in Syria and Lebanon, where he worked for decades and became a close interlocutor with Hezbollah and i