This interview with Professor Irving Kirsch took place in late August, 2022. He recently turned 80 years old and agreed to focus his interview on topics and areas that illustrate his influence on the field of hypnosis. Professor Kirsch discusses the influences that shaped him as a person and scientist; what unites his theoretical and research work on hypnosis, placebo, and antidepressants. He also

Upper bounds on the focusing efficiency of aperture fields and lens systems are formulated using integral equation representations of Maxwell’s equations and Lagrangian duality. Two forms of focusing efficiency are considered based on lens exit plane fields and optimal polarization currents within lens design regions of prescribed shape and available materials. Bounds are compared against the perf

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A simultaneous measurement of the three components of the top-quark and top-antiquark polarisation vectors in t-channel single-top-quark production is presented. This analysis is based on data from proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb−1, collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Selected events contain exactly one iso

Sodium fluoroacetate (FA) is a metabolic poison that systemically inhibits the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, causing energy deficiency and ultimately multi-organ failure. It poses a significant threat to society because of its high toxicity, potential use as a chemical weapon and lack of effective antidotal therapy. In this study, we investigated cell-permeable succinate prodrugs as potential tr

In the last two decades, very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy has reached maturity: over 200 sources have been detected, both Galactic and extragalactic, by ground-based experiments. At present, Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) make up about 40% of the more than 200 sources detected at very high energies with ground-based telescopes, the majority of which are blazars, i.e. their jets are closely align

In this Letter, we explore the use of thermodynamic length to improve the performance of experimental protocols. In particular, we implement Landauer erasure on a driven electron level in a semiconductor quantum dot, and compare the standard protocol in which the energy is increased linearly in time with the one coming from geometric optimization. The latter is obtained by choosing a suitable metr

Utvecklingen av den artificiella intelligensen anses utgöra den fjärde industri-ella revolutionen. Den tekniska utvecklingen har emellertid givit upphov till ett antal komplexa frågor vad avser frågan om ansvar. Uppsatsen har som syfte att utreda om en biltillverkare kan hållas ansvarig enligt PAL för skador orsa-kade av den artificiella intelligensen i en autonom bil. Det råder strikt ansvar i PAThe development of artificial intelligence has been described as the fourth in-dustrial revolution. However, technological developments may result in com-plex questions with regard to the issue of liability. The aim of this thesis is to analyze whether a vehicle manufacturer can be held liable for damages caused by the artificial intelligence according to the Product Liability Act (PAL). The legal

Background: Informal caregivers may experience high levels burden. Prior to COVID-19, loneliness and social isolation, and especially the discordance between them, were recognized for rapid aging-related cognitive decline. The COVID-19 has significantly increased social isolation and loneliness in caregivers. Thus, we aimed to explore the variables that were associated with higher care burden amon

Background: Imputation of untyped markers is a standard tool in genome-wide association studies to close the gap between directly genotyped and other known DNA variants. However, high accuracy with which genotypes are imputed is fundamental. Several accuracy measures have been proposed and some are implemented in imputation software, unfortunately diversely across platforms. In the present paper,

Introduction To investigate the current experience of the ARM-Net Consortium in the management of epididymo-orchitis (EO) in patients with anorectal malformations (ARMs), and to identify specific risk factors and the need for urological care involvement. Materials and Methods We retrospectively collected data of EO in patients with ARM between 2015 and 2019. Data on urological aspects, ARM type, s

Background and Purpose: Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is a novel age-related risk factor for cardiovascular disease-related morbidity and mortality. The association of CHIP with risk of incident ischemic stroke was reported previously in an exploratory analysis including a small number of incident stroke cases without replication and lack of stroke subphenotyping. The purp

Introduces a special issue on the development of the class action regime, in light of the reforms reflected in the Supreme Court decisions in Mastercard Inc v Merricks and Google LLC v Lloyd, and a conference hosted by the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford entitled "Access to Justice and Class Actions in England and Wales".

Advancing theorization of the perceptual approach to EU foreign policy, this study develops a new notion of critical expectation gaps, intended to reflect on the depth and intensity of the rapture between expectations/hopes and perceived performance of the EU. In our focus is the correlation between the degree of externally perceived ‘Otherness’ and the likelihood of EU external action to be consi

Context. Observations of the phase curves and secondary eclipses of extrasolar planets provide a window onto the composition and thermal structure of the planetary atmospheres. For example, the photometric observations of secondary eclipses lead to the measurement of the planetary geometric albedo, Ag, which is an indicator of the presence of clouds in the atmosphere. Aims. In this work, we aim to

Denna uppsats undersöker underground-musiker i Sverige och vad som krävs av dem för att nå ut med sin kreativa produkt och engagera sin publik. Genom kvalitativa intervjuer med fyra självständiga underground-artister i olika stadier i sina karriärer är syftet att belysa mediala aspekter av deras vardagliga arbete. Med detta ämnar vi lyfta fram en betydande del av Sveriges musikbransch som i viss u

Gängkriminaliteten i Sverige är idag ett omdiskuterat ämne. Trots detta finns det en sida av myntet som förbises och lämnas i det dolda, nämligen de våldsbejakande kvinnorna. Historiskt sett har kvinnor som kommer i kontakt med rättsväsendet setts som offer till mäns våld, och så även i dagens samhälle. Det talas om ”den rosa lagboken” och att kvinnor särbehandlas av rättsväsendets aktörer i stridGang crime in Sweden is a debated topic today. Despite this, there is one side of the coin that is overlooked and left in the dark, namely the women who condone violence. Historically, women who come into contact with the justice system have been seen as victims of men’s violence, and so also in today’s society. There is talk of “the pink law book” and women being treated differently by actors in