Microbiomes play an important role in determining the ecology and behaviour of their hosts. However, questions remain pertaining to how host genetics shape microbiomes, and how microbiome composition influences host fitness. We explored the effects of geography, evolutionary history and host genetics on the skin microbiome diversity and structure in a widespread amphibian. More specifically, we ex

We show acoustic separation of 7.8 µm from 5 µm fluorescent polystyrene particles at an unprecedented sample flowrate of almost 1000 µL/min.

Future Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems need to combine heterogeneous IoT components and support weak connectivity. This paper introduces ComPOS, a domain-specific language for composing IoT services into systems. ComPOS is a small language but supports powerful message mediation, using stateful reactions with nested and parallel message sequences and anonymous futures. To deal with weak connectiv

Recenserad bok: Kurator inom hälso- och sjukvård (upplaga 3)Författare: Annika Lundin, Inger Benkel, Gerd de Neergaard, Britt-MarieJohansson och Charlotta ÖhrlingFörlag: Studentlitteratur, Lund, 2019

In this study the effect of cholesterol in Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers of fatty acids of varying chain lengths was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Domain formation due to lateral phase separation was studied at different lipid compositions and surface pressures. A small amount of cholesterol is miscible with palmitic acid (C16:0) and forms a flat monolayer while excess cholesterol

The use of a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) to study the adsorption of particles larger than 100 nm, such as liposomes, viruses, and nano/micro-plastics, remains challenging owing to the lack of appropriate models for data evaluation. This study presents a method for quantifying the adsorption of negatively charged polystyrene latex (100 nm-1 μm) at the solid-liquid interface

BACKGROUND: The sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera) is a key pest on sugarcane and other grasses in the Americas. Biological control as well as insecticide treatments are used for pest management, but economic losses are still significant. The use of female sex pheromones for mating disruption or mass trapping in pest management could be established for this species, provided that e

Inconsistent reporting of outcomes in clinical trials of treatments for whiplash associated disorders (WAD) hinders effective data pooling and conclusions about treatment effectiveness. A multidisciplinary International Steering Committee recently recommended 6 core outcome domains: Physical Functioning, Perceived Recovery, Work and Social Functioning, Psychological Functioning, Quality of Life an

Empowering Children and Youththrough Law and ParticipationIn 2023, between August the 30th and September the 1st, the Child RightsInstitute at the Department of Sociology of Law, within Faculty of SocialSciences, Lund University, was arranging a three-day research conference onthe theme Empowering Children and Youth through Law and Participation.41 participants from 13 different countries particip

Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is a multidimensional concept which captures the individual’s perception of treatment burden. Evaluating HRQL during treatment for childhood cancer provides insight into the burden of the treatment from the child’s and/or parent’s perspective.In this review, we aimed to describe Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) used to measure HRQL during treatment, d

Bakgrund: Postoperativa sårinfektioner är den näst vanligaste vårdrelaterade infektionen i Sverige och kostar samhället miljarder kronor årligen. Studier visar att dessa infektioner går att halvera genom preventiva åtgärder. År 2020 publicerade Riksföreningen för operationssjukvård riktlinjer om iordningställande och skydd av steril kirurgisk utrustning. Dessa riktlinjer är en del av det evidensba

Cycloneuralians are ecdysozoans with a fossil record extending to the Early Cambrian Fortunian Age and represented mostly by cuticular integuments. However, internal anatomies of Fortunian cycloneuralians are virtually unknown, hampering our understanding of their functional morphology and phylogenetic relationships. Here we report the exceptional preservation of cycloneuralian introvert musculatu

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges that building sector is confronting. For example, Climate change and associated extreme events are posing a significant challenge for the building sector. Buildings should be prepared to withstand the climate changes and extreme weather that will happen in the future. Designing buildings based solely on past or average weather conditions, wh

Investor sentiment is an important research object in behavioral finance, and its analysis has been one of the hot topics in stock market research recently. As an abstract concept, investor sentiment needs to be visualized by the construction of the investor sentiment index. In 2006, Baker and Wurgler proposed the Baker & Wurgler (BW) index, which can reflect investor sentiment in the American

This thesis explored the application of pre-trained transformer models in detecting suicidal ideation in social media posts. We leveraged social media data from platforms like Reddit and Twitter and applied a robust hyperparameter random search strategy to fine-tune and evaluate existing transformer models. Despite noise in the fine-tuning data, the models demonstrated high performance in identify

This study explores the potential benefits of combining a wave-shaped piston geometry with post injection strategy in diesel engines. The wave piston design features evenly spaced protrusions around the piston bowl, which improve fuel-air mixing and combustion efficiency. The ‘waves’ direct the flames towards the bowl center, recirculating them and utilizing the momentum in the flame jets for more

Background: The mismatch between the limited availability versus the high demand of participants who are in the pre-dementia phase of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a bottleneck for clinical studies in AD. Nevertheless, potential enrollment barriers in the pre-dementia population are relatively under-reported. In a large European longitudinal biomarker study (the AMYPAD-PNHS), we investigated main en