This paper introduces the use of a multi-zone modelling approach for analysing smoke spread in tunnels. The approach suggested in this paper is based on an existing model, i.e., the Multi-Zone Fire model developed for large spaces. The Multi-Zone Fire model has been adapted and modified for tunnel fire scenarios by including features that consider longitudinal ventilation flow, tunnel gradient and

We have performed tunnel transport spectroscopy on a quantum dot (QD) molecule proximitized by a superconducting contact. In such a system, the scattering between QD spins and Bogoliubov quasiparticles leads to the formation of Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states within the superconducting gap. In this work, we investigate interactions appearing when one- and two-electron spin states in a double-QD ener

Aims: To assess hospital-based care, work absence, associated costs, and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes with and without established cardiovascular disease (eCVD) compared to matched controls. Materials and methods: In a population-based cohort study, we analysed individual-level data from national health, social insurance and socio-economic registers for people diagnosed with type 2 d

SPATA2 mediates the recruitment of CYLD to immune receptor complexes by bridging the interaction of CYLD with the linear ubiquitylation assembly complex (LUBAC) component HOIP. Whether SPATA2 exhibits functions independently of CYLD is unclear. Here, we show that, while Cyld−/− and Spata2−/− mice are viable, double mutants exhibit highly penetrant perinatal lethality, indicating independent functi

BACKGROUND: Elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in the setting of left heart failure may contribute to poor outcomes after pediatric heart transplant (HTx), but peri-transplant management is variable.METHODS: We sought to characterize international practice by surveying physicians at pediatric HTx centers.RESULTS: We received 49 complete responses from 39 centers in 16 countries. Most res

I kapitlet diskuteras tre tolkningar av Arendt, tolkningar som alla har stöd i Arendts text men som vidareutvecklats på olika sätt av samhällsvetare och filosofer. I den första tolkningen är det bristen på tillgodoseende av mänskliga rättigheter för papperslösa om står i fokus. En viktig anledning till denna brist ligger i kopplingen mellan invandringsreglering och mänskliga rättigheter, att state

Importance: The effect of a physical property of irrigation fluid (at body vs room temperature) on recurrence rate in the evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) needs further study. Objective: To explore whether irrigation fluid temperature has an influence on cSDH recurrence. Design, Setting, and Participants: This was a multicenter randomized clinical trial performed between March 16, 20

This essay aims to examine why Sweden and Iceland, two highly developed democratic Nordic countries that appear to be similar in many aspects, have such different levels of corruption. For the past 10 years, Sweden has consistently been ranked higher than Iceland according to Transparency International. Corruption is a multifaceted problem that exists in all countries and has a negative impact on

På grund av förändringar i världen, politiska som icke-politiska, förändras politiska system. En sådan förändring kallas presidentialisering och innebär att en process som gör att statsskick blir mer presidentlika med tiden. I forskningen råder det samstämmighet om att presidentialisering är ett faktum, även i Sverige, men studier tolkar vad presidentialisering faktiskt innebär olika. Denna uppsat

Influencing at the municipal level is imperative for Swedish democracy. The purpose of this study is to understand how influencing municipal politicians can be done. This was done by way of investigating if the speed limit outside a preschool in West harbor, Malmö could be affected. Qualitative text analysis of public documents, social media excerpts, an interview with the municipality politician

What have the EU institutions done to safeguard rule of law values in Poland and Hungary? The goal of this thesis is to examine how Hungary and Poland have acted in ways that contradict EU values of rule of law, as well as what the EU institutions have done to safeguard these principles legislated in the Union's rule of law principle. Using a modified theory of external governance to explain i

Are the European people more positive towards the European Union after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022? In light of an increasingly politicized EU, this thesis investigates if the citizens of the EU are more or less positive to the idea of the European Union now afterwards. The study contributes towards research into external shocks on public opinions, and applies its methodology and t

This thesis concerns the research area of ​​International visual relations. It also concerns the media platform Instagram, and how it has come to be used by Swedish politics between 2014 and 2022. The purpose of the study is to investigate whether the way Swedish political parties express visual political communication has changed. This is done through a quantitative approach. Content analysis is

Som mediekonsument tar man på olika sätt del av nyheter dagligen. För många är det ett sätt att hålla sig uppdaterad om både vad som händer i omvärlden men även inom landets gränser. Nyheter väljs utifrån vissa kriterier och inte minst under kriget i Ukraina har vikten av närhet märkts när nyhetsrapportering har gjort. Men hur väljs nyheter som ligger utanför Sveriges närområde? Och vad är det som

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The homeostatic chemokines CCL21 and CCL19 have been explored as biomarkers in cardiovascular disease prediction in patients with established cardiovascular disease, but associations between these chemokines and first-time coronary event incidence have not been investigated before. Here, we explored associations between CCL21 or CCL19 and first-time incident coronary events in