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BackgroundThe benefits of computational forecasting in the later phase of the COVID-19 pandemic when vaccines and clinical pharmaceutical interventions were available have seldom been assessed. We aimed to evaluate computational forecasting research applied to Swedish populations in the vaccination phase of the pandemic.MethodsA systematic search was performed on March 8, 2024 in the electronic da
This chapter discusses the development of the European Union’s (EU) disinformation policy, from its initiation as an awareness raising campaign to its implementation and trajectory in the Strategic Communication Division of the European External Action Service (EEAS). It traces key initiatives, frameworks and tools developing from the launch of EUvsDisinfo in 2015, an unprecedented attempt to addr
Amongst recent work on analogies between the epistemic and the moral domains, one interaction is absent: apologies. This paper aims to fill that gap. After providing some reasons for thinking that epistemic apologies already exist in our practices, we explore the phenomena of epistemic relationships and epistemic trust. These are then used to build an account of epistemic apologies where we sugges
PurposeDemocracy is often invoked as a core value of public libraries, archives and museums (LAMs) in Western countries. This article starts from the proposition that democratic work in LAMs is more than a mission statement, an abstract ideal, or a rhetorical label. Therefore, it presents the Flower Monster workshop, a creative visual workshop tool designed to help LAM professionals critically exaPurposeDemocracy is often invoked as a core value of public libraries, archives and museums (LAMs) in Western countries. This article starts from the proposition that democratic work in LAMs is more than a mission statement, an abstract ideal, or a rhetorical label. Therefore, it presents the Flower Monster workshop, a creative visual workshop tool designed to help LAM professionals critically exa
Acinetobacter guillouiae I-MWF was isolated by incubating amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film in sludge samples. The strain partially depolymerised PET powder with 11.3% crystallinity, as confirmed by FT-IR, HPLC-UV, and LC-MS analyses. Extracellular enzymes released terephthalic acid (TPA), mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (MHET), and bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET). Genomi
Sensory input that violates prior expectations attracts attention, making unpredictability an important perceptual property to measure. In the auditory modality, knowing what sounds will be perceived as surprising, and therefore salient, is relevant both for studying vocal communication and for applied purposes such as managing noise pollution. Focusing on sequences of animal vocalizations and env
One characteristic trait of populism is its dramatic rhetoric onthemes such as the survival of the European people. This is particularlypresent in a cluster of conspiracy theories, in this article discussed un-der the collective term le grand remplacement, forming a cornerstoneof much right-wing populist rhetoric. In this article, it is suggested thatthe notion of “apocalyptic imaginaries” is a heOne characteristic trait of populism is its dramatic rhetoric on themes such as the survival of the European people. This is particularly present in a cluster of conspiracy theories, in this article discussed under the collective term le grand remplacement, forming a cornerstone of much right-wing populist rhetoric. In this article, it is suggested that the notion of “apocalyptic imaginaries” is a
We present a method for obtaining an initial-state parton shower model where the (backward) evolution is fully consistent with the (forward) evolution of the collinear parton density is used. As a proof-of-concept we use parton densities obtained with the Parton Branching (PB) approach, and modify the default initial-state shower in PYTHIA8 with this method for consistency. PB is ideally suited fo
This paper examines how transnational conservative religious networks (TCRNs) have cemented their position as major players in the Organization of American States (OAS) in order to dispute reproductive rights and rights relating to sexual diversity. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and legal analysis in general assemblies and summits of the Americas (2020-2025), it identifies three main strategies
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to establish reference values for swallowing safety using flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in healthy adults across the lifespan and to examine the influence of age, sex, bolus characteristics, and snoring on the risk of unsafe swallowing.METHOD: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 128 healthy adults (21-91 years). Participan
A3BX6 perovskites, a family of vacancy-ordered structures, exhibit diverse luminescence behaviors upon photon, electron, and high-energy excitation, primarily originating from intrinsic self-trapped excitons or dopant-induced electronic transitions. Upon B-site cation engineering, ns2 cations tune intrinsic luminescence, whereas transition-metal and rare-earth dopants activate characteristic d–d,
