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Between pace-making and pace-taking : Urban cycle logistics in an ‘accelerated polity’

The purpose of this study is to explore the concept of social acceleration by examining how cities are trying to speed up, maintain or slow down the pace of societal change. Through studies of cycle logistics policies and actions in cities in Denmark, Norway, the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany, we show how these balance between acting as pace-makers and pace-takers, as well as what the consequenThe purpose of this study is to explore the concept of social acceleration by examining how cities are trying tospeed up, maintain or slow down the pace of societal change. Through studies of cycle logistics policies andactions in cities in Denmark, Norway, the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany, we show how these balance be-tween acting as pace-makers and pace-takers, as well as what the consequenc

Turning the tanker? Exploring the preconditions for change in the global petrochemical industry

Meeting the goals set out in the Paris Agreement will require rapid and deep reductions of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) across all sectors of the global economy. Like all major societal transformations, this climate transition will impact both social and technical aspects of society and, depending on how it evolves, will reallocate social and economic benefits and costs differently. Recognising

Two local minima for structures of [4Fe–4S] clusters obtained with density functional theory methods

[4Fe–4S] clusters are essential cofactors in many proteins involved in biological redox-active processes. Density functional theory (DFT) methods are widely used to study these clusters. Previous investigations have indicated that there exist two local minima for these clusters in proteins. We perform a detailed study of these minima in five proteins and two oxidation states, using combined quantu

Offentlig upphandling : På rätt sätt och till rätt pris

Den här boken behandlar offentlig upphandling från ett juridiskt och ett nationalekonomiskt perspektiv. Bokens disposition följer i princip upphandlingsprocessen, från behovsidentifiering till avtalsslut. Inledningsvis diskuteras när det är lämpligt att ersätta verksamhet i egen regi med upphandling. Därefter går boken in på hur offentlig upphandling ska genomföras, inom de ramar som ges av regelv

A nordic multicenter study on contemporary outcomes of pediatric short bowel syndrome in 208 patients

Background & aims: Despite advances in the management of short bowel syndrome related intestinal failure (SBS-IF), large-scale contemporary pediatric studies are scarce. The aim of this multicenter study was to assess key outcomes and clinical prognostic factors in a recent Nordic pediatric SBS-IF population. Methods: Patients with SBS-IF treated during 2010–2019, whose parenteral support (PS)

Study of the relationship between urbanization and environment in the Jiulong river basin based on coupling coordination degree model

Rapid urbanization has placed the sustainable development of some watershed ecosystems in jeopardy. In order to achieve sustainable urban development, it is vital to identify the coupling mechanisms between urbanization and the ecological environment quality. This study establishes indicators to evaluate the Jiulong River Basin’s urbanization and ecological environment systems. These are utilized

On Spatial vs Referential Isotropic Fourier’s Law in Finite Deformation Thermomechanics

This paper deals with the issue of isotropic heat conduction in thermomechanical large-strain problems. The aim of the paper is a comparison of different variants of Fourier’s law used in the literature for a large strain problem. In particular, Fourier’s law is specified either in the reference or in the deformed configuration by using different options of heat flux density vectors which are pres

Clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes following pancreatic injury – An international multicenter cohort study

Background: Trauma to the pancreas is rare but associated with significant morbidity. Currently available management guidelines are based on low-quality evidence and data on long-term outcomes is lacking. This study aimed to evaluate clinical characteristics and patient-reported long-term outcomes for pancreatic injury. Methods: A retrospective cohort study evaluating treatment for pancreatic inju

Winter Wheat Drought Risk Assessment by Coupling Improved Moisture-Sensitive Crop Model and Gridded Vulnerability Curve

The crop drought risk assessment is an important basis for mitigating the effects of drought on crops. The study of drought using crop growth models is an integral part of agricultural drought risk research. The current Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) model is not sufficiently sensitive to moisture parameters when performing simulations, and most studies that conduct di

Machine learning identifies clusters of longitudinal autoantibody profiles predictive of systemic lupus erythematosus disease outcomes

Objectives A novel longitudinal clustering technique was applied to comprehensive autoantibody data from a large, well-characterised, multinational inception systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort to determine profiles predictive of clinical outcomes. Methods Demographic, clinical and serological data from 805 patients with SLE obtained within 15 months of diagnosis and at 3-year and 5-year fol

A Robust Direction of Arrival Estimation Method for Coherently Distributed Sources in an Impulsive Noise Environment

In this work, a computationally efficient evolutionary algorithm is proposed for estimating the direction of arrival (DOA) of coherently distributed (CD) sources corrupted by additive impulsive noise. The typical method, such as distributed signal parameter estimation (DSPE) method, requires a 2-D spectral peak search and cannot allow for coherent signals. The proposed method in this article uses

A case report of a chronic migraine patient treated with three different anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies : which parameters better represent the efficacy?

Objective: To report the efficacy of different anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) on headache frequency, intensity, and duration. Background: Blockade of CGRP receptors or neuropeptide with anti-CGRP mAbs have been successfully used for several years for the prevention of chronic and episodic migraine. The response is usually assessed by improvement seen in th

Hypertension : pathophysiology and relevance to the cardiometabolic syndrome

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the leading single risk factor for the global burden of disease. Hypertension often coexists with several anthropometric and metabolic abnormalities, including abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, and glucose intolerance—in combination referred to as metabolic (or cardiometabolic) syndrome. Indeed, hypertension occurs in a large proportion of those with metabol