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Problems of Post-Communism: The Dis/Articulation of Anti-Gender Politics in Eastern Europe

This special issue examines anti-gender politics in the specific geographical and cultural space of Eastern Europe. It investigates whether the region is just another battlefield for anti-gender politics, or a unique setting for specific developments and strategies, looking at the impact and the legacy of specific historical experiences, sociological and cultural characteristics. The contributions

Vulnerability of a water distribution network from a hydraulic point of view

As the global population continues to grow and the demand for clean drinking water in-creases, the importance of a functioning water distribution network becomes evident. In the design and planning phase of a distribution network, a hydraulic model is a helpful tool for predicting consequences of an action and defining vulnerable parts of a network. This study attempts to set up a reliable and calAs the global population continues to grow and the demand for clean drinking water in-creases, the importance of a functioning water distribution network becomes evident. In the design and planning phase of a distribution network, a hydraulic model is a helpful tool for predicting consequences of an action and defining vulnerable parts of a network. This study attempts to set up a reliable and cal

Quality assessment of private weather station Netatmo

Vädret. Många av oss har upplevt att väderprognosen, förutspåendes ”en fin dag på stranden”, har vart gravt missvisande, resulterandes med hagel innanför t-shirten och ett moloket humör som efterspel. Kanske även en illasinnad tanke till meteorologerna, som inte förutspådde den brutala stormen som dundrade in… Men, tänk om alla människor som har himlen i sitt blickfång kunde göra omedelbara mätnNetatmo is a brand of private weather stations that over the past decade, in many countries, have grown to outnumber the number of government based weather stations. In most fields of research, a high number of data points can increase accuracy and precision. For a weather forecast, the more weather condition throughout an area the forecasters know about, the better the forecast. All of Sweden is

ROOFTOP GREENHOUSES: Comparison between Farm builder and IDA ICE energy simulation software

Rapid global urbanization is a major concern for the food production system, as it is recognized that relying on conventional methods of distant large-scale farming contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. One of the key strategies to address this challenge is rooftop greenhouses (RTG), which are greenhouses built on unoccupied rooftops. Besides that, this technology goes beyond crop

Disaggregating the evidence linking biodiversity and ecosystem services

Ecosystem services (ES) are an increasingly popular policy framework for connecting biodiversity with human well-being. These efforts typically assume that biodiversity and ES covary, but the relationship between them remains remarkably unclear. Here we analyse >500 recent papers and show that reported relationships differ among ES, methods of measuring biodiversity and ES, and three different app

A meta-analysis of single visit pollination effectiveness comparing honeybees and other floral visitors

Premise: Many animals provide ecosystem services in the form of pollination including honeybees, which have become globally dominant floral visitors. A rich literature documents considerable variation in single visit pollination effectiveness, but this literature has yet to be extensively synthesized to address whether honeybees are effective pollinators. Methods: We conducted a hierarchical meta-

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Healthcare organizations are challenged by complexity in structure and knowledge, and heterogeneity in deliveries and patient demands. Reductionist managerial approaches fall short in resolving the quality issues of healthcare, but Scientific Management and New Public Management (NPM) nevertheless has a strong hold on leadership thinking in hospitals. Increasing demand for adaptive and collaborati

Authorising managers in management development?

This article explores the relationship between management and leadership development and leadership practice. Critical studies of management and leadership development programmes have mainly focused on such programmes as spaces for identity work and/or identity regulation. This article extends the literature by investigating the notion of organisation, the organisational view, in a large managemen

The risky path to a followership identity: From abstract concept to situated reality

Followership research has increased recently, but little attention has been paid to the complexities and challenges of creating a followership identity. Researchers typically portray followership as a safe alternative to leadership identity, but we challenge this assumption by using naturally occurring workplace interactions to identify active contributions as well as risks associated with a follo

Leadership in interaction

A chapter on leadership in interaction might appear to address an odd topic, because many observers would contend that interaction is integral to all leadership. However, empirical studies of the processes of interaction are relatively rare in the leadership field. In recent years, though, this perspective has been emerging; therefore, this chapter will present and discuss this emergent work while

Pre-activation negativity (PrAN) : A neural index of predictive strength of phonological cues

We propose that a recently discovered event-related potential (ERP) component—the pre-activation negativity (PrAN)—indexes the predictive strength of phonological cues, including segments, word tones, and sentence-level tones. Specifically, we argue that PrAN is a reflection of the brain’s anticipation of upcoming speech (segments, morphemes, words, and syntactic structures). Findings from a long

Secure Software Updates for IoT Based on Industry Requirements

This paper analyzes the problem and requirements of securely distributing software updates over the Internet,to devices in an Industrial Control System (ICS) and more generally in Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructurescontrolling a physical system, such as power grids and water supply systems. We present a novel approachthat allows to securely distribute software updates of different types, e.g.

Mix-and-Match Diols: Adjusting Self-Assembly of Micellar Phases in Choline Chloride Eutectics

The common Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) ‘ethaline’ (1:2 choline chloride:ethylene glycol) was examined here as a basis for the self-assembly of the surfactant dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (C12TAB). A phase diagram was constructed, showing evidence for a L1 (micellar) phase, confirmed by tensiometry to have a room temperature critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 1.2 wt.%. Small angle neutron

Assessment of Alphafold methods in structural prediction of toxin-antitoxin systems with a focus on interface analysis

The recent revolution in structural prediction methods has made modeling novel protein structures a feasible analysis method. In particular, the Alphafold protocol can produce accurate models with atomic resolution. This work aims to model multiple novel toxin-antitoxin systems and to understand the interactions of their components through structural prediction and interface analysis. Structural p

How bad is bad? Perceptual differences in the communication of severity in intimate partner violence

Accurate communication of the severity of violence in intimate relations is essential for the appropriate evaluation of offenders and victims in contexts such as court trials, custody cases, and the continuation of relationships. Using a new paradigm, this study quantifies discrepancies in how the severity of violence is communicated in texts written by offenders, victims, and bystanders who witne

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Deformable object manipulation tasks have long been regarded as challenging robotic problems. However, until recently very little work has been done on the subject, with most robotic manipulation methods being developed for rigid objects. Deformable objects are more difficult to model and simulate, which has limited the use of model-free Reinforcement Learning (RL) strategies, due to their need fo