Bacteria in the order 'Candidatus Brocadiales' within the phylum Planctomycetes (Planctomycetota) have the remarkable ability to perform anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox). Two families of anammox bacteria with different biogeographical distributions have been reported, marine Ca. Scalinduaceae and freshwater Ca. Brocadiaceae. Here we report evidence of three new species within a novel genus a

Människobehandlande yrken, såsom socialt arbete, syftar till att identifiera och åtgärda problem i människors liv. Hur skapas en förståelse av vad ett problem innebär? Hur nås enighet i fall där det finns flera motstridande definitioner och förklaringar till vad som ska anses vara problematisk? Detta kapitel handlar om hur en förståelse av ett problem och lösningar på det kan skapas i ett möte melMänniskobehandlande yrken, såsom socialt arbete, syftar till att identifiera och åtgärda problem i människors liv. Hur skapas en förståelse av vad ett problem innebär? Hur nås enighet i fall där det finns flera motstridande definitioner och förklaringar till vad som ska anses vara problematisk? Detta kapitel handlar om hur en förståelse av ett problem och lösningar på det kan skapas i ett möte mel

Starch is the most abundant component in wheat flour, but has not traditionally been regarded as responsible for differences in quality between wheat varieties. In this chapter the role of starch in the baking process is described and examples on the role of starch during mixing, fermentation, and the oven step are given. The relevance of starch for baking performance is discussed, e.g., the setti

With the aim of understanding how the International Criminal Court (ICC) affects peace processes, this article examines the Colombian peace and justice processes through the lens of friction. It investigates frictional encounters between the Colombian judicial system and the ICC, in order to reveal the tensions in this relationship. First, we disaggregate the concept of friction and propose three

We study the rheological response of dense suspensions of elliptical particles, with an aspect ratio equal to 3, under oscillatory shear flows and imposed pressure by numerical simulations. Like for the isotropic particles, we find that the oscillatory shear flows respect the Cox-Merz rule at large oscillatory strains but differ at low strains, with a lower viscosity than the steady shear and high

It can be difficult to engage colleagues with the findings and recommendations of an externally-funded project, even when, or perhaps particularly when, it has major implications for institutional processes. The authors were involved with a large single-institution Higher Education change project that aimed to make the university more responsive to changes in curriculum needs, the student voice, e

We prove Nehari s theorem for integral Hankel and Toeplitz operators on simple convex polytopes in several variables. A special case of the theorem, generalizing the boundedness criterion of the Hankel and Toeplitz operators on the Paley Wiener space, reads as follows. Let = (0, 1)d be a d-dimensional cube, and for a distribution f on 2, consider the Hankel operator f (g)(x) = λ f (x + y)g(y) dy,

Crater-forming events are generally followed by the development of hydrothermal systems due to the rapid heating of the target rock. Such hydrothermal systems are a feature of nearly all large terrestrial impact structures. For the Siljan impact structure in Sweden, there is evidence for such a fossil hydrothermal system, possibly triggered by the impact event ca. 380 Ma. To investigate the therma

Terrorism comes in various forms, clear and sometimes ambiguous, by terrorist cells and sometimes by state players. Nerve agent poisoning represents one of the notorious applications of chemistry in the world. Nerve agents have historically instigated major casualties in various parts, heavily impacting lives of civilians by causing debilitating neurological and psychiatric injuries. Nerve agents

In this work we measured, by using a direct approach, the equilibrium solubility of recombinant Aβ40 peptide to be S ​= ​0.36 ​± ​0.15 ​μM in aqueous solution of 20 ​mM sodium phosphate buffer at pH 7.4. Microfluidic diffusional sizing (MDS) and mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/TOF) with isotope standard were used to quantify the concentration of soluble Aβ40 species coexisting with formed fibrils. A

Data generated over nearly two decades clearly demonstrate the importance of epigenetic modifications and mechanisms in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. However, the role of pharmacoepigenetics in type 2 diabetes is less well established. The field of pharmacoepigenetics covers epigenetic biomarkers that predict response to therapy, therapy-induced epigenetic alterations as well as epigenetic

The advent of x-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) drastically enhanced the capabilities of several analytical techniques, for which the degree of transverse (spatial) coherence of the source is essential. FELs can be operated in self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) or seeded configurations, which rely on a qualitatively different initialization of the amplification process leading to light emi

Purification of biopharmaceuticals has shifted toward continuous and integrated processes, in turn bringing along a need for monitoring and control to maintain a desired separation between the target pharmaceutical and any impurities it may carry. In this study, a cycle-to-cycle control of the retention volumes of two compounds in a chromatographic, ion exchange purification step was developed, al

Kort efter att hon bevittnat den franska revolutionens fasor i Paris reste den engelska filosofen och feministen Mary Wollstonecraft till ett sömnigt Skandinavien. Kontrasterna kunde inte ha varit större. Ändå var det just i Sverige som hennes sista, stora politiska fråga väcktes: Hur förändrar man ett samhälle? Lena Halldenius följer Wollstonecraft på hennes sista filosofiska resa.Bildningsboxen

Winter warming events (WWE) are abrupt and short-lasting (hours-to-days) events of extraordinarily warm weather occurring during wintertime, sometimes accompanied by rainfall (rain on snow events; ROS). Through direct heat transfer and changes in the snowpack properties, these events cause changes in the below-ground thermal regime that, in turn, controls a suite of ecosystem processes ranging fro

A piece about a just transition to a low-carbon future (contribution to UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab 'Think pieces' that explores emerging issues in inclusive policies as well as offering cutting edge solutions).

Electrification of commercial heavy vehicles has led to the offer of different electric drive-based powertrain architectures, most of them with the adaptation of the diesel engine based architecture. Due to the limited driving range possible, optimal configuration of the powertrain becomes a vital task with the battery as the energy source, which also takes a significant portion of payload capacit

Some plants use food bodies to attract ants that then provide protection from herbivory. A brief report from 1898 describes the myrmecophilic plant Leea aculeata Bl. as bearing food bodies on its young shoots, which accumulate when they are not harvested by ants. However, ant efficacy in deterring herbivores and consequences for herbivory rates remain unknown. Here we investigate (1) which ant tax

An algebraic link between transition matrix and impedance matrix is utilized in this work to unify characteristic mode decomposition originally proposed by Garbacz with a framework proposed later on by Harrington and Mautz. The resulting formulation is unique to all method of moments formulations, valid for all linear and lossless materials, and has many favorable properties. The unified prescript

We compared vaccine effectiveness (VE) against severe COVID-19 during calendar periods from December 2021 to March 2022 when Omicron BA.1 and BA.2, respectively, were the dominating virus variants in Scania county, Sweden. We used continuous density case-control sampling matched for sex and age, and with further adjustment for differences in comorbidities and prior infection. VE remained relativel