What does Gen Z (those born 1995-2010) and Denmark have in common? Chlamydia. Denmark reports the highest chlamydia rates in Europe among individuals aged 15–29, with the number increasing since 2012. Despite the availability of free sexually-transmitted infection (STI) testing and comprehensive sexual education, rates continue to rise. The underlying causes of this trend need investigation, part

The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war seems to have prompted a return to anthropology's origins: the armchair. Claiming authority based on status and knowledge accumulated elsewhere and extrapolated to Ukraine, public scholars have proffered takes, op-eds, and geopolitical phantasies. Slow research in the full ethnographic mode, studying actors and subjectivities in fast shifting contexts, would have be

The Horometer instrument in Peter Apian's 1533 Instrument Buch is described and analyzed. This paper is illustrated by several examples of how to manipulate and set up the instrument using the Sun, the Moon and stars to determine time. The paper also contains an Appendix on the mathematics behind its construction.

Particle physics experiments rely extensively on computing and data services, making e-infrastructure an integral part of the research collaboration. Constructing and operating distributed computing can however be challenging for a smaller-scale collaboration.The Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX) is a planned small-scale accelerator-based experiment to search for dark matter in the sub-GeV mass

We propose the Virtual Bingo Blower (VBB) as a way to generatecredible risk and ambiguity in computerized experiments. Using aphysics engine—a computer simulation of a physical system—the VBBsimulates a conventional bingo blower. Different aspects of the VBB,such as the number of balls, their color, and their speed, can be easilymodified. In an online experiment, we measure ambiguity attitudes and

Multi-talker noise impedes children's speech processing and may affect children listening to their second language more than children listening to their first language. Evidence suggests that multi-talker noise also may impede children's memory retention and learning. A total of 80 culturally and linguistically diverse children aged 7 to 9 years listened to narratives in two listening conditions:

Breast cancer, a common and often aggressive malignancy, presents significant challenges due to its ability to develop resistance to therapies. This resistance is intricately linked to the function and regulation of the estrogen receptor, a key driver of breast cancer cell proliferation. Our research focuses on unraveling the complex mechanisms underlying this resistance by investigating the roles

This project combines the theory of vital materialism by Jane Bennett with a perspective of minimalist lifestyle. The aim is to explore whether this approach of ’vital minimalism’ may offer a new, potentially more sustainable, way of designing residential architecture. A brief overview of the concept of minimalism in architecture and some of the origins of an ascetic or minimalist lifestyle shows

This thesis explores the anti-media populist discourse of the current Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, with which he harshly targets Slovak mainstream media to delegitimize them and their critical reporting. This practice, which Fico has been engaging in for many years, was originally considered problematic mainly due to its potentially detrimental consequences for trust in the media among many

Uppsatsens syfte är att förklara varför frågan om hormonella preventivmedel på senare tid har blivit alltmer kontroversiell. Detta uppnås genom att analysera oron för biverkningar av hormonella preventivmedel genom innehållsanalys av videoklipp och podcasts av influencers på plattformen Youtube. Studien tar hänsyn till huvudsakligen två perspektiv som förklarar det hormonfria preventivmedelsideale

Biomass residues are often considered key in a reorientation towards circular bioeconomies, both by returning organic matter and nutrients to soils and by expanding the feedstock base for fossil-free products. Different indicators are available to assess progress towards circularity, but many available indicators and assessments seem to focus on product or material circularity, and lack in coverag

The complement system, a crucial part of the innate immune system, protects the human body during bacterial infections. Complement comprises three pathways, classical, lectin, and alternative, which activate as a protein cascade. Activation of these pathways leads to the opsonization of pathogens with C3 fragments for phagocytosis, chemotaxis of phagocytes to the infection site, and deposition of

Many scholars are struggling to find their way in a reality characterised by a growing sense of urgency to solve pressing social problems and a diminishing faith in traditional institutions, such as universities, spreading through society. Some scholars respond by turning towards activism, which manifests in overtly ideological teaching, increasingly radical critical research agendas, and even pub

The global plastics industry is undergoing significant expansion, driven by record-scale infrastructure investments that are increasing fossil fuel demand. However, this growth has largely bypassed Europe, where mature markets, limited feedstock availability, and stringent environmental regulations prevail. Despite these constraints, in 2019 the petrochemical conglomerate INEOS announced plans for

The prohibition against excessive pricing dates back to the years of Babylonian King Hammurabi. Nevertheless, the prohibition is described by many as being “controversial” and against “mainstream economics”, which is why it should be applied rather sparsely. It has also rather routinely been claimed that the actual number of excessive pricing cases is “scarce”, “limited” and so on. Despite the his

This article addresses the obstacle avoidance problem for setpoint stabilization and path-following tasks in complex dynamic 2D environments that go beyond conventional scenes with isolated convex obstacles. A combined motion planner and controller is proposed for setpoint stabilization that integrates the favorable convergence characteristics of closed-form motion planning techniques with the int