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Seagrass meadows have been proposed as a nature-based coastal protection measure to reduce incoming wave energy. Although numerous studies have demonstrated the capability of seagrass meadows to attenuate waves, their real-world effectiveness in providing coastal protection remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to quantify the influence of a Zostera marina meadow located in a non-tidal fetc
OBJECTIVE: Chronic inflammation of the urinary bladder is associated with the bladder pain syndrome. The treatment alternatives in humans are far from satisfactory and need further attention. Well-established preclinical models have shown that pro-inflammatory cytokines contribute to the progress of the inflammatory response behind pain and hyperalgesia. Previously presented results indicate that
Moisture‐induced deterioration is critical to building envelope durability in cold and temperate climates. To propose a new framework for selecting moisture design periods (MDPs) in Swedish building assemblies that capture sever moisture conditions more accurately, this paper evaluates different methods for producing MDPs. Using a 30‐year historical weather dataset as a benchmark, we compared simu
The issue of riba, or interest, is crucial for both Islamic and non-Islamic countries. Western economic systems use the interest rate to efficiently distribute financial resources for investment and/or consumption. In the entire economic system outside the Islamic countries, interest rates are practically a prerequisite, for the functioning of the economic system. Islamic economies, on the contrar
The steel industry emits 2,400–2,713 Mt CO2 and 12 Mt of fugitive methane globally each year, yet progress towards decarbonization has been limited. In this Review, we examine the potential, feasibility and barriers to decarbonization of the steel sector. The blast furnace–basic oxygen furnace (BF–BOF) accounts for ~72% of global steel production and has the highest carbon emission intensity of ex
Once rooted in the Cold War experience of small and nonaligned European states, total defense has reemerged across Northern and Eastern Europe in response to Russia’s increasingly aggressive behavior. Finland, Norway, and Sweden are at the forefront of this revival, making total defense central to national security and societal resilience. This article examines why these three structurally similar
Online retail is growing rapidly, but fierce and global competition poses a challenge for retailers seeking to compete on values beyond price. Research in product and physical retail branding shows that building a relevant brand image can increase consumers’ willingness to pay a premium over competing brands with similar products. However, the academic literature lacks understanding of how brandin
The present study examined the cognitive mechanisms underlying decision-making in number-line estimation in 26 preschoolers through the lens of the evidence-accumulation paradigm. Children completed a traditional Number Line Estimation Task (NLET) and the Numeracy Screener test, which assessed symbolic and nonsymbolic abilities. They also completed a novel two-alternative forced-choice version of
Objective: Meniscal calcifications are associated with meniscal degeneration and osteoarthritis (OA). We investigated micro-computed tomography (μCT) imaging for identification of calcification patterns caused by basic calcium phosphate (BCP) and calcium pyrophosphate (CPP). Design: Posterior horns of human medial and lateral menisci from 19 individuals with medial compartment knee OA and 21 decea
Fashion bloggers In the mid 2000s, the fashion blogger appeared as a new media figure. The young women who wrote about fashion, shopping, and private lives aroused rapid criticism from the established media because of their huge impact. The emergence of fashion, beauty - and shopping blogging is a further development of a culturally defined combination between femininity and consumption that is bo
The conversion of a blood meal into viable offspring is a central physiological challenge for female mosquitoes. A new study has found that rectal pad cells function as a peripheral neuroendocrine hub, sensing feeding-related signals and regulating reproductive investment, linking the hindgut to reproductive decision-making.
Schíma – morphḗ – íchos (shape, form, sound) is a reactive installation-performance that brings together visual, physical and sonic dimensions to explore ways of coping with a changing environment. The work consists of up to nine sculptures made from metal by Eleni-Ira Panourgia. Each of these sculptural objects are digitally augmented by a Raspberry Pi computer and a 9DOF sensing system crafted b
This article examines gender and cultural sense-making in relation to perfumesand their packaging. Gendered meanings of seduction, choice, consumption andtaste are brought to the fore with the use of go-along interviews with consumers inperfume stores. Meeting luxury packages in this feminized environment made theinterviewed women speak of bottles as objects to fall in love with and they described
This article focuses on labour processes among workers in retail in Sweden. It is a study of the commodification of body and affect in a field organized around commercial exchange and builds on participant observations in stores and thirty interviews with workers in different fields of retail (fashion, perfume, home electronic and diy-stores). Retailing is a part of the service economy that is sig
Diel rhythms synchronized to Earth's photic cycle are near-ubiquitous among animals living in regions with distinct day-night cues. Where such cues are reduced or absent, however, activity patterns may weaken, reorganize or become decoupled from the light-dark cycle, which may allow for more flexible behavioural expression. Using a dataset of >900 free-ranging black-legged kittiwakes from colonies
This study investigates the extent to which the institutional and policy frameworks of New Zealand's carbon markets support or constrain Māori self-determination. Drawing on decolonial theory, political ecology, and critical discourse analysis, and oriented by Kaupapa Māori research principles, it examines how Māori values and development goals are reflected within the structure of the nationa
Across the EU, wildfires are becoming an increasingly devastating threat, placing growing pressure on investment in prevention. This thesis examines whether the greening of EU investment fund regulations governing the European Regional Development Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development between the 2014-2020 and 2021-2027 programming periods has produced a regulatory architec
Conventional monoclonal antibodies that function via occupancy-based inhibition often fall short due to drug resistance and non-enzymatic scaffolding functions that persist despite successful inhibition of the target protein. Antibody-based proteolysis targeting chimeras (AbTACs) utilize a novel event-driven modality allowing for specific degradation of the target protein. This study investigated
