Prefabricated buildings were popularized in Eastern Europe due to a high demand for new housing after the World War II. They were based on the principles of modernism and are characterized by their large scale and being made of manufactured, concrete elements. In addition, the buildings were deprived of artistic elements, altogether resulting in them being monotonous and repetitive. They are locat

Digitization has not only changed the way societies store and share information, but also the view of media. With increasingly portable and accessible technologies, the conditions for the production and distribution of media are changing. The digital has been interpreted in many ways, both as a loss and as something new. A recurring question is what visibility and freedom the digital gives individ

Within the framework of Construction Grammar, this study examines constructions with a cleft form containing everything, e.g., that’s everything that’s happened, in spoken British English, using the London-Lund Corpora and the British National Corpora. We trace the development of everything-clefts in recent history and make comparisons with all-clefts since both all and everything express totality

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Glioblastoma (GBM) and ischemic stroke represent two challenging brain pathologies which still lack an optimal therapeutic strategy. Central to these diseases are pericytes, mural cells that regulate blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity, vascular stability, and immune responses. However, the diseasespecific alterations in pericytes that contribute to GBM progression and their influence on the posts

Bayesian Optimization has emerged as a crucial technique for optimizing costly, black-box functions where each evaluation comes at a high cost, such as in scientific experiments, and machine learning hyperparameter optimization. By combining probabilistic modeling with sequential decision-making, Bayesian Optimization achieves efficient exploration, guiding the search toward optimal parameters wit

För att bromsa utsläppen av växthusgaser behöver vi utveckla nya metoder för att generera, lagra och omvandla förnybar energi. Vätgas kan lagras i bränsleceller som vid förbränning enbart genererar vatten som biprodukt. Svårigheten med vätgas är att den behöver lagras och transporteras på ett säkert sätt då den är explosiv och väldigt reaktiv i gasform. Ett förslag är att man använder sig av molekThe environmental impact of mankind significantly affects the climate, where 2/3 of the CO2 emissions are generated by transportation. The green transition of fuels needs to happen fast, and finding alternative options to generate, store and transform energy is important. Hydrogen powered fuel cells can combust hydrogen to generate electricity, with only water as a byproduct. At ambient temperatur

Misfolding, self-assembly, and subsequent deposition of amyloid β plaques and tau tangles are closely associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and its neurodegenerative processes, driving healthy neurons into a diseased state. At present, AD is the most widespread form of dementia, causing profound personal and familial hardship as well as imposing a substantial societal economic burden.Currently,The purpose of the work that forms the basis of this thesis has been to investigate fundamental properties of amyloid β and tau self-assembly and their solubility. The results of this research are presented as five research articles. In Paper I, a solubility assay for determining the solubility of amyloid proteins is developed and its use demonstrated for the Aβ40 peptide. Paper II finds that tau

Vem styr det civila samhället i Sverige? Denna viktiga gemensamma del av samhället, skild från staten och marknaden, framställs ofta som en motvikt till den maktordning som gäller i politik och näringsliv. I rörelser som idrottsföreningar, intressegrupper och trossamfund kan strukturerna tyckas mer tillåtande och inkluderande. Men vad vet vi egentligen om det civila samhällets interna hierarkiska

Mounting climate-related floods, fires, droughts and storms across the globe raise crucial questions about the role of law in adjudicating rights and obligations. While climate litigation attracts scholarly attention, vulnerable populations often lack the means to use formal laws and courts. We draw on ethnographic interviews conducted in 2022 in the city of Cartagena, Colombia, to study how resid

Nature-based solutions, such as urban green spaces, are shown to contribute to carbon emissions reduction and carbon sequestration, and also to have valuable indirect effects and behavioural impacts. Implementing such solutions could achieve carbon neutrality within the decade in several major cities in Europe.

Adapting successes of policy transition from one city to another has been more difficult than single case of successful sustainability-driven projects and developments. A thorough understanding of local biophysical and socio-economic conditions is essential in formulating effective development plans and policies. Here, we propose the use of a social-ecological model as a comparative tool to help u

Climate change poses a threat to cities. Geospatial information and communication technology (Geo-ICT) assisted planning is increasingly being utilised to foster urban sustainability and adaptability to climate change. To fill the theoretical and practical gaps of urban adaptive planning and Geo-ICT implementation, this article presents an urban ecosystem vulnerability assessment approach using in

The polymer electrolyte fuel cells are electrochemical devices that can produce electricity, water, and heat through chemical reactions of hydrogen and oxygen. This manuscript focuses on one detailed state of degradation, called as Membrane Chemical Stability and Metrics. The Accelerated Stress Test under study was standardized by the Department of Energy. Recent advancements in the study of degra

When someone violates a social norm, others may think that some sanction would be appropriate. We examine how the experience of emotions like anger and disgust relate to the judged appropriateness of sanctions, in a pre-registered analysis of data from a large-scale study in 56 societies. Across the world, we find that individuals who experience anger and disgust over a norm violation are more lik

Research question: Do directed oocyte donors differ from non-directed identity-release oocyte donors regarding pre-donation motives and ambivalence, and post-donation satisfaction and openness? Design: The study is part of the longitudinal Swedish Study on Gamete Donation where consecutive samples of identity-release gamete donors at seven Swedish University Hospitals were approached during a 3-ye

In the context of accelerated urbanization, socioeconomic development, and population growth, as well as the rapid advancement of information and communication technology (ICT), urban land is rapidly expanding worldwide. Unplanned urban growth has led to the low utilization efficiency of land resources. Also, ecological and agricultural lands are continuously sacrificed for urban construction, whi