Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) programs have systematically failed to reintegrate women into civilian society adequately: both academic knowledge and policy orientations have been misleading about female ex-combatants’ political post-war engagement. This working paper aims to critically analyze the reintegration of the female combatants by comparing the Maoists (Nepal) and Fa

Diffusion MRI (dMRI) is a non-invasive probe of human brain microstructure. It is a long-standing promise to use dMRI for ‘in vivo histology’ and estimate tissue quantities. However, this faces several challenges. First, the microstructure models used for dMRI data are based on assumptions that may cause erroneous interpretations. Also, probing neurites in gray matter assumes high microscopic diff

Shunting yards are one of the main areas impacting the reliability of rail freight networks, and delayed departures from shunting yards can further also affect the punctuality of mixed-traffic networks. Methods for automatic detection of departures, which are likely to be delayed, can therefore contribute towards increasing the reliability and punctuality of both freight and passenger services. In

Tack vare kikare, teleskop och spektroskop har vi kunnat blicka längre ut i Universum än som någonsin hade varit möjligt med bara ögonen. På samma sätt finns det ett helt Universum åt andra hållet. Bland celler, molekyler, ände ner till atomer. Men nere i atomvärlden är det inte teleskop som behövs. Nej, där tar vi hjälp av de fiffiga små neutronerna själva.Thanks to binoculars, telescopes and spectroscopes, we have been able to look further out into the Universe than would ever have been possible with the naked eye. In the same way, there is a whole Universe in the other direction. Among cells, molecules, and down to atoms. But down in the nuclear world, telescopes are not needed. No, there we take the help of the small neutrons themselves.

Have you ever wondered what astronomers do?Join us on Astronomy Day and Night as we launch our brand new astronomy podcast; The Meridian. In this first episode of the podcast Nic and Rebecca - a couple of curious and energetic astronomy PhD students - invite Michiel Lambrechts to the mic and chat to him about planet formation. Thereafter they take a closer look at one of their favourite astronomicIn this first episode of the podcast Nic and Rebecca invite Michiel Lambrechts to the mic and chat to him about planet formation. Thereafter they take a closer look at one of their favourite astronomical objects: Le Verrier's planet.

Streptococcus pyogenes is known to cause both mucosal and systemic infections in humans. In this study, we used a combination of quantitative and structural mass spectrometry techniques to determine the composition and structure of the interaction network formed between human plasma proteins and the surfaces of different S. pyogenes serotypes. Quantitative network analysis revealed that S. pyogene

Have you ever wondered what astronomers do?The Lund Culture Night is being celebrated during IAUs 100 Hours of Astronomy, and to celebrate this we release a new episode of our podcast; The Meridian. In this second episode of the podcast Nic and Rebecca - a couple of curious and energetic astronomy PhD students - invite Josefin Martell to the mic and chat to him about impact craters. Thereafter theIn this second episode of the podcast Nic and Rebecca invite Josefin Martell to the mic and chat to her about Impact Craters. Thereafter they take a closer look at one of their favourite astronomical objects: Dimidium.

The freedom for children to autonomously move and play in their neighborhood, i.e. their independent mobility, has implications for their health, wellbeing and development. How children and parents experience the outdoor environment is vital to children’s independent mobility. Well-lit outdoor environments are, among adults, associated with perceived visual accessibility, safety, and walking. Howe

Momentary contentment theory is a grounded theory explaining how to find safety and balance in life despite an awareness of life´s unpredictability. The theory is based on communion with others, proactivity and acceptance. It explains cognitive and emotional ways of finding a sense of safety and enjoyment despite illness and accidents. Three concepts are central to Momentary contentment theory: do

In this text, concerning 50 years of Ethnologia Scandinavica, I shall follow ethnological development in the context of the object of study that in itself came to influence the shape and character of Nordic ethnology as a discipline.

Model Predictive Control (MPC) is an efficient point-to-point trajectory-generation method for robots that can be used in situations that occur under time constraints. The motion plan can be recalculated online to increase the accuracy of the trajectory when getting close to the goal position. We have implemented this strategy in a Franka Emika Panda robot, a redundant collaborative robot, by exte

Experimental studies are carried out to investigate the heat transfer performance of six different arrangements of truncated ribs in internal cooling channel by fixing the Reynolds number. The convective heat transfer mechanisms of the considered cases are detailed and analyzed based on the fluid flow characteristics by using three dimensional numerical simulations. The results show that among six

Bacterial endotoxin is a potent inflammatory antigen abundant in the human intestine. Endotoxins circulate in the blood at low concentrations in all healthy individuals. Elevated levels of circulatory endotoxins may cause inflammation with the development of chronic disease, either affecting metabolism, neurological disease, or resistance to viral and bacterial infections. The most important endot

Stories are being increasingly recognised for their potential as creators, not only depicters, of change. As such, they are receiving greater interest within sustainability science, not least in the approaches specifically focused on transformative processes of co-creation. But while highly powerful, stories are confined by both inherent and external frameworks that, if not acknowledged, limit the

Semialgebraic proof systems have been studied extensively in proof complexity since the late 1990s to understand the power of Gröbner basis computations, linear and semidefinite programming hierarchies, and other methods. Such proof systems are defined alternately with only the original variables of the problem and with special formal variables for positive and negative literals, but there seems t

In this release note we describe the 1.2 update to NLOX, a computer program for calculations in high-energy particle physics. New features since the 1.0 release and other changes are described, along with usage documentation. New version program summary: Program title: NLOX Developer's repository link: http://www.hep.fsu.edu/~nlox Licensing provisions: CC BY NC 3.0 Programming language: C++. Fortr