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Quality Requirements for Code : On the Untapped Potential in Maintainability Specifications

Quality requirements are critical for successful software engineering, with maintainability being a key internal quality. Despite significant attention in software metrics research, maintainability has attracted surprisingly little focus in the Requirements Engineering (RE) community. This position paper proposes a synergistic approach, combining code-oriented research with RE expertise, to create

Sulfonate and Ammonium-Grafted Poly(isatin triphenyl) Membranes for the Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

As one of the most critical components of the vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), the ion exchange membrane directly influences the battery efficiency and cycle life. Herein, poly(isatin triphenyl) (PIT) containing a lactam structure and devoid of ether bonds is synthesized from isatin and p-terphenyl under superacid catalysis. To achieve the ion transport and investigate the impact of side chain

The genomic natural history of the aurochs

Now extinct, the aurochs (Bos primigenius) was a keystone species in prehistoric Eurasian and North African ecosystems, and the progenitor of cattle (Bos taurus), domesticates that have provided people with food and labour for millennia1. Here we analysed 38 ancient genomes and found 4 distinct population ancestries in the aurochs—European, Southwest Asian, North Asian and South Asian—each of whicNow extinct, the aurochs (Bos primigenius) was a keystone species in prehistoric Eurasian and North African ecosystems, and the progenitor of cattle (Bos taurus), domesticates that have provided people with food and labour for millennia1. Here we analysed 38 ancient genomes and found 4 distinct population ancestries in the aurochs—European, Southwest Asian, North Asian and South Asian—each of whic

A Deep-Learning-Based Partial-Volume Correction Method for Quantitative 177Lu SPECT/CT Imaging

With the development of new radiopharmaceutical therapies, quantitative SPECT/CT has progressively emerged as a crucial tool for dosimetry. One major obstacle of SPECT is its poor resolution, which results in blurring of the activity distribution. Especially for small objects, this so-called partial-volume effect limits the accuracy of activity quantification. Numerous methods for partial-volume c

Tjugo år med Århuskonventionen : - Rättsutveckling och konsekvenser

Efter cirka 20 år med Århuskonventionen har tillämpningen av konventionen haft tid att utvecklas. Införlivandet av konventionen i svensk rätt var från början en komplex uppgift då det inte bara handlar om konventionen i sig själv utan också hur den kan integreras med grundlag, miljöbalk och speciallagar. Till denna komplexitet kommer utvecklingen av riktlinjer på myndigheter och praxis i domstolar

The evolution and roadmap of the Taranta project

The Taranta1 project, a collaboration between the MAX IV Institute1 and Square Kilometre Array (SKAO)2 within the Tango3 Collaboration, presents a web-based, no-code approach for creating graphical interfaces dedicated to monitoring and controlling Tango-based systems. Through an active development phase and close collaboration with the community, the software has seen the introduction of advanced

On Corporate Harm, Mute Compulsion, and Ideology: A Marxist Reading of International Corporate Criminal Responsibility

International corporate criminal responsibility has been discussed by scholars and practitioners as an avenue for bringing corporations to account for some of their wrongdoing for more than two decades. This thesis focuses on how thinking about the international corporate criminal responsibility project as ideology can further our understanding of the relationship between the corporate form, corpo

Maternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during pregnancy and timing of pubertal onset in a longitudinal mother–child cohort in rural Bangladesh

Background: In experimental studies, several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have shown endocrine disrupting properties, but very few epidemiological studies have examined their impact on pubertal development and results have been heterogenous. Objective: To explore if maternal PAH exposure during pregnancy was associated with the offspring's timing of pubertal onset. Methods: We studied 5

Children's and parents' attitudes to and knowledge about HPV vaccination following a targeted information intervention

The aim of this study was to investigate Swedish children's and parents' attitudes and knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination a year after gender-neutral HPV vaccination was introduced in Sweden's national immunization program (NIP). Additional information about HPV and vaccine was provided in the extended immunazation program. In total, 276 parents and 206 children from 22 School

Ultrafast ytterbium-based laser sources and diagnostics for efficient high-order harmonic generation

High-order harmonic generation (HHG) supplies extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation with attosecond pulse duration for a wide variety of applications from fundamental research to industry. As HHG is a very inefficient process, enhancing the XUV flux is of great interest. Hereby, either the HHG process itself or the laser which is the primary driver of HHG can be optimized.Currently, the technology i

Transforming Foundations : Structural Change and Development Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa (1960–2024)

Sub-Saharan Africa stands at a critical juncture between repeating historical boom-and-bust cycles and achieving sustained economic prosperity. While recent growth has sparked hope, this book goes beyond growth to examine the structural changes that shaped the region’s economies since independence. It reveals that today’s growth is built on improved foundations compared to past growth spurts. The

Therapeutic a-1-microglobulin ameliorates kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury

a-1-Microglobulin (A1M) is a circulating glycoprotein with antioxidant, heme-binding, and mitochondrial protection properties. The investigational drug RMC-035, a modified therapeutic A1M protein, was assessed for biodistribution and pharmacological activity in a broad set of in vitro and in vivo experiments, supporting its clinical development. Efficacy and treatment posology were assessed in var

Staged versus nonstaged elective hybrid iliofemoral revascularization – analysis of ten years of prospective data

Background: Reports of large series of hybrid iliofemoral revascularization for chronic lower limb ischemia are scarce. The aims of this study were to evaluate outcomes for staged and nonstaged procedures, and to evaluate risk factors for outcomes at 90 days. Methods: Patients were consecutively included between 2013 and 2023. Surgical site infection (SSI) was defined by the ASEPSIS criteria and m

Jet quenching parameter in QCD kinetic theory

We study the jet quenching parameter q^ in a nonequilibrium plasma using the QCD effective kinetic theory. We discuss subleading terms at large jet momentum p, show that our expression for q^ reproduces thermal results at small and large transverse momentum cutoffs for infinite p, and construct an interpolation between these limits to be used in phenomenological applications. Using simple nonequil

Speech modifications and the Processability Theory hierarchy : Some observations on word order in Swedish L1 and L2 input

This study explores to what extent there is a difference in input in L1 and L2 Swedish regarding word order. Swedish is a V2 language with only one constituent preceding the tensed verb. This phenomenon is acquired in different ways by L1 and L2 learners. L1 learners produce V2 without errors around the age of two years whereas L2 learners experience long-lasting problems with the postverbal place

Second-order phase transitions and divergent linear response in dynamical mean-field theory

Second-order phase transitions appear as a divergence in one of the linear response functions. For a system of correlated electrons, the relevant divergent response can and does involve many-particle observables, most famously the double occupancy. Generally, evaluating the linear response function of many-particle observables requires a many-particle generalization of the Bethe-Salpeter equation.

Socio-technical imaginaries of climate-neutral aviation

Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C is crucial to prevent the worst effects of climate change. This entails also the decarbonization of the aviation sector, which is considered to be a “hard-to-abate” sector and thus requires special attention regarding its sustainability transition. However, transition pathways to a potentially climate-neutral aviation sector are unclear, with different stakeholder