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Understanding econo-political risks: impact of sanctions on an automotive supply chain

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce econo-political risks (EPRs) to supply chains (SCs). Based on case data from an automotive SC, this research identifies the mechanisms through which a subset of EPRs influences Sc operations and outcomes. Design/methodology/approach - An exploratory case study method is employed for theory development. Interviews with SC professionals of three ca

How are immigrant background and gender associated with the utilisation of psychiatric care among adolescents?

PURPOSE: To investigate how parental country of birth and individual gender affect utilisation of psychiatric care in adolescents. METHODS: On the basis of data from the Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis in Scania database, the article employs logistic regression to analyse the utilisation of psychiatric care among adolescents aged 13-18 (n = 92203) who were living in the southern Swedish county of

WTS-2 b: a hot Jupiter orbiting near its tidal destruction radius around a K dwarf

We report the discovery of WTS-2 b, an unusually close-in 1.02-d hot Jupiter (M-P = 1.12M(J), R-P = 1.30R(J)) orbiting a K2V star, which has a possible gravitationally bound M-dwarf companion at 0.6 arcsec separation contributing similar to 20 per cent of the total flux in the observed J-band light curve. The planet is only 1.5 times the separation from its host star at which it would be destroyed

Anchored LH2 Complexes in 2D Polarization Imaging.

Protein is a soft material with inherently large structural disorder. Consequently, the bulk spectroscopies of photosynthetic pigment protein complexes provide averaged information where many details are lost. Here we report spectroscopy of single light-harvesting complexes where fluorescence excitation and detection polarizations are both independently rotated. Two samples of peripheral antenna (

Identification of signal bias in the variable flip angle method by linear display of the algebraic Ernst equation

A novel linear parameterization for the variable flip angle method for longitudinal relaxation time T1 quantification from spoiled steady state MRI is derived from the half angle tangent transform, t, of the flip angle. Plotting the signal S at coordinates x=St and y=S/t, respectively, establishes a line that renders signal amplitude and relaxation term separately as y-intercept and slope. This re

Acceptable noise level (ANL) with Danish and non-semantic speech materials in adult hearing-aid users

Objective: The acceptable noise level (ANL) test is used for quantification of the amount of background noise subjects accept when listening to speech. This study investigates Danish hearing-aid users' ANL performance using Danish and non-semantic speech signals, the repeatability of ANL, and the association between ANL and outcome of the international outcome inventory for hearing aids (IOI-HA).

Spatial distribution of erosion and deposition during a glacier surge: Bruarjokull, Iceland

Time-series of digital elevation models (DEMs) of the forefield of the Bruarjokull surge-type glacier in Iceland were used to quantify the volume of material that was mobilized by the 1963-1964 surge. The DEMs were produced by stereophotogrammetry on aerial photographs from before the surge (1961) and after (1988 and 2003). The analysis was performed on two DEMs of Difference (DoDs), i.e., a 1961-

Nerve Injury-Induced c-Jun Activation in Schwann Cells Is JNK Independent.

We investigated (a) if activation of the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway was linked to the stress activated protein kinase (SAPK) pathway and (b) if JNK was required for activation of c-Jun in Schwann cells of rat sciatic nerve following injury. To this aim, ERK1/2 and the transcription factors c-Jun and ATF-3 were studied by immunohistochemistry in segments of transected nerves. W

Familial predisposition to pelvic floor dysfunction: prolapse and incontinence surgery among family members and its relationship with age or parity in a Swedish population.

To estimate the relationship between heredity and proband's age/parity on the risk of undergoing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and stress incontinence. Study design: Swedish population based study. Data from two national Swedish registers were used: the Hospital Discharge Register, National Board of Health and Welfare, containing information on all in-patient surgical procedures on Swedish hos

Adsorption Studies of p-Aminobenzoic Acid on the Anatase TiO2(101) Surface

The adsorption of p-aminobenzoic acid (pABA) on the anatase TiO2(101) surface has been investigated using synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy, near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy, and density functional theory (DFT). Photoelectron spectroscopy indicates that the molecule is adsorbed in a bidentate mode through the carboxyl group following deprotonation. NEX

Nanoscale Energy Converters

An overview is given of the types of energy converters considered by this symposium: systems that make use of nanoscale phenomena and nanotechnology to achieve higher conversion efficiency, to achieve qualitatively enhanced performance, or to access new energy resources. The focus is on general concepts and principles, and approaches used by several nanoscale energy converters are identified.

Photocoagulation of human retinal pigment epithelium in vitro: unravelling the effects on ARPE-19 by transcriptomics and proteomics.

Despite the extensive use of retinal photocoagulation for ischaemia and vascular leakage in retinal vascular disease, the molecular mechanisms behind its clinical beneficial effects are still poorly understood. One important target of laser irradiation is the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). In this study, we aimed at identifying the isolated effects of photocoagulation of RPE at both the mRNA an

Juggling with Proximity and Distance: Collaborative Innovation Projects in the Danish Cleantech Industry.

Studies increasingly apply a multidimensional proximity framework in the analysis of collaborations between actors. This article explores the influence of collaboration motives on the desired proximity characteristics of partnerships in innovation projects based on 50 interviews with representatives from Danish cleantech firms. How search criteria along proximity dimensions differ depends on the p

An anisotropic in-plane and out-of-plane elasto-plastic model for paperboar

A continuum model of paperboard material possessing a high degree of anisotropy is established. To handle the anisotropy, three vectors are introduced which phenomenologically represent the preferred directions of the material. The in-plane director vectors deform as line segments and the out-of-plane direction deforms as a normal vector. This allows for a decoupling of the in-plane and the out-of

Evolution of disease burden over five years in a multicenter inception systemic lupus erythematosus cohort

Objective We describe disease activity, damage, and the accrual of key autoantibodies in an inception systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort. Methods. The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) International Research Network, comprising 27 centers from 11 countries, has followed an inception cohort of SLE patients yearly according to a standardized protocol. Of these patient

Notes on 1-parameter formal deformations of Hom-associative and Hom-Lie algebras

The aim of this paper is to extend to Hom-algebra structures the theory of 1-parameter formal deformations of algebras which was introduced by Gerstenhaber for associative algebras and extended to Lie algebras by Nijenhuis and Richardson. In this paper, formal deformations of Hom-associative and Hom-Lie algebras are studied. The first groups of a deformation cohomology are constructed and several