Tropical ecosystems have an important role in global change scenarios, in part because they serve as a large terrestrial carbon pool. Carbon protection is mediated by soil aggregation processes, whereby biotic and abiotic factors influence the formation and stability of aggregates. Nutrient additions may affect soil structure indirectly by simultaneous shifts in biotic factors, mainly roots, and f

The influence of ectomycorrhizal fungi on the soil bacterial community was studied by growing pine seedlings in artificial soils consisting of a peat/sand mixture amended with microcline, biotite or apatite. In the microcline-amended and unamended soils both Suillus variegatus and Paxillus involutus reduced bacterial activity as measured by thymidine incorporation. S. variegatus grew best in the b

We live in ‘Tomorrowland’; a land at the nexus of social science and natural science where the solution to our problems will be found tomorrow. The paper addresses the impossibility of international relations by proposing an alternative approach located in critical social theory. The paper utilises critical social theory to critique contemporary liberal assumptions and rationalisations of cultures

Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) occurs in up to one third of patients suffering from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Untreated, it leads to secondary cerebral infarctions and is frequently associated with death or severe disability. After aneurysm rupture, erythrocytes in the subarachnoid space lyse and liberate free hemoglobin (Hb), a key driver for the development of DCI. Hemoglobin i

The European Union (EU) has been struggling with simultaneous crises of sovereign debt and fiscal austerity; refugees from conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria; and the rise of populist far-right parties across Europe. But behind these challenges lie less visible insecurities about economic prospects, social wellbeing, and a widespread expectation that the EU is unable to answer the challenge

Trots att socialpolitisk och omsorgsinriktad forskning i flera decennier visat på klara samband mellan undermåliga arbetsvillkor i svensk äldreomsorg och bristande kvalitet kvarstår problemen. Kan samarbete mellan forskning och konst bidra till att vi går från ord till handling och agerar för en bättre äldreomsorg? I ett forskningsprojekt om moralisk stress och moraliskt aktörskap i svensk äldreom

Exploring and rethinking the boundaries of the European Union’s action and inaction invites recognition that: (i) we are living in an era of rapidly accelerating 'planetary politics'; (ii) the 'normative power' approach provides a normative, explanatory, and practical theory of EU action within this era; (iii) the EU in planetary politics must interweave social, economic, environmental, conflictua

Most present-day research on mindfulness treats mindfulness as a variable that is studied in relation to other variables. Although this research may provide us with important knowledge at the population level and mechanism level, it contributes little to our understanding of the phenomenon of mindfulness as it is experienced and enacted at the person level. The present paper takes a person-oriente

Streptococcus pyogenes can cause invasive disease with high mortality despite adequate antibiotic treatments. To address this unmet need, we have previously generated an opsonic IgG1 monoclonal antibody, Ab25, targeting the bacterial M protein. Here, we engineer the IgG2-4 subclasses of Ab25. Despite having reduced binding, the IgG3 version promotes stronger phagocytosis of bacteria. Using atomic

BACKGROUND: There are important unmet clinical needs to develop cell enrichment technologies to enable unbiased label-free isolation of both single cell and clusters of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) manifesting heterogeneous lineage specificity. Here, we report a pilot study based on the microfluidic acoustophoresis enrichment of CTCs using the CellSearch CTC assay as a reference modality.METHODS

CDchorus and string orchestraI. Darkness shall cover the earth / Jesaja 60:2-3 ; II. How dark, O Lord / Thomas Morell ; III. A thick darkness / 2 Mosebok 10:21 ; IV. Total eclipse! / Newburgh Hamilton (efter John Milton)14 min

For mixed chorus and solo celloTexts from the poetry collections in the Lund University Special Collections archive “Witnessing Genocide"

We live in ‘Tomorrowland’; a land at the nexus of social science and natural science where the solution to our problems will be found tomorrow. The paper addresses the impossibility of international relations by proposing an alternative approach located in critical social theory. The paper utilises critical social theory to critique contemporary liberal assumptions and rationalisations of cultures

Salomon Smith Kammarmusikförening uppmärksammar tonsättaren och kompositionsprofessorn Staffan Storm i en porträttkonsert. Det blir ett uruppförande av stråkkvartetten Rifts and Pathways och ett urval av hans produktion de senaste 20 åren. Medverkar gör pianisterna Hans Pålsson och Francisca Skoogh, sopranen Amelia Jakobsson, Lunds Kammarsolister och Malmö Akademiska Kör under ledning av Daniel HaSalomon Smith Kammarmusikförening celebrates the composer and composition professor Staffan Storm with a portrait concert. It will feature the premiere performance of the string quartet "Rifts and Pathways" along with a selection of his works from the past 20 years. Participating artists include pianists Hans Pålsson and Francisca Skoogh, soprano Amelia Jakobsson, Lund Chamber Soloists, and Malmö

Vid regeringsbildningar har flera länder ett system där det enligt så kallade investiturregler krävs en omröstning i parlamentet. I och med 1974 års regeringsform är detta fallet även i Sverige. I den jämförande analys av olika länder som genomförs i detta kapitel visar det sig att ett sådant system är känsligt för förändringar av partisystemet. En genomgång av alla statsministeromröstningar i Sve

AimTo investigate the incidence rate of urinary tract infections (UTIs) among febrile infants aged ≤60 days before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective study in 2 Swedish paediatric emergency departments between 2014 and 2022. We included full-term infants aged ≤60 days with fever without source. We calculated the annual incidence rate of UTI per 1000 births

Background: Insufficient physical activity is a growing public health concern and is closely linked to obesity in both adults and children. Swedish physical activity on prescription (PAP) is effective in increasing physical activity levels in adults, but knowledge about how PAP is used in paediatric healthcare is lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to explore experiences of working with PAP for c

The human cathelicidin LL-37 shows activity against microorganisms, but it is also cytotoxic to host cells. The CAMP gene codes for the LL-37 precursor hCAP18 which is processed extracellularly to active LL-37. It has previously been shown that vitamin D stimulates CAMP gene activity, but less information is available demonstrating that vitamin D also can increase hCAP18/LL-37 protein production.