Two-dimensional semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides are promising materials for optoelectronic applications due to their strongly bound excitons. While bright excitons have been thoroughly scrutinized, dark excitons have been much less investigated, as they are not directly observable with far-field spectroscopy. However, with their nonzero momenta, dark excitons are significant for ap

Already in 2019, WHO singled out the increase of vaccine hesitancy as one of the ten most important and urgent threats to global health. Little did people know then of the heated vaccine discussions waiting around the corner, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that set some countries on something reminiscent of a war footing. The mass vaccinations against the coronavirus in the early 2020s were seen

Forests are pivotal for biodiversity, food webs, and human economies, and as carbon sinks their climate change mitigation potential is undisputed. However, whether trees continue to efficiently accumulate biomass at an increasing rate with age, how growth trajectories respond to climate change, and vary with latitude at species range margins is under debate. Here, we combine tree-ring data with bi

In this paper, we present a multipath-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithm that con-tinuously adapts mulitiple map feature (MF) models describing specularly reflected multi path components (MPCs) from flat surfaces and point-scattered MPCs, respectively. We develop a Bayesian model for sequential detection and estimation of interacting MF model parameters, MF states and mob

Objective: To assess the longitudinal stability of biomarker-based molecular endotypes of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) participants from APPROACH and to evaluate the consistency of findings in an independent KOA population. Methods: Nineteen biomarkers were measured longitudinally in 295 KOA participants from the APPROACH cohort. K-means clustering was used to identify the structural damage, inflamma

Purpose: Internal corporate venturing is a vehicle for firms to realize strategic and financial goals through entrepreneurial ventures. Prior research presents a strategic process in which individual managers make rational choices based on their formal roles and top-down corporate objectives. Recent work has challenged this by adopting a relational approach using a macro-level perspective highligh

Context: Contemporary patients with primary hyperparathyroidism are diagnosed with milder disease than previously. Clinical and biochemical factors predictors with an impact on fracture incidence and bone mineral density after surgery have not been firmly established. Objective: To investigate predictors of fracture incidence and bone mineral density preoperatively and after surgery for primary hy

Stable isotope analysis provides valuable insights into the ecology of long-distance migratory birds during periods spent away from a specific study site. In a previous study, Swedish great reed warblers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) infected with haemosporidian parasites differed in feather isotope ratios compared to non-infected birds, suggesting that infected and non-infected birds spent the non-

Människohandel och människoexploatering beskrivs som de värsta formerna av arbetslivskriminalitet. Människohandel kan bestå i att transportera människor genom tvång, varvid syftet med handeln kan vara tvångsarbete eller att på annat sätt utnyttja arbetskraften hos en person. Människoexploatering angriper själva exploateringen. Människohandel och människoexploatering sker ofta genom att utländsk arHuman trafficking and labor exploitation are described as the most severe forms of workplace crime. Human trafficking can involve transporting individuals through coercion, with the purpose of such trafficking often being forced labor or otherwise exploiting the workforce of a person. Human exploitation targets the exploitation itself. Human trafficking and human exploitation often occur through t

Sedan 2003 har samkönade par i Sverige kunnat prövas som adoptivföräldrar och därmed bli juridiska föräldrar. Det var dock kontroversiellt och många av remissinstanserna och talarna i riksdagen var kritiska. De framhöll att för lite forskningsunderlag presenterats, att alla barn behöver en mamma och en pappa samt att olikkönade par kanske skulle få svårare att adoptera då andra länder skulle se ogSince 2003, same-sex couples in Sweden have been able to be considered as adoptive parents and thus become legal parents. This was, however, controversial and many of the consultation bodies and speakers in the Riksdag were critical of the proposal. They emphasized that too little research had been presented, that children need a mother and a father, and that different-sex couples might find it mo

Risk stratification has gained an increasing role in predicting outcomes and guiding the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The most predictive prognostic factors are three noninvasive parameters (World Health Organization functional class, 6-min walk distance and natriuretic peptides) that are included in all currently validated risk stratification tools. However, s

Synchronizing free-electron laser pulses for time-resolved experiments is necessary as an unsynchronized system reduces the effective repetition rate of the experiment. Additionally, free-electron laser longitudinal coherence and spectral brightness are limited by electron beam energy spread. In this paper, a variable bunch compressor design and compression schemes were developed to: reduce klystr

This important book provides new understandings of how the politics of memory impacts peace in societies transitioning from a violent past. It does so by developing a theoretical approach focusing on the intersection of sites, agency, narratives, and events in memory-making. Drawing on rich empirical studies of mnemonic formations in Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, South Africa and Cambodi

Background: Stroke is one of the major chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with high morbidity, disability and mortality. The key to preventing stroke lies in controlling risk factors. However, screening risk factors and quantifying stroke risk levels remain challenging. Methods: A novel prediction model for stroke risk based on two-level feature selection and deep fusion network (SRPNet) is

This study aimed to explore how social workers active in Swedish childcare perceive the impact of a lack of trust among clients on their work with parents whose children are under investigation. The study also examined how social workers build trust and relationships with parents and the challenges they face. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted with social workers active in the field. T