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The circular economy is a concept which has received increased interest from built environment research and industry in recent years. This study explores two circular business models of adaptive reuse and shared spaces through employing a single-case study of a former factory, refurbished to shared offices and workshops. As circular economy has been criticised for ignoring social sustainability, w

The training of the state-of-the-art Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) consumes massive amounts of energy, while the human brain learns new tasks with remarkable efficiency. Currently, the training of DNNs relies almost exclusively on Backpropagation (BP). However, BP faces criticism due to its biologically implausible nature, underscoring the significant disparity in performance and energy efficiency b

The Nuclear Renaissance is a term that describes today’s socio-political attitudes toward nuclear technology. The renewed optimism surrounding nuclear power frames it as a solution to climate change and environmental inequality. However, the popular visual culture that accompanies these attitudes rarely portrays nuclear power in a positive light, but rather as a form of destruction we are expected

PurposeStreptococcus pyogenes is a cause of endometritis, a severe infection in women of reproductive age. S. pyogenes is classified into emm-types based on variations of the emm-gene. We aimed to compare the distribution of emm-types in endometritis to that of controls with bacteraemia, and to assess associations between emm-types and disease severity or clustering of cases.MethodsVaginal or cerv

PURPOSE: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently exhibit atypical cognitive profiles, sensory processing challenges, sleep disturbances, and co-occurring psychiatric and somatic conditions. This exploratory prospective study, with a single-arm pre-post design, investigated the effects of a 10-12 weeks structured physical activity program on psychological symptoms, cognitive functio

ObjectiveTo determine whether the genetic disorder severe α1-antitrypsin deficiency, which has a known association with increased risk for development of lung and liver diseases, is also associated with increased risk for development of gastrointestinal diseases.Patients and MethodsWe conducted a national, longitudinal, registry-based study of individuals with severe α1-antitrypsin deficiency (phe

BackgroundThe Job Demand–Control–Support (JD-C-S) model evaluates how psychosocial work factors affect health and performance. We examined how demographics, job title, and experience influence demand, control, and support among Ghanaian pharmacy staff.MethodsA cross-sectional survey of pharmacy personnel from Tamale and Sagnerigu was conducted using the JD-C-S questionnaire. Demand and control ite

The dependence of f0(980) production on the final-state charged-particle multiplicity is reported for proton–proton (pp) collisions at the centre-of-mass energy, s= 13 TeV. The production of f0(980) is measured with the ALICE detector via the f0(980)?p+p- decay channel in a midrapidity region of |y|

The measurement of Σ+ production in pp collisions at s=13 TeV is presented. The measurement is performed at midrapidity in both minimum-bias and high-multiplicity pp collisions at s=13 TeV. The Σ+ is reconstructed via its weak-decay topology in the decay channel Σ+→p+π0 with π0→γ+γ. In a novel approach, the neutral pion is reconstructed by combining photons that convert in the detector material wi

Meson-baryon systems with strangeness content provide a unique laboratory for investigating the strong interaction and testing theoretical models of hadron structure and dynamics. In this work, the measured correlation functions for oppositely charged Ξ-K and Ξ−π pairs obtained in high-multiplicity pp collisions at s=13 TeV at the LHC are presented. For the first time, high-precision data on the Ξ

As populations age and multimorbidity becomes increasingly prevalent, the demand for high risk surgical procedures continues to rise. Although short term surgical outcomes in Sweden are generally favourable, evidence regarding long term morbidity and mortality following non cardiac surgery remains limited. This thesis investigates perioperative determinants of long term outcomes, with the aim of i

Föreställ dig att någon viskar till dig mitt under en rockkoncert. Det är omöjligt att förstå vad de säger, eftersom örat blir överbelastat av den starka musiken och dämpar sin känslighet för att försöka undvika skada. Trots att du lätt hade förstått vad de säger i en lugnare miljö, förlorar du den förmågan på rockkoncerten. Radiomottagare upplever ett mycket liknande problem, där de förlorar förStrong narrowband interference can significantly degrade the sensitivity of wideband receivers by driving front-end circuitry into nonlinear operation. This thesis presents the design, fabrication, and measurement of a 2 – 4.4 GHz electrically tunable varactor-based bandstop filter that can follow and block such narrowband interference before it causes problems in the receiver. It was developed us

Kommuner kan med stöd av 10 kap. 1 § KL överlämna skötseln av kommunala angelägenheter till privata utförare. Vid ett sådant överlämnande behåller kommunen huvudmannaskapet och det övergripande politiska ansvaret för verksamheten. Till skillnad från offentliga organ omfattas privata utförare inte av offentlighetsprincipen, vilket innebär att kommunen på annat sätt måste tillförsäkra sig informatioMunicipalities may transfer the management of municipal responsibilities to private contractors pursuant to 10 kap. 1 § KL. When such a transfer takes place, the municipality retains principal responsibility and overall political accountability for the activity. Unlike public bodies, private contractors are not subject to the principle of public access, which means that the municipality must ensur

Avancerade skatteupplägg och aggressiv skatteplanering av multinationella företag har under lång tid varit en realitet inom EU. Genom prissättningsbesked kan företag och nationella skattemyndigheter på förhand fastställa hur koncerninterna transaktioner ska prissättas och hur företaget ska beskattas i den aktuella medlemsstaten. Under senare år har Europeiska kommissionen i allt större utsträckninAdvanced tax structures and aggressive tax planning by multinational companies have long been a reality within the EU. Through advance pricing agreements, companies and national tax authorities can determine in advance how intra-group transactions should be priced and how the company will be taxed in the relevant Member State. In recent years, the European Commission has increasingly scrutinized s

This thesis examines the compatibility of the European Union’s countervailing duties on imports of Chinese battery electric vehicles with World Trade Organization law. Particular focus is given to the causation and non-attribution requirements under Article 15.5 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, in conjunction with the threat of material injury standard under Article 15.7.

Selenium (Se), an important micronutrient with several biological effects, exhibits improved stability, biocompatibility, and safety through nanoparticle (NP) formulation. We present here a novel approach for producing smaller and structurally stable biogenic selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) with bioactive coating. Poly(allylamine hydrochloride)-coated SeNPs were synthesized biogenically using Trac

Digital phantoms are virtual representations of the human body used in medical research to test equipment, train medical professionals and develop or validate algorithms. These models can be created from ‘real-world’ clinical data or from ‘synthetic data’. Phantoms derived from clinical data often serves as ‘ground truth’ reference values anchored in empirical observations. However, there is growi