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Spatial Phase Coherence in Femtosecond Coherent Raman Scattering

Conventional femtosecond coherent laser spectroscopy predominantly focuses on the temporal phase coherence through time- or frequency-resolved methods. In this Letter, we suggest an alternative experimental framework based on spatial phase coherence. The intrinsic spectral dispersion of wave vectors in femtosecond pulses and sample dimensions exceeding the laser wavelength creates a compelling bas

Excluded GM-specific IgG Subclass Genes in Health and Disease - Inborn Errors of Immunity

Purpose: IgG subclass genes from chromosome 14q32.3 are assessed serologically by GM allotypes, genetic markers of the Fc part of the immunoglobulin constant heavy G chains, (IGHG(Fcγ)(GM) genes. Alternative GM allotypes of IgG3, IgG1 and IgG2, respectively, define 6 unique, precise GM-specific IgG subclass genes, inherited the Mendelian way with allelic exclusion, and linkage disequilibrium of Ig

Predicting high health care use in patients with spinal disorder in secondary care : model development and validation

Abstract – Introduction: – Spinal disorders are among the biggest contributors to health care utilization (HCU).Objective: – To develop and externally validate a prediction model for high all-cause HCU (75th percentile during 1 year after the index date) among patients with spinal disorders visiting multidisciplinary secondary care clinics.Methods: – We developed and internally validated the model

Roof-glass integrated microstrip antenna for vehicular SDARS applications

In this paper, we propose the design of a roof-glass integrated microstrip antenna for vehicular SDARS tuners. The proposed microstrip antenna is sandwiched inside a multi-layer roof glass and uses a solar-heat reduction coating on the bottom side of the glass as ground plane. To offset the effect of the lossy glass, parasitic elements are added to enhance the antenna gain. Simulation results show

Time to Pop the Cork? : The Cork Exercise and Its Effects on Rhythm and Melody in a Public Speaker’s Presentation Task

Almost no seminar, book, or YouTube tutorial on successful public speaking is without the established and traditional “cork exercise.” It is supposed to enhance speakers’ rhythm and intelligibility, for which there is, however, no scientific evidence so far. Our experiment addresses this gap. Twenty speakers performed a presentation task three times: (1) before a cork exercise intervention, (2) im

Jaw-Opening Patterns and Their Correspondence with Syllable Stress Patterns

A string of speech is a string of syllables, a series of varying amounts of jaw openings/closings. Neutralizing the vowel-intrinsic jaw opening indicates a pattern of jaw opening matching the utterance syllable prominence patterns. The hypothesis is that the jaw-opening patterns ensue from the metrical hierarchy of the language, such that for languages such as English, we see exponentially increas

Art and the Atom in Israel/Palestine

This essay explores artistic expressions dealing with themes of nuclear weapons and radioactivity in Israel/Palestine. It brings together a variety of different sources representing critical interventions in the debate on Israeli nuclear weapons, particularly their opacity, and their absent presence in the country and in wider political debates. The artistic pieces demonstrate how the reactor is m

Arbetslivet bygger på ett stort missförstånd

Straff, belöningar och bonusar: moroten och piskan ses ofta som det bästa sättet att motivera i skolan och på jobbet. Psykologen Edward Deci ifrågasatte allt vi tror oss veta om motivation.

Strategic framing used by civil society actors to renegotiate state authority : The case of migrant women with precarious legal status and their access to social protection in Sweden and Italy

Neoliberal welfare reforms and limited pathways to permanent residency have left migrant women, among other groups, with little or no access to public social protection, contributing to their precarious legal status. As a result, civil society actors (CSA) have become the main providers of support and deliver micro-level social protection beyond the boundaries of public authorities. At the same ti

Predicting mobile users' next location using the semantically enriched geo-embedding model and the multilayer attention mechanism

Predicting the next location of human mobility and its semantic information can support recommendations for location-based services and trajectory mining, such as human mobility pattern recognition and sequential anomaly detection. Previous studies have ignored the implicit correlation between location and spatiotemporal information thereby limiting the model performance in terms of location predi

Sociotechnical systems and cognitive systems engineering : interdependent and joint activity work systems

The pressure to design, develop and implement systems that exploit the potential of technological innovation in effective and efficient ways that contribute to the organisational goals never ceases. Post 1945 industrialisation evolved from mechanisation of industrial processes through to computerisation to the age of digitalisation and beyond. From the study of mechanisation of work in coal mining

Effects of cooling on pig heart excitation and contraction

Although variations in temperature have a profound impact on cardiac function, little is known regarding the excitation and contractile parameters over a broad temperature interval. In view of the clinical implications of lowered temperature in resuscitation and in cardiac preservation/evaluation for transplantation, we have examined the contractile function using Langendorff perfused hearts and i

Exhibition in Lund, Sweden: Following the fish : films, drawings and full-scale prototypes developed through a workshop-based artistic research project

Following the Fish—an artistic research project exploring architecture, migration and collective practice through workshop-based methodologies—was presented in 2024 as part of the exhibition UnFold: Exploring Artistic Directions in Architectural Research at Lund University.The project was developed through a series of workshops across Barcelona, Lund and Venice, engaging with the spatial and socia

Common practice elements of cognitive behavioral therapy for gaming disorder : A systematic review and expert panel evaluation

Gaming disorder (GD) is an addictive disorder with health and social impacts recognized by the World Health Organization. Although the GD treatment evidence base appear to favor cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), knowledge of its common practice elements is limited. This systematic review critically evaluates CBT interventions for GD, encompassing individual, group, and mixed approaches, to ident

Proneness to infections and familial risk of tic disorders

Background Postinfectious autoimmune processes are hypothesized to be causally implicated in tic disorders, including Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder. However, this hypothesis remains controversial. In this nationwide cohort study, we aimed to clarify the mechanisms underlying the association between proneness to infections and tic disorders. Methods Using Swedish national registers, we

Reaction-Diffusion Dynamics Simulations of Bimolecular Quenching in Solution

A computational method to simulate bimolecular quenching reactions using coarse-grained reaction-diffusion dynamics is presented and applied to the quenching of molecular photosensitizers in solution. The simulations describe photoinduced reactions involving explicit excited states of light-harvesting species together with intrinsic deactivation, as well as collision quenching from separate quench

Learning to be an urban architect : five steps in five minutes

Presented within the Urban Architecture Conference: In the Search of Urban Quality, Urban Form and Urban Life at Lund University (2018), this contribution forms part of a broader exploration into the relationship between architecture, urban design, and contemporary urban conditions.The presentation introduces a pedagogical and design-oriented framework for engaging with urban architecture, structu

Should Refugees Govern Refugee Camps?

Should refugees govern refugee camps? This paper argues that they should. It draws on normative political thought in consulting the all-subjected principle and an instrumental defense of democratic rule. The former holds that all those subjected to rule in a political unit should have a say in such rule. Through analyzing the conditions that pertain in refugee camps, the paper demonstrates that th