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Sustainability is discussed in literature as complex, ambiguous, and partly contradictory, which makes it difficult for store personnel to fully grasp what can be classified as sustainable and how sustainability can be staged and represented in the retail grocery environment. Drawing on symbolic interactionism and Goffman’s dramaturgical perspective, this dissertation explores how sustainability iSustainability is discussed in literature as complex, ambiguous, and partly contradictory, which makes it difficult for store personnel to fully grasp what can be classified as sustainable and how sustainability can be staged and represented in the retail grocery environment. Drawing on symbolic interactionism and Goffman’s dramaturgical perspective, this dissertation explores how sustainability i

Fistulizing perianal Crohn’s disease is complex and negatively affects quality of life. Rectal advancement flap (AF) has been widely adopted as a sphincter-preserving procedure for treating complex anal fistulas. The European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) guidelines on surgical treatment of Crohn’s disease state that AF is a therapeutic option for patients with Crohn’s disease and comple

BackgroundObesity is commonly diagnosed using BMI, which does not capture total adiposity or fat distribution, as highlighted by the recent Lancet D&E Commission report. We assessed the prognostic value of an adiposity-based classification combining body fat percentage (BF%) and waist circumference (WC) in relation to cardiometabolic and kidney outcomes and evaluated its concordance with BMI.M

The EU Mission on Climate-neutral and Smart Cities aims to enable 100 European cities to become climate-neutral by 2030. However, climate change has the potential to intersect with, exacerbate, and create new patterns of urban injustices, making climate justice a key concern in urban climate governance. Nevertheless, research on the integration of climate justice into urban mitigation strategies a

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review aims to give an overview of recent advances in the clinical management of children <18 years of age with end-stage pulmonary hypertension refractory to conventional medical therapy.RECENT FINDINGS/SUMMARY: The increased awareness and characterization of pediatric pulmonary vascular disease has amounted more data toward creating an accurate, and comprehensive, risk pr

Real catalysts consisting of nanoparticles host many nanofacets. Each nanofacet changes its structure and function in response to its local environment but is also affected by neighboring nanofacets. Time-resolved operando experiments close to realistic conditions at polycrystals mimicking real catalyst particles are unfortunately challenging but could be highly rewarding. Here, we demonstrate how

Context: Life satisfaction (LS) is associated with health and longevity but decreases after spinal cord injury (SCI). Yet, little is known about changes in LS over time, many years after SCI. Objectives: To assess changes in LS over six years among older adults aging with long-term SCI, determine how changes in LS are associated with sex, age, injury characteristics, and with changes in secondary

Straw addition is a widely used agricultural practice to maintain soil fertility. However, its effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) and nutrient cycling are complex, with outcomes ranging from inhibition to stimulation of SOC mineralization via the priming effect. Freeze-thaw cycles are common disturbances in agroecosystems of high-altitude regions that are predicted to increase in frequency and s

The preparatory work for the Discrimination Act claims, only a small proportion of the discrimination cases brought before the Labour Court result in a conviction. Both critics and the DO believe that that same proportion has a background in the Labour Court's assessment and how well the Labour Court justifies its assessment. The critical discussion rarely includes what the judgments actually

Bakgrund: Korrekt utfört triage på akutmottagningar kräver klinisk erfarenhet och god beslutsförmåga. På akutmottagningar är det ofta hög personalomsättning vilket gör det svårt för sjuksköterskan att utvecklas från novis till expert. Syftet var att beskriva hur sjuksköterskor upplever att erfarenhet påverkar triagebeslut på akutmottagningar. Metod: En integrerad sammanställning av 11 kvalitativa

"If on a winter’s night an architect" was developed and presented within the Milano International Design Studio (MInDS) at Politecnico di Milano as an intensive workshop focused on model production.The work was produced exclusively through physical models, understood not as representations of predefined designs but as tools for thinking. Through iterative processes of making, testing, and reconfig

Autonomous robots capable of turning natural-language instructions into reliable physical actions remain a central challenge in artificial intelligence. Here we show that connecting a large language model agent to the robot operating system enables a versatile framework for embodied intelligence, and we release the complete implementation as freely available open-source code. The agent automatical

PurposeHealthcare organizations increasingly rely on measurement practices to assess and improve care quality. However, how “quality” is conceptualized across different levels of the healthcare system remains unclear. This study explores perceptions of quality and quality indicators in intensive care, using two Swedish ICUs as case studies.Design/methodology/approachThe study examines two general

The spatial distribution of buildings is one of the key factors influencing the local environment within a city. The quantitative measurement of building distribution can provide critical information for exploring local climate patterns in urban areas. Previous studies mainly focused on the two-dimensional spatial distribution of buildings and ignored the differences in height. In this study, a th