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ObjectivesCommunicating democratic resilience involves a fundamental contradiction: democratic states must motivate citizens to defend democracy while simultaneously upholding democratic values, even under geopolitical conflict. Although warfare itself is rarely democratic, democracies justify defensive measures by reasserting commitment to democratic principles. This paper argues that communicati
Despite longstanding commitments to gender equality, universities and business schools continue to exhibit persistent gender imbalances, especially in senior academic positions (Solér, 2023; Lantz and Portnoff, 2016). Although numerous initiatives have sought to improve equity, progress has often stalled. Research shows that women’s opportunities for career advancement remain more constrained than
Volatile depletion in rocky planets relative to their host stars is commonplace in both the Solar System and exoplanetary systems, yet the connections between planet formation and composition remain elusive. Here we model devolatilization during pebble accretion in combination with collisional growth from volatile-depleted planetesimals to explore the formation pathways of Earth and Mars. Using Ba
Recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have indicated the presence of water in the inner regions of the disc around the young protostar PDS 70, but the origin of this water remains unclear. Here we report the discovery of variable absorption lines of neutral sodium in archival High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) spectra of PDS 70. These lines vary strongly a
Context. Close-in exoplanets span a wide range of orbital architectures and physical properties, consistent with the combined influence of migration processes and formation conditions. Although population synthesis models predict the emergence of distinct planetary populations, establishing a statistically robust connection between observed samples and synthetic populations remains challenging, pa
Chondrules and their associated fine-grained rims (FGRs) record fundamental processes operating in the early protoplanetary disk, yet the relationship between chondrule chemistry, morphology, and matrix complementarity remains incompletely understood. Here we investigate the major, minor, and trace element compositions of 66 chondrules and associated FGRs from relatively unaltered CM carbonaceous
The aim of planet population synthesispopulation synthesisplanet- is to incorporate all physical processes from planet formationplanet formation theories to arrive at a synthetic population of planets that can be compared to observations. In this way, shortcomings in the theories can be shown. In particular, planet population synthesispopulation synthesis has to incorporate theories and models reg
This study presents high-speed microscopic temperature imaging of single aluminum (Al) droplets burning in steam-dominated flows using an optimized pyrometry method. The micron-sized Al droplet is formed by igniting an Al wire of 65–250 μm diameter over a hot jet flame. The transient temperature evolution from the wire ignition to quasi-steady droplet combustion is characterized. During ignition,
BackgroundStaphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) remains associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Interest in penicillin-susceptible S. aureus (PSSA) has re-emerged, but robust epidemiological data and reliable susceptibility testing are needed to guide antibiotic choice.MethodsIn this multicentre observational study, clinical microbiology laboratories in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and
INTRODUCTION: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), children should be physically active, including exercise, for 60 min a day, and limit sedentary behaviour across the week regardless of physical disabilities. Children with cerebral palsy who are non-ambulant (CP-NA), with Gross Motor Function Classification System Expanded & Revised IV to V, are known to be sedentary up to 92% of
Dialogue is having a moment in academia, but the International Dialogue Project (IDP) is curiously absent in this “dialogue turn.” Initiated over the 1970s by Anne Buttimer and Torsten Hägerstrand, the IDP generated more than 160 recorded interviews and related publications until its termination in 2010. Contributing to the history of geographic thought and science studies, we revisit the unfoldin
Natural vision is an active, predictive process guided by expectations about when and where information will appear. Yet how gaze is shaped in dynamic, multisensory environments remains poorly understood. Using immersive virtual reality with eye tracking, we examined gaze behavior during naturalistic navigation. Participants cycled through a virtual city while avatar cyclists, first heard overtaki
BACKGROUND: Regulation of transcription is essential for the pathoadaptation of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae(NTHi). We identified FabR as a previously unrecognized transcriptional regulator in NTHi through its binding to the promoter region of ompP5 and investigated its contribution to bacterial virulence and physiology.METHODS: A fabR deletion mutant (ΔfabR) was generated in NTHi strain 36
BACKGROUND: DECTIN-1, a C-type lectin receptor encoded by CLEC7A, mediates antifungal immunity, but its antibacterial role remains unclear. We investigated, using human genetic and animal studies, whether the common loss-of-function CLEC7A Y238∗ variant (rs16910526) influences susceptibility to bacterial respiratory infection, and sought to identify the bacterial ligand mediating DECTIN-1 recognit
BACKGROUND: mWorks is a co-designed, web-based self-management intervention developed to empower persons with common mental disorders who are on sick leave during the return-to-work process. However, limited knowledge of how mWorks is delivered and engaged with in real-world settings constrains further development and implementation. In line with the Medical Research Council framework for complex
Aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are accompanied by alterations to large-scale communication patterns in the brain, which can be tracked in vivo using functional connectivity. The location, direction and relevance of these changes remain widely debated, although they are rarely studied in the context of whole-cortex communication dynamics. Here, in two independent cohorts (BioFINDER-2, N = 973;
Jordbrukets miljöåtgärder finansieras ibland både av miljöersättningar i den gemensamma jordbrukspolitiken och av marknaden via högre priser, exempelvis genom frivillig hållbarhetsmärkning. Vi undersöker om konsumenters betalningsvilja kan minska behovet av offentlig finansiering. Som exempel används märkningen Naturbeteskött och miljöersättningen för skötsel av slåtter- och betesmarker. Slutsatse
BACKGROUND: Albuminuria predicts cardiovascular events, but its association with prevalent subclinical coronary atherosclerosis is less well defined. We examined the cross-sectional relationship between urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) and coronary atherosclerotic burden in middle-aged adults from Sweden nationwide.METHODS: UACR was measured in fasting spot urine in 9424 SCAPIS participants
