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Civil society organisations play numerous key roles in governing and practically enacting sustainable development. For rural development this importantly includes farmer-based organisations, which among other things can represent and amplify farmers’ voices. In sub-Saharan Africa, small-scale farmers in particular lack organisational vehicles for political influence. This study analyses an attempt
Tendons adapt their structure and mechanical behavior in response to mechanical loading, where mechanical stimuli, such as strain, are believed to play a pivotal role. Recent studies employing finite element modeling have provided detailed insights into the distribution of strain across tendon structures under various loading conditions. However, most researchers have adopted highly simplified geo
The interplay between electronic correlations and topology is a central topic in the study of quantum materials. In this Letter, we investigate the impact of the orbital-selective Mott phase (OSMP) on the topological properties of FeTe1-xSex (FTS), an iron chalcogenide superconductor known to host both nontrivial Z2 topology and strong electronic correlations. Using angle-resolved photoemission sp
Rapid advances in tissue preservation and the growing adoption of machine perfusion have fundamentally reshaped solid-organ and tissue transplantation in recent years. Multiple short-term perfusion devices have received regulatory approval and are increasingly used in clinical practice to preserve grafts for several hours, improving allograft assessment. The boundaries of dynamic tissue preservati
Background Patients with mental illness face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), mainly due to unhealthy lifestyle habits. The CVD risk assessment tool Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation 2 (SCORE2) does not assess modifiable lifestyle factors beyond smoking. In Sweden, Targeted Health Dialogues (THD) are used in primary care as a structured, person-centred approach designed to evaluate
Efficient generation of LHC events is hindered by the rapidly rising cost of evaluating QCD matrix elements with increasing multiplicity. We build on a recently proposed two-step strategy in which unweighted events are first generated using the leading-colour (LC) approximation and then reweighted to full-colour (FC) accuracy, utilising the LC integration efficiency while recovering the exact FC p
The continuum mechanics fatigue model operates on state variables that are continuous in time, unlike cycle-counting-based methods that rely on deconstructing stress histories into a set of distinct cycles. This way, the continuum-based approach provides a modeling framework that, in principle, can handle arbitrary stress histories. Despite its successful application for a wide range of problems,
Conspiracy Theories in the European Digital Sphere offers a comparative account of online conspiracism, considered in terms of platform preferences, ideological content, aesthetic choices, political context, flow of travel and the role online conspiracism plays in the formation of community and identity.The book examines the assumptions that inform current ways of framing and combatting online con
Treatment wetlands are widely used for greywater treatment in Europe, but upcoming stricter nutrient limits in the revised EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (EU 2024/3019) raise questions about their ability to meet future standards. This is especially relevant as interest increases in scaling systems beyond 1,000 PE and in reusing treated greywater, which under the EU Water Reuse Regulation
Objectives: To investigate if sociodemographic factors are associated with selection to an interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program (IPRP) in Swedish tertiary care, in an intersectional perspective. Methods: This study involved 39,346 patients referred to tertiary care, who were registered in the Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation during 2009–2016. Self-reported sociodemographic
We study intertemporal hedging of parameter risk in a continuous-time portfolio problem with stochastic investment opportunities. Under Brownian uncertainty, we derive conditions under which an optimal expected power-utility strategy has a maximal instantaneous Sharpe ratio, or equivalently is a Kelly strategy. In general, the optimal power-utility strategy is not a Kelly strategy, because it cont
Despite increasing policy and industry focus on repairability, consumer repair behavior remains limited. This study examines this contradiction by analyzing user perceptions of repairable products through a survey-based approach (N = 68), focusing on behavioral, economic, and functional drivers of repair decisions. The results reveal a pronounced repairability paradox: while over two-thirds of res
It is shown that mean conjunction times calculated from the conjunction tables and calculated from the tables of mean solar and lunar longitudes differ by 14 minutes in Peter Apian's Astronomicum Caesareum. It is also shown that Apian used an extra longitude correction for the geographical longitude correction between Toledo and Ingolstadt for the mean longitude and longitude of argument of the Mo
How do grassroots initiatives define success? This study surveys 64Swedish groups affiliated with the Transition Town (TT) movement toexamine how they understand and experience success within thecontext of competing social movement logics. Using a mixedmethodskey-informant design, the study combines thematic analysisof open responses with statistical analysis of group characteristics.Respondents a
This study examines how business angels learn from entrepreneurs through a social cognitive learning lens. Based on qualitative interviews with 20 angels investing in green start-ups—a context marked by complexity due to its nascent, knowledge-intense, and dynamic nature—we explore learning as a socially embedded and temporal process. The findings show that angels, motivated by business and purpos
David Wojnarowicz (1954–1992) was a multimedia artist, a writer, and an activist. This paper examines how Wojnarowicz navigates the tension between the limitations of language and its use as a medium for articulating his queer life and death through his typewriter and tape recorder. While Wojnarowicz detests language as part of the structural oppression in the US, he relies on language and writing
Business leaders increasingly face decisions that are not just technical or financial but deeply philosophical. Questions about what a company is for, what counts as reliable knowledge, and what responsibilities organizations owe customers, employees, and society now shape strategy as much as markets or technology. Yet most executives have never been trained to think explicitly about these issues.
This paper presents a joint model of multivariate longitudinal data and multistate data with application to modeling and predicting autoantibody development in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study. The model quantifies the risks of state transitions based on observed time-varying and non-time-varying risk factors. Based on the estimated model, a dynamic prediction
