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The demand for rare earth elements (REE) has increased with the growing need for technologies used in renewable energy. At the same time, the establishment of mining projects can generate conflicts between economic and technological interests and local environmental values. This study focuses on the proposed mining project at Norra Kärr in Jönköping County, one of the most significant potential de
The pebble accretion scenario has been proposed as an alternative to the classical theory of planet formation via planetesimal core accretion. In this alternative scenario, once the rocky cores of planets exceed a certain threshold, the mass evolution of planetary embryos are thought to be driven through the accretion of small aggregates of dust grains, which form in the protoplanetary disk, calle
Plastic pollution in the natural environment is a growing concern, and due to its limited biodegradability, it continues to accumulate. Over time, plastics naturally break down into micro- and nanoplastics, which can be inhaled and ingested by humans. A significant share of these particles is a result of tire abrasion. These particles have been found in several human tissues, but knowledge of thei
Den digitala ekonomin har skapat nya möjligheter för företag och konsumenter genom att underlätta handel, kommunikation och tillgång till digitala tjänster. Samtidigt har digitaliseringen medfört nya konkurrensrättsliga utmaningar. Stora digitala plattformar kan genom nätverkseffekter, användarinlåsning och kontroll över digitala ekosystem uppnå en marknadsmakt som är svår att bedöma med traditionThe digital economy has created significant opportunities for businesses and consumers by facilitating trade, communication, and access to digital services. At the same time, the rapid growth of digital platforms has raised new competition law challenges. Through network effects, user lock-in, and control over digital ecosystems, large platforms can acquire substantial market power that is difficu
Popular Abstract in Swedish Tarot är ett exempel på new age i praktiken. Tarotkorten har dock anor långt ned i den medeltida världen. Författaren återkommer till att new age erbjuder alternativ: kritik mot rationalitet, modernitet och ekonomisk utveckling. "Deltagarna är generellt sett skeptiska till det etablerade i samhället: medicinskt, politiskt och vetenskapligt. De vill bortse från det instiIn the course of my dissertation work, I have sought knowledge about what New Age is, contains, and conveys by looking at practice and rhetoric, how the participants act and reason regarding their commitment, as well as how the contents of the field is discussed. I have put an emphasis on the small details: the objects, the rituals, and the narrating. Using the tarot cards as a starting point, the
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The fatty acid compositions of forty-five strains of anaerobic curved rods isolated from vaginal content were analysed by gas chromatography. Twenty-six of the strains were of a short Gram-variable type and 19 of a long Gram-negative type. The bacteria were subjected to alkaline saponification, after which the liberated fatty acids were methylated using boron trichloride-methanol. The samples were
BackgroundPsoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic arthritis affecting people with psoriasis. If untreated, it may lead to disability. Recommended drugs are non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, conventional synthetic disease‐modifying anti‐rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs), biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs), and targeted synthetic DMARDs (tsDMARDs). Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TN
The goal of this article is to investigate how authors in the Swedish literary field respond to predominant public discourses related to migration and how a shift has occurred from the 1970s to the present regarding the ascription of ethnicity to authors and their works. Earlier categorizations such as “immigrant author” and “immigrant literature” have become obsolete. Instead, the concept of raci
This paper proposes a D-band patch antenna featuring four parasitic elements and a loaded superstrate layer. Inspired by a previous parasitic patch antenna design, the new structure is synthesized from scratch using characteristic mode analysis. The new design features different operating principles that enable low-cost single-layer fabrication on PCB HDI technology, while retaining wideband opera
Municipalities around the world have become increasingly reliant upon digital technologies in their everyday operations. In pursuit of a faster, cheaper, and more efficient local government, service platforms and applications that mediate citizen-government interactions, smart city infrastructures, and automated decision-making systems have proliferated. More recently, digital technologies are als
Longstanding practices of participatory co-design have sought to engage communities in the development of shared resources, services, and technologies. However, approaches such as citizen-centered design and digital civics bring these design methods to bear on the development of digital technologies in support of civic and third sector organizations in particularly complex and rapidly changing soc
We propose an innovative approach to empower urban planners by integrating comprehensive and qualified citizen input into the planning of the 15-minute city (15mC) through immersive digital technologies. Our methodology includes (1) enabling citizens to annotate their real environment using augmented reality, (2) generating urban space alternatives based on generative AI and citizen annotations, (
Rapid digitalisation in public services in the Nordic countries inevitably excludes citizenswho have limited digital skills. At present, public libraries are playing a crucial role in helpingsuch citizens in closing this gap, thus assuming a buffering function between public servicesand disadvantaged citizens. This policy brief recommends supporting this role and furtherexpanding it by creating an
In the summer of 2018, both fire and rescue services and volunteers fought against the extensive wildfires that spread over the northern parts of Sweden. The challenges were many and one of the most obvious was the lack of resources provided by the state, both material and human. This lack of official resources, together with the long distances that characterize the rural northern parts of Sweden,
Climate change is increasing the risk for extreme weather events such as heatwaves, including in northern countries like Sweden, which until recent years has had limited experiences of coping with extreme heat. Based on predictions that Sweden will be more frequently exposed to heatwaves in the future, it is imperative to increase the societal resilience and adaptation measures. This paper present
Following COVID-19, the responsibility principle guiding emergency preparedness and crisis management in Scandinavian countries has once again faced criticism. In order to make sense of the current discussions surrounding this principle, this study uses Bacchi's framework of “What's the problem represented to be” to explore its development and perceived problems and effects in Denmark, Norway, and
In the present article, practices of inclusion of different types of volunteers in the response to a large-scale forest fire in Sweden are studied. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three types of voluntary actors. The volunteers were organized to different degrees, from members of organizations and participants in emergent groups to organizationally unaffiliated individuals. Organize
Increased risk of wildfires is often highlighted in media coverage of climate change in the Nordic countries. How an increased risk is reflected in the concerns and adaptive measures within the most likely affected communities is nevertheless not known. This study investigates concerns and adaptation to wildfires in a rural community in south-eastern Sweden. The comparatively dry study area has a
