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Experiments using the surface force apparatus have found anomalously long-range interactions between charged surfaces in concentrated salt solutions. Ion clustering has been suggested as a possible origin of this behavior. In this work, we demonstrate that if such stable clusters indeed form, they are able to induce remarkably strong free energy barriers under conditions where a corresponding solu
In villages and cities across the Indonesian island of Java, hundreds of songbird competitions are held every week. In these competitions, members of one species of songbird compete each other, where the aesthetic qualities the song, including its rhythm, melody, timbre, and volume, are evaluated by a team of referees. First prizes are large cash awards and sometimes cars. Birdsong that incorpora
Serum Amyloid A (SAA) proteins are critical mediators of immune activation and metabolic regulation, bridging the acute-phase response with long-term disease dynamics. Once considered mere biomarkers of inflammation, emerging research has revealed their central role in orchestrating immune responses, lipid metabolism, and tissue remodeling. SAA proteins display context-dependent functions: they pr
Blood coagulation is essential for stopping bleeding but also drives thromboembolic disorders. Factor XII (FXII)-triggered coagulation promotes thrombosis while being dispensable for hemostasis, making it a potential anticoagulant target. However, its physiological role remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that FXII-driven coagulation enhances innate immunity by trapping pathogens and restricting
»Music to me is… my work. I've landed in the best job in the world, where a core task is to discover new music, to learn its internal logic and aesthetics, who created it, and why. I'm a music researcher and have just returned from the island of Java in Indonesia with my research partner and husband Nils, where we've been visiting experimental musicians in Yogyakarta – artists we've now followed f
Swedish art and music schools (SAMS), established in the 1940s, aim to provide affordable extra-curricular instrumental and singing education for all children, regardless of their parents’ economic situation. The tuition is highly subsidized, with families contributing only about 7% of the tuition costs. While traditionally focusing on one-to-one instruction, a recent governmental report (2016) ha
In the present work, we describe the design, synthesis, and evaluation of a galectin-8- binding fluorescent probe designed for a competitive fluorescence polarization (FP) assay for screening new galectin-8N inhibitors. The probe was characterized for its photophysical properties and its binding affinity for galectin-8N was determined by using FP. We evaluated the probe in a competitive FP assay w
Interview with Swedish jazz pianist Jan Lundgren on storytelling in jazz improvisation.
This guide will give you an introduction to the history of the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI) and a basic overview of the CDLI research platform and data collections. It will enable you to conduct simple and advanced searches of the hundreds of thousands of artifacts in the database, filter and download your search results, register a user account with CDLI in order to edit and contri
Background: The existence of a “minority tax,” defined as the burden of extra responsibilities placed on minorities relative to non-minorities of the same position, has been documented across various fields, including and beyond medicine. This study sought to quantify the types and extent of the minority tax faced by minority orthopaedic surgeons, as well as evaluate the degree to which this work
Industrial and urban symbiosis (IUS) is an emerging sustainability strategy in which organizations collaborate to optimize resource flows and minimize waste within urban environments. Rooted in circular economy principles, IUS has gained global attention as cities seek innovative solutions to enhance resource efficiency and resilience. However, local authorities play a critical yet underexplored r
Alla de stora ideologierna har sina ytterligheter. Socialismen har kommunism, konservatismen fascism och liberalismen libertarianism, även benämnd anarkokapitalism, som följeslagare. För den som finner det mödan värt att avsätta ett par timmar åt sistnämnda ”ism” kan Brian Dohertys lilla bok Modern Libertarianism: A Brief History of Classical Liberalism in the United States (Cato Institute 2024) v
Nuclear fission leads to the splitting of a nucleus into two fragments1,2. Studying the distribution of the masses and charges of the fragments is essential for establishing the fission mechanisms and refining the theoretical models3,4. It has value for our understanding of r-process nucleosynthesis5,6, in which the fission of nuclei with extreme neutron-to-proton ratios is pivotal for determining
Over the last 25 to 30 years, union density has experienced a significant decline in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, while remaining relatively stable in Norway and completely unchanged in Iceland. In the first three countries, the weakening of Ghent systems (state-subsidised union unemployment funds) stands out as the primary factor contributing to union decline. In Sweden, this trend is further ex
BACKGROUND: The impact of the sustainable EAT-Lancet planetary health diet on brain and cognitive health remains unclear. This study compared the impact of the EAT-Lancet diet with the well-established cognitive-beneficial Mediterranean diet (MeDi) in relation to neuroimaging biomarkers and cognitive performance among older adults.METHODS: The study included 615 dementia-free 70-year-olds from the
Code review is a well-established and valuable software development practice associated with code quality, interpersonal, and team benefits. However, it is also time-consuming, with developers spending 10–20% of their working time doing code reviews. With recent advances in AI capabilities, there are more and more initiatives aimed at fully automating code reviews to save time and streamline softw
