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The understanding of the link between the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector and gender has been extensively researched and is widely accepted as foundational for achieving safe and equal provision of WASH-facilities. Interventions aimed at improvements in the sector are common in low- and middle-income countries, however, there is a limited number of approaches for measuring their outcom

Under de senaste åren har plaster och deras hälso- och klimatpåverkan blivit mer uppmärksammat, vilket har drivit utvecklingen av nya hållbara material. Biobaserad och biologiskt nedbrytbar plast betraktas ofta som ett hållbart material och därför bedrivs omfattande forskning kring naturligt förekommande molekyler, såsom proteiner, cellulosa och stärkelse. Pappersförpackningar som ska omsluta en In recent years, there has been a surge in attention towards biodegradable polymer films, driven by the growing environmental awareness concerning the harmful effects of petroleumbased plastics. The maize protein zein, a by-product from wet milling processes, has shown potential to work as hydrophobic coating. The aim of this study has therefore been to find the most promising process conditions f

This paper examines relocation of taxpayers during 2000 to 2021 across Swedish local work regions and its implications on the tax system. There exist 290 mu- nicipalities in Sweden, which are divided into 67 local work regions. Relocation is categorised as either relocation within or outside local work regions. Furthermore, a distinction is made between age and income groups in order to capture po

Till följd av en allt strängare lagstiftning kring marknadsföring av tobaksfria nikotinprodukter i Sverige har varumärket Loop utvecklat nya strategier för att synas i sociala medier utan att bryta mot rådande regler. Denna studie undersöker hur Loop iscensätter och kommunicerar sin varumärkesidentitet på Instagram genom strategisk kommunikation som undviker direkt produktreklam. Med utgångspunkt In response to increasingly strict regulations surrounding the marketing of tobacco-free nicotine products in Sweden, nicotine pouch brand Loop has adopted new strategies to maintain brand visibility and consumer engagement on social media. This study examines how Loop constructs and communicates its brand identity on Instagram in a legally restricted environment, using strategic communication tha

Second-hand consumption is promoted as a tool for achieving sustainability goals, yet its actual environmental impact remains insufficiently quantified. This thesis examines the potential of second-hand shops to contribute to carbon reduction, focusing on carla, a Vienna-based second-hand initiative. While second-hand goods are generally assumed to reduce the demand for new products, this benefit

Happiness research generally claims that money is not important for happiness. Money is often studied by happiness economists in the form of income. However, there are reasons why income can be considered an imperfect measure of economic well-being. For example, it does not account for wealth or even consumption—and this is just to cite strictly economic examples. There are also other aspects of l

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Background Bariatric metabolic surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass [RYGB] and sleeve gastrectomy [SG]) effectively treats obesity and type 2 diabetes; however, weight loss varies, necessitating predictive factors. Methods We analysed 12- and 24-month weight loss data from 811 patients (RYGB or SG). Factor Analysis of Mixed Data and neural network (NN) modelling identified distinct patient phenotypes

Objective: Worse women's outcomes after elective standard endovascular aneurysm repair have been widely reported. Similar data have surfaced from cohorts undergoing fenestrated and branched repair; however, studies reporting from a sex perspective are rare and mostly limited to single centre designs. This study aimed to examine survival following nationwide complex endovascular repair according to

Background: Studies on long-term exposure to air pollution at high levels suggest an association with increased risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). We aimed to study this relationship at very low levels, less well-studied, yet of public health importance. Methods: The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) consists of randomly selected subjects aged 50–64 years from six large cities in Swe

Gross primary production (GPP) of the vegetation is the largest carbon exchange process of the global carbon cycle. Currently, within satellite-based remote sensing, GPP is generally modelled using linear light use efficiency models where GPP is related to photosynthetically active radiation absorbed by the green vegetation (APAR). These models work well on moderate to low spatiotemporal averaging

Time-varying signals, such as sound waves, low-frequency vibrations from the earth, or electrical impulses in the human body, are often non-stationary, meaning their characteristics change over time. Because of this, standard spectral analysis methods, which assume stationary signals, cannot be used for analyzing such signals, as they discard the time-varying dynamics. This necessitates methods fo

Introduction: Food systems strongly influence both human and planetary health. Unhealthy diets aremajor risk factors for chronic disease and mortality, while food production contributes substantially togreenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), and other negative environmental impacts. Adopting moresustainable dietary patterns, such as the EAT-Lancet diet, has been proposed as part of the solution, butuncer

The purpose of this study is to examine the significance of the office environment for organizations’ attractiveness as employers, as well as how the office environment may influence both efficiency and employee satisfaction in the workplace. The study particularly focuses on workplaces characterized by innovative, aesthetic, and experience-based office solutions. By analyzing the relationship bet

Objectives: Within the first phase of developing classification criteria for Early-stage Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis, among individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) we explored: 1) symptoms within the first year of noticing their knee(s); 2) features that indicated OA was the cause; and 3) timing and reasons that initially prompted seeking healthcare. Design: We conducted a cross-sectional on

The article analyses the climate policy of the German Trade Union Federation over the last 30 years. It defines a new form of eco social partnership unionism where unions use existing institutions to adapt to the challenges of climate change without embarking on more transformative avenues questioning the status quo. We show that unions climate policy has been subject to little change over the pas

The development in sensor technology has made many wastewater treatment systems data rich but not necessarily information rich. To extract the adequate information from several sensors is not trivial, and it is not sufficient to consider only the time series. Different tools for detecting unusual on-line measurement data and deviating process behaviour are discussed. In this paper various dimensio

The purpose of this study was to investigate the early alterations of retinal function, assessed with electrophysiology, in newly onset type 2 diabetes patients without vascular retinopathy. Seventeen patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (duration 7 ± 3 months), without any vascular retinopathy in fundus photographs, were examined with full-field electroretinogram (ERG) and multifocal ERG

Popular Abstract in Swedish Muskelömhet hos kvinnor Smärttrösklar för tryck i skuldermuskulaturen (trapezius och deltoideus) i vila, efter muskel uttröttning och efter smärtsam stimulering Smärta i muskler och leder och besvär i form av upplevd trötthet i musklerna är vanligt förekommande problem, särskilt hos den kvinnliga delen av befolkningen. Man har ansett detta kopplat till olika belastandeLongstanding pain experienced from the musculoskeletal system is reported by one third of the Swedish population. The underlying mechanisms are not known in the majority of cases. In the present studies, the changes in pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) over the trapezius and deltoid muscles after a unilateral static contraction of maximal duration of one arm was measured in healthy females (n=25) a