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This article analyzes two planned cities—Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Bloemfontein (South Africa)—to investigate connectivities across geographies and temporalities and reveal the role of urban planning in racial capitalism. Early works in urban sociology underscore the color line in producing differentiation in capitalist development. But color-blind analyses of capitalism have undermined the role
This study explores the impact of sanctions on the development of second home tourism in the context of a rentier state. The subject was examined with special reference to rural regions of Shemiranat County in Tehran, Iran, where second homes have developed over the past four decades. The results indicating that devaluation of the national currency, caused by the sanctions, led to turmoil in the s
ten-a is one of the two Drosophila genes whose products belong to the Ten M protein family. TheTen-a protein is a type II transmembrane protein. This protein was found to be mainly expressed in the CNSof the embryo and in the compound eye of the pupa. No report about the function of ten-a has beenpublished to date. Here, we showed, in a preliminary report, that ten-a has a function in the developm
Age-related physiological impairment increases susceptibility to syncope. We tested the hypotheses that cerebral oxygenation during orthostatic provocation, as well as the level at which syncope occurs, differs according to age. Non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring and cerebral oximetry were applied during a head-up tilt test in 139 patients with vasovagal syncope (mean (SD) 45, (17) years, 60%-fem
During the period 1920--30, there was a certain interest in north-westem Argentina's archaeology and ethnography at Etnografiska Museet. This interest had its roots in the so called "Expedition Chaco-Cordillera" led by Erland Nordenskiöld in 1901-1902. In 1932, Alfred Metraux visited Etnografiska Museet and inspired, among others, Stig Ryden, one of Erland Nordenskiöld's students. In the same ye
This issue’s articles will offer views into the conditions of nation and nationalism from outside contemporary nationalism studies, or perhaps from a position that straddles the boundaries of the inside and outside of nationalism studies. We hope that they contribute in unexpected ways to focused research – sociological and beyond – on nationalism, and on nationalism’s and Christianity’s interlo
This study explored how propylene glycol (PG), menthol:thymol deep eutectic solvent (DES, molar ratio 6:4), and PG:DES blends modulate drug permeation by impacting the stratum corneum (SC). Porcine SC samples were exposed to PG, DES, and PG:DES blends with varying PG content (10 %, 50 %, or 90 %). The impact of these formulations on SC lipid extraction, lipid arrangement, and keratin's secondary s
The 19th Topical Meeting on Laser Applications to Chemical, Security, and Environmental Analysis (LACSEA) was held in Toulouse, France from 15–19 July 2024, as part of the Optica Optical Sensing Congress, with a return to in-person attendance. The meeting featured 21 sessions covering recent advances in laser and optical spectroscopy, sensor design, and diagnostic application. A total of 125 contr
Study region: The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is a high-altitude region characterized by harsh environmental conditions and limited accessibility, making the monitoring of its numerous lakes a significant challenge. This region is crucial for hydrological studies, and its numerous lakes play an important role in regional water dynamics and climate change research. Study focus: This study evaluates the ap
There is active crosstalk between tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment during metastatic progression, a process that is significantly affected by obesity, particularly in breast cancer. Here we analyze the impact of a high fat diet (HFD) on metastasis, focusing on the role of platelets in the formation of premetastatic niches (PMNs). We find that a HFD provokes pre-activation of platelets an
Background: Measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in dialysis patients is essential for clinical assessment and economic evaluation. Despite the emergence and increasing use of updated instruments, evidence comparing their performance in Chinese dialysis patients remains limited. The aim of this study was to compare the measurement properties of the EQ-5D-5L and the SF-6Dv2 instruments
Background: Developmental exposures to neurotoxic insecticides, as pyrethroids and chlorpyrifos are of growing concern. Objective: To study associations between low prenatal and childhood exposure to pyrethroids and chlorpyrifos and motor skills at age 7. Materials and methods: Data consisted of sub-samples of women and children from the Odense Child Cohort; 883 mother-child pairs with maternal ur
This article highlights the restructuring of the Swedish welfare state through looking at how a humanitarian logic has entered civil society at a local level around the issue of precarious housing for unaccompanied youth. Drawing on existing literature on ‘humanitarian reason’ (Fassin 2011) and ‘humanitarian citizenship’ (Cabot 2019), the article explores the 2019 ‘crisis’ affecting unaccompanied
CONTEXT: Type 2 diabetes is a growing global concern with serious complications, including kidney damage and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Monitoring albuminuria, which is associated with these complications, is crucial in optimal diabetes management. Gut microbiota composition has been suggested to impact albuminuria, but large studies with granular data are lacking.METHODS: We investig
In this study, a physico-chemical analysis of the Rocha River was performed during the beginning of the rainy season 2018 in order to examine the current state of the water quality in the river at six different locations. The river, located in the Cochabamba department, Bolivia, was examined from upstream in Sacaba to downstream in Sipe Sipe. An additional aim was to determine social and environme
Insertion devices have several undesirable effects on the beam dynamics of a synchrotron storage ring, and these must be compensated for in order to ensure long term stable operation. This master’s thesis concerns the two first insertion devices at the MAX IV facility, two in-vacuum undulators for the BioMAX and NanoMAX beamlines. The report presents the work done to neutralize closed-orbit distor
The stochastic volatility (SV) model is an alternative to GARCH models to model time varying volatility. In this thesis the basic stochastic volatility model and three different estimation methods are described---namely, Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, quasi maximum-likelihood (QML) and generalized method of moments (GMM). To compare these estimation methods a large scale simul
The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between pediatric OCD and three emotion-related constructs; incompleteness, harm avoidance, and disgust sensitivity. Participants were 52 treatment seeking children and adolescents (aged 8-17 years) who were diagnosed with OCD or an anxiety disorder. Data was collected through self-report measures of incompleteness, harm avoidance, disgust se
Development and international relations discourses have for a long-time represented women through dichotomous portrayals, either as liberated Western women or as oppressed Eastern women. The former being the heroic saviour of the latter. The subject of Western women joining the Islamic State, has not only received extensive media attention but proved the dichotomous portrayals of women to be insuf
Women’s representation and participation in the forming of peace agreements are argued to have a positive impact on peace. This paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the necessary preconditions for securing women’s representation at the negotiation table. Through a comparative study in which feminist theory is applied to three cases (Liberia, Nepal, and Colombia) that experienced differen
