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This chapter introduces the World Elite Database (WED) project, which addresses the challenge of standardization and comparability across elite populations, starting with individuals and organizations that occupy positions of economic power. It provides a descriptive overview of two sets of early findings related to age and gender for economic elites across 16 different countries: Argentina, Chile

Urban food governance is expected to address food insecurity, waste, social exclusion, and resilience. Food sharing initiatives (FSIs) can contribute to these goals, but their capacity to operate depends on the governance arrangements in which they are embedded. This article examines how governance modes shape the conditions under which FSIs operate, endure, and contribute to urban sustainability.

Energy efficiency is usually framed as a demand-side concern, yet the pace of renewable expansion increasingly depends on how efficiently supply-side systems integrate new capacity. This paper reframes efficiency as a governance question, examining how policy design, institutional coordination, and planning practices shape system-level efficiency outcomes during the rapid expansion of large-scale

INTRODUCTION: There are currently no colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations specifically outlined for people with HIV (PWH). Screening measures used for people without HIV (PWoH) have been previously discussed as sufficient for use among PWH, despite observations of higher CRC prevalence and CRC reportedly appearing at earlier ages among PWH in comparison to PWoH. Machine learning (ML)

Agroecological approaches harnessing in-field biodiversity have been highlighted as a sustainable way to reduce yield gaps, but long-term assessments of their ability to buffer production from weather extremes and increasing interannual and intraseasonal climate variability are scarce. Here, we analyze a 12-year dataset from 642 control vs. push-pull maize field pairs in western Kenya, where long-

Aim: To investigate, analyse, and describe patients’ experiences of self-supervised training with the voice therapy app The Voice Assistant (Swedish: Rösthjälpen). Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 participants who completed voice therapy using the app to support continued home training. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed using systematic text condens

Major advances have been made to study speciation through the lens of genomics, yet much remains to be understood about the processes of reproductive isolation and how different reproductive barriers evolve during species divergence. We conducted a comprehensive study to characterize reproductive isolation between two sympatric populations with both a recent evolutionary history and extensive phen

Importance: Recent efforts to clarify the structure of the genetic risks for psychiatric disorders have been limited to disorders with large molecular samples. These heterogeneous samples have typically been ascertained from diverse sources and use a widening range of diagnostic approaches including single-item self-reports. Objective: To assess the structure of genetic risk factors for 18 diverse

Soil organic nitrogen (SON) transformation is critical for global nutrient cycling and ecosystem productivity, yet how its responsiveness to climate change differs across diverse land use types remains poorly resolved. We measured gross protein depolymerization (GPD), microbial N growth, gross N mineralization (GNM) and microbial N use efficiency (NUE) in paired forest and cropland soils along a b

Aims: To assess progression of insulin deficiency and resistance in diabetes, the stability of cluster-based subgrouping, and the association between steatotic liver disease (SLD), liver fibrosis (LF), and tissue insulin resistance. Materials and Methods: Participants from a regional diabetes register were studied within 3 years from diagnosis and 2–10 years later with fasting laboratory tests (n

One quarter of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who achieve a complete response following front-line therapy will eventually experience disease relapse. Existing prognostic models use baseline factors to predict outcomes from the start of initial therapy and are not intended for use following completion of treatment. We developed a conditional event-free survival (cEFS) tool tha

The European Stop Kinase Inhibitors (EURO-SKI) trial was launched to investigate the discontinuation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The molecular mechanisms underlying sustained treatment-free remission (TFR) and loss of TFR, are still poorly understood. To address this, we performed whole transcriptome gene expression analyses coupled with Na

White sesame seeds that are produced in Humera, Tigray, are good sources of protein, fat, energy, fiber, and minerals, such as iron, calcium, and zinc. However, they contain high levels of phytic and oxalic acid. Soaking, dehulling, roasting, and fermenting proved to be promising processing methods to lower the phytic acid of sesame seed flour, thereby increasing bioavailability of essential miner

Under de senaste åren har parker blivit allt mer relevanta kring diskussioner om mental hälsa och ekonomisk tillväxt i städer. Detta har lett till ett ökat intresse för forskning inom ämnet, med syfte att utveckla teorier angående effektiv landskapsarkitektur och design. Inom detta fält har forskaren Jan Gehl etablerat sig, med teorier om, bland annat, primära och sekundära sittplatser. Här påstårIn recent years, urban parks have increasingly been recognized for their potential to support mental restoration and help revitalize communities and cities. This has led to a growing interest in developing theories of effective park design that encourage park usage and improved user experience. Within this field, Jan Gehl developed a series of theories regarding primary and secondary seating, sugg

Skogsbad (Shinrin-Yoku) är ett exempel på en naturbaserad intervention för hälsa och välbefinnande och är en väl utforskad metod. Den terapeutiska versionen av skogsbad, Shinrin-Ryoho, är inte lika studerad. Detta projekt syftade till att undersöka fenomenet skogsbad i Japan, som uppstått ur det samhälleliga behovet av stresshantering, stödjandet av psykisk hälsa och behoven hos en åldrande befolkForest bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) is an example of a nature-based intervention for health and wellbeing and is a well-researched practice. The therapeutic version of forest bathing, Shinrin-Ryoho, is not as studied. This project aimed to explore the phenomenon of forest bathing in Japan, arisen from the societal need of stress coping, supporting mental health and the needs of an aging population. The

Generating electricity from sunlight is a promising approach to achieve sustainable energy production. The efficiency of current solar cells is around 20% which is quite good; however, even higher efficiencies are desired. One promising design employs III–V semiconductor tandem and triple-junction nanowire (NW) arrays with geometrically enhanced absorption and lower weight, capturing a broader por

Contemporary efforts made toward creating a personality inventory free of the evaluative method variance, partially explained by social desirability, used the evaluative neutralisation method (Bäckström & Björklund, 2013; 2020; Bäckström et al., 2009; 2014; 2023). However, recent developments in the interpretation of the social desirability bias seem to suggest that there is perhaps reason to

Affective touch is widely implicated in infant regulation, relational experience, and development, but the evidence supporting these accounts has been generated through diverse empirical approaches. This systematic review examined how affective touch was conceptualised, operationalised, and measured in early-development research, what recurrent empirical configurations emerged, and where correspon