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The importance of tree-related structures and tree continuity for biodiversity in boreal forests
Although it is well known that both habitat availability and continuity are important factors in maintaining biodiversity, their relative importance in applied contexts is still un...
Meet Me Halfway: preservation of forest biodiversity in the face of alien species invasions.
Due to global trade and climate change, forests are exposed to unprecedented threats from invasive pests and pathogens.Irreversible economic and ecological losses of ash (Fraxinus)...
The mussel puzzle: Expanded mussel farming with minimized environmental effects, analysing the importance of farming technology, siting and farming protocols
Farmed blue mussels are independent of global supply chains of feed inputs and advanced technology and are a nutritious and low-impact source of animal-derived food.Interest is gro...
Local prerequisites for successful schooling of newcomer pupils
This study aims to explore the relationship between local education policy and the educational experiences and achievement of newcomer pupils in rural and urban school contexts.The...
Enzymatic engineering and digestion of fibrillar plant protein texturizers for the protein shift.
Transformation of our food system will be a key aspect of the transition towards a sustainable society.New ways of processing proteins to achieve attractive structural and function...
Harnessing alternative RNA-splicing to improve plant temperature resilience
Plants have the ability to continuously produce organs throughout their lifetime, allowing them to - within limits - adapt their development to their surroundings. However, these l...
Electrification of private transport: prices, policy and equity
The proposed project analyzes how electrification of private transports and the demand for electric vehicles depend on prices of cars and fuels, and how the sensitivity to prices d...
Soil Liming as a means of reducing N2O emissions - disentangling the effect of pH
Nitrogen fertilization of agricultural soils contribute nearly a quarter of total global emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), a powerful ozone depleting and greenhouse gas. Increasing...
Genetic overlap between comorbid anxiety-depression, stress responses and brain function: a multi-omics approach
Anxiety and depression are the most common psychiatric disorders. Combined anxiety and depression has worse health outcomes than either condition alone and merits further investiga...
Pesticide mixture effects on bioaccumulation and toxicity in biofilms
Pesticides exert a significant risk to aquatic ecosystems, including biofilm communities composed of microorganisms (microalgae, bacteria and fungi) embedded in an extracellular ma...
Dissemination of antibiotic resistance in aquatic bacterial communities at the interface between animal and human health
Antibiotic resistance is a global threat caused by antibiotic misuse and the release of antibiotics into the environment. Aquatic ecosystems are a hotspot for the spread of antibio...
Using genomics to identify extinction threats and landscape strategies for conservation management of a threatened reptile
Intensive forestry, agriculture and urbanization reduce the habitat for many species.As populations become small and isolated, genetic diversity is lost and inbreeding and mutation...
In the best interest of the child? Ethical, legal and empirical assessments of decisions in social service to restrict social contact
The overall purpose of this project is to critically explore decision making in social care with a focus on the principle of the “best interest of the child” in matters related to...
Valorization of agricultural residues to composites through circular fractionation
We intend to develop a new composite material by fractionating and applying green chemistry to agricultural residues.The material will be unique as it is possible to reverse the as...
Who stands up for liberal democracy in the face of organized crime? Micro-level evidence on public opinion in the context of violent organized crime
Over the past decade, Sweden has seen a dramatic increase in the level of organized violent crime.Following in its wake has been a string of policy proposals to extend the powers o...
Pragmatic language skills in Swedish-speaking children and connections to grammatical and broader developmental-behavioral skills – A longitudinal study
Language is a key for children’s well-being.This project focuses on the early pragmatic language development, with pragmatics referring to the social function of communication. It...
School bullying, spatiality, and the school built environment
School bullying is a widespread public health concern, and recent research suggests that prevalence rates are increasing in Sweden.While a great deal of research has been conducted...
The Saga of Saga: the Editorial Practices of a Children´s Book Publisher
The aim of the research project is to shed light on the editorial strategies and practices that enabled the publishing house Svensk Läraretidnings förlag [the Swedish Teachers’ Mag...
Between Sound and Text. Production, Content and Experiences of Multimodal Audio Literature
Audiobooks are transforming literature.Following the audiobook’s increasing popularity, literary producers have recently begun to adapt and produce texts specifically for the audio...
International business in global environmental governance between Stockholm and Kyoto
The gap between the implications of climate science and the achievements of global climate policies, is still wide. One of the most critical questions of our time is why humanity h...