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Sustainable Urban Development: Agency, Networks and Communication in uncertain times
During the last years, sustainable urban development became the focus of agenda for both governmental agencies and citizens in Russia.Several international projects aimed to promot...
Intact SynaPtic Imaging in REal-time
Modern fluorescence microscopy can provide rapid, real-time functional imaging of brain activities (light sheet) or to visualize with high definition and specificity the synaptic o...
Nanoscale analysis of symmetry and molecular membrane topography
The compositional and structural asymmetry of cell membranes remains one of the greatest knowledge gaps in cell biology.Cells invest significant amount of energy to establish and m...
‘The Space and Sound of Silence: Embodied Political Communication and the Roman Senatorial Elite’
Silence shouts, as the Romans recognised.Silence and absence are communicative strategies which are deployed and interpreted by actors and audiences according to the participatory...
THE PLANT’S INTERNAL CELLULAR SENSING AND RESPONSE MEASURES TO MECHANICAL BREACH
Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic organisms with exceptionally broad host range that pose major challenge to global agriculture, generate a predicted loss of 12.3 percent,...
Accelerated Program for Implementation of secure VVER fuel Supply
The project Accelerated Program for Implementation of secure VVER fuel Supply will create security of supply of nuclear fuel for Russian designed pressurized water reactors (VVER)...
In cellular conformations of microRNA-34a via magnetic resonance
microRNA-34a (miR-34a) is mis-regulated in ~75% of cancers and is considered a promising drug target.In a recent clinical trial, miR-34a was used against terminal liver cancer show...
Uncovering the effects of pharmaceuticals in the wild, beyond individuals to animal communities
The increasing production and release of pharmaceutical pollutants into waterways is now a leading threat to aquatic wildlife and ecosystems around the world.Despite this, knowledg...
Employers and their new roles in Swedish migration policy
Research problem and specific questionsSweden is increasingly making participation in the labor market an essential component of receiving permanent residency.Such changes place em...
The role of human-specific, transposon-controlled lncRNAs in brain development
The increased complexity of the human brain has resulted in a new level of cognitive functions. However, the genetic alterations underlying this complexity remain largely unknown.A...
Equitable access to ecosystem services in coral reef social-ecological networks
Coral reefs provide a host of benefits, also called ecosystem services (ES), to human communities, including food, tourism, and nutrient cycling. Coastal stakeholders’ ability to a...
The garden spillover: can urban agriculture change consumer environmental footprints?
Sustainable food system transformation requires engagement along the whole food chain.Cities, as centres of food consumption and waste production, contribute to resource demand (e....
The treatment of disorders caused by defective dNTP metabolism
dNTPs are the building blocks of DNA and are required for genome duplication during cell division.Less well known is that dNTPs also have essential functions in non-dividing cells,...
Sustainable development through biochar-added concrete
In order to reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry, waste-derived biochar will be used to replace cement and aggregates in concretes.The project will not only det...
MiRNA-mediated regulation of epithelial homeostasis and immune responses
Epithelial cells are important components of both the physical barrier and the innate immune system, in the skin and other epithelial surfaces.Many immune-mediated skin diseases, i...
Identifying capacity shortages preventing a successful EU environmental policy
Do the member states of the European Union (EU) have the capacities required to live up to the EU´s climate and environmental goals? What capacities do they lack, and what can be d...
Plasma-catalysis a novel approach to a sustainable agriculture
Agriculture is heavily dependent on fertilizers produced from ammonia.The production of ammonia is energy demanding, relies on fossil fuels, and is in urgent need to reduce its ene...
Resolving complex outcomes in 15q13.3 copy number variants using emerging diagnostic and biomarker tools
Copy number variants (CNVs) have been implicated in multiple neuropsychiatric conditions. Chromosome 15q13.3 contains ~10 genes and is a frequent location for such CNVs. The CNV re...
Do it right" - methods to improve prostate cancer screening
Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death in males.Prostate cancer screening every 2-4-year has been shown to decrease prostate-cancer mortality and opportunistic...
Ageing without family - who cares?
The immediate family – partner and children – is a central resource for emotional and practical support to older adults, and its members often act as advocates for older adults in...