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Skills that matter for workers in Industry 5.0 – a skills transformation ecosystem approach (SKILLUP)
Research problem and specific questionsThe main question of this project is: What future skills are required for the vision of a fifth industrial revolution, labelled Industry 5.0?...
Geography of urban infrastructure transformation – understanding the global diffusion of innovation in the sanitation sector (GEO-SAN)
Urban infrastructure systems face transformation pressure due to climate change and rapid urbanization.They are often characterized by a strikingly narrow set of technological, org...
Health literacy among older adults: Exploring older people´s prerequisites for understanding health information and making informed health choices.
Research problems: The Swedish healthcare system has become very specialised and is often experienced as fragmented and lacking coordination between caregivers. Advanced age is ass...
Dendritic cells as regulators of intestinal immune homeostasis and disease
BackgroundClassical dendritic cell (cDC) are the major antigen presenting cells of the immune system and play an essential role in the initiation, regulation and development of ada...
Cardiovascular disease risk in women with adverse pregnancy outcomes: a long-term follow-up study
Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) have the potential to reveal future cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks.A better understanding of long-term CVD risks associated with APOs could fa...
Infection-proof care facilities - Development and measurement-based verification of simple and robust technology especially applicable for outsourced healthcare and hospitals in low-income countries
According to WHO the frequency of surgical site infection is up to nine times higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries.Furthermore, it is well established that...
Does an early onset cause treatment-resistance in major depressive disorder by affecting educational attainment?
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric disorder associated with marked individual suffering and a high societal burden.A third of cases do not respond to initial f...
Immunotoxicity of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a register-based cohort of children: leveraging the Ronneby PFAS catastrophe to advance science and policy on the global scale
Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a widely-used class of persistent chemicals, has been linked to an array of adverse health outcomes, including immunotoxic effects lik...
(How) are we affected by the hardships of our near and dear ones? Studies of the relationship between adverse events among our family or relatives and our own health and welfare.
Research problem: The aim of this project is to investigate whether adult individuals’ health and welfare are affected by adverse life events among their sibling(s) and grandparent...
Harnessing epigenetics to induce robustness in rainbow trout for sustainable production in the light of climate change (EpiTrout)
Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector, contributing markedly to global food security. Temperature rise linked to climate change is an immediate and future threa...
How to stay physically active during and after cancer treatment? Long term follow-up of an exercise intervention and feasibility of a tailored digital app to support physical activity
INTRODUCTION More knowledge is needed about effective behaviour change strategies to promote physical activity in cancer survivors.In addition, feasible e-health interventions to s...
An interactive, Internet-based program for prevention of eating disorders based on optimization of protective factors
Eating disorders (EDs) are common conditions that cause significant suffering, reduction in functioning and deterioration in quality of life.The need for efficient preventive inter...
Regulation of skeletal muscle health with respect to metabolism and insulin sensitivity; role of non-coding RNA
The dysregulated glucose control distinctive of type 2 diabetes is a result of relative insulin deficiency, where insulin producing beta cells are unable to compensate insulin resi...
DECODING CELLULAR MECHANISMS FOR DENTAL PAIN
Pain is the most common symptom of disease or injury that brings patients to seek medical and dental therapy.It can have a severe impact on our everyday life, and because of its pr...
Cluster / EFW, Active Archive
Cluster is a four-satellite ESA mission.This project has given the first chance ever to separate truly the spatial and temporal plasma effects in the terrestrial magnetosphere.The...
A randomised multicentre study comparing vigorous group aerobic exercise vs. group leisure activities for mild to moderate depression in adolescents
Research questionsPrimary: Does physical exercise have an effect on depression in adolescents?Secondary: Is there a correlation between changes in the degree of depression, in fitn...
ATLID validation - Using ground-based lidar measurements in northern Sweden to validate EarthCARE-ATLID
The EarthCARE satellite is an ESA mission to be launched in 2023. It will carry four instruments, one of them a lidar, ATLID.The goal of the mission is to increase our knowledge of...
Lunar Neutrals Telescope for Turkish Lunar Mission
The solar wind, a constant stream of mainly protons and alpha particles originating from the sun, constantly precipitates on the surfaces of atmosphere-less bodies like the Moon. T...
Venusian Neutrals Analyser (VNA) for the ISRO Venus Orbiter
Following the recent selection of three Venusian missions by NASA and ESA, Venus has become a key target for planetary research in the coming decade.The Swedish Institute of Space...
Data Calibration, Processing and Operations for MMS/SDP
MMS, Magnetospheric MultiScale is a 4-spacecraft NASA mission for studying reconnection in the Earth´s magnetosphere. KTH and IRF contributed hardware to MMS, primarily to the SDP...