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Virulence evolution of Japanese encephalitis virus along the axis of pigs, mosquitoes, and humans in Asia
The nature of unceasingly mutating RNA viruses drives the evolution of virulence, which determines the consequence of zoonotic virus infections.The zoonotic infections of Japanese...
Experimental investigation into the ecological source of persistent dissolved organic matter in aquatic systems
In the proposed research, we will use simplified experimental approaches to examine how fungi process common plant substrates to form complex and stable forms of dissolved organic...
Mycotoxins and food safety and security in Rwanda: Understanding the biology and epidemiology of maize ear rots for sustainable maize production
Ear rot (ER) in maize caused by Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides pose a serious threat to food safety and security by lowering the yield and th...
English proficiency and approaches to teaching when English is the medium of instruction
In numerous higher education contexts around the world, Sweden included, the practice of using English to teach/learn academic subjects (EMI) has quickly grown in scope and promine...
From blood to brain – stem cell differentiation in a decapod crustacean
Stem cells are important in tissue homeostasis during adult life of all animals.In order to maintain their multipotency and for the differentiation process to be regulated correctl...
Transition between preschool and comprehensive school – Analyses of how preschool participation and socio-economic context affect children´s early educational trajectories
This project analyses how children´s preschool participation and socio-economic context of family, preschool, and neighbourhood, affect the transition to comprehensive school and s...
Silencing and Marginalization of Facilitating Researchers from the Global South: Analyzing the role of Academic Institutions and Norms
There has been an upsurge of interest in questions around research ethics in field-research in recent years, some of which touch upon the role and situation of what we in this proj...
Tropical precipitation tipping-points
The Amazon rain forest is under severe and has already lost about 20 percent of its extent to human exploitation since the 1970s.Worries have been raised that the forest is approac...
Interaction with social robots for education: Robot-assisted learning for students with diverse language backgrounds
The project aims to explore the use of human-robot interaction (HRI) in adult education in Sweden, focusing on students with Swedish as a second language (L2).The project will be c...
A Digital Twins of Human Neuromusculoskeletal System: Model-Informed Personalized Neurorehabilitation
One billion people worldwide suffer from various neurological disorders.The principle of ‘subject-centered’ therapy has been suggested of great importance in developing effectively...
Towards a less white future? A comparative study of diversity and discrimination within development organizations in Sweden and the UK
This project sets out to analyze diversity and potential discriminatory practices within the development and humanitarian aid sector in Sweden and the UK, in the wake of the increa...
Operator algebras and groups acting on right-angled buildings
We propose to pursue in-depth study of symmetry groups of certain regular discrete structures by modern operator algebraic methods.Specifically, automorphism groups of right-angled...
Riparian plant community composition and dissolved organic carbon characteristics interact to influence the role of terrestrial organic matter in boreal streams
Riparian plant litter input to forest streams is an important resource to microbial communities, supporting stream ecosystem functioning.However, in boreal streams, dissolved organ...
Next-Generation Communication Design for Distributed Intelligence over Wireless Networks
Wireless connectivity will always be the performance bottleneck for any distributed system that relies on information exchange among the network nodes to achieve a global objective...
Plasma assisted synthesis of complex nanoparticles – synchrotron based in situ analyses
Synthesis of complex nanoparticles are an important base for the development of new materials for a wide range of applications that are of great importance for societal development...
Enumerative Geometry of Algebraic Data
Solving systems of polynomial equations is central for many scientific fields and everyday life applications.The study of the geometry of the solution sets of polynomial systems (a...
Olfactory maps, coding and behaviours in mosquitoes - novel principles in an old sense
Mosquitoes evolved a unique olfactory system to ensure unbreakable attraction to humans, and to other resources required for survival and reproduction. Humans emit a complex blend...
Towards a student-centered learning in innovative learning environments: A longitudinal study of played out practice and school organisation
This project investigates the implementation of a new innovative learning environment (ILE) in a selected municipality where the first phase of school development and change begun...
Pollution scenarios: Engaging with Indigenous enviromental management in the Bolivian lowlands
The relentless proliferation of pollution in indigenous territories is a critical problem aggravating the exclusion and poverty conditions of Indigenous peoples. In response, there...
Migrant work in heat and health - a study in Nepal with focus on kidney disese
Epidemics of Chronic Kidney Disease of non-traditional origin (CKDnT) occur globally in manual workers in hot climates. The causes are multifactorial, but occupational heat stress...