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Digital labour platforms and its effects on health and well-being: a mixed-method project of gig workers in Sweden.
BACKGROUND: Platform work takes place via and on digital labour platforms. It can be classified into two categories depending whether work is performed online or at a specific phys...
Predict and prevent early hip arthroplasty complications
Two major and increasingly common early complications jeopardize outcomes after total hip arthroplasty (THA): Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and dislocation. Around 1,000 Swe...
Work at any cost? An ethnographic interrogation into domestic worker Migration Industry from Kenya to the Gulf states.
This ethnographic research project deals with women’s labour migration from Kenya for work in domestic service in private households in the Gulf states.Migration from Kenya to the...
Brain or periphery in Huntington´s disease? Organ system cross-talk providing targets for novel disease modification
Huntingtons diseae (HD) is a devastating autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterised by classical neurological symptoms, such as progressive cognitive, motor and ps...
Towards improved nitrogen use efficiency in aspen trees
Nitrogen is the main growth limiting nutrient in boreal forests.Fertilization with nitrogen is however problematic since it tends to have a negative impact on the surrounding envir...
Harnessing plant traits to retain nitrogen in the rhizosphere
The aim is to unravel the controls exerted by plant traits on microorganisms performing two microbial processes that compete for nitrate, Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammoniu...
Role of group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease associated with chronic pain, functional disability, an overall reduced quality of life and increased need for medical care...
Determination of host factors restricting bunyavirus replication in mosquitoes
Bunyaviruses are of global concern and a major threat to human and animal health.Many bunyaviruses are arboviruses which means that apart from infecting and replicating in vertebra...
Reducing poverty and increasing employment through the tax system – a comparative perspective on earned income tax credits
The purpose of this project is to analyze if earned income tax credits (EITCs) are able to reduce poverty and increase employment, and particularly under which conditions these two...
The Family Talk Intervention in clinical practice when a parent with dependent children or a child is severely ill: An effectiveness-implementation study
When a family with dependent children is affected by life-threatening/life-limiting illness this affects the entire family. Despite this, there is little research evaluating suppor...
Indigenous perspectives on forest fires, drought and climate change: Sápmi
The overall aim of this inter- and supradisciplinary research project is to analyse, document and bring forward Indigenous – Sámi knowledge in regard to wildfires, extreme weather...
Sand i antropocen: risker och möjligheter för global hållbarhet
Sand is the planet’s most mined mineral and a fundamental feature of modern society.While sand resources are renewable to a certain degree, todays’ exploding demand far exceeds the...
Reducing the discharge of microplastics into source waters - source tracking and identifying targeted mitigation measures
This project aims at gaining knowledge that will enable more targeted measures to decrease the release of microplastics to the aquatic environment from land based sources, focusing...
Integrating carbon into Swedish forest certification schemes
Multiple global initiatives, and Sweden’s national goal to become carbon neutral by 2045, identify forests as a powerful resource for climate mitigation.Forest certification scheme...
How can promotion of physical activity after stroke or transient ischemic attack work remotely? Evaluation of a digital tool to improve cardiovascular health and wellbeing
Support for physical activity is necessary to sustain health after stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA).Still, rehabilitation services are not available to many of those who...
Tailored treatment to improve outcome and long-term Quality of Life in patients with colorectal and anal cancer
The objective of this proposal is to improve or maintain oncologic outcome while improving quality of life for survivors from colorectal or anal cancer.Our research group has exper...
The early cone-setting project (eCone), a mean to increase the efficiency in conifer breeding programmes
The gain from increased growth of superior planting material in Swedish forests is estimated to 1.7 billion SEK per year during the last 50-years. There is, however, a shortage of...
Climate, habitat and animal production - Reinforcing a northern pastoral production system facing increasing external stress (REINFORCE)
Rapid and pronounced climate change in the Arctic causes distress, challenges and economic uncertainty in the pastoral reindeer herding system of indigenous Sami. Furthermore, comp...
Long-term outcomes of mental health problems and socioeconomic deprivation among preschool children – morbidity, school performance, healthcare utilization and healthcare related costs
Emotional and behavioral problems are among the most common mental health problems in preschool children.These problems can persist and lead to negative outcomes such as illness, p...
Democracy, Autocracy, and International Cooperation
One of the most consistent findings in the study of world politics is the positive relationship between democratic regimes and international cooperation. Yet events over the past d...