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Development of novel treatment strategy for ischemic brain injury
Our aim is to develop much needed novel effective treatments for ischemic stroke and birth asphyxia.Our results show that treatment with a peptide called C3a ameliorates cognitive...
Mining garage gold - exploring and expanding potentials for increased reuse in Swedish households
Increasing reuse by recirculating products between households is a key factor to achieve sustainable consumption patterns, optimise the use of produced objects and increasing resou...
MYSTIC –Mysid-Stickleback Interactions with Coastal Predatory Fish in the Baltic Sea
Many coastal fish communities in the Baltic Sea have experienced a regime shift where predatory fish (pike and perch) have been replaced by three-spined sticklebacks.Hypotheses for...
Cold-Mix Asphalt Controlled by Ultra-Sound (CMACUS): Novel methodology for in-situ characterisation and improvement of interactions between bitumen emulsions and aggregate minerals
The use of cold mix asphalt compared to standard hot mix asphalt results in a lower energy consumption and CO2 emission, options for intermediate storage of a cold asphalt mix, low...
Unstable atherosclerosis: from patient to molecule to patient
Background: Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), heart attack (MI) and stroke (IS).Unstable disease with plaque rupture cause clinical events but dia...
Innovation Processes and Knowledge-Transfer Systems within South Scandinavian Stone Age Mobility
From archaeological and genetic data, we know of numerous migration events from c. 4.100 to 1.700 BCE.They occurred in specific situations that varied at multiple spatio-temporal s...
Th17-Associated Cytokines in Relation to Dysbiosis for Different Clinical Phenotypes of COPD
There is poor understanding of the malfunction in innate immunity that signifies chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and there is no effective therapy against it.However,...
DATASETS: exploring DynAmic environmental TAxation for a Sustainable, Efficient urban Transport System
In a context of rising concern for the health effects of noise, cumulated to other environmental factors such as air pollution, this project investigates the underlying fundamental...
Integrating insect olfaction and behavior for improved biocontrol with hoverflies
A global decline of insects calls attention to the vulnerability of our ecosystems and our reliance on beneficial insects that act as pollinators or natural enemies of pests. Hover...
Azo dyes, quinolines and anilines in clothes - Daily human exposure to hazardous chemicals
The global textile industry utilizes high amounts of numerous chemicals.We have observed that quinolines and anilines are compounds that often are found at high levels in clothing...
Does obesity need a vagal reset?
Vagal gut-brain communication is essential for the normal control of eating.In obesity, however, the sensitivity of vagal neurons to food is blunted, resulting in larger meals and...
The fish moves indoor: fish welfare and sustainable development of Swedish aquaculture initiatives
Farmed fish are promoted by FAO as a climate-friendly and healthy source of nutrients.However, aquaculture expansion must occur in ways that safeguard fish health and welfare and r...
Environmental Impact of underwater noise from leisure boats - quantifying impact and estimating efficiency of measures
Engine-powered leisure crafts emit underwater noise and often visit shallow, coastal sea areas that function as nursery habitats for many marine species. Since underwater noise aff...
Development of a novel high resolution imaging diagnostic method for distinguishing between ganglionic and aganglionic bowel wall in children with Hirschsprung’s disease
Aim: To individualise and develop quicker, safer and precise diagnostics to improve surgical treatment of children with Hirschsprung’s disease by developing, validating and impleme...
Dairy farming in extreme weather events: farm response and resilience
We investigate to what extent Swedish dairy farmers are resilient to severe climatic shocks and the type of strategies or technologies put in place as a response to such shocks.We...
Sea-level rise contribution from the North Greenland Ice Sheet in a warming climate
Sea-level rise caused by global warming is a serious threat to large populations and vital economic infrastructures concentrated along the coastlines.Melting of the Greenland Ice S...
Finding a cognitive needle in a neural haystack
Human perception, attention, actions, and memories are all represented as neuronal activity patterns in our brains.These activity patterns demonstrate an exceptional complexity in...
Utopia 2.0: "Nature-Thinking" in the Nordic New Towns of the Past, Present, and Future
Utopia 2.0 historicizes, questions, and updates approaches to ecological community planning through close historical and ethnographic studies of three utopian planning models with...
The Myth of the (Ir)rational Voter? Theoretical and Methodological Advancements for Studying Voter Rationality
According to democratic theory, it is of central importance that voters are rational; that they have stable preferences and beliefs that are well-founded. However, the idea of vote...
Ventilation as a strategy to reduce indoor transmission of airborne diseases: development of new strategies and a risk assessment model
During the Covid-19 pandemic many people were infected indoors, in most cases in shared homes with family members who had the infection. This is because ordinary buildings are not ...