ObjectiveTo identify factors associated with velopharyngeal competence at 10 years of age in children with cleft palate, and examine the longitudinal development of velopharyngeal competence.DesignRegistry-based cohort study.SettingRegional public care university hospitals in Sweden.ParticipantsA total of 507 children born with a cleft palate with or without cleft lip/alveolus.Main Outcome Measure

ObjectivesPatient perceived benefit of treatment for cleft lip and/or palate is of great importance since it is central to development of cleft care. CLEFT-Q is a cleft-specific questionnaire on health-related quality of life. Test-retest reliability, aspects of responsiveness and interpretability are yet to be established for CLEFT-Q. This study aims to investigate these psychometric characterist

Natural gas/diesel dual-fuel combustion is a novel technique that offers high thermal efficiency and reduced emissions without requiring extensive hardware changes or complex aftertreatment systems. Previous study conducted on the same setup has shown that increasing the diesel mass split ratio (SR) between two injections and advancing the start of first injection (SOI1) improved NOx, HC emissions

Lighting plays a crucial role in dairy production, impacting milk yield and cow well-being. In Sweden, where cows spend winters indoors, adequate lighting is essential for animal welfare, regulatory compliance, and stable milk production. This study explores how natural and electric lighting can be combined to optimize dairy farm environments and prevent heat stress. The research assesses the effe

Under de senaste åren har energigemenskaper som koncept etablerats inom EU, som ett verktyg för att stärka hållbara och robusta energisystem. Genom EU-direktiv som elmarknadsdirektivet och förnybartdirektivet har konceptet introducerats och medlemsländerna uppmanas att främja bildandet av energigemenskaper. Samtidigt har Sverige infört förändringar i IKN-förordningen, vilket öppnat upp för nya möjIn recent years, EU has introduced the concept of energy communities, encouraging member states to support the development of energy communities. At the same time, Sweden has updated the IKN-regulation, creating new opportunities for sharing electricity betweenproperties. As a result, several energy communities, such as Tamarinden in Örebro, have been established with the aim of sharing local ener

This thesis explores the potential of generative AI to recreate biological spatial systems, using termite mound structures as inspiration. Termite mounds, known for their unique internal networks and passive climate regulation, feature complex spatial logics that challenge traditional modeling techniques. This project investigates whether diffusion-based generative models can be trained to mimic s

It has been shown by Fano [1] that photoionization of a cesium atom by a laser pulse tuned to the vicinity of a Cooper minimum generates spin-polarized electrons. Here we show that while photoionization of rare gases does not provide large spin polarization in the vicinity of the Cooper minimum, the Fano resonances yield much higher overall spin polarization (≥40%). The spin polarization increases

This book emerged from an initiative to take the scholarly discussion on extraterritorial human rights a step further. The result is the first publication in the field that takes a point of departure in the standard legal building blocks of obligation, jurisdiction, causation, attribution and remedies, and it does so in the context of largely under-examined economic, social and cultural rights. Th

Introduction Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose… Kris Kristofferson Whereas thecurrent debate on holding States accountable for extraterritorial human rights violations tends to focus on ‘jurisdiction’ or related concepts (such as ‘effective control’), the analogous public international law discourse on State responsibility appears to take a different path, managing to cope witho

Procedurally, individuals do not have access to the Court, or standing before the ICJ. Pursuant to the relevant articles 34.1 and 65 of the ICJ Statute individuals cannot be parties in contentious cases or in advisory opinions respectively. Individuals can be heard as witnesses and experts but this does not transform the persons in question to parties. However the individual is not completely igno

Foreign aid for media development has often been associated with the promotion of specific models or ideals for journalism. Efforts by national aid agencies, NGOs, UNESCO, and media organisations have aimed to support journalists worldwide. However, due to limitations in financial sustainability, inadequate media structures, and competing journalistic ideologies in recipient countries, the impact

This thesis aims to look at the dispute resolution mechanisms in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and how these contribute to the legal certainty of European Union law and the prevention of fragmentation of EU harmonisation. Brexit presented unprecedented challenges to the European Union’s (EU) legal order and brought significant questions to the upholding of legal certainty and har

This thesis investigates the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as a novel intersection between climate regulation and international trade law. It explores the extent to which CBAM serves as a legitimate environmental measure under EU and World Trade Organization (WTO) legal frameworks or whether it risks functioning as a de facto instrument of protectionism. This is partic

The rise of digital services has reshaped the EU internal digital market and revealed significant shortcomings in EU competition law. In response, the EU introduced the Digital Markets Act (DMA), an ex-ante sector-specific legislative approach to address these issues. The DMA’s aim is to complement traditional competition law by addressing fairness and contestability within the internal market thr