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Agriculture plays a central role in the economy of Nepal, serving as a major source of income and employment for much of the population. This study was conducted as part of the Solar Food: Reducing Post-harvest Losses project, a collaboration between Lund University, Kathmandu University, and The Royal Institute of Bhutan. The project aims to design solar dryers to reduce post-harvest losses in ru
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have emerged as one of the most effective tools for image analysis. In this study, we propose a custom-designed CNN architecture to construct a process control scheme based on image data. The product image is partitioned into equal-sized grids, each comprising three channels: i: reference image, ii: shifted image, and iii: their difference, which are individual
Breast cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among women around the globe. It is usually addressed through chemotherapy, radiation, and surgical interventions—methods that are often hindered by toxicity, non-specificity, and resistance to drugs. This study, presented at ICRAN 2025, introduces a nanotechnology-based strategy that uses RGD peptide-conjugated chitosan nanoparticles (
The Laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) can be used as a powerful x-ray source, with diverse applications, such as medical imaging, tomography and x-ray absorption spectroscopy for warm dense matter. However, due to the large x-ray divergence, typically on the order of tens of milliradians at full width at half maximum, an effective beam transport to the sample and subsequent detection becomes chal
Extending the service life of existing buildings and their components is essential for slowing resource loops in circular construction. While overall building lifespans are relatively well understood, the actual service lives of individual components remain underexplored due to limited empirical data. This study addresses this gap by analyzing and modeling building component lifespans using real-w
Photocatalysis has emerged as a promising technology for environmental remediation and sustainable energy production. This chapter provides a brief overview of the main definitions and recent advancements in photocatalysis using metal nanoparticles supported on metal oxides. The chapter also explores the photocatalytic mechanisms, highlighting the role of metal nanoparticles in providing alternati
Perceiving appreciation at work has positive individual and organizational outcomes. Managers in particular are attributed with responsibility to communicate appreciation to employees and to support cultivating an appreciative working environment. This study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of managers’ communication responsibility based on qualitative diaries conducted in five European countr
With the increasing prevalence of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in global aquatic environments, their potential ecotoxicological and health impacts have become a major concern in environmental science. Slow sand filtration (SSF) is widely recognized for its low energy demand, ecological compatibility, and operational stability; however, its efficiency in removing small or neutrally bu
The topic of the energy performance gap (the difference between predicted and measured energy use) attracts significant attention in the building simulation community. This viewpoint article, which doubles as an editorial on this subject matter, provides an overview of recent trends in the area, whilst also providing a critique on three main issues: (1) the need to specify in some detail what type
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Letters are the primitives of reading expertise. Single letter recognition relies on a hierarchy of processing stages, in which early visual features gradually evolve into abstract letter representations, but the temporal organization of these stages remains poorly understood. To address it, we applied multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) to electroencephalography (EEG) data recorded while adult r
This paper introduces the comprehensive web-based IWG5 tool to evaluate energy consumption, renovation costs, and environmental impacts for European residential and office building renovations. Developed to support the SET-Plan Implementation Working Group 5 on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, the tool establishes benchmarks across five European climate zones by integrating dynamic building perform
The pathogenesis of appendicitis is not fully understood. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between serum IgA and pediatric appendicitis. A prospective cohort study in which children ≤ 15 years with suspected appendicitis were enrolled at the Pediatric Emergency Department during 2017–2021. Blood samples were analyzed for serum IgA concentrations. Primary outcomes were appendicitis and
Since the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the signing of the Paris Agreement, the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, and the New Urban Agenda, there has been a major growth of urban involvement in addressing sustainability challenges. This has sparked a thriving era for city governments around the world to engage with urban experimentation that aims to enable transformations toward
Arbetet som presenteras i denna rapport avser undersökningar av deformation och brottutveckling i träförband med dymlingar, med fokus på intryckningen av hålet under de första belastningstimmarna. Examensarbetet är ett fortsättningsarbete på ett pågående forskningsprojekt där både korttids- och långtidsförsök har genomförts. I långtidsförsöken belastades förbanden med en konstant last motsvara
This thesis investigates the ergotropy and usability of a certain quantum battery. The ergotropy is the maximum extractable energy of a cyclic process. First, the battery from a previous thesis is recreated and then this battery is investigated in terms of its ergotropy. The battery is proven to not only be charging but also have an equal increase in ergotropy, hence all of the charged energy is u
De allra minsta partiklarna i vårt universum, och hur de interagerar med varandra, beskrivs av Standardmodellen. Det är en ytterst framgångsrik teori, som har förklarat gamla fenomen som elektromagnetismen på ett hittills felfritt vis, och har förutspått existensen av nya partiklar decennier innan de upptäcks i experiment. Men den är inte utan luckor: mörk materia har spökat för forskarna i många The Standard Model does not predict the quantization of electric charge, and thus does not explicitly demand the electric neutrality of the neutron. This charge has previously been measured to an upper limit of ∼ 1 × 10^−21 elementary charges in a 1988 joint experiment between the University of Bayreuth and Institut Laue-Langevin [1]. A new experiment proposed for the HIBEAM beamline at the ESS is
The study aims to investigate how students informally accomplish the acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge in a technologically intense environment, and whether this accomplishment changes over a course. Furthermore, the study investigates the possible correlation to results.The study is based on a two-step survey conducted at the start and the end of a course in dynamic simulation. T
