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This article discusses the role of affect in the credibility assessment process in queer asylum claims. Through 27 semistructured interviews with caseworkers, it explores how sexual truth, in the Greek asylum apparatus, is affectively produced and analyses how access to asylum is intermediated by affective control of who is considered the “good” sexual citizen. According to the research material,
The transformation of complex spatial and temporal patterns into mapped and recorded archaeological data requires archaeologists to translate temporally non-distinct processes of exploration into a series of visual recordings of distinct moment of discovery. These visual records, produced by articulating key moments in the excavation process as cleaned and documentable contexts and finds, form a cThe transformation of complex spatial and temporal patterns into mapped and recordedarchaeological data requires archaeologists to translate temporally non-distinct processes ofexploration into a series of visual recordings of distinct moment of discovery. These visual records,produced by articulating key moments in the excavation process as cleaned and documentablecontexts and finds, form a colla
The aim of this article is to describe and analyze the main practices that the Greek Asylum Service applies to assess credibility in asylum claims based on sexual orientation. The analysis is based on a survey of 60 cases (interviews and first instance decisions). According to the results of the survey, the practices used could be divided into two categories. On the one hand, practices that do not
Simultaneous sound event localization and detection (SELD) for multi-source sound events is an open research field. The Multi-ACCDOA format is a popular way to handle activity-coupled sound events where the same class occurs at multiple locations at the same time. An important part is the Auxiliary Duplicating Permutation Invariant Training (ADPIT) paradigm that calculates the loss for order-agnos
Research on inclusive place branding has primarily focused on residents, while tourists are yet to be addressed, except in representation studies. Inclusion is, however, more than a matter of representation. It must also consider the needs of the tourists. This study explores people with foreign backgrounds' anticipated constraints to domestic tourism. This article advances knowledge of inclusive
Climate change mitigation requires the large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Recent plans indicate an eight-fold increase in CCS capacity by 2030, yet the feasibility of CCS expansion is debated. Using historical growth of CCS and other policy-driven technologies, we show that if plans double between 2023 and 2025 and their failure rates decrease by half, CCS could reach 0.37
When oppositely charged polymers and surfactants combine, they can form a concentrated phase rich in micelles interconnected by polymer chains. Dispersing this concentrated phase as nanoparticles in an aqueous media can be a way to load and deliver hydrophobic ingredients. This study employed triblock copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide), EOxPOyEOx, also kn
For many severe lung diseases, non-invasive biomarkers from imaging could improve early detection of lung injury or disease onset, establish a diagnosis, or help follow-up disease progression and treatment strategies. Imaging of the thorax and lung is challenging due to its size, respiration movement, transferred cardiac pulsation, vast density range and gravitation sensitivity. However, there is
This explorative study investigates the emergence of gray zone markets from search engines amidst the global expansion of online markets. With the analytical approach of infrastructural inversion, we examine how the search infrastructure constructs access to a gray zone market including both authorized online pharmacies and unauthorized vendors. Using Sweden and Google Search as a case, we explore
Det är hög tid att bryta den osynlighetsprincip som funnits under hela efterkrigstidenrörande de skatter och avgifter som löntagarna betalar. Det skriver nationalekonomernaLars Jonung och Erik Norrman.
Acute-phase inhibition of the pro-inflammatory alarmin S100A8/A9 improves cardiac function post-myocardial infarction (MI), but the mechanisms underlying the long-term benefits of this short-term treatment remain to be elucidated. Here, we assessed the effects of S100A8/A9 blockade with the small-molecule inhibitor ABR-238901 on myocardial neovascularization in mice with induced MI. The treatment
The lifestyle and consumption patterns of the wealthy exceed our planet's ecological limits. Surprisingly, little experimental research explores the effectiveness of choice architecture interventions targeting the lifestyles and consumption behaviours of the affluent. Addressing this gap, our study investigates the extent to which the top income decile in Sweden can be motivated to take climate ac
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a significant global health burden with high incidence and mortality. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-protein coding transcripts, conserved throughout evolution, with an important role in CRC tumorigenesis, and are either upregulated or downregulated in various cancers. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are known as essential regulators of miRNA activity. Human antigen R
Based on a new deep drilling on southern Gotland (Sweden), this study is the first to document the carbon isotope chemostratigraphy of the Upper Ordovician through lowermost Silurian sedimentary record from the central parts of the Baltic Sea subsurface. The lithological record of the Stora Sutarve core has similarities with adjacent successions in both the Viki core in the East Baltic area and th
Aim: The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Sweden is increasing in individuals <50 years. This study aimed to examine differences in postoperative 30-day complications and rate of emergency surgeries in CRC patients <50 years at diagnosis compared to older age groups since population-based research on this topic is scarce. Method: This population-based study included data from the Swedish Co
Several studies have shown the association between decreased insulin sensitivity and the risk of male hypogonadism. Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) is a well-established marker of decreased insulin sensitivity. The triglyceride-glucose index (TyG), calculated as ln fasting triglyceride mg/dL× fasting glucose mg/dL/2, was recently suggested to be a cheaper and a reliabl
Earlier treatment of breast cancer results in better survival. Screening enables this through detection of tumors before they cause symptoms. On the negative side, some tumors if not detected through screening would not cause symptoms, leading to overdiagnosis. Improvements in image quality allow even earlier detection and diagnosis of even smaller tumors at an even earlier stage. This study aims
