In 2005 the Swedish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (LIF) initiated a national environmental classification and information system for pharmaceuticals. This investigation reports the results from a survey, conducted among the persons involved in the start-up process. The aim of this study is to generate knowledge contributing to the clarification of the motivations, expectations, and in

Phospholipids, PLs, are interesting and highly abundant amphiphilic molecules, which self-assemble into 3D nanostructures that have big interest as formulation excipients in, for example, pharma industry. However, the structures that are formed by naturally occurring PLs usually suffer from rigidity problems, and the nanostructures have to be modified in various ways for improved stability. One su

Fertility restoration using autologous testicular tissue transplantation is relevant for infertile men surviving from childhood cancer and, possibly, in men with absent or incomplete spermatogenesis resulting in the lack of spermatozoa in the ejaculate (non-obstructive azoospermia, NOA). Currently, testicular tissue from pre-pubertal boys extracted before treatment with gonadotoxic cancer therapy

Perovskite solar cells are among the most exciting photovoltaic systems as they combine low recombination losses, ease of fabrication, and high spectral tunability. The Achilles heel of this technology is the device stability due to the ionic nature of the perovskite crystal, rendering it highly hygroscopic, and the extensive diffusion of ions especially at increased temperatures. Herein, we demon

This paper deals with the real-time implementation of feedback controllers. In particular, it provides an analysis of the stability property of closed-loop systems that include a controller that can sporadically miss deadlines. In this context, the weakly hard m-K computational model has been widely adopted and researchers used it to design and verify controllers that are robust to deadline misses

The article is a comparative inquiry into the roles of Ilia Chavchavadze (1837-1907) and Taras Shevchenko (1818-1861) as national poets and anti-tsarist intellectuals within the context of their respective national traditions (in Georgia and Ukraine). During the period of their activity (19th and the beginning of 20th century), both Ukraine and Georgia were under tsarist imperial rule (albeit the

Since the Rose Revolution (2003), Georgia has encountered an unprecedented scale of institutional reforms concomitant with the rise of American and European involvement in the “democratization” process. Various scholars have suggested that Georgian nationalism developed from an ethno-cultural basis to a more civic/liberal orientation after the Rose Revolution. This paper analyzes Georgian national

In their natural environments, organisms are unlikely to be distributed randomly but instead they are constantly faced with multiple and variable threats. In order to maximise survival, they need to be able to perceive the present threat level and respond accordingly. In aquatic ecosystems, two common threats for crustacean zooplankton are predation and ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Despite the gro

Purpose of ReviewIt is important to examine what effect sleep has after an emotional experience. More knowledge about this topic could help inform us whether there are any potential sleep interventions that could help make sure that memories of negative emotional experiences are processed in the most adaptive manner possible.Recent FindingsFindings on the role of sleep in altering reactivity to em

The Learning with Errors (LWE) problem is one of the main mathematical foundations of post-quantum cryptography. One of the main groups of algorithms for solving LWE is the Blum-Kalai-Wasserman (BKW) algorithm. This paper presents new improvements for BKW-style algorithms for solving LWE instances. We target minimum concrete complexity and we introduce a new reduction step where we partially reduc

Protein-based drugs often require targeted drug delivery for optimal therapy. A successful strategy to increase the circulation time of the protein in the blood is to link the therapeutic protein with an albumin-binding domain. In this work, we characterized such a proteinbased drug, GA-Z. Using asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation coupled with multi-angle light scattering (AF4-MALS) we inve

Evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) aims to improve research utilization in practice. It relies on systematic methods (like systematic literature reviews, systematic mapping studies, and rapid reviews) to identify, appraise, and synthesize existing research findings to answer questions of interest. However, the lack of practitioners' involvement in the design, execution, and reporting of th

Kompendiet är framtaget för att användas som lärobok i murverkskonstruktion på grundnivå på civil- och högskoleingenjörsutbildningar. Kompendiet behandlar dimensionering och konstruktiv utformning av murverkskonstruktioner i enlighet med Eurokod 6 samt den svenska nationella bilagan EKS 11 och kan därmed även användas av yrkesverksamma konstruktörer. För en mer uttömmande hantering av konstruktion

Strengthening of masonry walls is a means to improve the energy performance of modern external masonry walls without further increasing their total thickness. The present paper evaluates the feasibility - here refer-ring to ease-of-application and structural performance - of several techniques aimed at strengthening mason-ry walls subjected to eccentric axial loading. Four full scale walls made of

EUs Energieffektiviseringsdirektiv innebär en skärpning av kraven på byggnaders energiprestanda. För murverksbranschens del har man identifierat ett behov av att utveckla ytterväggskonstruktioner med 30 procent lägre U-värde jämfört med idag vanligt förekommande murade ytterväggslösningar. Utveckling av välisolerade murade ytterväggskonstruktioner med tunna, ytförstärkta bärande delar förefaller v

During the 12th and 13th centuries the pottery assemblages inScandinavia changed from hand-formed into wheel-thrown pottery. Thistransition has not caught much interest among scholars and has usuallybeen explained with economic and functionalistic perspectives. Usingactor-network theory, as applied by Astrid Van Oyen, this paper discussesthe problem of how and why this ceramic transition happened.

Glasfibernät och stål som appliceras i putsen eller fästes mekaniskt direkt mot väggytan möjliggör en minskning av den bärande väggens tjocklek i murade ytterväggar. Det insparade utrymmet kan användas till mer isolering och därmed bygga mer energieffektiva murade ytterväggar utan att öka den totala väggtjockleken. Väggarnas klimatavtryck minskar.