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My dissertation takes a close look at spatially and ethnically diverse neighbourhoods called kampungs in Kuala Lumpur. I witnessed a specific quality in these quarters that was reflected in both, the built environment and the contentment of residents. Spatial quality seems to be a key—hitherto untold—feature of urban kampungs. My dissertation wants to discover if a combination of applied theory, historic analysis, and assessment of urban and social characteristics will lead to an understanding of spatial qualities., Gegenstand meiner Dissertation sind räumlich und ethnisch diverse Quartiere, sogenannte Kampungs in Kuala Lumpur. In diesen beobachtete ich eine spezifische Qualität die sowohl von der räumlichen Zusammensetzung als auch von der hohen Zufriedenheit ihrer Bewohner herrührt. Die räumliche Qualität urbaner Kampungs scheint dabei eine zentrale Rolle zu spielen. Meine Dissertation stellt sich der Frage, ob eine Kombination von angewandter Theoriebildung, detaillierter historischer Analyse und Bewertung von urbanen und sozialen Charakteristiken zu einem tieferen Verständnis von räumlicher Qualität in Kampungs führt.

Das Einzugsgebiet der 2.857 km langen Donau ist mit einer Gesamtfläche von 801.463 km² - rund 10% des europäischen Festlands - das zweitgrößte Flusseinzugsgebiet in Europa. Es erstreckt sich über 19 Länder und ist damit das internationalste Flusseinzugsgebiet der Welt. Über 100 Fischarten sind in der Donau nachgewiesen, darunter vier hochgradig gefährdete Störarten, die charakteristischen Flaggschiffarten der Donau (SCHIEMER ET AL. 2004). Die diadromen Donaufischarten (z. B. Störe (Acipenser spp.), Pontischer Maifisch (Alosa immaculata), Asowscher Maifisch (Alosa tanaica) und Schwarzmeerforelle (Salmo labrax)) sind zwingend darauf angewiesen ihren Lebenszyklus im Süß- und Salzwasser zu vollziehen. Einige Arten wandern bzw. wanderten dabei über sehr große Distanzen, beispielsweise der Beluga-Stör (Huso huso) vom Schwarzen Meer bis zu den Laichgründen >2.500 km ins Landesinnere (SCHMALL & FRIEDRICH 2014). Aber auch potamodrome Arten migrieren in der Donau über weite Strecken; für Döbel (Leuciscus cephalus), Barbe (Barbus barbus) und Nase (Chondrostoma nasus) sind z. B. Wanderungen über 169, 318 und 446 km nachgewiesen (STEINMANN ET AL. 1937, VAN TREECK ET AL. 2022). Die Fischartenzusammensetzung und der Fischbestand sind wichtige Indikatoren für die Gewässerqualität der Donau. Die Ergebnisse des jüngsten Joint Danube Survey 4 zeigen, dass die Fischartengemeinschaft entlang des gesamten Flusslaufs bedroht ist. Andererseits ist die Vielfalt der Fischtaxa immer noch auf einem Niveau, als dass wirksame Gewässerentwicklungsmaßnahmen dazu beitragen können den ökologischen Zustand bzw. das ökologische Potential zu verbessern und die Ziele der EG-WRRL zu erreichen (BĂNĂDUC ET AL. 2014, ICPDR 2021).

We present two analysis techniques for distinguishing background events induced by neutrons from photon signal events in the search for the rare $K^0_L\rightarrow\pi^0\nu\bar{\nu}$ decay at the J-PARC KOTO experiment. These techniques employed a deep convolutional neural network and Fourier frequency analysis to discriminate neutrons from photons, based on their variations in cluster shape and pulse shape, in the electromagnetic calorimeter made of undoped CsI. The results effectively suppressed the neutron background by a factor of $5.6\times10^5$, while maintaining the efficiency of $K^0_L\rightarrow\pi^0\nu\bar{\nu}$ at $70\%$., Comment: 7 pages, 10 figures

Just like modern political regimes, the governance of digital networks has been often oscillating between the expansion of unconstrained powers—both public and private—and the thrust forward a more effective protection of fundamental rights. Currently, under the pressure of a mounting global public health and economic crisis, the progressive constitutionalisation of the digital environment stands at a crossroads. On the one hand, the increasing reliance of contemporary societies on digital networks during a state of emergency is raising awareness about the need for fundamental rights protection online. On the other hand, the global pandemic risks to further increase inequalities of access to knowledge and communication, and to legitimise the use of digital technologies for authoritarian and surveillance purposes. This chapter seeks to identify actors, processes and mechanisms that anchor citizens’ rights and constitutional values in times of crisis. Through a multidisciplinary approach including law, political science and communication studies, the authors analyse and discuss key opportunities for digital constitutionalism. In this way, the chapter outlines a set of possible paths of “anchoring” human rights and democratic values in the digital ecosystem.

Plastic mulch films and biofertilizers (processed sewage sludge, compost or manure) have helped to increase crop yields. However, there is increasing evidence that these practices significantly contribute to microplastic contamination in agricultural soils, affecting biodiversity and soil health. Here, we draw attention to the use of hydrolase enzymes that depolymerize polyester-based plastics as a bioremediation technique for agricultural soils (in situ), biofertilizers and irrigation water (ex situ), and discuss the need for fully biodegradable plastic mulches. We also highlight the need for ecotoxicological assessment of the proposed approach and its effects on different soil organisms. Enzymes should be optimized to work effectively and efficiently under the conditions found in natural soils (typically, moist solids at an ambient temperature with low salinity). Such optimization is also necessary to ensure that already distressed ecosystems are not disrupted any further.

Political discourse around coastal wetland restoration and blue carbon management strategies has increased in the past decade, yet carbon storage has neither been a reason for restoration, nor a criterion to measure the success of current saltmarsh restoration schemes in the UK. To maximise climate change mitigation through saltmarsh restoration, knowledge on the key drivers of carbon stock variability is required. We use restored saltmarshes of similar age, paired with adjacent natural marshes as references, to identify drivers of carbon stocks following managed realignment within an estuary in southeastern England. From surficial soil cores (top 30 cm), we measured carbon stock alongside environmental characteristics. Carbon stock between natural and restored sites were similar after ~ 30 years when restored sites were above mean high water neap (MHWN) tidal levels. Elevated marsh platforms likely provide suitable conditions for the development of mature plant communities associated with greater capture and production of organic carbon. The restored site at Tollesbury (Essex, UK) had a 2-fold lower carbon stock than other restored sites in the estuary. We attribute this to the site’s low position in the tidal frame, below MHWN tidal levels, coupled with low sediment supply and the dominance of pioneer plant communities. As blue carbon is anticipated to become an important facet of saltmarsh restoration, we recommend that sites above MHWN tidal levels are selected for managed realignment or that preference is given to coastlines with a high sediment supply that may rapidly elevate realignment sites above MHWN. Alternatively, elevation could be artificially raised prior to realignment. Restoration schemes aiming to maximise climate change mitigation should also encourage the establishment of key plant species (e.g., Atriplex portulacoides in our study) to enhance carbon stocks. However, the overall goal of restoration ought to be carefully considered as trade-offs i

Why was the Eurozone crisis so difficult to resolve? Why was it resolved in a manner in which some countries bore a much larger share of the pain than other countries? Why did no country leave the Eurozone rather than implement unprecedented austerity? Who supported and opposed the different policy options in the crisis domestically, and how did the distributive struggles among these groups shape crisis politics? Building on macro-level statistical data, original survey data from interest groups, and qualitative comparative case studies, this book argues and shows that the answers to these questions revolve around distributive struggles about how the costs of the Eurozone crisis should be divided among countries, and within countries, among different socioeconomic groups. Together with divergent but strongly held ideas about the 'right way' to conduct economic policy and asymmetries in the distribution of power among actors, severe distributive concerns of important actors lie at the root of the difficulties of resolving the Eurozone crisis as well as the difficulties to substantially reform EMU. The book provides new insights into the politics of the Eurozone crisis by emphasizing three perspectives that have received scant attention in existing research: a comparative perspective on the Eurozone crisis by systematically comparing it to previous financial crises, an analysis of the whole range of policy options, including the ones not chosen, and a unified framework that examines crisis politics not just in deficit-debtor, but also in surplus-creditor countries.

Immune checkpoint therapy (ICT) has the power to eradicate cancer, but the mechanisms that determine effective therapy-induced immune responses are not fully understood. Here, using high-dimensional single-cell profiling, we interrogate whether the landscape of T cell states in the peripheral blood predict responses to combinatorial targeting of the OX40 costimulatory and PD-1 inhibitory pathways. Single-cell RNA sequencing and mass cytometry expose systemic and dynamic activation states of therapy-responsive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in tumor-bearing mice with expression of distinct natural killer (NK) cell receptors, granzymes, and chemokines/chemokine receptors. Moreover, similar NK cell receptor-expressing CD8+ T cells are also detected in the blood of immunotherapy-responsive cancer patients. Targeting the NK cell and chemokine receptors in tumor-bearing mice shows the functional importance of these receptors for therapy-induced anti-tumor immunity. These findings provide a better understanding of ICT and highlight the use and targeting of dynamic biomarkers on T cells to improve cancer immunotherapy.

The term ‘Chinese dama’ was originally coined by the Wall Street Journal in 2013 to refer to a group of middle-aged and elderly Chinese women who, somewhat frenetically, purchased gold or other items. This study employs a cognitive-linguistic approach to critical discourse analysis to examine how Chinese damas are linguistically mediatised in the Chinese English-language news media. A specialised corpus of 41 news articles with 26661 words, covering the years between 2013 and 2019, was built for this purpose. Informed by Maslow’s ‘hierarchy of needs’ theory, four most recurrent themes of Chinese dama news discourses were identified and coded. The analysis of these discourses suggests that whilst there is divergence in how newspapers construe Chinese damas’ participation in social activities when they are agentive, there is convergence in terms of schematising the conflicts between Chinese damas and the other parties. This seems to fit with the media’s ideological framework, steering ultimately towards the legitimisation of excluding Chinese female seniors from the public realm.

Why was the Eurozone crisis so difficult to resolve? Why was it resolved in a manner in which some countries bore a much larger share of the pain than other countries? Why did no country leave the Eurozone rather than implement unprecedented austerity? Who supported and opposed the different policy options in the crisis domestically, and how did the distributive struggles among these groups shape crisis politics? Building on macro-level statistical data, original survey data from interest groups, and qualitative comparative case studies, this book argues and shows that the answers to these questions revolve around distributive struggles about how the costs of the Eurozone crisis should be divided among countries, and within countries, among different socioeconomic groups. Together with divergent but strongly held ideas about the 'right way' to conduct economic policy and asymmetries in the distribution of power among actors, severe distributive concerns of important actors lie at the root of the difficulties of resolving the Eurozone crisis as well as the difficulties to substantially reform EMU. The book provides new insights into the politics of the Eurozone crisis by emphasizing three perspectives that have received scant attention in existing research: a comparative perspective on the Eurozone crisis by systematically comparing it to previous financial crises, an analysis of the whole range of policy options, including the ones not chosen, and a unified framework that examines crisis politics not just in deficit-debtor, but also in surplus-creditor countries.

European rivers are obstructed by more than one million barriers that have resulted in excessive loss of river continuity. On the main course of the Danube River there are 83 longitudinal continuity interruptions, out of which 65 dams are used for hydropower (ICPDR 2022a). The Iron Gate Hydropower and Navigation System is one of the largest river engineering projects undertaken in Europe, with the dams mainly built to provide hydropower and flood protection, and to facilitate navigation along the Danube. These infrastructures represent introduced barriers to fish migration. Hence, ensuring passage opportunities for fish at the Iron Gate dams is considered to be of major importance for the conservation of migratory fish populations in the Danube River basin. Restoration of river continuity at these sites would reopen an additional 900 km for migration up to the Gabčikovo dam, providing suitable habitats and spawning grounds along the Danube and its tributaries. Knowledge about fish behavior and movements in the vicinity of these river infrastructures is required to build effective up- and downstream passage facilities to allow the migration of fish species. To gain insight in the approach routes and aggregation areas a refined approach to acoustic telemetry is employed to support migration facilitation.

Ce livre s'applique à exhiber et analyser les conséquences politiques, culturelles, anthropologiques, et métaphysiques, d'une réalité qui projette les hommes dans une ère nouvelle, les réseaux sociaux. Leur montée en puissance est une volte des temps. Léviathan nouveau, ils entrent en guerre, en émissaire des GAFAM, contre le Léviathan traditionnel, l'État, pour exercer un pouvoir planétaire. Leur effet anthropologique tient dans la déprivatisation de l'homme, dont la domotique est l'un des instruments. Ils signent la fin de l'opinion publique, ce socle de la démocratie. L'auteur ausculte également les idéologies qui accompagnent les réseaux sociaux dans cette guerre, en particulier le mythe de la nature. oeuvre de philosophe, ce livre sans équivalent propose au public les analyses et les concepts pour comprendre et critiquer l'univers des réseaux sociaux, ainsi que lui résister.Né en 1954, Robert Redeker est agrégé de philosophie. Collaborant à plusieurs périodiques, il a notamment publié : Le Déshumain ; Nouvelles Figures de l'homme ; Egobody ; L'Emprise sportive ; L'Éclipse de la mort ; L'École fantôme et Les sentinelles d'humanité. Il fut pendant quinze ans, à l'appel de Claude Lanzmann, membre du comité de rédaction des Temps Modernes. Ses livres sont traduits en plusieurs langues étrangères. Il produit une émission hebdomadaire sur Radio Kol Aviv, « L'Entretien Infini ».

Dans la crise de civilisation où nous sommes entrés, les figures du héros et du saint semblent faire l'objet d'une nouvelle attente. Si la philosophie commence avec l'étonnement, il y a là matière à méditer. De fait, héroïsme et sainteté sont des besoins collectifs et personnels - mais pourquoi ? Quelle est la réalité de ces deux conduites ? En quoi se séparent-elles et en quoi fusionnent-elles ? Pourquoi ont-elles été à ce point dévaluées ? Ces êtres d'exception n'ont rien à voir avec le surhomme ou le transhumain. Ils ne constituent pas des fuites hors de l'humanité. Ils nous rappellent ce que nous sommes - autre chose que des animaux et des machines - et nous appellent à vivre en conséquence. Ils sont paradoxalement les gardiens de notre finitude.Né en 1954, Robert Redeker est agrégé de philosophie. Collaborant à plusieurs périodiques, il a notamment publié : Le Déshumain ; Nouvelles Figures de l'homme ; Egobody ; L'Emprise sportive ; L'Éclipse de la mort ; L'École fantôme. Il fut pendant quinze ans, à l'appel de Claude Lanzmann, membre du comité de rédaction des Temps Modernes. Ses livres sont traduits en plusieurs langues étrangères.

Dans la crise de civilisation où nous sommes entrés, les figures du héros et du saint semblent faire l'objet d'une nouvelle attente. Si la philosophie commence avec l'étonnement, il y a là matière à méditer. De fait, héroïsme et sainteté sont des besoins collectifs et personnels - mais pourquoi ? Quelle est la réalité de ces deux conduites ? En quoi se séparent-elles et en quoi fusionnent-elles ? Pourquoi ont-elles été à ce point dévaluées ? Ces êtres d'exception n'ont rien à voir avec le surhomme ou le transhumain. Ils ne constituent pas des fuites hors de l'humanité. Ils nous rappellent ce que nous sommes - autre chose que des animaux et des machines - et nous appellent à vivre en conséquence. Ils sont paradoxalement les gardiens de notre finitude.Né en 1954, Robert Redeker est agrégé de philosophie. Collaborant à plusieurs périodiques, il a notamment publié : Le Déshumain ; Nouvelles Figures de l'homme ; Egobody ; L'Emprise sportive ; L'Éclipse de la mort ; L'École fantôme. Il fut pendant quinze ans, à l'appel de Claude Lanzmann, membre du comité de rédaction des Temps Modernes. Ses livres sont traduits en plusieurs langues étrangères.

Currently, diversity in Dutch society is growing, with the possible consequence of opposition between these diverse groups. When reasoning along the lines of Allport’s contact theory, dialogues can prevent these opposing groups from polarisation. Therefore, it seems important to include dialogues in the school’s curriculum. However, the literature shows that teachers seem to lack confidence and guidance on how to handle dialogues about controversial issues. Also, it is unclear which approach suits best for students. This qualitative research studies which elements of the dialogue seem effective to foster inclusion and counteract conflicts. Both the approach of the teacher and the dynamics in the classroom were investigated by observing two different classes in two different high schools in Utrecht (n = 4). Imagery of these classes was used to analyse the behaviour of both teachers and students. This analysis showed that it seems useful for teachers to implement the confrontational approach, since this appears to go along with active participation of the students. Moreover, teachers possibly should avoid to modify the direction of the conversation, seeing that at times the dialogue in the classroom seemed to end. Additionally, from this analysis it is expected that a positive classroom climate can contribute to the absence of negative peer-influence. Further research can focus on the cause of possible gender differences, since this research found that boys contributed more than girls in one school. Moreover, future research should examine the views of several teachers and students in Utrecht about how they think it is best to apply the dialogue to face up to polarisation. Samenvatting In de huidige Nederlandse samenleving neemt diversiteit toe, met de mogelijke consequentie van tegenstellingen tussen deze diverse groepen. Indien geredeneerd wordt vanuit de contacttheorie van Allport, kan de dialoog voorkomen dat deze tegengestelde groepen polariseren. Daarom

Dans la crise de civilisation où nous sommes entrés, les figures du héros et du saint semblent faire l'objet d'une nouvelle attente. Si la philosophie commence avec l'étonnement, il y a là matière à méditer. De fait, héroïsme et sainteté sont des besoins collectifs et personnels - mais pourquoi ? Quelle est la réalité de ces deux conduites ? En quoi se séparent-elles et en quoi fusionnent-elles ? Pourquoi ont-elles été à ce point dévaluées ? Ces êtres d'exception n'ont rien à voir avec le surhomme ou le transhumain. Ils ne constituent pas des fuites hors de l'humanité. Ils nous rappellent ce que nous sommes - autre chose que des animaux et des machines - et nous appellent à vivre en conséquence. Ils sont paradoxalement les gardiens de notre finitude.Né en 1954, Robert Redeker est agrégé de philosophie. Collaborant à plusieurs périodiques, il a notamment publié : Le Déshumain ; Nouvelles Figures de l'homme ; Egobody ; L'Emprise sportive ; L'Éclipse de la mort ; L'École fantôme. Il fut pendant quinze ans, à l'appel de Claude Lanzmann, membre du comité de rédaction des Temps Modernes. Ses livres sont traduits en plusieurs langues étrangères.

Dans la crise de civilisation où nous sommes entrés, les figures du héros et du saint semblent faire l'objet d'une nouvelle attente. Si la philosophie commence avec l'étonnement, il y a là matière à méditer. De fait, héroïsme et sainteté sont des besoins collectifs et personnels - mais pourquoi ? Quelle est la réalité de ces deux conduites ? En quoi se séparent-elles et en quoi fusionnent-elles ? Pourquoi ont-elles été à ce point dévaluées ? Ces êtres d'exception n'ont rien à voir avec le surhomme ou le transhumain. Ils ne constituent pas des fuites hors de l'humanité. Ils nous rappellent ce que nous sommes - autre chose que des animaux et des machines - et nous appellent à vivre en conséquence. Ils sont paradoxalement les gardiens de notre finitude.Né en 1954, Robert Redeker est agrégé de philosophie. Collaborant à plusieurs périodiques, il a notamment publié : Le Déshumain ; Nouvelles Figures de l'homme ; Egobody ; L'Emprise sportive ; L'Éclipse de la mort ; L'École fantôme. Il fut pendant quinze ans, à l'appel de Claude Lanzmann, membre du comité de rédaction des Temps Modernes. Ses livres sont traduits en plusieurs langues étrangères.

Dans la crise de civilisation où nous sommes entrés, les figures du héros et du saint semblent faire l'objet d'une nouvelle attente. Si la philosophie commence avec l'étonnement, il y a là matière à méditer. De fait, héroïsme et sainteté sont des besoins collectifs et personnels - mais pourquoi ? Quelle est la réalité de ces deux conduites ? En quoi se séparent-elles et en quoi fusionnent-elles ? Pourquoi ont-elles été à ce point dévaluées ? Ces êtres d'exception n'ont rien à voir avec le surhomme ou le transhumain. Ils ne constituent pas des fuites hors de l'humanité. Ils nous rappellent ce que nous sommes - autre chose que des animaux et des machines - et nous appellent à vivre en conséquence. Ils sont paradoxalement les gardiens de notre finitude.Né en 1954, Robert Redeker est agrégé de philosophie. Collaborant à plusieurs périodiques, il a notamment publié : Le Déshumain ; Nouvelles Figures de l'homme ; Egobody ; L'Emprise sportive ; L'Éclipse de la mort ; L'École fantôme. Il fut pendant quinze ans, à l'appel de Claude Lanzmann, membre du comité de rédaction des Temps Modernes. Ses livres sont traduits en plusieurs langues étrangères.

Currently, diversity in Dutch society is growing, with the possible consequence of opposition between these diverse groups. When reasoning along the lines of Allport’s contact theory, dialogues can prevent these opposing groups from polarisation. Therefore, it seems important to include dialogues in the school’s curriculum. However, the literature shows that teachers seem to lack confidence and guidance on how to handle dialogues about controversial issues. Also, it is unclear which approach suits best for students. This qualitative research studies which elements of the dialogue seem effective to foster inclusion and counteract conflicts. Both the approach of the teacher and the dynamics in the classroom were investigated by observing two different classes in two different high schools in Utrecht (n = 4). Imagery of these classes was used to analyse the behaviour of both teachers and students. This analysis showed that it seems useful for teachers to implement the confrontational approach, since this appears to go along with active participation of the students. Moreover, teachers possibly should avoid to modify the direction of the conversation, seeing that at times the dialogue in the classroom seemed to end. Additionally, from this analysis it is expected that a positive classroom climate can contribute to the absence of negative peer-influence. Further research can focus on the cause of possible gender differences, since this research found that boys contributed more than girls in one school. Moreover, future research should examine the views of several teachers and students in Utrecht about how they think it is best to apply the dialogue to face up to polarisation. Samenvatting In de huidige Nederlandse samenleving neemt diversiteit toe, met de mogelijke consequentie van tegenstellingen tussen deze diverse groepen. Indien geredeneerd wordt vanuit de contacttheorie van Allport, kan de dialoog voorkomen dat deze tegengestelde groepen polariseren. Daarom

The advantages of including technological tools, for example dynamic graphing software, into the teaching and learning of technical subjects have long been recognised. Using such tools effectively in the classroom is at least partially constrained by the teacher’s knowledge and skills. Any teaching team benefits from skills diversity and always has, however, in recent years the skills needed for effective use of the tools available are becoming more numerous and more varied. Using a range of tools for assessment, rather than for in-class teaching and learning, demands an extra burden of care. Using an example from our own recent experience we illustrate the need for skills diversity in teams teaching and raise questions related to traditional assessment in mathematics.

In the sub-arctic climate with its extremely short growing seasons and land cover that is dominated by forest with very little agricultural land, the built-up area offers an untapped capacity when thinking about sites for food production. This accounts both for the existing and, given the dynamics of Northern Sweden in terms of development and population growth, the forthcoming building stock. Designing Cycles at 64° takes a multi-scalar approach addressing individual building typologies - and exemplarily for climate adaptation of northern climate zones - in the city of Umeå, Sweden with its diverse urban fabric as a whole. Expanding on Bengt Warne’s Naturhus (1974) and following examples, we anticipate new multifunctional architectural models applicable in various contexts and scales (see fig. 2). It further builds on the hypothesis that low-tech, low-cost landscape-based solutions are applicable in different societal contexts and therefore potentially contribute to overcoming segregation (Redeker, Jüttner, 2020). At 64° latitude, interior landscapes and their water-energy-food nexus offer interesting possibilities to extend growing seasons and diversify crops, and to reduce energy consumption while providing hybrid living spaces between inside and outside. By exploring greenhouse extensions and building envelopes (GEEs) as local passive architectural solutions, DC64° sets out to build productive interfaces between the private and public sector, academia - involving the disciplines of architecture and urban planning - urban water management, plant physiology and vertical gardening, as well as the general public in a living lab format. In this text we want to reflect on phase 0 of a living lab set up, reflect on the idea of a new vernacular for local food production in the sub-arctic and the context that defines this adaptive process and elaborate the outline of the methodology to be applied.

In the sub-arctic climate with its extremely short growing seasons and land cover that is dominated by forest with very little agricultural land, the built-up area offers an untapped capacity when thinking about sites for food production. This accounts both for the existing and, given the dynamics of Northern Sweden in terms of development and population growth, the forthcoming building stock. Designing Cycles at 64° takes a multi-scalar approach addressing individual building typologies - and exemplarily for climate adaptation of northern climate zones - in the city of Umeå, Sweden with its diverse urban fabric as a whole. Expanding on Bengt Warne’s Naturhus (1974) and following examples, we anticipate new multifunctional architectural models applicable in various contexts and scales (see fig. 2). It further builds on the hypothesis that low-tech, low-cost landscape-based solutions are applicable in different societal contexts and therefore potentially contribute to overcoming segregation (Redeker, Jüttner, 2020). At 64° latitude, interior landscapes and their water-energy-food nexus offer interesting possibilities to extend growing seasons and diversify crops, and to reduce energy consumption while providing hybrid living spaces between inside and outside. By exploring greenhouse extensions and building envelopes (GEEs) as local passive architectural solutions, DC64° sets out to build productive interfaces between the private and public sector, academia - involving the disciplines of architecture and urban planning - urban water management, plant physiology and vertical gardening, as well as the general public in a living lab format. In this text we want to reflect on phase 0 of a living lab set up, reflect on the idea of a new vernacular for local food production in the sub-arctic and the context that defines this adaptive process and elaborate the outline of the methodology to be applied.

Heal and Adapt | From Egypt’s dry landscapes to Sweden’s boreal forests, existing and changing climate conditions are raising questions on how to sustain a productive use of land and buildings. By studying and prototyping solutions for adapted resource management, Yosra Malek and Cornelia Redeker claim that cooperation across hemispheres lays the foundation for jointly elaborating transformational knowledge that matters for professional practice as much as for academia., ISBN 9789492474605

In the sub-arctic climate with its extremely short growing seasons and land cover that is dominated by forest with very little agricultural land, the built-up area offers an untapped capacity when thinking about sites for food production. This accounts both for the existing and, given the dynamics of Northern Sweden in terms of development and population growth, the forthcoming building stock. Designing Cycles at 64° takes a multi-scalar approach addressing individual building typologies - and exemplarily for climate adaptation of northern climate zones - in the city of Umeå, Sweden with its diverse urban fabric as a whole. Expanding on Bengt Warne’s Naturhus (1974) and following examples, we anticipate new multifunctional architectural models applicable in various contexts and scales (see fig. 2). It further builds on the hypothesis that low-tech, low-cost landscape-based solutions are applicable in different societal contexts and therefore potentially contribute to overcoming segregation (Redeker, Jüttner, 2020). At 64° latitude, interior landscapes and their water-energy-food nexus offer interesting possibilities to extend growing seasons and diversify crops, and to reduce energy consumption while providing hybrid living spaces between inside and outside. By exploring greenhouse extensions and building envelopes (GEEs) as local passive architectural solutions, DC64° sets out to build productive interfaces between the private and public sector, academia - involving the disciplines of architecture and urban planning - urban water management, plant physiology and vertical gardening, as well as the general public in a living lab format. In this text we want to reflect on phase 0 of a living lab set up, reflect on the idea of a new vernacular for local food production in the sub-arctic and the context that defines this adaptive process and elaborate the outline of the methodology to be applied.

In this thesis we presented the results of an implementation project of the kidney team at Home intervention and we showed the cost-effectiveness of the intervention. Kidney Team at Home is part of standard-care in the Netherlands because of these positive results.

In the sub-arctic climate with its extremely short growing seasons and land cover that is dominated by forest with very little agricultural land, the built-up area offers an untapped capacity when thinking about sites for food production. This accounts both for the existing and, given the dynamics of Northern Sweden in terms of development and population growth, the forthcoming building stock. Designing Cycles at 64° takes a multi-scalar approach addressing individual building typologies - and exemplarily for climate adaptation of northern climate zones - in the city of Umeå, Sweden with its diverse urban fabric as a whole. Expanding on Bengt Warne’s Naturhus (1974) and following examples, we anticipate new multifunctional architectural models applicable in various contexts and scales (see fig. 2). It further builds on the hypothesis that low-tech, low-cost landscape-based solutions are applicable in different societal contexts and therefore potentially contribute to overcoming segregation (Redeker, Jüttner, 2020). At 64° latitude, interior landscapes and their water-energy-food nexus offer interesting possibilities to extend growing seasons and diversify crops, and to reduce energy consumption while providing hybrid living spaces between inside and outside. By exploring greenhouse extensions and building envelopes (GEEs) as local passive architectural solutions, DC64° sets out to build productive interfaces between the private and public sector, academia - involving the disciplines of architecture and urban planning - urban water management, plant physiology and vertical gardening, as well as the general public in a living lab format. In this text we want to reflect on phase 0 of a living lab set up, reflect on the idea of a new vernacular for local food production in the sub-arctic and the context that defines this adaptive process and elaborate the outline of the methodology to be applied.

We present the first search for the pair production of dark particles $X$ via $K_L^0\to XX$ with $X$ decaying into two photons using the data collected by the KOTO experiment. No signal was observed in the mass range of 40 - 110 MeV/c$^2$ and 210 - 240 MeV/c$^2$. This sets upper limits on the branching fractions as $\mathcal{B}(K_L^0 \to XX)$ $<$ (1-4) $\times$ 10$^{-7}$ and $\mathcal{B}(K_L^0 \to XX)$ $<$ (1-2) $\times$ 10$^{-6}$ at the 90% confidence level for the two mass regions, respectively.