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Fair use is a doctrine native to the U.S., but is with the introduction of the internet more than a decade ago now informally applied worldwide. It has become a potent tool for the digitisation of classic content, such as books and music. In a very debated area of law, copyright is now regarded not as a promotional tool for intellectual endeavours, but as a brake block obstructing the development
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) is a key regulator of metabolism, but how its structural dynamics control allosteric signaling remains unclear. To investigate this, we performed molecular dynamics simulations of PPAR-gamma and applied time-lagged independent component analysis to reduce the dimensionality of the data. Microstates were identified using K-means clusteri
In recent decades, internal and external circumstances have increased the pressure on European states and the United States to act in response to such circumstances. The return of war on the European continent, shifting trade relations, climate change and its devasting effects on society and an aging population are all putting pressure on public finances. The aim of this study is to investigate th
This thesis explores how the European Union, through the East StratCom Task Force’s Disinformation Reviews, discursively frames Russia in its response to disinformation, and how this constructs the Union’s identity. Drawing on Thomas Diez operationalisation of Normative Power Europe as well as Strategic Narrative Theory, this study applies a critical discourse analysis of all reviews published wit
This thesis explores how the European Union (EU) constructs and adapts its identity as a normative power in light of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Historically viewed as a peace project founded on principles such as democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, the EU’s provision of military assistance and promotion of enhanced defence capabilities have raised concerns regarding
Our study finds strong liquidity commonality across China's metal futures contracts, as about 47% of liquidity changes in individual contracts can be explained by a market-wide factor during 2019-2025. Liquidity fluctuations also show mean-reverting behavior, meaning they tend to return to normal levels after short-term shocks. Moreover, this co-movement in liquidity remains statistically sign
This thesis investigates minority magnon excitations, firstly proposed by T. Skovhus and T. Olsen (Phys. Rev. B 110.16 (2024)), in the half-filled Hubbard model on the two-dimensional Lieb lattice. Starting from the mean-field ground state with finite Hubbard interaction, we find the splitting Hubbard bands with ferrimagnetic features and identify gapless Goldstone and gapped Higgs magnon modes wi
This thesis explores how dialogue functioned as a practice of knowledge circulation within the International Dialogue Project (1977–1988), an ambitious and largely overlooked initiative led by Anne Buttimer and Torsten Hägerstrand. Conceived as an effort to bridge generational, disciplinary, and geographic divides, the project produced over 150 video-recorded interviews with senior scholars from v
Purpose – This article aims to examine how the agile approach interrelates with project complexity in product development. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopts a case study approach, using multiple dimensions of project complexity as an analytical framework to examine two complementary product development projects that involved the agile approach. Findings – The findings reveal that the
ContextIn recent decades, breastfeeding rates and the duration of breastfeeding among American womenhave been increasing. A consequence of longer breastfeeding, however, is that it is more likely tooverlap with subsequent pregnancies, and the implications of this arrangement for pregnancyoutcomes is not well understood.MethodsCox proportional hazards models were used to investigate the association
We investigated the mRNA expression of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in cells from four human vascular beds: umbilical vein (HUVEC), microvasculature (MVEC), aorta (HAEC), and coronary artery (CAEC). Our study revealed that the orphan receptor ELTD1 (ADGRL4) was the most abundantly expressed GPCR mRNA in all four EC types. When recombinantly expressed in U87 cells, ELTD1 receptors activated
Introduction: Occupational balance, a foundational concept in occupational therapy and science, plays a critical role in enhancing health and well-being. Recent studies have revealed its association with epidemiological factors. This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire 11 (OBQ11-J). Methods: Adhering to the COnsensus-based
The inclusion of the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) in global sciencepolicy processes are increasingly being mandated. This is indicative of the recognition of their expertise and worldviews to inform social and ecological decisions. The IPBES Values Assessment (VA) explicitly highlighted the necessity for a nuanced engagement of different actors whil
This chapter explores the emerging cinemas of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, two ultrasmall national film industries navigating the complexities of cultural identity, transnational collaboration, and economic constraints. While Greenlandic cinema has evolved through two distinct waves, first marked by national television productions and later by internationally recognized feature films, the Faro
