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- Biggs, Reinette, et al.
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Social-ecological change : insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society
- 2022
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In: Ecosystems and People. - : Informa UK Limited. - 2639-5908 .- 2639-5916. ; 18:1, s. 447-468
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as an important area of sustainability science, informing and supporting pressing issues of transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable futures. To date, much SES research has been done in or from the Global North, where the challenges and contexts for supporting sustainability transformations are substantially different from the Global South. This paper synthesises emerging insights on SES dynamics that can inform actions and advance research to support sustainability transformations specifically in the southern African context. The paper draws on work linked to members of the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society (SAPECS), a leading SES research network in the region, synthesizing key insights with respect to the five core themes of SAPECS: (i) transdisciplinary and engaged research, (ii) ecosystem services and human well-being, (iii) governance institutions and management practices, (iv) spatial relationships and cross-scale connections, and (v) regime shifts, traps and transformations. For each theme, we focus on insights that are particularly novel, interesting or important in the southern African context, and reflect on key research gaps and emerging frontiers for SES research in the region going forward. Such place-based insights are important for understanding the variation in SES dynamics around the world, and are crucial for informing a context-sensitive global agenda to foster sustainability transformations at local to global scales.
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- Biggs, Reinette, et al.
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The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society : an emergent community of practice
- 2023
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In: Ecosystems and People. - : Informa UK Limited. - 2639-5908 .- 2639-5916. ; 19:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Sustainability-focused research networks and communities of practice have emerged as a key response and strategy to build capacity and knowledge to support transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable futures. This paper synthesises insights from the development of a community of practice on social-ecological systems (SES) research in southern Africa over the past decade, linked to the international Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS). This community consists of a network of researchers who carry out place-based SES research in the southern African region. They interact through various cross-cutting working groups and also host a variety of public colloquia and student and practitioner training events. Known as the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society (SAPECS), its core objectives are to: (1) derive new approaches and empirical insights on SES dynamics in the southern African context; (2) have a tangible impact by mainstreaming knowledge into policy and practice; and (3) grow the community of practice engaged in SES research and governance, including researchers, students and practitioners. This paper reflects on experiences in building the SAPECS community, with the aim of supporting the development of similar networks elsewhere in the world, particularly in the Global South.
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- Cumming, Robert, 1967
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Astronomins dag och natt
- 2021
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In: Universum på glänt - Hundra år av svensk astronomi. - 9789189286016 ; , s. 241-243
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Om festivalen Astronomins dag och natt från starten 2012 till 2019.
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- Cumming, Robert, 1967
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Fem saker att göra på Onsala rymdobservatorium
- 2023
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In: LMNT-Nytt. - 1402-0041. ; 2022:3, s. 12-13
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Mitt bland de teleskopen på Onsala rymdobservatorium finns ett nytt besökscentrum. Under ett besök med en skolklass förenas frågor om rymden, universum och vår egen planet.
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- Cumming, Robert, 1967
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Onsala rymdobservatorium
- 2021
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In: Universum på glänt - Hundra år av svensk astronomi. - 9789189286016 ; , s. 288-291
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Onsala rymdobservatoriums historia.
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- Cumming, Robert, 1967, et al.
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Radioteleskop för alla
- 2021
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In: Fysikaktuellt. - 0283-9148. ; 2021:2, s. 5-7
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Vid Onsala rymdobservatorium finns två små radioteleskop som är tillgängliga för alla. SALSA-antennerna används flitigt av gymnasiestudenter från Sverige och hela världen. Ett nytt projekt på Chalmers ska göra det möjligt för fler och yngre studenter att själv styra ett eget teleskop, och få närkontakt med vår galax och annat i rymden.
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- Cumming, Robert, 1967, et al.
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Why every observatory needs a disco ball
- 2024
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In: Physics Education. - 1361-6552 .- 0031-9120. ; 59:2
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Commercial disco balls provide a safe, effective and instructive way of observing the Sun. We explore the optics of solar projections with disco balls, and find that while sunspot observations are challenging, the solar disk and its changes during eclipses are easy and fun to observe. We explore the disco ball's potential for observing the moon and other bright astronomical phenomena.
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- Huber, Maria, et al.
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Metabolic correlates of dopaminergic loss in dementia with lewy bodies
- 2020
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In: Movement Disorders. - : WILEY. - 0885-3185 .- 1531-8257. ; 35, s. 595-605
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background Striatal dopamine deficiency and metabolic changes are well-known phenomena in dementia with Lewy bodies and can be quantified in vivo by I-123-Ioflupane brain single-photon emission computed tomography of dopamine transporter and F-18-fluorodesoxyglucose PET. However, the linkage between both biomarkers is ill-understood. Objective We used the hitherto largest study cohort of combined imaging from the European consortium to elucidate the role of both biomarkers in the pathophysiological course of dementia with Lewy bodies. Methods We compared striatal dopamine deficiency and glucose metabolism of 84 dementia with Lewy body patients and comparable healthy controls. After normalization of data, we tested their correlation by region-of-interest-based and voxel-based methods, controlled for study center, age, sex, education, and current cognitive impairment. Metabolic connectivity was analyzed by inter-region coefficients stratified by dopamine deficiency and compared to healthy controls. Results There was an inverse relationship between striatal dopamine availability and relative glucose hypermetabolism, pronounced in the basal ganglia and in limbic regions. With increasing dopamine deficiency, metabolic connectivity showed strong deteriorations in distinct brain regions implicated in disease symptoms, with greatest disruptions in the basal ganglia and limbic system, coincident with the pattern of relative hypermetabolism. Conclusions Relative glucose hypermetabolism and disturbed metabolic connectivity of limbic and basal ganglia circuits are metabolic correlates of dopamine deficiency in dementia with Lewy bodies. Identification of specific metabolic network alterations in patients with early dopamine deficiency may serve as an additional supporting biomarker for timely diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies. (c) 2019 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Rapson, Valerie, et al.
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Solar Disco: Using a Disco Ball for Eclipse Projection and Public Outreach
- 2024
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In: Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. - 0002-7537. ; 56:3
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Solar projection using mirrors on a disco ball is a fun and unique way to safely observe the Sun, especially during a solar eclipse. We share our methods of using a disco ball to project a solar eclipse during outreach events and discuss results and best practices from trial runs conducted during the October 25, 2022, and October 14, 2023, partial and annular solar eclipses from various locations across Europe and North America. We encourage any location hosting an event during the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse to display a disco ball and collect feedback from visitors about their understanding of, and engagement with, the projected images of the solar eclipse.
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