Interethnic Union Formation among 1.5- and Second-generation Immigrants:The Role of Cultural Proximity

We examine 1.5- and second-generation immigrants’ union formation patterns in Denmark and how they relate to the cultural proximity between their countries of origin and Denmark as indicated by religion, values, and language. Drawing on administrative register data on 71,122 1.5- and second-generation immigrants from 120 different countries of origin, we use multilevel discrete-time event history analysis to examine the nexus between cultural proximity and union formation patterns. These models rigorously control for time-varying individual factors and changes in opportunity structures in local partner markets. Our results suggest that religion strongly relates to the 1.5- and second-generation immigrants’ union formation patterns. At the same time, this is not the case for the other cultural factors when we account for religion. Specifically, our results suggest that 1.5- and second-generation immigrants from non-Christian and especially from Muslim countries are less likely to form interethnic unions with natives and more likely to form intraethnic unions with same-country immigrants than their Protestant-background counterparts. Moreover, these patterns are most pronounced for women. Overall, we conclude that religion remains a strong predictor of interethnic union formation with natives among 1.5- and second-generation immigrants in Denmark and discuss the implications of this finding.</p

Crisis, Transformation and Learning:Perspectives on the future of learning in Higher Education

This paper discusses two learning concepts (problem-based learning,research-based learning) as promising approaches for initiating deep and sustainable learning processes. Drawing on Dewey and others, we use the notion of crisis and uncertainty as lenses to help locate ways of conceptualizing the beginning of learning. We present empirical findings from two research projects that were influenced by the concepts of crisis, uncertainty and learning. We close with a critical discussion of implications for the future of learning and the role of teachers in higher education

Analysis of cryogenic CO2 capture technology integrated with Water-Ammonia Absorption refrigeration cycle for CO2 capture and separation in cement plants

Utilizing post-combustion CO2 capture technologies is among the most effective pathways to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, especially in industries like cement production, where renewables alone cannot sufficiently reduce CO2 emissions. In such scenarios, cryogenic CO2 capture (CCC) emerges as an effective solution for capturing CO2 from both large and small unavoidable point sources. Renowned for its high energy efficiency, minimal investment and operational costs, as well as low energy penalties compared to conventional post-combustion CO2 capture methods, the CCC process can significantly contribute to achieving CO2 neutrality by 2050. This study investigates the application of the CCC process integrated with water-ammonia Absorption Refrigeration Cycle (ARC) for capturing CO2 from the flue gas emitted by a cement factory. This study demonstrated that the CCC process can effectively separate CO2 from the gas mixture in both liquid and gas phases while the form of the separated CO2 minimally affecting the energy penalty of the process. Furthermore, the results indicate that incorporating the ARC significantly enhances the performance of the CCC process, reducing its energy penalty by up to 6% without necessitating significant increases in equipment costs.</p

75 Years of Progressive Legal Development by the International Law Commission:The Contribution to Regulation of Search and Rescue of Refugees and Migrants at Sea

This study examines how the work of the International Law Commission (ILC) has contributed to the ‘progressive development’ of general international law relevant to regulating rescue and disembarkation of refugees and migrants found at sea. It explores the ILC’s texts on interpretation and implementation of international obligations, state responsibility, fragmentation and harmonization of international law, and the status of certain principles of general international law, including jus cogens general principles of law and the principle of good faith, which present legal parameters for regulation of maritime search and rescue operations. In conducting doctrinal examinations of international law and gathering evidence of the practice of States and other relevant actors, the ILC contributes by analysing, clarifying, and systemising important topics of general international law. However, state implementation frequently falls short of the legal interpretations of the ILC, particularly as they relate to respect for and protection of human rights at sea. Therefore, while the ILC needs new strategies to directly connect with States and international organisations, it remains reliant on the mutual following of national and international courts and tribunals, and its mutual contribution in scholarship

Association between exposure to air pollution and increased ischaemic stroke incidence:a retrospective population-based cohort study (EP-PARTICLES study)

AIMS: Short-term effects of Polish smog, particularly benzo(alpha)pyrene (B(a)P), are unclear. We aimed to examine the association between short-term exposure to air pollution and ischemic stroke (IS) incidence.METHODS: We conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study including an EP-PARTICLES cohort of 8 million inhabitants in the years 2011-2020 (80 million person-years of observation). Individual clinical data on emergency hospitalizations due to IS - ICD-10: I63.X was analyzed. We used quasi-Poisson models to examine municipality-specific associations between air pollutants and IS, considering various covariates.RESULTS: We recorded 146,262 cases of IS with a dominance of females (51.8%) and people over 65 years old (77.6%). In the overall population, exposure to PM2.5, NO2, B(a)P and SO2 increased the risk of IS onset on the day of exposure by 2.4%, 1%, 0.8%, and 0.6%, respectively. Age and sex were modifying variables for PM2.5, NO2 and B(a)P exposure with more pronounced effects in non-elderly individuals and women (all pinteraction&lt; 0.001). Residents of regions with high tobacco and alcohol consumption were more sensitive to the effects of PM2.5 and SO2. The slopes of response-effect curves were non-linear and steeper at lower concentrations.CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to air pollution may be associated with higher IS incidence, particularly posing a higher risk to non-elderly women. Harmful lifestyle habits might exacerbate its impact. Exposure to even low levels of air pollutants had negative effects.</p

Pacing Modernity:Infrastructural Time and the Modernization of Telecommunication in Greenland

In this article, I ask what it means for Greenland’s telecommunication infrastructure to be the result of a rapid modernization process. Drawing on concepts from science and technology studies and the temporal turn in anthropology, I highlight the production of “infrastructural time” (Appel 2018) to underscore the relationship between spatial and temporal dimensions when Greenland’s infrastructure is imagined, built and practiced in a (post)colonial context. Through archival research, ethnographic interviews, and fieldwork, I show how the construction of a comprehensive telecommunication infrastructure in Greenland after World War II produced competing temporalities characterized by haste and pause, which linger on and intersect with Greenland’s existing infrastructures. When examining these temporalities in Greenland’s modernization process, it seems that coloniality is not allied with a particular tempo but that both haste and pause can be part of the colonial project to keep the center in control.In this article, I ask what it means for Greenland’s telecommunication infrastructure to be the result of a rapid modernization process. Drawing on concepts from science and technology studies and the temporal turn in anthropology, I highlight the production of “infrastructural time” (Appel 2018) to underscore the relationship between spatial and temporal dimensions when Greenland’s infrastructure is imagined, built and practiced in a (post)colonial context. Through archival research, ethnographic interviews, and fieldwork, I show how the construction of a comprehensive telecommunication infrastructure in Greenland after World War II produced competing temporalities characterized by haste and pause, which linger on and intersect with Greenland’s existing infrastructures. When examining these temporalities in Greenland’s modernization process, it seems that coloniality is not allied with a particular tempo but that both haste and pause can be part of the colonial project to keep the center in control

Problem- and project-based learning as a driver for changing institutional practices: a partnership perspective

This special issue of the Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education is an opportunity to showcase the research collaboration between Aalborg University and Danida Fellowship Center on how the implementation of PBL principles in the international learning programmes with international stakeholders can facilitate changes in institutional practices, with participants leading these changes as well as providing new direction for PBL research . The special issue presents articles from the ongoing research collaboration and some practice notes summarizing the key findings, recommendations and framework for educational design implications / application in workplace learning interventions. As a research group, we propose to produce six articles and two practice notes for a special issue. The strength is that the articles have a common problem, are related to each other and cover different important perspectives. The authors are from Aalborg University, the Danish Fellowship Centre, Gulu University and TDCD, the Pan-African Training Centre. <br/