Gender Dynamics in Academic Networks - a Narrative Review

Progress towards gender balance among senior faculty in Danish academia remains slow. Although networks are widely recognized as key to career success, studies on the influence of gender on network dynamics and career advancement in academia are scarce. Until now, scholarship has engaged with the topic of gender and networks in organizations through two co-existing, while unrelated, streams of research, namely the social networks literature and the gendering networks literature. In this narrative review, we ask the following question: What characterizes the social networks literature and the gendering networks literature, and how can they inform each other and advance our understanding of gender dynamics in academic networks? We outline the main findings from the two literatures and discuss the potentials of combining different theoretical perspectives for understanding gender and networks in Danish academia. More specifically, we argue that the social networks literature maps the network structures of men and women, while the gendering networks literature takes us on a journey through these structures. This paper constitutes the first step of a research project entitled Gender and Networks in EarlyCareer Academic Advancement

Danskernes forventninger til selvkørende biler.

Vejdirektoratet har sammen med Wilke undersøgt danskernes forventninger til selvkørende biler med vægt på accept, drivere, bekymringer og brugsforventninger. I overensstemmelse med andre undersøgelser forventer danskerne at køre mere i bil i en situation med helt selvkørende biler. Forventningen dækker både over øget kørsel hverdage og weekends/ferie, længere transportafstande, samt over at forskellige grupper der i dag enten ikke kan køre i bil, eller kan lide at køre bil, forventer at kunne køre mere. De fordele som befolkningen forventer at selvkørende biler giver er især øget sikkerhed, aflastningen fra køre-opgaver og muligheden for at slappe af undervejs. Bekymringerne knytter sig til at miste færdigheder og tabe kontrol, samt spørgsmål om ansvar og muligheder for misbrug/hacking.I forhold til accept og hvem der forventninger at bruge selvkørende biler når det bliver muligt, afspejler undersøgelsens resultater både en sammenhæng med behovet for biltransport, oplevelsen af trængsel; en generel betydning af alder og teknologiorientering; og en mulig betydning af befolkningens erfaringer med fører-støtte systemer i biler (delvis automatisering)

A Review of Formal and Informal Regulations in the Nordic Influencer Industry

This article provides a systematic review of laws, guidelines, and best practices related to the Nordic influencer industry as of the year 2020. We highlight some nuanced differences or shortfalls across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, and give some policy recommendations to national governments and industry in order to maintain a professional Nordic standard. The article identifies a degree of social, cultural, and economic coherence in the Nordic context that allows for the Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish influencer industries to be viewed as a collaborative entity. It then reviews the status of income and tax procedures, and the regulation of commercial disclosures for influencers in the Nordic region. It is hoped that this research contributes to strengthening the integrity and rigour of the Nordic influencer industry to serve as a model for other regional networks of influencers.publishedVersio

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Zoom in on antibody aggregates:A potential pitfall in the search of rare EV populations

High-resolution flow cytometers (hFCM) are used for the detection of extracellular vesicles (EV) in various biological fluids. Due to the increased sensitivity of hFCM, new artifacts with the potential of interfering with data interpretation are introduced, such as detection of antibody aggregates. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of aggregates in labels commonly used for the characterization of EVs by hFCM. Furthermore, we aimed to compare the efficacy of centrifugation and filtering treatments to remove aggregates, as well as to quantify the effect of the treatments in reducing aggregates. For this purpose, we labeled phosphate buffered saline (PBS) with fluorescently conjugated protein labels and antibodies after submitting them to 5, 10, or 30 min centrifugation, filtering or washed filtering. We investigated samples by hFCM and quantified the amount of aggregates found in PBS labeled with untreated and pre-treated labels. We found a varying amount of aggregates in all labels investigated, and further that filtering is most efficient in removing all but the smallest aggregates. Filtering protein labels can reduce the extent of aggregates; however, how much remains depends on the specific labels and their combination. Therefore, it is still necessary to include appropriate controls in a hFCM study of EVs