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BACKGROUND. This study was performed in women who had attended the clinic for contraceptive advice to determine whether a history of casual sex with a foreign male, previously unknown to them (SFM) in their home country (Sweden), constituted an increased risk for acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STD) as compared to women without such an experience (COMP). METHODS. Of 996 women enrolled, an

Alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) was given to pregnant sows every day starting from the 91(st) d of pregnancy to farrowing. At the same time control pregnant sows were treated in the same way with physiological saline (PhS). Newborn piglets from the experimental (AKG) and control (PhS) mothers were euthanised in 1 h after their birth, and the femora and humeri were isolated and frozen at -25 degrees C un

There is still uncertainty about the frequency of side effects associated with the use of malaria prophylaxis. The biggest concern has been that of meflokin. The aim of the study was to compare different symptoms in travellers taking different prophylactic malaria drugs with a control group travelling to the same area. Travellers seeking advice at a vaccination clinic in the south of Sweden were a

Applying the concept of virtual history, it is possible to reconcile the Soviet history of East Prussia with what came before not only by writing history in a conciliatory and objective manner, but also by presenting the past as one. With this I mean that it is possible to transcend the time dimension and to supersede the notion of history as a chain of events. History need not be written in books

BACKGROUND: To be fully activated platelets are dependent on two positive feedback loops; the formation of thromboxane A2 by cyclooxygenase in the platelets and the release of ADP. We wanted to evaluate the effect of aspirin on platelet function in patients with acute coronary syndromes and we hypothesized that increased levels of ADP in patients with acute coronary syndromes could contribute to a

Popular Abstract in Swedish Denna avhandling har sin upprinnelse i utvecklingen av en metod för datorvisualis-ering och en metod för participativ ingenjörskonst. De två metoderna är intimt förknippade med varandra och benämns tillsammans “Computer Visualization in Participatory Engineering” (VIPE), något som på svenska skulle kunna benämnas ”Datorvisualisering för Participativ Ingenjörsvetenskap”.This thesis tells the initiation story of a computer visualization methodology and a participatory engineering methodology. The two methodologies are tightly coupled and for the purpose of this thesis, as a unit, named Computer Visualization in Par-ticipatory Engineering (VIPE). VIPE aims at a concurrent focus on technical and economical as well as ergonomic demands, by means of advancing communic

Background: Congenital cardiovascular diseases are the most common form of birth defects in humans. A substantial portion of these defects has been associated with inappropriate induction, migration, differentiation and patterning of pluripotent cardiac neural crest stem cells. While TGF-beta superfamily signaling has been strongly implicated in neural crest cell development, the detailed molecula

In this paper we propose that the foraging behavior of benthic fish can be used to assess the current state of shallow lake ecosystems. Shallow lakes may display shifts between clear and turbid states, where sediment resuspension by benthivores foraging on benthic invertebrates contributes to maintaining the turbid state. We suggest that the giving-up density (GUD) of benthic fish foraging in expe

Aim: Results from several studies indicate that the total homocysteine (tHcy) concentration in plasma is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients. Folic acid is the established mainstay of homocysteine-lowering treatment, but since such treatment does not normalize plasma tHcy concentration in hemodialysis patients, it is of importance to search for additional

In a retrospective study of 213 patients with high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas clinical stage I, diagnosed 1985-1990, pretreatment prognostic variables and result of treatment were analysed. The median age of the patients was 67 years. Treatment consisted of radiotherapy in 61%, chemotherapy (10%) chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy (23%) and surgery alone (5%) of the patients. Complete respon

Adaptation of a xylose-utilizing genetically engineered strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to sugarcane bagasse hydrolysates by cultivation during 353 h using medium with increasing concentrations of inhibitors, including phenolic compounds, furaldehydes and aliphatic acids, led to improved performance with respect to ethanol production. The remaining xylose concentration in the medium at the end

Att gå i skolan är fullkomligt normalt. Förmodligen är det ett av skälen till att utbildningsforskningen sällan frågar vad det betyder att varje person i vårt samhälle tvingas tillbringa nio år i den obligatoriska skolan. Betydligt vanligare är det att fråga vad, hur och varför eleverna lär sig i skolan. Intresset för skoltidens innehåll är helt enkelt större än för skoltiden som sådan. Skoltidens

Undisplaced radial head and neck fractures are consistently described with no long-term deficits. The aim of this study was to evaluate specifically the long-term outcome of displaced Mason type I fractures, which have not previously described. Twenty women and twelve men, with a mean age of 46 years (range, 22-69 years) when they sustained a displaced Mason type I fracture, were reexamined at a m

Most companies and testing books use the term unit testing, but its semantics varies widely in different organizations. Lund University researchers launched a survey in 19 companies to explore variations in the term. The results indicate a common understanding of the scope of unit testing, although its aim and practices vary across companies. Practitioners can use the survey instruments as a basel

Popular Abstract in Swedish Studien presenterar en relationell ansats till förhandlingar, dvs en förhandlingsanalys i vilken relationerna mellan aktörerna står i centrum. Det innebär att istället för att se till enskilda förhandlares strategier etc, läggs tonvikten vid att förstå interaktionen mellan förhandlarna. Således har studier som söker slå fast nationella särdrag eller kulturellt betingadeThis study proposes the relational approach to negotiations to further our understanding of the negotiation relationship. At the center is negotiators' outlook on the other and themselves in East-West cooperation projects. This approach to negotiations is pluralist. Consequently, a number of theories have been utilized. First, using feminist theorizing in philosophy and International Relations, th