Tumor growth in the pelvis with nerve involvement causes severe pain which is notoriously resistant to pharmacological treatment. Chordotomy is a classical method for the relief of pain. This is a retrospective study of 24 chordotomy cases, operated on at the department of Neurosurgery, and independently evaluated at the department of Gynecologic Oncology. Initially 19 patients (79%) were painfree

We propose an efficient algorithm, that given a strictly proper, second-order system, finds a sparse input signal so that the system's output optimally approximates a given trajectory in least-squares sense. As an illustration, we apply the algorithm to an estimation problem from medicine.

The resistance of mice to asphyxiation in pure nitrogen at 5 ata, after equilibration with a high pressure atmosphere (4.2 % O2 in N2, 5 ata; “normal” Po2) producing a nitrogen anaesthesia, has been compared to the resistance of mice exposed to pure nitrogen at 1 ata after atmospheric air breathing. The anoxic resistance was increased by 58 % by the nitrogen anaesthesia.

A numerical method based on radial basis functions (RBF) has been developed to find the optimal event-based sampling policy in an LQG problem setting. The optimal sampling problem can be posed as a stationary partial differential equation with a free boundary, which is solved by reformulatingthe optimal RBF approximation as a linear complementarity problem (LCP). The LCP can be efficiently solved

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the conceptualisation of bibliometric analyses in terms of the levels on which they are performed, adding contextual factors to the dimension where the size of the unit being analysed is considered. Based on empirical investigations of resource allocation systems and research evaluation practices, as well as the previous literature conceptualising bibliometr

In 2014, a new initiative was undertaken by groups working on plans for the transplantation of stem-cell-based derived dopaminergic neurons for treating Parkinson’s disease patients. This GForce-PD group held its annual meeting on 18–19 April 2016 in Chicago at Rush University to discuss their progress and the challenges that the translation of this experimental therapy still faces. Over 2 days, t

Bacterial infection is inevitable throughout a lifetime. What differs between mild andserious infections is the pathogen responsible and how the host immune systemresponds to it. A fundamental role to prevent infection is a proper physical barrier such as the skin and mucosa. However, sometimes abrasions or injuries are still introduced, being potential ports of entry for pathogenic bacteria. An a

This article examines the methodological issues of structuring the diplomatic law of international organizations, its place in the system of international law. The interdisciplinary nature of the diplomatic law of international organizations, its relationship with diplomatic and consular law and the law of international organizations has been disclosed. An emphasis is given to the main features an

This article analyses the formation of the science of diplomatic law of international organizations in the system of diplomatic and consular law of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The theoretical principles and the legal content of the diplomatic law of international organizations are learned. The inter-branch nature of the diplomatic law of international organizations as the sub-branch of law is disc

In this study, we present an analysis of gender assignment tendencies in Jamtlandic, a language variety of Sweden, using a word list of 1029 items obtained from fieldwork. Most research on gender assignment in the Scandinavian languages focuses on the standard languages (Steinmetz 1985; Källström 1996; Trosterud 2001, 2006) and Norwegian dialects (Enger 2011, Kvinlaug 2011, Enger & Corbett 201

The Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 divided the western Himalayan region of Baltistan in two parts. Being subject to internal colonization and nation-making by the two postcolonial nation-states, the Balti community, like many other communities in the Himalayan region, has recently voiced demands of self-rule and experienced a cultural revival. The situation in Baltistan is here seen throu

This paper explores the shifting role of slaughter and meat consumption in Bhutan as a result of the recent religionization of Bhutanese politics and as a case of religious nationalism. It is argued that there is a tension between customary meat consumption and traditional blood sacrifice and the Buddhist non-violent ritual practice of tsethar that is propagated as a central part of modern Bhutane

In the current work, cationic polymers functionalized with N-alicyclic quaternary ammonium (QA) cations were synthesized and characterized as potential hydroxide exchange membranes (HEMs) for application in fuel cells. Three different polymers, namely poly(arylene ether sulfone), spiro-ionene and poly(arylene alkylene), were explored as polymer backbones for the HEMs. Various mono- and spirocyclic

Scholarly literature on science-policy interaction is typically dividedbetween advocating that science and policy need to be broughtcloser together or separated. In a recent article in this journal,Sundqvist and colleagues [Sundqvist et al. (2018) Oneworld ortwo? Science–policy interactions in the climate field, Critical PolicyStudies, 12:4, 448–468] proposed a typology that structures thisdebate.

This study aims to develop a process model that details the mechanisms and learning processes by which entrepreneurial learning transpires at multiple levels in the organization. Using the transactive memory system (TMS) framework as a reference, the model specifies how individual streams of knowledge are routinized in nonhuman elements and, over time, become embedded in organizational routines an

BACKGROUND: Catheter-related infections (CRIs) and catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are among the most frequent hospital acquired infections. CRI/CRBSI studies in Scandinavian cohorts are scarce. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the CRI/CRBSI incidence and the association between potential risk factors, including the introduction of a simple hygiene insertion bundle

Keynote presentation based on the book "Street Art and the Environment" (2018).This keynote talk discussed how street art may influence our perception and use of the urban environment. With a point of departure in the book "The Street Art World" (2014), it argued that the open, unsanctioned and ephemeral nature of street art plays an important role in potentially changing how we relate to our surroundings. The talk also considered how sanctioned, often large-scale, works can