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High-spin states in 60Cu are investigated on the basis of reaction-channel-selected 𝛾-ray spectroscopy. Data stem from three experiments that used the same fusion-evaporation reaction at similar beam energies. The Gammasphere 𝛾-ray spectrometer was combined with the Microball CsI(Tl) detector array and sets of liquid-scintillator neutron detectors which allowed us to identify and tag on evaporat
Text: Background:Who wants to lead in eldercare today? Rising demands, staff shortages, and leadership turnover make the sector a tough place to stay. First-line managers are key players, but what keeps them motivated, and what drives them to leave? Guided by Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this study explored motivational patterns among eldercare managers and how these relate to organizational c
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Heart failure (HF) is a common complication of diabetes, associated with a high mortality rate and a substantial healthcare burden. Residual HF risk persists despite achieving current treatment targets, suggesting a role for additional mechanisms beyond conventional risk factors. We sought to prospectively assess HF incidence and independent risk factors in individuals with new-on
PURPOSE: To describe a less invasive laser therapy for retinopathy of prematurity, referred to as ridge-adjacent laser treatment (RALT), and its outcome regarding the need for re-treatment.METHODS: This was a retrospective observational review of medical records of all infants treated with RALT as a primary intervention for retinopathy of prematurity between June 2016 and June 2021 at a tertiary c
This study explored the prevalence and risk factors of academic burnout among veterinary nursing students in Ghana. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among students in the veterinary nursing program. Burnout was assessed using a student-adapted 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory Educational Survey (MBI-ES), comprising emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment.
Drawing on the notion of imagined futures, the special issue “Retail Imagination” explores emerging transformations in the retail sector. The special issue includes seven paper presented at the 9th Nordic Retail and Wholesale conference (NRWC) 2024. In this editorial, the concept of “Retail imagination” is discussed, the main content of the selected papers is outlined, and key dimensions for imagi
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the complex interplay between national self-interest and global cooperation. Media communication can contribute to the formation of national identity and promote nationalist themes, particularly in times of crisis. Media portrayals of the nation during a pandemic are informative, since nationalism, specifically health nationalism, may undermine the popular appeti
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization's convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, often referred to as the 'pandemic treaty', was established with principles to guide implementation. The treaty's underlying ethic was cosmopolitan in intent, emphasizing equal value of all people with obligations stemming from shared humanity.METH
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare past New Zealand immunization strategies with the New Zealand coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) immunization roll-out.METHODS: Using the READ document analysis method, 2 New Zealand immunization strategies (for influenza and measles) were analyzed for how the disease, context, vaccine supply and demand, ethical principles (equity, individual autono
This study examines how young adults respond to local labor market disruptions caused by military base closures in Sweden between 1998 and 2005. The results show substantial differences in responses between men and women, reflecting the sharp gender imbalance in military roles. Affected men increase enrollment in tertiary education, particularly when living in proximity to higher education institu
This open access book explores the interplay between individual and collective procreative interests against the background of cutting-edge developments in reproductive science.Reproductive technologies have made possible a range of novel practices that challenge some of our most fundamental assumptions about parenthood and the family. Gametes have been collected from dying or deceased individuals
Medical technologies have increasingly facilitated intrafamilial procreative initiatives. These include the collection of gametes from dying or deceased adults, in order to enable their spouse or their parents to create a child; the removal of reproductive material from children at the request of their parents; and uterus transplants from mother to daughter or between sisters. What do such cases h
INTRODUCTIONGlobally, 20% of women who become pregnant are obese at the time of conception. The prevalence of women becoming pregnant after gastric bypass (GBP) surgery has been increasing. Little is known regarding women’s experiences of pregnancy after GBP surgery and midwives can expect to care for an increasing number of women with prior GBP surgery. Midwives play an important role in supportiIntroduction: Globally, 20% of women who become pregnant are obese at the time of conception. The prevalence of women becoming pregnant after gastric bypass (GBP) surgery has been increasing. Little is known regarding women's experiences of pregnancy after GBP surgery and midwives can expect to care for an increasing number of women with prior GBP surgery. Midwives play an important role in suppor
This video essay explores material-discursive listenings through embodied and co-creative relationships with textile materials as non-human companions. Building on the PhD thesis Crafting Material Bodies – Exploring Co-creative Costume Processes, the essay extends the notion of ‘listening with costume’ (Østergaard 2024) toward textile materials, arguing that such listenings unfold through touch, m
This paper draws on Karen Barad’s agential realism - which understands agency asrelational rather than individually possessed (2007) - to examine how costumes canact as active hosts capable of creating temporary, sensorial, and co-constitutedcollectives; tactile agents that co-create relational bodies. Central to this approachis embracing the differences bodies bring - their varied orientations, h
Blood plasma separation is a fundamental step in point-of-care diagnostics and testing. However, conventional centrifugation relies on bulky equipment and multiple manual handling, while most microfluidic methods struggle to achieve high purity, high throughput, and high plasma yield simultaneously. In this study, we demonstrate a high-performance acoustofluidic plasma separation device satisfying
I det här kapitlet diskuterar vi samband mellan utbildning av lärare i matematik i Sverige och forskning, något som berör både lärarutbildare och lärarstudenter samt deras kommande elever. Forskning om lärarutbildning behövs bland annat för att kunna förändra och utveckla lärarutbildningen och att få veta hur den faktiskt fungerar. Forskning i lärarutbildning krävs för att säkra kvalitet och för a
INTRODUCTION: Meaningful validation of artificial intelligence for medical image interpretation requires comparison against human expert performance, yet multi-rater frameworks establishing such comparisons remain uncommon.METHODS: We developed and applied a consensus framework using nine clinicians who independently segmented the femoral nerve on 100 ultrasound images, yielding 900 annotations an
