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OBJECTIVES: Bladder cancer is among the ten most deadly cancers in Canada. This study investigated income and education inequalities in bladder cancer mortality in Canada from 1990 to 2019.STUDY DESIGN: A time-trend analysis using national data.METHODS: A census division level dataset (n = 280) was created using the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database (1990 to 2019), the Canadian Census of Po
AIM: The sim of this study was to quantify contributions of mortality from drugs, alcohol and suicide (termed as 'deaths of despair' (DoD)) to changes in life expectancy at birth across sexes and regions in Sweden.METHODS: We obtained annual data on underlying causes of deaths by age, sex and region from the National Cause of Death Register. We constructed abridged life tables for two periods: 200
BACKGROUND: Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are increasingly used in health to determine preferences and inform policy decisions. However, questions remain about adherence to best practices and validity of the studies. To date, no systematic review has synthesised the application of DCEs in health in Iran. We conducted a systematic review to examine characteristics, methods, quality, and topics
Background Deaths of despair (DoD)—comprising suicide, drug-related, and alcohol-related deaths— have been linked to recent slowdowns in life expectancy (LE) in the USA, but comparative cross-national evidence on their contributions to LE changes across Europe remains limited. This study quantified the age- and cause-specific contributions of DoD to changes in LE at birth across European countries
PURPOSE: Compare the radiological characteristics of screening images preceding interval cancers that occurred in women screened with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus digital mammography (DM) vs. those in women screened with DM alone.MATERIALS AND METHODS: From two randomized trials comparing DBT + DM vs. DM, 91 (43 from DBT + DM arm and 48 from DM arm) images preceding interval cancers and
We report a comprehensive characterization of the multi-layered flame structure of a burning aluminum (Al) droplet in steam, using a novel spatiotemporally resolved laser absorption imaging technique combined with detailed numerical simulations. Spatial distributions of Al vapor mole fraction in the near-surface region (r/R0 < 1.2, R0: droplet radius) are quantified by accounting for resonance bro
Aluminum combustion in steam offers a promising route for recyclable, zero-carbon cogeneration of heat and hydrogen. However, the development and validation of mechanisms and models for micron-sized Al droplet combustion is limited by the scarcity of quantitative, high spatiotemporal resolution experimental data. We combine high-speed microscopy with laser absorption imaging tomography to quantita
Towards high-efficiency energy conversion using bulk aluminum, this work presents an investigation on the generation, ignition, and combustion of molten aluminum sprays. A novel dual-gas atomization method integrated with inductive heating was developed to produce aluminum sprays at pressures below 0.5 MPa, yielding droplets with a mean size of 180 µm. Finer droplets within the spray were successf
This is the first nationwide real-world register-based family study of factor V Leiden (FVL). To determine number of diagnosed patients with FVL in Sweden and the associated risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). The Swedish Multi-Generation Register was linked to the Swedish National patient register for the period 1964–2018. Patients with FVL (FVL heterozygotes or homozygotes) were linked to fam
INTRODUCTION: Central venous catheter (CVC) insertion is frequently required in patients with haematological diseases. Despite limited evidence, thrombocytopenia often prompts prophylactic platelet transfusion before catheterisation.METHODS: We conducted an observational before-and-after study including the first non-tunnelled CVC insertion performed in adult patients with haematological diseases
The present study explored the conceptualization of duration within Croatian-English bilinguals. Two established psychophysical tasks of duration reproduction were implemented to this extent, namely, modified versions of Casasanto’s (2005) growing lines and filling containers task. Participants were either tested with Croatian linguistic prompts or English linguistic prompts. The results showed th
This thesis explores how visibilisation, sexualisation, and humanisation works in parapole, which refers to pole dance performed by people with disabilities. These three themes are explored as binaries which this thesis deconstructs and problematises. As a generally highly sexualised sport, pole dance provides an interesting basis for analysis of the visuality of people with disabilities, as peopl
This thesis examines the shift in poetic authority from W.B. Yeats to Seamus Heaney through a comparative close reading of four poems: Yeats’s “To Ireland in the Coming Times” (1892) and “Easter, 1916” (1916), and Heaney’s “Digging” (1964) and “From the Frontier of Writing” (1985). Both poets are canonical figures in the Irish literary tradition, yet their positions within Irish history differ. Ye
This thesis examines how absence in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s A City of Sadness(1989) becomes an embodied viewing experience for a diasporic Taiwanese viewer. Rather than treating absence as a simple lack of visual or narrative information, the thesis understands it as a cinematic condition shaped by Taiwan’s historical trauma, unstable national identity, and geopolitical suspension. Through the analysis
This thesis examines the emerging visual culture surrounding carnivore diet influencers on Instagram, with particular attention to female content creators who publicly perform a carnivore lifestyle. It analyses how food practices are visually staged in carnivore lifestyle images on Instagram, which rhetorical strategies are utilised in these representations, and what these images seek to elicit fr
The rapid expansion of cloud computing and AI-driven digital services is reshaping global digital infrastructure, while simultaneously intensifying concerns surrounding the energy use, carbon emission, and broader environmental impacts of data centres. Although hyperscale Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) increasingly position cloud computing as sustainable and energy-efficient, it remains unclear wh
Since the introduction of the European Green Deal (EGD) in late 2019, a range of crises have significantly altered the European and global socio-economic-political landscape. From this turbulent period, a new EU policy narrative that focuses primarly on the pursuit of Competitiveness, Resilience and Security (CRS) has taken centre stage. Whereas the new CRS narrative does include environmental obj
The Dengue virus (DENV) is a significant global health threat, with increasing infection rates and confined therapeutic options. This project focuses on the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of Dengue virus, which plays its role in viral replication, as a target for fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD). Using the FragMAX facility at the MAX IV Laboratory, a crystallographic fragment screen was c
