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Itch is a common symptom, but there is limited evidence on the prevalence of itch in children. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of itch in schoolchildren. A questionnaire was developed by experts in the field and based on a literature search. The questionnaire was applied in a pilot study of 25 consecutively selected paediatric patients and their parents. It confirmed the high co
The increase in average seasonal temperatures has an impact in the occupational field, especially for those sectors whose work activities are performed outdoors (agricultural, road and construction sectors). Among the adaptation measures and solutions developed to counteract occupational heat strain, personal cooling garments represent a wearable technology designed to remove heat from the human b
Climate change is adversely impacting the burden of diarrheal diseases. Despite significant reduction in global prevalence, diarrheal disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young children in low- and middle-income countries. Previous studies have shown that diarrheal disease is associated with meteorological conditions but the role of large-scale climate phenomena such as
Review-essay on ArkDes exhibition on Sigurd Lewerentz.
Our understanding of the present is informed by the past and the future as ideas about where we are right now are shaped by our memories of where we have been and our expectations about where we are going. This paper explores how the understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic was influenced both by experiences from past pandemics and predictions about the present. The paper focuses on the Swedish Publ
COVID-19-pandemins första våg präglades av stor osäkerhet kring den nya sjukdomen och experter världen mobiliserade för att kartlägga den nya sjukdomen, hastigheten i dess spridning och dess dödlighet. På grund av dessa osäkerheter blev epidemiologiska modeller en viktig resurs i arbetet med att bemöta och hantera pandemin. Genom att modellera dess troliga förlopp och påverkan skapade epidemiologi
This study addresses a one-to-one relation between articulation and acoustics at segment boundaries. The study focuses on Swedish word accents and how a rising or falling tone affect vowel segment duration. The paper explains how segment boundaries are a result of rapid movements of the articulators. In the acceleration profile, this is identified as peak acceleration, which can be measured. The t
Room temperature oxygen hydrogenation below graphene flakes supported by Ir(111) is investigated through a combination of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and density functional theory calculations using an evolutionary search algorithm. We demonstrate how the graphene cover and its doping level can be used to trap and characterize dense mixed O-OH-H2O phases that o
We used diblock poly(acrylic acid)-b-poly(2-dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate) (PAA-b-PDMAEMA) polyampholytes to prepare core-shell complexes with ionic surfactants. The dispersions have been characterized by means of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM), dynamic light-scattering, and zeta potential methods. Using cationic or anionic surfactants
According to religious fictionalism, a non-believer can participate in religious life by playing a game of make-believe. Considering how games of make-believe build on imagination and pretence, I argue that religious fictionalism requires the non-believing participant to engage in role-playing. Turning to the literature on role-playing games, I demonstrate how religious fictionalism conforms to a
Background: Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is key to the success of public transport and for sustainable urban and regional development. Previous research has often focused on delivering TOD in urban areas with high population and building densities. This highlights the need to broaden the scope of TOD approaches to also include less densely populated areas located outside the immediate urban
This study presents an ethnographic exploration of subjective experiences relying on different historicizations and the ways they inform the connections between law and justice in Northern Kurdistan. By analyzing law and justice as ethnographic objects whose forms and functions are contingent upon being named and attributed meanings, inquiries focus on various historicizations/spatializations in N
The thesis studies a European Union legal form for organisation from the perspective of EU law and Swedish law on associations (associationsrätt). The legal form in focus is the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), which was introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 of 25 June 2009 (the ERIC Regulation). The ERIC legal form allows states and intergovernmental organisations t
In 1969, a government report concluded that there was a need for closer contact between the citizens and Swedish government agencies. Television, at this time still considered a new medium, was highlighted in the report as a valuable form of mass communication with great yet unfulfilled promise as a disseminator of government information. A heated debate about the role and function of government i
Background: West Virginia has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose related deaths and is known as the epicenter of the opioid crisis in the United States. In an effort to reduce opioid-related harms, SB 273 was signed in 2018, and aimed to restrict opioid prescribing in West Virginia. SB 273 was enacted during a time when physician arrests and convictions had been increasing for years and w
Residual stress affects component performance, and the existence of pre-stress changes the residual stress of machined surfaces as well, emphasizing the importance of studying the evolution of residual stress in sequential cutting. This paper reports a numerical investigation of the machining-induced residual stress profile of sequential cuts for orthogonal cutting of AISI 304, considering the eff
Recycling of livestock manure in agroecosystems has been shown to enhance the sustainability of food production and reduce adverse environmental consequences from intensive crop-livestock systems. However, the effect of manure application on the associations between soil quality and ecosystem multifunctionality still remains poorly understood. Hereby, we used a five-year field experiment to invest
