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Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease targeting multiple organ systems, including the nervous system. The cerebellum may be involved in prevalent neuropsychiatric manifestations, such as depression and cognitive dysfunction, alongside other prevalent SLE manifestations such as pain and fatigue. We aim to compare cerebellar volumes in SLE patients and healt
Background: Adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas (ASCP) is a rare and aggressive subtype of pancreatic cancer with a dismal prognosis. Futility in ASCP has been inadequately studied. The aim is to assess the incidence of futility in ASCP cases within a European cohort. Methods: Retrospective, multicenter European study including all consecutive patients who underwent surgery for ASCP between 20
Natural enemies provide an important ecosystem service, limiting the population densities of insect pests in agricultural crops. In white clover (Trifolium repens L.) grown for seed production, the white clover seed weevil (Protapion fulvipes Geoffrey) is a major factor limiting seed yields. We explored the abundances and parasitism rates of P. fulvipes in relation to local field management and la
AIMS: Inflammasome activation has emerged as a promising therapeutic target to reduce residual cardiovascular (CV) risk in patients on guideline lipid-lowering therapy. IL-1β and IL-6 have been intensively studied, whereas the role of the inflammasome-related cytokine IL-18 has gained less attention. Here we aimed to assess the associations of IL-18 with risk of coronary events and severity of ath
AIMS: Aging is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is also linked to a functional decline of the immune system. B cells contribute to atherosclerosis progression by antibody secretion, antigen presentation and T-cell regulation. During aging, CD11c+CD21low B cells accumulate, but it is unclear whether these age-associated B cells (ABCs) are linked with incident cardiovascular
In the face of accelerating climate disruption, imagination is increasingly recognised as a vital but underdeveloped dimension of transformative change. This article explores immersive soundwalks—location-based audio narratives experienced through walking—as techniques of experiential climate futuring and affective engagement. Drawing on qualitative analysis of 62 reflection texts written by unive
Background Women identified with psychosocial risk factors are at higher risk of interventions during labour and birth and adverse maternal outcomes. Midwifery Continuity of Care (MCoC) reduces interventions and improves maternal outcomes among low-risk women; however, evidence on MCoC’s impact among women with psychosocial risk factors is limited. This study aimed to investigate whether an MCoC m
It has been said that the Kalmar Union, the union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden between the late fourteenth and early sixteenth century, was typical of Europe at that time, but this has never been tested. A comparison is made here between the Kalmar Union, Poland–Lithuania, Castile–Aragon (Spain), and the Burgundian state, and particularly how they came into being. I con-sider four possible reaso
Airflow between rooms in an apartment is difficult to measure. Tracer gas methods can be used and will give good accuracy when fans are used to create well mixed air in each room. This will however affect the airflow between rooms with open doors. A series of experiments using single source tracer gas in 8 different apartments were performed in Sweden 2017-19. The time dependent concentration of t
Background: New long field-of-view (FOV) PET scanners using bismuth germanate (BGO) detectors without time-of-flight (TOF) capability are now available. These systems incorporate deep learning-based TOF (DLb-TOF) models to compensate for the absence of TOF. There is a lack of studies systematically investigating the optimal balance between signal to noise ratio and lesion detectability across a br
Background: Children in foster family care face elevated risks in mental and physical health, social functioning, and placement stability. Various interventions aim to strengthen foster family care, yet the evidence base remains unclear. Objective: This systematic review synthesizes evidence on the effects of interventions intended to strengthen foster family care on children’s well-being and func
Leaf chlorophyll (Chl) and carotenoids (Cxc) jointly govern light harvesting and photoprotection. However, concurrent retrieval from leaf reflectance remains challenging because Cxc absorption is weaker and strongly overlaps with Chl in the visible range. This spectral challenge, together with the physiological coordination between Chl and Cxc, motivates a multi-task learning (MTL) formulation for
Background. Seismocardiography (SCG) is a non-invasive, wearable technology that captures mechanical vibrations of the heart, offering a potential low-cost tool for assessing cardiac function. While conventional imaging modalities such as transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) provide detailed structural and volumetric measures, they are operator-dependent and re
Problem och syfte Organisationer's interkommunikation är idag viktigare än någonsin och detta vet organisationer och företag själva om. Det satsa's mer och mer på professionella resurser som ska ta hand om informationen inom företaget. Ändå klagar medarbetarna på att informationen är bristfällig. Vad beror detta på? Med utgångspunkt från detta är vårt syfte att undersöka hur en organi
Title: Improvisation ? a pedagogical perspective. This investigation studies how church musicians and pianists describe the use of improvisation in their teaching. The research questions focus on the relationship between improvisation and interpretation, the aim how to use improvisation and how this could be realized. To get the answer of these questions, I have interviewed two organists and two p
This study of pro-poor solid waste management (conducted in Manila 2006) look at waste both as a health problem and as a livelihood for the poor. Pro-poor solid waste management policies optimize social- environmental- and economic benefits for the poor. In practice, this mean creating job-security for informal waste-pickers (scavengers), establish subsidies to community based recycling schemes an
This thesis is a comparative analysis of language policy in the Post-Soviet states Ukraine and Kazakhstan, wherein the states are seen as rational actors using language as an instrument in the nation-building process. With a take-off point in an underframe of theories on the nation, national identity, instrumentalism, power and the particular role of language in the nation-building process, this t
Analysmaterialet i denna uppsats består av en rad riksdagsdokument behandlandes den svenska riksdagens cannabisdiskurs. Detta analysmaterial som behandlas är under perioden 1990 till 2007. Vi har även studerat hur policydebatten har förts i ett historiskt perspektiv under perioden 1968 fram till mitten av 1990-talet. Frågor utifrån en Foucaultinspirerad diskursanalys behandlar en rad ämnen inom d
The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, is described in Swedish mass media. The research question of the paper is "How was president Hugo Chávez portrayed in Swedish newspapers in the 2004 Venezuelan referendum?". The answer of this question provides information about how the mass media form the image of current political events which is an i
Syftet med studien var att ur ett genusperspektiv undersöka upplevelserna hos individer i kontakt med psykiatri och/eller socialtjänst. Förutom genus användes begrepp som livskvalité, återhämtning, makt och stigmatisering för att förstå brukarnas och personalens upplevelser. Studien, som var en tilläggsstudie till Milton Projekten, utfördes i tre kommuner i södra Skåne. Populationen var 76 brukare
