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STUDY DESIGN: Psychometric study.OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the data completeness, data distribution and ceiling/floor effects, internal consistency and convergent validity of the Swedish versions of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure IV (s-SCIM IV) and the Spinal Cord Independence Measure Self-report (s-SCIM-SR).SETTING: Swedish inpatient and outpatient spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation.METH
PURPOSE: Deleterious effects from concomitant gradients are amplified at lower field strengths and stronger gradients. We aimed to show the signal errors caused by concomitant gradients across a wide range of hardware configurations and propose corrections that can be applied during experimental design and analysis.THEORY AND METHODS: We derived a compact but accurate expression for concomitant gr
BackgroundClinical monitoring of patients with heart failure or cardiomyopathy is facilitated by detailed assessment of cardiac loading conditions. Specifically, alterations in preload and afterload may unmask pathology through effects on ventricular pressure–volume (PV) relations. Therefore, the aim was to assess non-invasive PV loops during left ventricular load manipulation in healthy participa
The increasing demand for accessible phosphorus sources, essential for plant growth, is placing growing pressure on both industry and academia. Here, we investigate nanoplatelets as carriers for phosphate species, using Laponite® as a model system for sprayable phosphorus formulations. We examine how phosphate species chain length (1, 2, 3, 14, 60, and 130 monomers) governs dispersion stability an
Abstract.– In ectothermic invertebrates, high temperatures generally accelerate developmental rates and decrease adult body sizes. However, such temperature effects on body size could have contrasting fitness effects in the two sexes, as under certain circumstances in some species small males may have higher mating success, but large female insects almost invariably have higher fecundity. Here we
The modulation of charge carrier dynamics by lattice motion is an inherent characteristic of photovoltaic materials. Increasing research interest in understanding and controlling this complex interaction has continuously grown for the past few years with the aim of further improving solar cells’ device performance. This review analyses recent studies on solution-processed organic polymers, hybrid
Advanced Parkinson’s disease (APD) often presents challenges such as irregular gastric absorption and delayed gastric emptying, leading to significant and unpredictable fluctuations in both motor and non-motor symptoms. Our study is a real-world, open-label study of the tolerability and efficacy of subcutaneous infusion of Foslevodopa/Foscarbidopa (FL/FC) focus on comparing White Caucasian patient
The entorhinal cortex is the first region to develop tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease and primary age-related tauopathy, yet the reasons for this selective vulnerability remain unclear. We developed a computational model in which neuronal activity and amyloid-β (Aβ) modulate tau transport, hypothesizing that this mechanism explains entorhinal vulnerability to early tau pathology. The model com
Background: The 2022 European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society (ESC/ERS) pulmonary hypertension definition only consider resistant right ventricular (RV) load (pulmonary vascular resistance [PVR]), but not pulsatile load (pulmonary artery compliance [PAC]) known to be important. Objectives: The authors aimed to compare severity-grading of RV afterload using the current pulmonary
This study examines the role of neighbourhood status in partner selection during the early and mid-20th century, a period of rapid industrialization and social change. While contemporary research emphasizes achieved characteristics such as education, historical marriage patterns were more strongly shaped by ascriptive factors. Yet, the influence of neighbourhood context on assortative mating remai
Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to investigate baseline predictors of unacceptable pain, overall and in patients with low inflammatory activity, as well as of pain over time, in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: We studied patients newly diagnosed with RA in Sweden in 2012-2020 (N = 10297), using data from several national registers. Pain was assessed by a Visual Ana
Introduction: Early and risky sexual behaviours among adolescents contribute to adverse health outcomes, yet evidence from school-based settings in India, particularly from methodologically robust samples, remains limited. Previous research in India has documented sexual attitudes and behaviours in specific contexts; however, to our knowledge, no study has examined both risk and protective factors
The transformation from a fossil-based economy toward the bioeconomy offers a promising avenue for addressing various Sustainable Development Goals but also poses a major societal challenge (SC). Designing effective place-based innovation policies to tackle this SC requires acknowledging that regions differ in their readiness to contribute to the bioeconomy transformation and understanding which p
Objective: To evaluate the impact of a systematic, multi-component ultra-low-dose imaging protocol on radiation and contrast exposure during endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) across diverse anatomical complexities. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 331 consecutive EVAR procedures at a tertiary vascular center were analyzed. Patients treated with an integrated ultra-low-dose protocol (Gr
Mucins 5AC (MUC5AC) and 5B (MUC5B) are the major mucins providing the organizing framework for the airway's mucus gel. We retrieved bronchial mucosal biopsies and bronchial wash (BW) samples through bronchoscopy from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n = 38), healthy never-smokers (n = 40), and smokers with normal lung function (n = 40). The expression of MUC5AC and MUC5B was as
