More and more countries are now permitting a classification of structural elements with respect to fire exposure to be formulated analytically as an alternative to the internationally preualent method of classification, based on results of standard fire resistance tests. In some countries, the authorities also have taken the next step to approve a general practical application of a direct analytic

A successful model of liaison between the primary and secondary (hospital) levels of health care entails improved co-operation between hospital doctors and general practitioners (GPs). Since its introduction in Denmark in 1991, this approach has been adopted in Sweden and, to a lesser extent, in Norway. Important principles of the model include: 1) both at the primary and secondary level, responsi

Discussion and debate regarding decision-making that is 'in the best interest of the child' and that also considers the child's voice in these decisions have increased in recent years. A study was undertaken to identify everyday situations in medical and nursing care in which children had been allowed to have a voice or been denied the right. Twenty-six hospitalized children, ages 6 to 17 years, a

In a study of a Swedish emergency clinic, it was found that patients' waiting produced different forms of hostile interaction between staff members and patients. A patient's hostility was interpreted as being not only a result of waiting per se but also-and predominantly-due to some features inherent in the relevant situation: the semiotics of space and the organization of waiting. Emotional and i

In a consecutive and unselected series of 178 cases of carcinoma in situ of the breast (CIS), comprising both ductal (DCIS) and lobular type (LCIS), and a series of 48 cases of invasive carcinoma (IC) with predominance of DCIS, the association between histopathology, immunohistochemical markers (ER, PgR, MIB-1, c-erbB-2, and p53), and DNA ploidy was investigated, in order to discriminate biologica

The manual describes the use of Jitterbug, a Matlab toolbox for analysis of real-time control performance. The tool facilitates the computation of a quadratic performance index for a linear control system under various timing conditions.

Neutral B meson oscillations in the B-s(0) - , and B-d(0) - systems were studied using a sample of about 4.0 million hadronic Z decays recorded by the DELPHI detector between 1992 and 2000. Events with a high transverse momentum lepton were removed and a sample of 770 k events with an inclusively reconstructed vertex was selected. The mass difference between the two physical states in the B-d(0)

Popular Abstract in Swedish Ordet diffusion kommer från det latinska ordet diffu´sio som betyder spridning. Diffusion förekommer nästan överallt, även om man inte alltid kan se det. Exempelvis består all den luft som vi andas in av en mängd molekyler som diffunderar fram och tillbaka. Eller så kan det vara vattenmolekyler som diffunderar in till plåten på bilen och gör så att den rostar, eller varHindered diffusion occurs in the most different processes, as has been described in this thesis. It is very important to have an understanding of the influence of hindered diffusion on the mass transfer rate, especially when competing rate processes are acting simultaneously. Using mathematical modeling and simulation makes it possible to predict the effects of hindered diffusion. The systems that

BioArray Software Environment (BASE) is a web-based software package for storing, searching, and analyzing locally generated microarray data and information surrounding microarray production. The workflow begins in sample management and, optionally, microtiter plate tracking and ends in visualization and analysis of entire experiments. The relative ease with which new analysis plug-ins can be adde

Two examples of intraplacental choriocarcinoma are described. Both were small and had arisen in otherwise normal third trimester placentas. The covering mantle of many of the villi adjacent to the choriocarcinomas was formed, either focally or wholly, of neoplastic trophoblastic tissue: it is only at this stage of the development of a choriocarcinoma that villous structures are present, and a stud

Guidelines are used in information and quality management systems to ensure high quality by supporting design, production and communication processes. These guidelines can be presented as a conventional system on an intranet suitable for printouts, visualized as a traditional text-based report with a list of headings accompanied by tables and pictures or presented as paper documents in manuals or

Popular Abstract in Swedish Ärftlig blindhet orsakas oftast av sjukdomar där näthinnans fotoreceptorer, som ombesörjer omvandlingen av ljus till elektriska impulser, degenererar. Det anses att denna celldödsprocess styrs av ett antal olika mekanismer och projektets mål är att försöka identifiera och karaktärisera dessa mekanismer. Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) är en ärftlig sjukdom där en genetisk defRetinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited disorder and the leading cause of visual impairment in the working age population. It is caused by a number of different genetic mutations, all of which cause the rod photoreceptors to degenerate. As the rods become few in numbers, the cones will also begin to die, resulting in total blindness. Since the genetic defects leading to RP are numerous, it would