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Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) were introduced as a tool to optimize radiation protection in medical imaging. Conditions for dose assessment have evolved significantly. This study explores how effectively the current DRL system functions and whether it requires adjustment. The analysis focuses on the national DRL system in Sweden and includes European projects and guidelines for reference. The
Wildlife in recreational hunting exists within a complex intersection of economic, ethical, and ecological concerns. Hunting offers personal fulfillment and supports conservation, while also driving a broader market of hunting-related goods and services. Yet, wildlife is often treated as unowned (res nullius) until harvested, leaving its value largely unregulated before capture or death. Yet we sh
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well-established, evidence-based treatment for common mental disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, treatment outcomes vary widely, and a substantial proportion of patients do not achieve sufficient improvement. Robust predictors of individual differences in symptom change are currently lacking. Gen
Background: Cardiovascular risk factor control reduces the risk of recurrent events after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Long-term post-ACS management is poorly studied. Objectives: To assess frequency of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) monitoring and target achievement during 3 years post-ACS. Methods: Data from all patients hospitalized for ACS in Up
Following Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military invasion of Gaza, violent hate crimes against Jews and Muslims in Sweden have risen, mirroring a trend seen in many parts of the world. Swedish Jews have reported feeling increasingly unsafe within mainstream society and pressured to distance themselves from the state of Israel. Meanwhile, Jews who openly disapprove of Zionism ha
Review of the documentary film "Psychedelic Psalm"
Gästkrönika. Den samlade forskningen är tydlig – det finns mycket som kan göras för att öka skogens klimatnytta. Det avgörande är att förstärka och värna kolsänkan samt att använda en större del av träråvaran till en ny mix av produkter. Det skriver Markku Rummukainen, professor på centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap vid Lunds universitet.
This paper outlines the development of the specialist medical physicist role in Sweden. Since introducing certification in 1999, the need for advanced expertise in patient safety, technology, optimization, and regulation became evident. In response, the Swedish Medical Physicist Association and the Swedish Society for Radiation Physics launched a national specialist training program in 2004, furth
Excitons are primary elementary excitations in solids that present both fundamental interest and technological importance, showing great potential for photospintronic and quantum transduction applications. The emerging coherent collective excitations in two-dimensional antiferromagnetic semiconductors raise prospects for spin-exciton interactions and multifield control schemes. However, realizing
BackgroundLeft atrial volume index (LAVI) is associated with recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) during flecainide treatment. Nevertheless, AF patients with normal LAVI experience rhythm control failure. Our study sought to compare the association between left atrial strain and LAVI with rhythm control failure, in flecainide treated patients with AF.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included c
This edited collection offers the first engagement with Werner G. Jeanrond’s theological thinking, spanning from hermeneutics through systematic theology to politics.Available open access and featuring more than twenty renowned scholars with a global reach, this work tackles one of Jeanrond’s key questions: “How can theological thought begin today, in the midst of a confusing plurality of methods?
Filtration through porous media is the oldest form of drinking water treatment and, to this day, constitutes a focal point of research in water engineering. Mathematical models of filtration are often used in conjunction with supplementary models of concurrent phenomena. For instance, both fluid flow inside and outside the filtering medium are of interest, and models of both flow through porous me
Forests are integral to the global carbon cycle, acting as major carbon sinks, though their capacity can be altered by climate and land use changes. India has a diverse forest ecosystem, but the dynamics and changes in its carbon stocks under a changing climate are not well understood. This study investigates the regional and temporal changes in vegetation carbon biomass (VCB) within Indian forest
If asset prices have no jumps it is known that the growth optimal Kelly strategy lies on the local efficient frontier, that is has maximal instantaneous Sharpe ratio. In this paper we show that, when asset prices have jumps, this property ceases to hold. However, the discrepancy is small for jumps with magnitude less than 25%. Our results further indicate that a Kelly trader fears market crashes b
One of the major subfields of chemical ecology is the study of toxins and how they mediate interactions between organisms. Toxins produced by harmful algae (phycotoxins) impact a wide variety of organisms connected to the marine food web. Significant research efforts have thus aimed to identify the ecological and evolutionary drivers behind harmful algal blooms (HABs) to facilitate their forecasti
Background: Ambulatory oxygen therapy can be used to treat exertional hypoxaemia during daily life activities in people with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, evidence for its efficacy is scarce. This trial aimed to compare the effects of ambulatory oxygen with ambulatory air on physical activity in daily life over 6 months in people with fibrotic ILD and isolated exertional hypox
