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Background: When the same dose of iodine is given to all patients when performing abdominal computed tomography (CT) there may be a wide inter-individual variation in contrast medium (CM) enhancement of the liver. Purpose: To evaluate if any of the measures body height (BH), body mass index (BMI), lean body mass (LBM), ideal body weight (IBW), and body surface area (BSA) correlated better than bod
Intraneuronal inclusions containing alpha-synuclein (a-syn) constitute one of the pathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) and are accompanied by severe neurodegeneration of A9 dopaminergic neurons located in the substantia nigra. Although to a lesser extent, A10 dopaminergic neurons are also affected. Neurodegeneration of other neuronal populations, such as the cholinergic, serotonergic
BACKGROUND: Individuals with low income have poorer health and should, therefore, have higher health expenditure than people with high income particularly in countries with a universal health care system. However, it has been discussed if social inequities in health diminish with age and we, hence, aimed to analyse this question. METHODS: We performed an age stratified cross-sectional analysis usi
Title_ Metric points of gravity in music - interaction between meter and rhythm and its role in the process of musical interpretation. The aim of the present study is to shed more light on the following questions: What is the role of interaction between meter and rhythm in the process of musical interpretation? What motives lie behind the choices that music students make when interpreting a piece
Abstrakt Bakgrund: Kvinnlig könsstympning definieras som delvis eller totalt avlägsnande av kvinnans könsdelar eller åsamkande av annan skada av icke-medicinska skäl. 2014 beräknades enligt WHO mer än 125 miljoner flickor och kvinnor vara könsstympade. I Sverige uppskattas det leva cirka 38 000 könsstympade kvinnor. Ingreppet kan medföra kronisk smärta, svårigheter i samband med miktion och me
The first stories about Kluskap, the culture hero of the Mi’kmaq in eastern Canada, were written down at the end of the 19th century. The romantic epoch and the environmental failures of industrialism had generated a growing interest for the “Indian”, who seemed to inherit the continent’s authentic “poetry of the Volk” and harbour deep wisdom about nature. The first written literature about Kluska
An association between severe infant bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and subsequent wheezing is well documented. High levels of urinary eosinophil protein X (U-EPX) have been related to active disease in asthmatic children. The aim of this study was to analyse whether RSV bronchiolitis leads to an increase in U-EPX levels and whether wheezing is more common in children with
The Commission of the European Communities (CEC) research project "Predictivity and optimisation in medical radiation protection" addressed fundamental operational limitations in existing radiation protection mechanisms. The first part of the project aimed at investigating (1) whether the CEC image quality criteria could be used for optimization or a radiographic process and (2) whether significan
OBJECTIVE—To estimate the occurrence of early-onset renal involvement in a nationwide population-based cohort of young adults with diabetes in Sweden and relate the findings to glycemic control, type of diabetes, sex, smoking, and blood pressure. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—The Diabetes Incidence Study in Sweden aims to register all incident cases of diabetes in the age-group 15–34 years. In 1987
Many of the core proteins in Photosystem II (PS II) undergo reversible phosphorylation. It is known that protein phosphorylation controls the repair cycle of Photosystem II. However, it is not known how protein phosphorylation affects the partial electron transport reactions in PS II. Here we have applied variable fluorescence measurements and EPR spectroscopy to probe the status of the quinone ac
Popular Abstract in Swedish Personer, särskilt äldre, som vårdas på sjukhus kan under vårdtiden utveckla ett tillfälligt förvirringstillstånd (akut konfusion, ACS). Tillståndet är ofta förenat med obehag för patienten och efteråt ber de ibland vårdarna om ursäkt för sitt beteende. Det är därför angeläget att vårdarna har en uppfattning om hur de skall förhålla sig till patientens förvirrade beteenThe aims of this thesis were to investigate factors of significance for the development of acute confusional state (ACS), the confusional episodes, the lived experiences of having been confused in elderly patients admitted for emergency or elective surgery in orthopaedic care. A further aim was to investigate the nurses’ view of the ACS and the encounter with patients who developed ACS. A case stu
Background: Carboxypeptidase B from the pancreatic gland may exist in three different molecular and immunoreactive forms: the proenzyme, the active enzyme, and the activation peptide. Aims: To investigate levels of procarboxypeptidase B (proCAPB) and its activation peptide in serum in acute pancreatitis to test the accuracy of these two variables as markers for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis
2009 infördes de första svenska reglerna kring begränsningar av rätten att göra avdrag för ränteutgifter. De svenska reglerna kring ränteavdragsbegränsningar infördes mot bakgrund av den ökning av skatteplanering som kunnat ses utnyttjas inom intressegemenskaper. Reglerna kring begränsning av avdragsrätten för ränteutgifter har sedan dess uppdaterats såväl 2013 som 2019. Samtliga av dessa regelpakIn 2009, the first Swedish rules were introduced regarding restrictions on the right to deduct interest expenses. The Swedish rules on interest deduction restrictions were introduced against the background of the increase in tax planning that could be seen to be used within communities of interest. The rules on limiting the right to deduct interest expenses have since been updated in both 2013 and
Även om Sverige anses vara ett av världens mest jämställda länder så anmäls hundratals fall av misstänkt könsdiskriminering varje år. Det svenska rättighetsskyddet utgörs till stor del av Europeiska Unionens bestämmelser som omvandlats till svensk lag som myndigheter och domstolar behöver följa. Risken finns att gravida kvinnor diskrimineras på arbetsmarknaden och därför är syftet med uppsatsen atEven though Sweden is considered to be one of the world's most equal countries, hundreds of cases of suspected gender discrimination are reported every year. The legal protection in Sweden largely consists of regulations from the European Union that have been transformed into Swedish law. There is a risk that pregnant women are discriminated against in the labour market and therefore the purpo
Palsa mires are typical wetland landscapes of the Arctic regions, consisting of mosaics of palsas (raised formations of peat and permafrost) and shallow ponds, all embedded in wet mires. These heterogeneous habitats support rich and abundant wader populations, which breed there during the short Arctic summer. Although being threatened by climate change, relatively little is known about the ecologi
Job satisfaction is a complex concept that has mainly been investigated in a quantitative nature from several perspectives. Most past studies have focused solely on investigating full-time employees quantitatively, without taking into account other employment types such as part-time student employees, or other methods of data collection. Additionally, a lack of studies exist focusing on comparing
Green energy defaults (where the uptake of renewable energy is promoted among households by opt-out tariffs) are gaining increasing interest with policy makers, due to the high enrolment rates shown in (experimental) studies. Such default choices are often justified on normative and behavioural grounds as although consumers express a desire and willingness to pay for green energy, they often fail
Bathing water is of great concern as almost all bodies of water in Sweden today are affected by human activities. Usage of models for bathing water quality may give the possibility to assess and evaluate short-term contamination. The main objective of this thesis was to develop and evaluate a script for degradation of the faecal indicator bacteria Escherichia coli, E. coli, in an aquatic environme
Particle size can be an important variable to know in many different areas, be it smoke simulations, toxicity of materials or tests of face masks. Fires in a reduced oxygen environment can occur for ventilation-controlled fires or in areas with artificially lowered oxygen levels. The effects of lower concentrations of oxygen on heat release rate, smoke production etc. has been studied, but any eff
