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Purpose The study aims to develop easy-to-implement concomitant field-compensated gradient waveforms with varying velocity-weighting (M1) and acceleration-weighting (M2) levels and to evaluate their efficacy in correcting signal dropouts and preserving the black-blood state in liver diffusion-weighted imaging. Additionally, we seek to determine an optimal degree of compensation that minimizes sign
Background: A new Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation without the race variable has been recently proposed (CKD-EPIAS). This equation has neither been validated outside USA nor compared with the new European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) and Lund-Malmö Revised (LMREV) equations, developed in European cohorts. Methods: Standardized creatinine and measured glomerular filtr
Background: Multimorbidity is increasingly acknowledged as a significant health concern, particularly among older individuals. It is associated with a decline in quality of life and psychosocial well-being as well as an increased risk of being referred to multiple healthcare providers, including more frequent admissions to emergency departments. Person-centered care interventions tailored to indiv
OBJECTIVES: Using a nationally-representative, cross-sectional cohort, we examined nutritional markers of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in adults via machine learning.METHODS: A total of 16429 men and non-pregnant women ≥ 20 years of age were analysed from five consecutive cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Cohorts from years 2013-2016 (n = 6673) was used for external va
Collaboration between academia and industry is believed important for innovation: industry needs academic expertise and know-how and academics need empirical data, test beds and more. So what needs to be improved? A pilot study conducted for BillerudKorsnäs confirms findings in previous research: the main challenge to industry-academia collaboration is the lack of mutual understanding of each oth
Background: There are at least three broad conceptual models for the impact of the social environment on adult disease: the critical period, social mobility, and cumulative life course models. Several studies have shown an association between each of these models and mortality. However, few studies have investigated the importance of the different models within the same setting and none has been p
Objective. To evaluate the Cockcroft - Gault (CG) equation, using various body weight expressions, and the Sawyer equation in predicting glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using an enzymatic and zero-calibrated Jaffe plasma-creatinine assay, and to derive a new robust equation in adults. Material and methods. The CG weight measures included total, ideal and adjusted body weight (ABW; lowest of total
Senescence is characterized by a decline in survival, fecundity and reproductive value with age among adult individuals. Simple age-dependent life cycles progress forward through developmental stages, with each successive stage being characterized by age-specific vital rates. In contrast, size- or stage-based life cycles for perennial plants are more complex and often include stasis and retrogress
Hydrological modelling is essential for effective water resources management, as it represents complex physical processes through mathematical equations to improve our understanding of the water cycle. FLEXG is a glacio-hydrological model that has been successfully applied and found to perform well in glacierized regions. This study seeks to improve the capability of classical FLEXG model for glac
Pharmaceutical manufacturing of parenteral injections must be fine-tuned to yield a stable API through efficient production methods. Assessing a products processability is essential to ensure consistent manufacturing and safe drug administration, of which powder flowability and dissolution both have a direct impact. Spray drying is a particle engineering technique to modify these parameters, howev
I familjerätten finns två former av vårdnad, ensam vårdnad och gemensam vårdnad. Den sistnämnda vårdnadsformen utgör utgångspunkten vid bedömningen av vilken vårdnadsform som är lämpligast. En utgångspunkt som har varit så stark att den har gett upphov till en presumtion för gemensam vårdnad. Uppsatsen undersöker den gemensamma vårdnadens rättsutveckling med utgångspunkt i vårdnadsreformerna 199Within the area of family law there exists two forms of legal child custody, sole custody and joint custody. The last form is the starting point in court when deciding upon which form of custody constitutes the most suitable one. The strength of the previously mentioned starting point are of such degree that a presumption for joint custody took shape. The essay examines how the development of chi
According to conventional economic wisdom, deregulation and liberalization of private and public enterprises will enhance competition, which will lead to an expansion of production, trade, and general welfare. As more markets are deregulated and more services are being privatized, the public procurement market is expanding and more professionals will come in contact with public procurement either
Vräkning är en av de mest ingripande åtgärder och traumatiserande upplevelser som någon, särskilt ett barn, kan vara med om. Under 2017 vräktes enligt Kronofogdemyndighetens statistik 392 barn och hyresskulder utgör den vanligaste orsaken till att en barnfamilj avhyses. I nästan hälften av fallen sker avhysningen för hyresskulder för belopp under 10 000 kronor. Detta trots att det är mer fördelaktEviction is one of the most traumatic experiences anybody experience – a fact which holds especially true for children. According to the statistics of the Swedish Enforcement Authority 392 children were evicted in Sweden during the year of 2017. Rental debt is the most common cause of the eviction of families, and in almost half of all cases the debt amounts to less than 10 000 SEK. That said, it
After the Brexit referendum on the 23rd of June 2016 it is evident that the UK might be leaving the EU. In light of EU law, and the leave-campaign, the question of what will happen to UK merger control post-Brexit is especially riveting due to the internationality of merger control and the high impact of EU-control on competition law. Thus, the purpose of this thesis is to examine what would be th
I Sverige finns det idag möjlighet för skattskyldiga att göra skatteavdrag för resor till och från arbetet med den verkliga resekostnaden. I Norge får man göra ett färdmedelsneutralt skatteavdrag baserat på sträckan mellan hemmet och arbetsplatsen. I Frankrike får alla skattskyldiga ett schabloniserat avdrag om 10 % av inkomsten som är tänkt att täcka samtliga utgifter för att förvärva och bibehålIn present day Sweden, taxpayers can make a tax deduction for actual commuting expenses. In Norway the tax deduction for commuting expenses is based purely on distance and therefore independent on mode of transportation. In France every taxpayer receives a standard deduction of 10 % of their salary. In the United Kingdom, no deduction is allowed for commuting expenses. In 2019, the Swedish governm
Sustainability Reporting (SR) has hitherto been discretionary in most Asian countries; however, a new paradigm – mandatory SR – is emerging in South Korea, provoked by the EU’s SR regulation, Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The Korean government plans to enforce SR legislation in 2025, targeting large firms. However, little is known
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide and the incidence is increasing. Women in low- and middle-income countries have a high mortality to incidence ratio mainly due to a lack of resources and organized health-care. A cheap and reliable breast diagnostic tool could enable an earlier diagnosis for low-resource countries and contribute to a reduction in breast cancer mortality. We
This study evaluates and compares two different wastewater treatment technologies from a life cycle perspective. The evaluating technologies are Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) technology with a microfiltration membrane and Iso-Disc technology. Both technologies are gaining market share and are an important step in a wastewater treatment plant to guarantee good effluent quality of water. In this study w
