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Background New treatment strategies for early rheumatoid arthritis are evolving rapidly. We aimed to compare addition of conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine) with addition of a tumour necrosis factor antagonist (infliximab) to methotrexate in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Methods We undertook a randomised trial in 15 rheumatology uni
A random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) protocol was developed for interlaboratory use to discriminate food-borne Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 from other serogroups of Y. enterocolitica and from Y. enterocolitica-like species. Factors that were studied regarding the RAPD performance were choice of primers and concentration of PCR reagents (template DNA, MgCl2, primer and Taq DNA polymerase). A fa
model the optimal Bayesian foraging strategy in environments with only two patch qualities. That is, all patches either belong to one rich type, or to one poor type. This has been a situation created in several foraging experiments. In contrast, previous theories of Bayesian foraging have dealt with prey distributions where patches may belong to one out of a large range of qualities (binomial, Poi
This paper presents a joint experimental and large eddy simulation (LES) study of lean premixed low swirl stabilized methane/air flames at different Reynolds numbers (Re similar to 20,000-100,000). The aims are to investigate the sensitivity of the structures and dynamics of low swirl flames to the inflow boundary conditions and to evaluate the capability of an LES flamelet model in predicting the
The relationship between palynological diversity and floristic diversity was studied on the basis of sediment surface sample pollen data from nine small lakes and vegetation data within a 250 m radius from the lake shore of each. The nine study areas are situated in the patchy cultural landscape of Southern Estonia and were chosen to represent landscape changes along a gradient from closed forest
OBJECTIVE-Previous studies have suggested that preterm birth is associated with diabetes later in life. These studies have shown inconsistent results for late preterm births and have had various limitations, including the inability to evaluate diabetic outpatients or to estimate risk across the full range of gestational ages. Our objective was to determine whether preterm birth is associated with
Purpose: Flattening filters (FFs) have been considered as an integral part of the treatment head of a medical accelerator for more than 50 years. The reasons for the longstanding use are, however, historical ones. Advanced treatment techniques, such as stereotactic radiotherapy or intensity modulated radiotherapy have stimulated the interest in operating linear accelerators in a flattening filter
The basis for this thesis is a proposal presented by the British government in 2003. It was suggested in the proposal that asylum claims should not be assessed within the EU. Instead all asylum seekers arriving irregularly at the borders of a Member State of the European Union - the EU - should be returned to an asylum center, a camp, established in an asylum producing area of the world. Here the
Web 2.0, popularly known as social media is gaining attention from organizations as a tool for capturing the tacit knowledge of employees. Social media has been highly successful in the internet which has gained it this attention. However, organizations, which employ social media inside have faced many hurdles to making them a success in meeting their goals. This does not mean that social media is
Abstract Title: Prescription for a Brand in Change Seminar Date: 2010-06-03 Course: BUSM08, Master Thesis in International Marketing and Brand Management Authors: Helena Bjarne, Linn af Klint and Anna Philipson Advisor: Ulf Elg Keywords: Branding, Change, Corporate Brand, Internal Brand Building Purpose: The purpose with our research is to study the internal work process with a brand in order to s
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a severe infrastructure deficit, particularly in the power sector and this is broadly recognised as a barrier to poverty alleviation, economic growth and sustainable development in the region. At the same time, the region is rich in natural resources and the mining sector, which already makes a significant contribution to national economies is currently expanding an
Arbetsdomstolens partsammansättning har länge ifrågasatts. Fyra av sju ledamöter utnämns på förslag av centrala arbetsmarknadsorganisationer. Denna sammansättning är en konsekvens av att den svenska arbetsrättsliga lagstiftningen utgår ifrån den s.k. svenska modellen med kollektivavtalsbärande centrala arbetsmarknadsorganisationer som legala representanter för arbetsmarknadens parter. I den juridiThe composition of the Swedish Labour Court with members representing the interests of employers and employees has been questioned since long. Four out of seven members are appointed and mandated on proposals of central labour market organizations (this members are hereinafter referred to as “interest members”). This composition is an effect of the fact that the Swedish labour legislation assumes
I juni förra året föreslog Kommissionen att tillämpningen av Koncentrationsförordningen skulle utvidgas till att omfatta icke-kontrollerande minoritetsförvärv. Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att bedöma huruvida den föreslagna reformen är motiverad från ett rättsligt perspektiv. Det finns belägg för att icke-kontrollerande minoritetsförvärv kan ha väsentliga negativa effekter för konkurrensen. SåIn June 2013, the Commission proposed that the scope of merger control in the EU should be extended to include non-controlling minority shareholding acquisitions. The purpose of this thesis is to assess whether the proposed legal reform is motivated from a legal perspective. There is proof that non-controlling minority shareholdings may have significant anti-competitive effects. Indeed, such acqu
Ett förändrat klimat som en funktion av den pågående globala uppvärmningen kan i Sverige komma att leda till en ökning av naturkatastrofer i form av bland annat skred. Längs Norsälven i Värmland har det vid flera tidigare tillfällen inträffat skred och området har nu valts ut av Statens Geotekniska Institut (SGI) för att under 2013-2014 användas som ett pilotprojekt inom ett regeringsuppdrag för sThe oncoming climate change due to the progressing global warming may in Sweden lead to an increase in natural disasters, among other e.g. in the form of landslides. Alongside the river Norsälven in Värmland there has on several occasions occurred landslides and this area has now been selected by the Swedish Geotechnical Institute (SGI) to be used during the period 2013-2014 for a pilot project fo
Fängelset har sedan länge varit ett mycket aktuellt ämne och är för många en symbol för brott och straff tack vare flera skildringar i litteraturens, filmens och musikens värld. Dess organisation och administration har aldrig varit självklar och fängelset har flera gånger reformerats. Ett fascinerande fängelsesystem hette Panopticon och utvecklades i slutet av 1700-talet av den brittiske filosofen
Den första Dublinförordningens tillkomst var ett resultat av de institutionella förändringar som följde av Amsterdamfördragets ikraftträdande. Dess upprättande var också ett resultat av de slutsatser som det Europeiska rådet enades om under sitt möte i Tammerfors år 1999. Rådet beslutade då att unionens medlemsstater på sikt skulle ha ett gemensamt asylsystem. Dublinförordningen trädde i kraft åThe first Dublin Regulation was a result of those institutional changes that followed by the Amsterdam Treaty coming into force. The establishment was also a result of the European Council’s conclusions, from their meeting in Tampere in 1999. During the meeting The Council agreed to create a common European asylum system. The Dublin Regulation entered into force in 2003. The purpose of the regul
Ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions produce a state of hot and dense strongly interacting QCD matter called quark-gluon plasma (QGP). On an event-by-event basis, the volume of the QGP in ultracentral collisions is mostly constant, while its total entropy can vary significantly due to quantum fluctuations, leading to variations in the temperature of the system. Exploiting this unique feature of
BackgroundPediatric heart-lung transplantation (pHLTx) remains the only treatment option for children with significant and fixed elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in the setting of uncorrectable end-stage heart disease. We aimed to determine the characteristics, waiting list course and long-term outcomes for children listed for pHLTx within the Scandiatransplant region.MethodsThis w
