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BACKGROUND: Timely assessment of the burden of HIV/AIDS is essential for policy setting and programme evaluation. In this report from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (GBD 2015), we provide national estimates of levels and trends of HIV/AIDS incidence, prevalence, coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART), and mortality for 195 countries and territories from 1980 to 2015.METHODS: For countri

Background High-dose aspirin (>= 500 mg daily) reduces long-term incidence of colorectal cancer, but adverse effects might limit its potential for long-term prevention. The long-term effectiveness of lower doses (75-300 mg daily) is unknown. We assessed the effects of aspirin on incidence and mortality due to colorectal cancer in relation to dose, duration of treatment, and site of tumour. Methods

The aim of the present study was to examine mean HbA1c and blood pressure levels during a 5 year period in 442 type 1 adult diabetic patients in relation to the incidence and progression of retinopathy, nephropathy and to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The study showed, that in patients under routine care at a diabetic unit with four visits to the out-patient clinic per year, the intraind

IMPORTANCE In age-related macular degeneration (AMD), rare variants in the complement system have been described, but their functional consequences remain largely unexplored. OBJECTIVES To identify new rare variants in complement genes and determine the functional effect of identified variants on complement levels and complement regulation in serum samples from carriers and noncarriers. DESIGN, SE

It is well established that high ambient heat could cause congenital abnormalities resulting in miscarriage or stillbirth among certain species of mammals. However, this has not been systematically studied in real field settings among humans, despite the potential value of such knowledge for estimating the impact of global warming on the human species. This study sought to test the hypothesis that

Context. Parallaxes for 331 classical Cepheids, 31 Type II Cepheids, and 364 RR Lyrae stars in common between Gaia and the Hipparcos and Tycho-2 catalogues are published in Gaia Data Release 1 (DR1) as part of the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution (TGAS). Aims. In order to test these first parallax measurements of the primary standard candles of the cosmological distance ladder, which involve astrom

Microsoft Word - Papaya Policy Brief F - 31-08-17 2000 Zero draft Papaya Policy Brief 1 Feel the Churn: Gender, Age and Maize Productivity in Central-Eastern Africa, 2002 – 2013/15 Martin Prowse1, Aida Isinika2, Miriam Joshua3, Audrey Kalindi4, Elibariki Msuya5, Wapulumuka Mulwafu6 and Mukata Wamulume7 Gendered yield gaps within snapshot survey cross-sections hide considerable churn of households

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Different types of climate labels for food products 1 Lund 090525 Different types of climate labels for food products Lunds Universitet Masters Thesis 2009 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE International Master’s Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science (LUMES) Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) By Olof Blomq

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Microsoft Word - Dahl_Courtney_Thesis_2010.doc Connecting consumption with environmental impact: Waste prevention and Pay as You Throw, a collective case study in Sweden Author: Courtney A. Dahl  For the degree of: Master of Science  Thesis Supervisor: Ann Åkerman, PhD  ann.akerman@lucsus.lu.se  Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, LUCSUS Geocentrum 1, Solvegatan 10  P.O. Box 170, SE

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ABSTRACT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS TO THE IRRIGATION WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES IN EGYPT Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Science at Lund University, Sweden Nino Malashkhia Email: nino.malashkhia.052@student.lu.se November 2003 Supervised by Dr. Per Hillbur Malmö University, Sweden E-mail: Per.Hillbur@ts.mah.se ABSTRACT The present

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Course-outline-COSB45: Social Movements in East and South-East Asia.docx COSB45: Social Movements in East and South-East Asia Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University Summer 2024 Online Period: 11 June – 11 August (7.5 credits) Course Director: Chontida Auikool (chontida.auikool@ace.lu.se) Gina Song Lopez (chih-lan.song@ace.lu.se) This course provides a comprehensive overview

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The ever increasing data rates in wireless communication require analog to digital converters (ADCs) with greater requirements on speed and accuracy, while being power efficient to prolong battery life. This dissertation contains an introduction to the field and five papers that focus on the continuous-time (CT) Delta-Sigma modulator (DSM) as ADC. Paper I analyses the performance degradation of d

The exhaustion doctrine (also known in some jurisdictions as the ''first sale doctrine See U.S. Copyright Code Section 109(a)'') is one of the basic rules of intellectual property (IP) system, and is applied to many IP rights, from copyright to trademark. The term ''exhaustion'' or ''first sale'' describes the concept of this rule, where, after the &

Salinisation is a global issue which leads to desertification and soil degradation and exposure to salt is also known to inhibit microbial activity and plant growth. This study was conducted to determine the influence of salinity on microbial activity of a non- saline soil. By using Salt Induced Community Tolerance (SICT) concept I found that microbial community tolerance to salt can be induced in

Importance Active perinatal care increases survival of extremely preterm infants; however, improved survival might be associated with increased disability among survivors. Objective To determine neurodevelopmental outcome in extremely preterm children at 2.5 years (corrected age). Design, Setting, and Participants Population-based prospective cohort of consecutive extremely preterm infants born be

Background Diabetes has been defined on the basis of different biomarkers, including fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-h plasma glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test (2hOGTT), and HbA(1c). We assessed the effect of different diagnostic definitions on both the population prevalence of diabetes and the classification of previously undiagnosed individuals as having diabetes versus not having diabet

There is increasing evidence that short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) formed by colonic fermentation of indigestible carbohydrates have beneficial physiological effects. Butyric acid is the main energy substrate for the colonic mucosa and has been implicated as important in the prevention and treatment of diseases of the colonic mucosa, such as distal ulcerative colitis and cancer. Propionic acid, on t

Vid en diskussion om nivån på den svenska bolagsskatten är det av stor vikt att avgöra huruvida diskussionen rör den nominella eller den effektiva skattesatsen. Den nominella skattesatsen uppgår till 28 procent och återfinns i 65 kap. 14 § IL. Den effektiva skattesatsen är däremot inte given utan kan i viss utsträckning påverkas, eftersom den bestäms genom att dividera skatt på årets resultat med

Objective: To evaluate under- and overreporting and their determinants in the EPIC :24-hour diet recall (24-HDR) measurements collected in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Design: Cross-sectional analysis. 24-HDR measurements were obtained by means of a standardised computerised interview program (EPIC-SOFT). The ratio of reported energy intake (EI) to estim

BACKGROUND: Neurological disorders are increasingly recognised as major causes of death and disability worldwide. The aim of this analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 is to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date estimates of the global, regional, and national burden from neurological disorders.METHODS: We estimated prevalence, incidence, d