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Endoscopy is not a modern invention but the history of endoscopy goes back to ancient times in Egypt and Greece when speculums were used to inspect the nose cavity, vagina and anorectum. The modern era of endoscopy started in the 19th century with the development of straight metallic tubes with primitive light sources, such as Bozzini´s »lichtleiter« and Desormeaux´s »endoscope«. The first gastros
The mechanical deformation of the wound edge resulting from negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) at the standard setting of around -120mmHg has positive effects in promoting wound healing. However, it may cause pain to the patient during treatment. It is therefore important to study the mechanical effects of the wound edges using lower pressure and different wound fillers. Abdominal wounds were
Objectives: To describe logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraocular pressure (IOP) after surgical management of late in-the-bag dislocation of the intraocular lens. Subjects/methods: In a single-centre prospective study, 165 consecutive cases having surgical correction for late in-the-bag-dislocation of intraocular lenses were analysed.
Context. Models of stellar structure and evolution can be constrained using accurate measurements of the parameters of eclipsing binary members of open clusters. Multiple binary stars provide the means to tighten the constraints and, in turn, to improve the precision and accuracy of the age estimate of the host cluster. In the previous two papers of this series, we have demonstrated the use of mea
Background: The fluid absorption that occurs during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) can be indicated and quantified by the ethanol method. Recently, nitrous oxide (N(2)O) was tested in animals and volunteers and seemed to be more accurate and safe. The present study compared these two methods in surgical patients.Methods: Eighty-six TURPs were performed at two hospitals using an irr
BACKGROUND: Hyperthyroidism is known to have a significant impact on quality of life (QoL), at least in the short term. The purpose of the present study was to assess QoL in patients 6-10 years after treatment for Graves' disease (GD) with radioiodine (RAI) compared to those treated with thyroidectomy or antithyroid drugs (ATD) as assessed with both thyroid-specific Thyroid-Related Patient-Reporte
Background: Cardiovascular homografts are used for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. The procedure has excellent survival rates, but many homografts degenerate and require reintervention. Studies analyzing risk factors for reintervention most often focus on recipient and homograft characteristics, with identification of risk factors such as young recipient age and the use of aortic h
Purpose: Present for more than 20 years, 3D food printing (3DFP) technology has not experienced the same widespread adoption as its non-food counterparts. It is believed that relevant business models are crucial for its expansion. The purpose of this study is to identify the dominant prototypical business models and patterns in the 3DFP industry. The knowledge gained could be used to provide direc
Increasing discontent with the current status of democracy has prompted a renewed interest in Athenian democracy. This article contributes with the first comparative analysis of two political theoreticians – Hannah Arendt and Ellen Meiksins Wood – whose reactivations of ancient political experiences significantly predate recent trends. Despite the fact that Arendt levelled fierce critique against
Medarbetarupplevelse (employee satisfaction or employee experience) is an organizational phenomenon that has become an ascending work-process within the HR-profession. Through five interviews with various HR-practitioners, we managed to answer this essay’s three framing questions: 1) How can medarbetarupplevelse be defined? 2) Which essential and mutual factors can we identify in the interviews?
År 2025 har Sverige som mål att vara det bästa landet i världen på att utnyttja möjligheterna med digitalisering av vården. Ett sätt att digitalisera sjukvården är genom användningen av uppkopplade hälsoenheter och patient-insamlad hälsodata. Än så länge har forskningen fokuserat på användningsområden för kroniker, och där är man eniga i de stora fördelarna. Däremot är användningsområden och fördeBy the year of 2025, Sweden aims to be the best country in the world at using the opportunities offered by digitalization in healthcare. One way to digitalize healthcare is through the use of connected health devices and patient generated health data. So far, most research regarding patient generated health data in healthcare have been focusing on applications concerning chronically ill people, wh
Parternas processföring underlättas om de på ett tidigt stadium i en domstolstvist får tillgång till skriftliga bevis av betydelse för tvisten. Rättegångsbalken (RB) innehåller i detta avseende bestämmelser om inomprocessuell bevisanskaffning. Dessa bestämmelser utgör medel för parter att tillgripa inom ramen för ett pågående dispositivt tvistemål vid bevisanskaffning och bevisefterforskning införThe parties’ proceedings in court are facilitated if the parties are, on an early stage, given the opportunity to have access to documentary evidence of importance to an on-going trial. The Swedish Code of Judicial Procedure (SCJP) contains, in this regard, provisions that regulate intra-procedural gathering of documentary evidence. These provisions constitute tools for parties to utilize when try
In the spring of 2022 Sweden experienced several riots among counter-protesters in connection with a Danish politician's Islamophobic manifestations. A societal debate was sparked around control, police capabilities and the limits of freedom of expression. The purpose of the current study is to, based on Anne Nassauer's theory from 2019 of paths to protest violence, with the support of pre
I had the opportunity to work with the flood plain community: Nossa Senhora das Gracas in the Amazon in Brazil. During a month long stay I observed the daily life of the people. A life where the inhabitants shape their daily routines after the rising and dropping Solemoes river. Solemoes is a part of the Amazon river. I identified a need of harvesting water during the low water season, when the r
As of date, quantitative trading methods are a strong growing niche of trading. More and more sophisticated models are employed to chase investment opportunities. The question is whether this is over-engineering and if it adds value to practitioners. We have found an interesting quantitative pairs trading strategy that belong to the family of relative value strategies. The studied stochastic contr
In this study I explore the field of internal business partnering (IBP) and how IT is utilized in supporting these efforts and in supporting an increased awareness. I furthermore explore what the current limitations of today's technology are, and finally, in addition, study a specific collaborative tool, namely a word processing template, and how this should be developed to maximize communicat
