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Objectives To determine whether three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound including power Doppler examination of the cervix is useful for predicting time to spontaneous onset of labor or time to delivery in prolonged pregnancy. Methods A prospective study was conducted in 60 women who went into spontaneous labor. All underwent transvaginal 3D power Doppler ultrasound examination of the cervix immediately
Background As musculoskeletal disorders are common in general populations and they therefore constitute a heavy burden to society, the identification of their determinants is important. The aim of this study was to identify dose-response associations for location-specific prevalences of musculoskeletal disorders with various physical exposures and psychosocial factors in a large group of workers.
Some insulin-dependent diabetic (IDDM) patients develop severe forms of retinopathy. Putative risk factors such as hypertension, poor metabolic control, nephropathy and growth hormone levels do not fully explain the progress of retinopathy in these patients. It has been discussed whether there is a genetic marker, since some diabetic patients without any known predisposing risk factors develop sev
We sought to identify factors related to short-term outcome of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes treated in a multidisciplinary system until healing was achieved. Consecutively presenting patients with diabetes and worst foot ulcer (Wagner grade 1-5, below ankle) (n = 2,511) were prospectively followed and treated according to a standardised protocol until healing was achieved or until death.
Objective. To investigate the incidence of noncardiac vascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its relationship to systemic extraarticular disease in a community-based cohort. Methods. A retrospective medical record review of 609 patients with incident RA diagnosed during 19551994 was carried out in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Patients were followed up from 1955 to 2000 (medi
Background: The extent to which moderate overweight (body mass index [BMI], 25.0-29.9 [calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared]) and obesity ( BMI, >= 30.0) are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) through adverse effects on blood pressure and cholesterol levels is unclear, as is the risk of CHD that remains after these mediating effects are
Popular Abstract in Swedish En insekts rörelsemönster i en värld av dofter Jag har videofilmat hur en marklevande insekt, Protaphorura armata, rör sig på en plan yta, hur de gör när de stöter på hinder, dofter från mat, artfränder och fiender. Jag har också använt matematiska modeller för att beskriva deras rörelsemönster. P. armata är en s.k. hoppstjärt men saknar förmågan att hoppa som flertaleMovement and dispersal are important determinants of the spatial distribution and persistence of animal populations in a heterogeneous environment. I studied the small-scale movement pattern of a soil-living insect, Protaphorura armata (Collembola) by using a video-equipment. I added chemical cues, food and conspecifics to their environment and evaluated the effects of external cues on the movemen
OBJECTIVE: : To estimate the association between an Apgar score of less than 7 at 5 minutes after birth and long-term cognitive function. METHODS: : A linkage between the Swedish Medical Birth Registry and the Swedish School Grade Registry was performed. All singletons born from 1973 to 1986 after 36 6/7 weeks of gestation to Swedish-born women were included. Fetuses that were stillborn, newborns
In accordance with international data, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) in the Southern Health Care Region of Sweden were more common in men than in women and there was an inreasing incidence for both genders in the 1980s and 1990s. A study of the years 1983 and 1992, i.e. the beginning and the end of a 10-year period, was carried out. Case records for 94% of all adults diagnosed in 1983 and 1992 (22
I takt med en utveckling mot en mer komplicerad brottslighet har fler brott blivit svårare att utreda och lagföra. Det föreligger därmed ett behov av att öka effektiviteten i brottmålsprocessen. I detta sammanhang har åtalsuppgörelser blivit ett alltmer omdiskuterat ämne. Uppsatsen utreder huruvida åtalsuppgörelser bör införas i svensk rätt i syfte att effektivisera brottmålsprocessen. Sverige harDue to a trend towards a more complicated criminality, several crimes have become more difficult to investigate and prosecute. There is therefore a need to increase the efficiency of the criminal proceedings. Plea bargaining has become an increasingly discussed subject in this context. The aim of the thesis is therefore to investigate whether plea bargaining should be introduced in Swedish law in
IS har under många års tid begått fruktansvärda brott i deras ”kalifat”, framförallt mot etniska minoriteter och kvinnor. Deras agerande har av FN:s utredningskommission ansetts uppnå kriterierna för folkmord, krigsbrott och brott mot mänskligheten. Den här uppsatsen analyserar möjligheterna för det internationella straffrättssystemet att utreda och döma IS-medlemmar för de här brotten. Enligt teoISIS has committed horrible crimes to people in their “caliphate”, especially towards ethnic minorities and women. Their actions are according to the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry considered to constitute crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. This essay analyses the possibilities for the international criminal system to investigate and prosecute members of ISIS who have committe
How should we deal with city planning in a world that is rapidly turning urban, without destroying valuable nature assets along the way? The last decades are proof that the system we are using today is not up to the challenge. Therefore this thesis is showing a new approach to how comprehensive city planning can grow from nature based values and a deeper understanding of a city’s foundation. Toda
The thesis explored how waste could be prevented through public procurement in the public institutions on the Danish island, Bornholm. The island has set an ambitious vision, ‘Bornholm showing the way – without waste 2032’, aiming for 100 % waste recycling and reuse by 2032. To reach the vision, it is essential to include waste prevention, particularly dematerialisation before goods are procured o
Denna kandidatuppsats kommer att redogöra för den varumärkesrättsliga förväxlingsbedömningen. Konflikter gällande förväxling kan uppstå både vid intrångsmål och vid registreringsförfarande. Bedömningen är snårig och komplicerad och många olika faktorer ska tas i beaktande. Det handlar om en helhetsbedömning där det sammantagna resultatet avgör om det finns en risk för att ett yngre varumärke kan fThis thesis statement deals with the likelihood of confusion test used within the area of trade mark law. Conflicts regarding the confusion between trade marks are handled by court in infringement cases and looked upon by the competent offices during registration. The test is complex and many different factors must be taken into account. The test involves an overall evaluation to investigate if a
Syftet med denna framställning har varit att utreda nämndemäns medverkan i allmän förvaltningsdomstol och att, med utgångspunkt i förvaltningsprocessens syften och funktion, diskutera huruvida sådan medverkan kan anses vara lämplig. Nämndemäns medverkan i allmän domstol har kunnat konstateras vara en tradition med mycket gamla anor medan traditionen med nämndemän i allmän förvaltningsdomstol barThe main purposes of this thesis was to investigate lay judges’ (nämndemäns) participation in Swedish general administrative courts (allmänna förvaltningsdomstolar) and to discuss whether this involvement can be considered suitable and compatible with the purposes and function of the Administrative judicial procedure (förvaltningsprocessen). Lay judges’ participation in Swedish general courts is
Kameraövervakning på en arbetsplats kan orsaka intrång i den personliga integriteten enligt artikel 8 EKMR. Den påverkar dataskydd vilken genom-föras enligt GDPR. Därför analyseras de två instrumenten parallellt. Denna uppsats syftar särskilt till att analysera samtyckets funktioner vid kameraövervakning på arbetsplatser enligt artikel 8 EKMR och Artikel 6 GDPR. Europadomstolen slog fast att arbeVideo surveillance at a workplace may cause interference with the right to private life under Article 8 ECHR and affect the right to data protection in the GDPR’s meaning. The thesis aims to analyse the functions of consent in the case of video surveillance at a workplace under Article 8 ECHR and Article 6 GDPR. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) clarifies in its case-law that employees’ c
EU har under de senaste åren satt upp målet att bli klimatneutral till 2050. För att nå upp till målet har EU-kommissionen identifierat att det behövs en massiv ekonomisk investering i hållbara ekonomiska aktiviteter runt om i EU. Denna omställning kan inte lösas utan stöd från privata investeringar och som en lösning på detta har EU-kommissionen infört EU:s gröna taxonomi som ska hjälpa entiteterThe EU has over the last few years set up the objective to become climate neutral by the year 2050. To achieve this objective, the European Commission has recognised the need for a massive transition investment into sustainable economic activities. The European Commission has also recognised that this investment cannot be done without the help of private funding which is why the European Commissio
A personal transporter is under development at LTH, Industrial Electrical Engineering and Automation, IEA. A wireless link is desired to develop control remotely for the transporter. The development of the control becomes easier without wires and if the transporter can move freely within the range of the link. A link is built, using Bluetooth devices and a microprocessor from Microchip. This link
Queuing during evacuation is a phenomenon that has to be regarded when designing large buildings with high occupant loads. In theory it would be possible to eliminate or at least reduce the queuing time when evacuating a building if the building is designed with a large number of exits. The problem is that exits equal money and for that reason it has to be assumed that the building constructors’ a
The European Union’s Generalized System of tariff Preferences currently provides preferential access to 176 countries. In 2007 the total value of the preferential imports was €57 billion. The objective of the European Union’s Generalized System of Preferences is to promote development through preferential trade. Thus the countries benefit from various tariff reductions and exceptions depending on
