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OBJECTIVE: To determine ovarian blood flow characteristics using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound.METHODS: We examined 30 patients (30 cycles) prior to the start of their in vitro fertilization treatment in the late follicular phase using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound. The volume, vascularization index, flow index, vascularization flow index, mean grayness and the presence o

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 6–10% of adults and often remains undiagnosed until advanced stages, leading to inadequate management. This study compared diagnosed, proxy-diagnosed, and undiagnosed CKD patients regarding prevalence, clinical assessment, nephroprotective treatment, healthcare utilization, and mortality. Methods: This retrospective observational study analyzed Regi

Background: The eco-corona, consisting of environmental biomolecules formed around engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) when released to the environment, has gained increasing focus in the scientific literature and its role for ENM fate and toxicity is now widely acknowledged. The European chemicals legislation, REACH, entails reporting requirements when it comes to the transformation of nanoforms. Gui

Background: Providing equal access to health care is an important objective in most health care systems. It is especially pertinent in systems like the Swedish primary care market, where private providers are free to establish themselves in any part of the country. To improve equity in access to care, 15 out 21 county councils in Sweden have implemented risk-adjusted capitation based on the Care N

Background: Health-related quality of life and glycaemic control are some of the central outcomes in clinical diabetes care and research. The purpose of this study was to describe the health-related quality of life and assess its association with glycaemic control in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in a nationwide setting. Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, people with type 1 (n = 247

Background: Natural resource extraction projects can have positive but also negative effects on the health of affected communities, governed by demographic, economic, environmental, physical and social changes. Negative effects often prevail and these might widen existing health inequities. Health impact assessment (HIA) is a decision-support tool that aims at maximizing benefits and minimizing ne

Background: The aim of this paper was to review the literature on vacuum-Assisted wound closure and mesh-mediated fascial traction (VAWCM) in open abdomen therapy. It was designed as systematic review of observational studies. Methods: A Pub Med, EMBASE and Cochrane search from 2007/01-2016/07 was performed combining the Medical Subject Headings "vacuum", "mesh-mediated fascial traction", "tempora

A design of experiments analysis was performed to investigate the effects of pilot quantity, combustion phasing and exhaust gas recirculation on performance and emissions in a gasoline partially premixed combustion to find out the optimal combination of the all varied parameters. The experimental activities were performed on a light-duty Volvo Euro 6 diesel engine. The test was performed under ste

För att skapa matematiska beskrivningar av fysiska fenomen inom bland annat naturvetenskap, teknik och medicin används ofta partiella differentialekvationer. Listan med tillämpningar kan göras hur lång som helst: sådana ekvationer kan beskriva hur en snöflinga bildas, hur strukturer deformeras när de utsätts för mekaniska krafter, hur partiklar interagerar på kvantnivå, hur blodet flödar i hjärnanSplitting methods are widely used temporal approximation schemes for parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs). These schemes may be very efficient when a problem can be naturally decomposed into multiple parts. In this thesis, splitting methods are analysed when applied to spatial splittings (partitions of the computational domain) and physical splittings (separations of physical processes)

Background: Many existing patient-reported outcome measures are extensive regarding both patient burden and administration, and in terms of analysing and reporting results. The VascuQoL-6 (VQ6) - a short version of the original Vascular Quality of Life Questionnaire (VascuQoL), a disease-specific instrument for peripheral arterial disease - was recently developed. However, the VQ6 has not yet been

Background Epidemiological studies have, so far, identified factors associated with increased risk for incident or progressive OA, such as age, sex, heredity, obesity, and joint injury. There is, however, a paucity of long-term data that provide information on the nature of disease progression on either group or individual levels. Such information is needed for identification of study cohorts and

I det virrvarr av paragrafer, principer och värden rättstillämparen är nödgad att orientera sig i är tolkningsförfarandet av yttersta vikt för att fastställa vad som utgör gällande rätt. I den skatterättsliga avvägningen mellan rättsystemets inneboende värden och principer måste rättstillämparen, med machete i högsta hugg, bereda väg genom den snårskog som utgör den offentliga rätten samtidigt somInterpretation, whether it is the judicial interpretation of the law or the interpretation of the true implication between contracting parties, is without doubt a most delicate matter. Torn between the fundamental values of predictability, uniformity and the principles of law the judiciary must determine the true meaning of a transaction or norm whilst facilitating a judicial precedent. Suppose th

I denna uppsats ser vi vad som händer när en statlig myndighet som ansvarar för utformning av offentlig miljö implementerar en så kallad liberal demokratiteori. Statens konstråd, som är en myndighet med stor inverkan på den offentliga konsten i Sverige, inledde 2012 ett nytt arbetssätt att föra ut konceptuell och samtida konst från institutioner och gallerier till det offentliga rummet. Deras syn In this essay we see what happens when a government authority which is responsible for designing public space implements a so-called liberal democracy theory. The public art agency of Sweden, a government authority with a big impact on the public art in Sweden, started in 2012 a new approach to bring out conceptual, and contemporary art to the public realm. Their view on art is that it should ques

Stridsåtgärder anses vara en av grundpelarna inom svensk arbetsrätt och fungerar som ett medel att balansera ut makterna på arbetsmarknaden. Sympatiåtgärder är en typ av stridsåtgärd som regleras internationellt såväl som nationellt. Internationellt regleras sympatiåtgärder genom ILO:s konvention 87, artikel 11 i EKMR samt artikel 6 i Europeiska sociala stadgan. Nationellt är rätten till sympatiåtIndustrial actions are a part of the Swedish Model and a way to balance out the powers controlling the labour market. A component to this are sympathy measures, which are regulated both internationally and nationally. Sympathy measures are regulated through ILO Convention 87, Article 11 of the European Convention of Human Rights and Article 6 of the European Social Charter. The regulations of nati

Humanity's current resource use patterns are unsustainable, and corrective action is required at all levels. Grassroots social innovation groups have great potential to contribute to solutions. The Transition movement has taken hold in Canada, but little is known about its successes and challenges in creating conditions for transformative change. Aimed at social innovation practitioners as w

With the rapid development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry the demand for power has also increased. ICT tends to play a significant role in global greenhouse gas emissions. It was responsible for 10% of world’s total energy consumption in 2010 and is doubling in every 10 years [1]. Cellular networks are among the main energy consumers in the ICT field. To have an environ

Förekomsten av juridiskt oskolade som ett inslag i den dömande verksamheten, är ett fenomen som existerar världen över. I Sverige har institutionen med s.k. nämndemän länge varit en del av rättssystemet. Dess rötter härstammar från det medeltida samhället, men systemet har under åren modifierats flertalet gånger och inflytandet på rättskipningen har varierat. Det huvudsakliga syftet och dess viktiThe presence of non-judicially educated in courts is a recurring phenomenon all over the world. In Sweden, the institution with lay judges (in Sweden; nämndemän) has a long history in the judiciary. It originates from the medieval era, but has over the years been modified several times and the institution’s influence over the administration of justice has varied over the years. However, the purpos

Kan en byggnad utformas så att störande vibrationer från trafik minimeras? För att undersöka detta utfördes numeriska experiment där förändringen hos de störande vibrationerna undersöktes då en byggnadsstommes material och utformning ändrades. Dessa experiment kräver ofta stor datorkapacitet. Därför utvecklades en metodik som minskade datormodellerna och på så sätt kunde experimenten utföras med mUrban population growth leads to denser cities where buildings are being constructed closer to sources of vibration like motorways, railways and tramways. The risk of disturbing vibrations is thereby increasing which could affect residents and sensitive equipment, for instance equipment used in hospitals. In the Master’s thesis, the effect of structural design on traffic-induced building vibrations ha

I Sverige finns ett grundlagsstadgat skydd mot påtvingade kroppsliga ingrepp som omfattar i princip alla ingrepp som görs i hälso- och sjukvård. Det innebär att all hälso- och sjukvård måste ges med patientens samtycke eller med stöd i tvångslagstiftning. I dagsläget finns ingen möjlighet att ge vård till en patient som saknar kapacitet att lämna ett giltigt samtycke om inte tvångslagstiftningen äThe Swedish constitution provides a general protection against enforced interventions. This includes practically all interventions in healthcare. The result is that all medical interventions must be supported by the patient's consent or by law. Swedish law provides no solution if a patient lacks the mental capacity to give consent for an intervention and the laws regarding involuntary treatmen

Interdisciplinary teams are considered to be of great importance for addressing complex problems of the present and future, as they are able to address the complexity of society’s most pressing issues such as climate change, or healthcare solutions. They can be found in multiple areas concerned with future- related problems. Research on specific fields such as healthcare and social work suggests t