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Background: There is insufficient information regarding the benefit of treatment with curative intent for men with localised poorly differentiated prostate cancer (PCa). Objective: To evaluate relative survival in men with potentially curable PCa in relation to Gleason score (GS) and treatment as practiced in the community at large. Design, setting, and participants: A population-based study inclu
Objectives: To develop European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of small and medium vessel vasculitis. Methods: An expert group ( consisting of 10 rheumatologists, 3 nephrologists, 2 immunologists, 2 internists representing 8 European countries and the USA, a clinical epidemiologist and a representative from a drug regulatory agency) identified 10 topics for a
Purpose: We compared the rates of febrile urinary tract infection, kidney damage and reflux resolution in children with vesicoureteral reflux treated in 3 ways, including antibiotic prophylaxis, endoscopic therapy and surveillance with antibiotics only for symptomatic urinary tract infection. Materials and Methods: Children 1 to younger than 2 years with grade reflux were recruited into this prosp
Överskuldsättning relateras till olika former av hälsobesvär, inklusive suicidalt beteende. Budget- och skuldrådgivningen (BUS) är en av få instanser som erbjuder denna grupp hjälp genom finansiell rådgivning. Dock finns lite kunskap om deras klientel. I forskningen har sedermera lågt socialt stöd relaterats till suicid, men relationen är ej ännu beforskad bland överskuldsatta. Syftet med föreliggOver-indebtedness is related to various forms of health problems, including suicidal behavior. The Budget and Debt Counselling Service (BUS) is one of the few agencies that offers this group help through financial advice. However, little is known about their clientele. In research, low social support has been related to suicide, but the relationship is unknown in over-indebted people. The aim of t
Inhalation as a method for drug delivery has been employed for more than 2000 years and serves many advantages for diseases in the respiratory tract, like cystic fibrosis and asthma. When administrating the drug directly to the respiratory tract it results in rapid effects and elimination of systemic side effects due to more targeted delivery. Dry powder inhalers (DPI) typically consist of the act
Ozon kan användas för att reducera koncentrationen av organiska mikroföroreningar i avloppsvatten och därmed förhindra att dessa sprids i hav, sjöar och vattendrag, där deras närvaro kan medföra en rad negativa konsekvenser. Vid tillsats av ozon till avloppsvatten oxideras de organiska mikroföroreningarna, tillsammans med andra ämnen i vattenmatrisen, och bildar olika transformations- och biprodukOzonation can be applied to reduce the concentration of organic micropollutants in municipal wastewater, and thereby mitigate any adverse effects these compounds may have in natural waters. As ozone is applied to wastewater, organic micropollutants, as well as other compounds present in the water matrix, will be oxidized, resulting in the formation of transformation- and byproducts. Some of these
Today, Sweden is in an upgrade period between the two train control systems. Today’s system has soon reached the end of its lifecycle period and therefore need to be replaced. Meanwhile, decisions within the EU have been taken to improve interoperability between European countries. The solution will be an international control system replacing the different national train control and command syste
The aim of this study has been to investigate the nurses’ perception of their work situation in home- help service for the elderly. We focused our study on the relationship the nurses have to their supervisor, colleagues and their patients and the influences these have on the nurses’ job satisfaction. Furthermore we wanted to learn the nurses’ view on their role as a nurse. We used a qualitative b
This paper presents the results of systematically reviewing the current research literature on the use of agile practices and lean software development in global software engineering (GSE). The primary purpose is to highlight under which circumstances they have been applied efficiently. Some common terms related to agile practices (e.g. scrum, extreme programming) were considered in formulating th
BACKGROUND: The incidence of incisional hernia is up to 20 per cent after abdominal surgery. The management of patients with incisional hernia can be complex with an array of techniques and meshes available. Ensuring consistency in reporting outcomes across studies on incisional hernia is important and will enable appropriate interpretation, comparison and data synthesis across a range of clinical
Background. Recently, the Occupational Balance Questionnaire developed in Sweden was translated into Norwegian. No studies to date have examined the measurement properties of the Norwegian version of this questionnaire. Aim. The study is aimed at examining the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire, the OBQ11-N. Methods. Along with sociodemograph
Background: Arterial ageing is characterised by degradation of elastic fibres and increased stiffness of elastic arteries. Although low lung function and arterial stiffness are strongly related to age, the association between lung function and arterial ageing has not been widely explored. We used a large population-based study of 50-64 year olds to assess the association between lung function (mea
Children spend a considerable part of their day in preschool, where they may be exposed to hazardous chemicals in indoor dust. In this study, brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and organophosphate esters (OPEs) were analyzed in preschool dust (n = 100) and children's hand wipe samples (n = 100), and diphenyl phosphate (DPHP) was analyzed in urine (n = 113). Here we assessed children's exposure via
Yacón root is a natural source of fructans, which has many potential benefits. Convective drying has been applied to increase the shelf life of yacón roots. However, this processing may lead to detrimental effects on the physicochemical functionality. The drying was investigated using different conditions (drying temperatures of 45 °C, 50 °C and 55 °C at a drying air velocity of 2 m/s and 60 °C at
Problem: Emergency care in child and adolescent psychiatry often lacks a coherent treatment model. This study reports on the development and implementation of a salutogenic treatment model at the Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency Unit in Malmö, Sweden. Methods: The development and implementation involved all staff categories and was guided by a recognized authority on salutogenesis. Gen
Abstract in UndeterminedThis work presents a comparative study regarding wear behavior between a novel abrasion resistant cast iron, "Carbide Steel" and a number of conventional tool materials frequently used in the automotive industry. Carbide Steel is basically a high-Cr white cast iron heavily alloyed with cemented carbide. The high chromium content and additional alloying elements like WC. TiC
Eight oligosaccharides have been isolated from faeces of a blood group B, secretor, breast-fed infant and characterized by sugar and methylation analysis, f.a.b. mass spectrometry and 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy. One of these oligosaccharides has not previously been reported and is a tri-L-fucosyl derivative of lacto-N-hexaose. The other compounds were identical to oligosaccharides found in human milk.
