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BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory joint disease, that influences patients' health in different ways, including physical, social, emotional, and psychological aspects. The goal of rheumatology care is to achieve optimal health and personalised care and therefore, it is essential to understand what health means for patients in the early course of RA. The aim

Due to large losses of seagrass meadows worldwide, restoration is proposed as a key strategy for increasing coastal resilience and recovery. The emergence of a seagrass meadow is expected to substantially amplify biodiversity and enhance benthic metabolism by increasing primary productivity and respiration. Nevertheless, open questions remain regarding the metabolic balance of aging seagrass meado

Episodic memory formation entails the integration of diverse elements such as people, places, and objects. This process, known as binding, creates a unified memory trace that the brain maintains and retrieves as a coherent representation of the episode. Despite extensive research, the precise neural mechanisms underlying this binding process are still not fully understood. We hypothesized that the

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to adapt the Short Digital Stress Scale (SDSS) into Turkish and to evaluate its psychometric properties in an adult population. Digital stress has become increasingly relevant with the widespread and continuous use of digital technologies, highlighting the need for valid and reliable instruments across cultural contexts.METHODS: A total of 276 adults (72.8% female, 2

BackgroundOsteocalcin is a bone-specific protein involving many physiological processes, primarily bone turnover. Also closely related to the musculoskeletal system is the frailty syndrome.AimTo investigate if circulating osteocalcin levels and frailty are associated in the old, and in addition, if the presumed association is mediated through alterations in bone.Methods999 community-dwelling women

Rapid urban growth is making cities hotter, a trend further exacerbated by climate change. Urban green spaces (UGS) are commonly used as nature-based solutions to reduce heat, but there are gaps in understanding how cooling effects vary across climate zones. Using satellite data from 2021 to 2024, we examined urban heat and UGS patterns during the hot season across four Ethiopian cities with diffe

PURPOSE: In the context of oncologic therapy for children, radiation therapy is frequently indicated. This study identified the frequency of and reasons for the development of high-grade acute toxicity and possible sequelae.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Irradiated children have been prospectively documented since 2001 in the Registry for the Evaluation of Side Effects After Radiation in Childhood and Ado

We present results of an eight-gene molecular study of the subfamily Acronictinae and related Noctuidae. Amphipyrinae are recovered as sister to Acronictinae, but with weak support - not surprisingly, the content of the two subfamilies has often been mixed in classifications. Balsinae, previously placed near Acronictinae or within Noctuinae, is recovered within an unresolved polytomy of Cuculliina

The title of this thesis is The Reading Machine. Aspects of Image and Book in the Works of Anders Billow 1923 – 1953. My aim is to revise and complement the historical understanding of the establishing of the modernistic “new typography” within the theory and practice of graphic design. A wider ambition is to, through example, better clarify the surrounding society’s influence on design and how ne

Exposure to vibrations from tools and machines used in construction work can induce damages to the human body. One of the most frequent symptoms is the hand-arm vibration syndrome commonly known as white fingers. The proportions of the international workforce exposed to vibrations are high and dominating sectors are construction, agriculture, forestry, and transport. Particularly exposed construct

INTRODUCTION: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and colorectal cancer (CRC) share some risk factors, including lifestyle and metabolic disturbances. We aimed to provide in-depth information on the association of CRC risk, especially early-onset CRC, with DM, family history of CRC, and age at DM diagnosis. METHODS: A nationwide cohort study was conducted using Swedish family cancer data sets, inpatient, and o

Background The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) creatinine equation is routinely used to assess renal function but exhibits varying accuracy depending on patient characteristics and clinical presentation. The overall aim of the present study was to assess if and to what extent glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation based on creatinine can be improved.MethodsIn a cro

The aim of this thesis is to examine if fiction books can be used as a support for young adults in families where one of the parents suffer from mental illness. I have used a qualitative method and have made a content analysis on five fiction books for young adults. The fiction books were found on a list of book recommendations published on Psykiatri Skåne’s webpage dedicated for relatives of peop

Hästgödsel – framtidens energiresurs Antalet hästar i Sverige ökar varje år och därmed även mängden gödsel. Hanteringen av hästgödsel är idag ett stort problem då stallarna ofta ligger i tätort eller tätortsnära landsbygd utan tillgänglig areal för gödselspridning. Detta skapar problem för hästägare som får betala flera tusen kronor per år och häst för att bli av med gödseln. Hästar har en stor Horses have a great social, cultural and economic importance in society and contribute to the open landscape. There are currently more than 360,000 horses in Sweden, which together produce over 2.7 million tons of manure per year. This represents 10% of the total amount of manure from all livestock in the country. Most horses are found in urban or near-urban rural areas, which means that there is

Endowed with diverse vegetation covers, the Middle Atlas Mountains receive substantial snowfall in winter, which contributes to plant hydration during the growing season. Using remotely-sensed imagery, this study aims to assess the trends in snow cover variations between 2000 and 2015, analyse the local influence of snowpack persistence on vegetation growth and evaluate the significance of this ef

Immigrant entrepreneurs who get involved in the restaurant industry face different challenges to promote their restaurants and attract new customers. However, immigrant entrepreneurs’ cultural capital is an important asset that can be exploited to overcome these challenges. This paper seeks to identify and explore what is the cultural capital that immigrant entrepreneurs use as marketing strategie

I och med ett nuvarande svenskt politiskt klimat där strategisk politisk kommunikation har blivit mer påtagligt, gäller det för partierna att anpassa sina budskap gentemot marknadens efterfrågan. Ur det förändrade politiska rummet har marknadsorienterade tendenser uppkommit bland partier som lämnar sina ideologiska värderingar för att generera fler röster (Strömbäck, 2007). Syftet med denna studieWith the current Swedish political climate in which a strategic political communication has become more apparent, it is more important for parties to adapt their messages towards the market demand. From the constant changing political room, market trends has arose among the parties who leaves their ideological values ​​to generate more votes (Strömbäck, 2007). The purpose of this study is to exami

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to explore how the ownership transfer from a developed country to a developing country influences consumers’ perception of the brand. Design/methodology/approach: After the extensive review of the literature about the concept of country of origin and brand image, three premium automobile brand acquisition cases (Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo) were investigated.

Thesis Purpose: This study has a twofold purpose. First, the authors want to contribute to research on idea evaluation in the fuzzy front end by specifically shedding light on the food industry as this sector differs from other industries (Galizzi & Venturini, 1996; Tidd & Bessant, 2014; Triguero, Córcoles & Cuerva, 2013). Second, different evaluation criteria will be outlined for high

Ett flertal studier har funnit ett samband mellan Mg/Ca i foraminiferer och olika miljö-faktorer såsom temperatur (e.g Billups and Schrag, 2002; Dissard et al., 2010; Ferguson et al., 2008). Detta har möjliggjort paleomiljörekonstruktioner baserade på Mg/Ca i foraminiferer. Detta examensarbete har haft som mål att undersöka påverkan av temperatur och salinitet på Mg/Ca i tre arter och ett släkte aMultiple studies have found a link between Mg/Ca in foraminifera and various environmental factors (e.g Billups and Schrag, 2002; Dissard et al., 2010; Ferguson et al., 2008). This has allowed for paleoenvi-ronmental reconstructions based on Mg/Ca in foraminifera to be made. My thesis has intended to find the influence of temperature and salinity on Mg/Ca in three species and one benthic Genus of