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Introduction: Computational sciences have significantly contributed to characterizing airway disease phenotypes, complementing medical expertise. However, comparing studies that derive phenotypes is challenging due to varying decisions made during phenotyping. We conducted a systematic review to describe studies that utilized unsupervised computational approaches for phenotyping obstructive airway
Objective To assess patient's self-reported global assessment of health (PGA) in relation to inflammation, pain and disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Data were obtained from the Better Anti-Rheumatic PharmacOTherapy early RA cohort, in which patients were scheduled for follow-up of 15 years. Longitudinal PGA trajectories were identified using hierarchical agglomerative
Introduction: Discordant results between cystatin C and creatinine in estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are an important medical issue. However, the equation that should be used when GFR estimates are discordant remains unclear. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis included 15,485 participants with GFR measured by the clearance of an exogenous marker, serum creatinine, and cystatin C.
Occupancy is one of the primary contributors to the energy performance gap, defined as the difference between actual and predicted energy usage, in buildings. This paper limits its scope to residential buildings, where occupant-centric consumption often goes unaccounted for in standard energy metrics. This paper starts from the hypothesis that a simple occupant energy efficiency label is needed to
Objectives. Natural colloid albumin induces a lesser degree of dilutional coagulopathy than synthetic colloids. Fibrinogen concentrate has emerged as a promising strategy to treat coagulopathy, and factor XIII (FXIII) works synergistically with fibrinogen to correct coagulopathy following haemodilution with crystalloids. Our objectives were to examine the ability of fibrinogen and FXIII concentrat
A major problem in the development of intelligent hearing aids is often referred to as the cocktail party problem. It describes the remarkable ability of the human brain of filter out unwanted sounds in a noisy environment, while focusing on a single talker or conversation. Without the ability to select and enhance a specific sound source of choice while suppressing the background, the hearing aid
Introduction. Bread is one of the most consumed foods in the world today. It is also the cause for major food waste streams. Most breads have turned into high glycaemic index products with low nutritional value. This master’s thesis investigated whether the soluble oat fiber ß-glucan (BG) would have positive effects on the abovementioned. There are health claims associated with different doses of
Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka barnets rätt till skydd i förhållande till den straffrättsliga garantläran. Uppsatsen har arbetats fram med hjälp av en rättsdogmatisk metod och ramas in av ett rättskritiskt perspektiv såväl som ett barnperspektiv. Genom barnkonventionen har barnet ett omfattande skydd. Principen om barnets bästa ska gälla i alla samhälleliga beslut och åtgärder. VidareThe purpose of this essay is to examine children’s right to protection in relation to the doctrine of omission responsibility (Swedish: garantläran). I have used a traditional judicial method to examine the upcoming problems. The perspectives chosen are a critical perspective as well as a children’s view perspective. The United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child states that all childre
I Sverige vänds omkring 50.000 barns liv upp och ner varje år, när deras föräldrar väljer att gå skilda vägar. Det som en gång varit barnets trygghet och hela värld, rivs upp och känns istället skrämmande och otryggt. Föräldrarnas viljor och känslor styr processen, vilket gör att barnen allt som ofta hamnar i kläm. I en majoritet av fallen löser föräldrarna barnets boende, vårdnad och umgänge gemeIn Sweden the lives of about 50.000 children are turned upside down every year, just because their parents have choosen to separate. What has once been the childs secure and safe world, are now ripped apart and frightening instead. The wills of the parents and their emotions, can greatly impact the decisions of the jucidial process which can in turn have a catasprohic backlash on the child. In the
Public Private Partnership, PPP, is a public procurement method involving the private sector used in several countries all over the world, now upcoming in Sweden. The UK, most prominent within this method, states that it offers good value for money, but the economic and financial benefits of PPP are still uncertain and subjects of debate. In order for the projects to be successful and to achieve v
I Sverige finns en rättstradition att läkare utan att riskera åtal, på grund av olika ansvarsfrihetsprinciper, kan utföra ingrepp på en patient som i straffrättslig mening annars hade klassats som brott. Den ansvarsfrihetsprincip som är av störst vikt för läkare är den om social adekvans. Till skillnad från övriga ansvarsfrihetsprinciper är denna princip inte lagstadgad och är i stället formuleradThere is a legal tradition in Sweden that doctors without risking prosecution, due to different discharge principles, can perform procedures on a patient that otherwise would be classified as crimes. The most important discharge principle for doctors is the principle of social adequacy. Unlike other discharge principles, this principle is not statutory and is formulated as a principle of law. It i
The development cooperation between the ACP (African, Caribbean, Pacific) Countries and the European Union (The European Community and its Member States) has evolved during a period of about 45 years. The first stumbling steps were directed towards advanced trade but later on other important factors came into play. The trend today is towards deepened discussions in a number of areas, such as human
The pursuit for equality between men and women is an ongoing struggle. One of the largest differences between men and women in general is the amount of time spent taking care of children and the home. This difference between men and women is one of the reasons women have less opportunity to pursue a career, be financially independent or take part in politics in most parts of the world. This differ
Abstract Author(s): Robert Hildingsson Title: When zero-vision is no longer valid. A study in Social Work on the experiences of the Substitution treatment. Supervisor: Annika Capelán Köhler Assessor: TBA The purpose of the study was to shed some light on the national drug policy of “zero-vision” – that is, the Swedish governmental no-drug policy – from the point of view of the participants of th
Daylight has beneficial psychological and health effects that range from enhanced alertness, mood improvements, increased productivity, and well-being. Recently, the interest in non-visual (also called biological) effect of light has increased substantially. Yet, a limited number of research has investigated the non-visual effects of light in Nordic climates. The aim of this thesis is to assess th
Människor spenderar mycket tid inomhus, närmre 90 % av sin livstid. För att erhålla ett bra inneklimat med god luftkvalité krävs att byggnader ventileras. Därför utrustas de ofta med mekaniska ventilationssystem. Trots detta är SBS (Sick Building Syndrome) ett allvarligt problem. Orsaken till att vissa byggnader blir ”sjuka” tros bero på bland annat dålig ventilation. För att avgöra om ett ventilaPeople spend a lot of time indoors, closer to 90% of their lifetime. To obtain a good indoor climate with good air quality buildings need to be ventilated. Therefore, they are often equipped with mechanical ventilation systems. Nevertheless, SBS (Sick Building Syndrome) is a serious problem. The reason that some buildings become "sick" is believed to be due to, among other things, poor v
Elevation models are important in many applications in Geographical Information System (GIS), both when applying environmental analyses and in urban planning studies. The production of elevation models has been a difficult and expensive task using traditional surveying techniques. Remote sensing methods for producing digital elevation models have solved the difficult part of the task, which consis
Transport in and through biological membranes that consist of lipid bilayers has a crucial role in many applications in the food or pharmaceutical industries. How to deliver an enzyme through the membranes without damaging the enzymatic activity or the "shelf-life" of the enzyme has been of large interest since 1970 [29-30]. In this work, we have shown that a thin lipid sponge phase (L3)
