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In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Moraxella catarrhalis infection of the lower airways is associated with chronic colonization and inflammation during stable disease and acute exacerbations. Chronic smoke exposure induces chronic inflammation and impairs mucociliary clearance, thus contributing to bacterial colonization of the lower airways in COPD patients. The human-
Popular Abstract in Swedish Brukandet av jordbrukslandskapet har förändrats dramatisk under det senaste århundradet. Det tidigare mosaikartade landskapet, med en blandning av små åkrar, ängar, hagar och våtmarker, har idag i många områden ersatts av ett likformigt landskap som domineras av vidsträckta åkrar. Samtidigt har användandet av konstgödsel och kemiska bekämpningsmedel ökat. Tillsammans meDeclines in the distribution and abundance of many farmland species during recent decades have been attributed to agricultural intensification. Agri-environment schemes are commonly used in Europe to reduce this loss of farmland biodiversity, but their effectiveness may depend on several external factors. In this thesis, I have used one such scheme, organic faming, as a landscape scale experiment
In the recent years, large progresses in laser imaging techniques have allowed to extract spatially resolved 2D and 3D quantitative spray information even in optically dense situations. The main breakthrough of these techniques is the possibility of suppressing unwanted effects from multiple light scattering using Structured Illumination. Thanks to this new feature, effects due to light extinction
In the central Himalayas, water dynamics are expected to change due to multiple factors like climate change, hydro power development and shifting land use practices. This thesis looks at possible changes in water dynamics in Marsyandi river basin, Nepal, as well as causes to those changes and how they are perceived locally. Grounded in critical physical geography, the study uses mixed methods an
The gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) population in the Baltic Sea is flourishing. On the one hand, this can be interpreted as successful conservation management but, on the other, the gray seal has also become a persistent problem for small-scale coastal fisheries. Departing from the appraisal theory of emotion, this case study investigated local people’s appraisals of the current situation of small
Summary The purpose of the equality initiative of the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts was to investigate and analyse the study and work environment at the faculty as a whole and to examine more closely the relationship between students and staff. Based on the investigation and analysis, recommendations for future work have been proposed. The recommendations of the equality initiative are inten
2. Lundonline_Brinckmann_final final presentation 22 10 24 Kim Brinckmann Deputy Director, Research & Informationsecurity, University of Copenhagen LundOnline, 22. October 2024 Aligning principles for Open Access publishing Open Access principles at University of Copenhagen Orientation towards (high) ambitions in national OA strategy Factors in play 1. Strategic goals for research: world class res
https://www.lundonline.lub.lu.se/sites/lundonline.lub.lu.se/files/2024-11/Kim%20Brinckmann.pdf - 2026-07-02
The nasal mucosa is the first immunologically active site that respiratory viruses encounter and establishing immunity at the initial point of pathogen contact is essential for preventing viral spread. Influenza A virus (IAV) in humans preferentially replicates in the upper respiratory tract (URT) but mouse models of infection result in lower respiratory tract infection. Here, we optimize IAV inoc
This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current spatial, environmental and financial resilience of Rågsved Centre in Stockholm. Furthermore, local future risks on resilience are also discussed and the total analysis is synthesised in a new resilient spatial interpretation of the centre. Methods of analysis include a narrative format that comprise of twelve semi-structured interviews
Background. Currently there is no consensus on the use of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) in retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS). We have analysed clinical outcomes in patients with localised RPS treated at two Scandinavian Sarcoma Group (SSG) centres: Haukeland University Hospital (HUH), Bergen, Norway and Skane University Hospital (SUH), Lund, Sweden to clarify the effects of adjuvant RT on local control a
• Title-page Livestock and Rangeland Management in Shangri-La Gorge, Shangri-La County, Northwest Yunnan, China By: Chan, Yu Nam Submitted on 19th November, 2002 Supervisor: Thomas Malm Lund University International Master’s Programme in Environmental Science LUMES 2001/2002 Herders driving cattle back to a camp on alpine rangeland in late afternoon. Photo taken in Dayian Rangeland, summer alpine
https://www.lumes.lu.se/sites/lumes.lu.se/files/chan_yunam.pdf - 2026-07-02
This report studies fatigue in welded steel structures of a conveyor belt using the finite element method (FEM) together with hand calculations based on nominal stress. Three methods were used to evaluate stress at critical locations, the nominal stress method, the hot-spot method, and the effective notch stress method. Detailed FEM models were created where weld geometry and critical stress conce
Pigmentation in the freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus (Crustacea) differed between habitats in two Swedish lakes. In both lakes, isopods had lighter pigmentation in stands of submerged vegetation, consisting of stoneworts (Chara spp.), than in nearby stands of reed (Phragmites australis). Experimental crossings of light and dark isopods in a common environment showed that pigmentation had a gene
Arenas and large entertainment venues host significant crowds during events, presenting challenges in evacuation safety management, particularly during emergencies such as fires or terrorist threats. In this study, critical aspects of arena evacuation are investigated, with a focus on methodology to identify local densities in key three-dimensional arena spaces where merging flows occur during eme
The low-lying island nation Maldives is vulnerable to sea level rise and beach erosion. This study is a comparative case study investigating national, regional and local authorities risk reduction and adaptation work of beach erosion on two local islands and one resort island in Laamu atoll, Maldives. The aim of the study is to investigate if the authorities risk reduction works differ depending o
The greatest loss of biodiversity in the EU has occurred on agricultural land. The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is one of the many numerous and widespread European farmland breeding bird species showing major population declines linked to European agricultural intensification. Here we present results based on monitoring data collected since 1975 in 24 countries to examine the influence of ch
Background: Melanomas that arise on mucosal surfaces and the glans penis are rare. Methods: A retrospective study of the Sydney Melanoma Unit experience with 69 patients treated since 1956 for these types of melanomas was undertaken to determine primary lesion site, sex, age at diagnosis, symptoms, clinical stage at first presentation, histopathology, treatment and outcome. Results: Primary lesion
