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Rapport 14:2020. Situationen under COVID-19 pandemin för 7 781 hälso- och sjukvårdsanställda : enkätsvar vid uppföljningsstudien Hållbart arbetsliv inom hälso och sjukvården 2020

Covid-19 innebär en extrem utmaning för den svenska sjukvården. Denna rapport är en sammanställning utifrån en enkätstudie med sjukvårdsanställda om deras arbetsförhållande, upplevelse av smittskydd, om organisationens ledningsarbete, arbetsmiljö, sin hälsa, etc. under Covid-19 pandemin september - december 2020.Studien ingår i en longitudinellt projekt där den första mätningen gjordes våren med s

Romania at Lund University

The volume encompasses six conferences of Romanian academics (from Bratislava, Skopje, Bucharest, Iași and Alba Iulia) invited to Lund to hold conferences in English and French as part of Romanian language and literature research seminar series in the interval September 2015 – March 2017 on various topics: linguistics and etymology, literary world’s specificities, contemporary Romanian literature,

Low kilovoltage computed tomography to reduce contrast medium dose in patients at risk of acute kidney injury

Background: Patients with reduced renal function may be at risk of contrast medium-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) following intravenous iodine contrast medium (CM) enhanced computed tomography (CT). Reducing the CM dose may reduce this risk. Decreasing the X-ray tube potential (kilovoltage, kV) from commonly used 120 to 80 kV results in higher CM attenuation due to the photoelectric properti

Can iterative reconstruction algorithms replace tube loading compensation in low kVp hepatic CT? : Subjective versus objective image quality

Background: Hepatic computed tomography (CT) with decreased peak kilovoltage (kVp) may be used to reduce contrast medium doses in patients at risk of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI); however, it increases image noise. To preserve image quality, noise has been controlled by X-ray tube loading (mAs) compensation (TLC), i.e. increased mAs. Another option to control image noise would be

Administrative Constitutional Review in Sweden: Between Subordination and Independence

The article examines the power of administrative bodies to assess the constitutionality of legislation (‘administrative constitutional review’), taking examples from Swedish public law. The Swedish constitution explicitly requires all public bodies to engage in administrative constitutional review when necessary. In this way, Swedish administrative authorities have the right and duty to act as gua

Alignment of the ATLAS Inner Detector in Run 2

The performance of the ATLAS Inner Detector alignment has been studied using pp collision data at s=13TeV collected by the ATLAS experiment during Run 2 (2015–2018) of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The goal of the detector alignment is to determine the detector geometry as accurately as possible and correct for time-dependent movements. The Inner Detector alignment is based on the minimization

Identification and Quantification of Chemical Forms of Cu and Zn in MSWI Ashes Using XANES

Incineration is in many countries a common treatment method for municipal solid waste, and utilization of the ash residues has attracted significant interest. The bottom ash is best suited as a secondary construction material, whereas the fly ash is being investigated as a secondary raw material for recovery of, for example, Zn, Cu, and salts. For both types of application, knowledge about the che

Making Lab Sessions Mandatory-On Student Work Distribution in a Gamified Project Course on Market-Driven Software Engineering

Unfair work distribution in student teams is a common issue in project-based learning. One contributing factor is that students are differently skilled developers. In a course with group work intertwining engineering and business aspects, we designed an intervention to help novice programmers, i.e., we introduced mandatory programming lab sessions. However, the intervention did not affect the work

Does neighborhood alcohol availability moderate the impact of familial liability and marital status on risk for alcohol use disorders? A Swedish national study

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether ease of access to alcohol at the neighborhood level moderates the impact of familial liability and marital status on risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Method: Individuals in Sweden were divided into those residing in a neighborhood with (n = 14.1%) versus without (n = 85.9%) an alcohol outlet (bars/nightclubs or government stores). A

Extending imaging range in magnetomotive ultrasound with tailored magnetic nanoparticles

In magnetomotive ultrasound (MMUS), magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are used as a contrast agent. A time-varying magnetic field displaces the MNPs which in turn move their closest surrounding - a motion detected with ultrasound. A limiting factor for MMUS is the magnetic force magnitude decay with depth, which restricts the imaging area. Several attempts to extend the imaging depth have been suggest

The magnetic force generation in magnetomotive ultrasound imaging

In magnetomotive ultrasound imaging, the tissue displacement due to a magnetic force on embedded magnetic nanoparticles is measured. It was previously shown that the nanoparticle contrast agent exhibits a non-linear magnetization characteristic, which is also reflected in the magnetomotive force. However, this non-linearity was rarely taken into account for the application. Here, the implications

Synthesis and Characterization of a Biocomposite Bone Bandage for Controlled Delivery of Bone-Active Drugs in Fracture Nonunions

Fracture nonunions are common in orthopedics and their treatment often involves multiple surgical interventions. The aim of this study was to fabricate and characterize a gelatin-nano-hydroxyapatite membrane (GM)-based bone bandage for controlled delivery of bio-active molecules; recombinant human bone morphogenic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) and zoledronic acid (ZA) to promote osteoinduction and prevent c

Evaluation and optimization of ICOS atmosphere station data as part of the labeling process

The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) is a pan-European research infrastructure which provides harmonized and high-precision scientific data on the carbon cycle and the greenhouse gas budget. All stations have to undergo a rigorous assessment before being labeled, i.e., receiving approval to join the network. In this paper, we present the labeling process for the ICOS atmosphere network

Associations of carbohydrates and carbohydrate-rich foods with incidence of type 2 diabetes

Dietary carbohydrates have long been expected to be associated with risk of type 2 diabetes; however, the associations for many carbohydrates and carbohydrate-rich foods remain inconclusive. This study analysed associations between intakes of six types of carbohydrates and thirteen carbohydrate-rich foods with incident type 2 diabetes in 26 622 participants (61% women) in the Malmö Diet and Cancer

Changing the System Culture : Mobilizing the Social Sciences in the Swedish Nuclear Waste System

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how competence in the humanities and social sciences has been introduced into the system culture of the Swedish nuclear waste system (SNWS) traditionally dominated by scientists and engineers. In the spring of 1980, fierce local protests were directed against drilling teams sent out to investigate the geology of potential locations for a repository of spent

Long-term outcome of the Surgisis® (Biodesign®) anal fistula plug for complex cryptoglandular and Crohn’s fistulas

Aim: To evaluate the long-term success rate of treatment with the Surgisis® (Biodesign®) anal fistula plug for complex anal fistulas, assess fistula plug failure over time and compare success rates for fistula plug between a group of patients with cryptoglandular fistula and another group with Crohn's fistula. Method: This is a single-centre study of consecutive patients treated with the Surgisis®