Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the applications and procedures of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) in terms of their cost and efficacy in a state hospital in Turkey. Setting: A 372-bed, state hospital in Isparta, Turkey. Method:The investigation was performed between May and August 2011 in six surgical wards. All of the surgical procedures were followed up and ant

Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between the levels of 25- Hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)-D), parathyroid hormone (PTH) and basal ganglia calcification (BGC) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Method: The study population consisted of 32 patients with PD who were admitted to the Neurology Clinic of Antakya State Hospital in 2010 as well as 32 healthy control subjects. S

Background: Individualized cancer rehabilitation should be an integral part of cancer care. Contact nurses play a key role in identifying patient needs and coordinating evidence-based interventions to support rehabilitation. However, cancer rehabilitation remains marginal in current practice, as contact nurses face challenges due to the lack of systematic processes for assessment, intervention, an

The widespread use of artificial intelligence technologies in border management throughout the European Union has significant human rights implications that extend beyond the commonly examined issues of privacy, non-discrimination and data protection. This article explores these overlooked impacts through three critical frameworks: the erosion of freedom of thought, the disempowerment of individua

This thesis explores the challenges and advancements in high-dimensional Bayesian optimization (HDBO), focusing on understanding, quantifying, and improving optimization techniques in high-dimensional spaces.Bayesian optimization (BO) is a powerful method for optimizing expensive black-box functions, but its effectiveness diminishes as the dimensionality of the search space increases due to the cu

Challenges the terrestrial focus of European prehistory, emphasizing the significance of seascapes, maritime networks, and coastal societies in shaping prehistoric Europe.For many years now, the main thrust of European prehistory has followed a fundamentally terrestrial plot line. This terrestrial paradigm has undervalued the story of Europe as a peninsula between the Baltic, Mediterranean and Atl

Island and coastal societies around the world followed several unique developmental pathways that allowed for the formation of economically and politically complex systems. In this paper we argue that marine resources allow levels of intensification comparable to that of terrestrially focused societies, while seaworthy boats amplified the ability of emergent leaders to trade and raid over long dis

This thesis focuses on the optimization and control of laser-driven plasma-based acceleration, whichinvolves the driver laser pulse, the accelerated electrons and the subsequent generation of x-rays.In laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA), a high-power laser pulse, typically with terawatt-levelpower, is focused tightly into a gas, reaching intensities on the order of > 1018 W/cm2. Even at the leadi

Presentation under konferensen Röda Korsets räddningsaktioner 1945 – 80 år sedan krigsslutet Röda Korsets räddningsaktioner 1945 – 80 år sedan krigsslutet, Malmö: S:t Petri skola.

Light to the Nations is a work created by Yael Bartana which combines different media such as sculpture, VR, and video animation, as well as a learning center.It is a proposal about the attempts, dystopic and utopic, to save humanity in the face of a global catastrophe, whether man-made or caused by nature, which would extinguish any possibility of life on Earth. The work is influenced by post-apo

Three channel video and sound installation, 7 min. In her work Overcoming the Future Yael Bartana continues her longstanding inquiry into the human capacity for hope –a prophetic emotion based on past experiences and a prime motor of the political imagination. It is based on Bartana’s interest in the 1920s as a time of intense political, ideological, and social upheavals alive with utopian vision

One channel video and sound installation, 11.35 min.In communities of the diaspora, music can be a powerful tool for collectively preserving memories. Along with storytelling, traditional languages, and dancing, songs can represent a living home for stateless nations.Commissioned by the Jewish Brazilian art space Casa do Povo, Yael Bartana's new work brings together two groups from two different d

Businesses play a key role in transforming production and consumption for sustainability,where circular business models (CBMs) offer one solution to reduce waste and rethink resource use.Although CBMs may be able to provide environmental and economic benefits, it is unclear how they canbe implemented effectively and contribute to sustainability goals. To understand how CBMs cancontribute to broade

Oat beta-glucans (OBGs) lower postprandial blood glucose by increasing gastrointestinal viscosity, delaying gastric emptying, and slowing glucose absorption. While the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommends a minimum intake of 4 g of OBGs per 30 g of available carbohydrates (avCHO) for a significant reduction in glycaemic response, this poses formulation challenges. This study investigat

This paper investigates the acquisition of rhetorical questions (RhQs) inmonolingual children acquiring Italian, comparing the comprehension andproduction of RhQs based on their optional lexical, morphosyntactic, andprosodic cues. We show that 6-to-9-year-old children are in the process ofacquiring the use of optional lexical and morphosyntactic markers in produc-tion (e.g. discourse particles, in

Panelsamtal under konferensen Röda Korsets räddningsaktioner 1945 – 80 år sedan krigsslutet .

INTRODUCTION: Ageing right care(fully) is a transnational research study which explores and maps an understanding of the care pathways between ageing in place and hospital at home policy and practices for older adults in Israel, the Netherlands and Sweden. The countries are suited to be compared where they have growing, ageing populations, a focus on healthcare reform and several policies to reduc