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This paper reports results from two workshops organized with children with visual impairments ranging from blindness to low vision. The aim of the workshops was to suggest gestures for the interaction with a small wearable audio-bracelet. Results show a preference for mechanical buttons and touch-based gestures on the device (mainly tapping and sliding), while only one tentative suggestion is made
The occurrence of wintering and spring-staging sea ducksin the southern part of Swedish Öresund was surveyedfrom air and ship during the period 2001–2011. Altogether22 air and 20 boat surveys were made during themonths November–May and here we present the resultsregarding five commonly recorded sea ducks. We presentthe numbers recorded and the general time pattern of occurrenceduring winter and sp
The IEEE 1687 standard describes reconfigurable structures allowing to flexibly access the instruments existing within devices (e.g., to support test, debug, calibration, etc.), by the use of configurable modules acting as controllable switches. The increasing adoption of this standard requires the availability of algorithms and tools to automate its usage. Since the resulting networks could inevi
Regular September counts of staging waterbirds havebeen undertaken annually in south Sweden since 1973as a complement to the International Midwinter Countsundertaken in January each year since 1967. The Septembercounts aim to cover the population development ofstaging waterbirds, especially relating to species that arenot wintering in the country. Between 150 and about 200sites have been included
The Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus was a rare breeding species in Sweden during the early years of the 20th century, when total numbers likely consisted of only 20 pairs. Recent decades have however seen a marked increase in numbers and a spread in the swans’ distribution, with the number of pairs breeding in the two northernmost provinces rising from 310 to 2,700 pairs between two main surveys, in 19
France is traditionally a staging area for Greylag Geese Anser anser migrating fromnorthwest Europe to wintering sites in Spain, though increasing numbers havewintered in France over the last three decades. This paper considers sightings withinFrance of neck-banded individuals marked elsewhere in Europe since the 1980s, todetermine the origin of Greylag Geese staging and now wintering in the count
The first survey of seaducks covering the offshore watersof the entire Baltic was undertaken in 1992/1993, when,however, the Swedish waters were covered with relativelyfew ship surveys. The second all Baltic survey 2007–2011included extensive aerial surveys of all Swedish offshorewaters. This paper presents the Swedish data from thesetwo surveys, supplemented with data from several other butpartia
IMPORTANCE Active perinatal care increases the rate of survival of extremely preterm infants, but there are concerns that improved survival might increase the rate of disabled survivors. OBJECTIVE To determine the neurodevelopmental outcomes of a national cohort of children 6.5 years of age who had been born extremely preterm (<27 weeks' gestational age) in Sweden. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANT
Bean Geese Anser fabalis have been neck-banded extensivelyin the breeding areas in northern Finland duringtwo periods: 1978–1994 and 2002–2009. The observationsof these geese showed marked differences in timingof migration and location of wintering and stagingareas between the two periods. The Bean Geese stayedfurther to the north in south Sweden during the autumnin the latter period and arrived l
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that involves major remodelling of cells and tissue in the lung. There has been much focus on the inflammatory response, while less attention has been paid to structural changes and alterations of the extracellular matrix (ECM). In this review we revisit some of the latest findings on what is currently known about ECM a
In order to determine their breeding and moulting siteswe fitted eight Taiga Bean Geese Anser fabalis fabalisand two Tundra Bean Geese A. f. rossicus with satellitetransmitters in 2007–2009 at their spring roosting sitesat Umeå and Luleå, Sweden. Nine of these transmitterstransferred GPS positions for 1–4 months. All positionswere N–ENE of the catching sites. The Tundra BeanGeese migrated to Finnm
Regular midwinter counts of waterfowl (included in theInternational Midwinter Counts, IWC, organized by whatis now Wetlands International) has been undertaken inSweden since the start in 1967 and are still going on,now as a part of the National Environmental MonitoringProgramme. After the first exploratory years includingcountry-wide surveys in 1971–1973 undertaken bothfrom the ground, the air and
Neck-banding of Greylag Geese in the Nordic countries was initiated in 1984 bythe Nordic Council for Wildlife Research as there was a need for a thorough knowledge of various aspects of the population ecology and migration patterns of the populations in different parts of the four countries. Since the start in 1984 more than 6400 Greylag Geese have been neck-banded, yielding more than 250,000 read
The International Midwinter Counts, organised byWetlands International, started in January 1967, butco-ordinated counts were organised along the coastsof Scania, south Sweden, already since January 1964.This paper summarises the results of the first fortyyears. During the first years full coverage was attained,but in later years the counts covered nine larger areas,containing about 75% of all wate
Intensive surveys of staging and wintering diving ducks in the Öresund area,southern Sweden, were undertaken during the winters 1995/96, 1996/97 and1997/98 as a part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) related to theestablishment of a Fixed Link (bridge–tunnel–artificial island) between Swedenand Denmark. Monitoring of the benthic fauna made it possible to compare thecalculated food requi
