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Objective: The acceptable noise level (ANL) is used to quantify the amount of background noise that subjects can accept while listening to speech, and is suggested for prediction of individual hearing-aid use. The aim of this study was to assess the repeatability of the ANL measured in normal-hearing subjects using running Danish and non-semantic speech materials as stimuli and modulated speech-sp
We present a validated protocol for manual segmentation of the thalamus on T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans using brain image analysis software. The MRI scans of five normal control subjects were randomly selected from a larger cohort recruited from Lund University Hospital and Landskrona Hospital, Sweden. MRIs were performed using a 3.0T Philips MR scanner, with an eight-channel
To compare the internal computer-based scoring with human-based video scoring of cataract modules in the Eyesi virtual reality intraocular surgical simulator, a comparative case series was conducted at the Department of Clinical Sciences - Ophthalmology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
Extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated intercellular transfer of signaling proteins and nucleic acids has recently been implicated in the development of cancer and other pathological conditions; however, the mechanism of EV uptake and how this may be targeted remain as important questions. Here, we provide evidence that heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans (PGs; HSPGs) function as internalizing recepto
In Safeguards work under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the isotopic analysis of uranium and plutonium micro particles has strengthened the means for detecting undeclared nuclear activities. In order to assure accuracy and precision in the analytical methodologies used, the instrumental techniques need to be calibrated. The objective of this study was to produce and characterize particles consistin
To assess older age as a prognostic factor in patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital-cardiac arrest (OHCA) and the interaction between age and level of target temperature management.
Pain is a key unmet need and a major aspect of non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). No specific validated scales exist to identify and grade the various types of pain in PD. We report an international, cross-sectional, open, multicenter, one-point-in-time evaluation with retest study of the first PD-specific pain scale, the King's PD Pain Scale. Its seven domains include 14 items, each
Informal (dementia) care has economic consequences throughout the health care system. Whilst the health and wellbeing of the care recipient might improve, the health of the caregiver might also change, typically for the worse. Therefore, this analysis aims to examine the association between caregiving intensity and caregivers' health and health care utilization.
Airway hyperreactivity (AHR) is a major feature of asthmatic and inflammatory airways. Cigarette smoke exposure, and bacterial and viral infections are well-known environmental risk factors for AHR, but knowledge about the underlying molecular mechanisms on how these risk factors lead to the development of AHR is limited. Activation of intracellular mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/nuclear
In this paper we demonstrate how surface site specific experimental information can be obtained from free low nanometer scale clusters using photoelectron spectroscopy utilising synchrotron radiation. In addition, we show how it can be used to gain insight into the geometry and surface structure of the clusters. The present experiments were conducted on alkali metal halides, RbCl and CsCl, which w
Objectives: We evaluated a method for gas monitoring in the mastoid cavity using tunable diode laser spectroscopy by comparing it to simultaneously obtained computed tomographic (CT) scans. Methods: The presented optical technique measures free gases, oxygen (O2), and water vapor (H2O) within human tissue by use of low-power diode lasers. Laser light was sent into the tip of the mastoid process
Mixtures of methanol and acetate as carbon source were investigated in order to determine their capacity to enhance denitrification and for analysis of the microbial composition and carbon degradation activity in activated sludge from wastewater treatment plants. Laboratory batch reactors at 20 degrees C were used for nitrate uptake rate (NUR) measurements in order to investigate the anoxic activi
Background: Pediatric intestinal biopsy procedures including considerable transpharyngeal manipulation of a wire-guided metal capsule require adequate sedation or anesthesia. This retrospective cohort study was designed to evaluate intravenous sedation with ketamine and low-dose midazolam in young children undergoing these procedures before and also after discharge from the hospital. Methods: A t
A numerical approach for moisture transport in porous materials like concrete is presented. The model considers mass balance equations for the vapour phase and the water phase in the material together with constitutive equations for the mass flows and for the exchange of mass between the two phases. History-dependent sorption behaviour is introduced by considering scanning curves between the bound
Context. The solution of the nonlocal thermodynamical equilibrium (non-LTE) radiative transfer equation usually relies on stationary iterative methods, which may falsely converge in some cases. Furthermore, these methods are often unable to handle large-scale systems, such as molecular spectra emerging from, for example, cool stellar atmospheres. Aims. Our objective is to develop a new method, whi
Cross-border health care within the EU has been available through legislation since 2004. In Sweden, being in the top of the class when it comes to using healthcare abroad, only 0.0032% of those in line for specialist care use the opportunity. In this essay we capture a broader understanding of what factors might inhibit Swedes to seek health care in other EU countries. The study is a qualitative
Denna uppsats utreder tillämpningen av artikel 102 FEUF på digitala platt-formar med fokus på kopplingsförbehåll. Studien har sin utgångspunkt i Europeiska kommissionens beslut mot Meta i ärende AT.40684, där integ-rationen av Facebook Marketplace i det sociala nätverket Facebook be-dömdes utgöra ett missbruk av dominerande ställning. Syftet är att analy-sera hur rekvisiten för separata produkter This thesis investigates the application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union regarding the prohibition of unlawful tying within digital platform ecosystems. The study is prompted by the European Commission’s decision in AT.40684 against Meta, wherein there was an integration of the classified ads service of Facebook marketplace into Facebook. This integration was
I dagens Sverige aktualiseras allt oftare frågan om hur straffrätten ska förhålla sig till allvarlig brottslighet som begås av barn och unga. Det är inte ovanligt att barn under straffbarhetsåldern involveras i kriminalitet, vilket har gett upphov till en kriminalpolitisk debatt om barns straffrättsliga ansvar. En mindre uppmärksammad aspekt i denna diskussion rör emellertid vilket ansvar vuxna i In contemporary Sweden, questions increasingly arise as to how criminal law should respond to serious crimes committed by children. It is not uncommon for minors below the age of criminal responsibility to be drawn into criminal activity, a development that has given rise to an extensive criminal policy debate concerning children’s criminal liability. A less examined aspect of this debate, however
This thesis researches a perceived paradox between the Swedish government's reluctance to identify their foreign policy as feminist, and the simultaneous production of an inclusion plan that implements feminist and queer perspectives. The application of a feminist perspective on Fairclough's three-dimensional model of Critical Discourse Analysis aims to investigate how nationalist and femi
