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In scholarly literature, it is widely acknowledged that ‘the shadow of hierarchy’, hence the threat of disadvantageous Community legislation, is an important con-cept in European social dialogue (ESD), where European social partners – that is organised labour and management – are given the chance to negotiate binding agreements on some aspects of European labour and social policy. While the shadow
The Purpose of this study was to examine how family law secretaries describe children's participation in custody, housing and contact investigations before and after the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The results are analyzed by two theories, the room for maneuver for the bureaucrat at street level by Michael Lipsky and the participation model by Roger Hart. The e
Begreppet ”produkt” definieras i art. 2 i rådets direktiv 85/374/EEG av den 25 juli 1985 om tillnärmning av medlemsstaternas lagar och andra författningar om skadeståndsansvar för produkter med säkerhetsbrister som varje lös sak. Även om det inte uttryckligen framgår av bestämmelsen, har det tolkats som att innebörden av lösa saker begränsas till fysiska föremål. Med nya digitala framsteg och i daAccording to Art. 2 of the Directive 85/374/EEC, a “product” includes all movables. Although not explicitly stated, it has been interpreted that intangible products are excluded from the ambit of the Directive. With new progress within the digital field and in today’s information society, software is replacing many of the functionalities of more traditional products. There has been more than thirt
När en kvinna föder barn kan hon få skador i underlivet. Det kan göra att man senare behöver opereras för att t.ex. tarmen eller urinblåsan inte sitter helt fast på sin ursprungliga plats i magen utan istället buktar ut i slidan, något som kallas för framfall. Ca 7000 kvinnor opereras för sådana problem varje år i Sverige och det blir en stor kostnad för samhället. Även om man kan få framfall utanBACKGROUND: It is well-known that pelvic organ prolapses and perineal tears can be a consequence of vaginal birth. Seven thousand women undergo surgery for pelvic organ prolapses in Sweden every year. OBJECTIVE: To search for medical literature that describes the identification and repair of the anatomical structures present in obstetrical perineal tears. To make an attempt to understand how prola
A search for the resonant production of a heavy scalar X decaying into a Higgs boson and a new lighter scalar S, through the process X → S(→bb¯)H(→γγ), where the two photons are consistent with the Higgs boson decay, is performed. The search is conducted using an integrated luminosity of 140 fb−1 of proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector
Preclinical studies suggest that taurine may exert neuroprotective effects. However, its relevance to dementia risk in human populations remains unclear. We investigated the associations between mid-life dietary taurine intake, circulating taurine concentrations, and the risk of late-life all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and vascular dementia (VaD) in a large prospective cohort. This
Season of birth, viral infections, HLA haplogenotypes and non-HLA variants are implicated in the development of celiac disease and celiac disease autoimmunity, suggesting a combined role of genes and environmental exposures. The aim of the study was to further decipher the biological pathways conveying the season of birth effect in celiac disease autoimmunity to gain novel insights into the early
Collagen VII is an essential anchoring protein in the basement membrane zone, maintaining the attachment of stratified and pseudostratified epithelia to the underlying interstitial matrix. However, collagen VII is largely unexplored in normal lungs and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a disease characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) and aberrant re-epithelializat
High latitude mires are key ecosystems in the context of climate change since they store large amounts of carbon while constituting an important natural source of methane (CH4). However, while a growing number of studies have investigated methane fluxes (FCH4) at the plot- (~1 m2) and ecosystem-scale (~0.1–0.5 km2) across the boreal biome, variations of FCH4 magnitudes and drivers at the mesoscale
Aims Alternative splicing of Titin (TTN) I-band exons produce protein isoforms with variable size and elasticity, but the mechanisms whereby TTN splice factors regulate exon usage and thereby determining cardiomyocyte passive stiffness and diastolic function, is not well understood. Non-coding RNA transcripts from the antisense strand of protein-coding genes have been shown to regulate alternative
The future role of boreal forests in the global carbon cycle is uncertain given the rapid climate change in high latitudes. At the landscape scale, heterogeneity in stand age and land cover, contributions from terrestrial and aquatic fluxes, and harvest export may create complex carbon cycle-climate interactions. However, the integrated response of the net landscape carbon balance (NLCB) to inter-
Deposition of phosphorus (P) is important for the nutrient supply to forests and open land but also contributes to the eutrophication of surface waters. Deposition to open land can be measured as bulk deposition while deposition to forests cannot be measured directly, due to internal circulation of P within forest canopies. This study aimed to quantify the total deposition of P to open land and fo
Introduction: Little is known of the processes that trigger neutrophil activation in the joint of patients with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (oJIA), and if synovial fibroblasts (S-Fib) play an important role in the activation. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether S-Fib derived from oJIA patients drive neutrophil activation. Methods: Synovial fluid (SF) was collected from pati
Toxicological testing in mice was conducted on PM2.5 particles from stressed burning of two types of candles (white and blue) and on PM2.5 collected indoor and outdoor of fifteen occupied homes in southern Sweden. As an indicator of toxicity, the ability to generate Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) was also assessed for all pooled samples: candle white, candle blue, indoor, and outdoor. Higher toxici
Many forms of bioimage analysis involve the detection of objects and their outlines. In the context of microscopy-based high-throughput drug and genomic screening and even in smaller scale microscopy experiments, the objects that most often need to be detected are cells. In order to develop and benchmark algorithms and neural networks that can perform this task, high-quality datasets with annotate
Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease characterized by autoimmunity toward apoptotic cells, excessive amounts of circulating immune complexes, and complement activation. A decreased platelet size has been observed in SLE and their nonhemostatic functions may play an active role in the disease. The main objective of this study was to find clues that could explain their
Vocal problems are common among workers in voice demanding occupations. For sustaining vocal health, it is important to find efficient ways to reduce strain on the voice at work. One way to do so is optimizing the room acoustics for communication. However, we do not know enough about what kind of room acoustic conditions that support voice and speech most efficiently, and if talkers of different a
The ECG diagnosis of LVH is predominantly based on the QRS voltage criteria, i.e. the increased QRS complex amplitude in defined leads. The classical ECG diagnostic paradigm postulates that the increased left ventricular mass generates a stronger electrical field, increasing the leftward and posterior QRS forces. These increased forces are reflected in the augmented QRS amplitude in the correspond
Aims/hypothesis: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) frequently results in remission of type 2 diabetes as well as exaggerated secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). Here, we assessed RYGB-induced transcriptomic alterations in the small intestine and investigated how they were related to the regulation of GLP-1 production and secretion in vitro and in vivo. Methods: Human jejunal sample
