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Background: Rapid antigen detection tests (RADT) for Group A streptococci (GAS) and point-of-care tests for C-reactive protein (CRP) are commonly used in patients with pharyngotonsillitis in Sweden and Denmark although CRP testing is not supported by guidelines. We aimed to describe (1) the proportion of patients tested with RADT and/or CRP, (2) the relation between test results and antibiotic pre
Extraterrestrial chrome spinel and chromite extracted from the sedimentary rock record are relicts from coarse micrometeorites and rarely meteorites. They are studied to reconstruct the paleoflux of meteorites to the Earth and the collisional history of the asteroid belt. Minor element concentrations of Ti and V, and oxygen isotopic compositions of these relict minerals were used to classify the m
Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka om utreseförbudet i 31 a § Lag (1990:52) med särskilda bestämmelser om vård av unga (LVU) uppfyller sin skyddsfunktion. Undersökningen görs främst med stöd i förarbeten, rapporter om ämnet från Jämställdhetsmyndigheten och med avgöranden från olika förvaltnings- och kammarrätter utifrån en rättsdogmatisk och kritisk rättsdogmatisk metod. Uppsatsen redogör för denThe thesis examines if the travel ban found in section 31 a of The Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act (1990:52) (LVU in Swedish) fulfils its protective function. The thesis relies mainly on legislative history, reports from the Swedish Gender Equality Agency and decisions made by administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal. The research question is answered using a legal
With an accelerating climate crisis, Russia as an aggressive military force, a changing American presence in the international community, and the move of Sweden and Finland to enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato), the geopolitics of the Arctic bear increasingly larger implications for global geopolitical trends. The Nordic states have large interests in how the Arctic region develop
Recently, two intracellular isoforms of CD59 were discovered in pancreatic beta cells. They proved crucial for insulin secretion and were named Isoforms Rescuing Insulin Secretion 1 and 2 (IRIS-1 and IRIS-2), whose expression decreased in type 2 diabetes (T2D). IRIS-1 and 2 were found across many different tissues on the mRNA level, including the brain. This Master's Thesis focuses on the role
The study reformulates neofunctionalism as a theory of regional integration by adding insights from liberal intergovernmentalism and the theory of incomplete contracts which has been developed in new institutional economics. This framework is then applied to the integration processes that have been undertaken in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) of the European Union (EU) since the outbreak of
Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka hur jordmånens egenskaper influerar arktisk växtlighet under en tid av globala temperaturförändringar. Vi behöver veta mer om hur olika faktorer kan påverka förhållandet mellan temperaturökningar och växtlighetens respons, då det ger oss en bättre förståelse för arktiska ekosystem och deras känslighet för förändringar. En högarktisk population av PapLinking changes in the vegetation cover with factors that can moderate the effects of climate change is central to our understanding of Arctic ecosystems and their susceptibility to change. The aim of this study has been to investigate the moderating effects of soil conditions. A High Arctic population of Papaver radicatum was studied in relation to the prevailing surface temperature, active layer
This thesis investigates the perceptions of people within the education sector in Lund Municipality regarding sustainability implications of the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in schools. It demonstrates how local perceptions are largely affected by powerful global neoliberal forces. The study is based on a critical discourse analysis of policy documents and interviews with
Uppsatsen behandlar innebörden av fastighetslandets exklusiva behörighet vid talan avseende sakrätt i fast egendom, enligt art. 24.1 Bryssel Ia-förordningen (förordning 1215/2012), samt dess relation till svensk internationell privat- och processrätt. Närmare bestämt utreds förhållandet mellan EU-domstolens autonoma tolkning av bestämmelsen och de motiv som sägs ligga bakom den exklusiva behörighe
The ecosystems of the Baltic Sea are under severe pressure, threating the long-term prosperity of the region and human wellbeing. New marine management approaches need to be tested and developed. Valuation of ecosystem services in the process of ecosystem-based marine spatial planning in the Baltic Sea region could be useful in improving communication between stakeholders, as well as, the evaluati
In recent years an increase in stress and mental strain in the workplace has been reported for instance in office work (Arbetsmiljöverket, 2014). This study examined a model that combines concepts from Karasek and Theorell´s (1990) Job Demand-Control-Support model, which has earlier been related to stress, with Macan´s (1994) Time Management Behavioral model. The aim of the study was to investigat
Laglotten regleras i ärvdabalken (1958:637) 7 kap. 1 § och fungerar som ett arvsrättsligt skydd till förmån för bröstarvingar. Skyddet aktualiseras i de fall då en avliden valt att testamentera bort all kvarlåtenskap. Bröstarvingar har i dessa fall en lagstadgad rätt till hälften av den dödes arvslott. Laglottsregleringen infördes år 1857, men har som institut funnits betydligt längre inom svensThe statutory share of inheritance is regulated by the inheritance code (1958:637) 7 chap. 1 § and work as a protection for the forced heir to secure its right for inheritance. The protection is activated in those cases where a deceased person has chosen to not give any of the properties left to a forced heir. In these cases, the statutory share of inheritance gives the forced heir the right to a
Gambro is one of the biggest developers and manufactures of machines for hemodialysis treatments in the world. One component on their machines, the air level detector (ALD), has been identified to have a possibility to be further improved from usability perspective. The ALD is located at the front of the machine and has the function to hold the venous drip chamber in place and detect whether or no
CONTEXT: The complexity of bladder cancer diagnosis and staging results in delays in definitive treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer by radical cystectomy. OBJECTIVE: This systematic review and meta-analyses aim to assess the impact of delays in radical cystectomy. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A systematic review was conducted by searching Medline and Ovid Gateway using protocol-driven search term
Physiologically-based toxicokinetic (PBTK) models are important tools for in vitro to in vivo or inter-species extrapolations in health risk assessment of foodborne and non-foodborne chemicals. Here we present a generic PBTK model implemented in the EuroMix toolbox, MCRA 9 and predict internal kinetics of nine chemicals (three endocrine disrupters, three liver steatosis inducers, and three develop
Background: The present study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Italian version of the Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults Screening Questionnaire (ASDASQ), a screening tool for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among psychiatric outpatients. Methods: We recruited 340 subjects via an outpatient psychiatric service in Italy. Forty-eight had a diagnosis of ASD, confirmed after a compr
BACKGROUND: We explored the association of N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) with metabolic traits in a bi-ethnic African-Caucasian cohort.METHODS: Baseline examinations of the Sympathetic activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in African (SABPA) prospective cohort study were performed between 2008 and 2009, and re-examination after a three-year follow up in South African teacher
Background: Infants with congenital heart defects (CHD) are at risk for white matter brain injury. This novel rat pup model characterizes the systemic effects of intravasal cell-free hemoglobin and hyperoxia, hypothesizing that immature endogenous scavenging systems relate to increased vulnerability to conditions present during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).Methods: Plasma pharmacokinetics of cell-
Aims: To observe and report population demography, comorbidities, risk factor levels and risk factor treatment in a sample of individuals treated for type 2 diabetes in primary care in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Methods: Retrospective observational cohort using extraction of data from electronic medical records linked with national health care registries. Results: Sixty primary care clinics parti
Background: Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk of subsequent primary neoplasms (SPNs), but the risk of developing specific digestive SPNs beyond age 40 years remains uncertain. We investigated risks of specific digestive SPNs within the largest available cohort worldwide. Methods: The PanCareSurFup cohort includes 69 460 five-year survivors of childhood cancer from 12 countries in Europe. R
