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Enterococcus faecalis strain OG1RF and its (p)ppGpp-deficient mutants ΔrelA, ΔrelQ and ΔrelAΔrelQ were grown in biofilms and evaluated for growth profiles, biofilm morphology, cell viability, and proteolytic activity. E. faecalis lacking (p)ppGpp had a diminished capacity to sustain biofilm formation over an extended period of time, and expressed abundant proteolytic activity.

This article reflects on the video art-work "No Man... An Island" by Swedish artist Anna Brag, and on issues of representation of migration, visibility, and identity in television and other media.

BACKGROUND: Hemodilution is used to reduce the need for allogenic blood transfusion. The aim of this study was to evaluate to what extent acute extreme normovolemic hemodilution affects the circulatory response to isoflurane. METHODS: Ten midazolam-fentanyl-pancuronium anesthetized pigs were exposed to isoflurane at end-tidal concentrations of 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2%, before and after extreme norm

The development of a model for any energy system is required for proper design, operation or its monitoring. Models based on accurate mathematical expressions for physical processes are mostly useful to understand the actual operation of the plant. However, for large systems like combined heat and power (CHP) plants, such models are usually complex in nature. The estimation of output parameters us

An opportunity sample of 108 Chinese participants (n(male) = 51 and n(female) = 57; M-age = 29.34) was compared to a second opportunity sample of 98 Northern Irish participants (n(male) = 45 and n(female) = 53; M-age = 23.67) on levels of acculturation, self-efficacy and social support. The administered questionnaire contained three scales to measure the aforementioned constructs. The first was th

Abstract in French La sédation des patients neurochirurgicaux fait appel le plus souvent à une association hypnotique-analgésique. Leurs effets sur l'hémodynamique et le métabolisme cérébraux sont l'un des critères qui président au choix des produits. Les analgésiques utilisés seuls, ont peu d'effets sur le flux sanguin cérébral et la CMRO2. Certaines données de la littérature attribuent aux analg

All colonies of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis studied so far are associated with a single genetically variable lineage of Termitomyces symbionts. Such limited genetic variation of symbionts and the absence of sexual fruiting bodies (mushrooms) on M. natalensis mounds would be compatible with clonal vertical transmission, as is known to occur in Macrotermes bellicosus. We invest

Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has replaced axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) as the standard axillary staging procedure in breast cancer. Follow-up studies in SLN-negative women treated without ALND report low rates of axillary recurrence, but most studies have short follow-up, and few are multicentre studies. Methods: Between September 2000 and January 2004, patients who were S

Under 2015 sökte rekordmånga asyl i Sverige. För att minska antalet asylsökande till Sverige valde regeringen att införa den tillfälliga utlänningslagen. Majoriteten av remissinstanserna var kritiska till lagförslaget, men regeringen valde ändå att införa den tillfälliga lagen med motiveringen att det var nödvändigt att skapa andrum i svenskt asylmottagande. Den tillfälliga utlänningslagen innehålSweden received a record number of asylum seekers in 2015. To reduce the number of asylum seekers, the Swedish Parliament adopted a new law. The new law entered into force on 20th July 2016 and will be valid for three years. The law was adopted even though a majority of the consultative bodies were critical to the new law. There are three big changes with the new law. The first change is that refu

The findings of this thesis suggest that there appears to be a bad spiral. In countries with a lot of natural resources and poorly developed socio-economic structures, there is a present tendency to lower environmental protection laws in order to attract foreign investors by creating market oriented regulations. Investors and managers of multinational corporations will reduce production costs by m

Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie skapades 1970 med ambitionen att ena franskspråkiga länder, många av vilka varit franska kolonier, och samtidigt sprida och öka det franska språkets inflytande i världen. Projektet kritiserades inledningsvis för att vara en förlängning på kolonialismen, detta trots att Frankrike tog avstånd från organisationen. 2012 antog organisationen en politisk st

Parallellt med ökningen av cancer i samhället ökar behandlingsmöjligheterna för cancersjukdomar. Allt fler människor kan i nuläget erbjudas kurativ cytostatikabehandling mot sin cancersjukdom. Syftet med studien var att belysa livet hos en människa som genomgått cytostatikabehandling för malignt lymfom sett ur ett patientperspektiv. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med nio patienter på en

Big data usage is an often-hyped phenomenon within industry and academia. The automotive industry commonly employs BI technology to improve the quality of their decision-making. However, recent developments within the automotive industry such as the connected car and advanced manufacturing make big data usage increasingly important. Since the adoption of new technologies in organizations turns out

Lund Cathedral, founded in the beginning of the 12th century, is part of the history of Sweden, being visited by people of different cultural and religious backgrounds. Although its popularity among tourists, said institution is facing difficulties to attract young Swedes to their activities, among them, Swedish students of Lund University. The inspiration for this thesis came from my internship a

Brazilian jeitinho is a widespread informal practice that seeks to solve a problem without necessarily considering the rules. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how individuals who relate in different ways with state laws perceive this practice. In this context of informality, Ehlich's living law was applied to analyse the jeitinho as a Brazilian type of norm of conduct. Hertogh's le

Title: ‘’We are not managers, we are leaders’’ - A case study of a Leadership Development Program. Purpose: The aim is to gain insights in how individuals make sense of a leadership development program and acquire a more nuanced understanding on how they position themselves as a leader in the program. Theoretical background: The theoretical background provides previous research on leadership &