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Background and aim: Children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) represent a heterogeneous group of children with varying genetic backgrounds and different numbers of autoantibodies at diagnosis. The latter may reflect an interaction between genetic susceptibility and environmental triggers that contribute to the onset of the disease. However, the specific triggers remain unknown. The overall aim of this t

OBJECTIVES: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (prototype). The objectives are as follows: Primary objective To determine the prognostic value of birth weight (BW) and prematurity in predicting the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) later in life (among adults, adolescents, and children) compared to normal BW and full-term birth. Secondary objectives To determine the prognostic val

PurposeAdvanced wastewater treatment (AWT) methods, such as the use of ozone (O3) and granular activated carbon (GAC), have been shown to mitigate toxic impacts on receiving waters. However, life cycle assessments (LCAs) on AWT technologies commonly evaluate toxicity through chemical analysis and conclude that the increased toxicity caused by operational inputs exceeds the reduction in toxicity vi

Hospital care is a joint production involving a wide range of services; ranging from medical services to support services to hotel services. This paper, focusing on the cooperation between these services, models the internal organization of public hospitals. The analysis is based on the property rights approach to organization (aka the Grossman-Hart-Moore model) and adopts it to the realities of p

In recent years, a growing body of research has studied the effects of social network sites on various aspects of politics. However, little attention has been spent on how social network sites are used internally in political parties, and how they affect the perceived tension between the hierarchical structure of the political party and the network-based communication becoming more common and tech

The aim of the paper is to discuss, with a broadly postcolonial sensibility, the complex role that language has come to play in the contemporary process of globalization. It attempts to show that language, besides being a medium of communication, has come to play a crucial role in companies’ conquest of the global market, on the one hand, and in defending a general idea of an imaginary homogenous

There are many market and organisational barriers to the breakthrough of a new industrial field such as bioenergy. For many observers, recent high prices of oil and the significant policy support measures throughout Europe, would appear to have created economic conditions that should be sufficient for the industry to prosper. However, a significant number of policies supposed to expand bioenergy (

Background: Tumor budding (Bd) is a suggested risk factor for recurrence and decreased survival in colorectal cancer. Histopathological detection of Bd indicates increased invasive and migratory potential of the tumor cells.Objectives: This study aimed to explore the impact of Bd on oncological outcomes.Design: Retrospective cohort study.Patient and Methods: Patients treated with abdominal curativ

Taking a historical perspective, this article compares the four Nordic states of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with respect to the following question: How have problem representations developed the Nordic region’s policy response to the exploitation of migrant workers? We demonstrate that parallel and competing problem representations, defined in government policy as ‘human trafficking’, ‘fo

The purpose of this thesis is two-fold: implement and evaluate a method, the Fast Correlation-Based Filter (FCBF) by Yu et al., for feature selection applied on a meteorological data set consisting of 19 weather variables from 606 locations in Scandinavia, and investigate whether geography can be exploited in the search for relevant features. Four areas are chosen as target areas where load predic

Biodiversity offsets and habitat banking in municipal planning Biodiversity offsetting is used to prevent loss of natural capital in connection with new developments. Biodiversity offsetting, which is based on the polluter pay-principle, means that those who cause loss or damage to nature values such as species, habitats or ecosystem services should make up for it by creating or ensuring correspo

Innovation has become increasingly important for the performance of firms and nations. At the same time, financial markets have come to exert a great deal of influence over resource allocation in publically traded firms. A significant body of evidence suggests that certain actors exert pressure on corporate managers to maximize short term financial results at the expense of investments in long ter

En sammanvägning av regelverken avseende upphandling och beskattning som en icke-filippinsk leverantör har att beakta vittnar om en stark vilja att främja den inhemska filippinska produktionen och materielförsörjningen. Verkligheten ser dock annorlunda ut. Den filippinska marknaden klarar inte av att tillgodose landets försvarsmakts materielbehov och politiska beslut har öppnat upp marknaden för uA comprehensive study of the legislation concerning procurement and taxa-tion regarding a non-Philippine supplier indicates a strong desire to promote the national Philippine defence production and supply of defence materiel. The reality, on the other hand, is somehow different. The Philippine market does not have the strength to meet the demands of the armed forces and political decisions have be