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Popular Abstract in Swedish Strålbehandling har sedan länge visat sig vara en bra metod för att behandla patienter med cancer. Den nya teknik som har introducerats under de senaste åren har möjliggjort ökade stråldoser till än mer begränsade volymer. Samtidigt innebär detta att ökade krav ställs på att man försäkrar sig om att den volym man bestrålar är den volym som innehåller tumörceller och attMethods for ensuring that the intended volume receives the intended absorbed dose in radiotherapy have been investigated. In order to optimise radiation treatment of cancer, geometric variations in the treatment chain need to be controlled. Furthermore, hazards potentially leading to unintended irradiation need to be controlled. While the required methods for optimisation of irradiation are divers

Many studies focusing on the design activity use the interview technique as a part of their investigation. Methodological discussions about the interview setting as the locus of a social interaction between the interviewer and the respondent and its implications for the interpretation of the obtained data are nevertheless rarely found in publications within our design community. Part I of this pub

This study examines the management of used mobile phones in the United Kingdom between 2005 and 2008. It shows that the replacement cycle for mobile phones got shorter during the period due to heavy handset subsidies given by mobile network operators. The planned obsolescence presented a business opportunity for the exports of used phones to developing countries. However, the collection for re-use

Popular Abstract in Swedish Hjärt-kärlsjukdom är den vanligaste dödsorsaken i västvärlden. Till gruppen hjärt-kärlsjukdom räknas t.ex. hjärtinfarkt, åderförkalkning, högt blodtryck, kärlkramp och hjärtsvikt. Gemensamt för dessa sjukdomar är att blodkärlens egenskaper förändras. Blodkärlen drar lättare ihop sig vilket försämrar blodflödet och därmed sjukdomstillståndet. En orsak till förändringarnaAngiotensin II (Ang II) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) induce strong vasoconstriction via activation of receptors on vascular smooth muscle cells. In this thesis, the contractile Ang II and endothelin receptors were examined in endothelium-denuded human coronary arteries and in bypass grafts (the left internal mammary artery and the saphenous vein), with focus on receptor alterations in cardiovascular di

In several species of short-lived Australian agamid lizards, an individual's sex is determined by the nest temperatures encountered during incubation. The adaptive significance of such systems remains unclear. Here, we explore the hypothesis that (1) the optimal timing of hatching differs between the sexes, and thus (2) temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) enhances maternal and offspring

Popular Abstract in Swedish Inom forskningen kring rengöring och processhygien är det viktigt att förstå de bakomliggande mekanismerna för depositionen av partiklar och makromolekyler på ytor. Depositionsprocessen kan beskrivas som transporten av partiklar till ytan och den påföljande adhesionen. Om de hydrodynamiska krafterna är tillräckligt starka kan partiklarna åter transporteras bort från ytaIn the research area of cleaning and process hygiene it is important to understand the underlying mechanisms behind the deposition of particles and macromolecules onto surfaces. The deposition process is described as the transport of particles to the surface followed by attachment. If the hydrodynamic forces are strong enough, the particles can be re-entrained. In this work particle deposition wa

This essay aims to understand the time and space of the everyday in postindependence Dublin. Methodologically, the approach is hermeneutic. Theory and method can thus not be separated: it is at the same time a heuristic pursuit as an empirical investigation. The Magdalen Asylums, an urban network of coercive state-religious institutions for unmarried women, forms the empirical focal point for the

BACKGROUND: In the absence of long-term, placebo-controlled studies of cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease (AD), analysis of the results of open-label trials becomes crucial. This study aimed to explore the three-year effects of galantamine treatment, as well as subgroups of response and adherence to treatment. METHODS: Two hundred and eighty patients with a clinical diagnosis of AD

Dietary flavanols and flavonols, flavonoid subclasses, have been recently associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Europe. Even within the same subclass, flavonoids may differ considerably in bioavailability and bioactivity. We aimed to examine the association between individual flavanol and flavonol intakes and risk of developing T2D across European countries. The European Prospec