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AIMS: Vascular atherosclerotic calcification is a pathological process marked by the abnormal deposition of calcium minerals in the intima. Asporin (ASPN) is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan which interacts with collagen and calcium. Due to its role in matrix mineralization, we hypothesized that ASPN might act as a regulator of vascular calcification, thereby promoting atherosclerotic plaque stab

Morphologic diagnosis of inflammatory skin lesions is traditionally performed with punch biopsies or incisional biopsies. Skin nodules are excised for both curative and diagnostic purposes. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of skin nodules offers the possibility of avoiding surgical biopsy and provides rapid diagnosis, making it a valuable examination tool in cases of metastatic depositions i

ContextPrimary forests, with little to no direct human impact, can serve as baselines to assess land-use effects. However, most have been converted for other land-uses and the locations and characteristics of the remaining forests are poorly characterized.ObjectivesThis study presents a map of Swedish primary forests, explores their persistence in a managed landscape, and assesses their suitabilit

The chapter treats bronze casting in antiquity. It provides an overview of the development of the technique and its use for different object groups. The chapter focuses on the casting of bronze statues, the processes involved and the possibility of the medium.

This commentary re-evaluates the study by Makó et al. which reconstructs dust accumulation rates from loess–paleosol sequences in the Carpathian Basin. Several methodological and factual issues substantially limit the reliability of their interpretations. The study reports linear sedimentation rates (mm a−1) as mass accumulation rates (MARs) without accounting for bulk density, rendering their val

This review of a selection of literature in critical geography, political ecology, eco-Marxism, and ecological economics over thepast five decades reflects on the paucity of discussion on the phenomenon of modern, all-purpose money. This is paradoxical,given the almost universal denunciation of mainstream economics and capitalist political economy in this literature. The cri-tiques of environmental

Sweden’s economic growth in relation to developments in the rest of the world exhibits three distinct phases over the past 170 years. From 1890 to 1950, Sweden experienced faster growth than comparable countries. This period of liberalization was followed by a phase of lagging behind until around the turn of the millennium. This relative stagnation is closely associated with the financial repressi

Infections are a common reason for hospitalization, and when an infection is accompanied by organ failure, the patient is considered to have sepsis. The most severely ill sepsis patients are treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Identifying sepsis at ICU admission is, however, challenging, since most ICU patients present with organ failure and there is no gold standard for infection diagnosis.