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The present paper seeks to investigate the extent and nature of organizational interdependencies in recovery operations. It focuses on the recovery following the Boxing day tsunami in 2004 in Tamil Nadu, India. It uses the theoretical framework from infrastructure interdependencies to a disaster recovery setting. It takes a case study approach and is based on eighteen interviews conducted in Tamil
Multiorganizational response to emergencies and disasters requires collaboration. How to improve the collective response is therefore an essential question, but not easy to answer. In disaster research, normative research with a focus on providing evidence for how to improve professional practice has traditionally received less attention than explanatory ones. The aim of this article, using insigh
Responding to today's often transboundary emergencies, frequently characterized by unclear root causes and indistinct responsibilities as well as multiple actors, will require that responding actors come together to meet societal needs and solve problems arising in relation to those needs. In collective problem solving, representing the problem is crucial, especially in emergency situations, where
Introduction: Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal disease with a close association between incidence and mortality. First-line (FL) palliative chemotherapy prolongs survival and alleviates cancer-related symptoms. However, the survival benefit of second-line (SL) treatment is uncertain, as studies fail to consistently show prolonged survival for any given SL treatment, and in the absence of progn
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a pathogen responsible for high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The polysaccharide capsule confers protection against phagocytosis and influences many aspects of pneumococcal pathogenesis. The capsular polysaccharides (CPS) are highly immunogenic and exhibit great structural variability, with more than 100 serotypes described so far. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) ar
HAMLET is a protein-lipid complex with a specific and broad bactericidal and tumoricidal activity, that lacks cytotoxic activity against healthy cells. In this study, we show that HAMLET also has general immune-stimulatory effects on primary human monocyte-derived dendritic cells and macrophages (Mo-DC and Mo-M) and murine RAW264.7 macrophages. HAMLET, but not its components alpha-lactalbumin or o
BACKGROUND: Polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases are characterised by the expansion of CAG triplet repeats in specific genes. The accumulated encoded proteins affect the transcription of numerous transcription factors. We investigated whether polyQ diseases reduce the risk of cancer development. METHODS: Data on patients with the polyQ diseases Huntington's disease (HD), spinobulbar muscular atrophy (
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is an asymptomatic colonizer of the nasopharynx in most individuals but can progress to a pulmonary and systemic pathogen upon influenza A virus (IAV) infection. Advanced age enhances host susceptibility to secondary pneumococcal pneumonia and is associated with worsened disease outcomes. The host factors driving those processes are not well defined, in part
OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to clarify the components of the familial liability to alcohol use disorder (AUD) by examining parent-offspring transmission in a large Swedish population sample. METHODS: To this end, 1,244,516 offspring in intact families with a mean age at follow-up of 37.7 years (SD=6.8) were examined. Hazard ratios for offspring of parents with AUD were calculated using Cox model
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium of great global importance, responsible for more than one million deaths per year. This bacterium is commonly acquired in the first years of life and colonizes the upper respiratory tract asymptomatically by forming biofilms that persist for extended times in the nasopharynx. However, under conditions that alter the bacterial environment, such as viral infec
Fluvial floods can cause significant damages and are expected to increase in magnitude and frequency throughout the twenty-first century due to global warming. Alongside hazard characteristics, damage potentials depend on exposure and vulnerability, which are changing in the wake of socio-economic developments. In the context of continuously evolving damage-causing factors, assessments of future c
() Techniques for Discovering and Identifying New Elements M. Sc. Thesis Johan Jeppsson Division of Nuclear Physics Lunds Tekniska Högskola Supervisors: Pavel Golubev and Dirk Rudolph January 19, 2012 Abstract This thesis deals primarily with the technical aspects of an upcoming nuclear physics experiment, which attempts to identify the super-heavy element 115 through X-ray fingerprinting. A gene
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Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae infections pose a great burden worldwide, causing high morbidity and mortality, which are worsened by the increase in multidrug-resistant strains. New therapeutic/prophylactic strategies are urgently needed to overcome antibiotic resistance and reduce the health and economic impacts of diseases caused by this pathogen. Fimbriae are important virulence factors invo
PowerPoint-presentation Developing a national strategy for disaster risk reduction and resilience in Sweden Recommendations for the implementation of the Sendai Framework Global Target E Good morning and welcome to our workshop today. Åse and I are very happy to see so many known – and also some unknown faces today, and we have been very much looking forward to have this workshop together with you
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Microsoft Word - 0 Front.docx Research Co-ordinators: Thomas Lindhqvist & Mikael Backman Energy Futures Øresund Bridging the Gaps to a Greener Tomorrow Veronica Andronache, Lea Baumbach, Sarah Czunyi, Tom Figel, Filipe Firpo, Jordan Hayes, Peter Kiryushin, Mauricio Lopez, Adrian Mill, Ian Ross, Stefan Sipka, Charlotte Luka, Mary Ellen Smith, Logan Strenchock, Meiling Su, Allison Witter & Ouyang Xi
Introduction (3-5 pages) Kundanam Gayatri Attitudes of small farmers towards Bt cotton in Warangal, India. LUMES 2004-2005. Lund University International Master’s programme in Environmental Science Attitudes of small Farmers towards Bt cotton in Warangal, India. Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the Award of a Master’s in science degree in Environmental Science at Lund University, Lund,
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