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Small scale embedded systems and sensors have become a booming research area over the past few years. One of the primary concerns regarding such systems is small scale and efficient code to facilitate small memory footprint requirements and low power consumption. In the communications sector there has been considerable effort put into reducing the scale of protocol stacks and making them more powe
Objective This study aimed to investigate whether workplace factors and occupations are associated with SARSCoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 in the later waves of the pandemic. Methods We studied 552 562 cases with a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 in the Swedish registry of communicable diseases, and 5985 cases with severe COVID-19 based on hospital admissions from October 2020 to December 2021. F
Cerebral folate transport deficiency, caused by a genetic defect in folate recep-torα, is a devastating neurometabolic disorder that, if untreated, leads to epi-leptic encephalopathy, psychomotor decline and hypomyelination. Currently,there are limited data on effective dosage and duration of treatment, thoughearly diagnosis and therapy with folinic acid appears critical. The aim of thislong-term
Community-acquired pneumonia is a serious public health problem, and more so in older patients, leading to high morbidity and mortality. However, this problem can be reduced by optimising in-hospital nursing care. Accordingly, this study describes a systematic process of designing and developing a tailored theory- and research-based implementation strategy that supports registered nurses (RNs) in
Brottet hedersförtryck infördes i brottsbalken 2022. Enligt 4 kap. 4 e § BrB döms den som begår brottsliga gärningar enligt 3 eller 4 kap., 5 kap. 1 eller 2 §, 6 eller 12 kap. BrB eller enligt 24 § lagen (1988:688) om kontaktförbud mot en person med motiv att bevara eller återupprätta en persons eller familjs, släkts eller annan liknande grupps heder om var och en av gärningarna utgjort led i en uHonour oppression was introduced into the Swedish penal code in 2022. Anyone who commits criminal acts as defined in Chapters 3 or 4, Chapter 5, Sections 1 or 2, Chapters 6 or 12 of the Penal Code or under Section 24 of the Non-Contact Orders Act (1988:688), against another person with the motive of preserving or reestablishing the honour of a family, a larger group of relations or another similar
This thesis examines the imagery of the mythological character Omphale in Roman art, from the late Republic to the end of the Severan period; in a qualitative collection of images containing sculptures, wall paintings, jewellery and gemstones. This myth portrays a rather different, and somewhat provocative female character that was adapted from Greek mythology into Roman culture in the last centur
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) is a method to stimulate the body's muscles using bursts of electricity on the skin that can strengthen the muscles, increase coordination, and simulate human muscle movement to prevent the formation of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DTV). Electrically sensitive skin areas, called Motor Points (MP), must be stimulated to achieve a robust muscular response and
This thesis examines the challenges faced by recent immigrants to Canada in having their educational credentials and work experience recognised within the Canadian labour market. Using Canadian census microdata from 2021, the study assesses the wage gap between immigrants and native-born Canadians, with a specific focus on the returns to educational credentials and work experience for both groups.
Since the rise of the tourism industry in Barbados in the 1960s a vast emphasis has been placed on expanding high dollar luxury tourism that is targeted towards specific social and economic classes in order to maintain foreign exchange. The majority of this high dollar tourism development has been predominately concentrated on the diminishing western coastlines of Barbados. Moreover, the focus on
Gender equality is now more than ever a highly discussed topic within many different aspects of society. Also, being an entrepreneur is becoming increasingly more accessible and popular as a choice of occupation. This study aims to analyze the potential relationship between gender equality in entrepreneurship and the outcome on economic growth. By developing an index which ranks American states’ d
With an increased importance of working capital management and supply chain risks, supply chain finance has gained an increasing interest from organizations across the world. A buyer-centric supply chain finance solution can create a ‘win-win’ situation for buyers and suppliers, by allowing buyers to extend payment terms and suppliers to get payments in advance. This allows both buyers and supplie
The wax on the stem and leafs of the barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) plant has a protective function and is produced by the cells on the plant's outer surfaces. There are several available barley mutants where the wax production has been stopped. Four mutants are the single-site mutants cer-c.36, cer-q.42, ceru. 21 and the deletion mutant cer-cqu.724. We phenotyped 636 barley plants and collected
Abstract Introduction: Obstetricians routinely use biochemical parameters from non-pregnant women to assess the condition of the laboring mother. However, it is well known that pregnancy leads to significant physiological changes in most organ systems. The aim of this study was to determine normal values for maternal arterial blood gases during vaginal deliveries as compared to control values fro
Genetic variants that inactivate protein-coding genes are a powerful source of information about the phenotypic consequences of gene disruption: genes that are crucial for the function of an organism will be depleted of such variants in natural populations, whereas non-essential genes will tolerate their accumulation. However, predicted loss-of-function variants are enriched for annotation errors,
BACKGROUND: Technical applications can promote home-based exercise and physical activity of community-dwelling stroke survivors. Caregivers are often able and willing to assist with home-based exercise and physical activity but lack the knowledge and resources to do so. ActivABLES was established to promote home-based exercise and physical activity among community-dwelling stroke survivors, with s
The aim of this article is to reveal how care workers in the home-help services handle the process when older people’s relocation to a residential home is under consideration. Since the care workers are engaged daily in defining care receivers’ needs and yet have no formal influence on care decisions in Sweden, the focus is on how they solve this dilemma. In this inductive study, the theoretical f
Public acceptance is critical for sharing of genomic data at scale. This paper examines how acceptance of data sharing pertains to the perceived similarities and differences between DNA and other forms of personal data. It explores the perceptions of representative publics from the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia (n = 8967) towards the donation of DNA and health data. Fifty-two percent of this p
