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Objective: The objective of this study was to compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and work productivity in axial SpA (axSpA) and non-axSpA patients with chronic back pain of <2 years. Methods: Baseline and 2-year data for patients included in the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort were analysed. HRQoL was assessed by the physical (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores of the

The global demand for fresh food has increased during the past five years and the demand is anticipated to continue growing in the future. The consumers' expectations are also getting higher and higher, which is why it is of great importance that the actors within the food industry meet these requirements to remain competitive. Fresh food is perishable goods which have a short shelf life. The

The initial mass function (IMF) describes the stellar mass distribution for a population of stars at birth. This parameter represents a topic of long standing discussion within astronomy due to its apparent insensitive nature to environmental conditions. However, in the last decade, significant evidence suggesting the contrary has been presented. Due to the role of the IMF as an input variable for

Rapid advances in the development of sequencing technologies, numbers of commercial providers and diminishing costs have made DNA-based identification and diagnostics increasingly accessible to doctors and laboratories, eliminating the need for local investments in expensive technology and training or hiring of skilled technicians. However, reliable and comparable molecular analyses of bacteria in

Relative telomere length (RTL), an indicator of senescence, has been shown to be heritable but can also be affected by environmental factors, such as parental effects. Investigating heritability as well as parental effects and rearing environment can help us to understand the factors affecting offspring telomeres. Moreover, how phenotypic parental traits linked with fitness can impact offspring RT

This study presents an empirical investigation of i) testing the Granger Causality between economic growth and aggregated carbon dioxide (CO2) emission; and economic growth and disaggregated CO2 emission from burning fossil fuel coal, oil and natural gas respectively; ii) the potential impact on economic growth if countries substitute CO2 emission from dirty energy, coal, by emission from relative

Deletion of the glycerol channel aquaporin-9 (Aqp9) reduces postprandial blood glucose levels in leptin receptor-deficient (db/db) obese mice on a C57BL/6 × C57BLKS mixed genetic background. Furthermore, shRNA-mediated reduction of Aqp9 expression reduces liver triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation in a diet-induced rat model of obesity. The aim of this study was to investigate metabolic effects of A

Eight Brides for Twenty-Four Brothers Four Brides for Twelve Brothers: How to Dutch Book a Group of Individually Rational Players 1 Luc Bovens London School of Economics and Political Science Dept. of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method L.Bovens@LSE.ac.uk You can’t be wise and in love at the same time. (Bob Dylan) Abstract. Wlodek Rabinowicz suggested in an e-mail conversation (2001) to me tha

https://www.fil.lu.se/hommageawlodek/site/papper/BovensLuc.pdf - 2026-05-19

I takt med ökad nederbörd och urbanisering ökar risken för pluviala översvämningar i våra urbana miljöer som följd av den ökade effekten av klimatförändringar. En allvarlig konsekvens som följd av alltmer kraftiga nederbörd och skyfall är att den hydrauliska kapaciteten i ett befintligt dagvattenledningssystem är överbelastad, vilket kan leda till översvämning. Detta arbete syftade att belysa hur The number of flooding incidents in our urban cities and communities has increased drastically as a result of the increased effect of global warming in recent years. The probability of occurrence for heavy rainfalls and cloudburst events is higher, increasing the risks of pluvial flooding in urban areas. As a result of more frequent flooding, the hydraulic capacity of existing stormwater pipe syst

DELIBERATION DOES CROWD OUT PREDICTION DELIBERATION DOES CROWD OUT PREDICTION Isaac Levi John Dewey Professor of Philosophy Emeritus Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 levi@columbia.edu Wlodek Rabinowicz (2002) has challenged the thesis that deliberation as to what one is to do and prediction as to what one will do cannot be jointly undertaken coherently. He maintains that even if it were tru

https://www.fil.lu.se/hommageawlodek/site/papper/LeviIsaac.pdf - 2026-05-19

  Projects:   Water vapor in the atmospheres of Red Giants I have made major contributions to the interpretation of high-resolution, mid-infrared spectra of stars, especially those of red supergiants. For instance, I discovered unexpected water vapour in the atmospheres of warm giant stars. These observations are very useful to test models of the outer atmospheric structures. We still do not know

https://www.astro.lu.se/~ryde/RG - 2026-05-17

Research project in Economic Geography Project's title: Technology shifts, structural change and long-term regional growth and declineProject's duration: 2000-Contact person: Karl-Johan Lundquist, Martin Henning, Mikhail Martynovich, Lars Olof OlanderOverviewStrongly inspired by the neo-Schumpeterian tradition in economics/economic history and the evolutionary turn in economic geography, this rese

https://www.keg.lu.se/en/research/research-projects/current-research-projects/technology-shifts-structural-change-and-long-term-regional-growth-and-decline - 2026-05-17

A stochastic model based on a probability density function (PDF) approach was developed for the investigation of spark ignition (SI) engine knock conditions. The model is based on a two zone model, where the burned and unburned gases are described as stochastic reactors, and the movement of the turbulent flame front is expressed with a Wiebe function. Using a stochastic particle ensemble to repres

Australia’s household debt to disposable income ratio has increased substantially over the last 30 years. While there has been much theoretical discussion into what has caused this development, the empirical research into the field is limited. In this essay we analyse the determinants of the household debt-to-income ratio, using both long-run cointegration analysis and a short-run error-correction

Some experimental tests were conducted to reveal the enhancement of the ferrofluid heat transfer under a permanent magnetic field. This research aims to investigate the effect of various external magnetic fields on convective heat transfer characteristics of the ferrofluid (magnetic nanofluid). Comparison of theoretical predictions and experimental data were conducted to validate the rationality o

Heart failure is a condition that will affect 2-3% of the population. Around one third of the patients have a decreased LVEF and a widened QRS complex as a sign of ventricular dyssynchrony. CRT has emerged as a treatment that reduces morbidity, mortality and improve functional status in this population. However, a substantial amount of treated patients do not respond satisfactory after implantatio