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The presence of organ-specific autoantibodies including islet cell surface, cytoplasmic and cytotoxic as well as thyroid-gastric antibodies were determined in healthy, non-diabetic, first-degree relatives to 30 insulin-dependent diabetic (IDDM) children. Thirty healthy families without family-history of diabetes mellitus served as controls. The prevalence of organ-specific autoantibodies among the

Measurements of the hygroscopic properties of sub-micrometer atmospheric aerosol particles were performed with hygroscopic tandem differential mobility analysers (H-TDMA) at 5 sites in the subtropical north-eastern Atlantic during the second Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-2) from 16 June to 25 July 1997. Four of the sites were in the marine boundary layer and one was, at least occasional

Objective: We endeavored to create a comprehensive course in global surgery involving multinational exchange. Design: The course involved 2 weeks of didactics, 2 weeks of clinical rotations in a low-resource setting and 1 week for a capstone project. We evaluated our success through knowledge tests, surveys of the students, and surveys of our Zimbabwean hosts. Setting: The didactic portions were h

Detta arbete behandlar förutsättningarna för svenska flygbolags möjlighet att kunna utvecklas i en hållbar riktning inom en tio års period. Förutsättningarna analyseras ur ett politiskt, ekonomiskt, socialt och teknologiskt perspektiv. Bakgrunden till uppsatsen handlar om svenska regeringens krav på SAS att minska koldioxidutsläppen med 25% till år 2025, detta var ett krav i samband med regeringenThis paper deals with the prerequisites for Swedish airlines opportunities to develop in a sustainable direction in period of ten years. The prerequisites are analysed out of a political, economic, social, and technological perspective. Background to the paper is about the Swedish governments requirement on SAS to lower their carbon dioxide pollution with 25% by year 2025, this demand was a result

Objectives. To validate a risk classification model according to the Public Dental Service (PDS) guidelines with the actual 3-year caries outcome in terms of predictive values. Materials and methods. All 19-year-old patients registered at eight public dental clinics in Skane, Sweden were invited to participate (n = 1699). The study group who completed the baseline examination consisted of 1295 sub

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and mid-term results of combining polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-based iliac limbs, having a short dilator tip, with a polyester (Dacron)-based bifurcated component during a fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR).Materials and methods: All patients who underwent a FEVAR procedure in a single tertiary center were screened for in

Aims Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders and is associated with significant impairment and societal costs. The association between SAD and mortality remains poorly understood, partly because in epidemiological research it is rarely studied independently from other anxiety disorders. In this population-based matched cohort and sibling control study, we estimate

Study design:: Prospective cohort study with a repeated measures analysis. Objectives:: To measure the effects of the Active Rehabilitation (AR) training programme for community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Botswana on physical independence, wheelchair mobility, self-efficacy, life satisfaction, level of physical activity and community participation. Setting:: The inaugura

Studies on the interaction between acceptance and pain-related processes after neck trauma are to our knowledge sparse and such treatment strategies are rarely incorporated in management and treatment of posttraumatic neck pain. Thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate how acceptance relates to persistent pain in patients after neck trauma, when controlling for the influence of other p

Purpose – This chapter presents a framework for an action research based intervention to develop and transform sustainable healthcare in a regional context. The framework is illustrated by the case of the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) West in western Sweden. Design/methodology/approach – The framework draws upon and develops Pettigrew’s context-content-process model of strategic change and applies

This study assesses the short and medium-term impact of extreme temperatures on population health and health-related costs in Germany. For 1999 to 2008, we link the universe of 170 million hospital admissions and all 8 million deaths with weather and pollution data at the day-county level. Extreme heat significantly and immediately increases hospitalizations and deaths. This finding holds irrespec

Clinical epidemiological knowledge concerning psychodermatology patients is scarce. The objective of this study was to assess morbidity in a new psychodermatology service. Information was gathered from patient records at the psychodermatology unit in Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018. All patients were screened with the Hospital Anxiety and Depressio

Background: To date, targeted temperature management (TTM) is the only neuroprotective intervention after resuscitation from cardiac arrest that is recommended by guidelines. The evidence on the effects of TTM is unclear. Methods/design: The Targeted Hypothermia Versus Targeted Normothermia After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (TTM2) trial is an international, multicentre, parallel group, investig

Background: Variation in the incidence, survival rate and factors associated with survival after cardiac arrest in Europe is reported. Some studies have tried to fill the knowledge gap regarding the epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Europe but were unable to identify reasons for the reported differences. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to describe European Emergency Medica

ObjectiveMost research on patient experiences of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care is performed with patients who have established RA and less often with patients with early RA. Experiences of and expectations about health care may change over time, which is why the aim was to explore patients’ perceptions of person-centered care (PCC) early in the RA disease course.MethodsThirty-one patients with ea

Background: According to the “brain-reserve hypothesis” in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), patients with more years of education are expected to have higher cognitive status during adulthood. Hence, they might have a relatively larger burden of AD pathology and a more advanced level of the disease when dementia is clinically evident. Higher educated people would also be expected to perform better on sta

This thesis aimed to examine the relationship between climate and atmospheric CO2 concentrations through rapid climate changes during the Holocene. Climate was reconstructed using high-resolution, radiocarbon dated, lake sediment geochemical proxies (magnetic susceptibility, loss-on-ignition, total carbon/nitrogen/sulphur determinations and biogenic silica), vegetational reconstruction (pollen ana

Denna uppsats behandlar self-cleaning vid uteslutning av leverantörer till följd av brott som innefattar bestickning eller korruption. Närmare bestämt utreder uppsatsen vilka bedömningsgrunder en upphandlande myndighet börha vid bedömningen av en leverantörs self-cleaning härom. Som en konsekvens av att ha begått brott som innefattar bestickning eller korruption kan en leverantör uteslutas från aThis essay concerns self-cleaning in connection with exclusion of public contract suppliers due to bribery or corruption. More specifically, the essay examines on what grounds contracting authorities should assess a self-cleaning. As a consequence of being found guilty of bribery or corruption, suppliers can be excluded from the procurement procedure. However, the newly introduced Swedish Public

Huvudentreprenörer anlitar idag underentreprenörer i större utsträckning än vad det har gjorts tidigare i bygg- och anläggningsbranschen. Underentreprenörer anlitas för att utföra speciella moment i ett projekt där det krävs spetskompetens samt för att stärka upp med arbetskraft hos huvudentreprenören. Eftersom underentreprenörer är vanligt förekommande i bygg- och anläggningsbranschen så är syftMain contractors today employ subcontractors to a greater extent than previously in the construction industry. Subcontractors are hired to perform special tasks in a project where there is a need for expertise and for strengthening the workforce of the main contractor. Since subcontractors are common in the construction industry, the purpose of this study is to identify crucial factors in a colla