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OBJECTIVE: Regular blood pressure control has been advocated for early detection and treatment of patients with hypertension. We aimed to study whether long-term survival rate is related to socioeconomic circumstances and biological factors among middle-aged men with screened new hypertension. METHODS: Of the 22 444 men who attended a general health examination in Malmo, Sweden during 1974-1984, i

Popular AbstractI början på 1990-talet drabbades Sverige av en mycket djup ekonomisk kris. Den svenska nittiotalskrisen uppfattades inte som en tillfällig konjunkturnedgång utan som symptom på grundläggande systemfel i Sveriges ekonomi. Många bedömare menade att den s.k. svenska modellen med stor välfärdsstat och höga skatter hade försämrat marknadsekonomins effektivitet och gjort att Sverige undeIn the early 1990s, Sweden was hit by a profound economic crisis. The Swedish crisis of the nineties was not perceived as a temporary recession, but rather as a fundamental and systemic fault in Swedish economy. Many commentators held that the Swedish model with a large welfare state and high taxes had impaired Sweden's economic performance. The aim of this thesis is to empirically assess the hypo

Cigarette smoking is one of the most important health concerns worldwide. Even though the rate of smoking is declining in developed countries, it is still experiencing growth in developing regions. Many studies have examined the relationship between smoking, as an established risk factor, and cardiovascular diseases. We provide an updated review of the underlying mechanisms of smokinginduced cardi

The paper aims at examining the levels of social cohesion and socio-economic dysfunctionality in former State Agricultural Farms (post-PGR) areas and at assessing the possibilities for initiating bottom-up actions, and for participating in the creation of mechanisms for local development. Data used in the study was obtained in multimethods approach, i.e. mainly during a questionnaire survey, in-de

Background: Vacations at international nightlife resorts represent an important but also risky element in the lives of youth in many countries. There is an urgent need for evaluating the role played by bars and nightclubs in producing and reducing risks; this task is important, especially at upcoming nightlife resorts with limited experience in managing young partygoers from other countries. Metho

Background and Aims: Incisional hernia development is a frequent long-term sequel after open abdomen treatment. This report describes a novel technique, the vacuum-assisted wound closure and permanent onlay mesh–mediated fascial traction for temporary and final closure of the open abdomen, with the intention to decrease incisional hernia rates. Primary aim was to evaluate incisional hernia develop

Statin dosage in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and concomitant kidney dysfunction is a clinical dilemma. We studied discontinuation during the first year after an AMI and long-term outcome in patients receiving high versus low-moderate intensity statin treatment, in relation to kidney function. For the intention-to-treat analysis (ITT-A), we included all patients admitted to Swed

Identity is of increasing interest in teacher education. Crucial for resilience, the development of a coherent professional identity has been characterized as emerging from tensions between multiple and sometimes conflicting conceptions of what it means to be someone who teaches (Akkerman & Meijer, 2011). While light is being shed on these often antagonistic relations, less is known about the

The sFLASH-experiment has been built at the Free-Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) to study the high-gain-FEL amplification of a laser seed from a high harmonic generation (HHG) source. Ideally, the HHG-seed can be amplified up to a GW-power level, improving both the shot-to-shot stability and the longitudinal coherence of the FEL-pulse. In 2010/2011 the sFLASH-components and sub-systems have been

The sFLASH-experiment has been built at the Free- Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) to study the highgain- FEL amplification of a laser seed from a high harmonic generation (HHG) source. Ideally, the HHG seed can be amplified up to a GW-power level, improving both the shot-to-shot stability and the longitudinal coherence of the FEL-pulse. In 2010/2011 the sFLASH-components and sub-systems have bee

BACKGROUND: Tumour deposits are an important prognostic factor in colorectal cancer. In tumour node metastasis (TNM)8, the definition became stricter as TNM7's previous requirement for absence of lymphatic tissue was expanded to also include nerve and vascular tissue. TNM8 has been criticised for its limited prognostic value. This study aimed to compare prognostic differences for patients with col

The aim of this study was to examine how women described their experiences of living with a drug and or alcohol abusing man. A qualitative approach has been used and the study was based on four autobiographical books written by Swedish female authors who either live or have lived with abusive men. The empirical material has been analyzed based on Lazarus and Folkman's theory of coping and Goff

This research has tried to resolve the ongoing debate among the Swedish elites and politicians regarding why the adopted policy has failed to address the needs of patients with dementia in Sweden. It is argued that the origin of the debate lies between the policy formulation and how it is being implemented. Therefore, there is much concern about lack of coordination and stakeholder’s involvement d

The purpose of this research is to examine how the family law secretay’s role is created by other professions regarding custody trials. The research will focus on the experiences of the family law secreties and their participation in custody trials along side of the legal disputes concerning; custody, residence and contact within families. The methods that has been used are; semistructual intervi

En nyligen utgiven studie från Södersjukhusets Akutmottagning för våldtagna visar att 70 procent av de tillfrågade våldtäktsoffren hade hamnat i ett tillstånd av frozen fright under övergreppet. Att ett offer hamnar i ett frystillstånd, frozen fright, innebär att förmågan att röra sig eller ge ljud ifrån sig minskas eller försvinner helt eftersom offrets utsätts för en traumatisk upplevelse. DennaA recently published study from Stockholm South General Hospital Emergency Clinic for Rape Victims shows that 70 per cent of the questioned victims had experienced a state of frozen fright during the rape. Frozen fright means a diminished or absent volitional movement accompanied by diminished vocal capacity in response to a traumatic event. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the perceptions

The purpose of our study is to investigate how eight crime journalists experience their professional life, and whether their professional choice affects their private life. We want to see how our respondents are affected by threats and harassment. We also want to see what support is available when this happens. Furthermore, we also want to investigate what kind of ethical dilemmas they have faced

The increase of feminist foreign policy (FFP) declarations globally has provoked a vigilant scrutiny of these policies, especially their alignment with transformative, postcolonial, and intersectional feminisms. Contributing to existing scholarship on FFPs, this thesis explores the establishment of FFP in Germany from consultation process to final guidelines. Using a multidimensional Critical Disc

Testning och materialmodellering av gummipackningar i värmeväxlare För att en plattvärmeväxlare ska kunna fungera på ett effektivt sätt är det viktigt att ha packningar som klarar den höga belastningen. Detta examensarbete har inneburit att testa och anpassa nya materialmodeller för ett antal packningsmaterial för att förbättra utvecklingen i framtiden. Examensarbetet är gjort i samarbete med AlThe aim of this master's thesis is to establish material models for three rubber materials using macroscopic data collected using Digital Image Correlation, DIC. DIC is a non-contact optical technique for measuring strain and displacement in a material by tracking points on a material during the deformation process.\\ The rubber materials are tested in both uniaxial tension and compression, fr