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Background Lower-respiratory-tract infection is one of the most common acute illnesses managed in primary care. Few placebo-controlled studies of antibiotics have been done, and overall effectiveness (particularly in subgroups such as older people) is debated. We aimed to compare the benefits and harms of amoxicillin for acute lower-respiratory-tract infection with those of placebo both overall an
Since a tightly regulated complement system is needed for a successful pregnancy, we hypothesized that alterations in complement inhibitors may be associated with idiopathic, recurrent miscarriage. We sequenced all exons coding for three complement inhibitors: C4b-binding protein (C4BP), CD46 and CD55 in 384 childless women with at least two miscarriages that could not be explained by known risk f
Purpose To develop a mathematical model to adjust the timing of computed tomography (CT) scans with the hazard of cancer recurrence in time to facilitate early detection of cancer recurrence. Materials and Methods The clinical data were extracted from the randomized Scandinavian Sarcoma Group (SSG) XVIII/Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie (AIO) trial database. The SSG XVIII/AIO trial was
Background Optimum surgical resection margins for patients with clinical stage IIA-C cutaneous melanoma thicker than 2 mm are controversial. The aim of the study was to test whether survival was different for a wide local excision margin of 2 cm compared with a 4-cm excision margin. Methods We undertook a randomised controlled trial in nine European centres. Patients with cutaneous melanoma thicke
Compression anastomotic ring-locking procedure (CARP) is a novel procedure for creating colonic anastomoses. The surgical procedure allows perioperative quantification of the compression pressure between the intestinal ends within the anastomosis and postoperative monitoring of the anastomotic integrity. We have recently shown that CARP is a safe and effective method for colonic anastomoses in pig
Aims/hypothesis Many cystic fibrosis patients are vitamin D-insufficient. Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes is a major complication of cystic fibrosis. The literature suggests that vitamin D might possess certain glucose-lowering properties. We aimed to assess the relationship between vitamin D and cystic fibrosis-related glucose intolerance. Methods We enrolled 898 cystic fibrosis patients from Sw
We have investigated methods of starch dissolution with the aim of finding an optimum method to completely dissolve starch granules to form a molecularly dissolved starch solution without degradation of the polymers. Glycogen was used as a model molecule for amylopectin, to identify the dissolution conditions under which the degradation of the polymers was limited or not present. Dissolution was p
A search for direct production of supersymmetric gauginos and sleptons in final states with two and three leptons is presented. The two lepton analysis uses 4.7 fb(-1) of proton-proton collision data at root s = 7 TeV, while the three lepton analysis uses 13 fb(-1) at root s = 8 TeV. All data were recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The results are interpreted in the pheno
Purpose: High-grade osteosarcoma is a malignant primary bone tumor with a peak incidence in adolescence. Overall survival (OS) of patients with resectable metastatic disease is approximately 20%. The exact mechanisms of development of metastases in osteosarcoma remain unclear. Most studies focus on tumor cells, but it is increasingly evident that stroma plays an important role in tumorigenesis and
Macro and micronutrient deficiencies are a significant problem among people in rural areas in developing countries. Deficiencies may lead to an impaired immune system making the organism vulnerable to infections and diseases. In this paper, the dietary intake, anthropometric measurements, zinc and copper levels in serum, of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are compared with a group of he
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that is negative for anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) is a subentity of RA, characterized by less severe disease. At the individual level, however, considerable differences in the severity of joint destruction occur. We performed a study on genetic factors underlying the differences in joint destruction in ACPA-negative patients.
The results of a dedicated search for pair production of scalar partners of charm quarks are reported. The search is based on an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb(-1) of pp collisions at root s = 8 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The search is performed using events with large missing transverse momentum and at least two jets, where the two leading jets are each tagged as originati
Det ekonomiska biståndet är samhällets yttersta skyddsnät. Dess funktion som det yttersta skyddsnätet ställer krav på den enskilde att i första hand använda sina egna tillgångar till försörjningen, innan ekonomiskt bistånd kan bli aktuellt. Detta innebär i praktiken att även ideella skadestånd som den enskilde fått i ersättning för psykiskt/fysiskt lidande eller för att kompensera för en allvarligThe Swedish social welfare allowance is the society’s outermost safety net. Its function as the outermost safety net means that the individual needs to use its own assets at first hand, before the individual can be entitled to social welfare allowance. In practice, this means that an individual who is entitled to non-pecuniary damages because of psychological/physical suffering or as compensation
Syftet med denna uppsats är att belysa på vilka grunder moderbolag kan hållas ansvariga för föroreningar som orsakats av dotterbolags verksamhet. Särskilt fokus ligger på att utreda institutet verksamhetsutövare respektive ansvarsgenombrott samt deras tillämpning på förhållandet moder-/dotterbolag. Därutöver att granska om dessa grunder är tillräckliga eller om det finns indikatorer på behov av en
Rätten till familjeåterförening stadgas i såväl EU:s Familjeåterföreningsdirektiv som i den svenska utlänningslagen. Principen om familjens enhet, allas likhet inför lagen och barnets bästa är principer av stor vikt inom både internationell, europeisk och svensk rätt. Trots principer som att familjen ska hållas samman och att det ska göras vad som är möjligt för att återförena splittrade familjer,The right to family reunification is regulated in both the Family Reunification Directive of the European Union and in the Swedish Aliens Act. The principles of the family as a unit, all individuals equality towards the law and the child’s best interests, are principles of high importance in International, European and Swedish law. There are obstacles in the Swedish law preventing many families fr
Studiens syfte är att undersöka om det finns ett samband mellan sammansättningen av svenska börsnoterade bolags ersättningskommittéer och den ersättning som bolagets verkställande direktör erhåller. De metoder vilka har tillämpats för att uppnå studiens syfte har varit tvärsnittsregression, OLS, t-test samt kontrollvariabler. Vi finner att det finns ett signifikant samband mellan medelåldern i ers
SAMMANFATTNING Nivå: Magisteruppsats i företagsekonomi, juni, 2005 Författare: Birgitta Bos Anna Cedergren Handledare: Jörgen Eksell Filippa Säwe Problem: Då frontpersonalen har den största påverkan över en gästs totala upplevelse av sin vistelse på ett hotell är det av yttersta vikt att ledningen får receptionisterna att ge god service och framförallt ge det lilla extra. Motivations- samt belönin
I kampen om kunderna är varumärket ofta det främsta verktyget som företag använder sig av. Det gäller såväl varuproducenter med fabrikantsvarumärken, som butiker med butiksmärken. När detaljister äger ett produktvarumärke kallas detta egna märkesvaror. Det var inte förrän under 1990- talet som egna märkesvaror fick ett ordentligt uppsving. Många butikskedjor satsar idag hårt på att etablera egna m
A qualitative exploratory case study is presented to provide an understanding of Värkstaden, a self-help initiative for people with chronic pain. Two semi-structured interviews and an observation was conducted, both with participants of the group. Analysis of this data together with critical text analysis sought to answer the question: How is "empowerment" experienced from a user perspec
