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BACKGROUND: Liver resection is a possibly curative treatment for colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases. Preoperative chemotherapy may make initially irresectable tumors resectable. The aim of this study was to compare perioperative course and short-term mortality after liver resection for CRC metastases between patients who were and were not treated with preoperative chemotherapy. METHODS: Pati

Aims/hypothesis: The aetiology of type 1 diabetes remains elusive. Family history of type 1 diabetes increases the disease risk but the role of other autoimmune diseases or type 2 diabetes in the family are unclear. Here, we aimed to analyse the effect of family history of diabetes and autoimmune diseases on development of islet autoimmunity and progression to type 1 diabetes. Methods: The Environ

This study analyzes the temporal evolution of the short-term P-wave morphological variability (PWMV) within the one-hour interval immediately preceding the onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes. This PWMV is hypothesized to be an index of vulnerable atrial substrate, allowing to identify instability increases preceding the AF episode onset. We analyzed 32 ambulatory ECG recordings from subjec

During the 2015–2018 data-taking period, the Large Hadron Collider delivered proton-proton bunch crossings at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV to the ATLAS experiment at a rate of roughly 30 MHz, where each bunch crossing contained an average of 34 independent inelastic proton-proton collisions. The ATLAS trigger system selected roughly 1 kHz of these bunch crossings to be recorded to disk. Offli

The Nuremberg Charter introduced corporate criminal liability into international law and the great American Chief Prosecutor Justice Robert Jackson gave a promise that any legal person who commits crimes prescribed by international law shall be prosecuted and punished according to international criminal law. However, during this period of time, a corporation was never prosecuted per se as the sitt

Seminar date: 30th of May 2018 Course: BUSN79 Business Administration; Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Oskar Lundin & Valdemar Olin Supervisor: Johan Dergård Keywords: Management control, Professional service firms, Clash of Cultures, Motivational theory, Social psychology theory Purpose: The purpose of this study is to contribute to the knowledge of why the performance o

Lateralmoräner är karaktäristiska för glaciala landskap bildade i höga bergsområden med dalglaciärer. Forskningen om lateralmoräners bildning är dock ofta begränsatsade till glaciärisar med lågt materialinnehåll. När lateralmoräner bildas längs kanten av materialrika glaciärer, med det glaciala materialet i sin senare fas huvudsakligen transporterat över glaciärens yta tillkommer sedimentationsproLateral moraines are key features of glacial landscapes in high-alpine mountain areas. Research on lateral moraine formation is mostly limited to clean-ice glaciers; lateral moraine formation at the margins of debris-covered glaciers is currently poorly understood in an Alpine and sedimentological context. This thesis focuses on the reconstruction of processes of lateral moraine formation at the d

Since the 1970s, the practice of conscripting, enlisting or recruiting children into armed groups or forces has become increasingly common, and many children are used for various tasks in conflicts around the globe. Children are easily persuaded or forced into such armed groups or forces, and they suffer great harm from exposure to violence. Girls are generally recruited in the same manner as boys

De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libris Tres, av Hugo Grotius, och den westfaliska freden, i 1600-talets Europa, har ofta betonats av forskare som födelseplatsen för den moderna folkrätten. Denna studie har ämnat granska validiteten i dessa påståenden genom en rättshistorisk undersökning av omständigheterna kring texterna och en komparativ utredning dem emellan. Arbetets huvudsakliga syfte har varit att utfDe Jure Belli ac Pacis Libris Tres, by Hugo Grotius, and the Peace of Westphalia, in 17th century Europe, has often been highlighted as the birthplace of modern public international law. This study aims to review the validity of such statements through research of the legal history concerning the topic and through a comparative examination of the two works. The main purpose of the study have been

To make not only scholarly publications but also the data underlying those publications openly accessible is part of the movement for Open Science. There are several arguments for sharing research data, for example to promote science and collaboration, to make validation of results possible and to reduce redundant data production (Callaghan et al. 2012; Tenopir et al. 2011). Open Data policies are

Syftet med det här arbetet är att utreda hur kontorsmarknaden i Malmö har utvecklats under 2000-talet. I Malmö har det efter Öresundsbrons invigning år 2000 byggts omkring en halv miljon kvadratmeter kontor. Det mesta av byggandet har skett i Västra Hamnen, Hyllie och andra stationsnära lägen så som Universitetsholmen och Nyhamnen. Dessa områden är fortsatt de mest attraktiva eftersom kommunikatioAbstract The purpose of this study is to examine how the office market in Malmö has developed during the 2000s. After the opening of the Öresund Bridge in 2000, approximately half a million square meters of office space has been built in Malmö. Most of the construction has taken place in Västra Hamnen, Hyllie and other locations close to train stations, such as Universitetsholmen and Nyhamnen. The

Over 30 % of all deaths worldwide are related to cardiovascular diseases and they are the leading cause of death. Therefore, research into treatment, diagnosis and prognostication of these diseases are of critical importance. One way to examine the cardiovascular system is through the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The aim of this thesis is to create a model using the Deep Learning arc

The use of Reinforcement Learning (RL) to design controllers for safety critical systems is an important research area. On the one hand, RL can function in and adapt to complex and changing environments without requiring a model of the system. On the other hand, in such systems robustness is of high importance, as well as ways to guarantee and certify a level of robustness. This project investigat

Inom företagsvärlden är det inte ovanligt att ekonomiska bekymmer uppstår. När ett företag blir insolvent kan det leda till en rad olika utgångar. Det kan leda till konkurs och avveckling av företag men det kan också leda till en företagsrekonstruktion och en ny chans för ett företag fortsätta driva sitt företag. Ett problem har varit att många företagsrekonstruktioner fallerar då de har inletts fWithin the business world it is not uncommon that financial difficulties arise. When a company becomes insolvent it may result in a variety of outcomes. It can result in bankruptcy and liquidation of a business, but it may also result in a corporate restructuring and a new opportunity for a company to continue its business. A problem has been that many corporate restructurings fail due to being in

The constantly increasing awareness of protecting the environment has put electri- cal roads in the spotlight as an alternative solution to fossil driven means of trans- port. Dan Zethraeus has developed an innovative idea for a prototype electrical road which conductively supplies power to the cars whilst driving. The concept is to place a line of short rail segments in the middle of the drive la

The constantly increasing awareness of protecting the environment has put electrical roads in the spotlight as an alternative solution to fossil driven means of transport. Dan Zethraeus has developed an innovative idea for a prototype electrical road which conductively supplies power to the cars whilst driving. The concept is to place a line of short rail segments in the middle of the drive lanes

The North Sea stands out as one of the most rapidly warming regions of the globe and various types of geographic distribution responses have already been reported, from latitudinal changes to vertical changes. Using catch data from an international bottom trawling monitoring survey, this study investigated how the range size of the North Sea fish assemblage has changed during the last three decade

Våld i samband med fotbollsmatcher har länge varit ett problem i Sverige. Den 30 mars 2014 nådde det sin kulmen när en Djurgårdssupporter misshandlades till döds i samband med en match mot Helsingborgs IF, vilket blev starten för en kris som drabbade både Helsingborgs IF och dess supporterförening Kärnan. Studien, som fokuserar på medlemsorganisationers kriskommunikation och organisations-samarbet

Food wastage during distribution, retail sale, and consumption is a concern of great worry. It not only affects the economics of businesses but also puts natural resources under severe stress. For example, in the UK some 800,000 tons of bakery products are purchased each year and never eaten, mainly due to short life span of the product. Earlier investigations at Lantmännen Unibake, UK have identi

The purpose of the numerical study was to investigate the influence of three different natural gas compositions on the combustion behaviour of an Advanced Environmental Vortex (AEV) burner. The flow conditions apply to the AEV burners installed in the Siemens gas turbine SGT-800. Numerical simulations were carried out using the software Chemkin 4. Ignition temperatures, adiabatic flame temper