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BackgroundCritical COVID-19 is associated with high mortality, and acute kidney injury (AKI) is common. Endostatin has emerged as a promising prognostic biomarker for predicting AKI and mortality in intensive care. This study aimed to investigate plasma endostatin at intensive care unit (ICU) admission as a biomarker for AKI, renal replacement therapy (RRT), and 90-day mortality in COVID-19.Method
PURPOSE: There is uncertainty whether ER-low tumors with a 1-10% immunohistochemical staining of nuclei represent a distinct molecular biological entity of BC, posing significant challenges for their clinical management and developing novel therapies. We aimed to elucidate ER-low tumor biology.EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We analyzed primary tumors included in a Swedish population-based SCAN-B BC cohort,
Objective: The primary aim of this study was to explore the lessons learned from implementing a procedure of resuscitation and stabilization with an intact umbilical cord for preterm and term infants requiring resuscitation or stabilization during emergency caesarean sections. Methods: Data were collected by two focus group discussions and one individual interview. Participants were members of imp
Background: We aimed to study the long-term effect of smoking on coronary atherosclerosis progression at the segmental level. Methods: Angiographic data (1989-2017) on current, former, and nonsmokers were collected from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry. The Western Denmark Heart Registry was used to validate the results. Patients with clinically indicated angiography with
Current scholarship on urban transformation emphasizes the importance of learning, but the state of the art of research on learning dynamics in urban transformations is still conceptually and empirically fragmented. To address this deficit, we propose a research agenda and related conceptual apparatus that draws upon previous research in urban transformations and cognate fields. The proposed agend
Introduction: Assessing suicide risk in clinical settings is challenging, as conventional self-report scales have limited predictive validity. The Death Implicit Association Test (D-IAT) was developed to explore implicit associations related to death and the self-concept. However, it omits the emotional association with death that may be crucial in suicide risk assessment. This cross-sectional stu
This chapter unpacks the complex and contested nature of ‘irregular labour migration’ and explores the meaning and analytical rigour of this conceptualisation. We discuss four social positions: 1) authorised migrant regular worker, 2) authorised migrant irregular worker, 3) unauthorised migrant irregular worker and 4) unauthorised migrant regular worker. Using the distinctions between informalisat
There are no known estimates of the prevalence, severity and impacts from breathlessness in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to explore the prevalence, severity, self-attributed underlying conditions and impacts of breathlessness limiting exertion in community-dwelling adults in India. This exploratory, population-based online survey recruited a pre-planned sample of 3,000 adult
To engage SMEs in innovation could be important to economic growth in Bolivia, it is challenging to develop and achieve business model innovation due to several factors like inability to establish clear demands for technology, limited access to technological resources, insufficiently educated and trained human resources, and a lack of scientific and technological support. Also, the country's techn
Suicide among children and young adults is a leading cause of mortality, highlighting the importance of the development of life-saving interventions. This study is part of the nationwide study Retrospective investigation of health care utilization of individuals who died by suicide in Sweden in 2015, Lund University, Sweden. The aim was to gain a better understanding of verbal suicidal communicati
Background: Family members play a crucial role in supporting women with breast cancer during their recovery. In the complex situation of being an informal caregiver, their own health and ability to support the patient needs to be acknowledged. The aim was to explore the experiences, needs and roles of family members throughout the rehabilitation process of women with breast cancer. Methods: A qual
Chinese Heritage in the Making Chinese Heritage in the Making A S I A N H E R I T A G E S Edited by Christina Maags and Marina Svensson M aags & Svensson (eds) Chinese H eritage in the M aking Experiences, Negotiations and Contestations 3 Chinese Heritage in the Making Publications The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) is a research and exchange platform based in Leiden, the Netherl
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21 November 2016 Working at the Norunda research station – workplace introduction for distribution to people working temporarily at the research station Norunda is a unit within Lund University’s Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC. Responsibility issues All employees, on their own initiative, are to address shortcomings in the work environment and, if they lack sufficient authority
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QMOD_2012_Program_29 08 2012 15th QMOD Conference 5th-7th September, 2012 Poznan, Poland How may organizations use Learning, Creativity and Innovation in realizing their dreams of excellence and recover from the economic crisis? Program Jointly organized by: Lund University, Linköping University & Poznan University of Technology Page 2 15th QMOD-ICQSS Program Welcome Address from the Chairmen It i
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Syftet med denna studie är att analysera hur personal inom socialtjänsten tolkar, definierar och upplever ett behandlingsprojekt, som involverade olika myndigheter, benämnt Motverka Våld och Gäng. Dessutom uppmärksammas hur den intervjuade och observerade personalen uppfattar och kategoriserar de inom projektet anställda samordnarna. De anställda inom socialtjänsten upplever att projektet kommit The aim of this study is to analyze how the Social Services personnel interpret, define and perceive, on the one hand, the project “Motverka Våld och Gäng” meaning “Counteract Violence and Gangs”, and on the other hand the role of the Coordinators employed in this project. Heads of units and Social Secretarys were interviewed, as well as observed and recorded at meetings. The personnel of the Soc
