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Autoimmune diseases are disorders where the immune system reacts against self-antigens to cause disease. Autoimmune disorders occur in about 5-7% of the population, although many individuals have no symptoms. In all, there are more than 70 different disorders, most of which are uncommon, apart from rheumatoid disease and autoimmune thyroiditis. Autoimmune diseases are clinical syndromes mediated b
Aim: To assess the prevalence of overweight among Swedish 4 year olds in 2018, 2020 and 2022, taking socioeconomic variables into account. Methods: Aggregated regional data on children's body mass index were collected. The socioeconomic Care Need Index (CNI), foreign background, low education, being a single parent, low income and childhood poverty, were assessed. The differences in overweight, in
Mild traumatic brain injury, such as concussion, was once considered self-resolving. However, over the past decade, increased understanding of the short- and long-term impact has led to new guidelines for active management. In this review, we summarise recent findings, covering diagnostic criteria, and management for early and persistent symptoms. Many of the postconcussive symptoms can be treated
Aims/hypothesis: The aim of this study was to clarify the impact of autoimmune disease (AD) comorbidity on the risk and prognosis of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). Methods: We used data from a Swedish study comprising newly diagnosed cases of LADA (n=586, stratified into LADAlow and LADAhigh by autoantibody levels), type 2 diabetes (n=2003) and matched control participants (n=2355).
Context. Using emission lines from metals, we investigate the three-dimensional distribution of temperature and chemistry in ultra-hot Jupiters. Aims. Existing observations of WASP-121 b have suggested an underabundance of titanium and titanium oxide in its terminator region. In this study, we aim to determine whether this depletion is global by investigating the dayside emission spectrum. Methods
Introduction: Gram-negative peritonitis (GNP) is associated with significant morbidity in children receiving long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) and current treatment recommendations are based on limited data. Methods: Analysis of 379 GNP episodes in 308 children (median age 6.9 years, interquartile range [IQR]: 3.0–13.6) from 45 centers in 28 countries reported to the International Pediatric Perit
In this discussion paper, we describe the history of the science and societal action resulting in the mitigation of neurotoxic disorders from exposure to organic solvents at the workplaces in Sweden. When alkyd paints were introduced in large scale in construction painting in the 1960s and 1970s, Scandinavian unions voiced increasing concern as members reported symptoms like headache and vertigo,
Radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer is a complex procedure with an inherent risk of complications and even postoperative mortality. Historically, RC was performed in 44 hospitals in Sweden, which gradually decreased over time, and since a formal regional centralisation of these operations in 2017, cystectomy care is currently provided by nine hospitals. In the Swedish national urinary bladd
Properties of characteristic modes of lossless scatterers breaking time-reversal symmetry are presented utilizing the scattering formulation of characteristic decomposition. Antennas connected to nonreciprocal circuits and moving material bodies are used as numerical examples.
Background: The European Union recently recommended evaluation of the feasibility of organised prostate cancer screening. In Sweden, regional population-based organised prostate cancer testing (OPT) programmes were introduced in 2020. Objective: To describe initial participation rates and diagnostic outcomes. Design, setting, and participants: The three most populated Swedish regions invited all m
Classes focused on biblical reception might seem to some like a “get out of jail” card in the face of ever-threatening questions about the relevance of biblical studies today. To others, such classes look like a cul-de-sac that fails to lead to either renewed interest in the Bible or meaningful pedagogical outcomes. In this short reflection, I tease out chances and challenges that come with teachi
Introduction: In human-agent interaction, trust is often measured using human-trust constructs such as competence, benevolence, and integrity, however, it is unclear whether technology-trust constructs such as functionality, helpfulness, and reliability are more suitable. There is also evidence that perception of “humanness” measured through anthropomorphism varies based on the characteristics of
Understanding biblical texts in context usually entails an awareness of the times and places in which these texts first emerged and were first encountered. In this article, I aim to make a case for more contextual work on the Bible in the Northern parts of the contemporary world. After discussing contexts in relation to the Bible, I turn to the Global North and questions of secularization, before
This paper analyzes city system dynamics, based on a theoretical framework relating interaction potentials to agglomeration economies and density externalities. It employs new historical time series data on population size of cities in Sweden over two centuries (1810–2010) and introduces two schematic growth factors: (i) the intra-city potential and (ii) the extra-city potential located in in ring
Purpose: The purpose of this master thesis was to explore, define and characterise the phenomenon of Brand Fellowship within business-to-business (B2B) communication by using the rhetorical appeals of ethos, logos and pathos. Brand Fellowship was observed to be the emotional relationship between man and machine that influences how heavy-duty machine companies construct their brand. This contradict
The purpose of the study was to examine and evaluate different participants´ arguments in the public debate of low-wage jobs as tools of integration for migrants in relation to ideal type welfare regimes. Twenty one articles submitted by participants from the public were analyzed over the year 2011 and 2017 in the two largest outlets of popular press in Sweden: Aftonbladet and Expressen (including
Society and disability - A qualitative study of inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Balinese society The aim of this study was to examine factors in the Balinese society that affected the life situation of persons with disabilities and what factors contributed to creating limitations and opportunities for them. The purpose was also to examine whether inclusion and exclusion could happen
Vad: Kandidatuppsats VT 2017. Lunds universitet. Campus Helsingborg, Institutionen för Service Management. Titel: En kvalitetsförbättring på spåren - Om tjänstekvalitet ombord på fjärrtåg i Sverige. Syfte och frågeställning: Syftet med studien är att skapa en förståelse för hur tågoperatören kan använda tilläggstjänster för att kompensera resenärer då kärntjänsten brister i form av en försening
This paper investigates the theory of collateral constraints developed by Rampini, Sufi, and Viswanathan in their paper Dynamic Risk Management published in 2014. In this theoretical framework, firms are faced with a trade-off between using scarce cash holdings to finance investments and engaging in risk management. Using an updated dataset covering a tumultuous time-period in which oil prices fel
