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BACKGROUND: Bone mineral density (BMD) is compromised in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) compared to the background population, yet the underlying disease related factors are less known. This study evaluates SSc disease-related features and predictability for BMD along with established risk factors for low BMD in SSc patients compared to controls.METHODS: The study includes 211 SSc patients
The optical elements that can combine memory and signal modulation have become a topic of interest in the field of neuromorphic computing systems. In particular, the optical analogue of a memristor called memlumor exhibits promising features in which the change of the output luminescence depends not only on the excitation light signal but also on the state of the material. Metal halide perovskite
This chapter will review the three following topics: Nutrient cycling at three scales and integration. Specifically, what organisms are involved? What are the main drivers of the cycles of nutrients at the three scales and how these cycles interact? Resilience to disturbance and ecosystem retrogression Drivers of site productivity including ecosystem conditions and effects of management.
Background and aim: Vitamin K has been proposed to have a preventive effect against arterial calcification through activation of the vitamin K dependent proteins and potentially protect against progression of atherosclerosis. Our aim was to assess the association between vitamin K status and vascular health in a general elderly population. Methods and results: In a cross-sectional study, the vitam
Introduction: The validity of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), including preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, and chronic hypertension, is essential for both clinical management and research. The Swedish Pregnancy Register automatically retrieves diagnostic codes based on the Swedish version of the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10), as recorded in antenat
This paper examines how political populist support and income inequality are associated with the ecological footprint and its two sub-components: the carbon footprint and the non-carbon footprint (land and water use). Using a panel dataset covering 16 high-income European countries from 1990 to 2022, we estimate a dynamic panel error correction model. Three findings stand out. Right-wing populist
This article examines how right-wing and populist radical right (PRR) parties construct and contest feminism as a discursive field in parliamentary debates, and how these discursive constructions vary across different levels of institutionalization of feminist politics. Focusing on Italy and Spain, we analyze parliamentary debates on key bills addressing trans rights and homolesbobitransphobia (20
The purported immateriality of AI technologies is as illusory as the general understanding of conventional technologies as simply the application of politically neutral knowledge to nature. The materiality of technologies and their foundation in global inequalities has been illuminated by studies of ecologically unequal exchange (EUE). The aim of this article is to extend the applicability of EUE
Background: The potential for intellectual property (IP) and open science (OS) to be used together for knowledge valorisation is increasingly discussed within research policy, yet their practical alignment remains limited. While researchers and research managers often regard IP and OS as potentially complementary, uncertainty persists about how to integrate them effectively in real-world contexts.
Tool Coating is a method for enhancing cutting efficiency and extending tool life, essential for machining hard materials. While Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride (PcBN) tools are already well-suited for harsh machining conditions, their durability can be further improved with coatings. However, as the machining operation continues, tool coating loss occurs, reducing the durability of the tool a
OBJECTIVE: To explore changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measured using EQ-5D-5L among participants of a digital education and exercise therapy for knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA).METHODS: A descriptive longitudinal registry-based study among participants aged 40 + years enrolled in the digital program with responses to EQ-5D-5L at enrolment and at least one follow-up at 3- [n = 15
In hard milling operations under severe conditions, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) tools are commonly used. Monitoring their degradation in real time is important to maintain process stability and to reduce tool costs. To use accelerometer data sampled with relatively low sampling frequency enables efficient data collection and analysis. However, the high noise levels in machining requ
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is an additive manufacturing process based on Material Extrusion (MEX) of polymeric filament. This manufacturing technology is commonly used for personalized production applications and prototyping, allowing to obtain customized parts with complex geometries at a low cost. However, this production technique has its limitations regarding dimensional accuracy and sur
A string of speech is a string of syllables, a series of varying amounts of jaw openings/closings. Neutralizing the vowel-intrinsic jaw opening indicates a pattern of jaw opening matching the utterance syllable prominence patterns. The hypothesis is that the jaw-opening patterns ensue from the metrical hierarchy of the language, such that for languages such as English, we see exponentially increas
Prostate cancer remains one of the most prevalent malignancies in men worldwide, and early detection, accurate characterization, and staging are critical for optimal patient management. Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) has emerged as a powerful technique for non-invasive in vivo imaging of tissue microstructure, promising to enable unprecedented insights into the pathophysiology of pros
The ZUC stream cipher is integral to modern mobile communication standards, including 4G and 5G, providing secure data transmission across global networks. Recently, Dutta et al. (Indocrypt, 2024) presented the first quantum resource estimation of ZUC under Grover’s search, although preliminary, this work marks the beginning of quantum security analysis for ZUC. In this paper, we present an improv
Small and medium-sized enterprises are important contributors to economic development and employment in lower middle-income countries (LMICs), yet their capacity to innovate remains constrained by institutional fragility, resource scarcity, institutional weaknesses, and fragmented innovation systems. These challenges are particularly pronounced in Bolivia. Despite growing recognition of business m
