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Background: A key innovation may allow one group of species to radiate and replace another, but the role of competition and background extinctions for the replacement process is vigorously debated and unclear. Questions: Is a minimum competitive advantage necessary to initiate replacement? Are background extinctions of the incumbent species necessary? What speciation and extinction dynamics charac

Background and Aims: There is evidence that housing issues are associated with health outcomes as people age, but little is known in this respect regarding the specific population of people with Parkinson's disease (PD). The objective of this literature review was to identify and analyze the knowledge gap concerning people with PD and housing issues. Methods: Applying established guidelines for sc

Background:: Accurate and internationally comparable human papillomavirus (HPV) testing services are essential for cervical cancer elimination programs. The WHO HPV Laboratory Network started issuing international HPV testing proficiency panels in 2008. Objectives:: We report the results of the 2019 global proficiency study and evaluate the proficiency over time. Study design:: The proficiency pan

One-stage method of polysulfone (PSf) membrane modification by the addition of polyacrylic acid (PAA, Mn = 250 kg·mol−1) to the coagulation bath during membrane preparation via non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) was proposed. The effect of PAA concentration on the membrane structure, hydrophilicity, zeta potential, separation performance and antifouling stability in ultrafiltration of lys

This paper investigates the quantification of FPGA resources for the implementation of closed-loop combustion control algorithms. Specifically, the study focuses on methods for their in-cycle execution and control of the combustion in real-time. A National Instruments Xilinx Virtex-5 platform was used for the quantification of the resources.Closed-loop combustion control obtains feedback from fast

Objective: To estimate the genetic contribution to traumatic and degenerative meniscus tears for men and women across the lifespan. Methods: We linked the Swedish Twin Register with individual-level national healthcare data to form a 30-year, population-wide, longitudinal twin cohort. To study genetic contribution to meniscus tears, we estimated the heritability and familial risk using incident tr

Background: Although avian Plasmodium species are widespread and common across the globe, limited data exist on how genetically variable their populations are. Here, the hypothesis that the avian blood parasite Plasmodium relictum exhibits very low genetic diversity in its Western Palearctic transmission area (from Morocco to Sweden in the north and Transcaucasia in the east) was tested. Methods:

Objectives: The introduction of time-dependent reperfusion therapies in acute ischemic stroke has increased the need for early identification. We explore the safety and feasibility of STROKE ALARM which detects sudden arm paresis, the most frequent symptom in stroke. Materials and methods: Consecutive patients admitted with a stroke or TIA at Skåne University Hospital were screened according to in

Background: Over the past decade, several PET tracers were developed to visualise and quantify tau pathology in vivo. However, all these tracers have distinct off-target binding, different dynamic ranges and likely different levels of non-specific binding resulting in large variability in semiquantification. We propose to standardise the sampling and the quantification across all available tau tra

Insulin resistance causes compensatory insulin production, which in humans can eventually progress to β-cell failure and type 2 diabetes (T2D). This disease progression involves multi-scale processes, ranging from intracellular signaling to organ and whole-body level regulations, on timescales from minutes to years. T2D progression is commonly studied using overfed and genetically modified rodents

Dissertation for the degree of a candidate of technical sciences (doctor of philosophy) in specialty 05.03.01 "Processes of mechanical processing, machine tools and tools" –V. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, 2019.The actual scientific and technical goal of improving the efficiency of drilling holes in CFRP and GFRP parts has been solved by increasing of tool life thro

Permafrost regions contain approximately half of the carbon stored in land ecosystems and have warmed at least twice as much as any other biome. This warming has influenced vegetation activity, leading to changes in plant composition, physiology, and biomass storage in aboveground and belowground components, ultimately impacting ecosystem carbon balance. Yet, little is known about the causes and m

Planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) are a species-rich and globally distributed insect clade with high economic, ecological and evolutionary importance. However, the relationships among planthopper lineages and families remain unclear. Previous efforts based on inconsistent morphological traits, a few genes or limited sampling often resulted in conflicting tree topologies. Here, we used genome

The objective of this study was to develop a population pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic model of subcutaneously administered bupivacaine in a novel extended-release microparticle formulation for postoperative pain management. Bupivacaine was administered subcutaneously in the lower leg to 28 healthy male subjects in doses from 150 to 600 mg in a phase 1 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind

An earthshine telescope has been designed and is being fabricated at Lund Observatory in collaboration with the Danish Meteorological Institute. The instrument will measure the albedo of the Earth by observing the Moon in white light and in certain spectral bands. The measurement is based on relative photometry of the dark and bright sides of the Moon, so the optical design of the telescope has be

Uppsatsens titel: Människor som jobbar med människor – upplevelser från arbetsvardagen i en sjukvård i förändring Seminariedatum: 1 Juni 2012 Ämne/Kurs: Magisteruppsats inom Företagsekonomi, 30 HP. Inriktning: Organisation och Ledarskap Författare: Anna Berggren, Johanna Kandell Handledare: Professor Tony Huzzard Nyckelord: förändring, identitet, människans upplevda arbetsvardag, sjukvård, yrTitle: People who work with people – lived experience of everyday work in a health care organisation in change Seminar date: 1 June 2012 Course: Master thesis in Business Administration, 30 University Credit Points (30 ECTS). Orientation: Organisation and Change Management Authors: Anna Berggren, Johanna Kandell Advisor: Professor Tony Huzzard Key words: change, health care, identity, lived e

Uppsatsens övergripande syfte är att utifrån 2014 år sexualbrottskommitténs förslag utreda eventuella konsekvenser av en samtyckesreglering i våldtäktslagstiftningen, ur ett bevisrättsligt perspektiv. En våldtäkt kan se ut på flera sätt, den gemensamma nämnaren är att handlingen anses utgöra en gränslös kränkning av den sexuella integriteten och självbestämmanderätten. Dagens lagstiftning har fåThe main purpose of this essay is to examine, from the Sexual Offences Commissions proposal, the possible consequences of a regulation based on consent and how it will affect assessment of evidence. A rape can occur in a variety of ways, what they have in common is to be considered a boundless violation of a person’s sexual integrity and self-determination. Today’s legislation has received strong

Efter andra världskriget dömdes de högsta nazisterna till dödsstraff och fängelse för de internationella brott som de begått under krigsåren. Detta mötte dock kritik. Syftet med arbetet har varit att undersöka delen av kritiken avseende att Nürnbergprocessen inte varit förenlig med legalitetsprincipen som är en viktig princip för rättssäkerheten. Frågeställningarna har varit hur tribunalen och segAfter World War II, the highest Nazis were convicted of the death penalty and imprisonment for the international crimes committed during the war. However, this met criticism. The purpose of this essay has been to examine the part of the criticism about the Nuremberg process not being compatible with the principle of legality, which is an important principle of legal certainty. The questions to aid