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Levodopa–entacapone–carbidopa intestinal gel : Data from the Swedish national registry for Parkinson's disease

Background: Levodopa–entacapone–carbidopa intestinal gel (LECIG) was introduced on the Swedish market in 2019. The therapy is aimed at patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) with fluctuations and dyskinesias. Long-term efficacy and safety data are lacking. Objective: To investigate the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of LECIG in regular clinical practice for Parkinson's disease in Sweden. Metho

Lionfish (Pterois volitans) do not show directional preferences for ambient underwater soundscapes during diurnal hours

Sound is a valuable cue in the marine environment that can inform animals about habitat location and community composition. Indeed, sound is often used for orientation and navigation by larval reef fishes during settlement. However, despite sound’s role in the early life of reef fishes, whether post-settlement reef fishes use ambient soundscapes to inform their movement decisions remains less clea

Prophylactic cranial irradiation for small cell lung cancer in the era of immunotherapy and molecular subtypes

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive disease with a poor prognosis, whereas its metastatic capacity carries a predilection for the brain. Although prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) has been used to address this problem, upcoming alternatives might necessitate reflection of its application in SCLC treatment. RECENT FINDINGS: The addition of immunotherapy to treatme

Hypogammaglobulinemia at Diagnosis is Associated With Inferior Survival and Higher Risk of Infections in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

There are some evidences that hypogammaglobulinemia in newly diagnosed diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a predictor for inferior outcome, but the risk for infection-related admissions specifically related to hypogammaglobulinemia is not known. The aim was to explore if hypogammaglobulinemia in untreated DLBCL in a Swedish cohort was associated with inferior outcome, and to assess the relat

Improving ultrafiltration efficiency of acidified skim milk using bipolar membrane electrodialysis : Impact on protein concentrate composition, process performance, and fouling

The efficiency of ultrafiltration (UF) of acidified skim milk (SM) is impaired by protein aggregation and mineral scaling. The aim of this study is to assess the potential of acidification by electrodialysis with bipolar membranes (EDBM), in comparison with citric acid (CA), prior to the UF process on filtration performance, fouling and composition of the protein concentrates. Electro-acidificatio

‘Ukraine’s Cause is Ours!’ Diaspora and Migration in Swedish Parliamentary Debates, 2014-2022

The annexation of Crimea, the subsequent insurgency of Russian-backed separatists in the Donbas region of Ukraine in 2014 and the current full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine have led to different responses from political elites, diasporas and migrants currently residing in different European countries. The historic decision of Sweden to send defence weapons to Ukraine as well as to apply for NA

Strong electrostatic attraction drives milk heteroprotein complex coacervation

Coacervates of oppositely charged milk proteins are used in functional food development, mainly to encapsulate bioactives. To uncover the driving forces behind coacervates formation, we study the association of lactoferrin and β−lactoglobulin at amino-acid level detail, using molecular simulations. Our findings show that inter-protein electrostatic interactions dominate and are, surprisingly, equa

‘I feel good here’ : A qualitative study on subsidised employment in a Swedish municipal labour market programme

The aim of this article is to understand how a group of subsidised employees constructed a collective identity and symbolic community, and the role the municipal labour market programme played in that process. Further, it explores whether and how a shared collective identity and symbolic community may provide an explanation for how the ‘successful intervention/lock-in effect paradox’ occurs when u

Halving premature death and improving quality of life at all ages : cross-country analyses of past trends and future directions

BACKGROUND: Although death in old age is unavoidable, premature death-defined here as death before age 70 years-is not. To assess whether halving premature mortality by 2050 is feasible, we examined the large variation in premature death rates before age 70 years and trends over the past 50 years (1970-2019), covering ten world regions and the 30 most-populous nations. This analysis was undertaken

Prevalence of severe and moderate anthropometric failure among children in India, 1993-2021

Though child anthropometric failure (CAF) is a persistent problem in India, previous studies have often neglected state-level variance and aggregated moderate and severe CAF categories. This study addresses this gap by examining moderate and severe malnutrition across India's states and union territories (UTs) from 1993 to 2021. Data of children under 2 years old from five waves of National Family

Characterization of semiconductors by spectroscopic ellipsometry

This chapter provides a brief yet comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in semiconductor characterization using spectroscopic ellipsometry. The concept of ellipsometry as optical technique to determine the state of polarization of light reflected or transmitted from complex-structured and multiple layered semiconductor materials is introduced and laid out in the framework of the Jones vec

När kulturarvet fick rädda balansräkningen : Striden om hockeymuseet i Örnsköldsvik

This article examines the debate surrounding an ice hockey museum in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. In 2013, the local ice hockey club, Modo Hockey, received a loan from Örnsköldsvik municipality to build an ice hockey museum in its home arena. The ice hockey museum was a part of a bigger heritage project that involved various sites in the area around Örnsköldsvik, with the intention of increasing the numb

Professionell praktiker? : Om materialförvaltare i svensk elitishockey ur ett förändringsperspektiv

This article examines the role of equipment managers in Swe-dish male elite ice hockey. This is in relation to a major shiftin terms of professionalisation and commercialisation thathas occurred within elite ice hockey as a whole during thepast 40-50 years. The article themes are identified throughan investigation of how equipment managers are portraitedby the Swedish media.Additionally, in order

Local High Pressure Torsion: : a process for creating targeted heterogeneities in metallic materials

In the light of recent developments in the design of structural materials, micro-architected heterogenous-structure metals are considered among most structurally efficient. In this work, a new technique for Local High Pressure Torsion (L-HPT) enabling the creation of heterogeneous structures through localised deformation processing in sheet metals by impeding a rotating punch is proposed. Using AA

Towards an ecological metaphor for regenerative circular economies

An ecological metaphor can enable transitions towards regenerative circular economies. Yet, this potential remains latent because its conceptual development, which is a prerequisite for its practical operationalization, is in its incipient phase and largely vague. To strengthen its epistemological underpinning, we propose a forward-looking interdisciplinary research agenda which brings together th