Background: Ambrosia arborescens has been used in Andean traditional medicine to reduce problems associated with various inflammatory diseases and conditions, although the underlying mechanism is unknown. Hypothesis/purpose: The sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) coronopilin and damsin, which are major secondary metabolites of A. arborescens, have anti-inflammatory activity by attenuation of IL-6 and MC

A measurement of off-shell Higgs boson production in the ZZ→4ℓ and ZZ→2ℓ2ν decay channels, where ℓ stands for either an electron or a muon, is performed using data from proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV. The data were collected by the ATLAS experiment in 2015 and 2016 at the Large Hadron Collider, and they correspond to an integrated luminosity of 36.1fb−1. An observe

What are core values and what use are they? How can the central governmentcore values translate to academia? Why do the ‘statutory’, political valuesend up in conflict with academic values based on the specific culture ofuniversities? What methods and what examples exist for active and effectivecore values work at a university? And how do you implement core values sothat they are present and meani

PurposeThe aim of this study was to develop and test an instrument to measure surrendering at the time of anesthesia induction and to explore the construct validity.DesignAn instrumental cross-sectional design was used and construct validity was evaluated via psychometric testing.MethodsThe anesthesia surrendering instrument (ASI) comprised 36 items. A total of 202 adults (older than 18 years) ans

Hjärtinfarkt är en av de vanligaste anledningarna till för tidig död. Vid en hjärtinfarkt dör delar av hjärtmuskeln på grund av att den utsätts för mycket kraftig syrebrist när ett kranskärl täpps till. Även hjärtmuskelvävnad i infarktens närhet påverkas. Hjärtats vänsterkammare förser kroppen med syresatt blod. Exakt hur vänsterkammarens funktion påverkas under de första dagarna efter hjärtinfark

Background: As older gastric cancer patients are often excluded from randomized clinical trials, the most appropriate treatment strategy for these patients remains unclear. The current study aimed to gain more insight in treatment strategies and relative survival of older patients with resectable gastric cancer across Europe. Methods: Population-based cohorts from Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands

How are women and men, and ideas about masculinity and femininity, influencing science and what happens when technology is understood as gendered? This is the question on which the course “Gender Studies: Science & Technology” is founded. Organised as a cross-faculty collaboration between the Department of Physics and the Department of Gender Studies at Lund University, this course aims to pr

Objective/background: Mycotic aortic aneurysms are rare, life threatening, and complex. This nationwide study aimed to assess outcome after repair of mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysms (MTAAs). Methods: Patients treated in Sweden for MTAAs between 2000 and 2016 were identified in the Swedish vascular registry (2010–16) and local patient registries (2000–09). Primary outcome was survival, and second

Electroactive microorganisms possess the unique ability to transfer electrons to or from a solid phase electron conductor, e.g., electrodes or minerals, through various physiological mechanisms. The processes are commonly known as extracellular electron transfer and broadly harnessed in microbial electrochemical systems, such as microbial electrosynthesis or microbial fuel cells. Except for a few Electroactive microorganisms possess the unique ability to transfer electrons to or from a solid phase electron conductor, e.g., electrodes or minerals, through various physiological mechanisms. The processes are commonly known as extracellular electron transfer and broadly harnessed in microbial electrochemical systems, such as microbial electrosynthesis or microbial fuel cells. Except for a few

Objectives/Hypothesis: Postoperative tinnitus and taste disturbances after myringoplasty are more common than previously reported. Study Design: This study was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the Swedish National Quality Registry for Myringoplasty. Methods: The analysis was performed on extracted data from all counties in Sweden collected from database A from 2002 to