BACKGROUNDThe accuracy of estimation of kidney function with the use of routine metabolic tests, such as measurement of the serum creatinine level, has been controversial. The European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) developed a creatinine-based equation (EKFC eGFRcr) to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with a rescaled serum creatinine level (i.e., the serum creatinine level is divi

Aims: To identify the best strategy to achieve complete revascularization (CR) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multi-vessel disease (MVD). Methods and results: We systematically reviewed the literature for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing IRA-only PCI and CR guided by angiography or fractional flow reserve (FFR) in MVD-STEMI. Both frequentist (classical

BACKGROUND: Cleaning workers are exposed to chemicals and high physical workload, commonly resulting in airway problems and pain. In this study the response in the upper airways and the physical workload following airborne and ergonomic exposure of cleaning spray was investigated.METHODS: A survey was answered by professional cleaning workers to investigate their use of cleaning sprays and the per

Two conspicuous wet shifts in the peat stratigraphy of Store Mosse in southern Sweden, associated with bog-wide changes in vegetation and degree of peat decomposition, were analysed at high resolution. The bog-surface wetness (BSW) proxy data (organic matter bulk density, C/N ratio, plant macrofossils and testate amoebae) highlight the importance of interactions between vegetation composition, mic

Den alltjämt pågående övergången från analoga, mekaniska format och apparater till en nära nog allomfattande digital teknologi utmärks av långtgående och omfattande förändringar. Föga förvånande benämns omvandlingsprocessen återkommande som den tredje industriella revolutionen. Sedan det sena 1990-talet har digital teknik även kommit att alltmer prägla film- och tv-inspelningar, men de nya möjligh

The aim of the thesis is to examine which significance the landscape and its inherent properties, resources and economical potential had in the processes that led up to a medieval society in Scandinavia. By making the role of the landscape visible in societal changes, the understanding of expansion and regression, economical strategies and spatial relations can be further broadened. A case study i

Past material categorisation and preference in archaeological research are often heavily influenced by modern material perception, through the use of modern language and modern terminological connotations. This thesis seeks to clarify material categorisation and preference in the past, by studying two different skeuomorphs; Aurignacian shell skeuomorphs made from ivory, and south Scandinavian meta

El propósito de esta tesina es estudiar la manera en la que las novelas Cielos de barro y La voz dormidø de Dulce Chacón están construidas y cómo se inscriben en una parte de la historia de España. Ambas novelas abarcan la época de la Guerra Civil y los años de la dictadura y resulta interesante estudiarlas, ya que son escritas por la misma autora y tratan el mismo problema con dos estilos diferen

Bakgrund: Den första förlossningen anses vara en av livets mest omvälvande händelser och transitionen kvinnan genomgår i samband med denna anses vara starten för moderskapet. Aktuell evidens kring amning, hud mot hud och minskad separation av mor och barn precis efter förlossningen visar på vikten av att beakta denna första tid för den nyblivna mamman och det nyfödda barnet. Få studier belyser kvi

Understanding the causes and limits of population divergence in phenotypic traits is a fundamental aim of evolutionary biology, with the potential to yield predictions of adaptation to environmental change. Reciprocal transplant experiments and the evaluation of optimality models suggest that local adaptation is common but not universal, and some studies suggest that trait divergence is highly con