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Racial Disparities in Mortality During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in United States Cities
Against a backdrop of extreme racial health inequality, the 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in a striking reduction of non-White to White influenza and pneumonia mortality disparities in United States cities. We provide the most complete account to date of these reduced racial disparities, showing that they were unexpectedly uniform across cities. Linking data from multiple sources, we then exami
Embedding environmental sustainability within oral health professional curricula-Recommendations for teaching and assessment of learning outcomes
The FDI World Dental Federation suggests that "dentistry, as a profession, should integrate Sustainable Development Goals into daily practice and support a shift to a green economy in the pursuit of healthy lives and wellbeing for all, through all stages of life." This article reports on the recent activity of the Association for Dental Education in Europe Special Interest Group for Sustainability
Does Participating in a Long-Term Cohort Study Impact Research Subjects’ Longevity? Experimental Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
There is considerable evidence that the act of participating in a survey can alter participants' attitudes, behaviors, and other outcomes in meaningful ways. Considering findings that this form of panel conditioning also impacts health behaviors and outcomes, we investigated the effect of participating in an intensive half-century-long cohort study on participants’ longevity. To do so, we used dat
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 expression is not associated with an activated fibroblast phenotype in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) has been proposed as a marker for activated fibroblasts in fibrotic disease. We aimed to investigate whether a profibrotic DPP4 phenotype is present in lung tissue from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The presence of DPP4 + fibroblasts in normal and IPF lung tissue was investigated using flow cytometry and immunohistology. In addition, the involveme
Why the SLA of sign languages matters to general SLA research
SLA research is characterised by a striking homogeneity in the linguistic, social and geographical data we draw on. Such empirical homogeneity is a potential threat to the validity and scope of our claims and theories. This paper focuses on a particular gap in our knowledge, namely the SLA of sign languages. It outlines an argument for why the SLA of sign matters to general SLA research in terms o
Second Language Research, Vol. 39, issue 1. Study Abroad and input
Juridiken och den bredare publiken : Tvärvetenskaplig undervisning och forskning om rätten
Juridiken och den bredare publiken - perspektiv på en spännande, viktig och svår kommunikation
Climate warming shortens ice durations and alters freeze and break-up patterns in Swedish water bodies
Increasing air temperatures reduce the duration of ice cover on lakes and rivers, threatening to alter their water quality, ecology, biodiversity, and physical, economical and recreational function. Using a unique in situ record of freeze and break-up dates, including records dating back to the beginning of the 18th century, we analyze changes in ice duration (i.e., first freeze to last break-up),
The Hydration State of Bone Tissue Affects Contrast in Neutron Tomographic Images
Neutron tomography has emerged as a promising imaging technique for specific applications in bone research. Neutrons have a strong interaction with hydrogen, which is abundant in biological tissues, and they can penetrate through dense materials such as metallic implants. However, in addition to long imaging times, two factors have led to challenges in running in situ mechanical characterization e
The Effectiveness of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: A prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication following total joint arthroplasties with poor prognosis. Identifying an accurate and prompt diagnostic method is particularly important for PJI. Recently, the diagnostic value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in detecting PJI has attracted much attention, while the evidence of its accuracy is quite limite
Addressing the second € R' in sexual and reproductive health and rights : why norms and values matter for development cooperation
Reply to 'Pulse pressure amplification is one of the important factors evaluating peripheral blood pressure during exercise'
Exoplanet atmospheres at high resolution through a modest-size telescope : FeII in MASCARA-2b and KELT-9b with FIES on the Nordic Optical Telescope
Ground-based, high-resolution spectrographs are providing us with an unprecedented view of the dynamics and chemistry of the atmospheres of planets outside the Solar System. While there are a large number of stable and precise high-resolution spectrographs on modest-size telescopes, it is the spectrographs at observatories with apertures larger than 3.5 m that dominate the atmospheric follow-up of
Reply to 'Blood pressure during moderate or maximal exercise : hardly two sides of the same coin'
Experimental study of the effect of air split ratio on thermoacoustic instability in a centrally-staged swirl burner
This study focuses on one of the critical design parameters of lean premixed (LPM) combustors-the air split ratio (ASR) between the pilot and main stages. The effect of the air split ratio on thermoacoustic instability is experimentally studied based on a centrally staged model combustor. It is found that the thermoacoustic instability is suppressed with the ASR higher than 20%. The acoustic modes
Enhanced short-wavelength sensitivity in the blue-tongued skink Tiliqua rugosa
Despite lizards using a wide range of colour signals, the limited variation in photoreceptor spectral sensitivities across lizards suggests only weak selection for species-specific, spectral tuning of photoreceptors. Some species, however, have enhanced short-wavelength sensitivity, which probably helps with the detection of signals rich in ultraviolet and short wavelengths. In this study, we exam
Factor IX antibodies and tolerance in hemophilia B in the Nordic countries - The impact of F9 variants and complications
INTRODUCTION: The development of inhibitory antibodies (inhibitors) in persons with hemophilia B (PwHB) causes significant morbidity. Data on the impact of the F9 variant and immune tolerance induction (ITI) outcome are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibodies (NNA) in severe hemophilia B (HB) and to evaluate ITI outcome and com
Maternal Race and Stillbirth : Cohort Study and Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Accurate identification of independent predictors of stillbirth is needed to define preventive strategies. We aim to examine the independent contribution of maternal race in the risk of stillbirth after adjusting for maternal characteristics and medical history. There are two components to the study: first, prospective screening in 168,966 women with singleton pregnancies coordinated by the Fetal