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Field choice in spring and breeding performance of Greylag Geese Anser anser in Southern Sweden.

Selection and exploitation of feeding areas by pre-breeding and nonbreeding Greylag Geese A nser anser, as we ll as by families, was studied in a breeding area consisting of four lakes in Scania, southernmost Sweden, in the years 1997-2000. Total production of young in each lake as we ll as the breeding performance of neck collared individuals was established annually, 1985-2000. This breeding pop

Submerged vegetation and the variation in the autumn waterfowl Community at lake Tåkern, Southern Sweden.

We analysed data from 25 years of standardised mid-September counts of waterfowl at eutrophic Lake Tåkern, southern Sweden. For eight species, counts were compared with a national index constructed from similar counts at numerous lakes and coastal sites. For Crested Grebes and Mute Swans there was a correlation between counts at Lake Tåkern and the national index, suggesting that they simultaneous

Ergodicity of age-dependent inventory control systems

We consider continuous review inventory systems with general doubly stochastic Poisson demand. In this specific case the demand rate, experienced by the system, varies as a function of the age of the oldest unit in the system. It is known that the stationary distributions of the ages in such models often have a strikingly simple form. In particular, they exhibit a typical feature of a Poisson proc

Change of mate in a Greylag Goose Anser anser population effects of timing on reproductive success

The population of the West Baltic Greylag Goose Anser anser is migratory,breeding in southwest Scania, southernmost Sweden and wintering in theGuadalquivir Marismas, southwest Spain, or in the Dutch Delta. This populationhas been the subject of a long-term study o f a sample o f neck cottaredindividuals, and observations o f marked individuals were used to assessrates of mate fid e lity in this su

Fine and ultrafine particle exposure: Health effects and biomarkers

Particle, especially fine and ultrafine particle exposure has been linked to lower airway infections, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ischemic heart disease, stroke and cancer. The underlying mechanisms are under active investigation, and are still not fully understood. Several mechanisms have been proposed such as oxidative stress, inflammatory response and genotoxicity.Diff

The Drivers of Long-run CO₂ emissions in Europe, North America and Japan since 1800

Using an extended Kaya decomposition, we identify the drivers of long-run CO₂ emissions since 1800 for Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the UK, the United States, Canada and Japan. By considering biomass and carbon-free energy sources along with fossil fuels, we are able to shed light on the effects of past and present energy transitions on CO₂ emissions.

Bone mineral crystal size and organization vary across mature rat bone cortex

The macro- and micro-features of bone can be assessed by using imaging methods. However, nano- and molecular features require more detailed characterization, such as use of e.g., vibrational spectroscopy and X-ray scattering. Nano- and molecular features also affect the mechanical competence of bone tissue. The aim of the present study was to reveal the effects of mineralization and its alteration

Production and use of regional climate model projections – A Swedish perspective on building climate services

We describe the process of building a climate service centred on regional climate model results from the Rossby Centre regional climate model RCA4. The climate service has as its central facility a web service provided by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute where users can get an idea of various aspects of climate change from a suite of maps, diagrams, explaining texts and user g

Full Scale Firefighting Tests in the Tistbrottet Mine

The paper describes full-scale fire-fighting tests performed in an underground mine. A total of six different methods to fight a full scale fire in a mine tunnel were tested. The methods involved different fire-fighting equipment but were comparable regarding fundamental conditions such as length of response-route, fire-fighting set-up, and smoke and fire size. The aim was to compare different equ

Does early-life diet affect longevity? A meta-analysis across experimental studies

Life-history theory predicts that nutrition influences lifespan owing to tradeoffs between allocating resources to reproduction, growth and repair. Despite occasional reports that early diet has strong effects on lifespan, it is unclear whether this prediction is generally supported by empirical studies. We conducted a meta-analysis across experimental studies manipulating pre- or post-natal diet

The neurological wake-up test increases stress hormone levels in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

OBJECTIVES: The "neurological wake-up test" is needed to evaluate the level of consciousness in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. However, the neurological wake-up test requires interruption of continuous sedation and may induce a stress response and its use in neurocritical care is controversial. We hypothesized that the neurological wake-up test induces an additional biochemical stres

Traumatic axonal injury in the mouse is accompanied by a dynamic inflammatory response, astroglial reactivity and complex behavioral changes

BACKGROUND: Diffuse traumatic axonal injury (TAI), a common consequence of traumatic brain injury, is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Inflammatory processes may play an important role in the pathophysiology of TAI. In the central fluid percussion injury (cFPI) TAI model in mice, the neuroinflammatory and astroglial response and behavioral changes are unknown.METHODS: Twenty cFPI-inju

Potential tree species for use in urban areas in temperate and oceanic climates

This study aims to assess the potential of trees for integration in urban development by evaluating the damage caused by trees in relation to various tree characteristics. Tree damage to permeable pavement systems and other urban structures such as impermeable pavements, kerbs, roads, retaining walls, footpaths, walls and buildings were assessed to identify the most suitable trees for the urban en

Myelin loss and oligodendrocyte pathology in white matter tracts following traumatic brain injury in the rat

Axonal injury is an important contributor to the behavioral deficits observed following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Additionally, loss of myelin and/or oligodendrocytes can negatively influence signal transduction and axon integrity. Apoptotic oligodendrocytes, changes in the oligodendrocyte progenitor cell (OPC) population and loss of myelin were evaluated at 2, 7 and 21 days following TBI. We

Plasticity of the contralateral motor cortex following focal traumatic brain injury in the rat

PURPOSE: Recovery is limited following traumatic brain injury (TBI) since injured axons regenerate poorly and replacement of lost cells is minimal. Behavioral improvements could instead be due to plasticity of uninjured brain regions. We hypothesized that plasticity of the uninjured hemisphere occurs contralateral to a focal TBI in the adult rat. Thus, we performed cortical mapping of the cortex c

Characterizing the Structure Tensor Using Gamma Distributions

The structure tensor is a powerful tool describing the local intensity structure of an image or image sequence. In this paper we give a model for the noise distribution of the components of the tensor. In order to do so we have also investigated some properties of the gamma distribution. We show that, given an input image corrupted with Gaussian noise, the noise in the structure tensor can be modeThe structure tensor is a powerful tool describing the local intensity structure of an image or image sequence. In this paper we give a model for the noise distribution of the components of the tensor. In order to do so we have also investigated some properties of the gamma distribution. We show that, given an input image corrupted with Gaussian noise, the noise in the structure tensor can be mode

Functional and histological outcome after focal traumatic brain injury is not improved in conditional EphA4 knockout mice

We investigated the role of the axon guidance molecule EphA4 following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice. Neutralization of EphA4 improved motor function and axonal regeneration following experimental spinal cord injury (SCI). We hypothesized that genetic absence of EphA4 could improve functional and histological outcome following TBI. Using qRT-PCR in wild-type (WT) mice, we evaluated the EphA