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Evidence-based scientific exercise guidelines for adults with spinal cord injury : an update and a new guideline

Objectives: To describe the process and outcomes of using a new evidence base to develop scientific guidelines that specify the type and minimum dose of exercise necessary to improve fitness and cardiometabolic health in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: International. Methods: Using Appraisal of Guidelines, Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II reporting criteria, steps included (a) det

GDPR - En utmaning eller affärsmöjlighet?

De nya reglerna ersätter personuppgiftslagen (PUL) och syftar till att ge ett starkt enhetligt skydd för enskildas personuppgifter, men också garantera en fri rörlighet för personuppgifter inom unionen. Jonas Ledendal och Stefan Larsson utvecklar hur det stärkta skyddet inte enbart bör ses som en belastning utan även en affärsmöjlighet som kan ge upphov till innovation som stärker den personliga i

Macroscopic Domains within an Oriented TQ1 Film Visualized Using 2D Polarization Imaging

Large-area self-assembly of functional conjugated polymers holds a great potential for practical applications of organic electronic devices. We obtained well-aligned films of poly[2,3-bis(3-octyloxyphenyl)quinoxaline-5,8-diyl-alt-thiophene-2,5-diyl] (TQ1) using the floating film transfer method. Thereby, a droplet of the TQ1 solution was injected on top of the surface of an immiscible liquid subst

Risk management for maintenance of district heating networks

Underground infrastructure such as buried district heating pipes are difficult to inspect. The methods available to assess the status of the district heating pipes are often both expensive and do not provide enough evidence to determine the condition of the pipelines. This paper discusses how utilities systematically can work with risk assessments and risk classification to plan the maintenance an

Bottlenecks in district heating systems and how to address them

Problems with bottlenecks in district heating networks occur when the pipes have too small dimensions to sufficiently meet customer needs. This may result in insufficient differential pressure in DH areas attached to these pipes. Bottlenecks are especially common in expanding DH networks, as previously sufficient pipe diameters may become too small when more DH consumers are connected to the DH ne

Quantification of mitochondrial DNA copy number in suspected cancer patients by a well optimized ddPCR method

Changes in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content is a useful clinical biomarker for various diseases, however results are controversial as several analytical factors can affect measurement of mtDNA. MtDNA is often quantified by taking ratio between a target mitochondrial gene and a reference nuclear gene (mtDNA/nDNA) using quantitative real time PCR often on two separate experiments. It measures relat

The expression of mental states in a humanoid robot

We explore to what degree movement together with facial features in a humanoid robot, such as eyes and mouth, can be used to convey mental states. Several animation variants were iteratively tested in a series of experiments to reach a set of five expressive states that can be reliably expressed by the robot. These expressions combine biologically motivated cues such as eye movements and pupil dil

Does a robot tutee increase children’s engagement in a learning-by-teaching situation?

This paper presents initial attempts to combine a humanoid robot with the teachable agent approach. Several design choices are discussed, including the decision to use a robot instead of a virtual agent and which behaviours to implement in the robot. A pilot study explored how the interaction with a robot seemed to influence children’s engagement as well as their attribution of mental states to a

Effects of engineered micro/nanostructures on nucleate pool boiling heat transfer

Objective: Phase-change heat transfer enhancement is of critical importance to meet high cooling demands. Method: Recently, surface engineering (surface structuring) has emerged as a promising heat transfer enhancement method, especially with the development of nanotechnology. Surface parameters such as wettability, surface roughness and porosity are modified by surface engineering. Aims: This wor

Low-level internalization of cystatin E/M affects legumain activity and migration of melanoma cells

The ratio between proteases and their inhibitors is unbalanced in cancer. The cysteine protease inhibitor cystatin C is internalized by some cancer cells, which affects cellular properties. Here we aimed to investigate if uptake of cystatin C and the related inhibitor cystatin E/M occur in melanoma cell lines and to evaluate to what extent the uptake affects the legumain activity that is typically

Experimental investigation of the influence of burner geometry on flame characteristics at a dry low emission industrial prototype burner at atmospheric pressure conditions

Laser based investigations were performed on a prototype 4th generation DLE (dry low emission) burner under atmospheric pressure conditions to study the effects of changing burner geometry on the flame. In a full burner configuration, a divergent conical section termed the Quarl is located after the burner exit for expanding the flow area and holding the flame. The planar laser-induced fluorescenc

Investigation of hydrogen enriched methane flame in a dry low emission Industrial prototype burner at atmospheric pressure conditions

Experiments were performed on a prototype 4th generation DLE (dry low emission) burner under atmospheric pressure conditions to investigate the effects of hydrogen (H2) enrichment on methane (CH4) flames. The burner assembly was designed to have three concentrically arranged premixed sections: an outer Main section, an intermediate section (Pilot) and a central pilot body termed the RPL (Rich-Pilo

Getting used to diversity? Immigration and trust in Sweden

This paper studies what effect past regional experiences of immigration has on how people react to recent immigration in terms of social trust. The effect of present-day diversity on trust is compared across two groups of regions in Sweden: one group with low levels of past immigration and one group with high levels of past immigration. The results clearly show that people in regions with high lev

Numerical and experimental investigations of the Siemens SGT-800 burner fitted to a water RIG

DLE (Dry Low Emission) technology is widely used in land based gas turbines due to the increasing demands on low NOx levels. One of the key aspects in DLE combustion is achieving a good fuel and air mixing where the desired flame temperature is achieved without too high levels of combustion instabilities. To experimentally study fuel and air mixing it is convenient to use water along with a tracer

Identification of islet-enriched long non-coding RNAs contributing to β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes

Objective: Non-coding RNAs constitute a major fraction of the β-cell transcriptome. While the involvement of microRNAs is well established, the contribution of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the regulation of β-cell functions and in diabetes development remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to identify novel islet lncRNAs differently expressed in type 2 diabetes models and to inv

QmeQ 1.0 : An open-source Python package for calculations of transport through quantum dot devices

QmeQ is an open-source Python package for numerical modeling of transport through quantum dot devices with strong electron-electron interactions using various approximate master equation approaches. The package provides a framework for calculating stationary particle or energy currents driven by differences in chemical potentials or temperatures between the leads which are tunnel coupled to the qu

On urbanisation and birds : Insights from a molecular and physiological perspective

Världens befolkning ökar och i takt med det utbredningen av städer och urbana miljöer. Urbaniseringen är en extrem utmaning för många djurarter och antalet arter har minskat i takt med urbaniseringen. Trots detta finns det en hel del arter som tillsynes verkar blomstra i staden, mycket tack vara den rika tillgången till mat. Men så finns det en också baksida, nämligen de olika miljöföreningar som Urbanisation of natural habitats is rapidly intensifying and poses a potential global threat for wildlife. Thus, it is important to explore its impact on wildlife in order to understand the present and future threats and how resilient organisms are to them. Although many species decline in abundance or even disappear once an area is urbanised, some species, populations and/or individuals are able

Phosphorylation of human aquaporin 2 (AQP2) allosterically controls its interaction with the lysosomal trafficking protein LIP5

The interaction between the renal water channel aquaporin-2 (AQP2) and the lysosomal trafficking regulator-interacting protein LIP5 targets AQP2 to multivesicular bodies and facilitates lysosomal degradation. This interaction is part of a process that controls AQP2 apical membrane abundance in a vasopressin-dependent manner, allowing for urine volume adjustment. Vasopressin regulates phosphorylati

A Comprehensive Evaluation Approach for Highly Automated Driving

Since the last decade, development efforts by academia and industry for automated driving functions have increased significantly. Also, the European research project AdaptIVe is looking into this topic. Due to the large operation spaces and various complex situations that are covered by these functions, efforts for evaluation increase also significantly. Within AdaptIVe, a comprehensive evaluation