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OBJECTIVE: (1) To survey oral health in fibromyalgia (FM) and compare with population controls and (2) to assess whether patterns of contact allergy are related to oral status in FM.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participants: 60 females with FM who had previously received contact allergy testing.CONTROLS: 120 age- and gender-matched individuals. Questionnaire on aspects of oral health and symptoms and Or

We experimentally study energy scaling properties of gas-filled multipass cell-based nonlinear compression setups by employing increasing azimuthal orders of Laguerre-Gauss LG0ℓ modes. First, we analyze the mode conversion from a Gaussian beam to LG0ℓ modes using spiral phase plates and spatial low-pass filtering. Then, these beams are sent to a first gas-filled multi-pass cell (MPC) to verify the

Climate change and ecosystem decline make rapid sustainability transitions imperative, yet many sectors remain on incremental paths. This paper examines how multi-scalar legitimation dynamics help explain this inertia in the Norwegian salmon aquaculture sector. Combining a geography of sustainability transitions perspective with socio-technical configuration analysis and expert interviews, we anal

Avian malaria, caused by Plasmodium parasites, commonly persists as a chronic infection, yet reliable treatment protocols remain insufficiently evaluated. Assessing treatment efficacy is essential for improving disease management and understanding impacts on host health. We conducted a 2.5-year experimental study to assess the efficacy and safety of atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone®) against Plasmod

INTRODUCTION: Fall-related injuries are a common cause of morbidity and impaired quality of life among patients with severe respiratory disease. Use of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) may be associated with a further increased risk.METHODS: This was a longitudinal study of patients starting LTOT between 2006 and 2023 in the Swedish DISCOVERY cohort. Rates of healthcare contact due to three types o

Introduction: Many patients do not benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with current guideline parameters. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between left ventricular activation time (LVAT) from the standard 12-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG) and clinical outcome from CRT. Methods: A retrospective study was performed on patients receiving CRT implants

Land-use carbon metabolism (LUCM) optimization has been increasingly recognized as a critical and complex pathway toward carbon neutrality in China. Using land-use and socioeconomic data from Hubei Province (2000-2020), this study develops a dual-network framework integrating ecological network analysis (ENA) and social network analysis (SNA) to examine temporal carbon flows and spatial carbon lin

Ellen Ammann, geboren Sundström (1870–1932), war eine Schlüsselfigur der katholischen Sozialbewegung in Bayern. Sie wuchs in einem gebildeten und liberal gesinnten Elternhaus in Stockholm auf. Ihr Vater, Carl Rudolf Sundström, war Journalist, Zoologe und Volksbildner; er starb vorzeitig im Jahr 1889. Ihre Mutter Lilly, die ebenfalls als Journalistin tätig war, konvertierte 1881 zur katholischen Ki

This thesis comparatively examines literary representations of love in contemporary German-language works of fiction published in the late 1990s to early 2000s and the late 2010s to early 2020s. Through the perspective of primarily urban, female characters – their search for love and associated media engagement – the study explores tensions between evolving cultural discourses, conflicting identit

Objective: To describe arterial stiffness, ankle-brachial index (ABI), advanced glycation end products (AGE) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in middle-aged people with cervical and upper thoracic SCI, and compare findings with the general population. Design: Cross-sectional study with matched controls. Setting: Tertiary outpatient SCI unit in southern Sweden. Participants: Participants (n = 25

Sexual selection in simultaneous hermaphrodites can act through male–male competition and female choice, often favouring male-biased traits, yet remains understudied relative to gonochorists. We tested how sex-limited experimental evolution alters mating behaviour and the male copulatory organ (the stylet) in Macrostomum lignano. After more than 40 generations of selection for male- or female-spec

Biological strategies for manipulating light have revealed new concepts in light scattering, inspiring the design of sustainable photonic materials. While iridescent optical systems have been extensively studied, many applications require noniridescent structural colors which are much more difficult to achieve. Photonic glasses, comprising randomly arranged dielectric spheres, offer a promising so