Sökresultat

Filtyp

Din sökning på "*" gav 534412 sökträffar

Assessing the determinants of out-of-pocket health expenditures among Cambodian households in informal employment using survey data

Background: As the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals approaches, financial protection in Cambodia remains inadequate, especially for nonpoor informal workers lacking formal social health protection coverage or access to other prepayment schemes. This exposes them to high out-of-pocket health expenditures (OOPE) and related financial hardship. To better understand the drivers behind th

Detection of the 2022 extreme drought over the Yangtze River basin using two satellite-gauge precipitation products

In 2022, the Yangtze River Basin in China experienced an unprecedented extreme drought, induced by high temperatures and precipitation deficits. Accurate monitoring of such extreme drought events is vitally significant for disaster mitigation under global warming. This study evaluated the effectiveness of two satellite-based precipitation products: the latest Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals

Workshop: Art, research, and moral agency : Research-based dramatized film as a tool to foster solidarity and a catalyst for social change

Aim of the workshop: We invite colleagues to share experiences on cross-fertilization of art and social work research and to discuss how research-based art can serve as a catalyst for social change. Also, the workshop will give hands on knowledge on how to work with the method “deepened film talks”. Background: In a research project focusing moral stress and moral agency in social work, concrete s

Selenoprotein P predicting mortallity in acute ill patients with dyspnea

Background and aims: Good Selenium (Se) status predicts favorable prognoses for various diseases and a reduced overall mortality. The primary objective of the study was to determine whether Selenium status, i.e. Selenoprotein P (SeP) levels, is associated with risk of 90-day mortality in elderly patients with acute dyspnea at the Emergency Department (ED). Methods and results: Patients presenting

Great expectations : The promises and limits of innovation policy in addressing societal challenges

In the policy discourse on societal challenges, it has become common to think of innovation policy as a key tool for addressing societal challenges. However, we argue that innovation policy has limits to what it can do, and for it to remain a useful tool for tackling societal challenges, it is necessary to re-assess its role. Thus, this paper addresses the following research questions: To what ext

Towards the simulation of metal deposition with the Particle Finite Element Method and a phase transformation model

The present paper establishes a simulation framework for modelling the deposition and solidification of steel melt in Directed Energy Deposition with a Laser Beam (DED-LB) by using the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM). Unlike traditional finite element methods, the remeshing framework makes it possible to resolve the interaction between molten metal and substrate upon deposition, solidificati

Effects of self-monitoring physical activity with wearable activity trackers on perceived joint function and health-related quality of life in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis : a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomised clinical trial

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) often leads to pain and functional limitations, impacting work and daily life. Physical activity (PA) is an important part of the treatment. Wearable activity trackers (WATs) offer a novel approach to promote PA but could also aid in finding a sustainable PA level over time. The aim of this secondary analysis was to examine the effects of self-monitoring PA with a W

Dynamic glucose enhanced imaging using direct water saturation

PURPOSE: Dynamic glucose enhanced (DGE) MRI studies employ CEST or spin lock (CESL) to study glucose uptake. Currently, these methods are hampered by low effect size and sensitivity to motion. To overcome this, we propose to utilize exchange-based linewidth (LW) broadening of the direct water saturation (DS) curve of the water saturation spectrum (Z-spectrum) during and after glucose infusion (DS-

A frequency domain analysis of slow coherency in networked systems

Network coherence generally refers to the emergence of simple aggregated dynamical behaviors, despite heterogeneity in the dynamics of the subsystems that constitute the network. In this paper, we develop a general frequency domain framework to analyze and quantify the level of network coherence that a system exhibits by relating coherence with a low-rank property of the system's input–output resp

A defossilised EU petrochemical production system : Consequences for the meta-cluster in the Antwerp-Rotterdam-Rhine-Ruhr Area

Today's petrochemical industry relies on fossil hydrocarbons, not only for energy purposes but also as feedstock. This use of fossil materials is being challenged by the European Union's target to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The most affected region in Europe is the cross-border region between Antwerp, Rotterdam and the Rhine-Ruhr area in western Germany, an interconnected petrochemical me

Development of an All-Marine 3D Printed Bioactive Hydrogel Dressing for Treatment of Hard-to-Heal Wounds

Current standard wound care involves dressings that provide moisture and protection; however, dressings providing active healing are still scarce and expensive. We aimed to develop an ecologically sustainable 3D printed bioactive hydrogel-based topical wound dressing targeting healing of hard-to-heal wounds, such as chronic or burn wounds, which are low on exudate. To this end, we developed a form

Geosystem services from the subsurface : A literature review and a proposed set of indicators tailored to a Swedish setting

In this study, a literature review was conducted to identify indicators that can be utilised to assess and visualise the potential of the geophysical environment to deliver geosystem services. The literature review identified 24 studies and 22 technical reports, resulting in a list of 75 geosystem services indicators for 23 geosystem services associated with the subsurface. Building upon these fin

Design, integration and characterization of a Mach 5 axisymmetric contoured nozzle for the VKI-H3 hypersonic tunnel

In pursuit of advancing the capabilities of ground testing facilities, a complete road map for broadening operational range of the H3 hypersonic blowdown wind tunnel, operated at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI), with the addition of a new Mach 5 contoured nozzle is constructed. The main characteristics of the facility are presented. The supersonic ejector is identified as a criti

Effect of intermediate polarity molecule on phase transitions and bilayer structure in phospholipid membranes

Lipid-based formulations are widely utilized in various applications including food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. The properties of these formulations can be influenced by changes in the external environment. As one example, dehydration can induce phase changes and alter the structural organization and molecular dynamic in the formulation, which potentially compromises the reversibility to a di

Multi modal time-resolved infrared and X-ray spectroscopic operando studies of the CO oxidation and NO reduction reactions on Rh(111)

We present an operando study where Ambient-Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (AP-XPS), Polarization Modulation-InfraRed Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) and Mass Spectrometry (MS) were employed simultaneously with sub-minute time resolution to monitor the CO oxidation and NO reduction reactions on Rh(111). AP-XPS is a powerful tool to follow reactions at the surface-gas interf