Objectives: To assess if the results following intake of a diet using an Okinawan-based Nordic diet (OBND) over one month differs in endocrinological, periodontal clinical outcome, and serum cytokine levels compared to a standard hospital care diet in individuals with diabetes type 2 (T2D) (control group). Background: Scientific evidence suggests that the use of diet for individuals with T2D may b

Background: Periodontitis and oral pathogenic bacteria can contribute to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A connection between serum antibodies to Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) and RA has been established, but data on saliva antibodies to P. gingivalis in RA are lacking. We evaluated antibodies to P. gingivalis in serum and saliva in two Swedish RA studies as well as their

Conditional independence is often used as a testable implication of causal models of random variables. In addition, equality constraints have been proposed to distinguish between data-generating mechanisms. We show that one can also find equality constraints in linear Hawkes processes, extending this theory to a class of continuous-time stochastic processes. This is done by proving that Hawkes pro

Background: Despite advance in care of people with an ostomy, related complications remain prevalent. The objective of this study was to examine short- and long-term healthcare resource utilization and associated costs after ostomy creation. Methods: This observational study was based on retrospectively collected data from national and regional Swedish registries. The population consisted of peopl

Since its global invasion in 2019, COVID-19 has affected several aspects of patients’ lives and posed a significant impact on the health care system. Several patient populations were identified to be at high risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 infection and/or developing severe COVID-19-related sequelae. Conversely, anyone who has contracted SARS-CoV-2 is at risk to experience symptoms and signs consis

Lifejackets, categorized as personal protective equipment, are subject to meticulous regulation. In Europe, the commercialization of a lifejacket necessitates its compliance with various requirements, notably the successful completion of field tests. The objective of this project is to digitally recreate the primary tests employed for product validation. The numerical simulation employs the child

Enabling techniques for separating target cells, such as subgroups of white blood cells and cancercells from blood and other body fluids, are necessary for lab work facilitation, inline integration withhigh-end bioanalytical instrumentation, and for point-of-care or home testing. The work of this thesisaddresses this need by further studying an equilibrium-based ultrasonic wave-based technology ca

Tillgång till vatten tas ofta för givet i vattenrika länder som Sverige, men säker vattenförsörjning hotas alltmer av torka. Denna uppsats analyserar hur den svenska vattensektorn reagerade på torkan 2018, genom att analysera vatten-diskurs med hjälp av ramverket "Vad är problemet representerat att vara?". Uppsatsen utforskar torkans effekter på vattenpolicy och hur aktörer i södra SveriAccess to water is taken for granted in water abundant countries like Sweden, but safe water supply is increasingly threatened by droughts. This thesis analyses how the Swedish water sector responded to the unprecedented drought in 2018, by analysing water security discourse through the framework “What’s the problem represented to be?”. It explores implications of the drought on water policy and h

OBJECTIVES: In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, delayed umbilical cord clamping (CC) at birth may have been commonly discouraged despite a lack of convincing evidence of mother-to-neonate SARS-CoV-2 transmission. We aimed to systematically review guidelines, reports of practice and to analyze associations between timing of cord clamping and mother-to-neonate SARS-CoV-2 transmission during t

There is always talk of climate change in the future, but climate change is already present in all its facets. Intense droughts, water scarcity, severe fires, rising sea levels, floods, melting polar ice, catastrophic storms, and the decline of biodiversity are already visible. The city of Munich is no exception, as problems like heat, drought, and heavy rain increasingly have to be dealt with. We

The primary purpose of research is to gather new knowledge or to collatethe existing data for further progression. The field of dental research has witnessed exponential growth in the past few years. Scientists are developing new treatment approaches to control diseases, and to construct or regenerate lost structures. Tremendous research has been going on especially in the field of stem cells, gen

Mitochondrial metabolism is entirely dependent on the biosynthesis of the [4Fe-4S] clusters, which are part of the subunits of the respiratory chain. The mitochondrial late ISC pathway mediates the formation of these clusters from simpler [2Fe-2S] molecules and transfers them to client proteins. Here, we characterized the late ISC pathway in one of the simplest mitochondria, mitosomes, of the anae