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Quantifying the treatment effect of kidney transplantation relative to dialysis on survival time : New results based on propensity score weighting and longitudinal observational data from Sweden

Using observational data to assess the treatment effects on outcomes of kidney transplantation relative to dialysis for patients on renal replacement therapy is challenging due to the non-random selection into treatment. This study applied the propensity score weighting approach in order to address the treatment selection bias of kidney transplantation on survival time compared with dialysis for p

Nursing homes on public display : Reputation management in the new landscape of Swedish eldercare

Äldreboenden har traditionellt uppfattats som dystra platser. Livet på äldreboenden har skildrats i termer av isolering och passivitet, och själva platsen har beskrivits som ’dödens väntrum’. Krav på organisatorisk förbättring, ökad insyn och styrning har framförts i media och i den allmänna debatten. Under senare år har ökad marknadisering, granskning och medialisering förändrat villkoren i de sv

Word prominence ratings in Swedish television news readings : Effects of pitch accents and head movements

Prosodic prominence is a multimodal phenomenon where pitch accents are frequently aligned with visible movements by the hands, head, or eyebrows. However, little is known about how such movements function as visible prominence cues in multimodal speech perception with most previous studies being restricted to experimental settings. In this study, we are piloting the acquisition of multimodal promi

Swedish national multicenter study on head and neck cancer of unknown primary : Prognostic factors and impact of treatment on survival

Introduction Head and neck cancer of unknown primary (HNCUP) is a rare condition whose prognostic factors that are significant for survival vary between studies. No randomized treatment study has been performed thus far, and the optimal treatment is not established. Objective The present study aimed to explore various prognostic factors and compare the two main treatments for HNCUP: neck dissectio

Human experimental exposure to glyphosate and biomonitoring of young Swedish adults

Glyphosate (GLY), N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine, is the most widely used herbicide in the world. It is a broad-spectrum herbicide, also used in crop desiccation. Agricultural workers may be occupationally exposed and general populations may be exposed to GLY mainly through diet. We studied the kinetics of GLY by measuring the parent compound and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in ur

Who chooses to enroll in a new national gambling self-exclusion system? A general population survey in Sweden

Background: Self-exclusion from gambling is a common method for prevention and harm reduction in hazardous gambling. However, few national self-exclusion programs, involving a large number of gambling operators and activities in a country, have been assessed scientifically. This study aimed to examine characteristics of individuals who chose to enroll in a recently introduced (January, 2019) natio

The validity of astrological predictions on marriage and divorce : a longitudinal analysis of Swedish register data

This paper examines astrology, a concept that is considered unscientific by broad segments of the population in the western world. Despite this, astrology remains for some an important source for advice regarding choices in a range of different matters, including career and relationships. The continuing popularity of astrology may at least partly be linked to an insufficient body of empirical rese

A matter of metrics? How analysing per capita energy use changes the face of energy efficient housing in Sweden and reveals injustices in the energy transition

Improving energy performance of the housing stock continues to be an important undertaking in the energy transition of many EU member states. However, tendencies of low-income households generally living in buildings with low energy performance pose a challenge for this transition, and cases of ‘renoviction’ and ‘green gentrification’ are becoming more and more noticed in the scientific community.