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Denna rapport redovisar resultaten från en undersökning av huruvida en brandskyddsimpregnerad träfasad har bibehållit sin brandtekniska funktion efter några års naturlig väderexponering. Bakgrunden är att denna typ av behandling ofta används för att uppfylla brandskyddskrav och normalt verifieras genom åldring enligt EN 16755 EXT. Samtidigt finns en växande osäkerhet kring om den artificiella åldr
Polysaccharide degradation by microorganisms is essential in driving global nutrient cycling, developing renewable fuels or chemicals, and promoting human gut health. However, complex polysaccharides are often insoluble, making it challenging to study degradation with soluble enzymes or to measure microbial growth. Several protocols exist to address this challenge, including 3D-printed biomass con
Volume status of a patient is difficult to assess clinically. Methods to measure plasma volume as well as changes in plasma volume in connection with fluid therapy are therefore valuable for research purposes and could potentially be used bedside to guide fluid therapy in individual patients. The objective of the present study was to evaluate hematocrit as a marker of changes in plasma volum
Boken innehåller en grekisk text utgiven av Jean-Claude Guy och tryckt med tillstånd från Sources chrétiennes, Éditions du Cerf, samt en svensk översättning av den systematiska samlingen av Apophthegmata Patrum (Ökenfädernas tänkespråk), bok 11. Översättningen har gjorts gemensamt av deltagarna i översättningsseminariet vid Johannesakademin.The book contains a Greek text edited by Jean-Claude Guy and reprinted with permission from Sources chrétiennes, Éditions du Cerf, as well as a Swedish translation of the systematic collection of Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers), Book 11. The translation was produced jointly by the participants in the translation seminar at the Johannesakademin.
Background: Data are lacking on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) trajectory following myocardial infarction (MI). Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of LVEF trajectory after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for MI on long-term outcomes. Methods: Patients undergoing PCI for MI (2007-2022) with serial echocardiograms were identified in the Swedish Coronary Angiograp
Background and Aims: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is common worldwide, but hepatic involvement is rare. HSV hepatitis is an uncommon yet frequently catastrophic cause of acute hepatitis and acute liver failure (ALF), accounting for < 1% of ALF cases while carrying very high mortality when diagnosis and antiviral therapy are delayed. Although classically associated with profound immunosuppr
Graphical methods for system analysis have played a central role in control theory. The Scaled Relative Graph (SRG) has recently emerged as a useful tool for stability analysis of feedback interconnections. In this letter, we further extend its applicability by showing how the SRG of a discrete-time linear-time-invariant (LTI) system can be computed exactly from its state-space representation usin
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly researched and applied in medicine and healthcare. The high stakes of these applications have raised a particular demand for them to be, to some degree, transparent. Yet, how AI experts consider transparency and turn it into practice in the development of medical AI remains underexplored. As the notion of AI technologies as black boxes per
This study explores how different types of information can support fire service operations during fire incidents through the concept of Smart Firefighting. Semi-structured interviews with 47 incident commanders across three countries have been applied to examine how different types of information (pre-planned, real-time, and predictive) affect decision-making. The findings strongly indicate that rThis study explores how different types of information can support fire service operations during fire incidents through the concept of Smart Firefighting. Semi-structured interviews with 47 incident commanders across three countries have been applied to examine how different types of information (pre-planned, real-time, and predictive) affect decision-making. The findings strongly indicate that r
This study presents a cost-efficient method to assess the condition of fire-retardant treatments on existing wooden façades. The method is based on measuring changes in Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC), linked to the hygroscopic salts used in fire-retardant systems on the Swedish market. These salts increase wood moisture uptake, which can cause leaching and reduced fire performance over time. SThis study presents a cost-efficient method to assess the condition of fire-retardant treatments on existing wooden façades. The method is based on measuring changes in Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC), linked to the hygroscopic salts used in fire-retardant systems on the Swedish market. These salts increase wood moisture uptake, which can cause leaching and reduced fire performance over time. S
Liquidity constraints are often seen as a barrier to entrepreneurship, with many relying on personal or informal capital to start a business. This paper examines whether increased access to equity ─ via rising value of owner-occupied housing ─ affects the likelihood of business entry. Using detailed Swedish tax return data and exploiting the 2008 property tax reform as a natural experiment, we ana
Light chain monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (LC-MGUS) is defined by an abnormal serum free light chain ratio and elevated involved light chain in the absence of a detectable immunoglobulin heavy chain on immunofixation and of end-organ damage attributable to a plasma cell disorder. It is the least characterized of the MGUS subtypes and the one whose accurate diagnosis is most de
INTRODUCTION: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are essential in modern healthcare. Insertion of a CVC promotes a hypercoagulable environment, in part through activation of the intrinsic coagulation pathway. We have previously shown that blood obtained from newly inserted CVCs demonstrates immediate coagulation activation, with differences between samples collected directly after insertion and after
Previous studies suggest an increased risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) following SARS-CoV-2 infection, which may be subject to detection bias from increased health care contacts among the infected. We aimed to assess the causal effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on new-onset T2D using a test-negative design and negative control outcomes. We included all individuals aged ≥ 18 years registered in
This paper examines integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into the TRIZ contradiction matrix (TRIZ-C+LLM) to support engineering students in creative problem-solving. Experiments with three problems show that LLMs did not always improve design quality for complex tasks but reduced cognitive workload, improved understanding of contradictions, and increased perceived usefulness. Prompting experie
