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Aim: Many pediatric cancer patients undergo repeated bone marrow aspirations (BMAs) for diagnostic and treatment evaluation purposes. Full anesthesia is the standard of care during this procedure in high-income countries. At hospitals with low resources in low/middle-income countries many children undergo these painful procedures without sufficient pain relief. This study aimed to evaluate the use
Objectives: Using a reversible multistate model, we prospectively examined neuropsychiatric (NP) events for attribution, outcome and association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), in an international, inception cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Methods: Annual assessments for 19 NP events attributed to SLE and non-SLE causes, physician determination of outcome and pa
E1, M2, M1 and E2 rates of transitions between n = 2 levels of N IV have been calculated using the tw independent codes CIV3 and MCHF. Convergence of each of the approaches has been studied and comparisons made as the complexity of the calculations increases to include valence, core-valence and core-core correlation. The agreement between the two methods is sufficiently good to allow us to set qui
This study reports the changes in number of breeding Starlings Sturnus vulgaris as recorded in seventeen areas distributed over all Sweden in 1981-2002. The number of breeding attempts declined by about fifty percent, consistent with the general decline observed in the Swedish Breeding Bird Survey. In no area was a long-term increase observed. There was no consistent geographical pattern; areas wi
Background: Pandemics are linked with declining birth rates, but little is known about how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced childbearing decisions. We aimed to investigate the associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and reproductive decisions, specifically to identify potential changes in the frequency of deliveries and induced abortions in Skåne, Sweden. Methods: Using the Skåne Healthcare
Food additives (e.g. artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers, dyes, etc.) are ingested by billions of individuals daily. Some concerning results, mainly derived from animal and/or cell-based experimental studies, have recently emerged suggesting potential detrimental effects of several widely consumed additives. Profiles of additive exposure as well as the potential long-term impact of multiple exposur
The alkaline extract of group A streptococci type 4 was separated by electrophoresis and diffused against 27 normal human sera. One of the precipitates appeared with 85% of the sear. Addition of purified IgA myeloma protein or sera containing IgA M-components to the extract changed the electrophoretic mobility of the precipitate anodically. Purified IgG Fc-fragments or sera containing IgG M-compon
The first case of COVID-19 was identified in Libya on 24/3/2020, and about 2 months later, the number of reported COVID-19 cases started to increase notably. The outbreak was first prominent in the southern region (Sabha) and then spread to the western and eastern parts of Libya. By 24/12/2020, the reported total number of deaths from COVID-19 reached 1415. There seems to be no published data on t
Introduction: Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, can infect almost any nucleated cell in the mammalian host. Although previous studies have described the transcriptomic changes that occur in host cells during parasite infection, the understanding of the role of post-transcriptional regulation in this process is limited. MicroRNAs, a class of short non-coding RNAs, are key pl
BackgroundDigital applications that automatically extract information from electronic medical records and provide comparative visualizations of the data in the form of quality indicators to primary care practices may facilitate local quality improvement (QI). A necessary condition for such QI to work is that practices actively access the data. The purpose of this study was to explore the use of an
Background: Many studies investigated factors associated with overuse of Emergency Department (ED) by older people. However, there is little evidence of how a better access to long-term care services can affect ED visit rates. Therefore, we estimated the association between ED use and contextual (distance to closest ED), need (priority level at admission and care deprivation), predisposing (socio-
When adopting the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in 2000, the United Nations General Assembly recognised the importance of good governance in reaching them. This study examines the hypothesis that good governance has an impact on the achievement of the MDGs. It does so by conducting regression analysis on the impact of good governance on the MDG indicators for water and sanitation. The
Tonåringar löper hög risk att utsättas för traumatiska händelser och utveckla posttraumatiskt stressyndrom (PTSD). En litteraturstudie gjordes för att undersöka vilken kvalitet evidensen för behandlingsformen Prolonged Exposure (PE-A) har för tonåringar, samt kliniska implikationer av den forskning som har gjorts. Sökningen efter litteratur resulterade i nio artiklar, fyra randomiserade kontrollerTeenagers are at high risk of being exposed to traumatic events and developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This literature study evaluates the evidence for one of the treatment protocols, Prolonged Exposure for Adolecescents (PE-A), as well as looking at the clinical implications of the studies that have been done. Reviews in databases resulted in nine articles, four of them were randomi
The worldwide exponential increase in smartphone penetration has changed the way in which many consumers shop, as their personal device is more frequently used as a shopping tool. Retailers now have to consider the integration of this technology in their omnichannel strategy. While some industries, such as customer electronics, have been highly affected by this trend, m-commerce has not received t
I denna uppsats undersöktes förekomsten av mobbning och dess relation till upplevd stress, självskattad hälsa och sjukfrånvaro i en grupp yrkesverksamma psykologer (N = 339). Undersökningen genomfördes med hjälp av en webbenkät. Förekomsten av mobbning mättes på två sätt. Deltagarna fick först skatta hur ofta de utsatts för negativa handlingar på sin arbetsplats under de senaste sex månaderna, ochThis thesis investigated the prevalence of workplace bullying and its relation to perceived stress, self-rated health and sick absence in a group of psychologists (N = 339). The study was conducted using an online survey. Two methods were employed to measure the prevalence of workplace bullying. The respondents were asked to first rate how often during the last six months they had been exposed to
This paper is designed to examine the validity of the CAPM model in the emerging markets. I took the Indian market to be the case in which we examine the applicability of this model and therefore I decided to perform the study on one of the biggest Indian markets; Bombay Stock Exchange. The SENSEX30 was chosen as the examined index and I performed the study on the 28 listed companies in the market
Over the past decade, flooding has been a great issue for several countries in Europe. With the movement of people and assets to flood prone areas, consequences due to flooding are increasing. Coping with this problem requires an effective response to flood risks. Therefore, this work has aimed to describe the emergency response to the 2013 flood incident in Suffolk, UK. This, in order to provide
Studiens syfte ämnade att undersöka huruvida stress påverkar emotionsinduktion. En independent group (oberoende grupp) design utformades med två grupper som tilldelades varsin betingelse bestående av antingen en manipulation av inducerad stress eller en icke-stressande uppgift. Detta följdes av en sekvens ur filmen Wall-E, som var menad att fungera som positiv emotionsinduktion. Efter filmklippet
