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Background: Few published data link overweight and obesity with measures of quality of life (QoL) including sexual health in men. Objective: To assess the association of overweight/obesity with impairment of physical and psychological QoL and sexual functions in men. Design and setting: Cross-sectional, multicentre survey of 3369 community-dwelling men aged 40-79 (mean +/- S.D., 60 +/- 11) years r

Inter-comparison of results from two kinds of aerosol systems in the CARIBIC (Civil Aircraft for the Regular Investigation of the atmosphere Based on a Instrument Container) passenger aircraft based observatory, operating during intercontinental flights at 9-12 km altitude, is presented. Aerosol from the lowermost stratosphere (LMS), the extra-tropical upper troposphere (UT) and the tropical mid t

The diffusion of digital technologies has strongly affected the way scholars and researchers use and perceive the archaeological information detected during the field investigation process. Archaeologists are still only beginning to realize the full potential of these applications beyond the attraction of providing visually engaging documentation and focus on the analytical and interpretive power.

In this review, I focus on three key questions in avian comparative immunoecology: variation in immune responses in relation to sex; latitude (and pace-of-life); and the annual cycle. I present hypotheses and evaluate the so far rather scanty and heterogenic data to test them. Sex differences in immune responses have been hypothesized to be caused by inferior immune responses in the heterogametic

Recent epidemiological data on diseases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci belonging to Lancefield group C and G ( GCS, GGS) underline that they are an emerging threat to human health. Among various virulence factors expressed by GCS and GGS isolates from human infections, M and M-like proteins are considered important because of their anti-phagocytic activity. In addition, protein G has been i

The risk of gastric cancer (GC) associated with dietary intake of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and endogenous formation of nitroso compounds (NOCs) was investigated in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). The study included 521 457 individuals and 314 incident cases of GC that had occurred after 6.6 average years of follow-up. An index of endogenous NOC (ENOC) fo

Airborne dust samples from damp (n = 9) and control (n = 9) residences were analyzed for microorganisms (molds and bacteria), bacterial markers (3-hydroxy fatty acids and muramic acid), and adsorbed volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The number of mold species was greater in the damp residences than in the controls (23 vs.18) and nine mold species were found only in damp residences. The levels of

AbstractThis thesis is devoted to calibration of mathematical chromatography models. Chromatography models include unknown parameters that must be determined before the models can be applied to optimization or scale-up of a chromatography process. The aim of the work presented in the thesis was to develop methods for determining these unknown model parameters.The fundamental approach adopted to de

dis thesis attempts to use qualitative research and sociological analysis to explore how demilitarization, which TEMPhas lasted for decades, may TEMPhas an impact on development in recent years. Mainly based on literature review and data analysis, dis thesis chose Costa Rica as teh background, for revealing national education status - as teh research object - to speculate on how demilitarization T

Vad säger arvsanlagen om feberkramp? Små barn (6 månader - fem år) kan ibland drabbas av krampanfall i samband med hög feber. En plötslig ökning av barnets kroppstemperatur orsakar ett anfall som kännetecknas av övergående medvetslöshet och ofrivilliga muskelsammandragningar. De allra flesta feberkramper är kortvariga och godartade och leder inte till några kvarstående besvär från nervsystemet. Febrile seizure is a multifactorial neurologic disorder influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. The disorder is age-dependent and believed to be the result of enhanced neuronal excitability in the developing brain of susceptible children in response to fever. A slight increased risk (~2-9%) of developing epilepsy has been reported following a febrile seizure. To investigate the genet

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) with Myc aberrations has previously been shown to be associated with poor survival and worse response to current treatment strategies. This study aims to investigate the association between Myc overexpression and clinical outcome and to identify drugs targeting MCL with Myc alterations. Data from the two patient cohorts BLISS and N-MCL2/3 was analyzed, and the associatio

Research of aid allocation deals with a dependent variable, received aid expressed in absolute or relative terms, that is equal to zero for numerous observations. This is because donor countries tend to target specific countries for their allocation, leaving the rest of the countries without any development assistance. The special characteristic requires non-linear methods with censoring, truncati

In one way, international adoptees stands with one foot in each country. Their looks might make them look like they belong on the other side of the globe, but in manners, language, taste of music and interests they may be exactly like ethnical Swedish kids. Many adoptees experience that they don’t get looked at as swedes, because their appearance isn’t typical Swedish. This essay addressing if, an

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Då man för ner en elektrisk ström i marken kommer vissa material i marken laddas upp p.g.a. att positiva och negativa joner samlar ihop sig på ytor och i trånga porkanaler. Detta kallas för polarisering och kan användas för att bestämma t.ex. vad för typ av geologiska material som finns under markytan eller vart föroreningar i marken tar vägen. Fenomenet som uppIt has been shown that surveys of Induced polarization (IP) often contain data of low quality, because it is highly sensitive against different noise sources. When measuring induced polarization, where the method uses multicore cables and continuous electrode sounding (CVES, Continuous Vertical Electrical Sounding), noise phenomena such as capacitive coupling effects have to be considered. It is p

The main focus of the essay addresses loyalty obligations on the parties during an acquisition of a company and how the parties' different experience and knowledge impact the acquisition process. The essay divides the acquisition process into three parts&semic before signing, between signing and closing, and after closing. During the essay it will be important to examine how the demands fo

Objectives To determine the detection rate of fetal malformations and chromosomal abnormalities and the rate of false-positive ultrasound diagnoses at routine ultrasound examinations carried out by specially trained midwives in an unselected pregnant population front 2000 to 2005, and to describe the consequences of true-positive and false-positive ultrasound diagnoses of fetal malformations. Meth