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Introduction Patient outcome measures are required to assess the quality of healthcare. Tools for a patients' self-assessment of quality of recovery, during perioperative care, have been developed during the last decade. The Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale (PostopQRS) questionnaire is one of the most well-accepted and validated tools available. Here we assess the PostopORS questionnaire in

As the world population is pushing toward 8 billion, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of death worldwide, representing 30% of all global deaths. A large body of work has recognized that smooth muscle cells (SMCs) surrounding the blood vessels play a prominent role in the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases. SMCs are highly specialized cells with the main fu

This thesis provides new insights into parents’ patterns of daily occupations. It proceeds from the basis of an occupational perspective on family life, using an occupational lens to understand how, when and where individuals spend their time. In recent decades, lifestyles have changed worldwide and the transition into an increasingly sedentary lifestyles is a major health concern, the origins whi

The simple bumblebee ocelli With 90 percent of the Swedish population wanting to take care of bees and bumblebees according to Naturvårdsverket, bumblebees might be the most loved pollinators with their cute appearance and friendly temper. What is special about bumblebees is their ability to be out pollinating in cold temperatures, making them essential to plants needing early pollination. But

A new chromatographic system for the simultaneous analysis of polyethylene glycol, dextran, sugars, and low-molecular-weight fatty acids was developed. The system is based on a gel exclusion column which allows a first separation between high- and low-molecular-weight compounds, and a cationic exchange column used to further separate the low-molecular-weight compounds. Two applications of the syst

We studied the foraging technique of Ospreys Pandion haliaetus during different wind speed conditions at Lake Hammarsjon, Sweden in autumn 2003. Different fishing techniques were used with a shift in relation to wind speed: (1) without hovering, (2) hovering with pure flapping flight, (3) hovering with flapping flight and gliding into the wind, and (4) hovering with pure gliding. The results suppo

Pool boiling performance of NOVEC-649 was experimentally studied on microporous surfaces prepared by an electrochemical deposition method. Microporous structures contribute to large surface roughness values and provide large quantities of cavities ranging from several hundreds of nanometers to several microns for bubble nucleation. The results show that a maximum enhancement of 600% in heat transf

INTRODUCTION:: Understanding medical information and self-management ability is vital for good quality of life among transplant recipients. However, health literacy (HL) has never been investigated among lung transplant recipients. OBJECTIVE:: This study investigated HL among Swedish lung transplant recipients 1 to 5 years after lung transplantation in relation to recovery, fatigue, adherence, cog

CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA ASSOCIATED with subarachnoid hemorrhage may have severe consequences for neuronal functioning. The excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters glutamate and aspartate have been shown to he of particular importance for ischemia and ischemic neuronal damage. For seven patients who underwent early surgery for ruptured intracranial aneurysms, intracerebral microdialysis of glutamate and

Recent progress in chemical vapour deposition (CVD) technology has enabled synthesis of metastable cubic Ti1−xAlxN coatings with x as high as 0.8–0.9. These coatings have unique micro- and nano-structures consisting of grains with epitaxially grown nanolamellae with different Al/Ti ratios, and exhibit exceptional hardness and resistance to wear and oxidation. Here, the thermal stability and decomp

BACKGROUND: Public health policies and healthcare quality play a pivotal role on the health outcome level and disparities across sociodemographic groups. However, there is little evidence on their role on disparities in life expectancy (LE) and life disparity (LD) in low and middle income countries. The present study aimed to assess the contributions of avoidable mortality, as a measure of inter-s

Schlieren imaging has been established as a reliable optical measurement technique for flame visualizations and retrieval of laminar burning velocity information. However, it is off limited capability and adaptability due to the optical configuration of a conventional Schlieren setup. In this regard, background oriented Schlieren (BOS) provides a unique opportunity to quantitatively characterize d

Older people: Disgusting or in love? - Young adults’ descriptions of older people and their sexuality. The purpose of this study was to investigate young adults’ descriptions of elder and older peoples’ sexuality. A qualitative approach was chosen for this study, in which eight semi- structured interviews were conducted. The respondents, who were all young adults between the ages of 20-30 years o

The reassignment method is a technique for improving the concentration of signals in spectrograms and other time-frequency representations (TFR). It achieves this by displacing the points in a TFR according to the reassignment vector for every point. By doing so, the reassignment method gives perfect concentration of infinite constant frequency sinusoids, impulses and linear chirps. A downside to

Syftet med mitt arbete har varit att kartlägga dynamiken för inlandsisen i undersökningsområdet på och sydväst om Söderåsen i Skåne från senaste glaciationsmaximum (LGM) till deglaciationen. Mest fokus har lagts på att identifiera och tolka glaciala landformer från höjdmodeller och jordartskartor. Området omfattar Söder-åsen, Helsingborgsryggen och Ängelholmssänkan. Dessa tre områden har olika geoThe purpose of this degree project has been to review how the Weichselian ice sheet dynamics have developed from the last glacial maximum (LGM) until the deglaciation in my examination area, on and southwest of Söderåsen in Scania Sweden. Most work has been put into the interpretations of different landforms from LiDAR based elevation models and soil maps. The area includes Söderåsen, the Helsingb

The construction sector is one of the biggest contributors to global CO2 emissions and buildings account for a significant part of the energy use in Sweden. Population growth in combination with economic development is putting more pressure on the environment, resulting in escalating consumption trends and larger quantities of raw material extraction. Policies and directives are promoting a circul

Partikelfysik är läran om universums minsta beståndsdelar -- elementarpartiklar. Teorin som sammanfattar alla kända elementarpartiklar kallas Standardmodellen och förklarar även hur dessa partiklar växelverkar med varandra. Växelverkan sker genom den elektromagnetiska, starka och svaga kraften samt Higgs mekanismen som ansvarar för partiklarnas massa. Standardmodellen är en mycket framgångsrik teoIn this thesis the observation of the rare associated particle production of a J/psi meson in association with a W boson is reported using 20.3 fb^-1 of data from proton-proton collisions at 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Currently, the way a J/psi meson is produced at the Large Hadron Collider is not well understood and there are competing theories to describe this production. In combination with

Changing demographics in most of western society bring a range of new demands in the field of food and more specifically in food packaging. The need for convenience is one of the biggest drivers behind many innovations over the past decades. Current trends involve psychological convenience on environmental aspects, as well as ease of opening. Easy to open packaging is desirable because consumers w

Beta-blockers (bisoprolol, metoprolol succinate, carvedilol, and to some extent nebivolol), given on top of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, improve survival and reduce morbidity in symptomatic stable chronic heart failure (CHF). Early beta-blockade may help to improve survival and especially prevent sudden death, but the usual practice of starting the ACE inhibitor first may lead t

The hub and main characteristic of Islamic banking is the prohibition of interest (riba), and this is the most significant difference between an Islamic bank and a conventional bank. The proscription has evolved from the stance that making money from money is unacceptable. Riba is often referred to as interest and usury, but it has often been disputed whether the expression involves both terms. Ne