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This paper explores the rise of an audit practice: the national quality registers in Swedish health care. Based on actor-network theory, the study tells the story of an actor-network formed by physicians in the 1970s who mobilized themselves around a common object; to develop the knowledge-base of medical professionals. However, over time more actors became persuaded of the potential of the networ
The purpose of the present article is to systematically investigate how people perceive collective threat and how such threat perceptions relate to political preferences. Existing threat taxonomies are mostly derived from top-down analyses and little attempt has been made to examine bottom-up how people spontaneously perceive threats. One area where this is of central importance is the relationshi
INTRODUCTION: The aim was to investigate psychiatric health care utilization two years before death by suicide among individuals with previous suicide attempts (PSA) compared with those without (NSA).METHOD: A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted including 484 individuals who died by suicide in Sweden in 2015 and were in contact with psychiatric services within the two years p
In 1991, Christopher Hood made a substantial contribution to public administration research when he formulated the concept of new public management (NPM). His article can in many ways be understood as an enabler of research focused on public sector reforms. To this day, numerous articles and books have been published, discussing the concept itself and the empirical phenomenon. In celebration of th
Background: Allergic contact dermatitis has considerable public health impact and causative haptens vary over time. Objectives: To report the prevalence of contact allergy to allergens in the Swedish baseline series 2010 to 2017, as registered in the Swedish Patch Test Register. Methods: Results and demographic information for patients tested with the Swedish baseline series in 2010 to 2017 were a
Over recent decades many health care organisations have ‘modernised’ their management accounting systems by using the balanced scorecard (BSC). However, public health care involves multi-dimensional goals and resolving conflicts of interest. The question is whether a management control system based on measurements is suitable in a health care context. Light can be shed on this question using a stu
Purpose This paper investigates how the balanced scorecard (BSC) has been translated to fit the public healthcare environment. The paper discusses how the context, consisting of politicians, administrators, and medical professionals has influenced the design and function of the BSC. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study approach involving semi-structured interviews were conducted wi
The uniform organisation of the neuronal circuitry throughout the cerebellar cortex suggests a uniform mode of operation and thus emphasises the importance of local afferent and efferent connections in determining the function of a particular part of the cortex. Based on the organisation of these connections the cerebellar cortex of the cat is divided into about ten sagittally oriented zones (see
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic presents great challenges on transmission prevention, and rapid diagnosis is essential to reduce the disease spread. Various diagnostic methods are available to identify an ongoing infection by nasopharyngeal (NPH) swab sampling. However, the procedure requires handling by health care professionals, and therefore limits the application in household and community s
Distributed e-Infrastructure is a key component of modern BIG Science. Service discovery in e-Science environments, such as Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG), is a crucial functionality that relies on service registry. In this paper we re-formulate the requirements for the service endpoint registry based on our more than 10 years experience with many systems designed or used within the WLCG e-In
One of the points on which researchers agree is the centrality of autonomy to professionalism. Moreover, a common conclusion in the studies of professions is that the profound changes in society over the last fifty years have threatened the autonomy and changed the archetype of professionalism. This paper contributes to the research on changes and continuities, challenges and opportunities for pro
There is an increasing interest in acoustics for microfluidic applications. This field, commonly known as acoustofluidics involves the interaction of ultrasonic standing waves with fluids and dispersed microparticles. The combination of microfluidics and the so-called acoustic standing waves (ASWs) led to the development of integrated systems for contact-less on-chip cell and particle manipulation
Background: Acute Compartment syndrome (ACS) with subsequent need for fasciotomy is a serious and insidious complication after revascularization for acute lower limb ischemia (ALI). The development of ACS during endovascular catheter directed thrombolysis is particularly difficult to identify. The aim was to identify the incidence, predisposing factors, wound treatment, and outcome in terms of amp
This paper investigates the quantification of FPGA resources for the implementation of closed-loop combustion control algorithms. Specifically, the study focuses on methods for their in-cycle execution and control of the combustion in real-time. A National Instruments Xilinx Virtex-5 platform was used for the quantification of the resources.Closed-loop combustion control obtains feedback from fast
The generation of hydrogel droplets using droplet microfluidics has emerged as a powerful tool with many applications in biology and medicine. Here, a microfluidic system to control the position of particles (beads or astrocyte cells) in hydrogel droplets using bulk acoustic standing waves is presented. The chip consisted of a droplet generator and a 380 µm wide acoustic focusing channel. Droplets
This paper is a comprehensive review of in-cycle closed-loop combustion controllers to achieve higher indicated efficiencies. Closed-loop combustion control reduces the effect of external disturbances and system uncertainties, which permit tighter safety margins and robust operation with a reduced calibration effort. The paper combines different components of previous investigations by the authors
Global warming may prolong and intensify the thermal growing season of vegetation. It is not yet clear how the Paris Agreement's long-term temperature goals will affect the thermal growing season of vegetation, particularly crops, in China. Based on the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) datasets and the Global Gridded Crop Model Intercomparison (GGCMI) phase 1 dataset, w
Laminar burning velocities of propionic acid + air flames have been determined using the heat flux method at atmospheric pressure and initial gas mixture temperature of 348 K over the range of equivalence ratios 0.7–1.3. The detailed kinetic model of the authors was extended by the reactions of propionic acid and its intermediates. Attention has been paid to the proper description of the formation
Ett samhälle med ökande behov av transporttjänster och stort behov av minskade växthusgasutsläpp måste bryta sitt beroende av fossila bränslen. Introduktionen av alternativa, elektrifierade, fordonsdrivlinor kräver tekniska lösningar och långsiktiga ekonomiska investeringar som inte finns än. Samtidigt ökar efterfrågan på förbränningsmotorbaserade drivlinor, eftersom de på ett tillförlitligt och eWith the increasing demand of transportation, biofuels play a fundamental role in the transition to sustainable powertrains. For the increased uncertainty of biofuel combustion properties, advanced combustion control systems have the potential to operate the engine with high flexibility while maintaining a high efficiency and robustness. For that purpose, this thesis investigates the analysis, des
