Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common among the elderly, and has serious consequences such as stroke and increased mortality. Not all of the population attributable risk for AF is explained by known risk factors. This thesis used epidemiological methods and two population based cohorts- the Malmö Preventive project (MPP) and the HOMA sub study of the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study (MDCS)- to analyse the

PURPOSE: To validate ironload T2* by automatic inline Maximum Likelihood Estimate (MLE) with k-space Rician noise correction, against the manual and automated truncation, as well as offset methods, in phantoms and in heart and liver in patients.METHODS: Twenty-five patients and an iron-oxide phantom were scanned at 1.5T using 2 multi-echo gradient-echo sequences. All parameters were identical (vox

The objective is to provide an overview of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). Focus will be on the history of the ENP and its goals, the institutional structure of the ENP, and the policy measures that have been carried out through the ENP. The evolution of the ENP is traced from its origins in a 2003 European Commission communication to the broad and multifaceted policy that it is nowadays.

Accurate and efficient evaluation of the stored energy is essential for Q-factors, physical bounds, and antenna current optimization. Here, it is shown that the stored energy can be estimated from quadratic forms based on a state-space representation derived from the electric and magnetic field integral equations. The derived expressions are valid for small antennas embedded in temporally dispersi

In the spatial multivariate econometrics models, the relations are typically built for the between location dependencies, which is adopted from univariate case like SEM and SLM models. However, this does not allow for intra-location dependencies to be accounted directly. The weakness of the previous models is shown analytically and using examples. A new multivariate spatial econometric model is pr

Kraven på historisk rättvisa har intensifierats under de senaste decennierna. Sanningskommissioner, officiella ursäkter och ekonomiska ersättningar är nu vanliga sätt att bemöta människors vittnesmål om oförrätter i det förflutna. Tidigare forskning har fokuserat på uppgörelser med krig och kolonialism. I denna avhandling studeras gottgörelse för kränkningar i samband med sociala interventioner.I In 1999 the Swedish Parliament decided to provide economic compensation to victims of involuntary sterilization, and in 2012 a similar law was enacted to redress neglect and abuse in foster homes and orphanages. This study explores the dilemmas that arise with reparations for past injustices, focusing on the process leading up to the reparation laws. Four themes are investigated: [1] state redress

Hierarchical manners and taxing work complicate the picture of the restaurant industry, a sector in great need of personnel. There is little scientific research on daily work in restaurants. Through interviews and observations in restaurant kitchens, three head chef practices were detected: “Master the materiality” is a stipulation for leading kitchens, but does not imply leadership aspirations; “

The effects of post-mortem temperature and ultimate pH (pHu, 24 h post mortem) on the development of the pale, soft and exudative (PSE) characteristics in pig longissimus dorsi muscle were studied. Ten out of the 13 pigs used received pre-slaughter injections of adrenaline in order to deplete muscle glycogen stores. The two muscles from each pig were held at 12 or 35°C during rigor mortis developm

I både privat och offentlig verksamhet utgör finansiell rapportering en viktig delav organisationers kommunikation med omvärlden. Årsredovisningen, som kanbetraktas som kärnan i finansiell rapportering, handlar dock inte bara om attkommunicera finansiella mått, utan är även en viktig del av kommunenskommunikation med kommunmedborgarna. I årsredovisningen förmedlas idéer,visioner, drömmar, mål samt

Kommentar inför kommande folkomröstning om ny konstitution i Thailand, augusti 2016.

Introduktion:Studiet af performance er i kulturteoretisk sammenhæng karakteriseret ved, at det på én og samme tid peger på et genstandsfelt og på et analytisk perspektiv. Iscenesættelse, materialenærhed, proces, deltagelse, subversion, gentagelse og transformation er ikke kun centrale begreber i forståelsen af performancekunst som felt, men er det også når performanceperspektivet anvendes som anal

In this study, an oxygen monitoring system was demonstrated for sensitive oxygen detection. The system is based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) and wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS). Stable 2nd-harmonic signals of oxygen were detected by measuring the oxygen P9 absorption line at 764.38. nm. In the detection, a cubic diffuse integrating cavity was employed as a gas ab