Low Preoperative BMD Is Related to High Migration of Tibia Components in Uncemented TKA-92 Patients in a Combined DEXA and RSA Study With 2-Year Follow-Up

Background: The fixation of uncemented tibia components in total knee arthroplasty may rely on the bone quality of the tibia; however, no previous studies have shown convincing objective proof of this. Component migration is relevant as it has been shown to predict aseptic loosening. Methods: We performed 2-year follow-up of 92 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty surgery with an uncemen

Paediatric radiotherapy. Treatment Planning Aspects

Circulating GDF-15 levels predict future secondary manifestations of cardiovascular disease explicitly in women but not men with atherosclerosis

Background: Elevated serum levels of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), is an established risk factor for a range of cardiovascular diseases.We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of plasma GDF-15 as a biomarker for secondary cardiovascular events (CVE) in patients with atherosclerosis undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Secondly, we determined whether plasma GDF-15 was associated

A cumulative image problem': Human Rights and American- Iranian Relations in the Seventies

Weight change patterns and healthcare costs in patients with newly-diagnosed type-2 diabetes in Sweden

Aims To describe weight-change pathways in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and associated healthcare costs using repeated BMI measurements and healthcare utilization data. Methods Patients with newly-diagnosed T2D with body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) at diagnosis and subsequent measures at year 1–3 were identified. Based on three-year BMI change, patients were assigned to one of 27 BMI change pat

Beyond the NPT: The Evolution of the U.S. Non-Proliferation Policy and the Nuclearization of Iran in the 1970s

Start spreading the news. How the Iranian media reports on the nuclear deal

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Il ruolo dell‘Iran nella strategia anglo-americana nel Golfo: gli anni della Grande Distensione

The Saudi-Iranian Competition in Yemen

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Report of Lund University Center for Middle Eastern Studies Mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran, 26-30 December 2015

Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein forms protein complexes with synovial lubricin via non-covalent and covalent interactions

Objective: Understanding the cartilage surface structure, lost in arthritic disease, is essential for developing strategies to effectively restore it. Given that adherence of the lubricating protein, lubricin, to the cartilage surface is critical for boundary lubrication, an interaction with cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) was investigated. COMP, an abundant cartilage protein, is known

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The Iran nuclear deal: implications and future challenges

Is there a European joint policy towards the Middle East?

Iran and Europe perspectives on the regional developments in the Middle East.

Beyond the NPT: The Evolution of the U.S. Non-Proliferation Policy and the Nuclearization of Iran in the1970s

Western Europe and the origins of the Iranian nuclear program

Twin pillars policy and non-proliferation: The United States and the FRG-Iran nuclear agreement