An initial occupational survey (OS) was initiated to investigate the prevalence of venous gas embolism (VGE) in chamber attendants assisting hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) treatments. Nine female subjects were exposed for three consecutive days to the routine hospital procedure of compressed air exposure to 240 kPa for approximately 115 min with 12 min of terminal oxygen (O2) breathing. VGE was monitore

In the essay an analysis is made of which democratic perspective is prevailing in municipal land-use planning in Sweden, with a particular focus on the aspects of citizen participation and influence. The analysis covers both the intentions that are conveyed in legislation and its preparatory studies, and experience of how it looks like in actual planning. As a basis of the discussion a description

Three types of agents acting on different information sets are considered: fully informed agents, insiders, and outsiders. Differences in information quality are shown to affect the properties of their optimal portfolios. For an outsider, the share of wealth invested in the stock is decreasing in the variance of the stock. However, for an insider, the effect of an increasing stock variance on the

Many of the endocrine cells in the stomach are poorly characterized with respect to physiological significance. In some cases, the anticipated hormone has not yet been identified. Global gene expression analysis of mouse stomach was performed in all attempt to identify the ECL-cell peptide/protein. Specific functional activation (omeprazole-induced hypergastrinaemia) was used as a tool to generate

The purpose of this thesis is to develop stable, accurate, and efficient numerical algorithms for the solution of certain problems in materials science using integral equations. All the appearing integral equations are of the second kind. Such equations are typically well suited for numerical solution. The second kind equations are obtained from first kind equations through analytical regularizati

The present paper describes a chromatographic capture/purification step for the recovery of proteins directly from undiluted and unclarified cell culture broths using supermacroporous dimethylacrylamide (DMAA) cryogel. The interconnected character and the size (10-100 mum) of the pores of the adsorbent make it possible to process whole cell fermentation broths without blocking the column. Cu2+-imi

Kinins exert multiple pathophysiological functions, including vascular permeability and mitogenesis, by activating their cognate receptors, bradykinin subtype 1 receptor (B1R) and bradykinin subtype 2 receptor (B2R), which belong to the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors. Tissue-specific expression pattern or contribution of the individual kinin receptors to pathological prostate cell grow

Background. Oligohydramnios has been shown to be a predictor of intrapartal fetal distress. In a selected group of low-risk pregnancies, however, it has not yet been established that oligohydramnios contributes to intrapartal fetal distress. Methods. Ultrasonically estimated four-quadrant amniotic fluid index as a test for admission to the labor ward was evaluated as a predictive factor for fetal

Förarbete till kapitel tre i biografin Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (London: Wiley 2003:47-74)

This report presents a derivation of the Furuta pendulum dynamics using the Euler-Lagrange equations.

Popular Abstract in Swedish I Norra Skandinavien, liksom i andra kalla områden, är oftast de urbana dräneringssystemen inte kapabla att föra bort de stora volymer smältvatten som ofta belastar systemet under flera veckor under snösmältningen. Högt vattenflöde till reningsverk, översvämning av kombinerade system och låg vattenkvalitet är några problem förknippade med snösmältning. Trots detta är raIn northern Scandinavia and other cold regions, urban drainage systems are often unable to cope with the high volumes of melt water which can be sustained for several weeks. High waste water treatment plant inflows, combined system overflows and low water quality are a few problems associated with snowmelt. However, reports detailing urban snowmelt processes are lacking in the hydrological literat

We present two-dimensional numerical simulations of a model for Kepler's supernova remnant (SNR) carried out with the YGUAZU-A code. Following previous studies, we have assumed that the peculiar shape of this young remnant arises as a consequence of the interaction of the SNR blast wave with the bow shock formed by the wind of its high velocity progenitor. Furthermore, from our numerical results w

Indian meal moths, Plodia interpunctella Hubner ( Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), have ears which are sensitive to high-frequency calls produced by echolocating, insectivorous bats. The influence of artificially generated, high-intensity, ultrasound signals (25 kHz, 106 dB SPL at 1 m distance) on different parameters involved in the odour-mediated mating behaviour of this species and its potential use in