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Implementation of Recovery Tracker : A Postdischarge Electronic Remote Symptom-Monitoring Survey Tool After Major Urologic Oncology Surgeries

PURPOSE Remote symptom monitoring shows promise in promoting postdischarge contact between patients and clinicians. Unique strategies may be needed to tailor reach and engagement to specific patient populations. We aimed to assess implementation and effectiveness outcomes of a patient-reported symptom assessment tool (Recovery Tracker [RT]) after major urologic operations.MATERIALS AND METHODS Pat

Comparative Analysis of Environmental DNA Metabarcoding and Spectro-Fluorescence for Phytoplankton Community Assessments

Quantifications of phytoplankton biomass and species composition are crucial for monitoring biodiversity and population dynamics in aquatic environments, and both direct microscopic counts and fluorescence-based methods have been widely used for monitoring. Recent advancements in DNA metabarcoding offer an alternative way of easily assessing diversity and species composition. However, a comprehens

Informing implementation of Nature-based Solutions in marine and coastal environments : the MaCoBioS Blue NBS Toolbox

Interconnected societal challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and food security demand immediate and coordinated action across local to global scales, guided by coherent policies and management mechanisms. Reflecting on the critical need to address societal challenges, Nature-based Solutions in marine and coastal environments, known as blue NBS, have emerged as an important part of

Labour Protection Legislation and Discouraged Borrowers in Europe

We investigate the impact of employment protection regulation on firms’ reluctance to apply for bank finance (loans and overdrafts). Our findings reveal that longer notice periods reduce the likelihood that firms are discouraged from applying for bank finance in the case of blue-collar workers, but they increase it in the case of white-collar workers. Our interpretation is that, in the case of blu

Lifetime Fitness Variation Across the Geographical Range in a Colour Polymorphic Species

The maintenance of variation (i.e., different phenotypes) for heritable traits that are under selection, despite expectations of selection eroding variation and favouring only the fittest phenotype, represents an evolutionary paradox. Here, we studied variation in life-history traits in five populations of colour polymorphic tawny owls (Strix aluco) across Europe that have been individually studie

Apheresis team and job descriptions

Globally, thousands of apheresis procedures are performed on a daily basis. Besides, these are relatively short and easy-to-perform preparative procedures in healthy volunteers like plasmapheresis or platelet donation; other procedures like hematopoietic cell donation are more complicated and of longer duration. Therapeutic apheresis is somewhat more challenging, especially in critically ill patie

Invisible Higgs decay from dark matter freeze-in at stronger coupling

We study the Higgs boson decay into dark matter (DM) in the framework of freeze-in at stronger coupling. Even though the Higgs-DM coupling is significant, up to order one, DM does not thermalize due to the Boltzmann suppression of its production at low temperatures. We find that this mechanism leads to observable Higgs decay into invisible final states with the branching fraction of 10% and below,

Impact of Layout on the RF Performance of Vertical In–Ga–As Nanowire MOSFETs

High-speed vertical In–Ga–As nanowire MOS field-effect transistor (MOSFET) measurements were analyzed through parametric layout models. Measurements from small and large transistors were used to fit dependencies on the number of gate fingers and the number of wires per finger. Extrapolations via intrinsic and parasitic elements reveal the optimal layout for peak frequency performance. To achieve a

In the grey zone : Threat representations and security practices in the Swedish militarization process

In Sweden, the national security objective to establish a total defence, which has been pending since the end of the Cold War, has been reintroduced. This has increasingly shifted the attention from civil crisis management to military defence, with subsequent increased resources for defence mobilization. A key threat representation in the current Swedish security narrative is the grey zone, which

The Nutmeg Lung Pattern in a Fetus with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Turner Syndrome

The “nutmeg lung pattern” on fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicates pulmonary lymphangiectasia. This is associated with adverse outcomes, particularly in fetuses with congenital heart defects and impaired pulmonary venous return. Whereas lymphedema is common in fetuses with Turner syndrome, pulmonary lymphangiectasia is not. A 26-year-old woman presented with a fetus with hypoplastic lef

“It feels a little like fumbling in the dark”–teachers’ experiences of working with students with developmental language disorder in Swedish mainstream middle school and high school

Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects around 7.5 percent of students. The risks of DLD for reduced educational progress are well documented but teachers often do not feel adequately prepared to support this student group. This study aims to broaden the understanding of teachers’ experiences of working with students with DLD in Swedish mainstream secondary schools. Five focus group intervie

Addressing Failures in Robotics Using Vision-Based Language Models (VLMs) and Behavior Trees (BT)

In this paper, we propose an approach that combines Vision Language Models (VLMs) and Behavior Trees (BTs) to address failures in robotics. Current robotic systems can handle known failures with pre-existing recovery strategies, but they are often ill-equipped to manage unknown failures or anomalies. We introduce VLMs as a monitoring tool to detect and identify failures during task execution. Addi

Deposition of phosphorous to open land and forests in Sweden

Deposition of phosphorus (P) is important for the nutrient supply to forests and open land but also contributes to the eutrophication of surface waters. Deposition to open land can be measured as bulk deposition while deposition to forests cannot be measured directly, due to internal circulation of P within forest canopies. This study aimed to quantify the total deposition of P to open land and fo

Libraries of things : at the intersection of sharing and social economies

This chapter by Emily Silva and Oksana Mont examines the role of libraries of things (LoTs) in reducing consumption through socially sustainable practices. It highlights LoTs' potential to address sustainability and service challenges in circular and sharing business models. The study, based on data from 90 LoTs across North America, Europe and Australia, explores motivations and business model co

Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time During Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection and Mid-Term Survival

We evaluated the association between cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time during surgery for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) and mid-term survival. Data of 1122 patients who underwent surgery for ATAAD in eight Nordic centers from January 2005 to December 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. An adjusted logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the association of incremental 30

Ett decennium med Högre utbildning : Inriktning, utveckling och framtid

The journal Högre utbildning (HU) celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2021. To mark the occasion, the editorial team conducted a review of contributions published between 2011 and 2021. This article presents the results of the review along with reflections on HU’s mission to promote the development of knowledge about higher education within a Swedish and Nordic context. Since its inception in 2011,

Assessment at catchment scale of bridge overtopping during extreme flow events

In recent years, extreme flow events in rivers have become more frequent and caused numerous bridge failures worldwide. Such events increase headwater levels in the rivers that may cause water to flow over the bridge deck, referred to as bridge overtopping. This is one of the primary factors affecting bridge functionality, possibly leading to failure. In general, bridges are designed and construct

Salt and Power : Making Sense of Loss in a Changing Climate through Scalar Politics

The question of what gets to be sustained or what disappears on the land under conditions of climate change is a process of “future-making” that is deeply social and political. As changes in monsoon patterns and more erratic rainfall threaten Cambodia's only salt production, which relies on labour-intensive sun-drying, the spectre of loss becomes ever more present. Loss as a transformation from pr

Warm or bright – Temperature and light microhabitat use in insect pollinators

Environmental heterogeneity in forest understories creates microhabitat niches that differ both spatially and temporally in light intensity and temperature. Do animal communities segregate in relation to these niche dimensions, and can this be explained by functional traits? Answering these questions is particularly important for insect pollinators, as they play a critical role in maintaining flow