Objectives: To examine the risk of fractures in a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA), compared to the background population, and predictors of fractures detectable early in RA. Methods: An inception cohort of patients with RA (N = 233; 164 women/69 men, recruited 1995–2005) was evaluated according to a structured program, including repeated clinical assessments and m

This paper is a study of the implementations of two new working methods, systems construction and incentive contracts, in Swedish State building construction around 1970 with an analysis of the implication of such implementations on the organization of the building industry. Specifically, the study is focusing on the role of the architect in the building process of the National Board of Public Bui

Significant progress has been made in elucidating genetic risk factors influencing Type 1 diabetes (T1D); however, features other than genetic variants that initiate and/or accelerate islet autoimmunity that lead to the development of clinical T1D remain largely unknown. We hypothesized that genetic and environmental risk factors can both contribute to T1D through dynamic alterations of molecular

Both straight and curved carbon fibers are widely used in various commercial gas diffusion layer (GDL) fabrications. The effect of the different carbon fiber curvatures on two-phase flow dynamics within the cathode GDLs of proton exchange membrane fuel cells remains unclear. In this study, we investigate liquid transport in three types of GDLs with varying fiber curvatures using the two-phase volu

The production, reading and correcting of article proofs is a highly important part of scholarly publishing, and the proof of an article is the only place where researcher, journal production team and publisher come together, directly or indirectly. Yet, the proof process is rarely examined or discussed, and scholars seem to regard it as something separated from the research process. This paper waThe production, reading, and correcting of article proofs is a highly important part of scholarly publishing, and the proof of an article is the only place where researcher, journal production team, and publisher come together, directly or indirectly. Yet, the proof process is rarely examined or discussed, and scholars seem to regard it as something separated from the research process. This paper

When coupled to different applications, a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) work at a different operating temperature. In this study, the internal resistance of a PEFC is evaluated by using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) at moderate low current density, i.e., 0.5 A/cm2, in the range of 40 – 80°C. The evaluation is carried out considering frequencies between 10kHz and 0.1Hz. An equ

A large body of scholarly work has been dedicated to the Swedish reduction in the early 1680s, when fiefs granted to the nobility were revoked as the crown strengthened its position. However, this research has focused on political and economic developments with an elite perspective. Insufficient attention has been paid to the actions and lived reality of other groups, not least the servants of the

Artikeln behandlar hur bomärken brukades av bönder i byn Väby i Bräkne-Hoby socken i Blekinge från 1600-talets slut till 1800-talets första hälft. Dessutom analyseras utvecklingen då bomärkena som underskrifter successivt ersattes med initialer. Först tecknas en översiktlig bild av bomärkenas långa historia och deras roll i den svenska allmogekulturen. Därefter presenteras byn Väby och de förhålla

This study explores the everyday driving forces behind social advancement in the Swedish Baltic Sea region between 1680 and 1770. Characterized by the collapse of the Swedish Empire and increasing bureaucratization, this period presented obstacles to people seeking to improve their status within the prevailing hierarchical order. However, the supplication system consistently channelled social aspi

This paper discusses the role of mathematics in physics teaching and learning. The intention and strength of science is to describe what happens in the realworld by organizing explanations through theories and theoretical models. It has been widely suggested that learning in science is influenced by views about the nature of scientific knowledge. Furthermore, mathematics is an inherent part of the

University students’ conceptions of differentiability, continuity and relationsbetween these concepts were studied to reveal their choices of representationsand their strategies to justify their relational claims. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. The results were analysed and categorizedthrough a framework based on understanding as connections between concepts,and a theory