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- Frank, Markus, 1970, et al.
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Lumped element balun with inherent complex impedance transformation
- 2017
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Ingår i: IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest. - 0149-645X. - 9781509063604 ; , s. 1285-1288
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- A novel lumped design approach for complex impedance transforming baluns is presented in this paper. It is shown that a relaxation of symmetry in the T-networks of the out-of-phase-compensated-power-splitter enables complex impedance transformation. Design equations are analytically derived for a total of 4 component values, of which 2 values depend upon the 2 other, which are free variables. The two free component values are used independently for adjustment of input reflection loss, further keeping the balance parameter maximally flat and independent of the load impedance. For Q-values of source and load, not being excessively high, the balun can be realized with only 8 components. A demonstrator is fabricated, transforming 26.9 + j11.1 Ω to 73.8 + j38.6 Ω. An amplitude balance of ±0.7 dB and phase balance better than ±5° is achieved over a 20 % bandwidth. The return loss is higher than 20 dB.
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- Anderson, Craig, 1976, et al.
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Autoradiographic comparisons of radionuclide adsorption between subsurface anaerobic biofilms and granitic host rocks
- 2006
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Ingår i: Geomicrobiology Journal. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0149-0451 .- 1521-0529. ; 23:1, s. 15-29
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In high level nuclear waste repositories, the host rock is considered to be an important barrier to radionuclide migration by adsorbing metals at fluid rock interfaces. In granitic rock environments the surfaces of hydraulically conductive fractures are covered with mixed community biofilms. Biofilms were grown in situ on glass and rock surfaces in high pressure flow cells using groundwater sourced from a borehole 450 meters below sea level in the Aspo hard rock laboratory, Sweden. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), epifluorescence microscopy and energy dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy (EDS) revealed monolayer biofilms consisting of up to 2 x 10(4) bacteria/mm(2) surrounded by an extensive extracellular matrix and carbonate precipitates that covered
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- Barragan, Carlos Eduardo, et al.
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Isolation of Arsenic Resistant and Arsenopyrite Oxidizing Acidithiobacillus Species from pH Neutral Colombian Mine Effluents
- 2020
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Ingår i: Geomicrobiology Journal. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 0149-0451 .- 1521-0529. ; 37:7, s. 682-689
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Inactive mines provide a great source of bacterial diversity for studying acidophilic communities and their biotechnological applications, but prospecting of these anthropogenic environments in Colombia has been limited. Conventional microbiological methods were used to isolate acidophilic bacterial strains from effluents emanating from the Colombian gold mine 'El Zancudo' (Titiribi, Antioquia). Despite the drainage waters having circumneutral pH, all of the isolated strains were phylogenetically related to the extreme acidophile Acidithiobacillus genus. However, based upon 16S rRNA gene sequences the mesophilic sulfur-oxidizing indigenous strains could not be assigned to a species. Pure cultures were selected by screening in medium with soluble inorganic arsenic (III) and their mineral-oxidative activity was evaluated at 30 degrees C in Erlenmeyer flasks with arsenopyrite ore under rotary shaking conditions. The indigenous strains were able to catalyze arsenopyrite oxidation in a mixed culture with a pulp density of 10%, maintaining their growth in the presence of >80 mM leached arsenic. This research provides information regarding the isolation of arsenic resistant bacterial communities from neutral effluents from El Zancudo mine and the possibility of the isolated strains to be useful in the biooxidation pretreatment of refractory gold-bearing arsenopyrite ores and concentrates.
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- Bienkiewicz, Marta M. N., et al.
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Bridging the gap between emotion and joint action
- 2021
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Ingår i: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. - : Elsevier BV. - 0149-7634 .- 1873-7528. ; 131, s. 806-833
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Our daily human life is filled with a myriad of joint action moments, be it children playing, adults working together (i.e., team sports), or strangers navigating through a crowd. Joint action brings individuals (and embodiment of their emotions) together, in space and in time. Yet little is known about how individual emotions propagate through embodied presence in a group, and how joint action changes individual emotion. In fact, the multi-agent component is largely missing from neuroscience-based approaches to emotion, and reversely joint action research has not found a way yet to include emotion as one of the key parameters to model socio-motor interaction. In this review, we first identify the gap and then stockpile evidence showing strong entanglement between emotion and acting together from various branches of sciences. We propose an integrative approach to bridge the gap, highlight five research avenues to do so in behavioral neuroscience and digital sciences, and address some of the key challenges in the area faced by modern societies.
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- Brohall, Gerhard, 1952, et al.
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Prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in 64-year-old Swedish women: experiences of using repeated oral glucose tolerance tests
- 2006
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Ingår i: Diabetes Care. - 0149-5992. ; 29:2, s. 363-7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in middle-aged women and to examine the variability and practical use of the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in the screening for IGT and diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: All 64-year-old women living in Goteborg, Sweden, were invited to take part in a screening examination (n = 4,856). Of these, 82% (n = 3,998) responded and 53% (n = 2,595) participated and underwent anthropometric measurements and a 75-g standardized OGTT that was repeated within 2 weeks in those not showing normal glucose tolerance (NGT). RESULTS: The prevalences of known and new diabetes, IGT at both OGTTs, and impaired fasting glucose were 4.7, 4.8, 14.4, and 6.4%, respectively. Half of the women with diabetes were previously undiagnosed, and 37% of the diagnoses were based on OGTT and diabetes 2-h values at both or one of the two examinations. Women with IGT at both OGTTs, in comparison with those with one impaired and one normal OGTT, had higher BMI, waist girth, and blood pressure. More than 40% of the women showed impaired glucose metabolism. CONCLUSIONS: Among these women, the prevalence of undetected diabetes was high and repeated OGTTs were needed to identify and not misclassify a considerable proportion of patients. The degree of glucose tolerance impairment and the number of abnormal OGTTs were directly associated with occurrence of components of the metabolic syndrome.
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- Höskuldsdóttir, Gudrun, et al.
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Potential Benefits and Harms of Gastric Bypass Surgery in Obese Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes : A Nationwide, Matched, Observational Cohort Study
- 2020
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Ingår i: Diabetes Care. - : American Diabetes Association. - 0149-5992 .- 1935-5548. ; 43:12, s. 3079-3085
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To study the potential long-term benefits and possible complications of bariatric surgery in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In this register-based nationwide cohort study, we compared individuals with T1D and obesity who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery with patients with T1D and obesity matched for age, sex, BMI, and calendar time that did not undergo surgery. By linking the Swedish National Diabetes Register and Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry study individuals were included between 2007 and 2013. Outcomes examined included all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart failure, and hospitalization for serious hypo- or hyperglycemic events, amputation, psychiatric disorders, changes in kidney function, and substance abuse.RESULTS: We identified 387 individuals who had undergone RYGB and 387 control patients. Follow-up for hospitalization was up to 9 years. Analysis showed lower risk for cardiovascular disease (hazard ratio [HR] 0.43; 95% CI 0.20-0.9), cardiovascular death (HR 0.15; 95% CI 0.03-0.68), hospitalization for heart failure (HR 0.32; 95% CI 0.15-0.67) and stroke (HR 0.18; 95% CI 0.04-0.82) for the RYGB group. There was a higher risk for serious hyperglycemic events (HR 1.99; 95% CI 1.07-3.72) and substance abuse (HR 3.71; 95% CI 1.03-3.29) after surgery.CONCLUSIONS: This observational study suggests bariatric surgery may yield similar benefits on risk for cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in patients with T1D and obesity as for patients with type 2 diabetes. However, some potential serious adverse effects suggest need for careful monitoring of such patients after surgery.
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- Olsson, Marita, 1965, et al.
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Contemporary Risk Estimates of Three HbA(1c) Variables for Myocardial Infarction in 101,799 Patients Following Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
- 2015
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Ingår i: Diabetes Care. - : American Diabetes Association. - 0149-5992 .- 1935-5548. ; 38:8, s. 1481-1486
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) by impaired glycemic control in a contemporary large cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes followed from diagnosis. Patients with type 2 diabetes diagnosed between 1995 and 2011 were retrieved from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink in the U.K., and followed from diagnosis until event of MI or end of study in 2013. Two subcohorts were defined: an early cohort with those diagnosed from 1997 to 2004 and a recent cohort with those diagnosed from 2004 to 2011. Association between each of three HbA(1c) metrics and MI was estimated using adjusted proportional hazards models. In the overall cohort (n = 101,799), the risk increase for MI per 1% (10 mmol/mol) increase in HbA(1c) was higher for updated latest and updated mean HbA(1c) of 1.11 (95% CI 1.09-1.13) and 1.15 (1.13-1.18) than for baseline HbA(1c) of 1.05 (1.03-1.06). In the early subcohort, the corresponding risk estimates were greater than those in the recent subcohort. When categorized, the updated latest variable showed an increased risk for HbA(1c) <6% (42 mmol/mol), relative category 6-7%, in the recent but not in the early subcohort, with hazard ratios of 1.23 (1.08-1.40) and 1.01 (0.84-1.22), respectively. The two time-updated HbA(1c) variables show a stronger relation with MI than baseline HbA(1c). The risk association between HbA(1c) and MI has decreased over time. In recently diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes, an increased risk of MI exists at a current HbA(1c) of <6.0% (42 mmol/mol).
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- Sigurdardottir, Vilborg, 1968, et al.
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Preclinical atherosclerosis and inflammation in 61-year-old men with newly diagnosed diabetes and established diabetes
- 2004
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Ingår i: Diabetes Care. - 0149-5992. ; 27:4, s. 880-4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of subclinical atherosclerosis and underlying mechanisms in men with newly diagnosed diabetes and established diabetes compared with healthy control subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In a population-based study of 61-year-old Caucasian men (n = 271) with established diabetes (n = 50) and newly diagnosed diabetes (n = 24) and healthy control subjects (n = 197), standard risk factors and highly sensitive (hs) C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured. Ultrasound measurements of intima-media thickness (IMT) were performed bilaterally in the common carotid artery, and a composite measure was calculated from common carotid and carotid bulb IMT (composite IMT). The plaque status was assessed. RESULTS: Composite IMT and carotid plaque size increased gradually among the healthy control subjects, newly diagnosed diabetic patients, and established diabetic patients (P for trend < or =0.001, respectively). CRP was higher in newly and established diabetes (NS between diabetes groups) compared with healthy control subjects (P < 0.001). Total cholesterol levels were lower in newly diagnosed diabetes (5.51 +/- 1.13 mmol/l, P < 0.05) and established diabetes (5.45 +/- 1.15 mmol/l, P < 0.01) compared with those of healthy control subjects (5.77 +/- 1.03 mmol/l). In men with diabetes (n = 74), diabetes onset status (newly diagnosed versus established), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and serum triglycerides, but not CRP, explained 16% of the variance in composite IMT. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to show increased preclinical atherosclerotic changes (IMT and plaque size) and increased inflammation (hs-CRP) in men with newly diagnosed diabetes as well as in patients with established diabetes compared with healthy control subjects. WHR, diabetes onset status (newly diagnosed versus established), and triglycerides, but not CRP, were independent correlates of carotid artery IMT in men with diabetes.
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- Snijkers, Franz, et al.
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Chemical-looping combustion: An emerging carbon-capture technology
- 2016
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Ingår i: JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology. - 0149-2136. ; 68:7, s. 85-86
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Chemical-looping combustion (CLC) has been identified recently as a high-potential carbon-capture- and-storage technology. In chemical-looping combustion (CLC) , oxygen is transferred from an air reactor to a fuel reactor by means of a solid oxygen carrier The CLC process can be configured as two coupled fluidized-bed boilers, but packed-bed configurations, with the possibility of pressurizing, are also being considered. To transfer oxygen from the combustion air to the fuel, oxygen carriers are used. This avoids direct contact between air and fuel, and, after condensation of water, relatively pure CO2 is obtained in a separate exhaust stream from the fuel reactor. Thus, energy-consuming flue-gas separation is avoided. A critical aspect of CLC processes is oxygen-carrier performance, which has a strong effect on the economic viability of the technology. Parameters such as particle size, density, porosity, strength, attrition resistance, reactivity, and conversion efficiency, along with environmental aspects and cost, define the performance of the oxygen carrier. Besides the conversion efficiency, the mechanical (crushing) strength of the particles is extremely important because it determines the resistance to attrition and hence the operational-use hours (lifetime) of the particles e relationship between attrition resistance and the crushing strength is not straightforward, yet a crushing strength greater than 1 N is considered to be a good indication for acceptable attrition resistance.
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- Arzhanov, Vasily, et al.
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Diagnostics of core barrel vibrations by in-core and ex-core neutron noise
- 2003
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Ingår i: Progress in nuclear energy (New series). - 0149-1970 .- 1878-4224. ; 43:04-jan, s. 151-158
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Diagnostics of core-barrel vibrations has-traditionally been made by use of ex-vessel neutron detector signals. We suggest that in Addition to the ex-core noise, also the in-core noise, induced by core barrel vibrations, be also used. This would enhance the possibilities of diagnostics where the number of the ex-core detectors is not sufficient or their positions are disadvantageous for effective diagnostics, especially for shell-mode vibrations. To this order, the theory of in-core noise induced by a fluctuating core boundary has been elaborated and applied to the diagnostics of beam and shell mode vibrations. The formulas were tested on some measurements taken in the Ringhals PWRs. The results confirm the validity of the model itself, and the possibilities for enhanced diagnostics were demonstrated. A more effective use of these novel possibilities requires more in-core detectors and/or better detector positioning.
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