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- Boffano, P., et al.
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The epidemiology and management of ameloblastomas: A European multicenter study
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. - : Elsevier BV. - 1010-5182. ; 49:12, s. 1107-1112
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study aimed at assessing the epidemiology including demographic variables, diagnostic features, and management of ameloblastomas at several European departments of maxillofacial and oral surgery. The following data were recorded for each patient: gender, age, voluptuary habits, comorbidities, site, size, radiographic features, type, histopathological features, kind of treatment, length of hospital stay, complications, recurrence, management and complications of the recurrence. A total of 244 patients, 134 males and 110 females with ameloblastomas were included in the study. Mean age was 47.4 years. In all, 81% of lesions were found in the mandible, whereas 19% were found in the maxilla. Mean size of included ameloblastomas was 38.9 mm. The most frequently performed treatment option was enucleation plus curettage/peripheral ostectomy in 94 ameloblastomas, followed by segmental resection (60 patients), simple enucleation (46 patients), and marginal resection (40 pa-tients). A recurrence (with a mean follow up of 5 years) was observed in 47 cases out of 244 ameloblastomas (19.3%). Segmental resection was associated with a low risk of recurrence (p = 0003), whereas enucleation plus curettage/peripheral ostectomy was associated with a high risk of recurrence (p = 0002). A multilocular radiographic appearance was associated with a high risk of recurrence (p < .05), as well as the benign solid/multicystic histologic type (p < .05). Within the limitations of the study it seems that the management of ameloblastomas will probably remain controversial even in the future. Balancing low surgical morbidity with a low recurrence rate is a difficult aim to reach. (c) 2021 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Mazzuca, Silvia, et al.
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Establishing research strategies, methodologies and technologies to link genomics and proteomics to seagrass productivity, community metabolism, and ecosystem carbon fluxes
- 2013
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Plant Science. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-462X. ; 4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A complete understanding of the mechanistic basis of marine ecosystem functioning is only possible through integrative and interdisciplinary research. This enables the prediction of change and possibly the mitigation of the consequences of anthropogenic impacts. One major aim of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action ES0609 Seagrasses productivity. From genes to ecosystem management, is the calibration and synthesis of various methods and the development of innovative techniques and protocols for studying seagrass ecosystems. During 10 days, 20 researchers representing a range of disciplines (molecular biology, physiology, botany, ecology, oceanography, and underwater acoustics) gathered at The Station de Recherches Sous-marines et Oceanographiques (STARESO, Corsica) to study together the nearby Posidonia oceanica meadow. STARESO is located in an oligotrophic area classified as pristine site where environmental disturbances caused by anthropogenic pressure are exceptionally low. The healthy P. oceanica meadow, which grows in front of the research station, colonizes the sea bottom from the surface to 37 m depth. During the study, genomic and proteomic approaches were integrated with ecophysiological and physical approaches with the aim of understanding changes in seagrass productivity and metabolism at different depths and along daily cycles. In this paper we report details on the approaches utilized and we forecast the potential of the data that will come from this synergistic approach not only for P. oceanica but for seagrasses in general.
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- Holmberg, M, et al.
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Surface force studies of Langmuir-Blodgett cellulose films
- 1997
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Ingår i: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. - 0021-9797 .- 1095-7103. ; 186, s. 369-381
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The interactions between cellulose surfaces, between chitosan coated surfaces and between one cellulose surface and one chitosan coated surface have been studied using the interferometric surface forces apparatus (SFA). The cellulose surfaces were prepared by depositing trimethylsilyl cellulose on hydrophobized mica using the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. The surfaces were desilylated in humid HCl atmosphere to obtain regenerated cellulose. ESCA measurements and wetting studies demonstrated that the desilylation process was effective. AFM studies showed the cellulose surfaces to be smooth with a root mean square roughness of 0.16 nm. Surface force and ellipsometry measurements illustrate that the cellulose film swells considerably in humid air and in water, suggesting that it is mostly amorphous. The interaction between two cellulose surfaces is dominated by a steric repulsion caused by a few dangling tails. On separation an attractive force was present both between two cellulose surfaces and between one cellulose surface and one chitosan surface. The long-range interaction between cellulose and chitosan was shown to be attractive.
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- Nihlén, Sandra, et al.
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The Contribution of Plasma Urea to Total Osmolality During Iatrogenic Fluid Reduction in Critically Ill Patients
- 2022
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Ingår i: Function. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 2633-8823. ; 3:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Hyperosmolality is common in critically ill patients during body fluid volume reduction. It is unknown whether this is only a result of decreased total body water or an active osmole-producing mechanism similar to that found in aestivating animals, where muscle degradation increases urea levels to preserve water. We hypothesized that fluid volume reduction in critically ill patients contributes to a shift from ionic to organic osmolytes similar to mechanisms of aestivation. We performed a post-hoc analysis on data from a multicenter observational study in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients in the postresuscitative phase. Fluid, electrolyte, energy and nitrogen intake, fluid loss, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and estimated plasma osmolality (eOSM) were registered. Contributions of osmolytes Na+, K+, urea, and glucose to eOSM expressed as proportions of eOSM were calculated. A total of 241 patients were included. eOSM increased (median change 7.4 mOsm/kg [IQR-1.9-18]) during the study. Sodium's and potassium's proportions of eOSM decreased (P P < .01, respectively), whereas urea's proportion increased (P < .001). The urea's proportion of eOSM was higher in patients with negative vs. positive fluid balance. Urea's proportion of eOSM increased with eOSM (r = 0.63; adjusted for eGFR r = 0.80), but not nitrogen intake. In patients without furosemide and/or renal replacement therapy (n = 17), urea's proportion of eOSM and eOSM correlated strongly (r = 0.92). Urea's proportion of eOSM was higher in patients not surviving up to 90 d. In stabilized ICU patients, the contribution of urea to plasma osmolality increased during body water volume reduction, statistically independently of nitrogen administration and eGFR. The shift from ionic osmolytes to urea during body fluid volume reduction is similar to that seen in aestivating animals. [GRAPHICS] .
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- Ramirez-Aguilar, Santiago J., et al.
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The Composition of Plant Mitochondrial Supercomplexes Changes with Oxygen Availability
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Biological Chemistry. - 1083-351X. ; 286:50, s. 43045-43053
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Respiratory supercomplexes are known to exist, but their function remains to be revealed. Results: Plant supercomplexes are affected by hypoxia and a concomitant drop in pH. Conclusion: Respiratory supercomplexes are dynamic structures that are affected by the intracellular environment. Significance: Supercomplexes could have a regulatory function in guiding electrons through alternative respiratory pathways.
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- Rasmusson, A. G., et al.
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Isolation of the rotenome-sensitive NADH-ubiquinone reductase (complex I) from red beet mitochondria
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Ingår i: Physiologia Plantarum. - : Wiley. - 0031-9317 .- 1399-3054. ; 90:3, s. 607-615
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Complex 1 of the respirator) chain (EC 1.6.531, measured as NADH-duroquinone and NADH-ubiquinone, reductase activities, was isolated from purified red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.I mitochondria. The mitochondria were disrupted by freeze-thawing and inner membrane vesicles were pelleted. After solubilization of the vesicles with Triton X-100, the enzyme complex was purified 11-fold (compared to the activity in the inner membrane vesicles) by size-exclusion chromatography on a Sephacryl S-400 HR column and then by ion-exchange chromatography on a DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B column. Triton X-100 was present throughout the purification procedure. Tire purified complex showed approximately 30 bands on SDS-PAGE and about 15 polypeptides including those at 80. 54, 53. 51. 27. 25 and 22 kDa cross-reacted with polyclonal antibodies raised against complex I from Neurospora crassa. This is similar lo the pattern obtained with complex I from Neurospera crassa.Analysis by nativc-SDS 2-dimensional PAGE revealed the existence of several molecular mass forms of the purified complex.After reconstitution of the purified complex into phosphatidylcholine vesicles, the NADH-ubiquinone reductase activity had a Km (NADH) of about I μM and was inhibited by both rotenone and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.
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- Rasmusson, Kristina, et al.
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Analysis of alternative push-pull-test-designs for determining in situ residual trapping of carbon dioxide
- 2014
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Ingår i: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. - : Elsevier BV. - 1750-5836 .- 1878-0148. ; 27, s. 155-168
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Carbon dioxide storage in deep saline aquifers is a promising technique to reduce direct emissions of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere. To ensure safe storage the in situ trapping mechanisms, residual trapping being one of them, need to be characterized. This study aims to compare three alternative single-well carbon dioxide push-pull test sequences for their ability to quantify residual gas trapping. The three tests are based on the proposed test sequence by Zhang et al. (2011) for estimating residual gas saturation. A new alternative way to create residual gas conditions in situ incorporating withdrawal and a novel indicator-tracer approach has been investigated. Further the value of additional pressure measurements from a nearby passive observation well was evaluated. The iTOUGH2 simulator with the EOS7C module was used for sensitivity analysis and parameter estimation. Results show that the indicator-tracer approach could be used to create residual conditions without increasing estimation uncertainty of S-gr. Additional pressure measurements from a passive observation well would reduce the uncertainty in the S-gr estimate. The findings of the study can be used to develop field experiments for site characterization.
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- Akermark, C, et al.
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Diet and muscle glycogen concentration in relation to physical performance in Swedish elite ice hockey players
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Ingår i: International journal of sport nutrition. - : Human Kinetics. - 1050-1606. ; 6:3, s. 272-284
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effects of carbohydrate (CHO) loading on physical characteristics including muscle fiber distribution, muscle glycogen concentration, and physical performance were studied in two top Swedish ice hockey teams. Players were randomly allocated to two groups: those consuming a CHO-enriched diet (CHO group) and those consuming a mixed diet (controls). Biopsies from the vastus lateralis muscle were taken three times: after Game 1, before Game 2, and after Game 2. Muscle fiber distribution averaged 50 ± 2% slow twitch fibers (mean ± 1SEM). Muscle glycogen concentrations (measured in mmol glucose units · kg−1 wet muscle) were as follows: after Game 1, 43 ± 4 (ail players); before Game 2,99 ± 7 (CHO group) and 81 ± 7 (controls); and after Game 2, 46 ± 6 (CHO group) and 44 ± 5 (controls). Distance skated, number of shifts skated, amount of time skated within shifts, and skating speed improved with CHO loading. It was concluded that individual differences in performance could be related to muscle glycogen metabolism.
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- Bengtsson, M., et al.
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Is there a difference in judgement of facial appearance depending on ethnic background? Photographic evaluation of facial appearance in orthognathic surgery
- 2020
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Ingår i: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. - : Elsevier BV. - 0266-4356 .- 1532-1940. ; 58:7, s. 812-818
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Is there a variation in facial ideals depending on ethnic background that affects judgements of outcome in orthognathic surgery? How does the evaluation correlate with patient-reported outcome measures? Two evaluation panels, Singaporean and Swedish, judged photographs of patients undergoing orthognathic surgery taken before and after operation. Improvement in facial aesthetics was calculated between the two ratings. The result was compared between the panels and correlated with health-related quality of life (QoL) measures. Thirty male and 27 female patients aged between 18 and 28 years (mean 21) were included, and 52 subjects were eligible for comparison of health-related QoL. The photographic evaluation showed that both panels judged there to be significant improvement in facial aesthetics after treatment (p < 0.001). The Singaporean panel rated the overall facial appearance higher than the Swedish panel when evaluating photographs both before (p = 0.025) and after (p = 0.032) operation. Improvement of the overall facial appearance showed no significant difference between the panels (p > 0.30). No correlation between health-related QoL and improvement of facial appearance was found by either panel. Subjective evaluation of facial aesthetics in orthognathic surgery is unaffected by the observer's ethnic origin. Independently of their ethnicity, the evaluation juries found that facial aesthetics improved after orthognathic surgery. Improvement reported by the juries corresponded to that reported by patients. © 2020 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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