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- Malmstrom, E, et al.
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Dendritic polymers for photonic applications.
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Ingår i: Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. - 0065-7727. ; 224, s. 384-POLY-
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- Meeter, Lieke H.H., et al.
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Clinical value of cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light chain in semantic dementia
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. - : BMJ. - 0022-3050 .- 1468-330X. ; 90:9, s. 997-1004
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Semantic dementia (SD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by progressive language problems falling within the clinicopathological spectrum of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). The development of disease-modifying agents may be facilitated by the relative clinical and pathological homogeneity of SD, but we need robust monitoring biomarkers to measure their efficacy. In different FTLD subtypes, neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a promising marker, therefore we investigated the utility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) NfL in SD. Methods: This large retrospective multicentre study compared cross-sectional CSF NfL levels of 162 patients with SD with 65 controls. CSF NfL levels of patients were correlated with clinical parameters (including survival), neuropsychological test scores and regional grey matter atrophy (including longitudinal data in a subset). Results: CSF NfL levels were significantly higher in patients with SD (median: 2326 pg/mL, IQR: 1628-3593) than in controls (577 (446-766), p<0.001). Higher CSF NfL levels were moderately associated with naming impairment as measured by the Boston Naming Test (rs=-0.32, p=0.002) and with smaller grey matter volume of the parahippocampal gyri (rs=-0.31, p=0.004). However, cross-sectional CSF NfL levels were not associated with progression of grey matter atrophy and did not predict survival. Conclusion: CSF NfL is a promising biomarker in the diagnostic process of SD, although it has limited cross-sectional monitoring or prognostic abilities.
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- Olofsson, A M, et al.
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Heparin-binding protein targeted to mitochondrial compartments protects endothelial cells from apoptosis
- 1999
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Investigation. - 0021-9738. ; 104:7, s. 885-894
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Neutrophil-borne heparin-binding protein (HBP) is a multifunctional protein involved in the progression of inflammation. HBP is stored in neutrophil granules and released upon stimulation of the cells in proximity to endothelial cells. HBP affects endothelial cells in multiple ways; however, the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the interaction of HBP with these cells are unknown. Affinity isolation and enzymatic degradation demonstrated that HBP released from human neutrophils binds to endothelial cell-surface proteoglycans, such as syndecans and glypican. Flow cytometry indicated that a significant fraction of proteoglycan-bound HBP is taken up by the endothelial cells, and we used radiolabeled HBP to determine the internalization rate of surface-bound HBP. Confocal and electron microscopy revealed that internalized HBP is targeted to perinuclear compartments of endothelial cells, where it colocalizes with mitochondria. Western blotting of isolated mitochondria from HBP-treated endothelial cells showed that HBP is present in 2 forms - 28 and 22 kDa. Internalized HBP markedly reduced growth factor deprivation-induced caspase-3 activation and protected endothelial cells from apoptosis, suggesting that uptake and intracellular routing of exogenous HBP to mitochondria contributes to the sustained viability of endothelial cells in the context of locally activated neutrophils.
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- Smith, R., et al.
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18 F-Flortaucipir in TDP-43 associated frontotemporal dementia
- 2019
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Ingår i: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 9:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Retention of 18 F-Flortaucipir is reportedly increased in the semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia (svPPA), which is dominated by TDP-43 pathology. However, it is unclear if 18 F-Flortaucipir is also increased in other TDP-43 diseases, such as bvFTD caused by a C9orf72 gene mutation. We therefore recruited six C9orf72 expansion carriers, six svPPA patients, and 54 healthy controls. All underwent 18 F-Flortaucipir PET and MRI scanning. Data from 39 Alzheimer’s Disease patients were used for comparison. PET tracer retention was assessed both at the region-of-interest (ROI) and at the voxel-level. Further, autoradiography using 3 H-Flortaucipir was performed. SvPPA patients exhibited higher 18 F-Flortaucipir retention in the lateral temporal cortex bilaterally according to ROI- and voxel-based analyses. In C9orf72 patients, 18 F-Flortaucipir binding was slightly increased in the inferior frontal lobes in the ROI based analysis, but these results were not replicated in the voxel-based analysis. Autoradiography did not show specific binding in svPPA cases or in C9orf72-mutation carriers. In conclusion, temporal lobe 18 F-Flortaucipir retention was observed in some cases of svPPA, but the uptake was of a lower magnitude compared to AD dementia. C9orf72-mutation carriers exhibited none or limited 18 F-Flortaucipir retention, indicating that 18 F-Flortaucipir binding in TDP-43 proteinopathies is not a general TDP-43 related phenomenon.
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- Vestberg, Daniel, et al.
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Body mass index as a risk factor for coronary events and mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes
- 2018
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Ingår i: Open Heart. - : BMJ. - 2053-3624. ; 5:1, s. 1-7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective To investigate the potential relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk for myocardial infarction and coronary death in patients with type 1 diabetes. Methods We studied patients with type 1 diabetes included in the Swedish National Diabetes Registry during 2002-2004 and followed them until a discharge diagnosis for myocardial infarction, acute coronary event, death or until 31 December 2011. Cox regression was used to estimate relative risks. Results In 17 499 patients with type 1 diabetes (mean age 39.4 years; mean BMI 25.2 kg/m(2)), 819 were diagnosed with myocardial infarction as a primary or secondary diagnosis during a mean follow-up of 8.5 years (maximum 9.9 years). Estimated with Cox regression, there was no significant effect of increased BMI on the risk of myocardial infarction (HR 1.4 (95% CI 0.7 to 2.5) in the group with BMI >35 kg/m(2) compared with BMI 18.5-25 kg/m(2). There was no association between BMI and coronary mortality, acute coronary events or all-cause mortality after adjusting for other known risk factors. Underweight patients (BMI <18.5 kg/m(2)) had increased hazard for coronary (HR 5.0 (95% CI 1.5 to 16.9)) and all-cause mortality (HR 5.4 (95% CI 3.1 to 9.6)) compared with BMI 18.5-25 kg/m(2). Conclusions Among patients with type 1 diabetes, increased BMI is not a significant independent risk factor for myocardial infarction or coronary death after adjustment for other risk factors. Low BMI (less than 18.5 kg/m(2)) is associated with mortality from coronary or any cause.
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- Blennow Nordström, Erik, et al.
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Combined use of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Symbol Digit Modalities Test improves neurocognitive screening accuracy after cardiac arrest : A validation sub-study of the TTM2 trial
- 2024
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Ingår i: Resuscitation. - 0300-9572. ; 202
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: To assess the merit of clinical assessment tools in a neurocognitive screening following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).Methods: The neurocognitive screening that was evaluated included the performance-based Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), the patient-reported Two Simple Questions (TSQ) and the observer-reported Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly-Cardiac Arrest (IQCODE-CA). These instruments were administered at 6-months in the Targeted Hypothermia versus Targeted Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (TTM2) trial. We used a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery from a TTM2 trial sub-study as a gold standard to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the neurocognitive screening.Results: In our cohort of 108 OHCA survivors (median age = 62, 88% male), the most favourable cut-off scores were: MoCA < 26; SDMT z ≤ -1; IQCODE-CA ≥ 3.04. The MoCA (sensitivity 0.64, specificity 0.85) and SDMT (sensitivity 0.59, specificity 0.83) had a higher classification accuracy than the TSQ (sensitivity 0.28, specificity 0.74) and IQCODE-CA (sensitivity 0.42, specificity 0.60). When using the cut-points for MoCA or SDMT in combination to identify neurocognitive impairment, sensitivity improved (0.81, specificity 0.74), area under the curve = 0.77, 95% CI [0.69, 0.85]. The most common unidentified impairments were within the episodic memory and executive functions domains, with fewer false negative cases on the MoCA or SDMT combined.Conclusion: The MoCA and SDMT have acceptable diagnostic accuracy for screening for neurocognitive impairment in an OHCA population, and when used in combination the sensitivity improves. Patient and observer-reports correspond poorly with neurocognitive performance.ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03543371.
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- Blennow Nordström, Erik, et al.
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Neuropsychological outcome after cardiac arrest : results from a sub-study of the targeted hypothermia versus targeted normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (TTM2) trial
- 2023
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Ingår i: Critical Care. - : BioMed Central (BMC). - 1364-8535 .- 1466-609X. ; 27:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment is common following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), but the nature of the impairment is poorly understood. Our objective was to describe cognitive impairment in OHCA survivors, with the hypothesis that OHCA survivors would perform significantly worse on neuropsychological tests of cognition than controls with acute myocardial infarction (MI). Another aim was to investigate the relationship between cognitive performance and the associated factors of emotional problems, fatigue, insomnia, and cardiovascular risk factors following OHCA.METHODS: This was a prospective case-control sub-study of The Targeted Hypothermia versus Targeted Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (TTM2) trial. Eight of 61 TTM2-sites in Sweden, Denmark, and the United Kingdom included adults with OHCA of presumed cardiac or unknown cause. A matched non-arrest control group with acute MI was recruited. At approximately 7 months post-event, we administered an extensive neuropsychological test battery and questionnaires on anxiety, depression, fatigue, and insomnia, and collected information on the cardiovascular risk factors hypertension and diabetes.RESULTS: Of 184 eligible OHCA survivors, 108 were included, with 92 MI controls enrolled. Amongst OHCA survivors, 29% performed z-score ≤ - 1 (at least borderline-mild impairment) in ≥ 2 cognitive domains, 14% performed z-score ≤ - 2 (major impairment) in ≥ 1 cognitive domain while 54% performed without impairment in any domain. Impairment was most pronounced in episodic memory, executive functions, and processing speed. OHCA survivors performed significantly worse than MI controls in episodic memory (mean difference, MD = - 0.37, 95% confidence intervals [- 0.61, - 0.12]), verbal (MD = - 0.34 [- 0.62, - 0.07]), and visual/constructive functions (MD = - 0.26 [- 0.47, - 0.04]) on linear regressions adjusted for educational attainment and sex. When additionally adjusting for anxiety, depression, fatigue, insomnia, hypertension, and diabetes, executive functions (MD = - 0.44 [- 0.82, - 0.06]) were also worse following OHCA. Diabetes, symptoms of anxiety, depression, and fatigue were significantly associated with worse cognitive performance.CONCLUSIONS: In our study population, cognitive impairment was generally mild following OHCA. OHCA survivors performed worse than MI controls in 3 of 6 domains. These results support current guidelines that a post-OHCA follow-up service should screen for cognitive impairment, emotional problems, and fatigue.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03543371. Registered 1 June 2018.
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- Blennow Nordström, Erik, et al.
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Neuropsychological outcome after cardiac arrest : A prospective case control sub-study of the Targeted hypothermia versus targeted normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest trial (TTM2)
- 2020
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Ingår i: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1471-2261. ; 20:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: This study is designed to provide detailed knowledge on cognitive impairment after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and its relation to associated factors, and to validate the neurocognitive screening of the Targeted Hypothermia versus Targeted Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest trial (TTM2-trial), assessing effectiveness of targeted temperature management after OHCA. Methods: This longitudinal multi-center clinical study is a sub-study of the TTM2-trial, in which a comprehensive neuropsychological examination is performed in addition to the main TTM2-trial neurocognitive screening. Approximately 7 and 24 months after OHCA, survivors at selected study sites are invited to a standardized assessment, including performance-based tests of cognition and questionnaires of emotional problems, fatigue, executive function and insomnia. At 1:1 ratio, a matched control group from a cohort of acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients is recruited to perform the same assessment. We aim to include 100 patients per group. Potential differences between the OHCA patients and the MI controls at 7 and 24 months will be analyzed with a linear regression, using composite z-scores per cognitive domain (verbal, visual/constructive, working memory, episodic memory, processing speed, executive functions) as primary outcome measures. Results from OHCA survivors on the main TTM2-trial neurocognitive screening battery will be compared with neuropsychological test results at 7 months, using sensitivity and specificity analyses. Discussion: In this study we collect detailed information on cognitive impairment after OHCA and compare this to a control group of patients with acute MI. The validation of the TTM2 neurocognitive screening battery could justify its inclusion in routine follow-up. Our results may have a potential to impact on the design of future follow-up strategies and interventions after OHCA. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03543371. Registered 1 June 2018
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- Ehinger, Magnus, et al.
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Influence of CD4 or CD8 deficiency on collagen-induced arthritis
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Ingår i: Immunology. - : Wiley. - 0019-2805 .- 1365-2567. ; 103:3, s. 291-300
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The role of T cells in the mouse collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model for rheumatoid arthritis is not clarified, and different results have been reported concerning the role of CD4 and CD8 T cells. To address this issue, we have investigated B10.Q mice deficient for CD4 or CD8. The mice lacking CD4 were found to be less susceptible to disease, but not completely resistant, whereas the CD8 deficiency had no significant impact on the disease. No difference in the development of late occurring relapses was noted. Interestingly, the CD4-deficient mice had a severely reduced response to the glycosylated form of the immunodominant type II collagen (CII) 256–270 peptide whereas the response to the non-glycosylated peptide was not significantly different. Furthermore, CD4-deficient mice had lower antibody responses to CII, explaining the lower disease susceptibility. In comparison with previously reported results, it is apparent that the lack of CD4 molecules has a different impact on CIA if present on different genetic backgrounds, findings that could possibly be related to the occurrence of different disease pathways of CIA in different mouse strains.
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- Pitois, Claire, et al.
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Fluorinated dendritic polymers and dendrimers for waveguide applications
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Ingår i: Optical materials (Amsterdam). - 0925-3467 .- 1873-1252. ; 21:1-3, s. 499-506
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- I Fluorinated hyperbranched polymers and dendrimers with low optical losses and functionality to modify refractive index and add a cross-linking unit were developed. The results of refractive index. measurements indicate a tunability of the refractive index between approximately 1.5 and 1.6, and optical losses below 0.5 dB/cm at 1550 nm. Dendrimers with similar, surface group structure and possibility to surface functionalization were prepared using a lanthanide. cation as focal point. Results on luminescent properties in the NIR and IR regions were measured for lanthanide ions such as Nd3+ and Er3+, showing characteristic emission bands at 1.06, 1.3 and 1.5 mum. The associated absorption and excitation spectra were found similar to those of the corresponding ions in optical glasses.
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- Rodlert, Marlene, et al.
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Chiral dendritic polymers for photonic applications
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Ingår i: Synthetic metals. - 0379-6779 .- 1879-3290. ; 127:03-jan, s. 37-43
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- We present chiral dendrons of different generations accomplished by reacting the hydroxyl groups at the chain ends with (-)menthoxyacetic acid. Subsequent deprotection of the carboxylic acid rendered acid functional chiral dendrons. The acid-functionalized chiral dendrons were doped with divalent cations CU2+, Fe2+ and Zn2+, and trivalent lanthanide cations Nd3+ and Pr3+. We present results on their optical rotatory power along with circular dichroism spectroscopy and results of paramagnetic resonance. The chiral dendrons were shown to influence the electronic transitions of the metal ions (CD spectra). Attempts to characterize the circularly polarized luminescence of the Nd-dendrimer failed due to low quantum yield. The luminescence efficiency was found to be at least one order of magnitude lower than that of a fluorinated and non-chiral dendrimer structure of similar size and coordination structure.
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- Vestberg, Daniel, et al.
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Decreased eGFR as a risk factor for heart failure in 13,781 patients with type 1 diabetes
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Ingår i: Diabetologia. 51st Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-Diabetes (EASD). Stockholm, Sverige, 14-18 september 2015.. - 0012-186X .- 1432-0428. ; 58
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- http://www.easdvirtualmeeting.org/resources/decreased-egfr-as-a-risk-factor-for-heart-failure-in-13-781-patients-with-type-1-diabetes--3
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- Vestberg, Daniel, et al.
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Relationship Between Overweight and Obesity With Hospitalization for Heart Failure in 20,985 Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: A population-based study from the Swedish National Diabetes Registry
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Ingår i: Diabetes Care. - : American Diabetes Association. - 0149-5992 .- 1935-5548. ; 36:9, s. 2857-2861
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVETo investigate the potential relationship between overweight, obesity, and severe obesity and the risk of hospitalization for heart failure (HF) in patients with type 1 diabetes.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSWe studied patients with type 1 diabetes included in the Swedish National Diabetes Register during 1998-2003, and they were followed-up until hospitalization for HF, death, or 31 December 2009. Cox regression was used to estimate relative risks.RESULTSIn a sample of 20,985 type 1 diabetic patients (mean age, 38.6 years; mean BMI, 25.0 kg/m2), 635 patients were hospitalized with HF as a primary or secondary diagnosis during a median follow-up of 9.1 years. Cox regression adjusting for age, sex, diabetes duration, smoking, HbA1c, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and baseline and intercurrent comorbidities (including myocardial infarction) showed a significant relationship between BMI and hospitalization for HF (P < 0.0001). In reference to patients in the BMI 20-25 kg/m2 category, hazard ratios (HRs) were as follows: HR 1.22 (95% CI, 0.83-1.78) for BMI <20 kg/m2; HR 0.94 (95% CI 0.78-1.12) for BMI 25-30 kg/m2; HR 1.55 (95% CI, 1.20-1.99) for BMI 30-35 kg/m2; and HR 2.90 (95% CI, 1.92-4.37) for BMI >/=35 kg/m2.CONCLUSIONSObesity, particularly severe obesity, is strongly associated with hospitalization for HF in patients with type 1 diabetes, whereas no similar relation was present in overweight and low body weight.
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- Vestberg, Robert, et al.
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A General Strategy for Highly Efficient Nanoparticle Dispersing Agents Based on Hybrid Dendritic Linear Block Copolymers
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Ingår i: Journal of Polymer Science Part A. - : Wiley. - 0887-624X .- 1099-0518. ; 47:5, s. 1237-1258
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A modular approach to the synthesis of a library of hybrid dendriticlinear copolymers was developed based on RAFT polymerization from monodisperse dendritic macroRAFT agents. By accurately controlling the molecular weight of the linear block, generation number of the dendrimer and the nature of the dendritic chains ends, the performance of these hybrid block copolymers as dispersing agents was optimized for a range of nanoparticles. For titanium dioxide nanoparticles, dispersion in a poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix was maximized with a second generation dendrimer containing four carboxylic acid end groups, and the quality of dispersion was observed to be superior to commercial dispersing agents for TiO2. This approach also allowed novel hybrid dendritic-linear dispersing agents to be prepared for the dispersion of Au and CdSe nanoparticles based on disulphide and phosphine oxide end groups, respectively.
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- Vestberg, Robert, et al.
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Dendritic polyesters for optical applications
- 2003
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Ingår i: ORGANIC NANOPHOTONICS. - DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS : SPRINGER. - 1402012799 ; , s. 169-176
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- In the protection against lasers, optical power limiting (OPL) is an area of interest. We have explored the effect of using dendritic molecules, based on bis-MPA (2,2-bis(methylol)-propionic acid), as encapsulants; of porphyrine and thiophene dyes having OPL-properties. Preliminary results indicate that the OPL-effect of the porphyrine is increased approximately by a factor 2 if the porphyrine is. decorated with dendritic wedges. This is thought to be a result of isolation of the dye leading to extended lifetimes for the excited states, increasing the probability for multi-photon absorption. For the thiophenes no OPL-effect was observed. This was probably due to the small size of the dendrons; (first generation).
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- Vestberg, Robert, et al.
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Novel dendrimer-capped Pt-acetylides for optical power limiting
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Ingår i: OPTICAL MATERIALS IN DEFENCE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY. - : SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. - 0819455741 ; , s. 31-45
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- This report presents preliminary optical limiting and spectroscopic characterization of dendrimer capped Pt-ethynyls. Preliminary OPL and spectroscopic characterization revealed that these have better OPL properties than the non-capped analogue. The excited state properties in terms of luminescence for emission at ca 400 nm and 525 nm is in the ns and mus range, respectively. The site isolation provided by the dendrimer capping also give rise to strong phosphorescence involving the same emission bands near 525 nm. The decay time for this was found to be in the range 0.2 ms, considerably longer than for other similar Pt-complexes, and we tentatively assign this to a site-isolation effect that prevents quenching of the triplete state. It was shown how the dendron capping also makes it feasible to blend the dye with e.g. MMA monomers and carry out polymerization to obtain a solid OPL device with good performance.
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- Vestberg, T, et al.
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Executive Functions of Swedish Counterterror Intervention Unit Applicants and Police Officer Trainees Evaluated With Design Fluency Test
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Ingår i: Frontiers in psychology. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-1078. ; 12, s. 580463-
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- Executive functions (EF) represent higher order top-down mechanisms regulating information processing. While suboptimal EF have been studied in various patient groups, their impact on successful behavior is still not well described. Previously, it has been suggested that design fluency (DF)—a test including several simultaneous EF components mainly related to fluency, cognitive flexibility, and creativity—predicts successful behavior in a quickly changing environment where fast and dynamic adaptions are required, such as ball sports. We hypothesized that similar behaviors are of importance in the selection process of elite police force applicants. To test this hypothesis, we compared elite police force applicants (n = 45) with a control group of police officer trainees (n = 30). Although both groups were better than the norm, the elite police force applicants had a significantly better performance in DF total correct when adjusting for sex and age [F(1,71) = 18.98, p < 0.001]. To understand how this capacity was altered by stress and tiredness, we re-tested the elite police force applicants several days during an extreme field assessment lasting 10 days. The results suggested that there was a lower than expected improvement in DF total correct and a decline in the DF3-subtest that includes a larger component of cognitive flexibility than the other subtests (DF1 and DF2). Although there was a positive correlation between the baseline session and the re-test in DF3 [r(40) = 0.49, p = 0.001], the applicants having the highest scores in the baseline test also displayed the largest percentage decline in the re-test [r(40) = −0.46, p = 0.003]. In conclusion, our result suggests that higher order EF (HEF) that include cognitive flexibility and creativity are of importance in the application for becoming an elite police officer but relatively compromised in a stressful situation. Moreover, as the decline is different between the individuals, the results suggest that applicants should be tested during baseline conditions and during stressful conditions to describe their cognitive capacity fully.
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- Vestberg, T., et al.
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Level of play and coach-rated game intelligence are related to performance on design fluency in elite soccer players
- 2020
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Ingår i: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 10:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Executive brain functions are innate mechanisms for regulating behavior. While the impact of suboptimal executive functions has been characterized in patients, their contribution to individual success has not been elucidated. We set out to understand how executive functions relate to successful human behavior by examining their relation to game intelligence in sport - the ability to read a game and quickly adapt the behavior. In elite soccer players (n = 51), those playing in national teams (national team players) significantly outperformed those only playing at premier league level (premier league players) in Design Fluency (DF), a complex visuo-spatial executive function test that includes measures of creativity and cognitive flexibility. Their result showed a moderate correlation with coach rated game intelligence, remained also when correcting for low level cognitive capacity and was most evident when considering cognitive flexibility. DF capacity also correlated with number of assists made during the season but not with number of made goals during the same period, linking the fast planning of several steps in DF to fast planning of several steps in the soccer game. Altogether, our data suggests that DF capacity relates to success in soccer both on a subjective and on an objective level.
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- Wu, Peng, et al.
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Multivalent, bifunctional dendrimers prepared by click chemistry
- 2005
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Ingår i: Chemical Communications. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1359-7345 .- 1364-548X. ; :46, s. 5775-5777
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- Unsymmetrical dendrimers, containing both mannose binding units and coumarin fluorescent units, have been prepared using click chemistry and shown to be highly efficient, dual-purpose recognition/detection agents for the inhibition of hemagglutination.
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