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- Amin, Khabat, et al.
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Injury Reducing Effect of GSHP-Heated Pedestrian Paths
- 2024
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Ingår i: International Ground Source Heat Pump Association-Research Conference. ; , s. 227-235
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In Sweden, falls amongst pedestrians during wintertime, due to slipping on ice and snow, is a costly and growing problem. Using data on pedestrian falls from four Swedish cities, the injury-reducing effect of heated surfaces was studied. The results indicate that heated surfaces have a significant injury-reducing effect especially in cities with more ice and snow. Currently, district heating is used as a heat source and at an increasing cost. By using GSHP systems as a heat source, the cost could be considerably lowered, and in this way secure the further use and expansion of heated pedestrian paths.
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- Neitzel, Richard L, et al.
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Dust Exposures in Swedish Soft Tissue Paper Mills.
- 2022
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Ingår i: Annals of work exposures and health. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 2398-7316 .- 2398-7308. ; 66:1, s. 14-26
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Paper dust has previously been linked to adverse health effects. However, a comprehensive dataset of paper dust exposures does not appear to have been published previously. Our study was intended to address this need by describing a large dataset of measurements made in Swedish soft tissue paper mills.We compiled personal and area total dust exposure measurements collected from a range of operations by our research staff at four soft tissue paper mills in Sweden. We also compiled measurements made by the occupational health staff at each mill and the Swedish Work Environment Authority. We analyzed these measurements to describe patterns and trends in exposures and used mixed-effects regression models to identify measurement characteristics that predicted exposure levels.We compiled 1578 measurements from 1971 to 2009, of which 1026 (65%) were personal samples. Statistically significant differences were found between measurements made by research, mill, and Swedish Work Environment Authority staff, as well as between personal and area measurements. The measurement data suggest that, beginning in the 1980s, exposures declined at three of the four mills, but that overexposures were still common at the end of the period. Papermaking and converting operations had the highest observed dust exposures. One mill had significantly lower exposures than the others. Type of measurement (personal versus area) and source of measurement (research staff, company, or regulatory agency) were not significant predictors of measured total dust exposure after controlling for mill, operation, and time.Our analysis of measured paper dust exposures may be useful for historical and contemporary exposure assessment in our own and other epidemiological studies. We have identified specific characteristics (i.e. papermaking operations and mill) and time trends that are important data features to consider, and documented continuing overexposure situations. Our results highlight the ongoing need for application of exposure controls to reduce paper dust exposures in the soft tissue paper industry.
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- Allende, Ana, et al.
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Maximum levels of cross-contamination for 24 antimicrobial active substances in non-target feed. Part 2: Aminoglycosides/aminocyclitols: apramycin, paromomycin, neomycin and spectinomycin
- 2021
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Ingår i: EFSA Journal. - : Wiley. - 1831-4732. ; 19:10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The specific concentrations of apramycin, paromomycin, neomycin and spectinomycin in non-target feed for food-producing animals, below which there would not be an effect on the emergence of, and/or selection for, resistance in bacteria relevant for human and animal health, as well as the specific antimicrobial concentrations in feed which have an effect in terms of growth promotion/increased yield, were assessed by EFSA in collaboration with EMA. Details of the methodology used for this assessment, associated data gaps and uncertainties, are presented in a separate document. To address antimicrobial resistance, the Feed Antimicrobial Resistance Selection Concentration (FARSC) model developed specifically for the assessment was applied. However, due to the lack of data on the parameters required to calculate the FARSC for these antimicrobials, it was not possible to conclude the assessment until further experimental data become available. To address growth promotion, data from scientific publications obtained from an extensive literature review were used. Levels in feed that showed to have an effect on growth promotion/increased yield were reported for apramycin and neomycin, whilst for paromomycin and spectinomycin, no suitable data for the assessment were available. It was recommended to carry out studies to generate the data that are required to fill the gaps which prevented the calculation of the FARSC for these four antimicrobials.
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- Andersson, Annika, 1966-, et al.
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Cross-linguistic influence and fine-grained placement verb semantics: Evidence from ERPs and appropriateness ratings : part of the symposium Cross-linguistic similarities in language learning and use
- 2021
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Second language (L2) learners experience challenges when word-meanings differ across L1 and L2, and often display cross-linguistic influence (CLI) effects in speech production (Jarvis & Pavlenko, 2008). In contrast, comprehension studies show more mixed results. Specifically, ERP studies of semantic processing mainly report effects related to proficiency but surprisingly not CLI. This could be because they typically examine the processing of gross semantic violations, such as comparing socks and butter in the sentence He spread the bread with socks/butter (Kutas & Hillyard, 1980), rather than more fine-grained semantics. We therefore explored how L2 learners process fine-grained L2 verb semantics that are either similar or not to their L1, predicting positive effects when semantics are similar. Specifically, we examined online neurophysiological processing and offline appropriateness ratings of three obligatory Swedish placement verbs, sätta ‘set’, ställa ‘stand’, and lägga ‘lay’. Verb choice in Swedish depends on the located object’s properties (shape, orientation, presence of a base; Gullberg & Burenhult, 2012). In contrast, English has one general placement verb (put), whereas German has specific verbs similar to Swedish (Berthele, 2004). ERPs were recorded while English (18) and German (19) learners of L2 Swedish (matched for proficiency) and native Swedish speakers (17) watched images of objects being placed on a table and listened to sentences describing the placement with verbs that matched or not. In addition, participants performed an offline appropriateness rating task. Both tasks revealed CLI effects. German learners’ appropriate ratings were more similar to native Swedish speakers’ than those of English learners. Similarly, German learners’ ERP effects were more similar to native Swedish speakers’ than those of English learners. The results thus reveal CLI both offline and online, in line with production findings, but critically in contrast to previous ERP studies of semantic processing.
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- Andersson, Annika, 1966-, et al.
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First Language Matters : Event-Related Potentials Show Crosslinguistic Influence on the Processing of Placement Verb Semantics
- 2022
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers Media S.A.. - 1664-1078. ; 13, s. 1-19
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Second language (L2) learners experience challenges when word meanings differ across L1 and L2, and often display crosslinguistic influence (CLI) in speech production. In contrast, studies of online comprehension show more mixed results. Therefore, this study explored how L2 learners process fine-grained L2 verb semantics in the domain of caused motion (placement) and specifically the impact of having similar vs. non-similar semantics in the L1 and L2. Specifically, we examined English (20) and German (21) L2 learners of Swedish and native Swedish speakers (16) and their online neurophysiological processing and offline appropriateness ratings of three Swedish placement verbs obligatory for placement supported from below: satta "set," stalla "stand," and lagga "lay." The learners' L1s differed from Swedish in that their placement verbs either shared or did not share semantic characteristics with the target language. English has a general placement verb put, whereas German has specific verbs similar but not identical to Swedish, stellen "set/stand" and legen "lay." Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded while participants watched still frames (images) of objects being placed on a table and listened to sentences describing the event with verbs that either matched the image or not. Participants also performed an offline appropriateness rating task. Both tasks suggested CLI. English learners' appropriateness ratings of atypical verb use differed from those of both native Swedish speakers' and German learners, with no difference in the latter pair. Similarly, German learners' ERP effects were more similar to those of the native Swedish speakers (increased lateral negativity to atypical verb use) than to those of the English learners (increased positivity to atypical verb use). The results of this explorative study thus suggest CLI both offline and online with similarity between L1 and L2 indicating more similar processing and judgments, in line with previous production findings, but in contrast to previous ERP work on semantic L2 processing.
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- Andersson, Annika, et al.
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First language matters : ERPs show crosslinguistic influence on the processing of placement verb semantics
- 2022
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-1078. ; 13, s. 1-19
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Second language (L2) learners experience challenges when word meanings differ across L1 and L2, and often display crosslinguistic influence in speech production. In contrast, studies of online comprehension show more mixed results. Therefore, this study explored how L2 learners process fine-grained L2 verb semantics in the domain of caused motion (placement), and specifically the impact of having similar vs. non-similar semantics in the L1 and L2. Specifically, we examined English (20) and German (21) L2 learners of Swedish and native Swedish speakers (16) and their online neurophysiological processing and offline appropriateness ratings of three Swedish placement verbs obligatory for placement supported from below: sätta ‘set’, ställa ‘stand’, and lägga ‘lay’. The learners’ L1s differed from Swedish in that their placement verbs either shared or did not share semantic characteristics with the target language. English has a general placement verb put, whereas German has specific verbs similar but not identical to Swedish, stellen ‘set/stand’, and legen ‘lay’.ERPs were recorded while participants watched still frames (images) of objects being placed on a table and listened to sentences describing the event with verbs that either matched the image or not. Participants also performed an offline appropriateness rating task. Both tasks suggested crosslinguistic influence. English learners’ appropriateness ratings of atypical verb use differed from those of both native Swedish speakers’ and German learners, with no difference in the latter pair. Similarly, German learners’ ERP effects were more similar to those of the native Swedish speakers (increased lateral negativity to atypical verb use) than to those of the English learners (increased positivity to atypical verb use). The results from this explorative study thus suggest crosslinguistic influence both offline and online with similarity between L1 and L2 indicating more similar processing and judgements, in line with previous production findings, but in contrast to previous ERP work on semantic L2 processing.
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- Andersson, David E., et al.
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Att försvara sin IP : Överklaganden mot patent, varumärken och design
- 2020
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Ingår i: Management of Innovation and Technology. - Göteborg. ; :1, s. 3-5
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Det räcker inte längre att ansöka om och beviljas en immateriell rättighet (eller IP för ’intellectual property’) och sedan luta sig tillbaka. Företag behöver skifta fokus, vara proaktiva och bevaka och försvara sin IP. Ett sätt att göra detta är genom invändningar och överklaganden mot konkurrerande IP. Artikeln fokuserar på hur dessa aktiviteter utvecklats och hur ser det ut i Sverige idag.
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