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- Chauhan, H. S., et al.
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Direct- and inverse-photoemission investigations of the electronic structure of Cd(0001)
- 1993
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Ingår i: Physical Review B Condensed Matter. - : American Physical Society. - 0163-1829 .- 1095-3795. ; 48:7, s. 4729-4734
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Photoemission and inverse angle-resolved photoemission spectra are presented for Cd(0001). The data are interpreted in terms of interband transitions, density-of-states effects, and excitations of surface states.
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- Franzén, Lars, et al.
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Fractionated-irradiation and late changes in rat parotid-gland : effects on the number of acinar-cells, potassium efflux, and amylase secretion
- 1993
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Ingår i: International Journal of Radiation Biology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0955-3002 .- 1362-3095. ; 64:1, s. 93-101
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Irradiation of head- and neck cancer commonly results in oral dryness and discomfort for the patients due to salivary gland damage. The exact mechanisms behind the inherent radiosensitivity of salivary glands remain to be elucidated. In the present study, we used different in vitro secretory models and quantitative morphological characterization of rat parotid gland following fractionated unilateral irradiation to one gland on a 5-day fraction schedule (Monday-Friday) with 6 MV photons (total dose 30, 35, 40 and 45 Gy) or a two-fractions regimen in 5 days (Monday and Friday) with total dose of 24 and 32 Gy. The contralateral shielded gland served as control, and parallel analyses of irradiated and control glands were performed 180 days following the last irradiation treatment. The relative noradrenaline stimulated electrolyte secretion (rubidium-86 tracer for potassium) was decreased in the irradiated compared with control glands. The noradrenaline-stimulated exocytotic amylase release was not significantly affected by irradiation, but the gland content of amylase was decreased dose-dependently. The quantitative morphological analysis revealed a dose-dependent decline in the number of acinar cells, whereas the other parenchymal cells (intercalated, striated- and excretory duct cells) were un-, affected by the irradiation compared with control glands.
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- Gaillard, Marie-Jose, et al.
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Application of modern pollen/land-use relationships to the interpretation of pollen diagrams - reconstructions of land-use history in South Sweden 3000-0 BP
- 1994
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Ingår i: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0034-6667 .- 1879-0615. ; 82:1-2, s. 47-73
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A modem pollen/land-use data-set of 124 surface samples (moss polsters) from different vegetation and land-use types in south Sweden is presented. The samples are from non-fertilized grazed areas, burned and grazed heaths, traditionally managed fodder-producing meadows and cultivated fields, and deciduous forests. Twenty nine environmental (e.g. management type, soil chemistry) variables are available for the 124 samples. Patterns of modern local pollen variation in relation to these environmental variables are explored by canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) and tested by associated statistical procedures. The modem data-set is used to aid interpretation of extra-local pollen sequences from two small lakes and one mire in south Sweden, using CCA as a means of comparing modem and fossil spectra. The resulting land-use reconstructions are compared to earlier interpretations of the same pollen-stratigraphical data using the more traditional ''indicator-species'' approach. Emphasis is placed on the history of mowing and grazing in south Sweden as an example of the potential uses of the comparative approach for interpretating fossil pollen data in terms of past land-use.
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- Hellquist, H. B., et al.
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Activated T cells in the nasal mucosa of patients with grass-pollen allergy. A pilot study
- 1992
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Ingår i: Rhinology. - Amsterdam, Netherlands : International Rhinologic Society. - 0300-0729 .- 1996-8604. ; 30:1, s. 57-63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Six patients with grass-pollen allergy were provoked with water-soluble grass pollen until a pronounced allergic reaction occurred. This was performed outside the grass-pollen season, and the allergen was administered on the edge of the inferior turbinate. Biopsies were taken both before provocation and during the reaction, 15-30 minutes after provocation. The nasal population of immunohistochemically positive cells for HLA-DR, CD1, interleukin-2-receptor, IgE, CD4 and CD8 were studied. There was a marked increase of IL2-R-positive cells (activated T lymphocytes) in the nasal mucosa after provocation, whilst the other cell populations approximately remained unchanged (apart from a certain increase of IgE). The increase of activated T lymphocytes may imply that certain subsets of T cells play a role in the allergic response, and that the role of helper T cells very likely is much more complex than the regulation of mast cells and eosinophils. The concomitant presence of Langerhans' cells (CD1-positive) and activated T lymphocytes may indicate a possible association on site between an antigen-presenting cell and both effector as well as memory cells in allergic reactions.
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- QVARFORD, M, et al.
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X-RAY-ABSORPTION AND RESONANT-PHOTOEMISSION STUDY OF CA IN THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR BI2SR2CACU2O8
- 1992
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Ingår i: Physical Review B Condensed Matter. - 0163-1829 .- 1095-3795. ; 46:21, s. 14126-14133
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The electronic structure of Ca in the high-temperature superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 has been studied by x-ray-absorption spectroscopy and resonant-photoemission at the Ca L2,3 absorption edge. In the x-ray-absorption spectrum no edge structure is seen at the energy corresponding to the Ca 2p3/2 core-level binding energy, in agreement with the very low Ca density of states at the Fermi level predicted by band-structure calculations. Furthermore, the crystal-field splitting of the Ca 3d level, which is characteristic of ionic Ca compounds, is clearly observed in the x-ray-absorption spectrum. The photoemission spectra display strong resonant enhancements of the Ca 3s and 3p core levels as well as strong changes in the intensity and the line shape of the Ca L2,3M2,3M2,3 Auger structure at the Ca L2,3 threshold, showing the localized nature of the 3d states in core ionized Ca. The 3d induced spectator shift of the Ca L2,3M2,3M2,3 complex is fairly small as compared to what has been reported for CaF2, indicating that the screening of the normal Auger final state by the charge carriers in the surrounding Cu-O2 layers is quite efficient. From the Ca L2,3M2,3M2,3 data it is also suggested that, at the Ca L2 threshold, the excited 3d electron participates in a Coster-Kronig-type decay resulting in a 2p3/2 core hole followed by a normal L3M2,3M2,3 Auger decay.
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- Sjöström, Lars, et al.
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Swedish obese subjects (SOS). Recruitment for an intervention study and a selected description of the obese state
- 1992
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Ingår i: International Journal of Obesity. ; 19, s. 465-479
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Department of Medicine, Sahlgren's Hospital, University of Göteborg, Sweden. SOS (Swedish obese subjects) is an on-going intervention trial designed to determine whether the mortality and morbidity rates among obese individuals who lose weight by surgical means (gastric banding, vertical banded gastroplasty and gastric by-pass) differ from the rates associated with conventional treatment. For this purpose, the study is recruiting a sample of obese men and women who constitute a registry of potential subjects from which the participants are drawn. Eligibility criteria for participation in the registry were: age at application 37-57 years and BMI greater than or equal to 34 kg/m2 for men and greater than or equal to 38 kg/m2 for women. Before receiving a health examination, all patients complete extensive questionnaires on current and past health status, utilization of medical care and medications, socio-economic status, psychological profiles, dietary habits, physical activity, weight history, and familial disposition to obesity. Each surgical case is matched to its optimal control in the registry, to ensure that the two groups do not differ systematically with respect to any of 18 matching variables that may affect prognosis. The first 1006 subjects included in the registry have been studied with respect to morbidity and compared with on-going population studies of men and women in Göteborg, Sweden. The relative risks of prevalent disease and symptoms associated with obesity in 50-year-old males and females respectively were 4.3 and 4.7 (dyspnoea), 14.7 and 11.8 (angina), 6.3 (myocardial infarction, males only), 2.1 and 4.5 (hypertension), 5.2 and 6.6 (diabetes), 4.6 and 26.1 (claudication) and 1.7 and 1.8 (gall bladder disease). Correspondingly, obese males and females display elevations of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin, triglyceride, and uric acid levels. However, total cholesterol was not increased in obese males and was in fact significantly lower in obese compared with reference women. HDL-cholesterol was lower in obese than reference men (data were not available in reference women). The rate of taking sick pensions was over twice as high in SOS obese patients than in population controls. Finally, comparison of measurements with self-reported prevalence estimates revealed a considerable amount of previously undiagnosed hypertension and diabetes in the obese subjects. These data suggest that the excess health risks associated with obesity may not be fully appreciated. PMID: 1322873 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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