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- Gislason, S.R., et al.
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Environmental pressure from the 2014–15 eruption of Bárðarbunga volcano, Iceland
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Ingår i: Geochemical Perspectives Letters. - : European Association of Geochemistry. - 2410-3403 .- 2410-339X. ; 1:2015, s. 84 - 93
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effusive six months long 2014-2015 Bárðarbunga eruption (31 August-27 February) was the largest in Iceland for more than 200 years, producing 1.6 ± 0.3 km3 of lava. The total SO2 emission was 11 ± 5 Mt, more than the amount emitted from Europe in 2011. The ground level concentration of SO2 exceeded the 350 μg m−3 hourly average health limit over much of Iceland for days to weeks. Anomalously high SO2 concentrations were also measured at several locations in Europe in September. The lowest pH of fresh snowmelt at the eruption site was 3.3, and 3.2 in precipitation 105 km away from the source. Elevated dissolved H2SO4, HCl, HF, and metal concentrations were measured in snow and precipitation. Environmental pressures from the eruption and impacts on populated areas were reduced by its remoteness, timing, and the weather. The anticipated primary environmental pressure is on the surfacewaters, soils, and vegetation of Iceland.
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- Wiik, J., et al.
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Cervical excisional treatment, HPV infection and risk of preterm delivery - a Swedish population-based study
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Ingår i: Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde. - : © 2020. Thieme. All rights reserved.. - 1438-8804 .- 0016-5751. ; 80:10
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- Objective Excisional treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is associated with preterm delivery (PTD). It has been shown that even untreated CIN is associated with PTD. We aimed to explore the magnitude of the associations of CIN with PTD and adverse obstetrical outcome. Methods Retrospective register-based study comprising all women with singleton deliveries in Sweden 1999-2016. Data were retrieved from the Medical Birth Registry and the Swedish National Cervical Screening Registry. Women with normal cytology all life (n = 340,290) were compared to a) women with sign of HPV-infection close to pregnancy (abnormal cytology (n = 11,936) or positive HPV-test (n = 2,587)), b) women treated for CIN before delivery (n = 25,123) and c) women with CIN/carcinoma diagnosed after delivery (n = 34,251) by logistic regression adjusted for socioeconomic and health-related confounders. Results PTD was increased in all groups compared to women with normal cytology all life (4.7 %), with greatest risk for the treated group (9,0 %, OR 1.80 (1.71-1.89)), but also for women with HPV-infection close to pregnancy (5,9 %, OR 1.19 (1.10-1.29)) and CIN/carcinoma after delivery (6,1 %, OR 1.10 (1.04-1.16)). Paired analysis in 5,547 women with deliveries both before and after treatment showed increased risk of PTD after treatment (OR 1.27 (1.07-1.50)). The treated group had increased risk also for preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes (pPROM, OR 2.25 (2.08-2.44)) and chorioamnionitis (2.44 (2.05-2.90)). HPV-infection close to pregnancy was associated with pPROM (OR 1.22 (1.06-1.40)). Conclusions Women with HPV infection close to pregnancy have a small increased risk for PTD and pPROM while excisional treatment increases risks further.
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- Bergek, Anna, et al.
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Analyzing the functional dynamics of technological innovation systems : A scheme of analysis
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Ingår i: Research Policy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0048-7333 .- 1873-7625. ; 37:3, s. 407-429
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Various researchers and policy analysts have made empirical studies of innovation systems in order to understand their current structure and trace their dynamics. However, policy makers often experience difficulties in extracting practical guidelines from studies of this kind. In this paper, we operationalize our previous work on a functional approach to analyzing innovation system dynamics into a practical scheme of analysis for policy makers. The scheme is based on previous literature and our own experience in developing and applying functional thinking. It can be used by policy makers not only to identify the key policy issues but also to set policy goals. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Bergek, Anna, 1973, et al.
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Technological innovation systems in contexts: Conceptualizing contextual structures and interaction dynamics
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Ingår i: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. - : Elsevier BV. - 2210-4224 .- 2210-4232. ; 16, s. 51-64
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper addresses interactions between technological innovation systems (TIS) and wider "context structures". While TIS studies have always considered various kinds of contextual influences, we suggest that the TIS framework can be further strengthened by a more elaborated conceptualization of TIS context structures and TIS-context interactions. For that purpose, we identify and discuss four especially important types of context structures: technological, sectorial, geographical and political. For each of these, we provide examples of different ways in which context structures can interact with a focal TIS and how our understanding of TIS dynamics is enhanced by considering them explicitly. Lessons for analysts are given and a research agenda is outlined.
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