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- Götmar, Anders, et al.
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Symptoms in peri- and postmenopausal women in relation to testosterone concentrations. Data fromThe Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) study
- 2008
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Ingår i: Climacteric. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1369-7137 .- 1473-0804. ; 11:4, s. 304-314
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate possible associations between androgen concentrations in perimenopausal women and symptoms that may be associated with low androgen concentrations in the blood. Methods: All women born 1935 to 1945 living in a defined geographic area in Sweden (n=10766) were invited to a screening program that included physical and laboratory examinations and a questionnaire. Three groups were identified; premenopausal women, women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and postmenopausal women without HRT. Concentrations of testosterone (T), androstendione, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and estradiol were measured. Waist Hip Ratio, Body Mass Index and Free Testosterone Index (FTI) were calculated. Results: 6908 women participated. The women on HRT had lower T and FTI and were less satisfied with mood and energy (p<0.05). Women with hot flushes had higher T and FTI and women reporting coldness had lower concentrations (p<0.05). Sexual well-being were not correlated to T or FTI (p>0.05). Conclusions: Lower T concentrations were associated with lower quality of life in perimenopausal women but not to sexual well-being. There must be other factors than decrements in sex hormones that contribute to the emergence of some perimenopausal symptoms.
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- Johansson, Björn J E, et al.
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The Effect of a Geographical Information System on Performance and Communication of a Command and Control Organization
- 2010
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Ingår i: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 1044-7318 .- 1532-7590. ; 26:2-3, s. 228-246
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article tests the claimed benefits of using geographical information systems (GIS) in emergency response. An experimental study, which compares command and control (C2) teams using (a) a C2 tool with GIS-functionality and (b) traditional paper maps in a forest firefighting scenario, is presented. A total of 132 persons, forming 22 teams, participated in the study. Eleven teams had access to a C2 tool with GIS-functionality, which provided real-time data about the position of the firefighting units and the fire outbreak. The other 11 teams were using traditional paper maps. The result shows that the teams with access to the C2 tool with GIS-functionality performed significantly better than the teams using the traditional paper maps in terms of saved area. Communication volume was reduced in the case of the C2 teams using the C2 tool with GIS-functionality. The content of exchanged messages was also significantly different in the two settings.
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