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- Klinthäll, Martin, 1967-
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Etnisk bakgrund, integration och sjuklighet : Slutenvård bland invandrare i Sverige 1990–2001
- 2007
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In: Working Papers in Social Insurance. - Stockholm : Försäkringskassan. - 1653-1353. ; :1, s. 1-28
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze to what extent differences in health between groups of different origin remain after considering differences in education, income and labor market status, and whether there exists any patterns according to the socioeconomic character of the country of origin. Design: The study is based on two data sources; Longitudinal Database for Education, Income and Employment, (LOUISE) and the Hospital Discharge Register (HDR). The data set consists of all Swedish and foreign born individuals born in 1945, 1955 and 1965, who were Swedish residents in 1990. The risk of hospitalization is analyzed for the period 1990–2001 using binomial logit regression. Results: When only demographic characteristics are controlled for, most immigrant groups display higher rates of hospital discharge records than native Swedes, but when education, income and labor market status is introduced into the model, only Nordic immigrants display levels of severe morbidity that are significantly higher than the levels for Swedish born. Among welfare recipients, only immigrants from Finland display higher levels of severe morbidity than native Swedes; most immigrant groups display significantly lower levels of severe morbidity than native Swedes. The analysis shows no evidence of a systematic relationship between health status and the socioeconomic character of the country of origin. Conclusion: Higher levels of severe morbidity among immigrants compared to Swedes seem to be explained by the socioeconomic situation in Sweden, rather than health conditions and socioeconomic circumstances before immigration. There is a strong correlation between a weak labor market integration and high levels of severe morbidity in non-Nordic immigrant groups.
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- Aad, G., et al.
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- 2014
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Klinthäll, Martin
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Ethnic background, labor market attachment and severe morbidity: Hospitalization among immigrants in Sweden 1990-2001
- 2008
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In: Journal of International Migration and Integration. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1874-6365 .- 1488-3473. ; 9:1, s. 45-61
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article examines differences in health among immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2001. Controlling for demographic characteristics, most immigrant groups display higher rates of hospitalisation than native Swedes, but when socio-economic factors are introduced, only Nordic immigrants display rates that are significantly higher than for Swedish-born individuals. High rates of hospitalisation among immigrants compared to Swedes seem to be explained by the socio-economic situation in Sweden rather than health conditions and socio-economic circumstances before immigration. There is a strong correlation between weak labour market integration and high levels of severe morbidity in non-Nordic immigrant groups.
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- Kann, Viggo, 1964-, et al.
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En rekommenderad svensk språkteknologisk terminologi
- 2016
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In: Proc. Sixth Swedish Language Technology Conference. - Umeå : Svenska språkteknologitermgruppen.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In 2014 the Swedish Language Technology Terminology Group was created, with representatives from different parts of the language technology community, both higher education and research, industry and governmental agencies. In 2016 we have recommended Swedish terms for the 270 language technological concepts in the Bank of Finnish Terminology in Arts and Sciences. The language technology terms are published on folkets-lexikon.csc.kth.se/LTterminology, where anyone can lookup Swedish and English terms interactively and read the full list of terms. We also try to enter the most important Swedish terminology into the Swedish Wikipedia. We encourage use of these Swedish terms and welcome suggestions for improvements of the Swedish terminology.
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- Aad, G., et al.
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- 2011
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- Heyman, Viveka
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Ett par Stagneliusfragment
- 1945
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In: Samlaren. - Uppsala : Svenska Litteratursällskapet. - 0348-6133 .- 2002-3871. ; N.F. 26, s. 51-62
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- Beach, Hugh
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Samerna får eget parlament
- 1994
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In: Året i Focus 1993. - : Norstedts Förlag, Stockholm, och Bra Böcker AB, Höganäs.
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Book chapter (pop. science, debate, etc.)
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- Wang, Fu-Hua
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Applications of nanotechnology in neuroscience : functionalized superparamagnetic nanoparticles as contrast enhancers in experimental magnetic resonance imaging
- 2010
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive imaging technique that helps clinicians not only to diagnose but also to plan the treatment of invasive surgery and actually treat medical conditions. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are a family of MRI contrast agents that improves MRI sensitivity/specificity. The aim of this thesis was to caracterize newly developed target specific MRI contrast enhancers using SPIONs. The specific objectives were: Functionalization of SPIONs; Characterization of the functionalized SPIONs with the properties of MR image, biocompatibility and in vivo interactions. Chemical surface modifications of SPIONs were carried out in three ways: (a) by coating polymeric starch, ethanolamine or aminopropyltrimethoxysilane with co-precipitation of magnetite in the matrix of these substances; or (b) by coating gold with coprecipitation of magnetite and subsequent reduction of Au on the surface; or (c) conjugate bovine serum albumin (BSA) to the surface of the particles using the zero-length cross-linker 1-ethyl-3-(3 dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimde hydrochloride (EDC). A method based on capillaryelectrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CE/LIF) was developed to determine the conjugation efficiency of proteins or other primary amino group containing molecules linked to SPIONs. Monocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticles (MIONs) are a type of SPIONs with an optimal size of 10-30 nm, when starch coated MIONs (Starch-MIONs) were infused into the striatum of the rats, T2*-imaging showed that Starch-MIONs were capable of diffusing in the brain parenchyma. Additional studies showed when Dextran or gold coated MIONs (Dextran-MIONs) or (Au-MIONs) were infused into the striatum of the rats. T2-weighted imaging revealed that increasing the infusion volume resulted in a dramatic expansion of the labeled area of Dextran-MIONs. Similar effects were observed when the infusion dose or retention time was increased. In contrast, Au-MIONs were static at the local injection area and no diffusion was observed. In addition, after two weeks, the signal of Dextran-MIONs was much attenuated whereas Au-MIONs still produced strong signals. Au-MIONs were incubated with mouse neural stem cells at a dose of 10 mug Fe/ml without a transfection agent, and Dextran-MIONs were used at a dose of 10/100 mug Fe/ml as a control. A 100% labeling efficiency was observed with Au-MIONs 24 hours after incubation, but no uptake was detected for Dextran-MIONs even at a dose of 100 mug Fe. Green fluorescent protein positive neural stem cells (GFP-NSCs) were labeled with Au-MIONs. Without any transfection agent, an 80% labeling efficiency was observed 24 hours after incubation. The Au-MIONs labeled GFP-NSCs were tested in agar medium and a dose-dependent attenuation of MRI signals was observed for the labeled cells in samples containing as few as only 20 cells. The labeled cells were infused into the spinal cord of rats and tracked by MRI for a period of one month. Histological analysis revealed that MRI correlated well with gold-positive staining of transplanted cells. In summary, SPIONs can be functionalized with certain substances. The coating efficiency can be monitored by CE/LIF via primary amino groups within the coating substances. Both Starch-MIONs and Dextran-MIONs were capable of diffusing through the interstitial space of brain parenchyma and were progressively cleared out, which can be beneficially used in drug or molecule target delivery and MRI applications for tracing and therapy. Au-MIONs possess superior stability and surface properties, the latter enabling rapid cellular uptake of the particles under physiological conditions. These properties make Au-MIONs especially suitable for tracking transplated cells by MRI.
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