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- Fornander, Lotta, et al.
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Age- and time-dependent effects on functional outcome and cortical activation pattern in patients with median nerve injury: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study Clinical article
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In: Journal of Neurosurgery. - : American Association of Neurological Surgeons. - 0022-3085 .- 1933-0693. ; 113:1, s. 122-128
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- Object. The authors conducted a study to determine age- and time-dependent effects on the functional outcome after median nerve injury and repair and how such effects are related to changes in the pattern of cortical activation in response to tactile stimulation of the injured hand. Methods. The authors studied 11 patients with complete unilateral median nerve injury at the wrist repaired with epineural suture. In addition, 8 patients who were reported on in a previous study were included in the statistical analysis. In the entire study cohort, the mean age at injury was 23.3 +/- 13.4 years (range 7-57 years) and the time after injury ranged from 1 to 11 years. Sensory perception was measured with the static 2-point discrimination test and monofilaments. Functional MR imaging was conducted during tactile stimulation (brush strokes) of Digits II-III and IV-V of both hands, respectively. Results. Tactile sensation was diminished in the median territory in all patients. The strongest predictor of 2-point discrimination was age at injury (p less than 0.0048), and when this was accounted for in the regression analysis, the other age- and time-dependent predictors had no effect. The activation ratios (injured/healthy hand) for Digit II-III and Digit IV-V stimulation were positively correlated (rho 0.59, p less than 0.011). The activation ratio for Digit II-III stimulation correlated weakly with time after injury (p less than 0.041). The activation ratio of Digits IV-V correlated weakly with both age at injury (p less than 0.048) and time after injury (p less than 0.033), but no predictor reached significance in the regression model. The mean ratio of ipsi- and contralateral hemisphere activation after stimulation of the injured hand was 0.55, which was not significantly different from the corresponding ratio of the healthy hand (0.66). Conclusions. Following a median nerve injury (1-11 years after injury) there may be an initial increase in the volume of the cortical representation, which subsequently declines during the restoration phase. These dynamic changes may involve both median and ulnar nerve cortical representation, because both showed negative correlation with time after injury. These findings are in agreement with animal studies showing that cortical plasticity is an important mechanism for functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury and repair.
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- Hansson, Emma, et al.
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A feasible computer-based evaluation tool for reduction mammaplasty patients: Indications for operation and monitoring of guidelines.
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In: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. - : Elsevier BV. - 1878-0539 .- 1748-6815. ; 67:7, s. 927-931
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In Sweden, evidence-based national guidelines for the indication for reduction mammaplasty in the public health-care system have been developed by a group of experts. They were defined as breast volume ≥800 ml at normal weight. Furthermore, a volume asymmetry of 25% or at least 200 ml or an extreme ptosis may be an indication in some cases. The aim of the present paper was to describe an easy-to-use computer-based tool that has been developed to assure that patients with mammary hyperplasia are evaluated and offered care in a standardized fashion and that the adherence to the guidelines is monitored. Included variables were based on a model for priority grouping originally presented by Strömbeck and Malm in 1986 and comprise body mass index (BMI), BMI-corrected breast volume, ptosis, asymmetry, and general breast-related factors preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively and complications postoperatively. Between June 2007 and January 2013, 377 patients were evaluated. Of which, 275 qualified for operation. With the help of the computer-based tool, compliance to the indications for operation can be easily followed, and hence the intended patients offered a reduction mammaplasty in the public health-care system.
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- Hansson, Lena, et al.
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Att arbeta med naturvetenskapens karaktär i NO-undervisningen
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In: LMNT-nytt. - : Riksföreningen för lärarna i matematik, naturvetenskap och teknik. - 1402-0041. ; :2, s. 2-6
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Journal article (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Vad är naturvetenskap? Hur kommer naturvetenskaplig kunskap till? Hur säker är kunskapen? Vad är en naturvetenskaplig lag? Varför gör man experiment? Påverkas den nya kunskapen av samhället forskarna befinner sig i? Kan naturvetenskapen besvara alla frågor? Det här är frågor som kan sägas ha med naturvetenskapens karaktär att göra. Naturvetenskapens karaktär handlar alltså om vad naturvetenskap är, hur kunskapsprocessen ser ut och vad man kan säga om den naturvetenskapliga kunskapens status (hur säker den är, i vilken utsträckning den är eller kan vara objektiv etc.).
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- Leden, Lotta, et al.
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Teachers discussing, planning and implementing NOS-aspects in their teaching
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- The inclusion of "nature of science" (NOS) in science education has for a long time been regarded as a crucial component in the teaching for scientific literacy. The aim of this study is to investigate how in-service science teachers plan, implement, and afterwards reflect on a NOS teaching session. The participants in the study are Swedish in-service science teachers (n=4) in grades 4-9. Sources of data are teacher-group discussions (before and after the NOS-session), classroom observations, and teachers’ reflective notes. The analytical framework used in this study is developed with a point of departure in the NOS tenets described by Lederman (2007). The preliminary results indicate that although the teachers in different ways explicitly address many different aspects of NOS during the teaching sessions, and they believe that their students are interested in the provided tasks, the teachers themselves are having a hard time coping with the clash between the implemented NOS-session and more traditional views of science teaching.
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- Leden, Lotta, et al.
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Teachers discussing, planning and implementing NOS-aspects in their teaching
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The inclusion of "nature of science" (NOS) in science education has for a long time been regarded as a crucial component in the teaching for scientific literacy. The aim of this study is to investigate how in-service science teachers plan, implement, and afterwards reflect on a NOS teaching session. The participants in the study are Swedish in-service science teachers (n=4) in grades 4-9. Sources of data are teacher-group discussions (before and after the NOS-session), classroom observations, and teachers’ reflective notes. The analytical framework used in this study is developed with a point of departure in the NOS tenets described by Lederman (2007). The preliminary results indicate that although the teachers in different ways explicitly address many different aspects of NOS during the teaching sessions, and they believe that their students are interested in the provided tasks, the teachers themselves are having a hard time coping with the clash between the implemented NOS-session and more traditional views of science teaching.
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