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- BLOMGREN, J, et al.
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SEARCH FOR DOUBLE GAMOW-TELLER STRENGTH BY HEAVY-ION DOUBLE-CHARGE-EXCHANGE
- 1995
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In: PHYSICS LETTERS B. - 0370-2693. ; 362:1-4, s. 34-38
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We have carried out a search for double Gamow-Teller excitations, employing the Mg-24(O-18,Ne-18)Ne-24 reaction at 100 and 76 MeV/nucleon at NSCL-MSU and GANIL, respectively, The cross sections for low-lying excitations are typically a few nb/sr, providin
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- Lurie, M, et al.
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Incidence of long-term sick-listing in an urban area of Sweden and its relationship with demographic data of the population.
- 1997
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In: Scandinavian journal of social medicine. - 0300-8037. ; 25:3, s. 180-4
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- By checking the card indexes of seven out of twelve Social Insurance Offices covering 66% of the total wage-earning population in the city of Göteborg the patients recorded for 90 days of continuous sick-listing were classified into four diagnostic categories according to the doctor's certificate: "non-specific pain" and "specific pain" of the musculoskeletal system, "other pain" and "non-pain" diagnoses. The overall yearly incidence of 90 days' sick-listing averaged 5.4%. A significant correlation was found between the incidence of 90 days' sick-listing due to "non-pain" and musculoskeletal pain diagnoses and the proportion of demographic characteristics of the areas. The hypothesis of presuming the highest association between non-specific pain diagnoses and demographic factors was rejected.
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- Weiland, O, et al.
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Efficacy of human leucocyte alpha-interferon treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus infection
- 1995
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1651-1980 .- 0036-5548. ; 27:5, s. 319-324
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A total of 42 Swedish patients with biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were treated with a natural human leucocyte alpha-interferon (HuIFN-alpha-Le), Alfanative (BioNative AB, Umeå, Sweden) in an open uncontrolled study. Two patients were withdrawn from treatment within 2 weeks due to non-compliance and were omitted from further analysis, and 40 patients (17 females), mean age 39 years (range 24-71) completed the study. All patients were HCV RNA-positive in serum prior to treatment, with raised alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels > 1.5 times the upper normal limit known for more than 6 months. Interferon was given at a dose of 3 MU t.i.w. for an intended 24 weeks and follow-up was a further 24 weeks after treatment. Biochemical non-responders were withdrawn from treatment within 12-16 weeks but continued follow-up. Overall 21/40 (52.5%) patients had a complete biochemical response with normal ALT levels at the end of treatment. Sustained response during follow-up was seen in 8 (20%) whereas 13 (32.5%) had a non-sustained response. At the end of treatment 23 (58%) patients had undetectable serum HCV RNA and 9 (23%) at follow-up. Patients with sustained, non-sustained and non-response had a mean pretreatment HCV RNA level of 3.2 x 10(5), 2.5 x 10(6) and 3.2 x 10(6) genomes/ml, respectively, differences that did not reach statistical significance. Of the patients 3, 9, 10 and 14 had genotype 1b, 3a, 1a, and 2b, respectively, and 4 had mixed genotypes. Of the 23 patients with genotype 2b or 3a, 7 had a sustained response vs. none of the 13 patients with genotype 1a or 1b (p = 0.03). No patients with cirrhosis had a sustained response whereas 4/18 with chronic persistent and 4/18 with chronic active hepatitis had such a response. It is concluded that some 50% of patients treated with HuIFN-alpha-Le responded with normalisation of ALT levels but that only 20% had a durable response 24 weeks post-treatment, and that patients with genotypes 3a or 2b seem to respond better than patients with other genotypes.
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- Andersson, M, et al.
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Isospin resolved double pion production at Celsius
- 1998
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In: ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B. - : ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B, JAGELLONIAN UNIV, INST PHYSICS. - 0587-4254. ; 29:11, s. 2963-2968
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- Two-pion production close to threshold has been measured in dfd and p+d reactions at CELSIUS. The results are compared to results at higher energies.
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- Andersson, M, et al.
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Study of the p+d -> He-3+2 pi reaction at Celsius
- 1998
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In: ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B. - : ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B, JAGELLONIAN UNIV, INST PHYSICS. - 0587-4254. ; 29:11, s. 2969-2971
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- The exclusive p + d -->(3) He + 2 pi reaction has been studied at CELSIUS at a beam energy of 477 MeV. Preliminary results indicate that the two pions are created mainly in an isospin T = 1 state.
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- Andreasen, F M, et al.
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Long-term survival of fragment bonding in the treatment of fractured crowns: a multicenter clinical study.
- 1995
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In: Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985). - 0033-6572. ; 26:10, s. 669-81
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- In three Scandinavian dental facilities, a series of 334 permanent incisors with fractures of the crown or crown and root was treated by reattachment of the fragment with a resin composite. Two centers (Oslo and Stockholm) employed acid etching of enamel alone for fragment bonding (n = 146), while the third center (Copenhagen) used a combination of enamel etching and dentinal bonding (n = 188). Although the final retention rate of fragment bonding was similar in the two groups, it took the dentinal bonding group almost three times as long to drop to 50% fragment retention. This difference could be attributed to greater bonding strength in the dentinal bonding group, greater risk of second injury in the younger acid-etching group, or difficulty in maintaining a dry operative field in the younger age group. The good fragment retention, acceptable esthetics, and pulpal vitality observed in the present series indicate that reattachment of the coronal fragment is a realistic alternative to placement of conventional resin-composite restorations.
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- Chuter, Timothy A M, et al.
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A telescopic stent-graft for aortoiliac implantation
- 1997
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In: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. - 1532-2165. ; 13:1, s. 79-84
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- OBJECTIVES: To test a new delivery system for a telescopic stent-graft. MATERIALS: Variable overlap between the components of this stent-graft combination allows length adjustment. This device differs from other multi-component stent-grafts in that both components are contained within a single delivery system. METHODS: The stent-graft was implanted in the distal thoracic to suprarenal aorta of five pigs (35-50 kg), where the arterial diameter falls by almost 50%. The proximal and distal components of the stent-graft were targeted to bony landmarks in the vertebral column. RESULTS: Inspection of completion angiograms showed both proximal and distal stent-grafts to be within 1 mm of their target locations in all five experiments. Overall combined stent-graft length varied from 13.5 cm to 16.1 cm depending on the location of the bony landmark chosen as the distal target, and on the size of the pig. CONCLUSIONS: This system may be useful for the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm whenever preoperative sizing is difficult due to aortic tortuosity, or precluded due to the urgency of the procedure.
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- Ivancev, Krassi, et al.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms: experience with the Ivancev-Malmo endovascular system for aortomonoiliac stent-grafts
- 1997
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In: Journal of Endovascular Surgery. - 1074-6218. ; 4:3, s. 242-251
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- PURPOSE: To describe a component-based aortomonoiliac stent-graft system and the first clinical results achieved with this device in endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. METHODS: From November 1993 to October 1996, 45 patients aged 60 to 86 years underwent endoluminal exclusion of true AAAs (median diameter 60 mm) involving the common iliac arteries (median diameter 16 mm right and 15 mm left) using unilimb stent-grafts deployed with the Iancev-Malmo system. RESULTS: Six immediate conversions occurred in the beginning of the series due to endografts that were too short. Complications, including 2 inadvertent renal artery occlusions, 7 kinked grafts, 6 iliac artery dissections, and 3 perioccluder leaks, were prominent features in the first 15 patients. Five patients died in the postoperative period, four of whom were nonsurgical candidates. There were five significant stent-graft migrations: one 3 weeks after surgery due to mechanical injury of the proximal stent and four after 1 year owing to continuous dilation of a wide proximal neck, stent-graft placement in a conical, thrombus-lined proximal neck, and two instances of proximal extension separation from the main graft. Translumbar aneurysm perfusion required embolization in 3 patients. CONCLUSIONS: Despite early complications associated with a learning curve, exclusion of large AAAs using unilimb stent-grafts is feasible. Strict inclusion criteria are necessary in order to improve mortality among nonsurgical candidates and minimize the risk for late migration.
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- Lindh, T, et al.
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A meta-analysis of implants in partial edentulism.
- 1998
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In: Clinical Oral Implants Research. - 0905-7161 .- 1600-0501. ; 9:2, s. 80-90
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- A meta-analytic technique was used to estimate the survival of implants supporting bridges or single crowns in partially edentulous patients. A survey of the literature revealed 66 studies, published between 1986 and 1996. Nine studies on single implants and 10 studies on fixed partial dentures met the inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis. Data from a total of 2686 implants, 570 single crowns (SC) and 2116 in fixed partial dentures (FPD), were analyzed. In order to calculate annual survival rates for individual studies a life-table analysis was conducted. Maximum follow-up time ranged between 1 and 8 years. After 1 year the success rate was calculated to be at least 85.7% for FPD and 97.2% for SC. When the results from the FPD studies were pooled the survival rate was 93.6% after 6-7 years. The corresponding value for SC was 97.5%.
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- Malina, Martin, et al.
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Changing aneurysmal morphology after endovascular grafting: relation to leakage or persistent perfusion
- 1997
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In: Journal of Endovascular Surgery. - 1074-6218. ; 4:1, s. 23-30
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- PURPOSE: To relate changing abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) morphology after endovascular grafting to the presence of leakage, collateral perfusion, and other factors. METHODS: Thirty-five patients who underwent successful AAA endovascular grafting were evaluated. Self-expanding Z-stents and Dacron grafts were applied in bifurcated and aortomonoiliac systems. Postoperative diameter changes were calculated from repeated spiral computed tomographic scans, angiograms, and ultrasonic phase-locked echo-tracking scans during a median 6-month follow-up (interquartile range [IQR] 3 to 12). RESULTS: At 12 months, the diameters of completely excluded aneurysms had decreased 6 mm (IQR 2 to 11; p = 0.006). The proximal graft-anchoring stents had dilated 2 mm (IQR 0.5 to 3.3; p = 0.01). The aortic diameters immediately below the renal arteries but above the stents had not changed. Endoleakage and collateral perfusion (n = 13) were each associated with preserved aneurysm size and a 12 times higher risk of aneurysm dilation. After the leakage or the collateral perfusion had been treated, the aneurysm size decreased. Aneurysms with extensive intraluminal thrombi presented a reduced risk of leakage or perfusion. CONCLUSIONS: The diameters of endovascularly excluded AAAs decrease, except in cases of leakage or perfusion. Careful follow-up of patients with aortic endografts is necessary.
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- Pålsgård, Eva, et al.
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Effects of K+-induced depolarization and purinergic receptor activation on elemental content in insulin-producing RINm5F-cells
- 1995
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In: Cell Biology International. - : Wiley. - 1065-6995 .- 1095-8355. ; 19:1, s. 25-34
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- X-ray microanalysis was used to detect elemental changes in the insulin-producing tumor cell-lineRINm5F. To improve discrimination between mobile ions and ions bound to macromolecules a new approach was employed, consisting of multivariate statistical analysis of correlations between the concentrations of Na, Mg, P, S, CI, K, and Ca. RINm5F cells, cultured an Formvar-coated titanium grids, were stimulated with high K+ or ATP, that are both known to stimulate insulin release. The buffers used contained Ca2+ or one of the Ca2+-analogues Sr2+ and Ba2+, to represent Ca2+ uptake inresponse to stimulation. After stimulation the cells were shock-frozen and freeze-dried overnight. Incubation for 10-20 seconds in a Ca2+-containing buffer did not significantly affect elementalcomposition, whereas cellular Mg, P and K decreased in a Sr2+-containing buffer. Depolarization with high K+ concentration caused an increase in the cellular Na content, both in Ca2+- and Sr2+-containing buffers, but not in the buffer where Ca2+ had been replaced by Ba2+. X-ray microanalysis is useful for detection of elemental changes subsequent to stimulation of cultured cells. Moreover, multivariate statistical analysis strengthens the idea that stimulation of RINm5F cells causes redistribution of ions possibly due to changes in the state of binding of some elements to cellular proteins.
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- Pålsgård, Eva, et al.
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Tetrahydrofuran Freeze-Substituted Pancreas Analysed by Nuclear Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis
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In: Journal of trace and microprobe techniques (Print). - 0733-4680 .- 1532-2270. ; 14:3, s. 615-631
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- A new freeze-substitution method using tetrahydrofuran (THF) as organic solvent was tested in the preparation of pancreas for determination of elemental content and distribution. Particle induced X-rayemission (PIXE) allowed analysis at the cellular level and X-ray microanalysis (EPMA) at the subcellular level. Using PIXE allowed detection of Zn, Ca and Fe, not detectable in the EPMA spectra. The ratios of Cl and K to P and to S obtained from analysis using both PIXE and EPMA agreed well. A good preservation of the in vivo ionic content was manifested in high K to Na and K to Cl ratios.
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