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Turbulence characteristics and dispersion in a forest - tests of Thomson's random-flight model

A dispersion experiment, where the tracer SF6 Was released from line sources, was carried out within a young pine forest. Line sources made of silicone tubes were installed at different heights and distances from a tower. Vertical concentration profiles were measured on the tower and the samples were analysed with a gas chromatograph. The measured concentration profiles were compared to those calc

Absorption and metabolism of alpha-ketoglutarate in growing pigs

The portal appearance of enteral alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) and the effect of enteral or parenteral AKG on portal net appearance of glucose, short-chain fatty acids, alanine, aspartate, glutamate, glutamine, proline and insulin were investigated in three growing pigs. During the experimental samplings the pigs were fed hourly with a standard feed mix with 5% glucose (control), 5% AKG (enteral) or n

Postoperative Intrathecal Pain Treatment in Children

Popular Abstract in Swedish Selektiv dorsal rhizotomi (SDR) är en effektiv operationsmetod som framgångsrikt minskar graden av spasticitet med bestående positiva effekter för barn med spastisk diplegia. Barn som genomgår SDR har svåra smärtor postoperativt, smärtan är relaterad till både den stora kirurgin med blocklaminotomin och nervrots manipulation. För att kunna ge en optimal smärtlindring ärSelective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is an effective operations method that successfully decreased the degree of spasticity with long lasting beneficial effects for children with spastic diplegia. Children undergoing SDR are postoperatively in severe pain, a pain related to both the extensive surgical exposure with multilevel laminotomy and the nerve root manipulation. To give an optimal pain relief,

New non-invasive method for intima-media thickness and intima-media compression measurements

Intim a-media thickness (IMT) is considered as a valuable marker of early atherosclerosis. We suggest a new algorithm for simultaneous measurements of absolute diameter at diastole, distension (diameter change), IMT at diastole and the intima-media compression (IMC) with a new fast, robust, high-resolution, and automatic algorithm utilizing the ultrasonic gray-scale information. The new algorithm

Radiation-associated sarcomas are characterized by complex karyotypes with frequent rearrangements of chromosome arm 3p

Ionizing radiation is a well-known risk factor for sarcoma development. To investigate whether radiation-associated sarcomas are characterized by chromosome aberrations that distinguish them from de novo sarcomas, we identified those patients in our series of more than 500 cytogenetically abnormal sarcomas that fulfilled the following criteria: (1) each patient should have been irradiated for anot

How common is severe pulmonary hypertension after pediatric cardiac surgery?

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension may result in significant morbidity and mortality after pediatric cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and outcome of severe pulmonary hypertension, defined as a ratio of pulmonary to systemic arterial pressure equal to or greater than 1.0, after cardiac surgery in children. METHODS: Data from all children younger than 18 ye

Two new attacks on the self-shrinking generator

The self-shrinking generator was introduced in 1994. It is based on the idea behind the shrinking generator and despite its simplicity it has remained remarkably resistant to efficient attacks. Several known plaintext attacks have been proposed on the generator, some operating on a short keystream and others requiting a longer sequence to succeed. In this paper, two new attacks on the self-shrinki

Abundance of owls and bramblings Fringilla montifringilla in relation to mast seeding in south-eastern Sweden.

We investigated the relationship between mast seeding in beech Fagus sylvaticus and oak Quercus spp., and the occurrence of the rodent-dependent predators Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus, Long-eared Owl Asio otus and Tawny Owl Strix alaco in south-eastern Sweden (Blekinge) 1992-2000. We also compared available data on seed production with data on winter flocks of Brambling Fringilla montifringill

The spring migration of two bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica populations in Sweden.

The regional distribution and timing of spring passage of the Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica in Sweden is reported (160,300 observed birds in 1976-1995). Birds were observed in most provinces, with the highest concentrations in southernmost Sweden. Timing of passage was bimodal, with distinct peaks in the middle and end of May, suggesting that two separate populations are passing. The peak in

Uptake of Sr-87 from microcline and biotite by ectomycorrhizal fungi in a Norway spruce forest

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi growing in symbiosis with tree seedlings have been found in laboratory experiments to stimulate weathering and the uptake of nutrients from silicate minerals. In the present study, we used the natural abundance of strontium isotopes to confirm that these fungi obtain strontium from biotite and microcline under field conditions. Minerals enriched in radiogenic Sr-87 were

Behandling vid hjärtsvikt och bevarad systolisk funktion

Det finns idag ett fåtal stora välkontrollerade, placebokontrollerade behandlingsstudier publicerade när det gäller patienter med hjärtsvikt och preserverad systolisk funktion. Vad gäller patienter med s k diastolisk hjärtsvikt finns ett fåtal kontrollerade studier. Två stora placebokontrollerade studier är på gång. Hitintills föreligger således inga konklusiva studier som talar om hur vi skall be

The effects of caldesmon extraction on mechanical properties of skinned smooth muscle fibre preparations

The role of caldesmon in the regulation of smooth muscle contraction was investigated in chemically skinned smooth muscle fibres from the guinea-pig taenia coli. A 19-kDa C-terminal fragment of caldesmon gave a minor (<5%) reduction of force in fully thiophosphorylated fibres, but reduced force by about 50% at intermediate activation levels without affecting the level of light chain phosphorylatio

Second-generation hepatitis C Elisa antibody tests confirmed by the four-antigen recombinant immunoblot assay correlate well with hepatitis C viremia and chronic liver disease in Swedish blood donors

Seventy-three Swedish blood donors (52 men, 21 women; median age 36 years) repeatedly reactive for hepatitis C antibodies (anti-HCV C-100-3) were tested with a second-generation (2nd-gen) anti-HCV Elisa and a 4-band recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA 2). These results were correlated to serum alanine aminotransferase (S-ALAT), liver morphology and viremia as detected by 'nested' polymerase chain r

Carbon-oxygen-related complexes in irradiated and heat-treated silicon: IR absorption studies

Carbon-oxygen-related complexes in Si crystals enriched with either oxygen (O-16,O-18) or carbon (C-12, C-13) isotopes were investigated by Fourier Transform infrared absorption spectroscopy. The samples were irradiated with electrons at room temperature as well as at elevated temperatures (400-600 degreesC). The oxygen isotopic shifts of the local vibrational modes related to C3 and C4 centers we

Differences in early and late responses between neurotrophin-stimulated trkA- and trkC-transfected SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells

Despite their sympathetic neuroblast origin, highly malignant neuroblastoma tumors and derived cell lines have no or low expression of the neurotrophin receptor genes, trkA and trkC. Expression of exogenous trkA in neuroblastoma cells restores their ability to differentiate in response to nerve growth factor (NGF). Here we show that stable expression of trkC in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells resulted