Published 16 May 2020 We take steps toward causally interpretable meta-analysis by describing methods for transporting causal inferences from a collection of randomized trials to a new target population, one trial at a time and pooling all trials. We discuss identifiability conditions for average treatment effects in the target population and provide identification results. We show that the assump

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/toward-causally-interpretable-meta-analysis-transporting-inferences-multiple-randomized-trials-new - 2025-07-23

Published 29 April 2020 Innehåll: DORIS redo för lansering i maj, befolkningsforskning en utmaning när data ska göras tillgängliga, SND lanserar nya webbsidor om datahantering för forskare, RDA-Sweden anordnar workshop om datahanteringsplaner Läs mer här.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/natverks-nytt-fran-snd - 2025-07-23

Published 4 May 2020 A webinar arranged by Athena Research Center (ARC), in the context of OpenAIRE Greek National Open Access Desk, the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Greek Node and ELIXIR-GR activities. Read more at https://www.rd-alliance.org/blogs/greek-bottom-initiative-collaborate-a….

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/greek-bottom-initiative-collaborate-and-support-covid-19-research - 2025-07-23

Published 5 May 2020 Science is one of the greatest collective endeavors and the most important channel for gaining knowledge. Scientific research is the collecting of data to investigate and explain a phenomenon or theory with the help of the scientific process. The idea of science is that you can only learn about a phenomenon reliably and accurately by collecting empirical data. What role does s

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/fair-maturity-evaluation-nordic-and-baltic-data-repositories - 2025-07-23

Published 4 May 2020 The post-doctoral position involves working on epidemiological studies of obesity and metabolic factors in relation to the risk and survival of prostate cancer investigated in a large database of several Swedish cohorts and national registers. The studies will be deeply oriented in statistical and epidemiological methods. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/post-doctoral-position-cancer-epidemiology - 2025-07-23

Published 6 May 2020 The European Commission has awarded a contract for the setting up of an open access publishing platform for scientific articles as a free service for Horizon 2020 beneficiaries. The launch of the ambitious EU open access initiative is planned for early 2021. Read more at https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/european-commission-awards-contract-sett….

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/open-access-publishing-platform-horizon-2020 - 2025-07-23

Published 7 May 2020 Looking to apply for the Knut & Alice Wallenberg (KAW) annual project grant? Welcome to sign up to an information meeting hosted by Research Services in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Science. Read more at https://fs.blogg.lu.se/information-meeting-project-applications-to-the-….

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/information-meeting-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation - 2025-07-23

Published 17 May 2020 Meta-analysis is widely used to combine the findings of multiple disparate studies of health risks or treatment response. Meta-analysis often uses a random-effects model to express heterogeneity across studies. The model interprets a weighted average of study-specific estimates as an estimate of a mean parameter across a hypothetical population of studies. New publication in

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/toward-credible-patient-centered-meta-analysis - 2025-07-23

Published 18 May 2020 In occupational therapy, while several studies have focussed on occupational balance, few have investigated it in the context of sleep. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between sleep and occupational balance among women. New publication in Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/occupational-balance-and-sleep-among-women - 2025-07-23

Published 19 May 2020 Various questionnaire-based definitions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been applied using the US representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), but few have been validated against objective lung function data. We validated two prior definitions that incorporated self-reported physician diagnosis, respiratory symptoms, and/or sm

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/validation-questionnaire-based-case-definitions-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease - 2025-07-23

Published 20 May 2020 Data were collected within a web-based questionnaire on safety in clinical MR environments with CT for comparison. Data reported MR and CT safety incidents (human injury, material damage, and close calls), incident severity, and confidence of participants in incident-reporting systems. New publication in European Radiology

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/swedish-national-survey-mr-safety-compared-ct-false-sense-security - 2025-07-23

Published 21 May 2020 The exposome represents the totality of life course environmental exposures (including lifestyle and other non-genetic factors), from the prenatal period onwards. This holistic concept of exposure provides a new framework to advance the understanding of complex and multifactorial diseases. Prospective pregnancy and birth cohort studies provide a unique opportunity for exposom

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/applying-exposome-concept-birth-cohort-research-review-statistical-approaches - 2025-07-23

Published 22 May 2020 The evidence on the impact of high sugar consumption on micronutrient dilution does not yet allow for the establishment of clear thresholds of consumption. To establish upper and lower limit intake thresholds for added sugar, more studies from different countries and multiple populations are needed. The aim of this study was to examine the association between the intakes of a

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/association-between-added-sugar-intake-and-micronutrient-dilution-cross-sectional-study-two-adult - 2025-07-23

Published 23 May 2020 We aimed to evaluate the completeness and positive predictive value (PPV) of synchronous peritoneal metastases (S-PM) registered among CRC patients in the Danish National Patient Register (DNPR) and/or the Danish National Pathology Register (the DNPatR) using the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group database (DCCG) as a reference. New publication in Dove Press

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/validity-registered-synchronous-peritoneal-metastases-colorectal-cancer-danish-medical-registries-0 - 2025-07-23

Published 24 May 2020 To describe among Swedish Paralympic athletes the 1‐year retrospective period prevalence of severe SRIIPS and the point prevalence of all SRIIPS and to examine differences in prevalence proportions between athletes with different impairments, behaviors, and sport characteristics. New publication in PM&R

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/prevalence-sports-related-injuries-and-illnesses-paralympic-athletes - 2025-07-23

Published 8 May 2020 KI is looking for one Assistant Professor that is expected to conduct studies in psychiatric epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology and migration research. The work will be conducted in collaboration with other researchers in the group. The Assistant Professor will mainly work with study planning, data management and statistical analysis, manuscript writing, and grant applications

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/assistant-professor-psychiatric-epidemiology - 2025-07-23

Published 9 May 2020 Inom ramen för AFA Försäkrings forskningsområden inom arbetsmiljö och hälsa välkomnar vi FoU-projekt som vill undersöka hur den pågående smittspridningen av Covid-19 påverkar arbetslivet, arbetsmiljö och hälsa, arbetsmiljöarbete samt förutsättningar för ledarskap. Läs mer på https://fou.afaforsakring.se/sv/financing/covid-19--mer-kunskap-behovs.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/covid-19-mer-kunskap-behovs - 2025-07-23

Published 12 May 2020 The position as PhD student is linked to the interdisciplinary research network AIR LUND with funding from VR, Vinnova and Hjärt-Lungfonden. The project uses artificial intelligence and machine learning methods together with extensive data generated in health care to prevent, diagnose and predict serious disease events. The network includes researchers from four different fac

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/doctoral-student-machine-learning-methods-within-emergency-medicine - 2025-07-23

Published 13 May 2020 IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) is Europe's largest interdisciplinary research network in the field of migration, integration and diversity studies. In response to the contemporary pandemic and its effects, the plenary topic for the 17th annual conference will be: “Mobilities and Immobilities in Pandemic times”. The speakers will r

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/17th-imiscoe-annual-conference-online - 2025-07-23

Published 12 May 2020 This course, utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, aims to deliver knowledge and enhance understanding within the field of environmental epidemiology, with a focus on environmental health and relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More info at https://www.lupop.lu.se/event/health-and-environment-with-special-focus….

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/health-and-environment-special-focus-climate-change-and-sustainability - 2025-07-23