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Prevalence of obesity was related to HLA-DQ in 2–4-year-old children at genetic risk for type 1 diabetes ORIGINAL ARTICLE Prevalence of obesity was related to HLA-DQ in 2–4-year-old children at genetic risk for type 1 diabetes J Yang1, Å Lernmark2, UM Uusitalo1, KF Lynch1, R Veijola3, C Winkler4, HE Larsson2, M Rewers5, J-X She6, AG Ziegler4, OG Simell7, WA Hagopian8, B Akolkar9, JP Krischer

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the third leading cause of death worldwide and for patients with end-stage disease, the only viable treatment is lung transplantation. In order to meet this clinical need, novel approaches of tissue engineering have emerged. 3D bioprinting technologies are one such rapidly evolving approach and show promising results in terms of biocompatib

Floral traits are shown to covary predictably with local pollinators by a growing number of studies, and linking this variation to fitness can help to gain an even more predictive view. Pollinators have long been recognized to drive trait evolution in plants and plant communities. Most studies searching for patterns in how pollination affects plants do not consider that pollinator selection might

In this text the idea that a higher order thought theory is a fruitful theory is brought to question. This is done by proposing a simple question, by the form “Can we know if my computer is conscious?”. The main point of this text will be that HoT fails to answer the question in a satisfying way. This is because we can see from the distinction between creature conscious theories and state consciou

The formation and development of orographic clouds was studied in a field experiment comprising several measurement sites at a mountain ridge. The influence of the aerosol population present on the cloud microstructure was studied in relation to the dynamics in the cloud formation. Droplet nucleation scavenging was investigated by the introduction of a non-dimensional particle diameter related to

Walking plays an essential role in sustainable transport systems, as nearly all journeys in the urban environment incorporate walking in one way or another. In parts of the world, for long periods of the year, seasonal variation in daylight hours means that pedestrians must rely on outdoor lighting to make cities accessible after dark. However, outdoor lighting is associated with considerable ener

The introduction of spraying procedures to fabricate layer-by-layer (LbL) films has brought new possibilities for the control of molecular architectures and for making the LbL technique compliant with industrial processes. In this study we show that significantly distinct architectures are produced for dipping and spray-LbL films of the same components, which included DODAB/DPPG vesicles. The film

Antibiotic resistance is a global concern and is promoted by various types of bacterial efflux systems. One known efflux system expressed by the Acinetobacter genus is the chromosomally encoded AdeABC pump which works in conjunction with the regulatory system AdeRS. Recently, plasmid encoded variants of the adeRS and adeABC have been identified and it is thought that these may pose similar or high

The international framework for the regulation of outer space activities that has been in place since the 1960s has come under increasing pressure in recent years. Concerns over the weaponization and militarization of outer space have grown more vocal and attempts to introduce new international agreements have fallen short. Within this context, the present study analyzes Chinese media discourse on

This paper analyses the causes and effects of tenure security in rural China. Using original survey data gathered in Hebei province in the summer of 2009, it begins by assessing the causes of tenure security among China’s rural landholders. It finds that within the sample, possession of a contract and faith in the legal system have the most pronounced effect on determining tenure security. Contrar

This thesis is about how these small farmers in two socio-ecological systems in southern Ecuador accommodate their agro-ecologies and gender systems to national and international forces and networks, and how it relates to processes of ecological appropriation conflictive with their possibilities of wellbeing. Loja, in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes, maize growers embrace industrial production, with

Borealis AG is a world-leading provider of polypropylene and polyethylene products and has over 50 years of experience in the relevant field. The plastic materials provided by Borealis are mainly used in infrastructure, advanced packaging and in the automotive industry. In addition to the above mentioned Borealis also provides a number of base chemicals, such as melamine, phenol, acetone. All of

Everybody can take part in democratic election by giving a vote on the candidate most suited for the task. Still, many choose not to. The non-voters are rarely randomly spread out in an urban area but form geographical patterns. The aim of this thesis is to see which demographical factors that correlate and explain these patterns in Bogotá, Colombia. The method used is a mixed quantitative and qua

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Numerous empirical studies have discovered that parenthood affects women’s earnings negatively, while men face much smaller penalties and even experience both fatherhood and marriage premiums. This paper uses a cross-sectional approach to analyze the earnings penalty of motherhood and fatherhood in Sweden. It also investigates various earnings penalties experienced by parents, such as the effects

2 Abstract The paper focuses on evaluating the most performant Value-at-Risk models from the perspective of financial institutions. A number of 18 VaR methodologies were used for this purpose, comprising of parametric and non-parametric methods, some of which include time-varying volatilities estimated by means of GARCH and asymmetric GARCH models. All methods were applied on real P/L data extract

Since the strategy of “Going Global” to be implemented, the Chinese OFDI has been increased rapidly. For a long time, governments in developed countries as well as some scholars hold the different attitudes that OFDI will crowd out Chinese domestic 5 investment. In this study, we empirically analyze this relationship between OFDI and domestic investment in China based on the data from 1986 to 2010

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the factors hindering and enabling the use of the environmental composite indicator, the Ecological Footprint, in Denmark. In this project, Actor-network theory and case study research will be applied to the empirical material, consisting of five semi-structured interviews and written documents. The case study approach works as a general research strategy,

The importance of the health of the banking sector cannot be underestimated, especially not after the recent financial crisis. Credit rating agencies base their ratings on backward-looking accounting information which cannot be used to predict a bank default. Therefore, it is of high relevance to develop market-based measures of default to give a point-in-time indication of the health of the banki