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INTRODUCTION: Cytotechnologists have long been central to cervical cancer screening, although their education and job responsibilities differ markedly across countries. The adoption of primary HPV testing has substantially reshaped cytotechnology workforce needs and professional roles. In Sweden, however, no comprehensive overview of these changes exists. This study therefore examined cytotechnolo

This book examines the encounters between word and image in Danish literature through the lens of ekphrasis. It analyses how selected writers engage with works of visual art and explores the diverse literary strategies used to translate visual experience into language. The study proposes a theoretical framework that understands ekphrasis as a discourse of desire, drawing on the work of W. J. T. Mi

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous anthropogenic particles that accumulate in coastal zones, sediments, and the water column. The exposure of organisms to MPs in these habitats may depend on foraging strategies and landscape characteristics. This study compared MP contamination in the feces of waterbirds from two trophic groups: benthivores (American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus; white-backe

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a major driver of evolution and a key source of innovation in the microbial world. Mobile genetic elements (MGEs), such as plasmids and phages, often act as agents of HGT or as vehicles for cargo genes, some of which define the adaptive potential of the host organism in specific environments. These genes are involved in immunity, anti-immunity, virulence, and anti

The Chicxulub impact triggered a massive extinction event marked by the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary (K-Pg ∼66Ma), ejecting vast amounts of dust, molten, and vaporized materials. While impact spherules are interpreted as products of impactor and target lithologies, their precise composition and distribution remain insufficiently constrained. Although previous studies restrict impactor contaminati

Extreme weather events pose significant threats to urban health in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where there are systemic health challenges. This paper investigates health system vulnerabilities associated with flooding and extreme heat, along with strategies for resilience building by service providers and community members, in Accra and Tamale, Ghana. We em

Stora och gamla ekar – framtiden för eklandskapets arter Stora och gamla ekar spelar en viktig roll för den biologiska mångfalden. När en ek åldras utvecklar den olika stamstrukturer, till exempel grov bark, döda grenar, blottad ved och håligheter fyllda med mulm, det vill säga en ansamling av nedbrutet organiskt material. Dessa strukturer skapar livsmiljöer för en stor mängd arter, bland annat iLarge and old trees provide important habitat structures and support a high diversity of species. Habitat continuity and landscape connectivity is crucial for species associated with oaks. Fragmentation, agriculture intensification and changed forest management has caused a reduction of old and large oaks, which threatens the long-term persistence of oak associated species by reducing habitat cont

Alvarens lavar: färgsprakande liv i förändring I slutet av mars och början på april förra året, tillbringade jag två fältveckor på gotländska och öländska alvarmarker. Ofta krypandes, ibland liggandes platt på magen rörde jag mig över stora och små vidder. Somliga dagar bjöd på en värmande vårsol och nyvakna citronfjärilar och andra på bitande iskalla vindar. Men med ögonen fästa på mosaikartade

Human calcitonin (hCT) is a peptide hormone with therapeutic potential for bone-related disorders, yet its clinical application is hindered by a strong propensity to form amyloid fibrils. Strategies that effectively suppress hCT aggregation are therefore essential for enabling its reintroduction into pharmaceutical development. In our previous work, heme emerged as a potent inhibitor of hCT fibril

När användaren inte får trycka själv Hur testar man en produkt på distans när den inte går att dela över ett videosamtal? Studien jämför olika sätt att testa fysiska system och visar hur testupplägget förändrar både hur människor använder dem och vilka problem som upptäcks. Föreställ dig ett test där man undersöker hur människor använder ett fysiskt system. I en variant använder personen produktWhen user interfaces are embedded in physical systems and cannot be accessed through conventional screen sharing, remote usability testing becomes challenging. This is increasingly relevant as products are developed for global markets, where remote evaluation is often necessary despite limited user interface access. This study investigates how alternative testing methods can be used and how they i

Disturbance of ecosystems is a major factor in regional carbon budgets, and it is believed to be partly responsible for the large inter-annual variability of the terrestrial part of the carbon balance. Forest fires have so far been considered as the most important disturbance but also other forms of disturbance such as insect outbreaks or wind-throw might contribute significantly to the largely un

In areas where tectonics and weathering have hydrogeological significance, electrical methods can assist in mapping the subsurface. In this work, resistivity imaging was used to map fractures, faults and quartz veins emplaced in strongly weathered volcanic rocks. The aim was to map geological units related to the formation of groundwater systems in the Rio Artiguas basin, Nicaragua. Eight 2D resis

Myogenic activity, distention of the detrusor, and signals from the urothelium may initiate voiding. In the bladder, afferent nerves have been identified not only in the detrusor, but also suburothelially, where they. form a plexus that lies immediately beneath the epithelial lining. Extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) has been found to mediate excitation of small-diameter sensory neurons v

The Carex flava complex ( Cyperaceae) was used as a model system in a study of the effects of variation in species delimitation on genetic diversity estimates. The whole complex constitutes a syngameon within which gene flow may occur between taxa. Several more or less distinct evolutionary lineages in the complex are morphologically similar to each other and are often combined into broadly define

Cystatin C, a major extracellular cysteine proteinase inhibitor, is deposited as amyloid in brain haemorrhage patients with hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy (HCCAA). A disease-causing mutation on the genetic level results in the substitution Leu68-->Gln (L68Q) in cystatin C, which causes protein instability. Besides carrying the L68Q substitution, cystatin C in amyloid deposits isolated fr

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with inv(16)(p13q22) or the variant t(16;16)(p13;q22), is strongly associated with the FAB subtype M4Eo. A high incidence of CNS involvement was reported in the 1980s, but otherwise little is known about the pattern of extamedullary leukemia (EML) manifestations in this AML type. We have compiled clinical and cytogenetic data on 27 consecutive AML cases with inv(16)/t(