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Energy efficiency in energy-intensive industries - an evaluation of the Swedish voluntary agreement PFE

In this paper we evaluate the Swedish Programme for improving energy efficiency in energy-intensive industries (PFE). Since 2005, some 100 energy-intensive companies have entered this five year voluntary agreement (VA) and been exempted from the EU minimum tax on electricity. In return, each company is required to: conduct an energy audit and analysis; identify and invest in profitable electricity

In silico peptide-binding predictions of passerine MHC class I reveal similarities across distantly related species, suggesting convergence on the level of protein function.

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are the most polymorphic genes found in the vertebrate genome, and they encode proteins that play an essential role in the adaptive immune response. Many songbirds (passerines) have been shown to have a large number of transcribed MHC class I genes compared to most mammals. To elucidate the reason for this large number of genes, we compared 14 MHC c

Metabolic risk factors and primary liver cancer in a prospective study of 578,700 adults

Catalytic Properties and Classification of Cellobiose Dehydrogenases from Ascomycetes

Porous silicon antibody microarrays for quantitative analysis: Measurement of free and total PSA in clinical plasma samples.

Soot reference materials for instrument calibration and intercomparisons: a workshop summary with recommendations

Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β levels and unprovoked recurrent venous thromboembolism.

C-reactive protein and leucocyte counts drop faster using the HeartShield® device in patients with DSWI.

Validity of the Swedish Rectal Cancer Registry for patients treated with major abdominal surgery between 1995 and 1997.

Psychometric properties of a Swedish version of the Pearlin Mastery Scale in people with mental illness and healthy people.

Changes in behaviour and cytokine expression upon a peripheral immune challenge

Allocation to pollen competitive ability versus seed production in Viola tricolor as an effect of plant size, soil nutrients and presence of a root competitor

Augmented Heat Transfer of an Internal Blade Tip by Full or Partial Arrays of Pin-Fins

Cooling methods are needed for the turbine blade tips to ensure a long durability and safe operation. A common way to cool the tip is to design serpentine passages with 180-deg turn under the blade tip-cap taking advantage of the three-dimensional turning effect and impingement like flow. Improved internal convective cooling is therefore required to increase the blade tip life. In the present stud

mTOR inhibition with temsirolimus causes acute increases in glomerular permeability, but inhibits the dynamic permeability actions of puromycin aminonucleoside.

Beta-blockade and A1-adenosine receptor agonist effects on atrial fibrillatory rate and atrioventricular conduction in patients with atrial fibrillation

Behavioural syndromes at multiple scales in Myrmica ants

An Evolutionary Genomic Approach to Identify Genes Involved in Human Birth Timing

Coordination of fetal maturation with birth timing is essential for mammalian reproduction. In humans, preterm birth is a disorder of profound global health significance. The signals initiating parturition in humans have remained elusive, due to divergence in physiological mechanisms between humans and model organisms typically studied. Because of relatively large human head size and narrow birth

Look and touch: multimodal sensory control of flower inspection movements in the nocturnal hawkmoth Manduca sexta

A crucial stage in the interaction between pollinators and plants is the moment of physical contact between them, known as flower inspection, or handling. Floral guides - conspicuous colour markings, or structural features of flower corollas - have been shown to be important in the inspecting behaviour of many insects, particularly in diurnal species. For the nocturnal hawkmoth Manduca sexta tacti

PBMC telomerase activity, but not leukocyte telomere length, correlates with hippocampal volume in major depression.

The impact of dyslipidaemia on incidence of coronary heart disease in Finns and Swedes with different categories of glucose tolerance