Linköping University

How place narrative and the direction of place-based development interventions interrelate: Comparing local initiatives in England and Sweden

This paper examines how local narratives form the foundations of local development interventions. Research centres on a qualitative study of two place-based development initiatives in England and Sweden. The English case involves the development and implementation of urban cultur...

Daily variations in AQP3 relocation and sperm cryoresistance in wild and domestic goats

This study aimed to evaluate daily variations in sperm quality, testosterone levels, cryoresistance, and the relocation of AQP3 in plasma membrane domains in wild and domestic goats. Samples were collected from five Murciano-Granadina bucks and seven Iberian ibex at 12:00 h (noon...

Adaptation of the molecular bacterial load assay for real-time quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the clinical routine laboratory

ABSTRACT Rapid quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is important for monitoring bacterial load during treatment and in clinical studies. The molecular bacterial load assay detecting Mtb 16S ribosomal RNA (TB-MBLA) can quantify mycobacterial load within hours. As the...

Career plans and seafaring intentions among maritime students in China, Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, and the United Kingdom: A cross-national comparative study

Abstract Concerns about current and future officer shortages have intensified interest in understanding maritime students’ career plans. While previous research has primarily examined motivations for entering maritime education and training (MET), comparative evidence on students...

Trajectories of refraction and strabismus from 2.5 to 12 years in a national cohort of extremely preterm children‐ the Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden Study (EXPRESS)

Abstract Purpose To investigate the longitudinal development of refraction and strabismus in a national cohort of children born extremely preterm (EPT) and find relations to perinatal events and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Methods All surviving children born <27‐gestation wee...

Model 1b analytical performance specifications – report on the Prague 2025 workshop

diagnostic medical devices (IVD MD) meet regulatory and quality standards before market release; for external quality assurance assessments; for quality control, monitoring reagent lot-to-lot variability, and allowing preanalytical variation assessments in labs; and for guiding p...

Correlations between monitor alarm workload and overall workload in Swedish emergency departments: a prospective multicenter cross-sectional study

<title>Abstract</title> Background Emergency departments (ED) operate under conditions of high clinical demands, time-critical decisions and tasks. These characteristics can result in substantial workload on staff, which increases the risk of diagnostic errors and procedural dela...

The support program Parenting Young Children for parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities: parents’ experiences of the program’s impact on their parenting

Parenting Young Children is a home-based parenting support program for parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program focuses on parents’ ability to care for and interact with their children and is adjusted to each parent’s needs through individualised goal...

Microfluidic Cytotongue system enables early, label-free detection of CAR-T–induced mechanical softening in tumor spheroids

Quantitative assessment of chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) activity in solid tumors remains challenging, as immune engagement can induce early mechanical softening of tumor spheroids before overt cell death becomes detectable. To address this limitation, we developed Cytotong...

Probing Voltage Dependence Interaction of Cationic Peptides with Bacterial Porins at A Single-Molecule Level

Abstract This study examined how cationic α‑helical antimicrobial peptides such as protamine exchange between the aqueous phase and the transmembrane β‑barrel porin OmpF ( E. coli ) at the single‑molecule level. High‑resolution conductance recordings in planar lipid bilayers reve...

Associations between organizational readiness and implementation fidelity in national implementation of WHO’s labour care guide in Sweden: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background During 2024 and 2025, an adapted version of the World Health Organization’s Labour Care Guide was implemented in approximately half of Sweden’s labor wards within the PICRINO trial. Organizational readiness is widely regarded as a key determinant of successful...

Physician-Modified Cook Zenith Alpha Thoracic Endovascular Graft with Preservation of Active Fixation Barbs: A Step-by-Step Technical Guide

Physician-modified endografts (PMEGs) represent an important treatment option for urgent and semi-urgent complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (cAAAs). The Zenith Alpha Thoracic Endovascular Graft (Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN, USA) is a common choice for PMEGs due to its low strut...

Exploring Professional Playfulness: ECEC Principals’ Perspectives on Teacher Competence in Early Childhood Education

Drawing on interviews with ten preschool principals who recruit, mentor, and evaluate preschool teachers, this study examines how playfulness is conceptualized as a professional competence within early childhood education and care (ECEC) practice. In Swedish ECEC, play and teachi...

Staggered school start times for reducing peak travel demand: A case study of implementation processes and stakeholder impacts

In Sweden, peak-hour travel demand is ranked as the most important operational cost driver for public transport, linked to school and work hours. Achieving a more balanced demand throughout the day is therefore crucial for resource efficiency and promoting environmentally friendl...

Genome-wide association study of image-based emphysema scoring in the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) suggests two new risk loci in smokers

Abstract Background Despite the high prevalence and clinical significance of emphysema, few genetic risk loci have been consistently replicated. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of CT-based emphysema, with a particular focus on non-smoking-related genetic deter...

Seed variability and calibrated error bounds for physics-informed conjugate heat transfer surrogates

Physics-informed neural networks are often proposed as fast surrogates for heat transfer problems too expensive to solve inside a design or control loop. Two questionsabout them are rarely answered: how much of the reported accuracy survives a change of random seed, and how large...

Seed variability and calibrated error bounds for physics-informed conjugate heat transfer surrogates

Physics-informed neural networks are often proposed as fast surrogates for heat transfer problems too expensive to solve inside a design or control loop. Two questionsabout them are rarely answered: how much of the reported accuracy survives a change of random seed, and how large...

Healthcare providers’ perspectives on physical activity in patients with heart failure and gender-related differences.

Objectives Physical activity (PA) is widely recognized as an effective intervention for patients with heart failure (HF). PA leads to significant improvements in outcomes such as aerobic capacity, quality of life, and cardiac function, which are linked to reduced hospitalizations...

Emergency Care Needs in an Asymmetric Conflict: A Facility‐Based Cohort Study From Israel on October 7, 2023

ABSTRACT Background Due to the deteriorating global security situation, many countries are preparing their health systems for armed conflict. Wartime health care delivery is challenging due to the loss of territorial control and attacks on Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The ob...

Psychiatric disorders and intellectual disability impact epilepsy care in adolescents: A nationwide registry study

Abstract Objective To investigate the associations of intellectual disability (ID) and psychiatric comorbidities with healthcare utilization and mortality among adolescents with epilepsy. Method A nationwide, population‐based observational study using the data from Swedish nation...