Linköping University

Food choices and beliefs in adults with inflammatory bowel disease in Sweden

Abstract Objectives Diet is a recognised risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and a management strategy. Concerns persist regarding the adverse effects of restrictive diets, including nutritional deficiencies and selective eating. The impact of IBD on patients’ belief...

Low-Voltage Ablation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Importance Pulmonary vein isolation remains the foundational ablation approach for atrial fibrillation (AF), yet outcomes in persistent AF remain suboptimal. Targeting low-voltage zones identified by electroanatomical mapping offers a promising strategy for enhancing ablation suc...

Effect of gaseous hydrogen on embrittlement of PBF-LB alloy 718: Influence of build orientation and microstructure on mechanical properties

This study reports the effects of build orientation and precipitates on the hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of powder bed fusion – laser beam (PBF-LB) alloy 718 for aerospace applications. The material is subjected to hot isostatic pressing (HIP) then to a modified aerospac...

Integrating generative AI into physiotherapy education: students’ use, perceptions, and generative AI literacy following curricular adaptations: a repeated cross-sectional programme evaluation

Abstract Background Structured generative artificial intelligence (GAI) training has been proposed as an effective approach to strengthen healthcare students’ confidence in navigating AI-related challenges and ethical considerations. However, few studies have evaluated the impact...

Postmortem metabolomics as a window into the agonal phase of death: a comparison between opioid intoxications and hangings

Abstract Fatal opioid intoxications provide a postmortem diagnostic challenge due to a lack of coherent autopsy findings and the potential of tolerance and individual variations to complicate the evaluation of toxicological results. This study investigates whether postmortem meta...

Comparison of Methods for Incorporating Related Data When Developing Clinical Prediction Models: A Simulation Study

Clinical Prediction Models (CPMs) compute an individual's risk of an outcome, given a set of predictors. Guidance states CPMs should be constructed using data sampled from the target population. However, researchers might have access to ancillary data sets from different time poi...

How Norms Depend on the Presence and Status of Observers: The Relational Contingency of Everyday Behaviors in 90 Societies

Norms are fundamental to social life, but basic questions about how they are affected by social context remain. Specifically, how do normative constraints depend on the presence and status of observers, and how do such relational contingencies vary across cultures? Using data fro...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...