University of Southern Denmark

On the Multi-Robber Damage Number

We study a variant of the Cops and Robbers game on graphs in which the robbers damage the visited vertices, aiming to maximize the number of damaged vertices. For that game with one cop against $s$ robbers a conjecture was made by Carlson, Halloran and Reinhart that the cop can s...

Challenges and opportunities in behavioural skills training for physical activity

We argue that interventions that empower individuals to manage their behaviour play an important role in physical activity promotion and maintenance. Specifically, we focus on training physically inactive individuals to use self-enactable behaviour change techniques (SE-BCTs) bas...

Temperature Dysregulation Following Intrathecal Morphine for Cesarean Delivery Patients—A Scoping Review

ABSTRACT Background Intrathecal morphine is widely used for postoperative analgesia following cesarean delivery. However, intrathecal morphine's potential association with hypothermia remains uncertain, although hypothermia may adversely affect maternal recovery and comfort. This...

Customized chatbot for patient education in vitreoretinal diseases

Abstract Purpose To develop and evaluate the accuracy and safety of a customized, domain-restricted chatbot providing postoperative patient education after vitreoretinal surgery. Methods We evaluated a domain-restricted GPT-4 chatbot accessed through the OpenAI API and implemente...

Residential road traffic noise and incidence of depression in Denmark: a nationwide cohort study

Background Evidence linking transportation noise to depression is limited. We investigated associations between road traffic noise at the most (LdenMax) and least (LdenMin) exposed façades and depression risk in Denmark. Methods We established a nationwide cohort of 2,941,456 adu...

“More than medicine — but when?” A qualitative study of how general practitioners assess, negotiate, and apply social prescribing in clinical practice

Social prescribing (SP) addresses social determinants of health by linking patients in general practice to community-based, non-clinical services. Despite positive attitudes among general practitioners (GPs), uptake remains limited, and little is known about how SP is interpreted...

Mitochondrial carrier SLC25A34 links clock, diet, and temperature control of adipocyte lipid cycling

Adipocyte lipid metabolism is coordinated by circadian rhythms, diet, and environmental temperature, but how these diverse signals are molecularly integrated remains unknown. We showed that these cues converge on the orphan mitochondrial transporter SLC25A34 to orchestrate lipid...

Heritability of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Depressive Symptoms in Community-Based Middle-Aged and Older Adults from Four International Twin Cohorts

Fruit and vegetable intakes have been associated with reduced risk of depressive symptoms in observational studies, potentially due to anti-inflammatory properties, micronutrient content, and effects on the gut-brain axis. Understanding the genetic and environmental influences on...

Surface Functionalization Modulates Collective Cell Behavior Near Topological Defects Induced by Topographical Patterning

ABSTRACT Living cells establish long‐range orientational order through collective alignment, giving rise to topological defects whose functional relevance is increasingly recognized in tissue organization and morphogenesis. Engineered topographical patterns have been used to indu...

Realization of a Robust High-Efficiency n-Type Mg3(Sb, Bi)2/p-Type MgAgSb-Based Thermoelectric Power Generator for Harvesting Low-Grade Waste Heat

Abstract Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) enable direct conversion of waste heat into electrical energy. Although Bi2Te3-based alloys have long been the conventional thermoelectric materials, concerns over their toxicity and limited availability have encouraged the development of...

Metformin Pharmacogenetics in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Impact on Metformin and Growth Differentiation Factor-15 Plasma Levels

This study assessed plasma metformin trough steady-state concentrations and plasma growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and evaluated the effect of genetic variations in OCT1, OCT2, MATE1, and MATE2-K on...

Non-equilibrium stabilization of sulfur-rich zinc blende Cu1+δI1−xSx alloys with ultra-degenerate p-type conductivity

High-performance p-type transparent conductors are limited by low conductivity and poor stability. Here, we report the synthesis of Cu1+δI1−xSx alloy films via non-equilibrium magnetron co-sputtering, enabling sulfur incorporation beyond the thermodynamic solubility limits. X-ray...

Monte Carlo-driven reinforcement learning for smart manufacturing systems

Developing a smart control system capable of accounting for the dynamics of industrial equipment state changes and promptly detecting features of developing failures is currently a pressing issue. The goal of this study is to develop an intelligent technology for industrial equip...

Extreme conditional quantile estimation for time series

Abstract We consider the estimation of an extreme conditional quantile for a heavy‐tailed distribution in the case of a strictly stationary time series . Here, denotes the conditional quantile function of given and is small, i.e., smaller than , where is the size of the sample on...

Perturbatively Corrected Linear Response Selected Configuration Interaction

Abstract Selected configuration interaction (SCI) methods have emerged as powerful, lower-cost alternatives to full configuration interaction (FCI) for ground- and excited-state energies. Still, calculating molecular response properties with the SCI remains a significant challeng...

Dietary pattern and epigenetic aging: a longitudinal twin study

Diet is an environmental factor influencing aging and life expectancy. Age-associated DNA methylation and epigenetic clocks are primary hallmarks of aging and may be modified by diet. However, observed associations between diet and epigenetic clocks may be confounded by familial...

Cultural and structural shifts towards early palliative care: stakeholder perspectives on implementing palliative care identification and needs assessment tools in a hospital setting - a focus group study from Denmark

Abstract Background Early identification of palliative care needs is essential for patients with life-limiting illness to enhance their quality of life. Despite the recognised benefits of systematic identification and needs assessment tools, consistent implementation within hospi...

Time- and Frequency-Domain Study for Electron Beams Penetrating Dielectric Nanospheres: Fingerprints of Cherenkov and Transition Radiation

Abstract We present a theoretical study of Cherenkov and transition radiation for swift electron beams penetrating dielectric nanospheres using material models of different sophistication. Specifically, we perform a combined time-domain (numerically, via the discontinuous Galerki...

Operationalizing fear of cancer recurrence care: a modified Delphi study establishing a consensus-based clinical pathway for Danish cancer survivors

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a prevalent concern among cancer survivors. Although evidence-based FCR guidelines exist, their implementation requires further operationalization. This study aimed to establish expert consensus on a clinical pathway to o...

Comments on the systematic review and meta‐analysis by Câmara et al. on second‐generation colon capsule endoscopy

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