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Background: Neck injuries in rear-end collisions are still a major problem both for the injured and, in terms of cost, for society. The latest generation of rear-end whiplash protection systems, as found in the WHIPS Volvo and SAHR Saab, have reduced injury rates by almost 50% in comparison with the previous generation of seat/head restraint systems. Occupant behaviour, such as seated posture a...

Background The birth of stereotactic functional neurosurgery in 1947 was to a great extent dependent on the development of ventriculography. The last decades have witnessed a renaissance of functional stereotactic neurosurgery in the treatment of patients with movement disorders. Initially, these procedures were largely based on the same imaging technique that had been used since the birth of t...

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BACKGROUND: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) is still a syndrome generating more questions than answers. Research today focuses mainly on two areas: understanding the pathophysiology and finding better methods to select patients benefiting from a shunt operation. Even though the background of the disease remains unclear, there is wide agreement that there are two pillars of the d...

Damp building materials are subjected to degradation processes due to moisture and also microbial growth, with both of these giving rise to emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that may contribute to indoor air health problems. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate emissions of reactive and non-reactive VOCs from damp building materials and from the microorganisms growing ...

background: work clothing can limit heat exchange between humans and the environment and cause thermal strain and heat-related disorders in workers. it can thus reduce both efficiency and productivity. the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of work clothing material on physiological strain index (psi) in climatic chamber. methods: an interventional study was conducted on 18 male s...

today, information technology services are considered as valuable resources in all areas. for making information technology management processes purposeful and efficient in different organizations – as a competitive and strategic advantage (especially in organizations responsible for health care services) – it is necessary to recognize the level of maturity of the organization and review its pr...