In this episode, Dr Per Pippin Aspaas and Dr Andreas Klein discuss the ‘Lapponia’ of Uppsala professor Johannes Schefferus (1621-1679), a work which introduces the Sámi people and their region. <p> <p>First recorded in January 2023. Published at <a href=https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/snls/podcast>https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/snls/podcast</a>, 2 February 2023.

Background Chronic low-grade inflammation is associated with both ischemic stroke and sedentary behaviour. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive abilities of biomarkers of inflammation and immune modulation associated with sedentary behaviour for ischemic stroke recurrence and mortality in a stroke population.<p><p> Methods Patients admitted to hospital for acute stroke were recruited ...

The transition to networked journals is well under way and we have already passed the point of no return. There is no turning back now. Networked journals are fundamental different from traditional paper journals in several ways. One of them is that they are location independent. That means that it doesn´t matter where they are stored or organized and they don´t need to be collected to be locally ...

Estimation of chlorophyll (CHL) using ocean colour remote sensing (OCRS) signals in coastal waters is difficult due to the presence of two other constituents altering the light signal: coloured dissolved organic material (CDOM) and mineral suspended sediments (MSS). Artificial neural networks (NNs) have the capacity to deal with signal complexity and are a potential solution to the problem. Here ...

Damage to the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) often occurs following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and can lead to complex behavioral changes, including difficulty with attention and concentration. We investigated the effects of musical training on patients with behavioral and cognitive deficits following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and found significant functional neuro-plastic changes in the ...

Background: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the risk of neuropsychological sequelae from boxing.<p> <p>Method: We conducted a systematic search in the databases Medline, Embase, PsychInfo and Web of Science. Studies with boxers, control groups, using neuropsychological assessment and brain-imaging/biomarkers were included. Nine articles met these criteria.<p> <p>Results: ...

The European Union has introduced stricter provisions for medical devices under the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR). The MDR increases requirements for clinical trial testing for many devices before they can legally be placed on the market and extends requirements for rigorous clinical surveillance of benefits and harms to the entire life cycle of devices. New “expert panels” have been established ...

We present an implementation of a damped response framework for calculating resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) at the equation-of-motion coupled-cluster singles and doubles (CCSD) and second-order approximate coupled-cluster singles and doubles (CC2) levels of theory in the open-source program eT. This framework lays the foundation for future extension to higher excitation methods (notably, ...

Introduction: This study (i) examined Norwegian and Swedish sports coaches’ employment, practices, and beliefs during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, (ii) compared these aspects between coaches in Norway and Sweden, two countries with clearly different movement restrictions strategies in this period.<p> <p>Methods: An online survey was distributed to coaches via email and social media. The ...

A new rare Upper Ordovician mound dwelling palaeoloricate chiton is described as <i>Crassaplax collicola</i> gen. et sp. nov. from three large isolated intermediate valves from the Katian carbonate mud mounds of the Boda Limestone in the Siljan district of central Sweden. Together with the previously known <i>Spicuchelodes</i>? sp., also from the Boda Limestone, these are the only known Late Ordovician ...