Eurosclerosis or Financial Collapse: Why Did Swedish Incomes Fall Behind?

Sweden represents an archetypal welfare state economy, with extensive government safety nets. Some scholars have attributed a decline in its per capita income ranking since 1970 to “eurosclerosis” or sluggish growth caused by distortionary policies. This paper argues rather, that the permanent loss in output following Sweden’s banking crisis in the early 1990s explains the decline in its per capita GDP ratings. The paper finds no macroeconomic evidence that welfare state policies have deterred growth. The results warn that empirical growth analyses should distinguish between trend output growth and permanent output loss associated, for example, with financial crises.Financial Crisis; Welfare State; Sweden; Output Loss

Fluid therapy in neurotrauma: basic and clinical concepts

The patient with head trauma is a challenge for the emergency physician and for the neurosurgeon. Currently traumatic brain injury constitutes a public health problem. Knowledge of the various therapeutic strategies to provide support in the prehospital and perioperative are essential for optimal care. Rapid infusion of large volumes of crystalloids to restore blood volume and blood pressure quickly is now the standard treatment for patients with combined TBI and HS The fluid in patients with brain and especially in the carrier of brain injury is a critical topic; we present a review of the literature about the history, physiology of current fluid preparations, and a discussion regard the use of fluid therapy in traumatic brain injury and decompressive craniectomy

Noble metal nanoparticles networks stabilized by rod-like organometallic bifunctional thiols

Rod-like organometallic dithiol containing square-planar Pt(II) centers, i. e., trans,trans-[(H3COCS)Pt(PBu3)(2)(C equivalent to C-C6H4-C6H4-C equivalent to C)(PBu3)(2)Pt(SCOCH3)] was used as bifunctional stabilizing agent for the synthesis of Pd-, Au-, and AgNPs (MNPs). All the MNPs showed diameters of about 4 nm, which can be controlled by carefully modulating the synthesis parameters. Covalent MNPs stabilization occurred through a single S bridge between Pt(II) and the noble metal nanocluster surfaces, leading to a network of regularly spaced NPs with the formation of dyads, as supported by SR-XPS data and by TEM imaging analysis. The chemical nature of NPs systems was also confirmed by EDS and NMR. Comparison between SR-XPS data of MNPs and self-assembled monolayers and multilayers of pristine rod-like dithiols deposited onto polycrystalline gold surfaces revealed an electronic interaction between Pt(II) centers and biphenyl moieties of adjacent ligands, stabilizing the organic structure of the network. The possibility to obtain networks of regularly spaced MNPs opens outstanding perspectives in optoelectronics

Resistencia a cadmio (Cd) de bacterias endófitas y bacterias rizosféricas aisladas a partir de Oriza sativa en Colombia

The present study had as objective to evaluate in vitro the resistance of endophytic bacteria and rizospheric bacteria to different concentrations of Cadmium.This bacteria were isolated fron different tissues of commercial rice varieties and from bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere in rice plantations of the Nechí (Antioquía) and Achí (Bolivar).  Plant growth promotion was evaluated in vitro by nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization and siderophores production of endophytic bacteria. Of each tissue isolated from rice plants was carried out isolation in culture medium for endophytic bacteria, and the soil samples were serially diluted in peptone water. Each sample was determined the population density by counting in CFU / g of tissue and morphotypes were separated by shape, color, size and appearance in culture media. Significant differences were observed for density population of bacteria with respect to tissue, with higher values in root (4x1011 g/root), followed of the stem (3x1010g/etem), leaf (5x109 g/ leaf), flag leaf (3x109 g/ flag leaf) and with less density in panicle (4x108 g/panicle). The results of the identification with kit API were confirmed the presence of endophytic bacteria Burkholderia cepaceae and rizospheric bacteria Pseudomona fluorescens With the ability to tolerate different concentrations of Cd, fix nitrogen, solubilize phosphates and produce siderophores.El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar in vitro la resistencia de bacterias endófitas y rizosféricas a diferentes concentraciones de Cadmio (Cd). Se evaluó in vitro la promoción de crecimiento vegetal mediante la fijación de nitrógeno, solubilización de fosfato y producción de sideróforos de bacterias endófitas aisladas de diferentes tejidos de variedades de arroz comerciales y de bacterias aisladas de la rizósfera en las plantaciones de arroz de los corregimientos de Nechí (Antioquía) y Achí (Bolívar). Se colectaron muestras de raíz, tallos y hojas de plantas de arroz y de muestras de suelo rizosférico. A cada muestra se les determinó la densidad poblacional por medio de conteo en UFC/ g de tejido y se separaron morfotipos por forma, color, tamaño y apariencia en medios de cultivos. Se observaron diferencias significativas para densidad poblacional de bacterias con respecto a tejido, con mayores valores en raíz (4x1011 g/raíz), seguida de tallo (3x1010 g/tallo), hoja (5x109 g/hoja), hoja bandera (3x109 g/hoja bandera) y menor densidad en panícula (4x108 g/panícula). Los resultados de la identificación con kit API20E confirmaron la presencia de la bacteria endófita Burkholderia cepaceae y la bacteria rizosférica Pseudomona fluorescens con capacidad de tolerar diferentes concentraciones de Cd, fijar nitrógeno, solubilizar fosfatos y producir sideróforos