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Bestemmelse af trĂŚngsel for busser pĂĽ baggrund af GPS data
Dette paper er baseret pĂĽ afgangsprojektet: âTrĂŚngselsopgørelse for busser â samt vurdering af fremkommeligheds forbedrende tiltagâ, der er udarbejdet i forĂĽret 2008 som en del af civilingeniøruddannelsen indenfor Vej- og Trafikteknik pĂĽ Aalborg Universitet. Som en del af projektet indgĂĽr en bestemmelse af trĂŚngsel for busser pĂĽ baggrund af GPS data automatisk logget fra de største busruter i Aalborg. I dette paper vil der vĂŚre fokus pĂĽ metoden til bestemmelse og illustrering af trĂŚngslen samt anvendelsesmuligheder af dette
The influence of exercise on clinical pain and pain mechanisms in patients with subacromial pain syndrome
BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated the underlying mechanisms for unilateral subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS). Therefore, this study examined (1) if 8âweeks of exercise could modulate clinical pain or temporal summation of pain (TSP), conditioned pain modulation (CPM), and exerciseâinduced hypoalgesia (EIH) and (2) if any of these parameters could predict the effect of 8âweeks of exercise in patients with unilateral SAPS. METHODS: Thirtyâseven patients completed a progressive abduction exercise program every other day for 8âweeks. Worst shoulder pain in full abduction was rated on a numeric rating scale (NRS). Pain pressure thresholds (PPTs), TSP, CPM, EIH, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), PainDETECT questionnaire (PDâQ), Pain SelfâEfficacy Questionnaire (PSEâQ) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were assessed before and after intervention. RESULTS: The intervention improved worst pain intensity (pââ0.05). In a linear regression, the combination of all baseline parameters predicted 23.2% variance in absolute change in pain after 8âweeks. Applying backwards elimination to the linear regression yielded that baseline pain intensity combined with TSP predicted 33.8% variance. CONCLUSION: This explorative study suggested reduction in pain, improved sleep quality and increased CPM after 8âweeks of exercise. Furthermore, the results suggests that low pain intensity and high TSP scores (indicative for pain sensitisation) may predict a lack of pain improvement after exercise
Renal haemodynamics are not related to genotypes in offspring of parents with essential hypertension.
Introduction. The pathogenesis of essential hypertension (EH) has a major genetic component and is associated with renal abnormalities. Normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents are likely to develop EH and are a suitable population for identifying possible relations between genetic and renal abnormalities.Methods. We investigated if renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system associated genotypes (angiotensinogen [M235T] and ACE [I/D]) are related to blood pressure (BP), renal haemodynamics and sodium excretion in sex and age-matched (18â35 years) healthy Caucasian offspring of either two parents with EH (n=101, EH-offspring) or two normotensive parents (n=50, controls). The alpha-adducin polymorphism (G460W) was also investigated.Results. Compared to controls, BP, heart rate, renal vascular resistance (RVR) and urinary sodium excretion were, respectively, 5%, 7%, 15% and 20% higher in EH-offspring. In controls, the TT-genotype of the M235T angiotensinogen polymorphism was associated with higher BP and higher plasma angiotensinogen. By contrast, in EHoffspring the TT-genotype was associated with lower BP and unchanged plasma angiotensinogen. Plasma angiotensinogen correlated positively with BP in EH-offspring, with a similar tendency (p=0.08) in controls. The distributions of the three candidate polymorphisms were similar in EH-offspring and controls. There were no associations between any of the polymorphisms and any of the renal parameters measured.Conclusion. The markedly greater RVR, proportionally larger than the greater BP, supports a role for RVR in the pathogenesis of EH. The lack of association between the candidate polymorphisms and the investigated parameters, even in this homogenous and for hypertension strongly predisposed group, suggests that the polymorphisms investigated do not play important roles in the pathogenesis of hypertension
Redskaber til monitorering af trafikken (REMOTE)
GPS data fra kørende biler vil sandsynligvis i fremtiden erstatte traditionelle spoler i vejene som grundlaget for realtidstrafikinformation. I denne artikel beskrives et projekt under EUâs VIKING program, hvor der er udviklet udstyr til indsamling og behandling af GPS data fra kørende biler med henblik pĂĽ realtidstrafikinformation. Endvidere beskrives et feltforsøg med 10 taxier
Does conservative kidney management offer a quantity or quality of life benefit compared to dialysis? A systematic review
Redskaber til monitorering af trafikken [REMOTE]
GPS data fra kørende biler vil sandsynligvis i fremtiden erstatte traditionelle spoler i vejene som grundlaget for realtidstrafikinformation. I denne artikel beskrives et projekt under EUâs VIKING program, hvor der er udviklet udstyr til indsamling og behandling af GPS data fra kørende biler med henblik pĂĽ realtidstrafikinformation. Endvidere beskrives et feltforsøg med 10 taxier
Global evolutionary analysis of chronic hepatitis C patients revealed significant effect of baseline viral resistance, including novel non-target sites, for DAA-based treatment and retreatment outcome
Effects of Exercise Training and IL-6 Receptor Blockade on Gastric Emptying and GLP-1 Secretion in Obese Humans: Secondary Analyses From a Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
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