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Finite element modeling (FEM) simulation of interactions between wood and microwaves
The aim of this study was to use finite element modeling (FEM) as a tool to analyze microwave scattering in wood and to verify the model by measurements with a microwave scanner. A medical computed tomography ...
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Open AccessTest - retest reliability of two instruments for measuring public attitudes towards persons with mental illness
Research has identified stigmatization as a major threat to successful treatment of individuals with mental illness. As a consequence several anti-stigma campaigns have been carried out. The results have been ...
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Evaluation of preservative distribution in thermally modified European aspen and birch boards using computed tomography and scanning electron microscopy
The aim of this experiment was to impregnate thermally modified wood using an easy and cost-effective method. Industrially processed thermally modified European aspen (Populus tremula L.) and birch (Betula pubesc...
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Open AccessOvercoming recruitment barriers revealed high readiness to participate and low dropout rate among people with schizophrenia in a randomized controlled trial testing the effect of a Guided Self-Determination intervention
Recruitment is one of the most serious challenges in performing randomized controlled trials. Often clinical trials with participants diagnosed with schizophrenia are terminated prematurely because of recruitm...
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Open AccessThe effectiveness of an anti-stigma intervention in a basic police officer training programme: a controlled study
Stigma and discrimination are still prominent features of the life situation of persons with mental illness, adding to the burden of the illness, causing a lowered self-esteem, quality of life and affecting po...
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Open AccessEffectiveness and Usability of a Web-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Families Living with Mental Illness
Families living with mental illness express needs of support and experiences of burden that may affect their own health detrimentally and hence also their ability to support the patient. Mindfulness-based inte...
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Open AccessThe effectiveness of narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy: a randomized controlled study of a self-stigma intervention
Stigma has been proposed to be one of the most serious obstacles to successful treatment, rehabilitation and inclusion in society of people with severe mental illness. An aspect of stigma which has been increa...
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Open AccessElevated expression of a minor isoform of ANK3 is a risk factor for bipolar disorder
Ankyrin-3 (ANK3) is one of the few genes that have been consistently identified as associated with bipolar disorder by multiple genome-wide association studies. However, the exact molecular basis of the associati...
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Open AccessA Qualitative Study of Caregivers’ Experiences, Motivation and Challenges Using a Web-Based Mindfulness Intervention
Caregivers report experiences of stress and burden that can affect their health negatively. Web-based mindfulness interventions have shown beneficial health effects in clinical and non-clinical populations, in...
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Open AccessExploring lithium’s transcriptional mechanisms of action in bipolar disorder: a multi-step study
Lithium has been the first-line treatment for bipolar disorder (BD) for more than six decades. Although the molecular effects of lithium have been studied extensively and gene expression changes are generally ...
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Open AccessRunaway multi-allelic copy number variation at the α-defensin locus in African and Asian populations
Alpha defensins are anti-microbial peptides of the innate immune system. The defensin A1 and A3 genes are located in a repeat array of variable copy number (the DEFA1A3 locus) and encode the human neutrophil pept...
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Open AccessThe conditioning regime in industrial drying of Scots pine sawn timber studied by X-ray computed tomography: a case-study
Industrial drying of sawn timber is a process driven by a difference in moisture content (MC) between the core and the surface as moisture moves from the wet inner region towards the drier surface. After dryin...
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Open AccessMap** the expression of an ANK3 isoform associated with bipolar disorder in the human brain
The gene ankyrin-3 (ANK3) has been consistently associated with bipolar disorder (BD) in several genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The exact molecular mechanisms underlying this genetic association remain u...
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Open AccessMacroscopic X-ray computed tomography aided numerical modelling of moisture flow in sawn timber
Mathematical models are essential for the development of schedules for the air-circulation drying of timber in Swedish sawmills, but earlier models have been shown to be conservative leading to longer drying t...
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Open AccessRelational continuity may give better clinical outcomes in patients with serious mental illness – a systematic review
Continuity of care is considered important for results of treatment of serious mental illness (SMI). Yet, evidence of associations between relational continuity and different medical and social outcomes is spa...
