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What a Difference Immigration Law Makes: PISA results, migration background, socioeconomic status and social mobility in Europe and traditional countries of immigration [PDF]

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national languages for the PISA school performance of teenagers living in European countries (France, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom, and ...
Entorf, Horst, Minoiu, Nicoleta
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Proposed Diagnostic Reference Levels for Frequently Performed Paediatric Radiographic Examinations

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
Paediatric diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are weight‐stratified dose levels for typical medical imaging examinations for broadly defined types of equipment. The 75th percentiles of the FRLs across the nine X‐ray units from five centres in Australia were calculated as the proposed Local DRLs (LDRLs).
Edel Doyle, Matthew R. Dimmock, Kam L. Lee, Peter Thomas, Richard B. Bassed   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Topical Roflumilast in Psoriasis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Traditional first‐line topical treatments for plaque psoriasis, particularly corticosteroids and vitamin D analogs, frequently have only limited efficacy for long‐term use, and present difficulties with safety and adherence. Objectives In this systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we assessed ...
Aimal A. Khattak, Ahmed Javed, Ummi Aiman Rahman, Rumaisa Riaz, Zeeshan Imtiaz, Hassan A. Mirza, Farman U. Khan, Muhid Khattak, Fatima Javid, Abdul Moiz Khan, Adeline L. Roy, Bibek Shrestha   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adolescence risk factors for meniscus and ligamentous knee injuries in adulthood: A longitudinal study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Our aim is to investigate the influence of adolescent health‐related behaviours on the occurrence of meniscus and ligament injuries in a large cohort of Finnish adolescents with an average 27‐year follow‐up. Methods The baseline data were surveys conducted biannually from 1981 to 1997, and these were individually linked to outcomes, as
Matias Vaajala, Alisa Teuho, Rasmus Liukkonen, Ville Ponkilainen, Arja Rimpelä, Leena K. Koivusilta, Ville M. Mattila   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient and Inefficient Welfare States [PDF]

This paper shows that cross country differences in the generosity and the quality of the welfare state are associated with differences in the trustworthiness of their citizens.
Algan, Yann, Cahuc, Pierre, Sangnier, Marc   +2 more
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Increased reoperation rates after meniscus repair compared to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: Data from a comprehensive clinical cohort with up to 10 years follow‐up

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To investigate the rates of knee reoperation and medical complications after meniscal repair versus partial meniscectomy (APM) up to 10 years after surgery. Methods All patients ≥ 15 years old operated for a meniscal tear with meniscus repair or partial meniscectomy at Scania University Hospital were included, between year 2010 and ...
Fredrik Boric‐Persson, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Martin Englund, Paul Neuman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opioid maintenance treatment of pregnant women in the Scandinavian countries. [PDF]

Nordisk Alkohol Nark, 2020
Handal M, Skurtveit S, Mahic M, Øhman I, Wikner BN, Tjagvad C, Kieler H, Halmesmäki E, Lund IO.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Exchange Rate Regime and Wage Determination in Central and Eastern Europe [PDF]

After the eastern enlargement of the European Union due to increasing labor market integration, wage determination and monetary integration in Central and Eastern Europe have become key issues in European economic policy making. Based on the Scandinavian
Christina Ziegler, Gunther Schnabl
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Primary knee arthroplasty in Sweden: A nationwide analysis of all‐cause 30‐day mortality and impact of age and ASA‐class

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Knee arthroplasty is one of the most common orthopaedic procedures in Sweden, which is in line with many other countries in the Western world. There is no recent data on all‐cause 30‐day mortality associated with primary knee arthroplasty in Sweden during recent years. The purpose of the present observational quality register study was
Johanna Jarstad, Johanna Albert, Olof Sköldenberg, Jon Karlsson, Jan Gustav Jakobsson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nordic Exceptionalism? How Scandinavian Border and Coast Guards Rationalize Their Participation in Frontex Operations

Nordic Journal of Migration Research
This paper examines how Scandinavian border and coast guards seconded to Frontex operations understand their participation in them. Drawing on interviews with Swedish and Danish border and coast guards, the paper introduces the notion of Nordic ...
Eline Waerp
doaj   +1 more source