Publications by authors named "F Taube"
Background: Chemical, biological and nerve gas events have a significant impact on public health, necessitating proper education and training. This study investigated the educational needs as perceived by two groups, frontline healthcare workers and medical students, in relation to chemical, biological, and nerve gas events.
Methods: Three distinct web-based cross-sectional surveys were conducted, one each for chemical, biological, and nerve gas events, with each survey following the same structural format including sections on (a) theoretical knowledge assessment, using multiple-choice questions regarding identification, protection, and treatment, (b) perception of threat, using questions based on a 5-point Likert scale to gauge views on threat/preparedness and (c) perception of existing competency, with questions regarding prior education and the need for additional education and training.
The integration between crop and livestock production systems (ICLS) at regional level is seen as a pathway for more sustainable food production. The objective was to assess the effects on farm structure, economic performance and environmental impact of an ICLS with varying constraints on agricultural emissions, changes in land use and a lower external input use as means to achieve environmental targets. A linear optimization model was used for economic optimization of ICLS under different scenarios for the case of crop and dairy production systems on sandy soils in the Netherlands.
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- The study focuses on basic combat training (BCT) and its impact on iron levels among military recruits, highlighting that intense physical activities, restricted diets, and inadequate recovery can lead to iron deficiency, which affects overall health and performance.
- It involved a systematic review of existing research, analyzing the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency (ID) among recruits during their training, looking at various factors like participant demographics and training duration.
- The review included 22 studies with over 111,000 participants, assessing the quality of studies and using meta-analyses to draw conclusions about the health risks tied to iron deficiency in this population.
Introduction: Historically, diseases and non-battle injuries (DNBI) typically stand for 70%‒95% of all medical events during military missions. There is, however, no comprehensive compilation of medical statistics for Swedish soldiers during deployment.
Method: During United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, climate data and medical outpatient health surveillance data were compiled for Swedish soldiers deployed to Timbuctoo, between 2015 and 2019.
The 2-bit Lindqvist-type polyoxometalate (POM) [VO((OCH)CCHN)] with a diamagnetic {VO} core and azide termini shows six fully oxidized V centers in solution as well as the solid state, according to V NMR spectroscopy. Under UV irradiation, it exhibits reversible switching between its ground S state and the energetically higher lying states in acetonitrile and water solutions. TD-DFT calculations demonstrate that this process is mainly initialized by excitation from the S to S state.
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