The Swedish medical birth register during five decades: documentation of the content and quality of the register.

Pregnancy-related factors are important for short- and long-term health in mothers and offspring. The nationwide population-based Swedish Medical Birth Register (MBR) was established in 1973. The present study describes the content and quality of the MBR, using original MBR data, Swedish-language and international publications based on the MBR.

sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from river water used for household purposes in Boane District, Mozambique.

A Gram-negative rod with a single polar flagellum was isolated from a freshwater reservoir used for household purposes in Boane District, near Maputo, Mozambique, and designated as strain DB1. Growth was observed at 30-42 °C (optimum, 30-37 °C) and with 0.5-1.

Data-driven models for predicting microbial water quality in the drinking water source using E. coli monitoring and hydrometeorological data.

Rapid changes in microbial water quality in surface waters pose challenges for production of safe drinking water. If not treated to an acceptable level, microbial pathogens present in the drinking water can result in severe consequences for public health. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the suitability of data-driven models of different complexity for predicting the concentrations of E.

Variations in perceptions of parenting role related to children's physical activity and sedentary behaviours - a qualitative study in a Northern European context.

Background: The aim of the study was to increase understanding of the variation in parental perceptions of their roles and responsibilities in relation to children's physical activity and sedentary behaviours.

Methods: This qualitative study was based on data from the Healthy School Start intervention study II, in the form of recorded motivational interviewing (MI) sessions with mothers and fathers participating in the intervention. Forty-one MI sessions where parents discussed physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour were selected for analysis.