Identification of robust and abundant reference transcripts for EV mRNA cargo normalization by Antje M. Zickler, Radosław Grochowski, André Görgens, Erik Bäcklin, Maximilian Kordes, J.-Matthias Löhr, Joel Z. Nordin, Samir EL Andaloussi, Daniel W. Hagey

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Geosystem services from the subsurface: A literature review and a proposed set of indicators tailored to a Swedish setting by Emrik Lundin-Frisk, Lars O. Ericsson, Paula Lindgren, Lorena Melgaço, Fredrik Mossmark, Olof Taromi Sandström, Victoria Svahn, Tore Söderqvist, Yevheniya Volchko, Maria de Lourdes Melo Zurita, Jenny Norrman

“…Building upon these findings, a country-specific set of 21 indicators pertinent to the geological setting of Sweden was developed. Each developed indicator was further subdivided into different ‘capacity classes’ to denote the potential of the geophysical environment to deliver a specific geosystem service. …”
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Vaginal progesterone as luteal phase support in natural cycle frozen-thawed embryo transfer (ProFET): protocol for a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial by Kenny A Rodriguez-Wallberg, Christina Bergh, Ali Khatibi, Annika Strandell, Mats Brännström, Caroline Stadelmann, Kristbjörg Heiður Olsen, Margareta Kitlinski, Susanne Liffner, Eva Lundborg, Göran Westlander, Gabriella Widlund, Åsa Magnusson

“…The participating study centres consist of 12 in vitro fertilisation-clinics in Sweden and 1 in Iceland. The primary outcome is to investigate if luteal phase support (LPS) by vaginal progesterone increases the chance of a live birth per randomised patient in a natural FET cycle compared with no LPS.Ethics and dissemination The trial was approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (ID 2020-06774, 2021-02822 and 2022-01502-02) and the Swedish Medical Products Agency (ID nr 5.1-2020-102613). …”
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Chronic Airflow Limitation, Lower Respiratory Symptoms, COPD and Chronic Rhinosinusitis in a Middle-Aged Population: The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS). A Link Bet... by Andersson A, Bergqvist J, Schiöler L, Bossios A, Farnebo L, Holmlund T, Janson C, Keceli S, Ljunggren M, Malinovschi A, Memarian E, Nihlén U, Nilsson PM, Pesonen I, Sjöström M, Stenfors N, Sundbom F, Werner M, Torén K, Sköld M, Hellgren J

“…Anders Andersson,1,2,* Joel Bergqvist,3,4,* Linus Schiöler,5 Apostolos Bossios,6,7 Lovisa Farnebo,8,9 Thorbjörn Holmlund,10 Christer Janson,11 Sumru Keceli,12 Mirjam Ljunggren,11 Andrei Malinovschi,13 Ensieh Memarian,14 Ulf Nihlén,15 Peter M Nilsson,16,17 Ida Pesonen,18,19 Marcus Sjöström,10 Nikolai Stenfors,20 Fredrik Sundbom,11 Mimmi Werner,10 Kjell Torén,5,21 Magnus Sköld,22,23 Johan Hellgren24,25 1COPD Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 2COPD Center, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 4Centre for Sleep and Wake Disorders, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 5Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 6Karolinska Severe Asthma Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; 7Division of Lung and Airway Research, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 8Linköping University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Sensory Organs and Communication, Linköping, Sweden; 9Region Östergötland, Anaesthetics, Operations and Specialty Surgery Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Linköping, Sweden; 10Department of Clinical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 11Department of Medical Sciences: Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 12Department of Otorhinolaryngology in Linköping, Region Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden; 13Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 14Department of Clinical Sciences, IKVM, Internal Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; 15Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; 16Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; 17Clinical Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; 18Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; 19Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; 20Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 21Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 22Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; 23Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine Solna and Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 24Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden; 25Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Anders Andersson, COPD Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Bruna Stråket 11B, Göteborg, 413 46, Sweden, Email Anders.Andersson@lungall.gu.sePurpose: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is related to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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A Note on Parabolic Homogenization with a Mismatch between the Spatial Scales by Liselott Flodén, Anders Holmbom, Marianne Olsson Lindberg, Jens Persson

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Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Berry Seeds: Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity by Graziele Gustinelli, Lovisa Eliasson, Cecilia Svelander, Thomas Andlid, Leif Lundin, Lilia Ahrné, Marie Alminger

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Fear extinction retention in children, adolescents, and adults by Ebba Widegren, Johan Vegelius, Matilda A. Frick, Ashika A. Roy, Stefan Möller, Johan Lundin Kleberg, Johanna Motilla Hoppe, Olof Hjorth, David Fällmar, Daniel S. Pine, Karin Brocki, Malin Gingnell, Andreas Frick

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Genetic Variations and mRNA Expression of NRF2 in Parkinson’s Disease by Caroline Ran, Karin Wirdefeldt, Lovisa Brodin, Mehrafarin Ramezani, Marie Westerlund, Fengqing Xiang, Anna Anvret, Thomas Willows, Olof Sydow, Anders Johansson, Dagmar Galter, Per Svenningsson, Andrea Carmine Belin

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Changes in cancer incidence and stage during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021 in the Nordic countries by Anna Johansson, Anna Skog, Tom Børge Johannesen, Tor Åge Myklebust, Simon M. Kønig, Charlotte Wessel Skovlund, Lina Steinrud Mørch, Søren Friis, Marnar Fríðheim Kristiansen, David Pettersson, Eva María Gudmundsdóttir, Nanna Margrét Kristinsdóttir, Helgi Birgisson, Sandra Irenaeus, Johan Ahlgren, Mats Lambe, Elli Hirvonen, Janne Pitkäniemi, Giske Ursin

“…The incidence rates declined during the first pandemic wave (Q2 2020), ranging from –21.7% [95% CI: –23.3%; –20.2%] (Sweden) to –7.9% [–17.7%; 3.0%] (Iceland). Incidence rates also declined in the second pandemic wave (Q1 2021), ranging from –8.6% [–10.2%; –6.9%] (Sweden) to –2.3% [–4.6%; 0.1%] (Norway), and in Sweden also by –3.1% [–4.8%; –1.3%] in the third pandemic wave (Q4 2021). …”
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Determining the effect of frailty on survival in advanced ovarian cancer: study protocol for a prospective multicentre national cohort study (FOLERO) by Daniel Hunde, Niklas Ekerstad, Mihaela Asp, Päivi Kannisto, Madelene Wedin, Charlotte Palmqvist, Pernilla Dahm-Kähler, Yvonne Brandberg, Mirna Abraham-Nordling, Kristina Åhlund, Vilhelm Mörlin, Nina Groes-Kofoed, Sahar Salehi

“…With an ageing population, 30% of women with advanced ovarian cancer in Sweden are >75 years. Nevertheless, there are no recommendations on patient-selection, albeit treating an unselected population in a public and centralized health care setting. …”
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Health in Swedish integration policies – a discourse analysis by Sara Svanholm, Heidi Carlerby, Eija Viitasara

“…Previous research has indicated that migrants risk facing inequities both internationally and in Sweden; integration policies are therefore important to study. …”
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Reply to: “Systolic dysfunction and mortality in critically ill patients: more data are needed to believe in this association!” by Oscar Cavefors, Jacob Holmqvist, Odd Bech‐Hanssen, Freyr Einarsson, Erik Norberg, Stefan Lundin, Elmir Omerovic, Sven‐Erik Ricksten, Björn Redfors, Jonatan Oras

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Feasibility of Bariatric Surgery as a Strategy for Secondary Prevention in Cardiovascular Disease: A Report from the Swedish Obese Subjects Trial by Lotta Delling, Kristjan Karason, Torsten Olbers, David Sjöström, Björn Wahlstrand, Björn Carlsson, Lena Carlsson, Kristina Narbro, Jan Karlsson, Carl Johan Behre, Lars Sjöström, Kaj Stenlöf

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Genetic insights into psychotic major depressive disorder: bridging the mood-psychotic disorder spectrumResearch in context by Thuy-Dung Nguyen, Joeri J. Meijsen, Robert Sigström, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Ying Xiong, Arvid Harder, Kaarina Kowalec, Joëlle A. Pasman, Carolina Scarpa, Elin Hörbeck, Lina Jonsson, Sara Hägg, Niamh Mullins, Kevin S. O’Connell, Christina Dalman, Dorte Helenius, Richard Zetterberg, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Ole A. Andreassen, Thomas Werge, Alfonso Buil, Mikael Landén, Patrick F. Sullivan, Yi Lu

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Multigenerational family coaggregation study of obsessive-compulsive disorder and cardiometabolic disorders by David Mataix-Cols, Christian Rück, Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, Kayoko Isomura, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Brian M D’Onofrio, Anna Sidorchuk, Zheng Chang, James J Crowley, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Isabell Brikell, Josep Pol-Fuster, Anna Holmberg, Lina Martinsson

“…This population-based family study explored the familial co-aggregation of OCD and cardiometabolic disorders.Methods We identified 6 049 717 individuals born in Sweden between 1950 and 2008, including 50 212 individuals with OCD, and followed them up to 2020. …”
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Temporal trends in characteristics and outcome of heart failure patients with and without significant coronary artery disease by Entela Bollano, Björn Redfors, Araz Rawshani, Dimitrios Venetsanos, Sebastian Völz, Oskar Angerås, Charlotta Ljungman, Joakim Alfredsson, Tomas Jernberg, Truls Råmunddal, Petur Petursson, J. Gustav Smith, Oscar Braun, Henrik Hagström, Ole Fröbert, David Erlinge, Elmir Omerovic

“…Data on all patients undergoing CAG for HF indication in Sweden between 2000 and 2018 were collected and analysed. …”
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Large-Scale Compatible Roll-to-Roll Coating of Paper Electrodes and Their Compatibility as Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes by Nicklas Blomquist, Manisha Phadatare, Rohan Patil, Renyun Zhang, Noah Leuschen, Magnus Hummelgård

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Genomic characterization and molecular predictive biomarkers for chemotherapy in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer treated in a real-world setting by Erik Olsson, Henrik Lindman, Evangelos Digkas, Viktoria Thurfjell, Haidar Mir Ali, Ute Krüger, Anna-Karin Wennstig, Marie Sundqvist, Antonios Valachis

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Measurement properties of the Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale (MISS) among cardiac arrest survivors – A Rasch evaluation study by Patrik Hellström, Johan Israelsson, Erik Blennow Nordström, Carina Hjelm, Anders Broström, Peter Hagell, Kristofer Årestedt

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Epigenetic suppression of creatine kinase B in adipocytes links endoplasmic reticulum stress to obesity-associated inflammation by Gianluca Renzi, Ivan Vlassakev, Mattias Hansen, Romane Higos, Simon Lecoutre, Merve Elmastas, Ondrej Hodek, Thomas Moritz, Lynn M. Alaeddine, Scott Frendo–Cumbo, Ingrid Dahlman, Alastair Kerr, Salwan Maqdasy, Niklas Mejhert, Mikael Rydén

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