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Additional file 1. Questionnaire on hereditary cancer risk disclosure (LORE, citizen panel, wave 31, block 5, q96-q127). This additional file contains a complete transcript of the survey questions used to generate the data for this article. The transcript is an English translation of the original Swedish questionnaire.

We investigate quantization properties of Hermitian metrics on holomorphic vector bundles over homogeneous compact K\"ahler manifolds. This allows us to study operators on Hilbert function spaces using vector bundles in a new way. We show that Yang--Mills metrics can be quantized in a strong sense and for equivariant vector bundles we deduce a strong stability property which supersedes Gieseker-stability. We obtain interesting examples of generalized notions of contractive, isometric, and subnormal operator tuples which have geometric interpretations related to holomorphic vector bundles over coadjoint orbits.

In this paper we show that every rational cohomology class of type $(p,p)$ on a compact K��hler manifold can be representated as a differential $(p,p)$-form given by an explicit formula involving a ��ech cocycle. First we represent Chern characters of smooth vector bundles by ��ech cocycles with values in the sheaf of differential forms. We then consider the behavior of these cocycles with respect to the Hodge structure on cohomology when the base manifold is compact K��hler.

We use operator algebras and operator theory to obtain new result concerning Berezin quantization of compact K\"ahler manifolds. Our main tool is the notion of subproduct systems of finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, which enables all involved objects, such as the Toeplitz operators, to be very conveniently expressed in terms of shift operators compressed to a subspace of full Fock space. This subspace is not required to be contained in the symmetric Fock space, so from finite-dimensional matrix algebras we can construct noncommutative manifolds with extra structure generalizing that of a projective variety endowed with a positive Hermitian line bundle and a canonical K\"ahler metric in the class of the line bundle. Even in the commutative setting these constructions are very fruitful. Firstly, we show that the algebra of smooth functions on any smooth projective variety can be quantized in a strong sense of inductive limits, as was previously only accomplished for homogeneous manifolds. In this way the K\"ahler manifold is recovered exactly from quantization and not just approximately. Secondly, we obtain a strict quantization also for singular varieties. Thirdly, we show that the Arveson conjecture is true in full generality for shift operators compressed to the subspace of symmetric Fock space associated with any homogeneous ideal. For noncommutative examples we consider homogeneous spaces for compact matrix quantum groups which generalize $q$-deformed projective spaces, and we show that these can be obtained as the cores of Cuntz--Pimsner algebras constructed solely from the representation theory of the quantum group. We also discuss interesting connections with noncommutative random walks., Comment: This should be the final version now

In this paper, dynamic analyses and field measurements of a tied arch railway bridge is presented. Excessive vibrations of the hangers were obtained, caused by resonance during train passages. The resulting increase of the stress level and number of stress cycles were shown to decrease the fatigue service life significantly. The most critical section is a threaded turnbuckle connection of the hangers. Due to low damping of the hangers, more than 50 % of the cumulative fatigue damage was related to free vibrations after train passage. Passive dampers were installed to attenuate the vibrations by means of increased damping. A combination of field measurements and numerical models are used to investigate the behavior of the bridge and the impact of increased hanger damping. QC 20120730