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Illness, disease, sickness : clinical factors, concepts of pain and sick leave patterns among immigrants in primary health care : effects of different therapeutic approaches
(1997-09-12)
The outer framework for this thesis is the high rate of disability pensions among some immigrant groups in Sweden. The general aim for the research has been to understand the phenomena of illness, disease and sickness ...
The relation among aging, dopamine-regulating genes, and neurocognition
(2020-10-07)
When people are getting old, they often feel increasingly harder to concentrate, and become slower and more inflexible during tasks that involve focused attention, information maintenance in the face of distractions, and ...
The role of estrogen receptors in the auditory system
(2011-12-21)
Both laboratory and clinical studies have previously demonstrated estrogenic effects on auditory function. The overall scope of this study was to investigate the physiological and molecular involvement of estrogens and ...
Signal processing approaches on otoacoustic emissions
(2000-09-29)
The recent achievement on the measurement of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) is based on a novel technical development of digital signal processing. OAEs measured in the external ear canal are normal by-products of the active ...
Epidemiological studies of medication use and effectiveness in bipolar disorder
(2017-09-19)
In the last decades, new treatments for bipolar disorder (BD) have emerged, prompting a decrease in the use of lithium – the former “gold standard” for relapse prevention, and increasing the possibilities for individualized ...
Flexible parametric models for cancer patient survival : loss in expectation of life and further developments
(2018-03-01)
Population-based cancer studies can contribute to a better understanding of cancer patient survival. The general aim of this thesis was to develop and apply statistical methods for population-based cancer studies to ensure ...
New approaches for diagnostics and therapy of allergy to pets
(2015-04-01)
Allergic diseases have been described already in 900 AD but today allergic diseases have reached epidemic proportions. About 30% of the world population is affected. Typical allergic symptoms of the immune system’s reaction ...
Investigations of Porphyromonas gingivalis as a possible trigger of autoimmunity in the development of rheumatoid arthritis
(2018-03-29)
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a severe autoimmune disease affecting 0.5-1% worldwide. Patients suffer from pain, disability, chronic joint inflammation, comorbidities and increased mortality. Although, the aetiology of RA ...
Oxidoreductases and RNA degradosome controlling virulence-associated traits of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
(2013-09-04)
The oxidative stress response is a fundamental and primitive mode of innate immune defense in nearly all forms of life. The host oxidative stress response becomes truly important and effective especially against intracellular ...
eHealth support for physical activity and exercise training in people with COPD
(2022-05-23)
Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to apply user involvement and co-creation to generate knowledge on how an eHealth tool, including physical activity and exercise training, for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...