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Neuromuscular aspects of eccentric knee extensor actions : effects of electrical stimulation, age, gender and training
(1998-11-13)
The overall aim of this thesis was to study the effects of electrical stimulation, age, gender and training on the torque- and EMG-velocity relationships during eccentric knee extensor muscle actions in man. An isokinetic ...
Re-establishing reading skills of elderly low vision patients : studies on Swedish low vision clinic clients
(2013-02-13)
This thesis is based on the project "Reading skills, reading training and technology for the visually handicapped - Prospects for the 1990s," carried out at the Department of Educational Research of the Stockholm Institute ...
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 ...
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 ...
Effect of cycline-dependent kinase and matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors on hematopoietic and leukemic cells
(2008-10-24)
Rapid advances in molecular and cellular biology have improved the understanding of the mechanisms involved in leukemia development. Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been suggested ...
Association between diet and treatment results in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus
(2016-11-07)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are chronic autoimmune inflammatory diseases. The causes of these diseases are unknown and evidence indicates that a combination of both genetic and environmental ...
Efficacy and predictors of outcome in parent training interventions for children with conduct problems
(2014-05-06)
Aggressive and disruptive behaviors in childhood are one of the most common reasons for referral to child psychiatric clinics and are predictive of a range of negative health outcomes later in life. The present thesis ...
Perinatal HIV-1 infection : aspects on clinical presentation, viral dynamics and epidemiology
(2004-09-15)
During the last 20 years HIV-1 infection has changed from being an
unknown disease to being a widespread pandemic, in some areas affecting a
large proportion of the human population. Mother-to-child transmission
(MTCT) ...
Regulation of cellular responses to hypoxia by HIF-1alpha-dependent and -independent signaling pathways
(2012-08-13)
Hypoxia is a state of inadequate oxygen supply to the cells and tissues of the body. It plays a critical role in embryonic development, as well as in various physiological and pathological processes. Hypoxia-inducible ...
Avidity-guided radionuclide therapy for thyroid cancer
(2022-09-01)
The treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer has three main modalities: surgery, hormone suppression and radioiodine therapy. Effective radioiodine therapy requires cancer cells to be iodine avid, i.e. exhibit relatively ...