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Cytokines, alcohol metabolizing enzymes and stress-inducible ER proteins in alcoholic liver disease
(2000-05-05)
peroxidation products generated mainly via ethanol-inducible cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) redox cycling. In addition, alcohol dehydrogenase class I (ADH1) is a major enzyme in the first step of ethanol metabolism, whereas induction of endoplasmic reticulum (ER...
Tobacco smoking and vertical periodontal bone loss
(2005-05-18)
revealed a right - left hand side symmetry. Cigarette smoking was significantly associated with the prevalence and severity of vertical bone defects (Studies II and III). The relative risk associated with current smoking was 2 to 3-fold increased...
Adolescent sexuality and sexual abuse : a Swedish perspective
(2001-05-02)
In the late 1980’s, teenage abortions and genital chlamydial infections were increasing adolescent health problems in Sweden, indicating unsafe sex practices among young people. The emergence of HIV highlighted the need ...
Transoesophageal and transthoracic recordings of mitral annulus motion
(2006-02-03)
Maximal systolic and diastolic velocities recorded from four sites of the mitral annulus motion (MAM) reflect left ventricular (LV) performance. This thesis focus on factors influencing M-mode derived velocities in healthy ...
Validering av ÄT-10: en svensk version av dysfagienkäten Eating Assessment Tool-10
(2014-12-09)
and esophageal dysphagia (n = 53) as well as a sample of adults without dysphagia (n = 103). The Research and Development 36-Item Health Survey, version 2, (RAND 36 v2) was distributed to the controls for assessment of their health-related quality of life...
Quantifying cancer patient survival : extensions and applications of cure models and life expectancy estimation
(2013-10-18)
Cancer patient survival is the single most important measure of cancer patient care. By quantifying cancer patient survival in different ways further insights can be gained in terms of temporal trends and differences in ...
Antibody-associated inflammation in and outside the joint in rheumatoid arthritis
(2017-08-17)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by pain, chronic inflammation and joint destruction. Epidemiological investigations in large populationbased cohorts have identified both genetic ...
Determinants of hearing impairment in Swedish hunters : an e-epidemiological approach
(2016-04-08)
Background: 290 236 persons bought a hunting license in Sweden 2014/15. Hunters are
spread all over the country and come from all socioeconomic groups. Recreational fiearms
can produce peak noise levels between 156-164 ...
Swedish children with moderate hearing loss : on the importance of monitoring auditory and early speech development the first three years
(2020-11-24)
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the auditory and early speech development in a group of children born with moderate hearing loss (HL) who were fitted with hearing aids (HAs) before the age of 6 months, ...
Spatio-temporal modeling of morphology and gene-expressions during C.elegans embryogenesis using a new imaging framework
(2012-03-21)
Many aspects of ontogenesis, the process whereby an organism develops from the fertilized egg to a grown adult, are still poorly understood, despite having been studied since Aristotle's time. The advent of modern biology ...