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On the role of metabotropic glutamate receptors in motor control : analysis of synaptic, cellular and network properties
(2000-10-06)
The organization of neurons into neuronal networks is a basic feature of the central nervous system. An understanding of the function of neuronal networks requires knowledge on both synaptic connectivity and cellular ...
Healthcare financing challenges and opportunities to achieving universal health coverage in the low- and middle-income country context
(2020-02-05)
and the richest households, respectively. The poverty rate rose by 5.5% (9.0 million individuals) due to OOP payments. In study II, we observed that approximately 87% of the informal workers were willing to pay for the CBHI. The average weekly WTP was 22.8 BDT [95...
Somatostatin, dendritic cells and peptide T in psoriasis : a clinical, immunohistochemical and functional study
(2000-10-13)
Peptide T is an octapeptide designed to block the CD4 receptor. In a phase 1 study 9 psoriasis patients were treated with 2 mg peptide T i.v. once daily for 28 days and followed for a further 3 months. Five patients improved ...
Inactivation of pulmonary surfactant and its prevention
(2009-08-07)
Pulmonary surfactant is a lipoprotein complex coating the conducting airways down to the terminal airspaces. Its main function is to lower surface tension at the air liquid interface thus preventing alveolar collapse at ...
Intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age in Nigeria : magnitude, nature and consequences for reproductive health
(2011-01-05)
Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is now recognised as a problem of global magnitude, owing to its detrimental consequences on the health, social and economic welfare of women and their children. ...
Inflammation and neurodegeneration in mouse nervous system : experimental application
(2006-01-26)
Experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN) is a CD4+ T cell mediated inflammatory autoimmune disease of peripheral nervous system (PNS) and shares many of clinical, immunological, electrophysiological and morphological ...
Sex differences in cancer risk and survival
(2019-11-15)
.05; 95% CI, 1.02-1.1 (lung adenocarcinoma) to 8.0; 95% CI, 7.5-85 (laryngeal cancer). Women with non-small cell lung cancer (study II) are younger, smoke less, and present better performance status, compared to men. Women with lung adenocarcinoma...
Epidemiological studies on breast cancer risk factors and screening
(2023-09-27)
This thesis aims to enhance cancer prevention by investigating the factors and outcomes associated with false-positive (FP) mammography recalls, as well as understanding the association between breast cancer risk factors ...
Fecal immunochemical test in colorectal cancer screening : impact of screening strategy and gender on colonoscopy findings, missed lesions and costs
(2022-03-18)
.3%) vs 120 (5.8%). A normal colonoscopy was more common in women than in men (24% vs 17%, p-value <0.05). Had the cut-off level been 80μg/g in both genders, the PPV for CRC was estimated to be equalized between genders. However, in women with CRC, 28 (23...
Bleeding and hemostasis during normo- and hypothermia : studies on porcine and rat models
(2010-01-29)
Background: Numerous animal studies have shown protective effects of
hypothermia (HT) on hemorrhagic shock. These findings do not correlate
with clinical findings, were studies on trauma registers have shown that
HT is ...