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Radiological imaging of pulmonary emphysema : preoperative evaluation of candidates for lung volume reduction surgery
(2002-05-07)
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) for pulmonary emphysema, first described by Brantigan in 1957, was re-introduced by Cooper et al in 1995. From a surgical point of view, information on the extent and distribution of ...
Molecular genetic aspects of renal cell carcinoma development
(2003-04-25)
in RCC tumors. Five minimal regions of overlapping deletions were identified, three of which were defined from the primary RCCs. Losses in telomeric regions were each significantly associated with high tumor grade (i.e. Grade 3; p<0.05). Further-more, LOH...
Assessment of physical activity and energy expenditure in adolescents
(2002-04-15)
Physical activity (PA) is a complex, multidimensional human behaviour that includes all bodily movement from fidgeting to participation in marathon running. The detailed relationship (i.e. dose - response) between the type ...
Analysis of viral and cellular gene expression patterns in cells latently infected with EBV by suppression subtractive hybridization
(2003-10-31)
Epstein-Barr virus is a ubiquitous γ-herpes virus and causes the self-limiting lymphoproliferative disease, called infectious mononucleosis. Its presence is associated with several malignancies, including Burkitt lymphoma, ...
Endocrine aspects of obesity and weight reduction by bariatric surgery : with special emphasis on beta cell function
(2003-09-11)
Severe obesity is the most predictive acquired risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. Bariatric surgery induces marked weight loss and reverses the diabetic state significantly. This could be explained not ...
Sacroiliac pain-provocation testing in physiotherapy : time and force recording
(2004-08-27)
Introduction: Some of the tests used for examining pain arising from the
sacroiliac region are intended to provoke pain by using manually applied
forces. Previous reliability and validity studies of sacroiliac
pain-provocation ...
Birth centre care : reproduction and infant health
(2004-04-02)
This thesis has two general aims, to investigate factors affecting
women s decision to have a second baby and to study the effect of birth
centre care on infant outcome. The specific aims were to investigate 1)
whether ...
Diabetic osteopathy : a study in the rat
(2012-03-09)
The present study on non-obese Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats with type-2 diabetes and neuropathy was an attempt to describe and define pertinent features of diabetic osteopathy. Altogether, the study included 33 GK rats aged 12 ...
Hepatitis C virus kinetics during antiviral treatment
(2004-03-05)
It is estimated that 170 million individuals have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, whereof 20-30% will develop end stage liver disease within 20-30 years. Antiviral therapy can stop this deterioration and clear ...
Vestibular control of body orientation in lamprey
(2004-03-26)
Maintenance of body orientation (postural control) is a vital motor function of the brain. The general goal of this project was to understand the organization and operation of neuronal networks responsible for postural ...