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Post-traumatic stress disorder and life events among recently resettled refuges
(2002-09-27)
clinical assessment for posttraumatic stress disorder. Questionnaires were translated into Arabic and South Kurdic and back-translated.
Results: The prevalence of PTSD among the participants was 37,2 % and was higher among males than females, consistent...
Living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
(2003-05-15)
This thesis focuses on how individuals with the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), an inherited connective-tissue disorder, experience and describe their daily lives with focus on physical and psychosocial problems. The syndrome ...
Characterization of NPY receptors Y1, Y2 and Y5 expression and function in vivo
(2003-11-25)
The general aim of these studies was to further elucidate the role of NPY receptors in the regulation of the food intake and energy homeostasis, nociception, and inflammation. We have utilized both normal and genetically ...
The role of human papillomavirus in adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix
(2002-05-03)
Background: Cervical carcinoma is the third most common malignant disease
in women worldwide. The absolute frequency of adenocarcinoma of cervix
uteri has increased during the last decade and accounts for about 15-20%
of ...
Peptidergic innervation of periarticular tissue : a study in the rat
(2001-11-16)
Painful musculo-skeletal disorders pose a tremendous burden on the
healthcare system, the main reason being the limited knowledge of the
underlying pathomechanisms and lack of specific treatment.
Hypothetically, the ...
Studies on global regulators involved in virulence gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus
(2003-05-16)
Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of skin, soft tissue, respiratory and endovascular diseases. Staphylococcal pathogenicity depends on the coordinated action of at least 40 different virulence factors, including ...
Haemodynamic and ventilatory effects of laparoscopic surgery
(2004-01-23)
Background: It has been shown repeatedly that the establishment of pneumoperitoneum (PP) is associated with increased cardiac filling pressures, as well as increased blood pressure and systemic vascular resistance. Patients ...
Synthesis of heterocycles from anthranilic acid and its derivatives
(2004-05-07)
quinazolines, a type of heterocyclic compounds that is considered to be highly interesting as scaffolds for development of new drugs. When the acyl halide was a tertiary 2-haloacyl halide, the reaction instead gave 1,4-benzodiazepine-3-ones via rearrangement...
Circulating immune complexes in atherosclerotic vascular disease
(2001-08-31)
in those without CICs. Among men
homozygous for C4 null alleles, those who developed MI had higher
concentrations of CICs than did those who remained healthy.
In a five-year prospective study, CICs and antibodies against oxLDL were
associated...
The importance of Escherichia coli fimbriae in urinary tract infection
(2001-11-16)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a major bacterial infectious disease among women. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli is the most dominant causative agent. Clinical observations indicate that repeated cystitis induces a ...