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Long-wave ultraviolet radiation (UVA1) and visible light : therapeutic and adverse effects in human skin
(2001-09-05)
of the laser
system. Twenty-two patients with PWS were treated with flashlamp-pulsed
dye laser (FPDL) using wavelengths 585 and 600 nm There was significantly
less lightening with 600 run than with 585 nm when equal fluences were
used. When 1.5 and 2 times...
Aspects of foreign-born women's health and childbirth-related outcomes : an epidemiological study of women of childbearing age in Sweden
(2003-11-07)
This thesis aims to study the association between aspects of health and childbirth-related outcomes and country of birth. A theoretical model has been developed from a feministic perspective to reflect foreign-born women's ...
Rehabilitation in a changing context : responses, difficulties and competence from the view of occupational therapists and clients : consequences of the ideological and organisational changes in psychiatry
(2003-05-23)
The general aim of this thesis was to explore, understand and describe how occupational therapists have responded to the consequences of the ideological and organizational changes in psychiatry that have taken place in ...
Molecular genetics of type 2 diabetes
(2002-04-24)
and rat. LOD scores > 2.9 for diabetes were identified in the 23 rat orthologous fragments, previously reported to be linked to diabetes in human. A total of 51 human candidate orthologous genes for type 2 diabetes were also suggested from the glucose QTLs...
The moral enterprise in intensive care nursing
(2004-05-19)
The aims of this thesis were to explore nurses' experiences of stress in the ICU (I), to analyze experiences of moral concerns in intensive care nursing from the perspective of relational ethics (II), to describe the ...
Disability and effects of weight loss in obese women
(2003-01-10)
INTRODUCTION: Obesity has become an important health problem world wide. It increases medical risks and affects daily living. Women are in the majority among obese persons seeking help. Standard recommendations on fitness ...
Endocrine and metabolic aspects of adult Prader Willi syndrome with special emphasis on the effect of growth hormone treatment
(2003-09-05)
impaired glucose tolerance and 9 patients high homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index, indicating insulin resistance. A moderate dyslipidemia was seen in seven patients. The 13 patients with genetically confirmed diagnosis were shorter and had...
Minimally invasive hernia surgery
(2003-04-25)
Minimally invasive laparoscopic and open tension-free techniques have been evolved during the 1990's. Different laparoscopic techniques have been used, where the totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty (TEP) is a technically ...
Effects of gravity and posture on the human lung
(2004-03-18)
The presence of the gravitational force at the surface of Earth affects all of the organ systems in landliving creatures. The function of the lung is particularly susceptible to changes in the direction and magnitude of ...
Studies on autoimmune diabetes in Latvians and other populations
(2001-10-09)
IDDM is an autoimmune disease, characterized by autoimmune mediated loss of insulin secreting B- cells. GAD65 and IA-2 are major B-cell specific autoantibodies and are not found in healthy population. IDDM is associated ...