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Responsiveness of human circulating phagocytes in relation to the inflammatory condition
(2004-09-24)
In the early stages of the inflammatory process, monocytes and granulocytes constitute important effector cells that must function correctly in order to clear infection. By activating leukocytes in vitro it is possible to ...
Quantitative EEG analysis : temporal variability and clinical applications
(2005-09-30)
) with disease duration 7.6±4.6 years, and 45 healthy control subjects were investigated. The EEGs of the patients showed an increased slow activity (delta and theta) and a reduction in alpha peak frequency, both of which were most pronounced in the frontal...
Diet and renal cell carcinoma
(2005-01-14)
was estimated by comparing to the patterns based on4x7-day dietary records in 129 women from the SMC cohort; reproducibility was estimated in 212 women by comparing patterns from two FFQs filled in 1 year apart (paper III). In analyses of the association between...
Prenatal diagnosis in routine antenatal care : a randomised controlled trial
(2005-11-04)
/149) in the 18-week group (p=0.08). In the 12-week group, 69% of fetuses with a lethal malformation were detected at the early scan. The 18week scan strategy seemed better for detecting some specific lethal/severe malformations, but the differences were...
Bad breath : prevalence, periodontal disease, microflora and inflammatory markers
(2005-03-29)
)] and 841 woman [mean age = 35.7 years (±2.9 SD)] who participated in an epidemiological study of periodontal health that was started in 1985, 2.4 % were found to exhibit foetor ex ore and 1 % were diagnosed as having halitophobia. Subjects with both...
Unstimulated human whole saliva flow rate in relation to hyposalivation and dental caries
(2005-04-08)
Introduction: Salivary secretion is influenced by a large number of factors, including the circadian rhythm, making the detection of reduced salivary flow (hyposalivation) difficult. This is important since severely reduced ...
The role of incretin peptides and ghrelin in upper gut motility and metabolic control
(2006-11-24)
Metabolic control is essential for the individual and is strictly regulated via a wide range of factors. One important mechanism in maintaining an adequate blood sugar level is the regulation of insulin release and gastric ...
Coronary artery bypass surgery without extracorporeal circulation
(2006-03-10)
Introduction: Coronary artery bypass surgery with extracorporeal circulation is associated with a systemic inflammatory response syndrome that contributes to morbidity and mortality. Aortic cross clamping and cardioplegic ...
On neck load among helicopter pilots : effects of head worn equipment, whole body vibration and neck position
(2005-09-13)
Introduction: Helicopter pilots complain of pain originating from the neck region. The causes are still basically unknown, but the ergonomic situation when flying a helicopter, with unfavorable load caused by static neck ...
Mechanisms of resistance to ciprofloxacin in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(2006-04-07)
were found in gyrB in any strain. In transformation experiments an alteration in GyrA was introduced in a ciprofloxacin susceptible N. gonorrhoeae strain (MIC 0.008 mg/L) and MIC increased to 0.064 mg/L. Two alterations, together, increased MIC to 0...