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The functional role of the lateral olivocochlear system and mechanisms underlying sound condtioning
(2004-10-29)
Sound conditioning is a process induced by a low-level, non-damaging acoustic stimulus that provides protection against subsequent detrimental forms of acoustic trauma. Many hypotheses have been advanced to explain the ...
Analyses of genomic and gene expression signatures
(2004-08-20)
Biology has entered a challenging, information-intense period where computational experiments are complementing traditional experiments. A plethora of new techniques have allowed biological processes to be investigated on ...
Nutritional and functional effects of energy-dense food in the frail elderly
(2004-10-01)
Eating and nutritional problems are common in frail elderly individuals receiving care in municipalities and hospitals. The overall aim of the present thesis was to evaluate the effects of serving additional energy to frail ...
Child health promotion : analyses of activities and policy processes in 25 Swedish municipalities
(2005-09-30)
The Swedish municipalities are important actors that offer appropriate
environments for healthpromoting activities directed at children and
adolescents. Enhanced understanding on how such activities develop is
needed ...
Performance and trainability in paraplegics : motor function, shoulder muscle strength and sitting balance before and after kayak ergometer training
(2006-11-17)
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in a complete or partial loss of motor and/or sensory function below the injury level. An SCI causes extensive functional impairment compelling many persons to wheelchair usage. ...
Heart failure : aspects on treatment and prognosis
(2006-05-02)
The aim of this thesis was to describe aspects on treatment and prognosis in heart failure. In paper I, we studied two hundred and seventy-nine hospitalised heart failure patients, and related clinical and demograhic data ...
Mental and physical health among first-generation and second-generation immigrants in Sweden
(2006-09-11)
Background: Migration implies profound psychosocial and socioeconomic changes. Previous studies demonstrate an increased risk of poor health, including mental disorders, among some immigrant groups. First- and second-generation ...
Knowledge, familiarity and perceived quality of care : midwives' knowledge of and women's experience with population-based cervical screening programme in Stockholm
(2006-03-17)
The current study is part of an interdisciplinary project on population-based screening for cervical cancer, entitled "Between Sickness and Health: A Multidisciplinary Study of a Population-based Cervical Screening Programme ...
Physical fitness and overweight in Swedish youths
(2005-03-22)
The aim of the present thesis was to describe the level of physical fitness and prevalence of overweight and obesity in Swedish youths, and their trends over 14 years. Additionally, the relation between fitness and overweight ...
Evaluation of the DIAGNOdent method for detection and quantification of carious lesions : in vitro and in vivo studies
(2005-03-08)
The sites most susceptible to dental caries are the occlusal surfaces and
the margins of existing restorations. These are also the sites at which
lesion detection by conventional methods is most unsatisfactory. There ...