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Quantitative EEG analysis : temporal variability and clinical applications
(2005-09-30)
) for the power of 4 s epochs was in the range 0.49-0.67 (delta), 0.53-0.58 (theta), 0.58-0.76 (alpha), 0.37-0.49 (beta) and 0.09-0.12 for die alpha peak frequency. CV decreased proportionally to the square root of the sample size. Increasing the recording length...
Adult human neural stem cells : properties in vitro and as xenografts in the spinal cord
(2005-05-27)
Though the presence of stem cells in the adult human brain has been
presented earlier, much has yet to be discovered about these cells.
However, the mere potential of these cells has had a significant impact
of how we ...
Mammographic breast density and postmenopausal hormone therapy
(2005-11-25)
Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy among women in the western world. More than one million women are estimated to be diagnosed with the disease every year. The breast is a target organ for sex steroids and ...
On neck load among helicopter pilots : effects of head worn equipment, whole body vibration and neck position
(2005-09-13)
rotation, 2-3 % of neck flexion, and 1.5-2.5 % of trunk inclination. The use of NVG increased muscle activity in upper neck by 0.5-1.5 % and in lower neck by about 0.5 %. Results with added counterweight were about the same as with NVG. Muscle activity...
Ribavirin : dose and concentration in treatment of chronic hepatitis C infected patients
(2005-04-29)
-1 infection was found to be a significant predictor of treatment outcome (p<0.00 1) while type of interferon (standard versus pegylated) and ribavirin plasma concentration were not. In genotype 1 infected patients there was a tendency that sustained...
Inflammatory status in adolescents : the impact of health determinants such as overweight and fitness
(2006-03-07)
Overweight prevalences are rising among youth and the prevention of associated chronic diseases is priority concern in public health. Inflammatory processes are involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases and ...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease in adults : the Kalixanda study : a population-based endoscopic study
(2006-12-21)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common burden on health care
resources in the Western world and deteriorates the health-related
quality of life of those affected, but its manifestations in the general
population ...
Coronary heart disease in Swedish twins : quantitative genetic studies
(2006-08-24)
in higher concordances for CHD in monozygotic (MZ) than dizygotic (M) twins as well as in higher estimates at younger ages. 1 Heritability for CHD-death was estimated to 0.57 (95 % Cl 0.45-0.69) among males and 0.38 (0.26-0.50) among females, and extension...
Oral mucosal lesions, tobacco use and the long-term outcome in a Swedish population
(2006-11-10)
The overall objectives of this thesis were to study the natural history for Oral Lichen (OLL), Oral Leukoplakia (OL) and Snus Induced Lesions (SIL) and to correlate cancer and mortality among users and non-users of Swedish ...
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 ...