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Mental and physical health among first-generation and second-generation immigrants in Sweden
(2006-09-11)
hospitalized for mental disorders than the Swedish majority population after adjustment for socioeconomic status (study 1 ). To study whether the increased risk of being hospitalized for psychotic disorders among certain immigrant groups is present among second...
Synthetic studies of marine indole alkaloids and related systems
(2005-11-25)
-carboxaldehyde and 1,4-diacetyl-2,5-piperazinedione ill the presence of caesium carbonate. Several analogues of dipodazine, together with a few barettin analogues have been prepared and tested for activity ill antifouling assays, results and relevance of which...
Chromatin structure and histone modifications in gene regulation
(2006-11-24)
linker histone H1 binds at the DNA entry/exit site of the nucleosome and organises the linker DNA and influence higher order chromatin structure. In order to induce gene expression the transcription factors, coactivators and also the transcriptional...
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...
Nitric oxide and evaluation of different treatments in experimental colitis and inflammatory bowel disease
(2006-11-10)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology of the gastrointestinal tract. Central features of IBD are increased ...
Development of nuclear medicine methods for gastric and small bowel motility : effects of GLP-1 on gastric emptying
(2005-05-20)
The diagnosis of functional disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract
requires techniques being both sufficiently sensitive to detect
disturbances of the normal physiology and low-invasive enough not to
interfere ...
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 ...
Antimicrobial polypeptides and lipids as a part of innate defense mechanism of fish and human fetus
(2005-11-18)
Animals are constantly threatened by vast numbers of microbes and have
consequently evolved an array of strategies to prevent microbial
invasion. In this thesis, I have studied natural antimicrobial lipids and
polypeptides ...
The analgesic mechanisms of buprenorphine
(2006-01-13)
Buprenorphine, a derivative of thebaine, is a semi-synthetic opiate and a partial p-opioid receptor agonist. Buprenorphine is also a weak kappa-opioid receptor antagonist. Buprenorphine is used clinically as an analgesic ...
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...