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On lumbar spinal stenosis and disc herniation surgery
(2005-04-01)
Patients with spinal stenosis and disc herniation are most common in spine surgery. Few population based studies of these patients have been made and no studies of their health related quality of life (HRQOL) by the EQ-5D ...
Platelets and eosinophils in lung tissue remodelling
(2006-08-25)
Tissue injury and inflammation followed by effective repair restores normal function, but defective repair with associated tissue remodelling and fibrosis can lead to loss of organ function. Thus, interactions between ...
Quality of life after esophageal cancer surgery
(2006-04-14)
The principal aim of this research was to find ways to improve the quality of life of esophageal cancer patients after surgical treatment and to reduce persisting symptoms that often occur after that procedure. Since ...
Anxiety, exhaustion and depression in relation to periodontal diseases
(2006-03-10)
Periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis), are inflammatory processes of the gingiva and supporting structures of the teeth induced by a microbial biofilm. In periodontitis this inflammatory process causes tissue ...
Chronic infection with chlamydia pneumoniae in COPD and lung cancer
(2005-09-16)
Lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Smoking is the main cause for both diseases, but other factors seem to contribute. Chlamydia ...
Interaction between waterborne pathogenic bacteria and Acanthamoeba catellanii
(2005-12-30)
Waterborne bacteria cause global public health problems. Francisella tularensis causes tularemia, which is a fatal disease in humans. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic and nosocomial pathogen of humans. Vibrio ...
Prevention of complications in pediatric cataract surgery
(2004-11-26)
This thesis was performed to find ways to lessen the complications to pediatric cataract surgery, which is an increasingly safe procedure, also in infants. However, there are some complications to the surgery, which threatens ...
Characterization of ERp29 : a novel secretion factor of endoplasmic reticulum
(2005-04-29)
ERp29 is a ubiquitously expressed endoplasmic reticulum protein strongly
conserved in mammalian species. The N-terminal domain of ERp29 is similar
to the thioredoxin domain of protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) lacking
however ...
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 ...
Haemostatic changes in plasma for transfusion during preparation and storage
(2006-10-30)
The haemostatic quality of plasma for transfusion is liable to be affected by techniques for preparation and storage. We have studied changes in the contact system, coagulation and fibrinolysis under the following conditions: ...