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Physical activity in the severely obese : studies on measurement and promotion
(2007-03-26)
Background: The amount and quality of evidence on how to effectively
promote physical activity (PA) is low compared to what is known about the
health effects of regular PA, especially in obese individuals.
Aim : ...
Esophageal cancer surgery : factors influencing survival
(2007-01-19)
The principal aim of this thesis was to address factors that may affect
survival after esophageal cancer surgery. Surgical resection remains the
only established potentially curative treatment for patients with
resectable ...
Studies on 15-lipoxygenase in dendritic cells and leukotriene receptors in Hodgkin lymphoma
(2006-12-19)
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is histologically characterized by a minority of malignant cells, the so-called Hodgkin-Reed Sternberg (H-RS) cells, surrounded by inflammatory cells such as T lymphocytes, eosinophils, ...
Caesarean section on maternal request : personality, fear of childbirth and signs of depression among first-time mothers
(2007-05-15)
Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to study healthy first-time mothers
requesting and undergoing an elective caesarean section (CS) and to
compare these to healthy first-time mothers planning a vaginal delivery.
The ...
Icodextrin metabolism in peritoneal dialysis : clinical and experimental studies
(2007-10-19)
Icodextrin is a glucose polymer which is used as osmotic agent to provide
sustained ultrafiltration (UF) during the long (8-16 hours) dwell in
end-stage renal disease patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). The
aims ...
Human serum transferrin glycosylation pattern : population differences, analytical methodology and application as a biomarker for testing of alcohol abuse and CDG
(2007-11-16)
Alcohol use and abuse is a major social and economic problem in many
societies. Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) is a widely used and
highly specific biochemical alcohol marker of prolonged alcohol abuse.
Increased ...
Microfluidic electrocapture in proteomic sample preparation for mass spectrometry
(2007-10-19)
Proteomics is a technology-driven discipline and very labor-intensive.
Over the last couple of years, methods with microfluidic systems have
been used to simplify analytical procedures via integration of laboratory
processes ...
Analgetic and algetic effects of adenosine in healthy volunteers and patients with coronary disease
(2007-11-23)
Background: Adenosine is a bimodal neuromodulator with algesic and analgesic effects. The different effects of adenosine are partly due to the route of administration. Low-dose adenosine infusion induces analgesia at the ...
Antibiotic resistance and antibiotic consumption with focus on Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(2007-05-04)
. coli resistance to ciprofloxacin increased from 0% in 1991 to 11% in 1999 and co-trimoxazole resistance increased in E. coli from 7.5% to 14% during the study period. For E. coli, resistance to ciprofloxacin was higher at the hospital than at the ICUs...
Healing of tympanic membrane perforations : an experimental study
(2007-05-24)
Most acute tympanic membrane perforations heal spontaneously without any
residual complication, whereas a fraction transforms into a chronic
perforation. The current treatment of a chronic perforation is surgical
repair, ...