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Method specific factors in personality tests
(2007-09-21)
Two of the most widely used personality assessment methods are the
Rorschach (Exner, 1993) and the MMPI/MMPI-2 (Hathaway & McKinley, 1943;
1989). Both methods have demonstrated validity for particular purposes
(Meyer & Archer, 2001). However...
Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents
(2007-03-09)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events occur most frequently during or after the fifth decade of life, however, there is evidence indicating that the precursors of CVD has its origin already in the first or second decade of ...
Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents
(2007-03-09)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events occur most frequently during or after the fifth decade of life, however, there is evidence indicating that the precursors of CVD has its origin already in the first or second decade of ...
Identification of susceptibility genes in type 2 diabetes
(2008-01-04)
Identification of the susceptibility genes will offer better
understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying T2D pathogenesis, and
subsequently may lead to development of novel therapeutic approaches.
This thesis mainly ...
Economic burden of diabetes on patients and their families in Sudan
(2007-11-27)
with type 1 diabetes and 822 adult patients with type 2 diabetes attending a public diabetes centre and private diabetes clinics were interviewed Data regarding socio-demographic characteristics, family and patient incomes, costs of diabetes care...
Exposure to skin irritants : validation of questions and epidemiological aspects
(2008-03-14)
Hand eczema is common, and is the most frequent occupational skin disease. Exposure to skin irritants contributes to hand eczema. Common skin irritants are water, detergents, chemicals and foodstuffs. The aim of this thesis ...
Cisplatin-induced tumor cell death signaling and potentiation by energy metabolism inhibitors
(2007-01-05)
, the effects of sensitizing tumor cells to cisplatin by inhibition of their energy production are investigated. Both an inhibitor of glycolysis, 2-deoxyglucose (DG) as well as an inhibitor of fatty acid â oxidation, etomoxir, were shown to potentiate...
Corticosteroids in advanced cancer : epidemiology, symptom relief and patient experiences
(2007-04-06)
Cortisol is the principal circulating glucocorticoid in man and has a
wide variety of effects in the body. In advanced metastatic cancer,
glucocorticoids are used to alleviate symptoms such as anorexia, poor
strength ...
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 ...
EBV gene variation and epigenetic alterations in asian nasopharyngeal carcinoma and potential clinical applications
(2007-11-02)
-terminus of LMP2A and binding sites for EBNA1, including the FR (family of repeats) and Q locus, in virus isolated from NPC biopsies. In comparison to the B95-8 strain of EBV, base substitutions were detected in all of these sequences, with the exception of the Q...