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Sexual life after childbirth and aspects of midwives’ counselling at the postnatal check-up
(2009-02-27)
The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe how sexual
life after childbirth is communicated, addressed and reflected upon among
new mothers, fathers and midwives and the impact of leaving first and
minor ...
Brain MRI and CT morphology in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease
(2010-02-05)
Background: The brain atrophy in individual Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients includes not only specific atrophy from AD pathology, but also atrophy induced by normal aging and cerebral vascular diseases. Although medial ...
Genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors of importance for CYP1A2 catalyzed drug metabolism
(2008-11-14)
The heme containing cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes participate in the phase I metabolism of drugs and other xenobiotics as well as endogenous substrates. CYP1A2 is one of the major CYP450 enzymes and account for about 13% of the total CYP450...
Elbow kinematics : studies of the elbow joint under normal conditions and after joint replacement
(2010-05-28)
Background: Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is used for treatment of
patients with severe pain and disability due to reumatoid arthritis. Long
term results are not as good as for hip and knee replacements. Further
development ...
Studies on arterial endothelial function and intima-media thickness using ultrasound technique
(2008-05-09)
Background: The development of ultrasonographic arterial imaging, high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography, has created a technical basis for a new diagnostic approach to atherosclerotic disease by offering the possibility ...
Protective factors in childhood allergy related to diet and lifestyle
(2010-05-07)
The prevalence of allergic disease among children has increased markedly during several decades. The reasons behind the increase remain unclear, but lifestyle and environmental factors associated with the Western way of ...
Disturbances in myocardial diastolic and vascular function with the emphasis on type 2 diabetes : diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities
(2009-02-27)
Background and aims: Cardiovascular involvement is common in diabetes and diastolic myocardial and endothelial dysfunction are early signs. The prognosis is serious and tools for early detection and a search for improved ...
Lactobacillus based oro-mucosal therapies against rotavirus
(2008-05-09)
Rotavirus is the most important agent for severe infantile diarrhea, responsible for over 2 million diarrhea episodes and 600,000 deaths annually, mainly in the developing countries. Introduction of successful vaccine programs could help reduce...
Dermal exposure determinants : a pesticide exposure assessment approach for developing countries
(2008-11-26)
Background: We know little about the levels of exposure to pesticide in
subsistence farmers mainly because of lack of easy to use and low cost
pesticide exposure assessment methods.
Aim: This thesis aimed to develop ...
Clinical investigations of fixation stability and reading eye movements
(2009-04-24)
fixational pattern. This is important since changes in fixational pattern, due to pathology, can occur prior to detectable changes in the macula or visual pathway; 2) use the SLO to map solar induced scotomas and evaluate the fixational pattern after...