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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 ...
Synthetic studies of nitrogen containing heterocycles, particularly pyrazole and benzotriazine derivatives
(2009-11-06)
dihydropyrazolone, namely 4-cyano-1-cyanoacetyl-2-(cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,2-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-3-one, whose structure was confirmed by an X-ray analysis. Mild hydrolysis of this compound resulted in isolation of a des-cyanoacetylated product. In addition, prolonged...
Experimental combination therapy of brain cancer cell models
(2012-11-21)
. Mono-therapy using HDACi sodium 4-PB induced minor cell killing effects in neither of the analyzed cell lines. Similar results were observed after mono-therapy using gefitinib or vandetanib. However the combination of 4-PB with gefitinib resulted...
Towards understanding the SURFIN protein family and var genes in Plasmodium falciparum
(2009-05-15)
responsible for the cytoadherence of parasitized red blood cells (pRBCs) has been implicated in severe disease. PfEMP1 is transported to the pRBCs surface together with a recently identified surface membrane protein, SURFIN4.2, a member of the SURFIN protein...
Leukocyte activation in newborns in relation to prenatal stress
(2009-11-05)
The aim of this project is to describe the pattern of innate immunity responses at birth with focus on the recruitment of leukocytes such as eosinophils and neutrophils and their content of cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide ...
Aspects on latency in HIV-1 infection
(2010-04-16)
The use of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in a substantial reduction in viremia, a rebound of CD4+ T-cells and increased survival for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected individuals. Unfortunately, ART does...
New apheresis techniques in transplantation
(2008-11-21)
and no ECP-related side effects were noted. An adaptive immune response with a tolerogenic shift was induced during ECP treatment with a significant increase of CD4+CD25hiFoxP3+ regulatory T cells. These two approaches to combat the organ shortage a...
Transpupillary thermotherapy and photodynamic therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
(2008-11-14)
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of
irreversible blindness among elderly in industrialized nations, and
promises to extract an even greater toll with the imminent demographic
shift. Neovascular ...
Eating situations among women and men post-stroke
(2010-09-03)
Background: Eating occurs as a frequent activity in everyday life and one common consequence after stroke is the negative impact on the ability to eat. Aim: The overall aim of this study was to explore eating difficulties ...
Interpersonal relationships at work : organization, working conditions and health
(2010-02-12)
The overall aim of this thesis was to study the association between
interpersonal relationships at work and organizational factors, working
conditions and health. Interpersonal relationships are regarded as an
important ...