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Postpartum psychosis and the association with sociodemographic and obstetric factors
(2009-01-30)
Objective: To examine the association between postpartum psychosis and the
sociodemographic factors age, education, marital status and year of
delivery (study 1). To examine the association between neighbourhood
socioeconomic ...
Traffic noise and cardiovascular disease
(2010-04-30)
Traffic noise is an increasing problem in urban areas worldwide, but health effects in relation to traffic noise exposure are not well understood. Several studies show that noise may give rise to acute stress reactions, ...
Utility of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring during general anesthesia
(2009-11-12)
The possibility to objectively measure effects from anesthetics on the level of consciousness has since long been desired. General anesthetics cause changes in brain electrical activity, seen as changes in the electroencephalogram ...
A longitudinal study of dentofacial morphology in young children treated for the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
(2008-09-19)
The most common cause of OSAS in children is enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids. Consequently, the treatment for OSAS in children with enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids is adeno-/tonsillectomy. The prevalence of OSAS in ...
Study of the psoriasis proteome and analysis of MHC class I expression and function
(2008-05-15)
Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease affecting approximately 2% of the population in Sweden. Psoriasis displays clinical heterogeneity leading to several different types of manifestations, among them chronic ...
Wrist ligaments : innervation patterns and ligamento-muscular reflexes
(2008-09-19)
Objectives: The principal role of wrist stability is to facilitate the
dexterous hand in a multitude of functions. To achieve joint stability,
in general, a fine interaction of both static and dynamic elements is ...
Evaluations of measurement techniques in functional dyspepsia : electrogastrography, satiety drinking test and 14C-urea breath test
(2010-08-20)
The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of certain measurement techniques that may be helpful in the understanding of functional dyspepsia (FD). Electrogastrography (EGG) parameters were ...
Studies on the phenotype of LXRβ-/- mice : from malabsorption to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(2008-10-06)
Liver X Receptors, LXRalpha and LXRbeta (NR1H2) are nuclear receptors
belonging to the superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors
with a key role in the control of lipid and glucose metabolism. Studies
of the ...
Gut microflora associated characteristics in children with celiac disease
(2009-05-08)
Aim: The over-arching aim of this thesis was to study some metabolic functions of the gut microflora in children with known or screening detected celiac disease (CD) and their first-degree relatives.
Materials: Study ...
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. ...