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Efficacy of artemisinin based combination therapy and effectiveness of rapid diagnostic test for management of patients with plasmodium falciparum malaria in Zanzibar
(2009-05-19)
. Some 1887 patients were enrolled between February and August 2005. Follow-up was 14 days. ACT was to be prescribed to patients diagnosed with malaria in both groups.
Results: Study I. PCR adjusted cure rates by day 42 were 188/206 (91%) for ASAQ...
Teleost retina : a model to study neurogenesis and angiogenesis
(2009-03-09)
Teleost models, zebrafish and medaka have become popular models to study
various aspects of developmental biology and genetics. The rapid
embryonic development, transparent embryos and the availability of many
mutants ...
The risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis : epidemiological studies on associations with socioeconomic status, psychosocial work stress and smoking
(2008-09-26)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory disease. Knowledge
about the contribution of genetics is rapidly increasing, but data on
environmental factors that may cause RA is scarce. The aim of this thesis
was ...
Application of metalation reactions for synthesis of sulfur/selenium-containing heterocyclic compounds
(2009-09-25)
This thesis deals mainly with the synthesis of various sulfur/selenium-containing heterocyclic compounds, many of which include structural features present in several biologically active molecules, with particular emphasis ...
Clinical investigations of fixation stability and reading eye movements
(2009-04-24)
Reading and writing plays a fundamental role in our culture. Compared with, e.g. speech, written language has an immense impact as it offers the possibility to share information over unprecedented distance in time and ...
Body and soul : studies on health and psychosomatic complaints among adolescents in Sweden
(2008-10-07)
Objective: The aim of this thesis is to describe the health of the
adolescents with special emphasis on psychosomatic complaints.
Method: Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to get a
insight into ...
The role of glucocorticoid receptors and mitogen-regulated protein kinases in the cochlea
(2009-08-21)
Hearing loss induced by acoustic trauma is a common handicap for the human population. Acoustic trauma triggers a cascade of changes in the cochlea such as a direct mechanical damage of sensory hair cells, biochemical ...
Aprotinin for reduction of bleeding and transfusions in patients on clopidogrel undergoing urgent coronary surgery
(2009-05-08)
-treated patients versus 1200±570 mL (P<0.001) in control. During the hospital stay, patients in the aprotinin group received 1.2±1.5 and 0.1±0.4 U of erythrocytes and platelets, respectively, versus 2.8±3.2 (P=0.02) and 0.9±1.4 (P=0.002) units in the control...
Platelet dysfunction in diabetes mellitus : impact of hyperglycemia and glycoprotein GPIIb/IIIa inhibition
(2009-02-06)
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality, due to diabetic angiopathy. Hyperglycemia is one
of the factors that may cause platelet dysfunction in diabetic patients.
This ...
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 ...