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Impact of candidate genes on obesity and type 2 diabetes
(2011-03-11)
Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) have strong genetic components. Identification of susceptibility genes in both diseases will give better knowledge of their pathomechanisms and future therapies. In this thesis, the candidate ...
Functional analysis of genetic risk markers
(2017-11-02)
Regulatory variants are the main factors responsible for genetic predisposition to how e.g. humans react differently to the environment. Therefore, it is important to locate and measure their effects, which can result in ...
Transition-aged autistic youth : functioning, quality of life, and internet-delivered psychoeducation
(2023-08-21)
Background: Transition-aged autistic youth, ranging from 16 to 25 years of age, often experience challenges in functioning and have a diminished quality of life (QoL). Several factors have been reported to be associated ...
Female autism phenotypes : sex/gender differences in functioning, camouflaging, and eating problems
(2023-05-02)
Background: Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition defined by challenges in social interaction and communication and presence of repetitive patterns in behavior, interests, and activities alongside sensory processing ...
Molecular detection and characterization of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(2013-04-23)
Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease, but not a disease of the past. Despite the declaration of TB as a global emergency by the World Health Organization in 1993 the worldwide problem of TB has worsened. The increasing ...
Acceptance and commitment therapy for autism spectrum disorder : evaluation of feasibility, effectiveness, and validity of a novel contextual behavioral treatment
(2022-04-21)
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is neurodevelopmental condition, characterized by challenges in reciprocal social behavior, restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests, and sensory hyper- and hyposensitivity. ...
Babbling, speech and language in children with neurological disabilities : development, validity of measures and effect of intervention
(2022-09-08)
Children with neurological disabilities (ND) such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome or other genetic syndromes often have speech and language disorder. In Sweden, children with ND often receive team-based habilitation ...
Standardizing diagnostic assessment of autism spectrum disorder : assets and challenges
(2015-11-27)
The overall aim of this thesis was to study some previously under-researched psychometric properties of the standardized diagnostic instruments Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised [ADI-R] and Autism Diagnostic Observation ...
Educational inclusion for students with neurodevelopmental conditions
(2022-05-20)
Introduction: Inclusive education is the response to the human rights movement that requested equal rights to general education for all students, independent of their prerequisites and/or disabilities. Inclusion is different ...