Licentiatavhandlingar / Licentiate Theses - SwePub: Recent submissions
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Improving quality of life using mind-body therapies : the evaluation of a course intervention for personal self-awareness and development
(Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle / Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 2009-02-19)The general aim of this research project was to conduct a research project in complementary alternative medicine (CAM), and to evaluate an unusual course method. Since 1985 a special training centre, founded by Bengt ... -
Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from Sweden
(Institutionen för mikrobiologi, tumör- och cellbiologi / Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, 2010-04-21)Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), is a serious infection in man and animals. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about one third of the world´s population is infected ... -
Novel methods for the identification of cellular S-glutathionylated proteins and sites of glutathionedependent modification using affinity chromatography and proteomic analyses
(Institutet för miljömedicin (IMM) / Institute of Enviromental Medicine, 2005-02-21)Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are formed during normal respiration in the mitochondria through electron leakage to oxygen. During normal metabolism, several enzymes and low-molecular weight antioxidants work towards ... -
Analysis of behavior and communication during dental appointments in children with attention and learning problems
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2004-11-19)Attention and learning problems in children are common and have a substantial impact on many situations in the child s daily life. The present thesis investigates the prevalence of behavior management problems (BMP) and ... -
Visualizing and profiling tissue lipids by ToF-SIMS imaging mass spectrometry
(Institutionen för molekylär medicin och kirurgi / Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, 2009-11-10)Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is an emerging surface analytical method for chemical microanalysis of biological samples. While much work has been done with artificial materials and some with ... -
The effect of chronic alcoholism on epigenetic patterns regulating gene expression and neurodegeneration in the human brain
(Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap / Department of Clinical Neuroscience, 2007-01-12)Chronic alcoholism causes about 3.2% of all deaths worldwide. It has an association to about 60 different diseases and injuries with enormous social and economical impact. Despite these facts, very few pharmacological ... -
Bad breath : prevalence, periodontal disease, microflora and inflammatory markers
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2005-03-29)Bad breath usually originates within the oral cavity and is believed to be associated with periodontal disease. The over all aim of the present thesis was to study periodontal conditions in subjects with bad breath as well ... -
Oxidative DNA damage and other risk factors, in relation to lifestyle in diabetes type II and metabolic syndrome patients
(Biovetenskaper och näringslära / Biosciences and Nutrition, 2008-02-14)Lifestyle factors are important in prevention and treatment of lifestyle related diseases as obesity, type II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Patients with these diseases or in the risk zone of obtaining them are ... -
Children with high and intermediate imperforate anus : aspects of care and psychosocial effects of the malformation
(Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa / Department of Women's and Children's Health, 2005-10-21)The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the experiences of children with high and intermediate imperforate anus and of their parents; how they have experienced care and treatment and what consequences the ... -
Psychosocial work conditions and musculoskeletal complaint : the role of affective stress response as a mediator of the effect of psychosocial risk factors on musculoskeletal complaints
(Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap / Department of Clinical Neuroscience, 2007-11-22)The hypothesis tested in these two studies was that unfavourable psychosocial work conditions are expected to increase the risk of musculoskeletal complaints (MSC), and that this effect is at least partly mediated by ... -
Studies on the activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 and 15-lipoxygenase-1
(Institutionen för medicin / Department of Medicine, 2006-11-28)Arachidonic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, which has four double bonds and belongs to the omega-6 family of fatty acids. Even if it can be formed in humans from one essential fatty acid, the linoleic acid, most of ... -
Living with hemodialysis therapy
(Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, arbetsterapi och äldrevårdsforskning (NEUROTEC) / Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Occupational Therapy and Elderly Care Research (NEUROTEC), 2004-11-19)The aim of this thesis was to describe and to characterize patients experiences of suffering from end-stage renal disease. Although suffering is assumed to be an individually experienced phenomenon, the interest was to ... -
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress after emergency caesarean section : women's sense of coherence and perceived support from health care providers and family
(Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa / Department of Women's and Children's Health, 2010-08-20)The overall aim of the work presented in this thesis was to increase knowledge concerning which new mothers delivered by emergency caesarean section (EmCS) may need extra attention for post-traumatic stress symptoms. The ... -
Intramuscular or periosteal acupuncture for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain in the neck and low back : effects on pain, physical and psychological functioning
(Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle / Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 2008-10-23)Background: Periosteal acupuncture has shown promising results in the clinic. No studies of effects in patients with chronic pain in the neck and low back are today available. Aims: The main purpose was to compare ... -
Quality of interaction between primary health-care providers and patients with type 2 diabetes in Muscat, Oman
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2007-01-25)Objectives: This study aimed at exploring the quality of interactions between health-care providers and type 2 diabetic patients at primary health-care level in Muscat, Oman, focusing on the consultation environment, ... -
Alterations in activity and specificity of intracellular proteolysis in disease pathogenesis
(Institutionen för medicin, Huddinge Sjukhus / Department of Medicine at Huddinge University Hospital, 2005-05-17)The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway (UPP) plays a fundamental role in many basic cellular processes. Virtually all events in cellular physiology include control by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Ubiquitinated substrates ... -
Psychsocial consequences of high and intermediate imperforate anus
(Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa / Department of Women's and Children's Health, 2005-10-21)Imperforate anus including lack of a normal anorectum is an uncommon malformation. The parents of children born with high and intermediate imperforate anus have to take a big responsibility for the follow-up treatment. It ... -
Studies on the phenotype of LXRβ-/- mice : from malabsorption to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(Biovetenskaper och näringslära / Biosciences and Nutrition, 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 ... -
Economic burden of diabetes on patients and their families in Sudan
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2007-11-27)Diabetes mellitus in Sudan is a growing health problem in all socio-economic classes. The natural history of the disease is associated with poor glycaemic control, a high prevalence of complications and a low quality of ... -
Klara, färdiga, gå : om sjuksköterskors kompetens i övergången mellan grundutbildning och yrkesverksamhet
(Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle / Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 2009-08-03)The transition from nursing student to Registered Nurse (RN) is known to be a stressful period in which the experiences of education encounter the expectancies of the labour market. Previous studies show that the way RNs ...